The Paranormal Entertainment Industry with Sapphire Sandalo and Jim Perry
Today I'm joined by paranormal corespondent Jim Perry of the podcast Euphomet and Sapphire Sandalo of the podcast Stories With Sapphire as well as the TV shows Ghost Town Terror, Paranormal Caught On ...
22 Jan 202456min
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 professiona...
15 Jan 20241h 15min
We Are All Pro Wrestlers with Entertainment Journalist BJ Colangelo
Pop culture correspondent and major Pro Wrestling fan BJ Colangelo and I discuss the quirky history of this manly soap opera, its changing landscape in terms of gender and sexuality, as well as the co...
8 Jan 20241h 13min
Talking Crap with Historian Wendy Woloson
Author of the book Crap: A History of Cheap Stuff in America, historian Wendy Woloson joins me to discuss the long-time American obsession with pointless, poorly-made products and novelty items like S...
27 Dec 20231h 11min
SEA MONKEYS
The novelty pets known as Sea Monkeys have delighted and disappointed millions of American children since they were first marketed in the early 1960s, with the nostalgia-fueled craze returning decade ...
18 Dec 202359min
Hallmark Christmas Movies [rewind]
This is a rerelease of last year's holiday special! Find our new merch at americanhysteria.com/merch They usually go something like this: A cranky career woman from the big city who has lost the true ...
12 Dec 20231h
The Many Lives of a Carnival Corpse | Subscriber Sneak Peek
This is a story from a recent episode of our exclusive Patreon/Apple + talk show Hysteria Home Companion, where producer Miranda and I take turns sharing stories related to the topics we are covering....
27 Nov 202326min
MARILYN MANSON'S RIB REMOVAL
(explicit content warning) This *Urban Legends Hotline* episode dives deep into the viral myth that 90s shock rocker Marilyn Manson had ribs surgically removed so that he could perform autofellatio. W...
20 Nov 202352min
