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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Cryptozoology, that beloved pseudoscience so full of bold hat choices, gets the rest of its comeuppance this week! But it’s not alone: conventional science also has had a long history of doing not exactly the right thing, and the conclusion of this Special Report offers some simple advice for all of the above: holy shit let’s do better.
EPISODE LINKS
Four Phantoms email: fourphantomsbeer@gmail.com
Four Phantoms website: https://www.fourphantoms.net/
Four Phantoms store: https://four-phantoms-brewing-company.square.site/
Four Phantoms on Untappd: https://untappd.com/FourPhantoms/beer
All previous Special Reports: https://www.superduperstitious.com/superduperstitious-special-reports
The Tangled Tree: A Radical New History of Life: https://bit.ly/3ghUqrm
Cameron Village Sewer Blob video: https://youtu.be/SQmFWYWqTZA
Mokele-mbembe revisited: https://bit.ly/35eTwoU
Is Cryptozoology Good or Bad for Science: https://bit.ly/3ixcL57
Support Mi’kmaw journalism: http://kukukwes.com/support-kukukwes-com/
Decolonizing field ecology: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/333046168_Decolonizing_field_ecology
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The exciting conclusion to our ninth Superduperstitious Special Report will be comin' atcha next week – but in the meantime, why not enjoy some SUPER SECRET BONUS 'TENT??
Yes, in addition to the normal episodes we put out on a sometimes-regular basis, minisodes like these could be all yours EVERY SINGLE WEEK, alongside various other delightful treats – and all you have to do is support the show on Patreon! You'll help make this pod possible, and in return, we'll officially determine what monster you need to personally be wary of, we'll throw more audio content your way, and we'll even give you access to *exclusive stickers* not available to ANYONE else. Check it all out at https://www.patreon.com/superduperstitious and make us the happiest dorks around!
MINISODE LINKS
OUR PATREON DID YOU FORGET: https://www.patreon.com/superduperstitious
Humboldt's woolly monkey: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/22/Lagothrix_lagotricha_%28male%29.jpg
Urban Ghosts Media: https://urbanghostsmedia.com/
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Another Superduperstitious Special Report? Another critical look at the pseudoscientific shenanigans of cryptozoology? BOTH?! What a day!
In this first half of another epic two-part deep dive, the boys examine some cryptozoological coattail riding, Europeans’ long history of “discovering” species that were new only to their white asses, and of course some super cool aminals. Also, apparently a shitload of feral cats were just unleashed upon Chicago, so that’s nice.
The difference between “cryptid” and “not yet known to science” isn’t as black and white as the critters discussed in this episode. Listen in and appreciate that wordplay!
EPISODE LINKS
Palestine resources: https://oc-palestine.carrd.co/
Palestinian Centre for Human Rights: https://www.pchrgaza.org/en/
Four Phantoms email: fourphantomsbeer@gmail.com
Four Phantoms website: https://www.fourphantoms.net/
Four Phantoms store: https://four-phantoms-brewing-company.square.site/
Four Phantoms on Untappd: https://untappd.com/FourPhantoms/beer
SDS PSA
Feral cats in Chicago: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/may/14/chicago-feral-cats-rat-crisis
Bullshit study justifying feral cat program: https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5789309/
Process Church of the Final Judgment: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Process_Church_of_the_Final_Judgment
Prolly a cult: https://bit.ly/3wAWv6L
Some actual science: https://abcbirds.org/program/cats-indoors/trap-neuter-release/
Wyatt’s story
Loren Coleman tweet: https://twitter.com/cryptoloren/status/1269359455122178051?lang=en
Collin Dickey’s article: https://lithub.com/the-monster-that-everyone-saw-and-no-one-cared-to-talk-about/
Guardian panda article: https://bit.ly/2SrCnFw
Coelacanth in Mountain Dew: https://www.instagram.com/p/BvEjnwqnuum/
Jake’s story
All previous Special Reports: https://www.superduperstitious.com/superduperstitious-special-reports
1999 NOVA article: https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/article/fantastic-creatures/
Sclater’s 1901 paper: https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31590976#page/90/mode/1up
Okapi photo: https://bit.ly/3yPOKMv
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Gotta love the eps when you do all the work for us.
EPISODE LINKS
All-purpose show links: https://www.superduperstitious.com/links
Four Phantoms email: fourphantomsbeer@gmail.com
Four Phantoms website: https://www.fourphantoms.net/
Four Phantoms store: https://four-phantoms-brewing-company.square.site/
Four Phantoms on Untappd: https://untappd.com/FourPhantoms/beer
Big Mouth Billy Bass: https://youtu.be/yd1XEkMotK8
Arielle’s heavily mirrored bathroom #1: https://bit.ly/3wlb4eT
Arielle’s heavily mirrored bathroom #2: https://bit.ly/3eKDU2a
Arielle’s heavily mirrored bathroom #3: https://bit.ly/2Ro2gWt
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Palm trees are amazing.
