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Curse or Coincidence?

Curse or Coincidence?

By Curse or Coincidence?

Jinxes, hexes, conspiracies and bad ju-ju. Each week Nathan (the skeptic) and Aimee (the believer) dive into famous curses from sports, movies and history to seperate fact from fiction, mystery from history and ask is it a curse? Or is it just a coincidence?
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Season 2 Episode 2: The Glee Curse

Curse or Coincidence? Jun 22, 2023

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Season 2 Episode 2: The Glee Curse
Jun 22, 202351:58
Season 2 Episode 1: The Curse of Tippecanoe
Jun 07, 202350:26
A cursey update!

A cursey update!

Where we’ve been, where we’re going, a retrospective on Season 1 and we announce season 2 coming soon!
May 27, 202329:42
"Kinda Cursey" - Madame LaLaurie
Mar 19, 202355:51
Episode 14: The Curse of Timur's Tomb
Feb 21, 202347:11
Episode 13: The Lee Family Curse
Feb 15, 202352:12
Episode 12: The Crow
Jan 31, 202347:05
Episode 11: Little Bastard
Jan 24, 202342:58
Episode 10: Robert the Doll
Jan 11, 202350:17
Episode 9: The Superman Curse

Episode 9: The Superman Curse

This week, Aimee & Nathan don their red capes & fly into a curse that has proven to be Hollywood kryptonite for a number of actors, comic book creators and producers of film and television. The Superman Curse is a Hollywood urban legend that refers to a series of supposedly related misfortunes that have plagued the professional careers and personal lives of creative people involved in adaptations of Superman in various media. Is Superman really cursed? Or is it just a coincidence? FOLLOW US ON INSTAGRAM! Instagram.com/thatcursedpod FOLLOW US ON TIKTOK!  https://www.tiktok.com/@curseorcoincidencepod
Jan 03, 202301:00:05
Episode 8: Ötzi the Iceman
Dec 20, 202244:16
Episode 7: The Curse of the Love Sweater & The Madden Cover Curse

Episode 7: The Curse of the Love Sweater & The Madden Cover Curse

With the silly season in full swing, this week Nathan & Aimee get into the giving spirit and give you a double helping of curses! We start our “Cursed Holiday Gift Guide” by talking about the phenomenon of ungrateful partners breaking up with their craft-loving paramour after being gifted a hand-knitted sweater. Join Aimee & Nathan as they try to knit their way out of the “Curse of the Lover’s Sweater.” Hopefully you’ve left enough room for dessert, as we serve up a second curse full of frostbitten feet, illegal dog fighting rings & bones more broken than the wishbone over a Christmas dinner!  The "Madden Curse", also known as the Madden Cover Jinx, is a supposed curse involving the video game series Madden NFL, stating that the season a player appears on the cover, that player will be cursed with either an injury or poor performance. Are these elite athletes really all cursed? Or are their bad play & injury woes just a coincidence? FOLLOW US ON INSTAGRAM! Instagram.com/thatcursedpod FOLLOW US ON TIKTOK!  https://www.tiktok.com/@curseorcoincidencepod
Dec 13, 202237:17
Episode 6: The Playboy Centrefold Curse

Episode 6: The Playboy Centrefold Curse

They say that beauty is a curse, but for a Playboy centrefold model its 4 times the curse!  Murder, plane crashes, exploitation films and exploited women, this week Aimee & Nathan put on their bunny ears and learn about the Playboy centrefold curse. Of the 700 women that have graced Playboy’s famed centre pages, 20 have perished before the age of 50.  Is it a curse fit for a dilapidated mansion? Or is it all just a coincidence? FOLLOW US ON INSTAGRAM! Instagram.com/thatcursedpod
Dec 07, 202251:01
BONUS EPISODE: Interview with John Safran

BONUS EPISODE: Interview with John Safran

In this special bonus episode, we interview the man at the very centre of the Socceroos Curse, Australian media personality, John Safran.
The SBS series John Safran vs. God saw him travel the world, diving into extreme religious experiences. During the filming of the series, John participated in a ceremony to lift the curse on the Australian Socceroos that had been in place for over 35 years.
John joins us on this bonus episode of ‘Curse or Coincidence’ to talk to us about his time in Mozambique, where the ceremony ranks in his many exploits, and (innocently) smuggling small ammunition into Australia.
Dec 01, 202221:17
Episode 5: The Curse of the Socceroos

Episode 5: The Curse of the Socceroos

We’ve got World Cup fever (well, Nathan does) and this week we’re talking about a curse that was in place for 36 years on the Australian Soccer team, cast by a Witch Doctor in Mozambique. We discuss the origins of the curse, the effects on Australian football and the man who stepped in to reverse the hex.
Can the Socceroos poor performance really be blamed on a curse? Or is it all just one big coincidence?
Also, to Nathan’s delight (and Aimee’s horror) we make a special announcement!
Nov 30, 202237:31
Episode 4: The Wizard of Oz

Episode 4: The Wizard of Oz

Follow the Yellow Brick Road.... paved with ill-fortune, tragedy, and asbestos! This week, we discuss the dark history of one of the most popular motion pictures of all time, The Wizard of Oz. Mischievous munchkins, retro substances and lots of makeup related mishaps... join us as we ponder if MGM's famous technicolour wonder was cursed, or if it was all just a coincidence?
Nov 24, 202242:36
Episode 3: The Hope Diamond

Episode 3: The Hope Diamond

The Hope Diamond is one of the most valuable diamonds in the world, a 45-carat blue diamond, with one heck of a curse attached! Undeniably beautiful and intriguing, this big blue stone is said to curse any person brave enough to own or merely touch it, bringing misfortune and grisly death on its victims.
This week, we've flipped the script and put Aimee in the driver's seat, to take us through the long and cursed history of the Hope Diamond. Join us as we discuss boujee dogs, Leonardo Di Caprio and a curse that has struck down aristocrats, postmen and even the United States of America?! Is the diamond cursed, or it merely a coincidence?
Nov 24, 202258:29
Episode 2: #drakecurse

Episode 2: #drakecurse

The ‘Drake curse’ has become one of the Internet’s biggest memes due to the downfall of sporting stars and teams after they have interacted with Canada's favourite son. Internet legend claims that if Drake wears a team’s shirt, poses for a photo alongside an athlete, or merely publicly voices his support for any particular team or person, that team or person will go on to lose – even against the odds!

This week Aimee and Nathan discuss whether or not the Drake curse is God's Plan or mere coincidence, and officially start the Alabama Slammers fan club!
Nov 24, 202229:28
Episode 1: The Scottish Play

Episode 1: The Scottish Play

According to a theatrical superstition called "the Scottish curse", speaking the name Macbeth inside a theatre other than as called for in the script while rehearsing or performing, will cause disaster. This week, Aimee and Nathan talk about the curse of Macbeth, the origins of the curse, and ask, how is Chris Rock involved?
Nov 24, 202222:43