Maybe the real Havana syndrome was the friends we made along the way.

EPISODE LINKS

All-purpose show links: https://superduperstitious.com/links

Four Phantoms website: https://www.fourphantoms.net/

Four Phantoms store: https://four-phantoms-brewing-company.square.site/

Wyatt’s story

Episode 5: https://www.superduperstitious.com/episodes/5-hooked-on-sonics

Episode 34: https://www.superduperstitious.com/episodes/34-bah-hum-buzz

Episode 53: https://www.superduperstitious.com/episodes/53-potc-part-a-billion

Episode 76: https://www.superduperstitious.com/episodes/76-mos-scotia

Episode 142: https://www.superduperstitious.com/episodes/142-still-sounds-bad

60 Minutes Russian conspiracy: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/havana-syndrome-russia-evidence-60-minutes/

NIH Study: https://bit.ly/4a1Dyxp

Scientific American article: https://bit.ly/3WnCzEv

Jake’s stories

Phantoms and Monsters 5/19/2023: https://bit.ly/3Urrpw7

Phantoms and Monsters 1/3/2023: https://bit.ly/3ws22Cd

Phantoms and Monsters 1/9/2023: https://bit.ly/3wszhoW

UFO Clearinghouse 1/16/2023: https://bit.ly/3y4dAfx

UFO Clearinghouse 1/17/2023: https://bit.ly/4dADKXJ

UFO Clearinghouse 2/7/2023: https://bit.ly/3UrrkIP

Phantoms and Monsters 11/10/2023: https://bit.ly/3UwafO2

Phantoms and Monsters 1/19/2024: https://bit.ly/4dnHag7

Bald eagle basics: https://avianreport.com/what-is-the-bald-eagle-size/

Bald eagle comeback story: https://bit.ly/4aXDpMF

Chicagoland eagle population growth: https://bit.ly/4aYRIRd

Winter bald eagle migration: https://bit.ly/4dmkpJu

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STOP LOOKING AT THE DATE.

Anyway, what a wild way for you to find out that Wyatt’s leaving the show.

EPISODE LINKS

All-purpose show links: https://superduperstitious.com/links

Four Phantoms website: https://www.fourphantoms.net/

Four Phantoms store: https://four-phantoms-brewing-company.square.site/

Humanoid creature CCTV footage: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A-xNlnmhjj0

Contact form: https://superduperstitious.com/contact

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Boy howdy, if this were the sort of podcast that had separate seasons, this episode sure would be the start of a new one! But it isn’t, so it’s not. Instead, enjoy two timely takes on some pervasive immunity myths! If you want to eat a lime or something, that’s fine.

EPISODE LINKS

All-purpose show links: https://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/

Jake’s story

Lymph: https://www.scienceabc.com/pure-sciences/difference-between-blood-and-lymph.html

Lymphatic system: https://theodora.com/anatomy/the_lymphatic_system.html

Immune system overview: https://www.niaid.nih.gov/research/immune-system-overview

Refuting the myth of “immunity debt”: https://bit.ly/3wtMdra

Unraveling the logic: https://bit.ly/3kKt8hS

RSV spikes: https://www.cdc.gov/rsv/research/rsv-net/dashboard.html

Episode 107: https://www.superduperstitious.com/episodes/107-preventative-measures

Transfer of immunity at birth: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/12727640/

Recent strep throat deaths: http://bit.ly/3Dif05P

COVID before RSV: https://twitter.com/DFisman/status/1602423960246829058

COVID’s effect on immune systems: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41590-021-01113-x

Wyatt’s story

Linus Pauling’s vitamin C madness: https://www.vox.com/2015/1/15/7547741/vitamin-c-myth-pauling

Some of Pauling’s beliefs: http://www.paulingtherapy.com/

Cancer treatment claims: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC431183/

But actually no: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/384241/

For real, no: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25601965/

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Canine-adjacent stories keep piling up, so it’s time to release the hounds! Except the “hounds” are those aforementioned stories, and “releasing” them is telling them. It’s good!

