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Reddit Explains Conspiracy & the Unknown

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Do you ever wonder what lurks in the shadows of the world around you? Have you ever come across strange and unexplainable events that just seem too unnatural to be coincidental? In this podcast, Sam Wilder and Addy Love seek to unravel and expose some of the most unnerving stories experienced by the everyday Redditor - because the wildest things happen even to the most average of people.

Listen in every day as we cover topics that are sure to make you question the reality of the world around you. Join us as we explore conspiracy, controversy, and the unknown.
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Episodes

The Man in Walmart | Someone Who Didn’t Know He Went Missing

While out running errands with his dad, OP was looking for deodorant at Walmart when he heard sobbing behind him. Upon investigation, he found a guy crying while holding a bloody blade in his hand and blood dripping all over the floor.

May 07, 202413 min

Robert Fisher

Robert William Fisher is an American fugitive wanted for allegedly killing his family and blowing up the house in which they lived in Scottsdale, Arizona, on April 10, 2001. Fisher served in the United States Navy and later worked as a firefighter and in the medical field and has been on the FBI’s most wanted list since June, 2002.

May 06, 202412 min

My Scary Beach Story | Cursed Lucid Dreaming Experience | My Terrifying Childhood

OP was at the beach in North Carolina with their family and playing in the water when they suddenly felt something tug on their foot. This thing suddenly latched onto their ankle and yanked them under the water. They got about 15 feet out when their brother finally grabbed them, pulling them away from this unknown danger…

May 05, 202410 min

The Death of Shannon

6 years before her murder, a psychologist asked Shannon what she wanted on her tombstone if she were to die, and she replied that she wanted it blank because no one cared for her in life, so why would they care for her in death? Her body was discovered 6 years later. Who killed Shannon?

May 04, 20248 min

The Fluoride Conspiracy

Fluoride is put into our water and dentists say it’s a good thing that helps our teeth to be stronger, but according to this conspiracy theory, the history of forcing fluoride on humans through the fluoridation of drinking water is wrought with lies, greed, and deception. Scientific evidence shows that in areas where fluoride is put into the public drinking water, people have higher rates of cavities, cancer, osteoporosis, and other health problems.

May 03, 20249 min

Possible Serial Killer who Murdered Up to 70 Women

An Iowa woman, Lucy Studey, claims that her late father, Donald Studey, was a serial killer who murdered about 5 or 6 women a year, which added up to be about 70 women overall, and she claims to know where the bodies are. Authorities are currently investigating the scene for evidence.

May 02, 20248 min

The Tamam Shud Case

The Tamám Shud case, also known as the Mystery of the Somerton Man, is an unsolved case of an unidentified man found dead in 1948 on the Somerton Park beach, just south of Adelaide, South Australia, Australia.

May 01, 202411 min

The Boy in the Box

The "Boy in the Box" is the name given to an unidentified murder victim, a 4-to 6-year-old boy, whose naked, battered body was found in a bassinet box in the Fox Chase section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on February 25, 1957. He is also commonly called "America's Unknown Child."

Apr 30, 20249 min

Last Summer

OP was out walking and minding their own business when they felt like someone was watching them. Upon looking up in the sky, they noticed this orange orb floating there. At first they tried to just brush it off as a plane, until it suddenly started moving like no known aircraft is capable of moving on this planet.

Apr 29, 20249 min

Hearing the Paranormal

OP heard someone humming during a ballgame, but no one around them was humming. They realized the hum was coming from a ditch, but when she went to investigate, there was nothing. After asking her friend, she confirmed that she had also heard the hum, so they ran away, but this wasn’t the only time OP heard a strange noise.

Apr 28, 20248 min

H. H. Holmes and the Murder Castle

Herman Webster Mudgett, better known as Dr. Henry Howard Holmes or H. H. Holmes, was an American con artist, murderer, and trigamist, the subject of more than 50 lawsuits in Chicago alone. Submit your stories: popmediaagency@gmail.com Get 55% off your Babbel subscription at babbel.com/pop Our Instagram page: @reddit_explains

Apr 27, 20249 min

College Creep | True Bike Riding Story

While on her college campus, OP noticed a man following her. She saw a button to alert campus police, but had a feeling it would be better not to let the stranger know she noticed him. So instead, she burst into a full on sprint toward one of the buildings. Submit your stories: popmediaagency@gmail.com Get 55% off your Babbel subscription at babbel.com/pop Our Instagram page: @reddit_explains...

