This week Rachel talks about the Battle of Los Angeles which was a famous(?) battle against the Japanese, or Aliens, or Balloons, or Blimps, or all of the above. Either way, something (or nothing) got shot at... A lot. RJ presents the case of Gil Perez, The Transported Soldier from 1593. Forget mermaids and whatever other crap they were believing in back then, this case has some evidence. Or does it?...
Mar 13, 2019•29 min•Ep 19•Transcript available on Metacast This week we look at a bunch of science experiments that probably shouldn't have happened. Or, at least, shouldn't be repeated ; like the Milgram Shock Experiment. Between those, the Stanford Prison Experiment , mind control of bulls , and many other experiments. We don't have to believe the supernatural to get our fix of weird. Speaking of weird... Rachel's story features a couple of incredibly strange dueling magicians turned vampire hunters ... It's not as cool as it sounds....
Mar 06, 2019•50 min•Ep 18•Transcript available on Metacast This week Rachel looks at the hauntings of Vulture Mine in Arizona. Meanwhile, RJ presents on all things dinosaurs. Particularly, why people might think they're dragons , or that (because of their sketchy scientific start ) they're not real at all, or that they're still alive and kicking after having possibly lived alongside humans ....
Feb 27, 2019•46 min•Ep 17•Transcript available on Metacast This week, Rachel looks at Robert Hansen , one of the most deranged serial killers from the US. RJ looks at the USS Nimitz incident that gained notoriety after the New York Times wrote an article about it and its extra terrestrial implications.
Feb 20, 2019•54 min•Ep 16•Transcript available on Metacast This week we look at Don Decker, the possessed Rainman and a conspiracy that's a little too crazy, even for us!
Feb 13, 2019•39 min•Ep 15•Transcript available on Metacast This week we look at the Goatman's Bridge and a possible reincarnation of a Nazi pilot!
Feb 06, 2019•40 min•Ep 14•Transcript available on Metacast This week we look at Vietnam's Bigfoot and a serial killer whose most identifying feature is having access to some burlap sacks!
Jan 30, 2019•48 min•Ep 13•Transcript available on Metacast This week we look at a curious and smelly death that hospitalized 5 people. Also, we check out some possible pyramids that are probably just large, triangular hills!
Jan 23, 2019•41 min•Ep 12•Transcript available on Metacast This week we share some personal paranormal encounters and some stories from our listeners!
Jan 09, 2019•58 min•Ep 11•Transcript available on Metacast In this week's special episode, we talk about Area 51! We go over the official story , Bob Lazar 's role in how it became a cultural phenomenon, and whether or not his story is worth its weight in element 115....
Dec 26, 2018•1 hr 12 min•Ep 10•Transcript available on Metacast Join us this week as we look at the sad murders of some teenagers that may have caught their murderer on camera . And we look at a world-classic cryptid that really has gained some modern traction in England....
Dec 19, 2018•43 min•Ep 9•Transcript available on Metacast This week we discuss a car that crashed in a river. The first responders had a strange experience during the recovery. Also, we go over one of the strangest forests , located inside of one of the strangest countries, in the world.
Dec 12, 2018•44 min•Ep 8•Transcript available on Metacast This week we're looking at an incident dubbed the American Dyatlov Pass . For the original Dyatlov Pass Incident, check out episode 1 of the podcast. We'll also be looking at one of the most, if not the most, violent hauntings in the US and the world.
Dec 05, 2018•51 min•Ep 7•Transcript available on Metacast This week RJ talks about a few conspiracy theories from a while back that ended up being proven true. Rachel talks about a giant lizard that might be part man or just a bear or just an alligator or just a made up story.
Nov 28, 2018•51 min•Ep 6•Transcript available on Metacast This week Rachel tells a story about the first DC area serial killer that liked to dump corpses by the highway. RJ talks about one of the most classic haunts in American History and inspiration for the Blair Witch. Freeway Phantom: https://tinyurl.com/y7ckjtzz Bell Witch: http://www.bellwitch.org/story.htm
Nov 21, 2018•1 hr 1 min•Ep 5•Transcript available on Metacast What are the details surrounding the first recorded object from another solar system that entered ours? Is it an alien probe? Has it probed a human before? Also, how would you go about selling a mummy on the black market? First, have a better story about how you got the mummy... Oumuamua: http://www.astronomy.com/news/2018/11/what-do-we-know-about-oumuamua Modern Mummy: https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/a-mummy-hoax-might-be-wrapped-up-in-a-modern-murder...
Nov 14, 2018•49 min•Ep 4•Transcript available on Metacast Can people spontaneously combust? Did someone do it in the 1950's? Also, what's going on with Yankee Jim and the Whaley House on this week's episode of Skeptical Skeptics. Combustion: https://tinyurl.com/yb3xujk8 Whaley house: https://tinyurl.com/yapwbpnt
Nov 07, 2018•41 min•Ep 3•Transcript available on Metacast A mysterious people that took on Egypt like a Chihuahua takes on a Pit Bull, but disappeared... or did they? Also, a reverse Bermuda Triangle where all the weird stuff congregates? Nice. Sea People: https://www.ancient.eu/Sea_Peoples/ Skinwalker Ranch: https://tinyurl.com/yc7a69fx
Nov 07, 2018•1 hr 2 min•Ep 2•Transcript available on Metacast Welcome to the Skeptical Skeptics Podcast! See our podcast description for my clever quips on us. A preview of this first episode: A cell phone video captures several murders at sea and is posted online with little to no context and whole lot of mystery. Also, Russian skiers are killed on the side of the mountain. Was it the yeti, aliens, or their love child?
Nov 07, 2018•54 min•Ep 1•Transcript available on Metacast