This week, you’ll hear a series of encounters with mysteries dog-looking things, mostly on the side of the road at night, including Wyatt’s own experience! Then, you’ll tuck into a ghastly tale of douchebags and coal furnaces, complete with audio accompaniment. And rest assured, you’ll get a very important PSA about responsible cat ownership, and learn Jake’s least favorite internet zeitgeist-y way of referring to this overall genre.

Pennsylvania listeners, hold onto your butts! It’s time for Superduperstitious.

EPISODE LINKS

Merch Shop: https://www.superduperstitious.com/shop

Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/superduperstitious

Bucko: https://www.instagram.com/designsbybucko/

Jake’s story

Creature chasing coyotes: http://bit.ly/2Qh5MyZ

“Huge Roadside Wolf-Like Creature”: http://bit.ly/2Oa3Wxp

Motorcycle poopin’: http://bit.ly/2O4cfdO

“I saw a small humanoid running on the side of the road!”: http://bit.ly/2qOyywi

Animals not looking normal: http://bit.ly/2NMDIlB

Wyatt’s story

The Hounds of Colebrook: http://bit.ly/33Q2nLy

Origin story: http://www.pajack.com/stories/pennsylvania/hounds.html

Dogman Encounters: https://dogmanencounters.com/broome-county-ny-encounter/

The Hound of Cold Hollow documentary: http://thehoundofcoldhollow.com/

Wolf howls: https://youtu.be/1VvymrNYoU8

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No new ep?! Never fear! There’s still plenty of Superduperstitious content to go around, and what better way to debrief on a chock-a-block full October than with a full set of outtakes from that very month? BONUS PATREON outtakes, no less?

It’s another preview of what could be yours if you decide to help support the show on Patreon! Hear some of the inner workings of how recurring segments come to be, laugh at how truly helpless Jake and Wyatt are at every turn, catch some fun behind-the-scenes interview context, and find out what exactly the hell Jake was talking about at the beginning of Episode 87.

If you like it enough, go to Patreon for more! And if not, well, there will be another normal episode next week. So I guess just wait until then and continue to only KIND OF like the show.

EPISODE LINKS

Merch Shop: https://www.superduperstitious.com/shop

Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/superduperstitious

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It’s Halloween! And it’s a Thursday! The show’s Halloween special finally gets to come out ON the holiday itself! Holy damn!

In their specially provided haunted digs courtesy of PPMTV, Jake sets the table with a giant candle and some crawler creeps. Next up, it’s listener tales, XKCD encounters, and assorted spooks before Wyatt serves the main course: an excellent short story from earlier this year that will send shivers down your spine (right before it’s wrung out like a towel).

Devil mirrors! Cursed family members! Billie Jean! Plus some honest-to-goodness middle-of-recording maybe-paranormal activity? This ep’s got everything your little heart could desire (again, pre-towel-wringing). Check it all out on the 3rd Annual Superduperstitious Halloween Spookstravaganza!

EPISODE LINKS

Merch Shop: https://www.superduperstitious.com/shop

Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/superduperstitious

PPMTV: https://ppmtvnh.org/

Roxie’s episode: https://www.superduperstitious.com/episodes/44-seacoast-see-ghost

Crawler sketch: http://bit.ly/2BOtom9

Crawler video: https://youtu.be/BmRSanzInks

Katie’s website: https://www.bespoketoyou.com/

“The Quiet Boy”: https://www.guernicamag.com/the-quiet-boy/

SciShow episode: https://youtu.be/MyQT78Bjt04

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It’s the final Thursday of October before Halloween itself! And you know what that means: there’s time for one last special guest before pulling out all the spook stops next week.

Wyatt and Jake are joined by JESS COLE, who tells tales of her own personal haunting experiences and of her five-year tenure with The Atlantic Paranormal Society. Hear all about how she helped hold down the fort while the others were off shooting Ghost Hunters, and just what it takes to scare a pro (hint: it would likely prompt the rest of us to burn down our house and maybe all other houses just as a precaution).

