31: The Why Behind the Weird

Text the show!The Crystal Palace debuted at the first World's Fair in London, and many imitators followed. This episode explores a strange architecture mystery: why did every Crystal Palace meet the same fate?You can find all sources on a document here.Music (licensed via Soundstripe)"Airport Lounges" - Nu Alkemi"Where the Money Comes From" - Sam Barsh"Mutual I'm Sure" - Fleece Mob

Text the show!The 1990 theft of 13 works of art from Boston's Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum is the largest unsolved art heist in history. Theories abound - but today we look at a fascinating one that's never talked about. Was this a rescue mission all along? .................................Complete list of sources can be found hereMusic featured in this episode (licensed via Sou

Text the show!A man walks into a library, steals a book he's written, and burns it. ................................................................. Sources:YIVO Archives & Library Collections | YIVO Institute for Jewish ResearchTablet - The Lost Poems of Ka-TzetnikTablet - Holocaust Pulp FictionJSTOR Daily - Why John Baldessari Burned His Own ArtHaaretz - Who Were You, Karl Z

Text the show!Strange. Vile. Completely anonymous. This is the most unusual flash-fiction to ever hit the internet. (Note: this episode contains content for listeners 18+. Listener discretion is advised.)Sources:Backlinko - Reddit StatisticsYouTube - Best Posts & Comments - What's a dark piece of Reddit history...reddit.comMedium - KiwiFarms Went DownWikipedia - KiwiFarms Voice

Text the show!Two couples are murdered 35 years apart. The crimes are completely unrelated, but both share one strange similarity: art found in the home that seems to mimic the crime scene. .............................Sources:The Corpsewood Murders: 40 years later - Atlanta MagazineCorpsewood Manor - Autopsy of ArchitectureThe most brilliant scientific discoveries will in time...

Text the show!What do "Tom and Jerry," "The Simpsons," and "Neon Genesis Evangelion" have in common? More than you think. ....................................................................... Sources:https://geekdad.com/2015/06/the-gene-deitch-collection/ Gene Deitch - Lambiek Comiclopediahttps://www.cbr.com/the-simpsons-some-enchanted-evening-almost-killed-show/Illustration Hist

Text the show!Quinn Lovecraft tells you her own spooky campfire story about an abandoned place in the middle of nowhere.Sources:Weird Ohio by Andy Henderson, James A Willis, Loren Coleman, and Andrew Hendersonhttps://www.facebook.com/ghosttownfindlayQuinn Lovecraft's personal filesMusic:"Trick or Treat" PALA"Disappearance" Wicked Cinema"Hell's Bells" GEMMFollow on Instagram: @31pod

Text the show!William Bernard's strange death - and the equally strange fate of his body - tells us a lot about the chaos of goldrush-era San Francisco. ..........................................Sources:Daily Alta California 11 January 1854 — California Digital Newspaper Collection (ucr.edu)1854: William Snyder killed in most bizarre and terrifying way ever - FlashbakSacramento D

Text the show!What if a group of strangers started accusing you of a terrible crime just because you weren't very interesting? ...........................................................................Sources:Funny115Survivor: Kelly Shinn reacts to her infamous purple edit in Nicaragua (ew.com)Buzzfeed NewsIMDBEWThe Traidar Podcast Episode 5Tiktok - Benedict TownsendPurple Kelly's

Text the show!Why are people misremembering violent events en masse - events that never happened at all?............................................Sources:https://www.cnn.com/2014/11/23/world/asia/afghanistan-violence/index.htmlhttps://www.denverpost.com/2006/09/27/hostage-horror/https://obscurban-legend.fandom.com/wiki/Doveland,_Wisconsinhttps://mickey-pal.tumblr.com/post/1681426