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Mar 05, 2024•4 min
The Shocking Details
From the minds of Joe Swaney from the Thinking Sideways podcast and filmmaker Vincent Caldoni: Mysteries, history, true crime, tales of the unexplained, conspiracies and mirth!
If you are of a certain age you may remember how newspapers worked: the headline told you the news and the front pages gave you the basics of the story but if you wanted the details-the real story the messy stuff, the backstory, you had to flip to the back of the section, past the fluff pieces, past the ads, and whatever else to get to it and if you were like us that was the good stuff-the details that shock.
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The Murder of Ailie Hall
Leap Year Bonus! Brutal murder--or comedy of errors? In 18th Century Edinburgh, a hapless teenage girl is marked for death by a cabal of people she thought were her friends—but our conspirators are so incompetent, it takes them nearly a year, and many failed attempts, before they finally achieve their heinous goal…
Feb 29, 2024•29 min
The Nuremberg Celestial Event
Early one morning some s***t went down in the skies over the German City of Nuremberg. Was it aliens? Was it God? Was everyone tripping?
Feb 27, 2024•55 min
Amelia Earhart: Found? Part 2
Part 2 of 2! If you haven't listened to part one, you really should. A tech start-up thinks they may have located Amelia Earhart's missing aeroplane and possibly the aviatrix herself. Joe has questions. In this ep. we get run back over the basics of her daring trip around the globe, which often are left out of her story. Stay tuned for episode 2! (Coming soon.)
Feb 15, 2024•52 min
Amelia Earhart: Found? Part I
A tech start-up thinks they may have located Amelia Earhart's missing aeroplane and possibly the aviatrix herself. Joe has questions. In this ep. we get run back over the basics of her daring trip around the globe, which often are left out of her story. Stay tuned for episode 2! (Coming soon.)
Feb 13, 2024•33 min
Re-reruns: The Arkansas Ghost Trial
You're at a murder trial. The defendant is losing badly. The evidence is overwhelming. Then the victim takes the stand.....
Feb 08, 2024•43 min
Dodecahedrons! Part 2!
Yes. I did fix it. I regret the error. I apologize. thank you for kind advisements. We are so very back! And no matter what you try you cannot- stop us from discussing inexplicable Roman trinkets! (Take that, more successful podcasts!) If you haven't listened to part 1, you really should. Because it is cool and fun and you won't understand WTF this one is even talking about unless you know a lot about dodecahedra, in which case please go listen to ep one because we need the downloads....
Feb 02, 2024•44 min
Dodecahedrons!
Part 1 of 2! Strange 12-sided objects dating to 2nd and 3rd century Roman Empire have been discovered all across Europe, but what they were, and why they were made remains a complete mystery. And what of their South East Asian counterparts?
Jan 30, 2024•23 min
The Dunbar Heist
The biggest heist in US history was in 1997, when thieves robbed the Dunbar Armored depot in downtown Los Angeles, making off with $18.9 million. The perps were eventually caught after a two-year hunt, but most of the money—more than $13 million—was never recovered. Where did it go? 3 attachments • Scanned by Gmail
Jan 23, 2024•43 min
Marco Aurelio Simon prt II
Part 2 of 2. Be sure to listen to part 1 first! 15-year-old boy goes missing in the forest, a massive search is called up but all they find are mysterious blue flashes and mysterious whistling deep within the forest. Was it aliens? A cult? Serial killer?
Jan 19, 2024•40 min
Marco Aurelio Simon part I
A 15-year-old boy goes missing in the forest, a massive search is called up but all they find are mysterious blue flashes and mysterious whistling deep within the forest. Was it aliens? A cult? Serial killer?
Jan 16, 2024•40 min
Did Oleg Penkovsky Actually Save The World?
Code Name Hero: Oleg Penkovsky has been called The Man Who Saved the World, a Russian intelligence agent who spied for the West until he was caught and executed by the Soviets. But were things really as they seemed with him? Or was he a double agent?
