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American Hysteria

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 ... Read more

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The Illuminati

The Illuminati

For this episode, we'll explore the mother-of-all conspiracy theories, the Illuminati, an alleged secret society and the... Read more

26 Nov 2018

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War On Christmas Special

War On Christmas Special

This is a surprise early Season Three premiere! Merry Whatever y'all! Learn about the history of America's relationship ... Read more

26 Dec 2019

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Satanic Panic: Part One

Satanic Panic: Part One

This episode is part one of our two-part series on perhaps the most mystifying moral panic in US history, the 1980s and ... Read more

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The End of the World

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It has been said that the apocalypse is as American as apple pie, and for our season finale we are exploring different v... Read more

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Gwyneth Paltrow’s Lifestyle-brand ‘Goop’ and the expensive products it peddles are just the newest in a long line of med... Read more

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Monsters

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Monsters come from the darkness, from the depth of lakes and swamps, from the shadows of forests and hills, and live too... Read more

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The Gay Agenda

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The purse-carrying, tutu-wearing purple Teletubby Tinky Winky was outed as a homosexual in 1999, capping off a decade of... Read more

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Satanic Panic: Part Two

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When a security camera caught footage of a 31-year-old Florida resident eating the face of a homeless man, the news and ... Read more

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Dangerous Teens

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Despite how these last few years have felt, schools are still statistically the safest place our kids and teenagers can ... Read more

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In a real sense, germs are our only modern predator and they are invisible and impossible to detect; what could be scari... Read more

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Welcome to our season three premiere! Whether we’re conscious of it or not, hamburgers have always been an American symb... Read more

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Ted Bundy

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AFTER SHOCK: This 1970s rockstar biopic of a man whom we can all agree should be deeply reviled isn’t a new or shocking ... Read more

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For most of us living in the US, clowns have become much more associated with horror than the laughter of kids. The “kil... Read more

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