Hysteria 51

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Storm Hysteria 51: The Movie: The Podcast | 155 Sep 16, 2019

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This week we…Well, this week…You see, a funny thing happened on the way…It’s like…hmm…it’s like a Hysteria 51 adventure...Ah, forget it. You better just listen for yourself.

Written by Michael Paul Gonzalez (MichaelPaulGonzalez.com / @monkeywright)In association with Radio Lost Angeles and ForthHand ProductionsProduced by Michael Paul Gonzalez and Brent HandStarring:Brent Hand – HimselfJohn Goforth – HimselfLisa Hand - HerselfConspiracy Bot – Unfortunately, HimselfKyle – Annoyingly HimselfAleksandra Bieńkowska – DeckerTim Longhurst – British Announcer GuyMichael Paul Gonzalez - HimselfMusic and Ambient Sounds:Royalty Free Zone – No Copyright Music (Youtube – https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCehIXMLpmRqDzqB5Ov89v5A)

Tabletop Audio – https://tabletopaudio.com/Opening Music – Playing in Tongues – Deserts3Sci-fi Laboratory Ambience by Iwan Gabovitch under CC-BY 3.0 License with sounds by wolick, swiftoid, DibozDesert walk music: Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) – Star Watching Music & Crickets SoundMonster Sound Effects by Brand Name Audio – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z-sSy8urj-cVault door sound effect: Radio Free Endor Podcast Additional sound effects sourced from the Creative Commons Royalty Free Library

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Westall UFO Incident: A Close Encounter of the Australian Kind | 154 Sep 09, 2019

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Elementary school is such a fun experience. How could you not love the art projects, lunchtime with your friends, recess, UFO sightings…. Well, that last one is specific to a small suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia (also colloquially known as Westall). The Westall UFO Incident took place on April 6th, 1966, when over 200 students and faculty in the area reportedly observed multiple UFOs defying physics and toying with other, more terrestrial aircraft. This was followed by the appearance of a mysterious military type unit with designs on covering the whole thing up. What really happened in Westall? Who were the mysterious men telling locals to keep their mouths shut? Do windsocks react with swamp-gas? We head back to the Land Down Under this week and investigate. Plus, British Announcer Guy is back and has a bone to pick with Conspiracy Bot (this might not end well), the fellas try to calm things down with a negotiation of sorts (also not likely to end well), and even Kyle gets involved (definitely will not end well). All of that and more on the podcast that knows for a fact there wasn’t a UFO seen over Australia…because Australia isn’t real – Hysteria 51.Special thanks to this week’s research sources:Research Assistant – Raymond Walden IVBooks/NewspapersThe Westall UFO Incident | Justin TullySchoolyard UFO Encounters: 100 True Accounts | Preston DennettDandenong JournalVideosNational Geographic – https://bit.ly/33HYiJHWestall ’66: A Suburban UFO MysteryAUSTRALIA DOES NOT EXIST | ragreynolds – https://youtu.be/YtPut7usFbIWebsitesWikipedia – https://bit.ly/2JwJyG8Pedestrian – https://bit.ly/2Z26i9yPedestrian – https://bit.ly/30h52MlFox News – https://fxn.ws/2HdMnd2FB Group – https://bit.ly/31SPkYvProject 1947 – https://bit.ly/2HcTIJGDavid Halperin UFO Journal – https://bit.ly/31PWwViMeanijn – https://bit.ly/2TMywzsUFOs – Documenting The Evidence – https://bit.ly/2lYfGbEEducating Humanity – https://bit.ly/2m0tfHzJ.P. Robinson – https://bit.ly/2kB3ygnThe Paranormal Guide – https://bit.ly/2kBm7RNReal Unexplained Mysteries – https://bit.ly/2km3dyh

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Plum Island: Bio Weapon Black Site or Disease Deterrent? | 153 Sep 02, 2019

