Strangest Species

Send us a Text Message.During the 2020 lockdowns, Sandra Hughes needed a change in her life, so she sold her house and decided to take a long solo backpacking trip in the Sierra National Forest. Six days after she left, her campsite was discovered by a group of hikers. All of Sandra's gear and belongings were scattered about.A search team was created, and what happened over the nex

Send us a Text Message.On a hot summer day in Germany in 1518, a local woman began dancing in the streets of her hometown. Seems like an innocent enough story, right? But what happens when a few hundred other people join in on the dancing, but you can't stop? Some unseen force is compelling you to dance, even until some of those around you drop dead. Well, that's what happened to t

Send us a Text Message.Who is the worst neighbor you've ever had? What did they do that was so bad? We promise that whoever it was wasn't as bad as one neighbor in Japan, the infamous Mrs. Noisy.Today, we discuss the notorious Japanese woman who took her entire neighborhood by storm by terrorizing them with loud music. But why? What would cause someone to go so crazy? Join us and f

Send us a Text Message.Today, we discuss Pitcairn Island's crazy history, from its establishment by a rogue band of mutineers to its becoming a religious sanctuary overflowing with little kids. It's a crazy and wild ride, but join us as we dive into its details.

Send us a Text Message.Some people love exploring caves; others find caving near the top of their list of greatest fears. However, for some people, mapping and exploring caves is their profession. In this episode, we discuss a team of cavers and two photographers who traveled to the bottom of the world's deepest cave. Let's just say the adventure they had is worth telling.

Send us a Text Message.Gonzolo Pelayo was an average middle-aged man until, in his mid-fifties, he decided to take on the gambling industry. Using math, he devised a betting protocol that quickly turned him into enemy number one for many casinos.

Send us a Text Message.This week, we explore not the one time, but the six times that the US government has admitted that they have lost nuclear warheads. Along with that, we go into a few of the thirty-two times that they have also had accidents with them, including accidentally dropping nukes on North Carolina and New Mexico.

Send us a Text Message.Join us today as we take our own time machine back to visit Victorian London and lament about how we wouldn't be tough enough to endure the most basic aspects of life. From the Two Penny Hangover to mummy revealing parties and Eth's favorite, living garden gnomes, come and explore some of the bizarre and unusual everyday parts of life for the Victorians.

Send us a Text Message.Spiritualism swept through the United States in the mid-1800s and early 1900s, bringing along its main star, the séance. Millions of average Americans flocked to mediums and huddled around dark tables in shadowy rooms for the chance to speak to their deceased loved ones, and unfortunately, many ill-meaning crooks took advantage of them, making considerable m

Send us a Text Message. What would you do if you were stuck in Antarctica with no chance of being rescued when all of a sudden you developed Appendicitis? What if the doctor there said he had to operate to remove your Appendix, or you'd die? What if you were the doctor and had to remove your own Appendix?That's what happened in the true story of Leonid Rogozov, a soviet doctor who