Jess offers tips for getting into the field of paranormal investigation, Wyatt digs into the necessary skepticism one has to maintain in this non-science discipline, and Jake loses his entire mind to ’80s movie references.

Throw out the K2 meter and grab a fly swatter — it’s T.A.P.S. time on Superduperstitious!

EPISODE LINKS

MERCH SHOP: https://www.superduperstitious.com/shop

Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/superduperstitious

T.A.P.S.: http://the-atlantic-paranormal-society.com/

Jess’ book, Part I: https://www.amazon.com/UNHOLY-1-Episode-J-M-Cole-ebook/dp/B01MTOC09U

Jess’ book, Part II: https://www.amazon.com/UNHOLY-Episode-II-J-M-Cole-ebook/dp/B01N5ERTA0

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Another week in October means another exciting guest, but this episode is doing things a bit differently…

The boys head to Springfield, MA to join Italian scholar and Wyatt’s old pal THERESA BERARD, who shares a Dino Buzzati sea monster tale right in Wyatt’s haunted childhood home (see Episode 3). He and Jake are used to doing the reading, but now it’s THEIR turn to have a story read to THEM! And by someone far better prepared than they’re used to being.

You’ll hear all about a relentless shark thing that follows its unlucky victim FOREVER, and you’ll marvel at Theresa’s ability to power through in spite of Wyatt’s and Jake’s increasing attempts to derail. And then all three take part in an extra-cursed round of Shadowlands Roulette!

Halloween draws ever closer, and the guest appearances get ever more fun — grab some iron or some balls and listen in to this sea-centric ep!

EPISODE LINKS

MERCH SHOP: https://www.superduperstitious.com/shop

Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/superduperstitious

Il Colombre: https://www.amazon.com/Colombre-Italian-Dino-Buzzati/dp/8804670207

Opel (Theresa’s band): https://opel.bandcamp.com/

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The October interviews continue, as does the unintentional “alcohol and spooky stuff” theme of the month so far!

For this ep, Wyatt and Jake pay a visit to their favorite brewery (Earth Eagle of Portsmouth, NH) to talk to ALEX and SHERIDAN about their own personal paranormal experiences. And about beer, because duh. Was this whole thing just a thinly-veiled excuse to hang out and drink beer with the people who make it? Or will you be CHILLED TO THE BONE by tales of jingling bells and planking? You’ll just have to listen and find out!

Also Jake turns 30 when this is released so that’s cool and not a big deal and certainly not something he would explicitly allude to in the episode description (but like, do you people even read these?).

Anyway, crack open a jet-black fortune cookie, try a gruit already, and enjoy another October episode of Superduperstitious!

EPISODE LINKS

MERCH SHOP: https://www.superduperstitious.com/shop

Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/superduperstitious

Earth Eagle Brewings: https://www.eartheaglebrewings.com/

Monarch School of New England: https://www.monarchschoolne.org/donate/

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It’s officially the Spooky Times™, and that means the beginning of a full month of awesome guests with tasty tales!

First up is JONATHAN KNOTEK, co-founder of Chicago Prohibition Tours and Chicago history guru. You’ll learn all about the city’s mobster-filled past, some of the ghosts that have resulted, and Jonathan’s own potential run-ins with the supernatural. From a banging bust of Harry Caray, to phantom forest lights, to a possible final solution to what actually goes into an Irish Crocodile, this episode’s got it all!

Point your dog out of the bathroom, ignore all that moaning in the trees, and help yourself to a glass of the straight juice as you tuck into a slice of deep dish — and the beginning of October with Superduperstitious!

EPISODE LINKS

MERCH SHOP: https://www.superduperstitious.com/shop

Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/superduperstitious

Chicago Prohibition Tours: http://www.prohibitiontours.com/

Chicago Pizza Tours: https://www.chicagopizzatours.com/

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After much ado, it’s time for the science-packed conclusion of this movie-monster-centric Superduperstitious Special Report!