Jan 09, 2024•40 min
ReBroadcast: The Ivan Vassily
Hey all! Joe has been really sick and it's still close to New Year's, so enjoy a blast from the past!
Jan 03, 2024•49 min
The Unsolved Murder of Adam Chadwick
Leeds, 2008: A young father is gunned down at his sister's house by total strangers. The case is still unsolved. But... who was Michelle?
Dec 19, 2023•42 min
Missing! Russell Bohling.
In March 2010, 18-year-old Russell Bohling left his home in England, supposedly to attend classes at a nearby college, but it appears that he instead went to explore an abandoned underground RAF bunker on the British coast—a bunker long rumored to have been a meeting place for a Satanic cult. Russell was never seen again.
Dec 12, 2023•54 min
The Bunyip
Could one of the strangest, most terrifying, and goofiest cryptids in Australian lore be real? We may have the answer!
Dec 05, 2023•49 min
Did the Bermuda Triangle Take Guma Aguiar?
A rich man's boat washes up on the shore, but it's owner is long gone. Did the Bermuda triangle swallow him up? Did he fake his own death? Was he killed?
Nov 28, 2023•45 min
The 28 Fires of Odon
In a quaint midwestern town, an old farmhouse attempts to spontaneously combust but the family that lives there, neighbors, and a diligent fire department stop each and every fire, witnessing the flames materialize out of nowhere before being extinguished. Ultimately, over a dozen people witnessed the inexplicable phenomenon... but what could have caused the 28 fires of Odon?
Nov 21, 2023•48 min
Re-upload of "Oumuamua"
Some folks are saying they couldn't hear the full version. So here it goes again in all it's glory
Nov 17, 2023•59 min
Oumuamua
For one of our most requested episodes, we take a look at what may be our closest encounter with a visitor from another solar system.
Nov 14, 2023•59 min
Who Was Judge Holden?
Turns out of most terrifying figures in literature was real person. We dig into the history of this of real life monster.
Nov 07, 2023•54 min
A Halloween Special
To celebrate Halloween we serve up a batch of super spooky all-new scary stories, one from Joe, one from Vincent, and a ton from our listeners! Which one do you think is the spookiest? Warning: There is a small amount of salty language in this ep.
Oct 31, 2023•49 min
The Sandown Clown
Two kids meet up with a strange-looking "clown man" in the forest, and then it only gets creepier.
Oct 24, 2023•55 min
Last Bus to Fragrant Hills and Other Tales
Terror has a new name! And it’s written in a language you don’t understand, which makes it even scarier!! This week on The Shocking Details, we’re bringing you three spine-tingling, booty-clenching tales of horror from another continent.
Oct 17, 2023•30 min
The Seattle Zombie
2021: A screaming, bleeding woman with jet-black eyes and a deathly pallor is videotaped on the streets of Seattle. Some thought it was the start of a zombie apocalypse. Spooky October continues!
Oct 10, 2023•33 min
The Pecos Triangle
We investigate a mysterious area around the Pecos River where people have an odd habit of going missing in oddly similar fashion.
Oct 03, 2023•37 min
Sasquatch Didn't Abduct Theresa Bier Prt 2 of 2
Did a sasquatch abduct a California teenager in 1987? Nope. Here's why and what probably really happened.
Sep 28, 2023•19 min
Did Sasquatch Kidnap Theresa Bier? Prt 1 of 2
A 16-year-old girl and a 43-year-old man disappeared on a camping trip. When he is finally found he has a heck of a story for the cops. Is he a murder? Or is Theresa Bier living among the Sasquatch?
Sep 26, 2023•25 min
The Search for Orang Pendek
Does a mysterious bipedal ape stalk the jungles of Indonesia? Pack a bag: Joe and Caldoni are headed to Sumatra to find a cryptid!
Sep 19, 2023•45 min
Deat Tatra: The Polish Dyatlov Incident
Four people ascend a mountain. One makes it back down. The other three all died of the exact same natural causes. The lone survivor is accused of murder. What really happened?
Sep 12, 2023•38 min
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