Stay ConnectedA podcast about the paranormal, the credibility of the creepy, and the science of the spooky: Superduperstitious is a comedy podcast that looks at the mysterious and scary world of the weird and says, “Wait. What?” Hosts Wyatt Shell and Jake Withee use their science backgrounds to tease apart possible explanations for unexplained, supernatural, and otherwise strange phenomena.
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After much ado, it’s time for the science-packed conclusion of this movie-monster-centric Superduperstitious Special Report!
We got genetics, we got behavioral ecology, we got functional responses — everything you never thought you wanted to know about how animals work, and now you can apply it all to movies like a weirdo.
All that, plus a very important beer, Cthulhu surprises, and A FREAKING WEB SHOP, all in the conclusion to another two-parter!
EPISODE LINKS
MERCH SHOP: https://www.superduperstitious.com/shop
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/superduperstitious
Episode 69: https://www.superduperstitious.com/episodes/69-nice
The cocktails (Instagram post): https://www.instagram.com/p/ByXjqSkn3q_/
IBU Syracuse: https://ibubrewing.com/
Stalk eyed fly: https://youtu.be/DNgeaiEuFc0?t=12
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Our Special Report on movie monsters concludes next week! In the meantime, here's another preview from BEYOND THE PAYWALL.
Supporters of our Patreon at the $10 level or higher receive an entry into our PANDER raffle, access to monthly curated outtakes (see the preview from two weeks ago), exclusive quarterly stickers available nowhere else (here's the most recent one: https://www.instagram.com/p/B2CbX7Dn-kP/), and this: a couple mini episodes every month!
We have plenty more stories to tell you than just what makes it into the main eps, and we're happy to do it in this freeform, goofy as h*ck way! Minimal editing, no specific prompt — just a couple of goofs and a whole lotta spooks. In this minisode, Wyatt presents a 1970s UFO encounter from Japan, and Jake leads us on a journey through the most well thought out and believable 'squatch-spiracy you ever did hear.
If you'd like to get access to all this and more, please consider helping support the show at https://www.patreon.com/superduperstitious. Thank you!
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Superduperstitious goes to Hollywood in Part I of another Special Report!
After a very important and then suddenly completely pointless PSA, Wyatt leads in with a discussion of mutation in movies. So often the crutch of screenwriters who want a monster and want it NOW, mutation tends to follow a few very specific beats in movies, all of them fun and giggle-worthy.
Jake then heads in a more behavioral direction, examining the often biologically illogical ways monsters tend to act in order to serve their narrative purpose. And he manages to do this through somehow mostly dinosaur examples.
Have your popcorn handy, keep away from that glowing purple stuff, and get ready for the beginning of a goofy, science-y, and cinematic deep-dive with Superduperstitious!
EPISODE LINKS
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/superduperstitious
Wyatt’s story
District 9: https://youtu.be/waYpKWiNI5A?t=204
The Island of Dr. Moreau: https://youtu.be/N6d4LJWldM0?t=191
Them!: https://youtu.be/v4URRp39XOo?t=63
Ant sounds for babies: https://youtu.be/G2TMZoURwYQ
TMNT: https://youtu.be/cmXGQq46hLc?t=115
Jake’s story
Jurassic Park III: https://youtu.be/X1hMXIWl8Dw
King Kong (2005): https://youtu.be/fOolxUEFCBo
CDC rabies info: https://www.cdc.gov/rabies/specific_groups/veterinarians/clinical_signs.html
Anaconda: https://youtu.be/yQmAdY-jIpI?t=194
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There will be a full, new episode out next week, but in the meantime, here's some bonus content from beyond the paywall!
We offer a variety of fun rewards on our Patreon, including curated outtakes like these clips from Episodes 69 through 72. As you'll find, they're not just random mistakes that didn't make the cut: these are deliberately selected and carefully edited together clips presented for the amusement of any patron at the $5 level or higher.
That's right, for just $5 a month, you can get access to all of our outtakes (new batches are released each month) AND be entered for the chance to be featured in PANDER, the weekly segment where we determine the personalized cryptid matches of our individual patrons!
If you've enjoyed the show so far and want to help it grow, please consider contributing at https://www.patreon.com/superduperstitious. Thanks for listening!
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All good things must come to an end, and also so does August Around the World. For the last leg of this particular journey, it’s time to head to Australia!
To be fair, this is hardly the show’s first visit to this particular continent (or even its third), but this IS the first trip to Australia that is exclusively about ghost stories! Jake leads off with another Reddit find, because he truly is the worst at finding ghost story sources. Listen to the actually fairly heartwarming tale of a little girl and her perhaps not-so-imaginary friend, and find out whether ghosts die when hit by trucks.
Then, after the most chilling round of Shadowlands Roulette to date, Wyatt discusses the Monte Cristo homestead, a place where everyone and their baby gets thrown down the stairs to their death. Does this schmancy old house turned bed and breakfast live up to its reputation as Australia’s most haunted sandwich-named building? For a couple hundred dollarydoos a night, you can find out firsthand!