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If the U.S. were to have a facility to exclusively study the deadliest animal pathogens in the world. Where do you think they would put it? Some remote outpost in the middle of nowhere? Thousands of feet underground? An island just off the coast of New York? If you took door number 3 you’re our winner…of foot and mouth disease! Plum Island, or the Plum Island Animal Disease Center is just off the coast of Long Island and studies some of the worst known animal diseases out there. But is that all they study? Is it really as safe as they say? Are there secret Nazi scientists are working on some of the most gruesome and devilish bio-weapons right under our noses? We slip into our bio-hazard suits and research it this week. Plus, the robots are on everyone’s last nerve (cheese muffins), a certain British announcer makes his way to the Lower Fourth (no, we still don’t really understand him), and Brent gives everyone a nautical lesson on WW2 era submarines (let’s just say you shouldn’t site him as a research source). All of that and more on the podcast that’s never studied dangerous diseases up close…that’s what we have the robot for - Hysteria 51.Special thanks to this week’s research sources:Research Assistant - Raymond Walden IVBooksLab 257| Michael C. CarrollBitten: The Secret History of Lyme Disease and Biological Weapons | Kris NewbyOperation Paperclip: The Secret Intelligence Program that Brought Nazi Scientists to America | Annie JacobsenVideosA rare peek inside Plum Island facilities - https://youtu.be/RYFOe1u29YkInside America's Only Foreign Animal Disease Laboratory: Plum Island - https://bit.ly/2LWy94oPlum Island Lab | America's Most Secret: Structures - https://bit.ly/2Zor3IMWebsitesWikipedia - https://bit.ly/2BtJvaLWikipedia - https://bit.ly/2YFQto4Wikipedia - https://bit.ly/2Mz73Q6SCMP - https://bit.ly/2LVdRYNVice - https://bit.ly/2Yk3YKNValue Penguin - https://bit.ly/2t2kXhEUSA Today - https://bit.ly/2Az3B1j

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The Great Pyramid of Giza is a Water Pump w/ Steven Myers | 152 Aug 26, 2019

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The majesty of the Great Pyramid of Giza is unrivaled. Its masterful design, its mind-boggling construction, the fact that’s its just an ancient, enormous water pump in the middle of the desert. Ummm, well, that’s the opinion of more than one expert and that of our guest this week – Steve Meyers. Steven has been studying the Great Pyramid for decades and contends its design is that of a functioning water pump to quench the thirst of the ancient Egyptians (or whoever) that built them. So, this week we grab our advanced degrees in hydraulic engineering and go in search of Giza. Plus, a reference to the Large Hadron Collider and its similarity to a certain calendar makes its way back to the show (it was Conspiracy Bot ), the fellas discuss their favorite “out of place artifact” (it’s not Conspiracy Bot), and both robots seem a little glitchier than normal (mostly just Conspiracy Bot). All of that and more on the podcast that believes all ancient monuments have a modern day use – they look like calendars - Hysteria 51.Special thanks to this week’s research sources:Research Assistant - Raymond Walden IVBooksThe Great Pyramid Prosperity Machine: Why the Great Pyramid was Built! | Steven MyersLost Technologies of the Great Pyramid: How the Great Pyramid was built! | Steven MyersThe Giza Power Plant : Technologies of Ancient Egypt Paperback | Christopher DunnPharaoh's Pump | Edward J KunkelVideosThe Great Pyramid Water PumpBuilding the Great Pyramid using Water Locks and Barges360° Travel inside the Great Pyramid of Giza – BBC - https://bit.ly/2YvIg6IDecoding The Great Pyramid - https://bit.ly/2YGnQTOWebsitesThe Pump - https://bit.ly/2Kr7vNSkeptic’s Dictionary - https://bit.ly/2MGwNdCWorld Pyramids - https://bit.ly/2T54zKsWikipedia - https://bit.ly/1fccReoNew Dawn - https://bit.ly/2KtsS0N

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Abominable Snowman: Our Second Yeti Episode That We Cleverly Named To Trick You Into Listening | 151 Aug 19, 2019

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Yetis are like Jello – there’s always room for more. This week we dive even deeper into the fury beasts. What do the locals think? Where can you find the scalp? What’s the difference between a Sherpa and a sherpa (there is one). And finally, once and for all, are they real and what are they? So, once again, we pack up our snow gear and head into the fray. Plus, Conspiracy Bot surprises everyone and does some work (something’s fishy with that). Kyle says he did his work, but didn’t (nothing fishy there). And we welcome back Erik Severinghaus to give a bit more color to the Himalayas (Pecker is back too and he’s always fishy). All of that and more on the podcast that finds Yetis so nice, we decided to do them twice - Hysteria 51.Special thanks to this week’s research sources:Research Assistant - Raymond Walden IVBooksMy Quest for Yeti: Confronting the Himalayas' Deepest Mystery \ Reinhold MessnerThe Sherpa and the Snowman | Charles StonorNewsweek Special Edition - BigfootVideosRudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (1964) - https://imdb.to/2YAYEOIEvidence of the Yeti | National Geographic - https://bit.ly/2OLLRcDMystery of Himalayan Big Foot "Yeti" Abominable Snowman - https://bit.ly/2KeuP0XWebsitesWikipedia - https://bit.ly/1gB4dqjWikipedia - https://bit.ly/2rQix7aWikipedia - https://bit.ly/2bRyy4DWWF - https://wwf.to/2Zldie1Dictionary - https://bit.ly/2Yrk9p5Bumble - https://bit.ly/2yqfOUiBumble - https://bit.ly/2YxRY7NNewsweek - https://bit.ly/2HhOJd8Quora - https://bit.ly/2Ou5VQyMental Floss - https://bit.ly/2dxnD1W