We got genetics, we got behavioral ecology, we got functional responses — everything you never thought you wanted to know about how animals work, and now you can apply it all to movies like a weirdo.

All that, plus a very important beer, Cthulhu surprises, and A FREAKING WEB SHOP, all in the conclusion to another two-parter!

EPISODE LINKS

MERCH SHOP: https://www.superduperstitious.com/shop

Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/superduperstitious

Episode 69: https://www.superduperstitious.com/episodes/69-nice

The cocktails (Instagram post): https://www.instagram.com/p/ByXjqSkn3q_/

IBU Syracuse: https://ibubrewing.com/

Stalk eyed fly: https://youtu.be/DNgeaiEuFc0?t=12

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Our Special Report on movie monsters concludes next week! In the meantime, here's another preview from BEYOND THE PAYWALL.

Supporters of our Patreon at the $10 level or higher receive an entry into our PANDER raffle, access to monthly curated outtakes (see the preview from two weeks ago), exclusive quarterly stickers available nowhere else (here's the most recent one: https://www.instagram.com/p/B2CbX7Dn-kP/), and this: a couple mini episodes every month!

We have plenty more stories to tell you than just what makes it into the main eps, and we're happy to do it in this freeform, goofy as h*ck way! Minimal editing, no specific prompt — just a couple of goofs and a whole lotta spooks. In this minisode, Wyatt presents a 1970s UFO encounter from Japan, and Jake leads us on a journey through the most well thought out and believable 'squatch-spiracy you ever did hear.

If you'd like to get access to all this and more, please consider helping support the show at https://www.patreon.com/superduperstitious. Thank you!

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Superduperstitious goes to Hollywood in Part I of another Special Report!

After a very important and then suddenly completely pointless PSA, Wyatt leads in with a discussion of mutation in movies. So often the crutch of screenwriters who want a monster and want it NOW, mutation tends to follow a few very specific beats in movies, all of them fun and giggle-worthy.

Jake then heads in a more behavioral direction, examining the often biologically illogical ways monsters tend to act in order to serve their narrative purpose. And he manages to do this through somehow mostly dinosaur examples.

Have your popcorn handy, keep away from that glowing purple stuff, and get ready for the beginning of a goofy, science-y, and cinematic deep-dive with Superduperstitious!

EPISODE LINKS

Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/superduperstitious

Wyatt’s story

District 9: https://youtu.be/waYpKWiNI5A?t=204

The Island of Dr. Moreau: https://youtu.be/N6d4LJWldM0?t=191

Them!: https://youtu.be/v4URRp39XOo?t=63

Ant sounds for babies: https://youtu.be/G2TMZoURwYQ

TMNT: https://youtu.be/cmXGQq46hLc?t=115

Jake’s story

Jurassic Park III: https://youtu.be/X1hMXIWl8Dw

King Kong (2005): https://youtu.be/fOolxUEFCBo

CDC rabies info: https://www.cdc.gov/rabies/specific_groups/veterinarians/clinical_signs.html

Anaconda: https://youtu.be/yQmAdY-jIpI?t=194

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October finally comes to an end, and holy wow another guest?! It must be time to celebrate Halloween the Superduperstitious way: by talking about apples!

Join the boys and special guest Casey Simpson of Artifact Cider Project to hear all about Jake’s regional seasonal frustrations, canals, and flashlights – the perfect Halloween trifecta! Oh and also a whole thing about the haunted house Casey’s grandparents owned for years, if you’re into that kind of thing.

All that, plus a surprise visit from Drew, a continuous dog presence, and all the weird clicking noises you could ever ask for! Stop reading this description and just listen already!!