The month-long world tour may be ending, but never fear! There are plenty more adventures ahead. So grab some bleach, turn on a relaxing vacuum cleaner, and tune in to this week’s episode of Superduperstitious!
EPISODE LINKS
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/superduperstitious
Kaijin depiction: http://bit.ly/2ZvJVsK
Jake’s story
“Potential Lifelong Haunting”: http://bit.ly/2PjPdDE
Imaginary friends: http://bit.ly/30JdEM2
Wyatt’s story
Monte Cristo background: http://bit.ly/346KLvC
Monte Cristo website: https://www.montecristo.com.au/history.html
Monte Cristo hauntings: http://bit.ly/2ZxwIj1
Reviews: http://bit.ly/2UapfkU
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August Around the World won’t stop until August does! YOUR MOVE, AUGUST.
This installment finds the boys in Canada! But not literally. (Although, depending on how close to the release date you happen to catch this episode, Wyatt actually MIGHT be actively in Ontario, so there you go.) ANYWAY, guess what’s back? The Phantom of the Chicago! And guess what it probably still is? Birds!
Once the regional fun begins in earnest, Wyatt kicks things off all the way up in Nunavut, with a Baffin Island Inuit creation tale involving familiar lycanthropic imagery. Try to ignore the implications of a human-canine marriage long enough to follow the trail south to Quebec, where Europeans bring… tales of the very same creatures? Remember: the first rule of being a loup-garou is you do NOT talk about being a loup-garou.
Jake then heads west all the way to the Pacific, with a Vancouver ghost story that’ll scare the blankets right off of you. If you’re house sitting all alone and start to get creeped out, you’d be wise to leave the lights on — but that may not be enough. Redditors really know how to deliver, don’t they?
Keep your tuque on tight so your ears don’t get sickle sliced, and stay away from your aunt’s swimming pool — it’s all aboot the Great White North on this episode of Superduperstitious. So don’t miss it, ya hoser!
EPISODE LINKS
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/superduperstitious
Wyatt’s story
The origin of the Adlet and of the Qadlunait: https://test.ilcesare.it/bae-ar06-15/
The Miller and the Loup-Garou: http://bit.ly/2ZjCkgW
Loup-garou: https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/loup-garou
News accounts: http://weekinweird.com/2011/11/08/beastly-burdens-werewolf-quebec/
Jake’s story
“The Nanny Tried to Warn Me”: http://bit.ly/2ZogIfm
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Wyatt and Jake are determined to stick to their month-long prompt of finding stories from all around the world, even if they’re terrible at it. This week, it’s India!
Following a quick PANDER session for patrons, Jake continues to use Reddit as a crutch as he just kinda dumps out a series of random stories vaguely connected to the country in question. Haunted objects? Haunted houses? Very tall women? This segment’s got ‘em all, plus a horrible humanoid creature sighting for extra good measure.
It’s then time to face the dreaded wheels in a long overdue round of Shadowlands Roulette, but that doesn’t deter Wyatt from proceeding onward to tell the story of some bugs and some music. Turns out, when there are more people around to spread rumors, those rumors spread very effectively. But, like, nobody ENJOYS getting randomly scratched in the face at night, so, you know.
Be cautious of any unpainted decorations brought home by family members, and try not to repeat “sanedo sanedo sanedo laal sanedo” TOO many times if you can avoid it. Superduperstitious is not liable if this episode causes you to become possessed/cursed. Batteries not included. Some restrictions apply. Results may vary.
EPISODE LINKS
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/superduperstitious
Jake’s story
First story: http://bit.ly/304LwCP
Assortment of stories: http://bit.ly/3058PfE
“This One Time in India”: http://bit.ly/2N5uOzI
Xtro GIF: https://imgur.com/gallery/9nx6vhv
Wyatt’s story
Muhnochwa 1: http://bit.ly/2Z4ZvYb
Muhnochwa 2: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/2205194.stm
Muhnochwa 3: http://bit.ly/2NamSNk
Muhnochwa 4: http://bit.ly/33BHKmq
Weird cricket: https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DrP5ouiVYAImZB9.jpg:large
Cursed songs: http://bit.ly/2YNKXko
“Jhalak Dikhla Ja”: https://youtu.be/vnlk8V-q0oU
“Sanedo Sanedo (Lal Sanedo)”: https://youtu.be/61waqncU_9M
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August Around the World continues, this time in Africa!
After a bit of clarification RE: the Fire Killer (namely the fact that Wyatt and Jake are not him), Wyatt takes off into the forests of the Congo River basin in search of an elusive ape. And this time, it’s not even an upright one! This is the story of how sometimes the legends really ARE true. And at the end of the journey, you find a creature that poops just SO big.
Jake heads in a different direction, with some botanical buffoonery, namely the so-called Madagascar Devil Tree. Is anyone really surprised that a bunch of white people would totally eat up a story about a tree that totally eats up people? The tale itself may be absurd, but you won’t leave empty-handed! Jake also provides some half-assed science about the world’s REAL carnivorous plants, and then fails to remember the verb “to taper”.
