Don't Look Now

The Holy Grail is the name given to the cup from which Jesus drank at the last supper, mythically imbued with magical healing and restorative power.  Where did this concept come from?  Where does myt…

We discuss one of the oldest cryptids in the United States, the Jersey Devil of the pine barrens of the Garden State.  First discussed close to 300 years ago, join us for a discussion of the origins …

The legend of King Arthur has been around for well over a thousand years.  How did the stories first come to be and how did the modern version of Arthur, Camelot, and the quest for the Holy Grail gro…

Who stood 4'11", had two thumbs, and "discovered" Florida?  Juan Ponce de Leon, that's who.  We discuss the history of the world's most famous ponce and how he came to find Florida and if he really w…

The Ideal Maternity Home was operated in Nova Scotia from 1928-1947 by Lila and William Young.  The home served as a place for unwed mothers to give birth to their children outside the view of a disa…

Roughly 11,000 years ago human beings began living in settlements and forming larger social groups due to the revolution that was the development of agriculture.  Where did it all start?  Did it spre…

The TV reality/mystery/true crime series Unsolved Mysteries has run for 15 seasons across multiple networks and streaming services.  Come learn the origins of the show and some of the mysteries that …

On today's podcast we discuss the history of happiness.  How have both the definition of and search for happiness changed through history?  How has it become one of our most primary drivers in decisi…

Feral children have appeared throughout history in cultures around the world.  We discuss some famous cases of children literally raised by wolves, or monkeys, or just terrible parents.

On Christmas Eve 1945 tragedy struck the Sodder family home in Fayetteville, West Virginia.  Fire swept through the home in the wee hours of the night and the house burnt to the ground in just 45 min…

Most people have heard of the old west outlaw, Jessie James.  However, how much do you really know about him?  Take a listen and learn about the wild west Robin Hood.

The Beale Papers were a text published in 1885 that contained three ciphers that supposedly relay the location, content, and ownership of a treasure hidden in the mountains of Virginia.  Over the yea…

In the tradition of one of our favorite childhood books, Haunted Heartland, come tales of creepiness and hauntings from around the globe.  Creepy dolls in Mexico, a deceased thespian in Australia, an…

There are local legends across the globe and across cultures about locations that are gateways to hell.  We discuss some examples including a local legend familiar to people in NW Kansas.

We discuss the strange case of the disappearance of Zebb Qinn, a teenager from Ashville, NC that mysteriously disappeared in 2000 after leaving work with a co-worker to go look at a used car for sale…

We discuss one of the highly overlooked physical measurement devices, the humble pendulum.  Used for everything from telling time, to defining the length of a meter, determining the gravity of the ea…

We discuss the Marian apparition of Fatima, Portugal in 1917, as well as other famous sightings of the Virgin Mary.  From May to September 1917 three children claimed to see Mary in the hills near Fa…

Come learn about the history of the common spud, from it's original cultivation in the Andes to it's spread to Europe where it cured famine.  How did the potato go from a poisonous tuber that could o…

We discuss some famous/infamous hoaxes of archeology, from Ancient Egyptians in Spain with Hercules carvings, to ancient skulls in California, and figurines of people riding dinosaurs in Mexico.  Com…

Since the beginning of recorded time people have seen things in the sky that the could not readily identify.  Weird atmospheric phenomenon, birds, meteors, sun dogs, and glories have mystified people…