EPISODE LINKS

All-purpose show links: https://superduperstitious.com/links

Artifact Cider Project: https://www.artifactcider.com/

Bateleur eagle photo #1: https://live.staticflickr.com/8587/28759004652_9edc13dfab_b.jpg

Bateleur eagle photo #2: https://bit.ly/3sHywmL

Four Phantoms email: fourphantomsbeer@gmail.com

Four Phantoms website: https://www.fourphantoms.net/

Four Phantoms store: https://four-phantoms-brewing-company.square.site/

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There will be a full, new episode out next week, but in the meantime, here's some bonus content from beyond the paywall!

We offer a variety of fun rewards on our Patreon, including curated outtakes like these clips from Episodes 69 through 72. As you'll find, they're not just random mistakes that didn't make the cut: these are deliberately selected and carefully edited together clips presented for the amusement of any patron at the $5 level or higher.

That's right, for just $5 a month, you can get access to all of our outtakes (new batches are released each month) AND be entered for the chance to be featured in PANDER, the weekly segment where we determine the personalized cryptid matches of our individual patrons!

If you've enjoyed the show so far and want to help it grow, please consider contributing at https://www.patreon.com/superduperstitious. Thanks for listening!

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All good things must come to an end, and also so does August Around the World. For the last leg of this particular journey, it’s time to head to Australia!

To be fair, this is hardly the show’s first visit to this particular continent (or even its third), but this IS the first trip to Australia that is exclusively about ghost stories! Jake leads off with another Reddit find, because he truly is the worst at finding ghost story sources. Listen to the actually fairly heartwarming tale of a little girl and her perhaps not-so-imaginary friend, and find out whether ghosts die when hit by trucks.

Then, after the most chilling round of Shadowlands Roulette to date, Wyatt discusses the Monte Cristo homestead, a place where everyone and their baby gets thrown down the stairs to their death. Does this schmancy old house turned bed and breakfast live up to its reputation as Australia’s most haunted sandwich-named building? For a couple hundred dollarydoos a night, you can find out firsthand!

The month-long world tour may be ending, but never fear! There are plenty more adventures ahead. So grab some bleach, turn on a relaxing vacuum cleaner, and tune in to this week’s episode of Superduperstitious!

EPISODE LINKS

Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/superduperstitious

Kaijin depiction: http://bit.ly/2ZvJVsK

Jake’s story

“Potential Lifelong Haunting”: http://bit.ly/2PjPdDE

Imaginary friends: http://bit.ly/30JdEM2

Wyatt’s story

Monte Cristo background: http://bit.ly/346KLvC

Monte Cristo website: https://www.montecristo.com.au/history.html

Monte Cristo hauntings: http://bit.ly/2ZxwIj1

Reviews: http://bit.ly/2UapfkU

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August Around the World won’t stop until August does! YOUR MOVE, AUGUST.

This installment finds the boys in Canada! But not literally. (Although, depending on how close to the release date you happen to catch this episode, Wyatt actually MIGHT be actively in Ontario, so there you go.) ANYWAY, guess what’s back? The Phantom of the Chicago! And guess what it probably still is? Birds!

Once the regional fun begins in earnest, Wyatt kicks things off all the way up in Nunavut, with a Baffin Island Inuit creation tale involving familiar lycanthropic imagery. Try to ignore the implications of a human-canine marriage long enough to follow the trail south to Quebec, where Europeans bring… tales of the very same creatures? Remember: the first rule of being a loup-garou is you do NOT talk about being a loup-garou.

Jake then heads west all the way to the Pacific, with a Vancouver ghost story that’ll scare the blankets right off of you. If you’re house sitting all alone and start to get creeped out, you’d be wise to leave the lights on — but that may not be enough. Redditors really know how to deliver, don’t they?

Keep your tuque on tight so your ears don’t get sickle sliced, and stay away from your aunt’s swimming pool — it’s all aboot the Great White North on this episode of Superduperstitious. So don’t miss it, ya hoser!

