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American Hysteria

chelsey weber-smith

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American Hysteria explores how fantastical thinking has shaped our culture – moral panics, urban legends, hoaxes, crazes, fringe beliefs, and national misunderstandings. Poet-turned-podcaster Chelsey Weber-Smith tells the strangest stories from American history and examines the forces that create the reality we share, and sometimes, the reality we don't.
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Strangest Species

Mike and Ethney Davis

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Exploring bizarre and unusual dealings of the strangest species, namely, us, humans. Each episode is a ride into the details surrounding some of the most bizarre incidents in human history. Join us as Mike reveals an unusual story or event, and Eth (through many laughs and terrible hypotheses) learns along with the audience about the strange and unusual.
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That Chapter Podcast is your home for the craziest true crime cases, weirdest plots, and strangest horrors from around the world. That Chapter Podcast has it all, telling you the scariest stories with a little laugh or two along the way.
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This is After Dark: Myths, Misdeeds and the Paranormal. The podcast that takes you to the shadiest corners of the past, unpicking history’s spookiest, strangest, and most sinister stories. Join historians Anthony Delaney and Maddy Pelling, every Monday and Thursday to take a look at the darker side of history. From haunted pubs and Houdini, to witch trials and weird UFO sightings. After Dark: Myths, Misdeeds and the Paranormal - a podcast by History Hit, the world's best history channel and ...
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Where the Stars Fell

Caldera Studios

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Dr. Edison Tucker is having a very weird life. Not being able to die tends to color things that way. Lucille Kensington is the literary scene’s biggest enigma. That’s just the way she likes it. When the pair find themselves sharing a cabin in the strangest town in America— Jerusalem, OR— they’re prepared for a housemate situation from hell. What they’re not expecting is tidings of a stranger sort: Ed is the antichrist, Lucy her guardian angel, and if they can’t find a way to work together so ...
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Half-Arsed History's first book, History's Strangest Deaths, is now available: https://www.booktopia.com.au/history-s-strangest-deaths-riley-knight/book/9781761472589.html Welcome along to Half-Arsed History! It's a weekly podcast highlighting absurd and entertaining stories from history. Three times a week, it helps host Riley Knight feel as though his useless history degree has some kind of real-world relevance. Get in touch: [email protected] Support the show on Patreon: https:// ...
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The Hesh Files

Slayvy Jones

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The Hesh Files is an exploration into all of the strange and unusual happenings out on the road. This Hesher interviews musicians from all over to hear their strangest tales from tour.
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Laugh while you scream

laughtokeepfromscreaming

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“Where creepy meets comedy.” Each day, we dive headfirst into the strangest, spookiest, and downright bizarre Reddit horror stories—but don’t worry, we’ll ruin the scares with way too many jokes, bad impressions, and questionable life advice. Think haunted houses, cursed dolls, paranormal encounters, and internet urban legends… except we can’t stop laughing at them. Perfect for people who like their scares with a side of sarcasm.
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Ken & Tawinee

STAR 102.5/Des Moines

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The official podcast channel of Ken & Tawinee in the Morning from STAR 102.5/Des Moines. Hear the funniest conversations, strangest stories, and insight you can't get anywhere else than from Des Moines' local morning show!
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Strange Things

iHeartPodcasts

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Have you ever seen a ghost? What about a UFO? I’m Joshua P. Warren, and in my new podcast Strange Things I explore all these things and more… all the strangest phenomena in – and out – of this world. Join me each week as I dive deep into bizarre tales of telekinesis, stories of hauntings, encounters with extraterrestrials and more in Strange Things. Check out new episodes of Strange Things every Friday from the Coast to Coast Paranormal Podcast Network available on the iHeartRadio App, Apple ...
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The Brain Candy Podcast

Susie Meister PhD & Sarah Rice AMFT

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Laugh and learn with Susie Meister PhD & Sarah Rice MFT from MTV's The Challenge as they cover psychology, pop culture, human interest, and science, and make everything from The Kardashians to quantum physics accessible to all.
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The Strangest

