The What If? Podcast

Apr 11 2024 260 ep. 67 mins 6.8k

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We ask strange, hilarious, paranormal, tough, and mysterious questions — then laugh our way to the best answers we can muster. Join us for the ride.

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Ep. #247: What If You Ran Until You Hallucinated?

Apr 11 2024 55 mins

In the last 30 years, more than 1,000 people have attempted the Barkley Marathons, but only 20 have finished under the 60-hour time limit. Sources: Hallucinations and no sleep: Jasmin Paris on her historic ultramarathon Jasmin Paris first woman to complete grueling Barkley Marathons race The Barkley Marathons: The Race That Eats Its Young

Ep. #246: What If You Stole a Hotel?

Apr 05 2024 59 mins

In 2018, Mickey Barreto checked into a hotel. Over the next five years he refused to leave, briefly owned the hotel, tried to take down an international cult, and got arrested. Go help our guy Bear! Sources: The Hotel Guest Who Wouldn’t Leave The History of The New Yorker HotelA loophole got New York City man a free hotel stay for five years until he claimed to own the building

What If We Helped Bear?

Mar 28 2024 9 mins

Our guy bear needs some help! He was in a bad motorcycle accident and won't be able to work for a few months while he recovers. Bear's brought us many, many joys over the years and it's the least we can do to give back a little. If you can afford to spare a couple bucks please do! Ok, thank you, we love you. Bear loves you. We love Bear. And we'll be back with a fu

Ep. #245 - What If David Grusch Is Right?

Jul 18 2023 117 mins

Hi! We're catching up about the past 5 months and discussing David Grusch's UAP claims.

Ep. #244 - What If We Sampled the Buffet of Weird?

Feb 22 2023 60 mins

We've got a bunch of topics today and we kinda get to all of them. Miley Cyrus saw a flying snowplow, Jeremy Corbell started a podcast, somebody's cutting off the internet, Ruby Tuesdays are popping up outta nowhere, there's a mysterious celebrity on some curtains, and Ryan's buying more websites.

Ep. #243 - What If the Sky Was Full of "Objects"?

Feb 15 2023 62 mins

We hosted a little live hang out with friends and listeners to discuss the balloons and objects that have been spotted (and shot down) over North America recently. We also talked about Warped Tour, Gucci's Loose Wings, and DJing middle school dances.

Ep. #242 - What If You Fell Out Of a Blimp?

Feb 07 2023 60 mins

On August 16, 1942 a U.S. Navy blimp took off from Treasure Island, just outside San Francisco. Five hours later it crashed 11 miles away in Daly City, CA with no one aboard. The two men aboard the blimp were never found. We're doing a live "call-in" show on Monday, 2/13. Join us!

Ep. #241 - What If You Went On a Treasure Hunt?

Jan 31 2023 45 mins

Spencer is using his penchant for conspiratorial thinking for good and trying to find buried treasure in St. Paul. Ryan is cold. No one is talking about blimps. We're doing a live call-in show on Monday, 2/13! Join us here!

Ep. #240 - What If You Stole a Bunch of Books?

Jan 24 2023 75 mins

Last year, Filippo Bernardini was arrested at New York's JFK airport and charged with wire fraud and aggravated identity theft for stealing over 1,000 unpublished and draft manuscripts from authors and publishers around the world. Strangely, it doesn't appear that Bernardini ever tried to profit from the thefts–the works were never leaked or sold, and no clear motive has been ide

Ep. #239 - What If You Lived In the Valley of the Skookum?

Jan 17 2023 76 mins

Sali Sheppard-Wolford really went for it with her 2006 book Valley of the Skookum: Four Years of Encounters with Bigfoot. There's bigfoot, sure, but there are also UFOs, government conspiracies, poltergeist activity, time travel, astral travel, men in black, psychic warfare, flying tombstones, and phantom trains. This book has it all! Ryan's new record, Before What Came After