Apr 26, 20247 min

Am I Being Stalked? Or Worse? | Creepy Night at Work

OP’s partner just got laid off from his job, so he decided to just chill out and play a video game while OP hung out in her room. Suddenly a man walked in the door mentioning that he had dropped a package at the door, but no one answered, so he walked in to see if anyone was home. After screaming at him and telling him to get out, police said they drove past a guy in a car that matched his car’s description and he quickly covered his face as they did so. Submit your stories: popmediaagency@gmail...

Apr 25, 20249 min

What Is the Scariest Conspiracy Theory If True?

Planet X is real, orbits like a comet, and so enters the solar system at infrequent intervals and is home to intelligent life that has affected past human civilizations. The AskReddit questions about conspiracy theories are periodically posted by the government to measure how close the general public is to uncovering the truth. Submit your stories: popmediaagency@gmail.com Get 55% off your Babbel subscription at babbel.com/pop Our Instagram page: @reddit_explains...

Apr 24, 20249 min

What Experiences Made You Believe in Ghosts?

A family kept receiving gifts from some unknown person. They have police wait at night to see who it is, but eventually give up because they could never find them. The strangest gift they received? A sled with an image painted on, foreshadowing their lives after the mother passed away from cancer.

Apr 23, 202411 min

We Don’t Know What We Saw | Paranormal Encounter or Something Else?

OP and their friend were driving back from the fair in October. They were on a long, narrow dirt road and they saw a car blocking the road, when suddenly a man in a dark hoodie came lumbering toward them in a creepy manner. OP quickly reversed back over a hill they came over, when they decided maybe they could just speed past and squeeze on the side of the car. After coming back over the hill, just 15 seconds later, there was no one there. The hooded figure and the car had completely disappeared...

Dec 06, 20239 min

The Dancing Plague and Laughing Plague

There was an instance of mass hysteria in history when a group of 400 people began to dance and couldn’t stop. They danced until people started dying. Another instance of hysteria happened in a town, but this time it was because of laughter. They laughed for 16 days straight. Submit your stories: popmediaagency@gmail.com Get 55% off your Babbel subscription at babbel.com/pop Our Instagram page: @reddit_explains...

Dec 05, 202310 min

What’s Your True, Unexplained Story of Being in a Place that Shouldn’t Exist? Part 2

While driving through Illinois to get to Chicago, OP and their friends stopped at a Taco Bell. They went inside and noticed that all the people around them were having conversations in English, but none of them made any sense. They were just saying words in no particular order as if they were mimicking human behavior. Submit your stories: popmediaagency@gmail.com Get 55% off your Babbel subscription at babbel.com/pop Our Instagram page: @reddit_explains...

Dec 04, 20238 min

What’s Your True, Unexplained Story of Being in a Place that Shouldn’t Exist? Part 1

OP was out driving in an unpopulated area and came across a town. They were a bit lost, so decided to go find someone and ask for directions. They searched everywhere in the town, but there was nobody to be found until finally they crossed paths with an old man who directed them to a lonely road where they found a woman in a road construction uniform, except there was no construction. Submit your stories: popmediaagency@gmail.com Get 55% off your Babbel subscription at babbel.com/pop Our Instagr...

Dec 01, 202312 min

What Are Some Weird Real Life X-File Type Mysteries?

One redditor comments about hallucinations at sea and how while their father was out sailing, he saw the sea covered with coffins. Their grandfather, while also sailing, said he was being followed by a swarm of crows and a group of motorcycles. Submit your stories: popmediaagency@gmail.com Get 55% off your Babbel subscription at babbel.com/pop Our Instagram page: @reddit_explains

Nov 30, 20237 min

My Taxi Driver May Be Stalking Me | Scary Pizza Delivery Story

OP was out getting drinks with her friend when she decided it was time to go home. So her friend called her a taxi from a service she had never used and a man came to pick her up. This man asked a lot of personal questions, got her instagram after pressuring her for it, and then dropped her off at her home. This is when he kept reaching out to her and wouldn’t leave her alone. Submit your stories: popmediaagency@gmail.com Get 55% off your Babbel subscription at babbel.com/pop Our Instagram page:...

Nov 29, 20239 min

Did Anyone Have an Imaginary Friend as a Kid That Turned Out a Little Too Real? Or Turned Out to Be Not Friendly at All?