The Strangest

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Join us as we discus the strangest things in life, the universe, and everything. We are a paranormal and unsolved mysteries YouTube channel. This is the audio from our weekly podcasts that we do live every Friday night at 8 PM eastern on our channel. www.youtube.com/thestrangest
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What does it take to be the very best at something EXTREMELY specific? Listen in as television and film’s most celebrated character actors Kristen Schaal, Tony Hale and Matt Oberg chat with the world’s most extraordinary record breakers. They cover everything from tightrope walking across two hot air balloons, breaking your own world record of most amount of flips on a trampoline and even some weirder ones like putting over 600 barbecue skewers in your beard! Join these three friends as they ...
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Weird History Podcast

The Forbidden Knowledge Network

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The Weird History Podcast dives deep into the strangest, most unbelievable true stories from the past. From forgotten disasters and bizarre inventions to eccentric rulers and historical hoaxes, we uncover the wild chapters of history that textbooks left out. Each episode is a journey into the absurd, eerie, and downright shocking moments that actually happened. If it’s weird, it’s here. Follow for new episodes every week.
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The Final Word Cricket Podcast

Adam Collins, Geoff Lemon

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Cricket for everyone – your friendly guide to the world's strangest sport. Geoff Lemon and Adam Collins combine match analysis with irreverence, politics, interviews and history as they follow the game they love around the world. You can support the show at patreon.com/thefinalword. Get your big NordVPN discount: https://nordvpn.com/tfw
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Dark Florida

Brooke Moreland

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Welcome to Dark Florida – your go-to channel for the strangest stories and mysteries lurking in Florida and beyond. Join Brooke Moreland, an active field researcher, as we dive into eerie true crime, historical oddities, cryptid sightings, paranormal encounters, and strange news that defy explanation. With on-the-ground investigations and in-depth reporting, we're here to uncover the unknown and bring you the darker side of the Sunshine State. Stay curious, stay strange!
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Overheard Online

Erin Michelle

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Ever get lost in a wild Reddit thread about time travel, a bizarre glitch in the matrix, or a chilling ghost encounter—and wish you had someone to unpack it with? OverheardOnline is your new favourite rabbit hole. Join host Erin Michelle as she reads and reacts to the internet’s strangest, spookiest, and most mind-bending stories with a friend in tow. Each episode dives into tales of the paranormal, metaphysical mysteries, near-death experiences, reincarnation, astral projection, time slips, ...
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The Box of Oddities

Kat & Jethro Gilligan Toth

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The Webby Award-winning “Box of Oddities" is a podcast that delves into the strange and mysterious aspects of our world, exploring topics ranging from bizarre medical conditions to unsolved mysteries, and from paranormal phenomena to strange cultural practices from around the world. With a focus on oddities, curiosities, and the macabre, each episode is a journey into the unknown, where hosts Kat and Jethro Gilligan Toth share their love for unusual stories and inject their humor and comment ...
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WASTOIDS

WASTOIDS

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WASTOIDS is a pop cult dedicated to the thrill of the weird. Microdose podcast episodes and videos at WASTOIDS.com. Call us with your strangest story any time at 1-877-WASTOIDS.
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Keep It Weird

Keep It Weird LLC

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Keep It Weird is the podcast for all things strange, unusual, paranormal, supernatural, creepy, sticky, gross, scary & everything in between! Join us as we discuss the strangest stories from history, the creepiest cults, the most dangerous conspiracies, the most haunted houses & have a laugh while doing it.
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Expounded Universe

Jef Aldrich and Jon Taylor

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Jef and Jon review Star Wars expanded universe novels. Every week they discuss a few chapters at a time making their way through some of the strangest and most insufferable entries in the Star Wars canon.
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TRIP US uncovers secrets from inside the White House inner circles as well as taking a wider look at the intricacies of United States society and how they shape the world's most important economy. The podcast is hosted by Anthony Scaramucci (The Mooch), former White House Director of Communications and Wall Street financier, and Katty Kay, US special correspondent for BBC who has been covering US politics for almost 30 years. Stay informed with in-depth discussions on key political events, p ...
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Since 1997, Punchline set out to write meaningful, heartfelt songs and share them with the world. At the same time, they were also unknowingly writing one of the strangest band stories imaginable. This podcast serves to tell that story, straight from the mouths of the people who lived it, and in a more honest manner than ever before.
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A podcast of the strangest by the curious. 🕵️‍♀️👻👽💀🎙Unexplained phenomena, true crime, monsters, the paranormal, and horror movies, oh my! Join us every Sunday to get a little weird: spooky ghost stories, conspiracy theories, crime, horror film reviews and more.🔮 It's a weird world we live in, people.📸OdditiesInsta
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The Besties

