Redefining Podcasts.
There’s something so haunting about the classic urban legend that describes the horror of discovering a body under your hotel bed. Well, maybe it’s more haunting to imagine not discovering it. Is it the grotesque artifact or pall of complicity that we … Read More …
There are some locations that just inspire spooky lore: old, decrepit houses; imposing buildings and campgrounds. Somehow, colleges and universities manage to combine the feel of all these places. It’s no wonder that nearly every campus has its own ghost stories. This week we are bringing you a a variety of these tales straight from the urban legend hotline! Our listeners have sent us fantastic, strange and unique local legends from their college days, and we’ll be giving each one the Just A Story. We will examine the common themes and possible origins of some of these stories. We’ll also be looking at a real life murder mystery that began in a university library, and the legends that have grown from its legacy. We’ll conclude by examining the possible origins of our own college ghost story, the legend of LSU’s haunted dormitory.
For more on this week’s episode, and every episode: justastorypod.com
Twitter: @justastorypod
Instagram: justastorypod
Leave a voicemail on the Urban Legend Hotline 1-(512)-222-3375
Help support the show: https://www.patreon.com/justa Read More …
There are some locations that just inspire spooky lore: old, decrepit houses; imposing buildings and campgrounds. Somehow, colleges and universities manage to combine the feel of all these places. It’s no wonder that nearly every campus has its own gho… Read More …
Conspiracy theories are a mainstay of modern culture. Whether anchoring complex theatrical thrillers, or filling air time in the twenty-four hour news cycle, the complex shadow machinations of mysterious actors create excellent alternative narratives and high entertainment value wherever we might encounter them. The interesting side effect of this ubiquitous coverage of conspiracy theories is that they have moved from the fringes, to the mainstream. Where did this start? When did we politically paranoid Americans stop trusting the government? Maybe we have always been skeptical, but the widespread systematic dogma that makes up the modern belief in conspiracy theories wasn’t in place until after the Vietnam War. Join us this week as we discuss the burglary that brought down J. Edgar Hoover’s COINTELPRO program We’ll also talk about that program’s pointed effort to inspire paranoia in the domestic population. We’ll explore the lasting effects of this actual government conspiracy on the modern mind, why we believe conspiracy theories, and how these ideas spread. Of course, we would be remiss if we spoke of conspiracy theories and didn’t mention “the most paranoid man in America,” Alex Jones. So we’ll do that, too. Wake up, sheeple, this one is a doozie.
Guest Story Teller: Alex Jones infowars.com
For more on this week’s episode, and every episode: justastorypod.com
Twitter: @justastorypod
Instagram: justastorypod
Leave a voicemail on the Urban Legend Hotline 1-(512)-222-3375
Help support the show: https://www.patreon.com/justastorypod Read More …
Conspiracy theories are a mainstay of modern culture. Whether anchoring complex theatrical thrillers, or filling air time in the twenty-four hour news cycle, the complex shadow machinations of mysterious actors create excellent alternative narratives a… Read More …
Martisse and April talk to Brian and Terrie Seech from the Center for Cryptozoological Studies and the Center for Unexplained Events. They talk western PA sightings and personal experiences.
Check out The Pop Off with Martisse on Facebook for the p… Read More …
Martisse and April talk to Brian and Terrie Seech from the Center for Cryptozoological Studies and the Center for Unexplained Events. They talk western PA sightings and personal experiences.
Check out The Pop Off with Martisse on Facebook for the p… Read More …
War, what is it good for?
Apparently, ‘absolutely nothing,’ may have been a bit of an understatement. Teddy Roosevelt felt every generation of Americans needed its war to build its character. Manufacturing for the Second World War kind of saved … Read More …
War, what is it good for?
Apparently, ‘absolutely nothing,’ may have been a bit of an understatement. Teddy Roosevelt felt every generation of Americans needed its war to build its character. Manufacturing for the Second World War kind of saved the economy. War was basically what won American independence. Also, it freed enslaved people throughout the American South. We think of international allies in terms of their willingness to stand in battle with us. —Most of us do, at least (we love you Australia)— We threaten war against those who break treaties or violate human rights. Politically and practically, war can be very useful. But, would any government, anywhere ever create an attack out of whole cloth, just to sell its own citizens on the idea of war? Join us this week as we take a look at the legends of false flag operations and the history of American paranoia.
Guest Story Teller: Dr. Averill Earls of the History Buffs Podcast https://historybuffs.org/
For more on this week’s episode, and every episode: justastorypod.com
Twitter: @justastorypod
Instagram: justastorypod
Leave a voicemail on the Urban Legend Hotline 1-(512)-222-3375
Help support the show: https://www.patreon.com/justastorypod Read More …
There are moments when stories transcend geographic and culturally borders, and touch on something fundamentally and universally human. The persistent idea of changelings across Europe, and the ogbanje and abiku throughout Africa might be an example of… Read More …
There are moments when stories transcend geographic and culturally borders, and touch on something fundamentally and universally human. The persistent idea of changelings across Europe, and the ogbanje and abiku throughout Africa might be an example of that type of story. Join us this week as we examine the circumstances that might lead to believing your child has been replaced by an impostor from the spirit of fairy realm. From medical explanations to rare and nearly unbelievable psychological diagnoses, to the cultural needs created by unique circumstances this is a complex case full of twists and possibility. We will conclude by taking a look at a classic anthropological study on maternal love in Brazil’s shanty towns, and how things have changed there over the last 20 years.
For more on this week’s episode, and every episode: justastorypod.com
Twitter: @justastorypod
Instagram: justastorypod
Leave a voicemail on the Urban Legend Hotline 1-(512)-222-3375
Help support the show: https://www.patreon.com/justastorypod
Martisse and Missy head down to the Beth Shalom Sports Banquet again and talk to Pittsburgh Steeler BJ Finney!! We ask him about that dumb Patriots movie and what he and his wife like to do in the off season. We also talk to wrestlers Sheriff Steele … Read More …