EPISODE LINKS

Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/superduperstitious

Wyatt’s story

The origin of the Adlet and of the Qadlunait: https://test.ilcesare.it/bae-ar06-15/

The Miller and the Loup-Garou: http://bit.ly/2ZjCkgW

Loup-garou: https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/loup-garou

News accounts: http://weekinweird.com/2011/11/08/beastly-burdens-werewolf-quebec/

Jake’s story

“The Nanny Tried to Warn Me”: http://bit.ly/2ZogIfm

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Wyatt and Jake are determined to stick to their month-long prompt of finding stories from all around the world, even if they’re terrible at it. This week, it’s India!

Following a quick PANDER session for patrons, Jake continues to use Reddit as a crutch as he just kinda dumps out a series of random stories vaguely connected to the country in question. Haunted objects? Haunted houses? Very tall women? This segment’s got ‘em all, plus a horrible humanoid creature sighting for extra good measure.

It’s then time to face the dreaded wheels in a long overdue round of Shadowlands Roulette, but that doesn’t deter Wyatt from proceeding onward to tell the story of some bugs and some music. Turns out, when there are more people around to spread rumors, those rumors spread very effectively. But, like, nobody ENJOYS getting randomly scratched in the face at night, so, you know.

Be cautious of any unpainted decorations brought home by family members, and try not to repeat “sanedo sanedo sanedo laal sanedo” TOO many times if you can avoid it. Superduperstitious is not liable if this episode causes you to become possessed/cursed. Batteries not included. Some restrictions apply. Results may vary.

EPISODE LINKS

Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/superduperstitious

Jake’s story

First story: http://bit.ly/304LwCP

Assortment of stories: http://bit.ly/3058PfE

“This One Time in India”: http://bit.ly/2N5uOzI

Xtro GIF: https://imgur.com/gallery/9nx6vhv

Wyatt’s story

Muhnochwa 1: http://bit.ly/2Z4ZvYb

Muhnochwa 2: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/2205194.stm

Muhnochwa 3: http://bit.ly/2NamSNk

Muhnochwa 4: http://bit.ly/33BHKmq

Weird cricket: https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DrP5ouiVYAImZB9.jpg:large

Cursed songs: http://bit.ly/2YNKXko

“Jhalak Dikhla Ja”: https://youtu.be/vnlk8V-q0oU

“Sanedo Sanedo (Lal Sanedo)”: https://youtu.be/61waqncU_9M

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August Around the World continues, this time in Africa!

After a bit of clarification RE: the Fire Killer (namely the fact that Wyatt and Jake are not him), Wyatt takes off into the forests of the Congo River basin in search of an elusive ape. And this time, it’s not even an upright one! This is the story of how sometimes the legends really ARE true. And at the end of the journey, you find a creature that poops just SO big.

Jake heads in a different direction, with some botanical buffoonery, namely the so-called Madagascar Devil Tree. Is anyone really surprised that a bunch of white people would totally eat up a story about a tree that totally eats up people? The tale itself may be absurd, but you won’t leave empty-handed! Jake also provides some half-assed science about the world’s REAL carnivorous plants, and then fails to remember the verb “to taper”.

Get ready to meet your smash-y cousins, and don’t drink anything from any flailing plants as you tuck into this week’s episode of Superduperstitious!

EPISODE LINKS

Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/superduperstitious

Fire Killer reports: https://www.superduperstitious.com/fieldreports

Wyatt’s story

Gorilla legend: https://theglyptodon.wordpress.com/2011/10/04/the-gorilla-500-bc-1861-ad/

Ufiti: http://www.occultopedia.com/u/ufiti.htm

Andrew Battell: http://bit.ly/2KpHrE2

Bili ape mystery: https://www.karlammann.com/bili.php#.XUxk85NKjUI

Bili apes found: https://www.theguardian.com/science/2007/jul/14/conservation.internationalnews

Oliver the chimpanzee: http://bit.ly/OliverChimpanzee

Jake’s story

Crinoid: https://cedarvalleyrockclub.org/siteImages/Crinoids/Image14b.jpg

Devil Tree of Madagascar: http://hoaxes.org/archive/permalink/man_eating_tree_of_madagascar

Moar spooky tree: http://lostcities.weebly.com/articles/first-post

Sheep-eating plant: https://theextremehorticulturist.files.wordpress.com/2015/06/338.jpg

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Watch out for rogue waves and try to outrun your shadow, it’s time for some international tales! (Note: If the episode prompt is “the British Isles”, don’t be surprised when both hosts just pick Scotland.)

