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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It was only a matter of time before Superduperstitious submitted to the siren song of frontier folktales, so at long last, it’s a full episode of fearsome critters!
Hold on tight for this breathless thrill ride through the utter lunacy that is American lumberjack mythology (and also learn way more science than this topic could possibly warrant). You’ll hear all about the boob-loving German ancestor of a western staple, you’ll witness an abomination so pathetic that it just kinda melts when looked at, and you’ll even get some diet advice that involves driving your head through trees.
Also, if you’ve ever wondered how hard you’d have to slap somebody to instantly turn them to a gas, that, too is all covered in this hoot — nay, this dungavenhooter — of an episode of Superduperstitious!
EPISODE LINKS
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/superduperstitious
Lumberwoods tales: http://www.lumberwoods.com
Jackalope: https://mythology.net/mythical-creatures/jackalope/
Wolpertinger: http://hoaxes.org/animals/comments/wolpertinger
Goofus bird: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goofus_bird
Splinter Cat: http://www.lib.lumberwoods.com/fclw/splintercat.html
Teakettler: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teakettler
Central American Whintosser: http://www.lib.lumberwoods.com/fclw/whintosser.html
Squonk: http://www.lib.lumberwoods.com/fclw/squonk.html
Tripodero: http://www.lib.lumberwoods.com/fclw/tripodero.html
Hodag: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hodag
Dungarvon Whooper: http://bit.ly/DungarvonWhooper
Dungavenhooter: http://www.lib.lumberwoods.com/fc/dungavenhooter.html
Physics help: http://bit.ly/DungavenhooterPhysics
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Superduperstitious is back at it again! And “it”, in this particular instance, means “supernatural/ghosty stories”. Superduperstitious is back at supernatural/ghosty stories again. It works.
Wyatt leads in, first with a PSA about being Satan (don’t), then with the SOUL-WRENCHING TERROR that is the Hotel Monte Vista. This Arizona getaway contains very nearly a dozen ghosts, and all of them DO STUFF, which is of course, just, so scary. And all the staff are great with babies.
Then, following an extra special update on the Phantom of the Chicago (featuring none other than the Fire Killa himself), Jake explores the phenomenon of the witching hour. Can ghosts and demons tell time? What time is it right now? Shit, that late already? Am I still up writing this thing? Damn.
Hang some steaks on the chandelier and get some damned sleep, it’s Superduperstitious time!
EPISODE LINKS
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/superduperstitious
Virginia PSA: http://bit.ly/SDSPSA1
Superduperstitious Field Reports: https://www.superduperstitious.com/fieldreports
Wyatt’s story
Hotel Monte Vista: https://www.hotelmontevista.com/site/page/view/ghostStories
TripAdvisor: http://bit.ly/MonteVistaReviews
Jake’s story
Early morning cat stare down: http://bit.ly/fuzzy_lanius
Scratching and knocking on my door at 3 am: http://bit.ly/green_thumb_witch
First usage of “witching hour”: https://www.dictionary.com/browse/witching-hour
Significance of 3: https://www.tuftandneedle.com/resources/what-is-the-witching-hour/
Significance of 3 is maybe bullshit: http://www.icysedgwick.com/witching-hour/
International Journal of Dream Research: http://bit.ly/Luke-Zychowicz-2014
Final witching hour story: http://bit.ly/Static42069
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The world is full of weird, and Superduperstitious is determined to visit it all! To that end, here are a couple more stops along that journey through the strange.
First, Jake takes us to Siberia, 1989, where Soviet scientists dug a hole ALL THE WAY TO HELL. Did their borehole really reach something infernal? The intense heat they encountered might have something to say about it, as would the screaming OH DEAR GOD THE SCREAMING. But also fact-checking is a thing, though surely that has no relevance here. At any rate, stay tuned for a surprise non-appearance by special guest Tom Waits!
