Naked in the Pond, Haunted in the Head | 490

This week on Hysteria 51, we’re tackling two stories that prove nature and sports both have a wildly unhinged sense of humor.First up: science says blocking reproduction may be linked to longer lifesp...

14 Jan 30min

Two Brazilian electronics techs take a totally normal work trip… and wind up on a hillside in suits, raincoats, and homemade lead eye masks, clutching a note that reads like the world’s creepiest cale...

9 Jan 1h 54min

This week on Hysteria 51, we’re boarding a flight straight into chaos—because one United Airlines flight reportedly had to divert after a passenger disrupted the crew, turning “in-flight service” into...

7 Jan 31min

This week on Hysteria 51, we’re taking a scenic drive straight through the Bermuda Triangle of bad decisions—starting in Volusia County, Florida, where a man involved in a crash in a stolen BMW conver...

31 Dec 202525min

This week on Hysteria 51, we’re ping-ponging between “medical science is incredible” and “we are absolutely doomed (pun intended).”First up: researchers in Japan isolated a gut bacterium from Japanese...

24 Dec 202534min

An interstellar object just cruised into our cosmic neighborhood and—naturally—humanity immediately responded with calm, measured curiosity… by screaming “ALIENS!” into the void.This week on Hysteria ...

19 Dec 202558min

This week on Hysteria 51, we’re serving up two stories that prove society is being held together by duct tape and pure audacity.First: GameStop’s “Trade Anything Day.” And they meant anything. Custome...

17 Dec 202527min

Picture this:You and 19 of your closest coworkers go into the jungle looking for oil. Three years later, only four of you come out. You’ve buried most of your friends, you almost died of disease, and ...

12 Dec 20251h 3min