After a noisy revisit to what was once believed to be bugs, Jake mounts an expedition to the Cairngorms, the favored haunt of An Fear Liath Mòr, The Big Grey Man. There are many opinions on what this frightening figure lurking atop Ben Macdui might be, but one thing’s for sure: finding out will involve a lot of embarrassing impersonations.

A brand new recurring segment follows, in which Wyatt and Jake find a new use for the NCAAA, the arcane computer they built/summoned back in Episode 60. After that, Wyatt takes us to the Outer Hebrides (pronounced HEE-bryedz) to investigate the mysterious disappearance of the lighthouse keepers of Eilean Mòr. Hear the century-old tale of how, if you go outside without a coat, you’ll catch a cold so bad that three guys die.

You CANNOT be ready for the amazing adventure that is AUGUST AROUND THE WORLD. It all starts here, on Superduperstitious!

EPISODE LINKS

Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/superduperstitious

Sonic attacks update: https://nyti.ms/2KhcoZB

“Mos’ Scocious”: https://youtu.be/YdjjxT25_5A

Jake’s story

Am Fear Liath Mòr: http://bit.ly/AmFearLiathMòr

The Scotsman article: http://bit.ly/2Kal97C

Alastair Borthwick’s accounts: http://bit.ly/32Y2C7n

Brocken spectre photo #1: http://bit.ly/2K6sUNa

Brocken spectre photo #2: https://i.redd.it/sbtjp2u2z8a21.jpg

Reel by Calum Stewart: https://youtu.be/h5Wa19uohBM

Wyatt’s story

The Eilean Mòr lighthouse mystery: http://bit.ly/2OtDsKp

Historic UK: http://bit.ly/2YHIAPi

Theories as to what happened: http://bit.ly/2YB8bJq

Microburst GIF: https://www.weather.gov/images/bmx/Daily/microbursts/animation.gif

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If you thought this podcast was above exploiting the cuteness of a baby animal for attention, think again! And while you’re at it, here’s an episode all about dog-related stuff.

Exhausted new puppy parent Wyatt begins with a few accounts of the White Things of West Virginia, also known as Sheepsquatch (and also apparently sometimes called Devil Dogs, but you won’t find that out until well after the fact). Is it a bear? Is it a different, older bear? Whatever it is, it’s got some stank.

Following a definitely-not-pre-recorded segment of The Quaff, Jake treads some familiar ground on just two legs. That’s right: even more upright canine tales! Gird your car’s loins as you fumble for your keys, and when in doubt, make a break for the tree line.

This episode contains puffing and swimming, swimming and puffing, and some cuddly cameos from the too-cute Kuma, the Official Dog of Superduperstitious! Grab a suggestively-labelled beer and listen in.

EPISODE LINKS

Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/superduperstitious

Kuma video: https://www.instagram.com/superduperstitious/

Wyatt’s story

Cryptopia: http://bit.ly/Sheepsquatch

Visit Cryptoville: http://bit.ly/Cryptoville

WV Explorer: http://bit.ly/WVExplorer

The M’thm’n: https://themothman.fandom.com/wiki/White_Things

Jake’s story

Episode 16 – Don’t Have a Cowman, Dogman: http://bit.ly/CowmanDogman

Episode 36 – Howlers, Whistlers, and Cabin Smashers: http://bit.ly/2ManyCoroners

The Beast of State Line Road: http://bit.ly/2Y0Ar8M

Uncle’s encounter: http://bit.ly/DogmanThoughts

Phantoms and Monsters: http://bit.ly/2y8ATlY

Mt. Pisgah puffin’: http://bit.ly/PisgahDog

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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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In spite of others’ efforts to the contrary, October just keeps happening! And so, too, do the guests (which are, yes, still of the special variety).