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Yeti: Himalayan Horror or Hiker’s Hooey? | 150 Aug 12, 2019

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Bigfoot seems to be getting all of the press these days, but what about his O.G. cousin from the far north? The Abominable Snowman or Yeti has appeared in legend, folklore, and adventurer’s stories for years...but what is it? Are we dealing with a, yet unidentified, specimen of ape or bear? Perhaps a hominid cousin we’re not yet aware of? A true snow monster? This week we strap on our crampons and go in search of Yeti. Plus, we learn the origin of C-BOT’S pet, Kyle’s, CPU (it involves a Tamagotchi). Pecker is somehow back in the lower 4th (it probably also involves a Tamagotchi). And we welcome in first timer, Erik Severinghaus, who claims Hysteria 51 is the sole reason he was able to summit Everest (oxygen deprivation is a helluva drug). All of that and more on the podcast that doesn’t have a pet Yeti...we left the backyard gate open - Hysteria 51.Special thanks to this week’s research sources:Research Assistant - Raymond Walden IVBooksMy Quest for Yeti: Confronting the Himalayas' Deepest Mystery \ Reinhold MessnerThe Sherpa and the Snowman | Charles StonorNewsweek Special Edition - BigfootVideosRudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (1964) - https://imdb.to/2YAYEOIEvidence of the Yeti | National Geographic - https://bit.ly/2OLLRcDMystery of Himalayan Big Foot "Yeti" Abominable Snowman - https://bit.ly/2KeuP0XWebsitesWikipedia - https://bit.ly/1gB4dqjWikipedia - https://bit.ly/2rQix7aWikipedia - https://bit.ly/2bRyy4DWWF - https://wwf.to/2Zldie1Dictionary - https://bit.ly/2Yrk9p5Bumble - https://bit.ly/2yqfOUiBumble - https://bit.ly/2YxRY7NNewsweek - https://bit.ly/2HhOJd8Quora - https://bit.ly/2Ou5VQyMental Floss - https://bit.ly/2dxnD1W

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High Strangeness: An Interview w/ Author Eric Bickernicks | 149 Aug 05, 2019

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Things are getting strange in the lower 4th this week as we interview author Eric Bickernicks about his fictional (?) UFO romp, High Strangeness. Are there really spandex clad, cult members looking to “amalgamate” with aliens? Have UFOs landed in Cape Cod? Is there a better name for a law firm than Wakeman and Frasier? We ask the tough questions this week. Plus, Conspiracy Bot learns the negative side of building your own robot (we know this well). Kyle makes his triumphant return and reads some reviews of the show (it doesn’t go well). Also, David Flora joins in on the fun (well…) AND Majungus hits us with another awesome song (Intergalactic Invasion). All of that and more on the podcast that doesn’t always talk about fictional books – or do we – Hysteria 51.Special thanks to this week’s research sources:Research Assistant - Raymond Walden IVBooksHigh Strangeness | Eric BickernicksOperation Paperclip: The Secret Intelligence Program that Brought Nazi Scientists to America | Annie JacobsenWebsitesA Dead Guy - http://adeadguy.comHigh Strangeness - http://capecodufo.comTwitter - https://twitter.com/bickernicksBlurry Photos - http://www.blurryphotos.org/Hysteria 51 - http://hysteria51.com/And Huge thanks to Majungas for our music this week!You can follow them at:https://www.majungas.com/https://www.instagram.com/majungastheband/https://twitter.com/Majungastheband https://www.facebook.com/majungas https://open.spotify.com/album/065UKiYTMYq7xRiEEWP1zI https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCEZ_hGGpKDpgF7dY6qy4uvQ

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Storm Area 51: They Can, In Fact, Stop All of Us | 148 Jul 29, 2019

