The Indiana Cyclone: America's First Munchausen Case with Sarah Marshall of 'You're Wrong About'

The Indiana Cyclone: America's First Munchausen Case with Sarah Marshall of 'You're Wrong About'

In this episode I tell podcaster Sarah Marshall a truly wild story I uncovered about the first recognized case of Munchausen Syndrome (Factitious Disorder) in the United States. An alleged professional wrestler and American folk anti-hero called the Indiana Cyclone faked symptoms of injury and illness while blowing through hospitals across the country from the 1950s to the 1970s, leaving a bizarre kind of terror in his wake. Catch Sarah and I at SF SketchFest on Feb 2nd and Feb 3rd! Make sure you listen to You're Wrong About and You Are Good (duh duh duh!) Check out our new merch line Folk Devils United Become a Patron to support our show and get early ad-free episodes and bonus content Or subscribe to American Hysteria on Apple Podcasts Leave us a message on our Urban Legends Hotline Hosted Chelsey Weber-Smith Produced and Edited by Miranda Zickler Music direction by Riley Swedelius-Smith Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Normalizing the Paranormal with Podcaster Jim Perry of Euphomet

Normalizing the Paranormal with Podcaster Jim Perry of Euphomet

Today we're talking to podcaster Jim Perry, the host of Euphomet, a paranormal documentary series that explores the unknown and our relationship to it through the stories of supernatural Experiencers....

3 Jan 202257min

WAR ON CHRISTMAS (Rerelease)

WAR ON CHRISTMAS (Rerelease)

In this classic episode, learn about the battles fought for and against this controversial American holiday from the Puritans to the present as well as some of the forgotten traditions that may change...

26 Des 202153min

ALIEN ABDUCTIONS (part two)

ALIEN ABDUCTIONS (part two)

For part two of our series, we will look at skeptics' explanations for the alien abduction phenomenon to see what factors they believe may be creating these visions: repressed memory hypnotherapy, sle...

20 Des 202155min

ALIEN ABDUCTIONS (part one)

ALIEN ABDUCTIONS (part one)

For part one of our two-part series, we will learn about the lives of some of the most influential abductees and the people who've studied them in order to set the stage for part two, in which we will...

13 Des 202158min

The Polyamorous Cult of Ayn Rand: 'Hysteria Home Companion' Patreon Sneak Peak

The Polyamorous Cult of Ayn Rand: 'Hysteria Home Companion' Patreon Sneak Peak

Here's a little more information about our new Patron's-only talk show Hysteria Home Companion, in which producer Miranda Zickler and I dive deeper into the show's current topic and share all the goss...

2 Des 20215min

Am I Good? With 'You Are Good' Podcast Hosts Sarah Marshall and Alex Steed

Am I Good? With 'You Are Good' Podcast Hosts Sarah Marshall and Alex Steed

Sarah Marshall and Alex Steed host the feelings/movie podcast 'You Are Good'. On this episode, we talk about our own self-esteem, the movies that made us, and break down the secular myths we've create...

22 Nov 202153min

THE SELF-ESTEEM MOVEMENT

THE SELF-ESTEEM MOVEMENT

In the late 1980s, a New Age America began telling children that they were special, that if they just believed in themselves all their dreams would come true. Not only that, but spiritual seekers and ...

15 Nov 202152min

Context Clues: Get Rich Quick

Context Clues: Get Rich Quick

This rerelease episode is about America's lifelong obsession with Get Rich Quick magical thinking. It will help us put into context next week's brand new episode called Self-Esteem and the magical thi...

8 Nov 202154min

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