One Strange Thing: Paranormal & True-Weird Mysteries

Apr 30 2024 6.6k
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Paranormal, unexplainable, and uncanny stories aren't just in the fiction section. They happen every day, to people just like you. One Strange Thing brings you family-friendly stories from America's newspaper archives. And they all have something in common: an element that can't be explained by logic alone. Join us on our trek through small town U.S.A.'s oddities — and prepare to wonder what oddities are hiding in your hometown, too.

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The Mine Fire

Apr 30 2024 24 mins  
Centralia, Pennsylvania was a busy mining town until a fire of unclear origins started — and swept its way beneath the town. To this day, the mine shafts that built Centralia are destroying it. But could a curse be to blame for everything? Hosted by Laurah Norton Research by Bryan Worters and Maura Currie Produced and Written by Maura Currie Engineered by Brandon Schexnayder Sour

The Nightcrawlers

Apr 16 2024 20 mins  
Back in 2007, the world was thrilled to discover there was a new cryptid—or alien—or something—on the scene: The Fresno Nightcrawler. And even better, it was absolutely adorable (as long as you have a fondness for walking pants). But what evidence exists for this mysterious new creature? Check out NetSuite.com/STRANGE to get your own free KPI Checklist. Sources on our website

A Very Haunted Crossover: Two Girls Tell Us About One Strange Ghost

Apr 02 2024 39 mins  
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Premium Preview: The Bureau

Mar 26 2024 27 mins  
In the 1960s, one hopeful British psychiatrist hoped he could prevent disaster—not with science, but with the supernatural. For a number of years. Dr. John Barker’s “Premonition Bureaus” collected psychic visions with a single goal: stopping tragedy before it could strike. Hosted by Laurah Norton Researched by Anna Luria Edited by Laurah Norton and Maura Currie Produced and

The Wolf Girl

Mar 19 2024 27 mins  
Some say that a werewolf once lived in Georgia -- a young woman, Emily Isabella Burt, who was born roughly 20 years before the Civil War. Sound like an unusual set up for a lycanthropic tale? We thought so, too. Hosted, Written, and Researched by Laurah Norton Produced by Maura Currie Engineered by Brandon Schexnayder Special Thanks to Denise Roffe and The Southeastern Institute of

The Missouri Monster

Mar 05 2024 26 mins  
The Thing, The Missouri Monster, Momo—whatever you might call the shambling sasquatch that tore through the small town of Louisiana, MO, this lesser-known Bigfoot was, for a few weeks in 1972, the frenzied focus of locals and paranormal researchers alike. Head to factormeals.com/ost50 and use code ost50 to get 50% off! Check out NetSuite.com/STRANGE to get your own free KPI Check

Premium Preview: The Mystery Mansion

Feb 27 2024 14 mins  
Please enjoy a preview of the great premium content we offer with the first half of our episode on The Mystery Mansion. You can hear the entire episode and nearly 50 other premium episodes on Patreon or via Apple Premium. The Winchester Mystery House, or Mystery Mansion, is infamous in paranormal circles; after all, Sarah Winchester is purported to be a haunted woman who was compel

The Hog

Feb 20 2024 28 mins  
The world has already considered the perils of facing 30-50 feral hogs—but has perhaps forgotten the terror and excitement that struck South Georgia in the early 2000s, when folks had to deal with one very large one: Hogzilla. Hosted and Written by Laurah Norton Researched by Bryan Worters and Laurah Norton Produced by Maura Currie Engineered by Brandon Schexnayder Listen to The

The Symphony

Feb 06 2024 19 mins  
Classical music composers throughout time have envied Beethoven’s output — and the fact that his ninth symphony, with “Ode To Joy,” was such a juggernaut. But there’s an old superstition about composing ninth and tenth symphonies in Beethoven’s wake… and there’ve been enough deaths involved that the prospect of a curse is worth considering. Hosted by Laurah Norton R

The Off-World

Jan 23 2024 28 mins  
On Labor Day of 1969, dozens of residents of Berkshire County, MA, experienced the extraordinary—wide spread UFO sightings—and a few even went further: to the off world. Hosted and Written by Laurah Norton Researched by Anna Luria and Laurah Norton Produced by Maura Currie Engineered by Brandon Schexnayder Head to factormeals.com/ost50 and use code ost50 to get 50% off! Check o