Following a hearty beer review that was definitely not pre-recorded, Wyatt ventures to Nevada, home to the most famous of all top secret locations: Area 51. Full of aliens, secrets, and secret aliens, Area 51 sure is a secretive, alien-ful place! That, or maybe experimental military technology is just something that it makes sense to hide from the general public? Nah, it's for sure all aliens.
Have a nice trip, see you next HELL — and tune in for this brand new episode!
EPISODE LINKS
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/superduperstitious
Jake’s story
Screams of the damned (SO LOUD): http://bit.ly/VOLUMEDOWN
Squirrel Nut Zippers palate cleanser: https://youtu.be/yS2IBMQIjDo
Rich Buhler's Well to Hell article: https://www.truthorfiction.com/drilltohellfacts/
Weekly World News: http://bit.ly/OilHell
Wyatt’s story
Live Science: http://bit.ly/LiveScience51
Popular Mechanics: http://bit.ly/PopMech51
SETI opinion: https://www.space.com/ufos-real-but-not-alien-spaceships.html
Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/area51/
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Part II of this Superduperstitious Special Report seeks to finally answer the age-old question: Why come all these peoples be missing?
Last week, we heard about the disappearance of a small child and the watertight case for his having been abducted by a Sasquatch, instead of something real happening to him. We also heard the account of one teen’s near miss when he almost got 411’d SO HARD by a phantom woman in the woods. Luckily, a former police detective is on the case, gathering just the facts and definitely not fabricating a conspiracy in order to sell books. And now this week, it’s science time!
In this conclusive installment, Wyatt and Jake break down the mythos behind the Missing 411 phenomena, examine real Search and Rescue protocol, and try in vain to enjoy a beer without being interrupted by haunted casino game paraphernalia. All this, plus a final evaluation of the man, the mustache, the legend: David Paulides — on this episode of Superduperstitious!
EPISODE LINKS
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/superduperstitious
FBI Bigfoot report: https://vault.fbi.gov/bigfoot/bigfoot-part-01-of-01/view
CanAm Project/Missing 411: https://www.canammissing.com
Maine Search and Rescue: http://mainesearchandrescue.org/
Real SAR opinion: http://bit.ly/411SAR
Paulides interview: https://youtu.be/oEoW12BInDA
“Florida Man” phenomenon: http://bit.ly/FLConfirmationBias
Wansink scandal: https://nyti.ms/2RsGJYy
Aeon essay on rationality: http://bit.ly/RationalityAeon
The 10 Most Deadly National Parks: http://bit.ly/OutsideDeadly
Search and Rescue protocol: http://bit.ly/OutsideSAR
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You ever find some people get really lost? David Paulides sure notices, and so came the Missing 411 book series and general conspiracy phenomenon. And so begins this deep dive!
In the first installment of this Missing 411 two-parter, Wyatt recounts the tragic case of Dennis Martin, a young boy who seemingly vanished into thin air. That is, unless he was ABDUCTED BY A SASQUATCH. Or by a deranged, non-speaking hill person? Certainly no other, more rational explanations exist.
Jake then presents one man’s account of what happened to him on a camping trip some twenty years ago, and it MAY HOLD THE KEY TO THE MYSTERY OF WHAT EVIL LURKS OUT IN THOSE WOODS. But if you shake your dad real good it’ll go away. Could we be one step closer to understanding what is happening to all these missing folks?
Try very hard to smell, and come and ride a bear in Part I of this Superduperstitious Special Report!
EPISODE LINKS
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/superduperstitious
Wyatt’s story
Dennis Martin case: https://www.nps.gov/orgs/1563/cold-cases.htm
Bob Gymlan’s YouTube channel: http://bit.ly/GymlanTube
AMA with the reporter: http://bit.ly/411ReporterAMA
Jake’s story
First person account: http://bit.ly/ForestSmile
Similar account: http://bit.ly/IllinoisScares
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Things were feeling just TOO SANE around here, so it’s once again conspiracy time on Superduperstitious!
