Episodes

Oct. 14, 2019

The Death of Azaria Chamberlain | 159

The death of your child has to be one of the worst things a parent ever has to face. Now imagine everyone blames you, you go to prison for it, and the event becomes the butt of a world wide joke. FUN! Yeah, probably not, but ...

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Oct. 7, 2019

Extraordinary: The Seeding | 158

This week Brent takes over host duties as John is on assignment in… Delaware… But have no fear, David Flora of Blurry Photos Podcast steps up and channels his inner Goforth. Plus CBot throws his hat into the hosting ring(don’...

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Sept. 30, 2019

The Shaver Mystery: Ancient Robots, Evil Aliens, and the Caves They L…

We’ve all been there – you’re on the job and something goes wonky with your welding gun. Next thing you know you’re telepathic and can not only read the thoughts of your co-workers, but also an evil race of robots living unde...

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Sept. 23, 2019

Mongolian Death Worms: Acidic Annelid or Nomad Nonsense? | 156

We’re back in the cryptid cornucopia this week with Mongolian Death Worms. We know, we know….they sound cuddly, but we wouldn’t suggest snuggling up. These enormous worm-like creatures allegedly live in the Gobi desert and sn...

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Sept. 16, 2019

Storm Hysteria 51: The Movie: The Podcast | 155

This week we… Well, this week… You see, a funny thing happened on the way… It’s like…hmm…it’s like a Hysteria 51 adventure... Ah, forget it. You better just listen for yourself. Written by Michael Paul Gonzalez ( MichaelPaulG...

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Sept. 9, 2019

Westall UFO Incident: A Close Encounter of the Australian Kind | 154

Elementary school is such a fun experience. How could you not love the art projects, lunchtime with your friends, recess, UFO sightings…. Well, that last one is specific to a small suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia (al...

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Sept. 2, 2019

Plum Island: Bio Weapon Black Site or Disease Deterrent? | 153

If the U.S. were to have a facility to exclusively study the deadliest animal pathogens in the world. Where do you think they would put it? Some remote outpost in the middle of nowhere? Thousands of feet underground? An islan...

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Aug. 26, 2019

The Great Pyramid of Giza is a Water Pump w/ Steven Myers | 152

The majesty of the Great Pyramid of Giza is unrivaled. Its masterful design, its mind-boggling construction, the fact that’s its just an ancient, enormous water pump in the middle of the desert. Ummm, well, that’s the opinion...

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Aug. 19, 2019

Abominable Snowman: Our Second Yeti Episode That We Cleverly Named To…

Yetis are like Jello – there’s always room for more. This week we dive even deeper into the fury beasts. What do the locals think? Where can you find the scalp? What’s the difference between a Sherpa and a sherpa (there is on...

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Aug. 12, 2019

Yeti: Himalayan Horror or Hiker’s Hooey? | 150

Bigfoot seems to be getting all of the press these days, but what about his O.G. cousin from the far north? The Abominable Snowman or Yeti has appeared in legend, folklore, and adventurer’s stories for years...but what is it?...

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Aug. 5, 2019

High Strangeness: An Interview w/ Author Eric Bickernicks | 149

Things are getting strange in the lower 4th this week as we interview author Eric Bickernicks about his fictional (?) UFO romp, High Strangeness. Are there really spandex clad, cult members looking to “amalgamate” with aliens...

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July 29, 2019

Storm Area 51: They Can, In Fact, Stop All of Us | 148

What do you get when you combine a joke social media event with the zeitgeisty topic of UFOs? 3+ MILLION people interested in attending an impromptu party/raid of a government installation. We know, a lot to unpack here. Stor...

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July 22, 2019

The Tunguska Event: Asteroid or Aliens? | 147

On an early June morning in 1908 an explosion leveled over 770 square miles of remote Siberian forest. Effects of the event were witnessed as far away as London. The blast was said to be over 1,000 times larger than the atomi...

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July 15, 2019

Unit 731: The WW2 Japanese Biological Testing Nightmare | 146

Most people are familiar with the horrors the Nazis visited upon their victims in WW2, but what most aren’t familiar with are some equally terrifying and grotesque experiments and testing on the part of the Japanese. At the h...

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July 8, 2019

Spontaneous Human Combustion: Do People Just Burst Into Flames? | 145

You know the old saying, “nothing can ruin your day like spontaneously catching on fire”? We don’t either, but if it isn’t a quote it should be because…ouch. Reports of Spontaneous Human Combustion span history and continents...

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July 1, 2019

Alien Con L.A. Interviews: David Childress, Mike Bara, and Dr. Chris …

Ancient alien historians theorize this will be an extra out-there episode of Hysteria 51. This week we’re “live” (not really a thing in podcasts I guess) from AlienCon 2019 in Los Angeles. See, they call Los Angeles the "City...

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June 24, 2019

The Hum: The Unexplained Sound Heard 'Round the World | 143

Ever go a concert and hear an annoying ring or hum in your ears afterward? Now imagine you didn’t go to the concert, but still hear it. Where’s it coming from? Why is it worse inside my house? HOW CAN I STOP IT?!? This is the...

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June 17, 2019

The S.S. Ourang Medan: A DEADLY Ghost Ship | 142

What do you do when you find a ship adrift at sea? The obvious answer is to make sure it doesn’t explode. Unfortunately the folks that came upon the S. S. Ourang Medan didn’t heed our clarion call from the future. Instead the...

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June 10, 2019

Indigo Children: Superpowered or Superfake? | 141

Is your child a little unusual? Do they possess supernatural traits? How about super abilities? If you answered yes to some or all of these – chances are you have an indigo child! Indigo children, identified by their trademar...

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June 3, 2019

The Various Types of Hauntings: 99 Problems and a Slimer isn’t One | …

“Carol Anne! Stop spitting green pea soup, the call is coming from inside the house!” Wait, we might be conflating a few things there, but you get the idea…there are (allegedly) a LOT of potential hauntings out there. How is ...

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May 27, 2019

Stanton T. Friedman: A Tribute to a UFOlogy Pioneer | 139

Stanton Friedman was a nuclear physicist and professional UFOlogist. But he was more than that...he was involved in some of the largest stories and controversies in UFOlogy. We wouldn’t have the story of Roswell or the Majest...

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May 20, 2019

The UFO People: A Curious Culture w/ MJ Banias | 138

We are haunted by UFOs. They drift in and out of our culture in movies and on television, on billboards and in books. They are everywhere. However, for one small community, they are much more than the fodder of science fictio...

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May 13, 2019

Yellowstone Supervolcano: America’s Sleeping Killer | 137

Ah, the majesty of Yellowstone National Park. Hot springs, gushing geysers, majestic wildlife, a supervolcano that could kill us all. That’s right, under all of the beauty and wonder is Yellowstone’s supervolcano that by some...

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May 6, 2019

Alien Experiencers: An Interview with Experience Archivist NK Kranda …

Does every abduction involve a probing? Do all the folks that have close encounters build mashed potato mountains first? Are these things really so huge, they’re bigger than a Walmart? We ask the tough questions this week as ...

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