Get ready to meet your smash-y cousins, and don’t drink anything from any flailing plants as you tuck into this week’s episode of Superduperstitious!
EPISODE LINKS
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/superduperstitious
Fire Killer reports: https://www.superduperstitious.com/fieldreports
Wyatt’s story
Gorilla legend: https://theglyptodon.wordpress.com/2011/10/04/the-gorilla-500-bc-1861-ad/
Ufiti: http://www.occultopedia.com/u/ufiti.htm
Andrew Battell: http://bit.ly/2KpHrE2
Bili ape mystery: https://www.karlammann.com/bili.php#.XUxk85NKjUI
Bili apes found: https://www.theguardian.com/science/2007/jul/14/conservation.internationalnews
Oliver the chimpanzee: http://bit.ly/OliverChimpanzee
Jake’s story
Crinoid: https://cedarvalleyrockclub.org/siteImages/Crinoids/Image14b.jpg
Devil Tree of Madagascar: http://hoaxes.org/archive/permalink/man_eating_tree_of_madagascar
Moar spooky tree: http://lostcities.weebly.com/articles/first-post
Sheep-eating plant: https://theextremehorticulturist.files.wordpress.com/2015/06/338.jpg
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Watch out for rogue waves and try to outrun your shadow, it’s time for some international tales! (Note: If the episode prompt is “the British Isles”, don’t be surprised when both hosts just pick Scotland.)
After a noisy revisit to what was once believed to be bugs, Jake mounts an expedition to the Cairngorms, the favored haunt of An Fear Liath Mòr, The Big Grey Man. There are many opinions on what this frightening figure lurking atop Ben Macdui might be, but one thing’s for sure: finding out will involve a lot of embarrassing impersonations.
A brand new recurring segment follows, in which Wyatt and Jake find a new use for the NCAAA, the arcane computer they built/summoned back in Episode 60. After that, Wyatt takes us to the Outer Hebrides (pronounced HEE-bryedz) to investigate the mysterious disappearance of the lighthouse keepers of Eilean Mòr. Hear the century-old tale of how, if you go outside without a coat, you’ll catch a cold so bad that three guys die.
You CANNOT be ready for the amazing adventure that is AUGUST AROUND THE WORLD. It all starts here, on Superduperstitious!
EPISODE LINKS
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/superduperstitious
Sonic attacks update: https://nyti.ms/2KhcoZB
“Mos’ Scocious”: https://youtu.be/YdjjxT25_5A
Jake’s story
Am Fear Liath Mòr: http://bit.ly/AmFearLiathMòr
The Scotsman article: http://bit.ly/2Kal97C
Alastair Borthwick’s accounts: http://bit.ly/32Y2C7n
Brocken spectre photo #1: http://bit.ly/2K6sUNa
Brocken spectre photo #2: https://i.redd.it/sbtjp2u2z8a21.jpg
Reel by Calum Stewart: https://youtu.be/h5Wa19uohBM
Wyatt’s story
The Eilean Mòr lighthouse mystery: http://bit.ly/2OtDsKp
Historic UK: http://bit.ly/2YHIAPi
Theories as to what happened: http://bit.ly/2YB8bJq
Microburst GIF: https://www.weather.gov/images/bmx/Daily/microbursts/animation.gif
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If you thought this podcast was above exploiting the cuteness of a baby animal for attention, think again! And while you’re at it, here’s an episode all about dog-related stuff.
Exhausted new puppy parent Wyatt begins with a few accounts of the White Things of West Virginia, also known as Sheepsquatch (and also apparently sometimes called Devil Dogs, but you won’t find that out until well after the fact). Is it a bear? Is it a different, older bear? Whatever it is, it’s got some stank.
Following a definitely-not-pre-recorded segment of The Quaff, Jake treads some familiar ground on just two legs. That’s right: even more upright canine tales! Gird your car’s loins as you fumble for your keys, and when in doubt, make a break for the tree line.
This episode contains puffing and swimming, swimming and puffing, and some cuddly cameos from the too-cute Kuma, the Official Dog of Superduperstitious! Grab a suggestively-labelled beer and listen in.
EPISODE LINKS
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/superduperstitious
Kuma video: https://www.instagram.com/superduperstitious/
Wyatt’s story
Cryptopia: http://bit.ly/Sheepsquatch
Visit Cryptoville: http://bit.ly/Cryptoville
WV Explorer: http://bit.ly/WVExplorer
The M’thm’n: https://themothman.fandom.com/wiki/White_Things
Jake’s story
Episode 16 – Don’t Have a Cowman, Dogman: http://bit.ly/CowmanDogman
Episode 36 – Howlers, Whistlers, and Cabin Smashers: http://bit.ly/2ManyCoroners
The Beast of State Line Road: http://bit.ly/2Y0Ar8M
Uncle’s encounter: http://bit.ly/DogmanThoughts
Phantoms and Monsters: http://bit.ly/2y8ATlY
Mt. Pisgah puffin’: http://bit.ly/PisgahDog
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