Following a few words from some podcast pals, Jake leads in with a story he thought had been put to bed, but which instead proved to be decidedly still up and about and wanting a glass of water and a midnight snack and SOME ANSWERS, DAMN IT. How did the 2008 appearance of a dead raccoon on a beach on Long Island cause over a decade of freaking out? Because it looked weird and it was in Montauk — what more reason do you need?
Then, after a mandated segment of drinking godawful cocktails, Wyatt tells the story of David Icke, former footballer and conspiracy theorist extraordinaire. Yep, he’s the “lizard people control the world” guy. Yep, a whole damned lot of people believe his stuff. The least we can do is see what he’s on about!
This week is full of reptilian royals, Montauk monsters, secret cover-ups, and The Unbearable Icke-ness of Being. Are you happy now, Collin?! It’s time for Superduperstitious!
EPISODE LINKS
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/superduperstitious
That’s Weird: http://www.thatsweird.org/
Jake’s story
Montauk Monster: http://www.montauk-monster.com/
Alternate link: http://bit.ly/MontaukAlt
Monster photo #1: http://bit.ly/MMphoto1
Monster photo #2: http://bit.ly/MMphoto2
The Hour article: http://bit.ly/MontaukHour
Loren Coleman’s take: http://bit.ly/ColemanRaccoon
Comment section: http://bit.ly/MontaukComments
Raccoon solution illustration: http://bit.ly/AGoddamnedRaccoon
Wyatt’s story
David Icke: https://www.davidicke.com
Reptilian NWO: http://bit.ly/ReptilianNWO
Royal family: http://bit.ly/RoyalFamilyLizards
More Icke-ness: http://bit.ly/Ickeness
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There’s no time like the present for getting back on our shit, and that shit, of course, is monsters.
After another rousing edition of The Quaff (AND another audio-based update), Wyatt has some frogs for us. And not just any frogs — it’s the Loveland Frogmen! Or possibly a weirdly upright iguana. But most likely a Sleestak. Just whatever you do, watch out for their wand (???).
Jake then takes us into a stranger’s backyard to be stared at for four years. It’s ABSOLUTELY CHILLING. And apparently not something a game camera can pick up.
Burn your Satanic sheds and walk that way that frogs do on over to this week’s shiny new episode of Superduperstitious!
EPISODE LINKS
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/superduperstitious
Worldwide Hum update: http://bit.ly/Microseisms
Wyatt’s story
Loveland Frogmen: http://bit.ly/LovelandFrogmen
Weird U.S.: http://bit.ly/WeirdOhio
2016 Pokémon Go sighting: http://bit.ly/PokemonFrogman
Giant salamander video: https://youtu.be/sCMZGPcRSOQ
Jake’s story
Something in the woods: http://bit.ly/SomethingInTheWoods
Yard photo: https://imgur.com/GQBmlKJ
Update post: http://bit.ly/30SujNM
Photo of the eyes: https://imgur.com/TgRALgO
Final update: http://bit.ly/2Kduv4s
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We all make mistakes. They don’t always involve depleting all breathable oxygen from a living space or disappearing forever into the jungle, but still. Accordingly, this ep is all about science mistakes!
After a buzzy update from Cuba/Wyatt, Jake tells the tale of the ambitious but ill fated Biosphere 2, an early ’90s experiment (read “publicity stunt”) that actually could have been really cool. Sadly, a lack of adequate technical consideration kept the habitat from realizing its full potential, and that’s how you get ants. And cockroaches. And almost suffocate everybody.
Wyatt then takes us back in time to the antics of Percy Fawcett, who simply couldn’t get enough of that tasty, tasty Amazon rain forest. So much so that he is STILL THERE TO THIS DAY. He may have brought back numerous reports of patently ridiculous animals, and vanished while searching for the so called Lost City of Z, but at least he wasn’t secretly doing something WEIRD, like attempting to help humankind ascend to a higher plane by initiating with transdimensional beings… right? Also, Jake and Wyatt discuss the key differences between poison and venom, and their plans for an upcoming stage play production.