In this week’s episode, Jake and Wyatt get unintentionally introspective and also maybe call for a general strike? That, and they embark on a Bermudangle voyage to explore the mysterious disappearances of Flight 19 and the S.S. Cotopaxi. It’s a Bermuda Triangle episode, is what we’re getting at. Check it out!
EPISODE LINKS
All-purpose show links: https://www.superduperstitious.com/links
Four Phantoms email: fourphantomsbeer@gmail.com
Four Phantoms website: https://www.fourphantoms.net/
Four Phantoms store: https://four-phantoms-brewing-company.square.site/
Four Phantoms on Untappd: https://untappd.com/FourPhantoms/beer
Wyatt’s story
Flight 19: https://www.history.com/news/the-mysterious-disappearance-of-flight-19
Possible explanations: https://exepose.com/2016/11/02/the-mystery-of-the-bermuda-triangle-solved/
Jake’s story
1958 article: https://bit.ly/3ucwYQH
Newsweek article: https://www.newsweek.com/ship-vanished-bermuda-triangle-century-ago-1484311
Live Science article: https://www.livescience.com/shipwreck-cotopaxi-bermuda-triangle.html
Post and Courier article: https://bit.ly/2PGOVI2
Ocean disappearance explanations: https://bit.ly/3gWo7yL
Bermuda Triangle explanations: https://on.natgeo.com/3xG7zkm
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Comedian, podcast host, and generally curious guy ALEX SCHMIDT joins the show to talk about some surprisingly creepy things!
Given such a straightforward prompt, Jake launches in with the “surprisingly” spooky story of Bloody Mary. You know, that thing you didn’t realize was scary? But what if we told you… IT’S ALL TRUE? KIND OF?? Wyatt follows up with an even more chilling topic: Tupperware.
Is there a supernatural conspiracy among newspaper comic strips? How do you know if you have too much sperm? And what is the best name for a large food storage container? Find out the answers to some of these questions and probably others, all on this week’s episode of Superduperstitious!
EPISODE LINKS
Secretly Incredibly Fascinating: http://sifpod.fun
More Alex stuff: https://www.alexschmidty.com
All-purpose show links: https://www.superduperstitious.com/links
Four Phantoms email: fourphantomsbeer@gmail.com
Four Phantoms website: https://www.fourphantoms.net/
Four Phantoms store: https://four-phantoms-brewing-company.square.site/
Four Phantoms on Untappd: https://untappd.com/FourPhantoms/beer
Jake’s stories
Bloody Mary ritual basics: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/bloody-mary-story/
Bloody Mary legend #1: https://www.hauntedrooms.co.uk/the-bloody-mary-legend
Origins of legend: https://home.iscte-iul.pt/~fgvs/Dundes%20bloody.pdf
Catoptromancy: https://occult-world.com/catoptromancy-divinations/
Bloody Mary legend #2: https://americanfolklore.net/folklore/2012/10/bloody_mary_whales.html
Mirror/brain study press release: https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/illusory-scenes-fade-in-out-view/
Mirror/brain study actual text: https://bit.ly/2QQDmOA
Wyatt’s story
Dr. Swan’s article: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/05/books/review/shanna-swan-count-down.html
Phthalates: https://bit.ly/3sNpQsq
Moar BPA: https://mayocl.in/3eokv5H
Fertility study: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0015028214023516
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This one’s about weird furniture.
Featuring: curses, Jake answering only in hums, and a return of The Quaff that comes dangerously close to actually reviewing a beer…
EPISODE LINKS
All-purpose show links: https://www.superduperstitious.com/links
“The Quaff” bottle openers: https://www.superduperstitious.com/shop/x7k2m1lj2h9vaifu5di7mdnsn2gemk
Four Phantoms email: fourphantomsbeer@gmail.com
Four Phantoms website: https://www.fourphantoms.net/
Four Phantoms store: https://four-phantoms-brewing-company.square.site/
Four Phantoms on Untappd: https://untappd.com/FourPhantoms/beer
Wyatt’s story
KY history: https://history.ky.gov/2019/10/30/new-details-about-the-cursed-chest/
The Conjure Chest: https://fairweatherlewis.wordpress.com/2011/06/11/the-conjure-chest/
Jake’s story
Medium article #1: https://bit.ly/3uRfI3m
Medium article #2: https://bit.ly/3mRXdZQ
The Northern Echo: https://bit.ly/3tmeSew
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The 2020 season was a wash. It’s been two long years and 72 episodes since the last time we did it. That’s right: it’s cult tournament time.