A redditor had two imaginary friends. One was really nice and the other was super mean and would often trash their room. The nice friend would always tell the mean one to stop. The odd thing about this is that this redditor was a very honest child and had some very detailed descriptions of these imaginary friends. Submit your stories: popmediaagency@gmail.com Get 55% off your Babbel subscription at babbel.com/pop Our Instagram page: @reddit_explains...

Nov 28, 202311 min

What Was Something That Happened to You as a Child That You Didn’t Realize Was Scary, Creepy, or Dangerous Until You Got Older?

When one redditor was 2 years old, a clown came to his birthday party. He pulled out what they thought was a water gun, but it was a real gun. He proceeded to take all the Mom’s watches and purses, and then left. Submit your stories: popmediaagency@gmail.com Get 55% off your Babbel subscription at babbel.com/pop Our Instagram page: @reddit_explains

Nov 27, 20237 min

What Is the Downright Scariest Thing that Has Ever Happened to You, Be It Paranormal or Otherwise?

Golfman11 said that one time they woke up and their eyes were super dry. They opened them, and it was pitch black. They couldn’t see a thing, but they knew there was a light in the room because their alarm went off, signifying that the sun was out. They rubbed their eyes and cried until they were moisturized enough to where they could see again. Submit your stories: popmediaagency@gmail.com Get 55% off your Babbel subscription at babbel.com/pop Our Instagram page: @reddit_explains...

Nov 24, 202310 min

What Are Some Crimes That Will Most Likely Never Get Solved, but Are 99% Sure Who Is Responsible?

We read multiple comments about different mysteries, including the Dupont de Ligonnès murders and disappearance which involved the murder of five members of the same family in Nantes, Loire-Atlantique, France, followed by the disappearance of the patriarch of the family, Xavier Pierre Marie Dupont de Ligonnès. Submit your stories: popmediaagency@gmail.com Get 55% off your Babbel subscription at babbel.com/pop Our Instagram page: @reddit_explains...

Nov 23, 202312 min

Cops and Other Law Enforcement People of Reddit, What Were Some Cases That Made You Think That Something Supernatural Was Going On?

While out patrolling, a cop comes across a woman frozen in the street. After trying to figure out what’s wrong with her, he decides to take her to the hospital and on the way she stares at the sun, damaging her eyes. He drops her off at the hospital and calls them a week later to discover she’s still frozen. Submit your stories: popmediaagency@gmail.com Get 55% off your Babbel subscription at babbel.com/pop Our Instagram page: @reddit_explains...

Nov 22, 202315 min

What’s a Conspiracy Theory That You Heard That Kind of Made You Think Maybe They Were Right?

One theory says the province of New Brunswick is denying the existence of Eastern cougars so they won’t have to delegate and designate a huge bunch of land as protected wildlife habitats. Another theory says NBA refs are still rigging games. Submit your stories: popmediaagency@gmail.com Get 55% off your Babbel subscription at babbel.com/pop Our Instagram page: @reddit_explains

Nov 21, 202313 min

Coffee Shop Stalker

OP was a coffee shop worker and one day was approached by a guy that asked for her number. She said no, rejected him, and walked away. She thought everything was fine after that, but the guy just kept coming back and watching her. He even rattled the bathroom knob while she was in the bathroom. Submit your stories: popmediaagency@gmail.com Get 55% off your Babbel subscription at babbel.com/pop Our Instagram page: @reddit_explains...

Nov 20, 20239 min

Birds Aren’t Real

Are birds actually government-issued drones? Created by a 20-year-old college student, the Birds Aren’t Real movement has drawn intrigue from all over the internet. They believe that throughout the years, the government has slowly been killing off every single bird and replacing them with surveillance drones. Submit your stories: popmediaagency@gmail.com Get 55% off your Babbel subscription at babbel.com/pop Our Instagram page: @reddit_explains...

Nov 17, 20237 min

An Instant Manifestation

OP had an awesome glow in the dark skeleton onesie that her friend wanted to buy for herself. After looking around the store and asking the employees, it became clear that there was no onesie in her size that they’d be able to use, until they returned a few moments later and the exact onesie she needed was suddenly there. Submit your stories: popmediaagency@gmail.com Get 55% off your Babbel subscription at babbel.com/pop Our Instagram page: @reddit_explains...

Nov 16, 202311 min
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