Stick your hand in a thresher and give your son to the Earth Guardians as we venture into this week’s episode of Superduperstitious!
EPISODE LINKS
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/superduperstitious
Sonic attacks update: http://bit.ly/SonicAttacks
First sonic attack episode: http://bit.ly/HookedOnSonics
Second sonic attack episode: http://bit.ly/BahHumBuzz
Jake’s story
Biosphere 2 photo: http://bit.ly/Biosphere2Aerial
Environment and Ecology: http://bit.ly/EnvNEcol
Discover Magazine: http://bit.ly/DiscoverBiosphere2
Mental Floss: http://bit.ly/MentalFlossBiosphere2
NewScientist: http://bit.ly/NewScientistBiosphere2
Nelson’s reflection: http://bit.ly/NelsonDartmouth
Wyatt’s story
Fawcett expedition: http://bit.ly/FawcettStuff
Poison vs. venom: http://bit.ly/Poison-Venom
Project Science: https://youtu.be/aD0bjh1uBnY
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Pyramid power! Greek robots! Other Ancient Aliens bait! It can mean only one thing: tech tales from antiquity on Superduperstitious!
Wyatt kicks it off with a perhaps less well known conspiracy surrounding the Great Pyramid of Giza. And it’s not even the Daniel Jackson kind! Instead, it’s the one where the pyramid is actually a giant electrical power plant, one that a future David Bowie character could be proud of. And the weirdest part? There is a downright stupid amount of plausibility to this one.
Jake then gives us robots through the ages — Italian robots, a boat that totally doesn’t just sink, Hero’s high-speed porn tower — all the hits! And these babies are fully programmable, with not one sign of Skynet crap.
You’ll get all that, plus the introduction of an informative new segment (The Quaff™), all on this historically riveting new episode!
EPISODE LINKS
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/superduperstitious
Wyatt’s story
Great pyramid: https://www.ancient.eu/Great_Pyramid_of_Giza
Pyramid cross section: http://bit.ly/PyramidDiagram
Pyramid power plant: http://bit.ly/TeslaPyramid
Dendera light: http://bit.ly/DenderaLight
Glow discharge bulb: https://youtu.be/tcncjlKWe4Y
It maybe works: http://bit.ly/EMPyramid
Jake’s story
NewScientist article: http://bit.ly/AncientRobots
Da Vinci’s lion: http://bit.ly/DaVinciLion
Hero’s robot: http://bit.ly/HeroBot
Robot video: https://youtu.be/xyQIo9iS_z0
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Spooky spots! Again! Kind of! This week is all about visits to mysterious locations and the mysterious mysteries that happen there — MYSTERIOUSLY.
After some requisite bat shit, Jake leads off with the curious case of Devil’s Kettle Falls in Minnesota, where half of a river apparently falls into oblivion. Where does all that water actually go? Can any natural phenomenon explain its apparent failure to reappear? How many cars do we have to cram into the thing to solve this?!
Wyatt then covers something ALMOST as chilling as disappearing water: disappearing people. Travel to Black Mountain in Queensland, Australia (but don’t) to see what happens if you wander inside this spooky pile o’ rocks (but probably don’t). What could possibly go wrong in a mountain that moans?
Here at Superduperstitious, we know just what sort of entertainment you crave from a podcast: high quality geology content. So listen to this brand new ep!
EPISODE LINKS
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/superduperstitious
Jake’s story
UnMuseum: http://www.unmuseum.org/devils_kettle.htm
Devil’s Kettle photo: http://bit.ly/DevilsKettlePhoto
Video inside the kettle: https://youtu.be/oUCnRA7MbVQ
Lost Lake in Oregon: https://youtu.be/N_rm8Mlb94Y?t=8
Wyatt’s story
“Don’t go there”: https://youtu.be/IfXhGqQKlQM
ABC Australia: http://bit.ly/Black_Mountain
Mysterious Universe: http://bit.ly/MysteriousUniverseBlackMtn
Robbie Shone cave photography: https://www.instagram.com/shonephoto/
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