This week is the championship showdown between the Earth Division and the Planetary Division of cults, featuring all the doomsdays, owls, and former taxi drivers you could hope for! Fill out your bracket, charge up a spiritual energy battery, and join us as we get naked and blow stuff up on a March Madness episode of Superduperstitious!
EPISODE LINKS
All-purpose show links: https://www.superduperstitious.com/links
Four Phantoms email: fourphantomsbeer@gmail.com
Four Phantoms website: https://www.fourphantoms.net/
Four Phantoms store: https://four-phantoms-brewing-company.square.site/
Four Phantoms on Untappd: https://untappd.com/FourPhantoms/beer
Cult stuph
2021 NCAAA bracket: http://bit.ly/MarchMadderness
Chen Tao: https://d-nb.info/1115332651/34
The Brethren: https://www.religioustolerance.org/body_chr.htm
Crypto Bros: https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=crypto%20bro
The Aetherius Society: https://www.aetherius.org/
Freedomites: https://www.canadashistory.ca/explore/religion-spirituality/sons-of-freedom
Congregation for the Light: https://bit.ly/31LomUu
Eckankar: https://www.eckankar.org/
Peloton: https://forward.com/news/459268/go-ahead-call-it-a-cult-im-grateful-for-my-peloton/
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Once upon a time, etc., etc., it’s a fairy tale themed episode of Superduperstitious!
Talkin’ ’bout ogres, talkin’ ’bout gnomes, talkin’ ’bout frustrating dialectic differences between the U.S. and the U.K. – it’s all here! So squeeze some salt, secure your dog door, and let’s all of us live happily ever after with this week’s episode.
EPISODE LINKS
Support victims’ families in Boulder: https://bit.ly/31pM8Fs
All-purpose show links: https://www.superduperstitious.com/links
Four Phantoms email: fourphantomsbeer@gmail.com
Four Phantoms website: https://www.fourphantoms.net/
Four Phantoms store: https://four-phantoms-brewing-company.square.site/
Four Phantoms on Untappd: https://untappd.com/FourPhantoms/beer
Wyatt’s story
“The Boy and the Ogre”: https://bit.ly/3swFfOt
Psychology of ogre stories (sans paywall): https://bit.ly/3cunLNb
Ian Jobling is bad: https://religion.wikia.org/wiki/Ian_Jobling
Jake’s stories
Tammy’s tale: https://from-the-shadows.blogspot.com/2009/06/evil-little-man.html
Gnome background: https://bit.ly/2NXgBYe
1st gnome video from Ep. 17: https://youtu.be/4EQO0VfBpt4
2nd gnome video from Ep. 17: https://youtu.be/EAjyxdjDeUA
Charlie’s tale Part I: http://from-the-shadows.blogspot.com/2011/08/terror-of-evil-little-man-part-one.html
Charlie’s tale Part II: https://from-the-shadows.blogspot.com/2011/08/terror-of-evil-little-man-part-two.html
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Spook lights, baby! That’s the name of the game this week.
After an Oumuamua update from Wyatt, Jake ventures to the Mekong River for some fireballs that are either being puked up by a giant snake, stirred up by the river itself, faked for tourism purposes – OR PERHAPS ALL THREE. Wyatt then follows up on a listener lead for some equally intriguing flying light balls in Missouri. Find out some but most definitely not all of the answers to what the deal is with those!
Last one to the new ep is a Rotten Hank – listen in for another brand new Superduperstitious!
EPISODE LINKS
Fight anti-AAPI hate: https://anti-asianviolenceresources.carrd.co/
More resources: https://aapi-support.carrd.co/
All-purpose show links: https://www.superduperstitious.com/links
Four Phantoms email: fourphantomsbeer@gmail.com
Four Phantoms website: https://www.fourphantoms.net/
Four Phantoms store: https://four-phantoms-brewing-company.square.site/
Four Phantoms on Untappd: https://untappd.com/FourPhantoms/beer
Jake’s story
Naga fireballs of the Mekong: https://www.wondermondo.com/naga-fireballs-of-mekong/
Photo of a fireball: https://www.ststworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/Naga_Fire_Ball.jpg
Video of fireballs: https://youtu.be/JoilmoRHY_s
Goose's drawing and note: https://www.instagram.com/p/CMvDHiaHuFy/
Wyatt’s stories
Oumuamua update: https://phys.org/news/2021-03-scientists-extra-solar-oumuamua.html
First video of Senath lights: https://youtu.be/iJRyTktEhY0
Local news video of lights: https://youtu.be/GlXqhDgo-rc
Missouri Ghosts: http://www.missourighosts.net/arbyrdghostlightstories.html
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