Here's A Crazy Story

The Overtake

This is Here's A Crazy Story, a podcast where we tell wild true stories.Join award-losing journalists Robyn Vinter, Rik Worth and Abigail Fenton as we delve into the most incredible true stories we can find, with some laughs along the way.Send us your own crazy stories to crazystory@theovertake.com and follow us on Instagram @heresacrazystory.Producer: Giada OrigliaMusic: Anders BothenArtwork: Ebony Rose-Ellis

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Christmas special: Rip ya scalp off

Christmas special: Rip ya scalp off

This week we tell Christmas stories about Charles Dickens, a pure bae, and some Scottish people who pulled off a patriotic Christmas heist. **Sorry about the sound this week - we had too many beers and the recording went wrong.** Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Christmas special: Rip ya scalp off

Christmas special: Rip ya scalp off

This week we tell Christmas stories about Charles Dickens, a pure bae, and some Scottish people who pulled off a patriotic Christmas heist. **Sorry about the sound this week - we had too many beers and the recording went wrong.** Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Fuck the Tories

Fuck the Tories

This episode comes to you from a week ago, when there was still such a thing as hope Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It’s another episode! Yep they just keep coming. This week, people who decided to starve and how bits of some dead saint went everywhere Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week, Robyn tells the other part of her story and Rik has found another bizarre tale Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We're back! This week, Robyn tells a two-parter and in Rik's story, people get sprayed with whale guts Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Halloween special

Halloween special

In a break from our regular format, this week we all tell spooky stories Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Catherine Bunny (the lost tapes)

Catherine Bunny (the lost tapes)

This week’s episode is one that we’re still not quite sure why we couldn’t release but we’re allowed now so here it is. There’s a non-Yorkshire based serial killer and Rik also tells a story but it’s been so long I (Robyn) can’t remember what it is. You’ll have to listen to find out! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week, Ethan sits in for Robyn who is in Singapore and everyone talks about aliens for some reason Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Who did done do it? (with Rima Ahmed)

Who did done do it? (with Rima Ahmed)

This week, it's our first real guest! Our pal Rima Ahmed joins us and tells a horrifying story and we also hear the story of a sticky mess Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Get that Swedick

Get that Swedick

On this week's Here's A Crazy Story, we bring you a dodgy doctor and a movie that went wrong and kept going wronger Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Industrial slag

Industrial slag

This week, Rik goes on about two stories, both about one specific river, and Robyn tells the story of a man who saved the world Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Severed dick energy

Severed dick energy

This week, Rik tells the story of killer wallpaper and in Robyn's story there's a severed penis Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Throwing Starbursts - Byline Festival extravaganza

Throwing Starbursts - Byline Festival extravaganza

This week, we've messed massively with the format for one episode only. We tell a spooky story, an Aussie story and one where someone falls through a ceiling Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week, Rik tells one of the worst stories you’ve ever heard and Robyn tries to make it up to you with something nice Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week, Rik has a pretzel-related tale and Robyn tells the story of a hard-core badass... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Slutty spookmaster

Slutty spookmaster

On this week’s Here’s a Crazy Story, true to character, Robyn tells a story that’s “sad but inspiring” and Rik’s is “not inspiring” Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week, Rik has two stories (?!) and Robyn tells the story of how some white people dicked over some black people, which could be really any story tbh Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this week’s Here’s A Crazy Story, we bring you two lighthearted tales involving turtle enemas and fake bananas Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Beard and lipstick

Beard and lipstick

We’re back! After an unexpected hiatus, we bring you a story of the woman you never knew you wanted to be and a real-life Agatha Christie mystery Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week we chat about some relatively recent state-sponsored body snatching and Britain’s worst politician Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.