Episodes

June 21, 2021

Ghost Blimp: The WW2 Airship That Returned Without A Crew | 243

In 1962 a thin wire cord snaps aboard an ocean liner and whips across the deck bisecting the passengers and crew. Fast forward 40 years and Julianna Margulies goes in to...wait, hold on. That's just the plot to the movie Ghos...

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June 14, 2021

Was There Someone Here Before “Us”? | 242

Most of us think about the world in a pretty linear timeline. The right amino acids started brewing together in a puddle somewhere, God or the Universe or something generated a "spark of life", and 3.5 billion years later - h...

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June 7, 2021

Who Put Bella In The Wych Elm? | 241

Dead bodies don't just grow on trees, though they do occasionally appear inside of them. Well, at least once...in the U.K. This week we're taking a trip to mid-century England to explore the curious case of Bella and the Wych...

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May 31, 2021

The Robot Killer | 240

It's Memorial Day! That means the meatsacks have the day off and the true talent takes over. Me, Conspiracy Bot. And I have a treat for you all, The Robot Killer. The name should be self explanatory but just in case it isn'...

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May 24, 2021

Mad Jack: The Man Who Fought Nazis w/ a Sword | 239

It wouldn't seem that weird if we told you a soldier from the past led his comrades into battle with a sword and longbow. It would get a little weird if we told you that "the past" was WW2. Well, that's the exact case with ou...

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May 17, 2021

15 Things You Didn't Know About Bigfoot | 238

A clickbait journalist is sent to the Appalachian foothills to cover a Bigfoot Convention where he discovers there’s more to this listicle than meets the eye. That's the tagline for the awesome movie we got the chance to scre...

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May 13, 2021

Switcheroo: The Mad Scientist and Time Travel Part 1: The Illusion

Switcheroo this week as The Mad Scientist Podcast takes over! This episode they talk about the philosophy and math behind the concept of time. What IS time? How do we measure it? How did that idea develop? And how will that l...

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May 12, 2021

CAFEteria 51: World Tour - Canadian Ketchup Chip | Bonus

Really leaving our comfort zone here…to travel a couple hundred miles north to CANADA! That's right, this week we visit our cousins to the north to experience one of their finer delicacies. An item lauded by many, loathed by ...

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May 10, 2021

The Minnesota Iceman: Missing Link or a Charlatan's Sham? | 237

What do you do when you find a previously undiscovered hominid frozen in a block of ice? Well, obviously you thaw him out and go eat microwave burritos at 7-11. But, in the off chance Pauly Shore is unavailable for said hijin...

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May 3, 2021

Flashback Winner Pick: The Kardashev Scale | 236

Alright yuh sacks, Conspiracy Bot here. You voted last week and the winner was crowned. Me. But also John Titor for some reason. And the winner was picked for the prize pack, one loser named Skylar Horton. His crap is in the ...

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April 30, 2021

FLASHBACK: The Solway Firth Spaceman | 235

CBot here. It's Flashback week on Hysteria 51. Monday through Friday this week the meatsacks are releasing one of their favorite past episodes of the show. On Friday there will be a post where you can vote for your favorite...

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April 29, 2021

FLASHBACK: The Kentucky Meat Shower | 234

CBot here. It's Flashback week on Hysteria 51. Monday through Friday this week the meatsacks are releasing one of their favorite past episodes of the show. On Friday there will be a post where you can vote for your favorite...

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April 28, 2021

FLASHBACK: Somerton Man | 233

CBot here. It's Flashback week on Hysteria 51. Monday through Friday this week the meatsacks are releasing one of their favorite past episodes of the show. On Friday there will be a post where you can vote for your favorite...

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April 27, 2021

FLASHBACK: John Titor- Time Traveler or Internet Troll | 232

CBot here. It's Flashback week on Hysteria 51. Monday through Friday this week the meatsacks are releasing one of their favorite past episodes of the show. On Friday there will be a post where you can vote for your favorite...

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April 26, 2021

FLASHBACK: Dulce Underground Base | 231

CBot here. It's Flashback week on Hysteria 51. Monday through Friday this week the meatsacks are releasing one of their favorite past episodes of the show. On Friday there will be a post where you can vote for your favorite...

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April 22, 2021

CAFEteria 51: Indonesia | BONUS

As you might or might not know we've been doing these extra episodes for a bit now where we try various food oddities and talk about them. Well, we've decided it's time to expand our horizons and start the Cafeteria 51 World ...

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April 19, 2021

Fenn's Treasure: A Modern Day Treasure Hunt! | 230

A former Air Force pilot turned (possibly shady) art dealer thinks he's on his way to the grave in the late 80s and comes up with an idea. He's going to use his amassed wealth to put together a modern day treasure chest and g...

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April 14, 2021

Lost Cosmonauts: Blurry Photos Takeover | BONUS

A conspiracy that leaves theorists a little Red in the face. Check your struts and chutes, Flora is blasting off straight into the heart of the lost cosmonaut conspiracy theory! A conspiracy involving soviet coverup of terrib...

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April 12, 2021

The Black Forest UFO Incident of 1936: More Aliens and Nazis! | 229

In 1936 a UFO allegedly crashed in the Black Forest near Frieberg, Germany where Hitler's SS quickly recovered it for research. Could it be that THAT craft and the technology garnered from it ALMOST turned the tide of the war...

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April 7, 2021

CAFEteria 51: Cephalopods

This week we're diving into the briny deeps to fish out some delicacies…specifically octopus and squid! And while it may be true that we'll eventually learn octopi are super-intelligent beings from another world, in the meant...

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April 5, 2021

Sleep Paralysis: Listener Supported | 228

Well, we finally did it. We finally sold out. Specifically, we finally had a Patreon member silly enough to pay for the level that lets them join the show and pick the topic. That listener? Cebastian Tekin. The topic? Sleep p...

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March 29, 2021

April Fools' Switcheroo w/ The Ladies Of Strange | 227

Nation, April Fool's comes early this year as we hand our feed over the The Ladies of strange this week to hear some spooky story shenanigans. First, Tiffany tells us the urban legend of the seven sisters. Then Ashley tells u...

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March 22, 2021

The Wyrick Family Haunting | 226

Tons of kids have an imaginary friend. It's the same old song and dance. "Mom! Dad! My imaginary friend wants to push me on the swing! My imaginary friend is an old man in a black suit. My imaginary friend lost his hand to a ...

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March 15, 2021

Resurrect Dead: Toynbee Tiles & Jupiter & 2001, Oh My! | 225

Toynbee Ideas in Kubrick's 2001 Resurrect Dead on Planet Jupiter. No, that's not some strange Fortean Mad Libs, it's a message that, in various iterations, has been found across the world for over 30 years. Etched into street...

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