Chris Plante, Griffin McElroy, Justin McElroy, Russ Frushtick

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It's Game of the Year meets King of the Hill as four of Earth's best friends – Griffin McElroy, Justin McElroy, Chris Plante, and Russ Frushtick – rank and review their favorite video games. Because shouldn't the world's best friends pick the world's best games?
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Welcome to The Paranormal 60 Network—where the unexplained meets unforgettable storytelling. From ghosts to UAPs, aliens to angels, demons, monsters, myths, legends, true crime, and unsolved mysteries—each day of the week brings something strange, surprising, and supernatural. Mondays – New England Legends with Jeff Belanger and Ray Auger, exploring the weird history and folklore of the Northeast. Tuesdays – The Paranormal 60 with Dave Schrader, featuring chilling encounters, expert guests, ...
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Uintah Basin High Strangeness is a six-part investigative audio series from V6 Media that explores one of the world’s strangest landscapes—Utah’s Uintah Basin. From UFO sightings and cattle mutilations to Native traditions, government surveillance, and first-hand encounters, the series weaves together voices of experiencers, investigators, skeptics, and locals to uncover why this remote region has become a magnet for the unexplained. Uintah Basin High Strangeness is best enjoyed with headphones.
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HearSej

Seja Vogel

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Musician and synth-enthusiast Seja talks to her guests about their creative endeavours, where they came from, and what inspires them. She is also asking about the strangest or worst show/experience the person has had as part of their artistic venture. The answer to this question will not only be played on the podcast, but also illustrated by a different artist each time. Illustrations will be posted on the HearSej Facebook and Instagram pages.
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The Savannah Sideways Podcast

Dee Daniels Media Podcast Network

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Savannah Sideways is a ten-episode journey into one of the South’s strangest true stories — the saga of ancient Roman statues hidden in plain sight. When marble relics resurfaced in a Savannah, Georgia City Council meeting nearly a century after being unearthed in a cemetery, writer Jessica Leigh Lebos got obsessed and started digging. What she found spans continents and centuries: Gilded Age tycoons, Revolutionary War heroes, vanished mansions, Georgia’s longleaf pine forests, barrier-islan ...
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The Terror Cellar - Real Paranormal Stories

Host Andy Crofts explores the eerie world beyond reality.

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The Terror Cellar – The Real Ghost Stories Podcast Everyone’s Talking About The Terror Cellar is the fast rising paranormal podcast for true ghost stories, supernatural encounters, and real life hauntings. Hosted by Andy Crofts, whose grounded, natural style makes even the strangest encounters feel all too real, each episode explores listener submitted ghost stories, and true paranormal events that defy explanation. Whether you’re into paranormal investigations, urban legends, or eerie confe ...
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If you've ever yelled at someone on social media about, say, cancel culture or mask-wearing, then you are a soldier in the culture wars - those everyday battles for dominance between conflicting values. The acclaimed writer and podcaster Jon Ronson has seen friends swallowed up in them to the extent that it's ruined their lives. Jon was curious to learn how things fell apart, and so he went back into the history of the culture wars to find some of the origin stories: the pebbles thrown in th ...
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EnterpriseSplaining