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What do you get when you combine a joke social media event with the zeitgeisty topic of UFOs? 3+ MILLION people interested in attending an impromptu party/raid of a government installation. We know, a lot to unpack here. Storm Area 51, They Can't Stop All of Us is a Facebook event created by a meme posting page on a lark – hoping to get a handful of followers. Instead it’s become an internet phenomenon covered by everyone from NBC to the New York Times to Hysteria 51 (likely the most important of the bunch). Is the joke event actually happening? If so, are there any aliens to see? If anyone tried to enter Area 51 what lethal and non-lethal methods would the military use to turn them around? What’s a Naruto run? We try to bring some clarity to the chaos this week (but likely just confuse the situation further). Plus, Conspiracy Bot builds a robot to help with his light work (yes, his name is Kyle). We learn that Bot Juice is somehow a hit (apparently it’s the “tang that will make you sang” that does it). And David Flora from the Blurry Photos podcast makes his return to the Lower 4th to add to the confusion. All of that and more on the podcast that won’t be raiding Area 51, we played that game enough in the 90s - Hysteria 51. Cheese Muffins!Special thanks to this week’s research sources:Research Assistant - Raymond Walden IVBooksOperation Paperclip: The Secret Intelligence Program that Brought Nazi Scientists to America | Annie JacobsenVideosKLAS - https://youtu.be/zetw8IuF3GAUSA Today - https://bit.ly/2Jvuwj6Time - https://time.com/5629756/area-51-invasion/WebsitesLas Vegas Now - https://www.lasvegasnow.com/Facebook Event - https://bit.ly/2XZYN1DNY Times - https://nyti.ms/2SCJEOFVice - https://bit.ly/2GvdFeGBlurry Photos - http://www.blurryphotos.org/And Huge thanks to Majungas for our music this week!You can follow them at:https://www.majungas.com/https://www.instagram.com/majungastheband/https://twitter.com/Majungastheband https://www.facebook.com/majungas https://open.spotify.com/album/065UKiYTMYq7xRiEEWP1zI}https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCEZ_hGGpKDpgF7dY6qy4uvQ

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The Tunguska Event: Asteroid or Aliens? | 147 Jul 22, 2019

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On an early June morning in 1908 an explosion leveled over 770 square miles of remote Siberian forest. Effects of the event were witnessed as far away as London. The blast was said to be over 1,000 times larger than the atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima. Yet, there were no known casualties (minus a whole lot of reindeer), leading some to believe there was an intelligence behind the blast. What kind of force could have unleashed a blast of that magnitude? Was it simply a huge meteor? Could extra terrestrials be responsible? Maybe Nikola Tesla finally got his “death ray” right? We grab a bottle of vodka and investigate the curious case of the Tunguska Event this week. Plus, Conspiracy Bot has a new product for sale (yes this one will likely kill you too), Brent attempts to play meteorologist (he’ll stick to podcasting), and Joe Peck is back on the show against our better judgement (he’s not welcome back). All of that and more on the podcast that only wishes on a star when it will level miles of forest and kill reindeer – Hysteria 51.Special thanks to this week’s research sources:Research Assistant - Raymond Walden IVBooksTunguska: An Apocalyptic Event Beyond Belief | Conrad BauerThe Tunguska Mystery (Astronomers' Universe) | Vladimir Rubtsov and Edward AshpoleVideosArthur C. Clarke Mysterious World - The Great Siberian Explosion - https://bit.ly/3256P8NTunguska Explosion 30 July 1908 - https://youtu.be/EiXpp-i442sThe Tunguska Event: Huge Asteroid Impact - https://youtu.be/BNJ8G8c3GRYWebsitesWikipedia - https://bit.ly/2BJJJukEncyclopedia Britannica - https://bit.ly/2RQcvieBBC - https://bbc.in/29Aqns7Earth Sky - https://bit.ly/308K9mnForbes - https://bit.ly/2Xn3S4BPlanetary Science Institute - https://bit.ly/2aVb7WP

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Unit 731: The WW2 Japanese Biological Testing Nightmare | 146 Jul 15, 2019

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Most people are familiar with the horrors the Nazis visited upon their victims in WW2, but what most aren’t familiar with are some equally terrifying and grotesque experiments and testing on the part of the Japanese. At the heart of this was General Shirō Ishii and his Unit 731. Unit 731 was a covert biological and chemical warfare research unit of the Imperial Japanese Army that undertook lethal human experimentation. And we don’t just mean take 2 of these and call us in the morning…if you’re alive. We’re talking about the kind of stuff that would make the devil blush. Freezing human limbs…while still attached to their very live owners. Or even worse, vivisections...you know where they dissect someone…who is still alive! Yeah, it’s a real chuckle fest this week as we explore Unit 731. Plus, we learn there’s an ideology to Conspiracy Bot’s insanity (he says he’s a giver), John gives us a dissertation on war treaties (sometimes Gofo’s just gonna Gofo), and Joe Peck makes a return visit to the lower 4th (as if he ever really left). All of that and more on the podcast that’s never committed a war crime, though some might argue guilt by robot association – Hysteria 51

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