Jamie, Maria, Bill

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EnterpriseSplaining - The podcast where we try to explain Star Trek: Enterprise to each other! We are bewildered by this show. We have questions - so many questions! Join Jamie, Bill, and Maria as they attempt to make sense of this 22-year-old show that represents one of the strangest chapters of Star Trek history. Haven’t watched or don’t want to watch the show? No problem! At EnterpriseSplaining, we’ll do that work for you! Every week, one of us will watch an episode and explain it to the ...
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Send us a text When we discuss critical historical events that have shaped human history, we think of the landing on the moon, Columbus's discovery of the New World, and other monumental events. But we never talk about mosquitoes, and for good measure, they don't seem to be very important. Yet, on multiple occasions, they've changed the outcome of …
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The séance table meets the digital age in this fascinating episode of The Paranormal 60 with Dave Schrader. Paranormal investigators Ron Yacovetti and Lourdes Gonzalez join Dave to uncover how spirits may be communicating through modern electronic devices — from EVPs to ITC experiments, smart speakers, and beyond. Discover the new revolution of spi…
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Will Portland fight back against Trump’s National Guard order? Will Trump’s shutdown gamble bring Washington to its knees? And, why are Wall Street and global markets staying calm as Washington teeters on crisis? Join Katty Kay and Anthony Scaramucci as they answer all these questions and more. Become a Founding Member: Go deeper into US politics e…
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Season 18, Episode 35: It's the end of our season (with another to start tomorrow). We'll be covering the Women's World Cup on every match day. But first, England's Ashes squad is out, and it's all about pace. India and Pakistan have a bad-tempered finale to what was actually a good game in the Asia Cup final. Nepal beat West Indies, the county sea…
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When a global "word tax" is imposed, citizens are allotted only a daily number of words. Speaking beyond the limit brings fines and ruin, while the wealthy buy exemptions. Families silence infants and stifle speech to survive. Conversation, education, and stories decay as society grows eerily quiet. The story explores censorship, inequality, and th…
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These diseases - West Nile Virus, Lyme disease, and Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever - are named for the places where outbreaks happened. But they're also all things you get from being bitten by mosquitoes or ticks. Research: Balasubramanian, Chandana. “Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever (RMSF): The Deadly Tick-borne Disease That Inspired a Hit Movie.” Gideo…
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Loving the story so far? Unlock the full bonus tale by joining us on Patreon today, just follow the link below! x JOIN US ON PATREON Become a member on Patreon and join the Terror Cellar community. By supporting our podcast you receive bonus episodes, a shout out on the show, behind the scenes clips + more https://www.patreon.com/theterrorcellarpod…
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For this episode, I get schooled on the history of Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark, the children's horror book series that terrified 80s and 90s kids with its repurposed urban legends and folklore as well as genuinely terrifying illustrations. Liz Gotauco (AKA Cosbrarian), the creator of the F*cked Up Fairytales series, talks with me about how th…
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The year? 1980. The place? England. The men? Americans. The aliens? Aliens. This is an odd tale of a strange experience airmen had in the woods near a military base. However, over the years more and more came out which may lead one to think all was not as it seemed. By jove, jolly good. Researched by Benj Button Send your scary stories to: mikeohhe…
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High in the Berkshire Mountains, the crumbling ruins of Ashintully Mansion hold eerie secrets. Built by explorer Robb Tytus in 1910, legend says he brought home more than artifacts from Egypt—he brought a curse. Tragedy, misfortune, and ghostly tales have haunted the site ever since. Join Jeff Belanger and Ray Auger as they uncover the chilling his…
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We are up for a Listener's Choice Award! Vote Here! What happens when you dig up Charlie Chaplin 11 weeks after his death? In this episode, Kat and Jethro wade into the bizarre tale of Chaplin’s posthumous kidnapping—complete with a ransom plot and a phone call that started with, “We have Charlie.” Spoiler: It’s not a prank if the coffin is real. T…
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Sarah is on a mission to get more limber and she's going to be cutting up a rug to get there. Susie had an Interstellar adjacent experience and she got one step closer to watching that darn movie. We hear about a new dating strategy where someone pitches their friend to an audience, and we love it. There has been a scandal in the stone skipping com…
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Tylenol is back in the headlines, but for completely different reasons. Let’s step back into one of America’s most chilling true crime cases—the 1982 Tylenol murders. Seven innocent people died after taking cyanide-laced Extra-Strength Tylenol, sparking nationwide panic, a historic recall, and sweeping changes in pharmaceutical safety. Decades late…
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The end of Elizabeth I's life was shrouded in darkness and plots as powerful figures circled her throne. How did Elizabeth hold off contenders reaching for the crown? And did James VI & I steal it in the end? Our guest today is Dr Tracy Borman whose new book The Stolen Crown: Treachery, Deceit and the Death of the Tudor Dynasty is out now. Edited b…
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Hosts Robin and Scott read a chilling Reddit story about a family curse that forces members to regrow at 18 only if they kill someone outside the family before fully decaying. The protagonist, horrified after witnessing a family murder, attempts to end the cycle by sinking relatives' bodies and contemplates suicide to stop further killings. This ep…
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It's Story Time, our walk through cricket history via your listener quiz challenges. This week, let's go to the work of Jack O'Hagan, who loved writing doggerel hit songs to turn a buck. Also this week, some more largely forgotten Test contributors, a stunning turnaround, and we surprise ourselves by pondering the best with the ball in ODIs. Our mu…
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Hosts read and react to the Reddit horror story "Never Miss Your Quota or Else" by Dark Legends Never Die, about workers forced to wear collars that enforce deadly production and domestic quotas. The episode mixes chilling narration with hosts' banter and commentary, ending with links to subscribe, rate, and follow the show. Don't miss out on the f…
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Step into a forgotten graveyard where shadows whisper, and time stands still. A lone woman drifts between the headstones, half ghost, half memory, caught in a haunting twilight between the living and the dead. This is not just a ghost story; it’s a passage into the uncanny, where the veil between worlds is thin, and every breath feels borrowed. Wel…
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Robin Bagayoko and Scott read and react to a short Reddit horror story called "Growing Pains" by Trash_Tia on their podcast Laugh While You Scream. The story follows an eight-year-old who suddenly experiences severe aging and pain, uncovering a chilling twist that children are used as energy farms to keep adults young. The hosts respond with confus…
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The X-ray machine changed medicine forever, enabling an easy and (eventually) safe way to see inside the human body non-invasively for diagnosis and treatment. Half Arsed History: EXCLUSIVE NordVPN Deal ➼ https://nordvpn.com/halfarsed Try it risk-free now with a 30-day money-back guarantee 🌏 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more informati…
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Baby Steps is the latest game from the creators of QWOP, Getting Over It, and Ape Out. This time, these connoisseurs of challenge have created a game about an awkward man who is transported from his parents’ basement to a fantastical mountain. His goal: reach the top. The challenge: learning to walk. Plus, Justin catches us up on the state of emula…
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Lt. Joseph Gliniewicz was an all-American hero cop. Beloved in the community, leader of the explorer program, and had a long list of commendations. As he neared retirement, he went out on a suspicious call and never returned. A massive manhunt began, uncovering no suspects, but a lot about Gliniewicz, who was not the cop people thought he was. Send…
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Few places are darker—or more haunted—than Shrewsbury Prison. Once a fortress of punishment and despair, its crumbling walls now echo with the tormented cries of prisoners who never left. Anne and Renata uncover chilling ghost stories of executions, restless inmates, and vengeful spirits that stalk its shadowy corridors. Is Shrewsbury Prison just a…
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REM Sleep, Clock Curses, and Alien Heat Lightning Vote Box of Oddities For People's Choice Award Here! Live Show Info And Tickets Here! In this listener-powered episode of The Box of Oddities, JG and Kat crack open the inbox and out pour... auditory hallucinations, ghost clocks, spontaneous astral projection, and the shocking truth about “heat ligh…
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By the mid-1980s, Ronald Reagan was riding high. The economy had bounced back, and his “Morning in America” message carried him to a landslide re-election. But behind the optimism, crises brewed. At home, the AIDS epidemic spread while the White House stayed silent. Abroad, Reagan’s “evil empire” speech, nuclear near-misses, and the launch of his “…
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Are the markets flashing warning signs of a U.S. recession? Is Trump really standing up to Putin—or just playing both sides on Ukraine? And, can AI, education, and global progress still give us hope in chaotic times? Join Katty Kay and Anthony Scaramucci as they answer all these questions and more. Become a Founding Member: Go deeper into US politi…
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Hosts Robin Bagayoko and Scott read Cool Saran’s tense Reddit short, "The Walk Home," and react with their usual banter. Two people walk home under flickering streetlights until a quiet realization turns the familiar companion into something much darker — a slow, creeping stalker who’s always been there. Don't miss out on the fun – subscribe, follo…
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