The final guest before Halloween is none other than the founder of Four Phantoms, the groovy brewery in western Massachusetts that combines— you know what? You probably know all that by now. In that case, grab a beverage of your choosing, don’t get your leg exploded, and learn all about the man responsible for this dumb show having an actual sponsor! (And don't worry, there's ghosts AND science in this one.)

EPISODE LINKS

All-purpose show links: https://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/

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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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It’s always bugs o’clock here at Superduperstitious, because why the hell not?

After some passing yeti news, Wyatt opens with an increasingly uncomfortable tale of giant spiders in Mozambique. Is the j’ba fofi really out there? If so, it may bite your butt and make you die. And if not, you can still learn about all the other unholy arachnid abominations that definitely DO crawl across our world right now AND PROBABLY RIGHT BEHIND YOU OH GOD DID YOU FEEL THAT ON YOUR LEG AHHHHHH.

Jake then takes to the air with rods, also known as sky fish, also known as solar entities, also known as SUPER REAL. Follow these mysterious creatures from their discovery in the mid-nineties all the way to their journey’s end approximately ten years later. It’s a good time. And definitely not a flying squid.

Guys, just because you caught someone eating a bird ONCE doesn’t give you the right to make that name follow them forever. Crank up your shutter speed and tune in for this week’s Superduperstitious!

EPISODE LINKS

Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/superduperstitious

Wyatt’s story

J'ba FoFi: https://cryptidz.fandom.com/wiki/J%27ba_FoFi

Purported footage: https://youtu.be/QgGEeDPWBeo

Camel spider photo: http://bit.ly/CamelSpider

Camel spider face in profile: http://bit.ly/SolifugaeProfile

Camel spider being awful: https://i.redd.it/6h65tj056c0z.jpg

Jake’s story

Daniel Tarr’s site (photos, video, animation): https://www.tarrdaniel.com/documents/Ufology/rods.html

Cave of Swallows video: https://youtu.be/hajkV7tQtZY?t=54

C60 Purple Power: https://c60purplepower.com/meet-the-founder/

Underwater rods?!: https://youtu.be/fvXR6h4Wt2Q

Escamilla interview: https://youtu.be/iQHC6ARNzzg?t=33

MonsterQuest full episode: https://youtu.be/XCkOudqp8IQ?t=2341

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Rainy day doldrums got you down? That’s no reason not to disrespect the dead!

This week’s theme is seemingly paranormal medical phenomena, and Jake opens with a description of near-death experiences. What happens if you go toward the light? IS there really a light to go toward? And is Macho Man Randy Savage really waiting for you at the end of it?

The boys then pay their respects to the late medium/demonologist/book and movie mogul Lorraine Warren (and the even later Ed Warren) in very, very tasteful fashion. It’s a struggle not to cry as they recount their favorite Warren cases, how totally real those cases were, and how much they’ve always seen the Warrens as upstanding members of society.

Wyatt finishes things off with the frightening and mysterious phenomenon of spontaneous human combustion. Can you really just suddenly become on fire? How long has this been happening to you? Is there a history of bursting into flames in your family? I’m going to recommend that you take two lit cigarettes to bed and telegraph me in the morning.

Grab a box of tissues and a fire extinguisher and STAY WITH US — IT’S NOT YOUR TIME YET! Instead, it’s time for another episode of Superduperstitious!

EPISODE LINKS

Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/superduperstitious

Jake’s story

HowStuffWorks: http://bit.ly/HowNDEsWork

Warren Retrospective

Their greatest triumphs: http://bit.ly/WarrenFrauds

Penney allegations: http://bit.ly/PenneyAllegations

Wyatt’s story

Florida cargo shorts: http://bit.ly/CargoShortsFire

Spontaneous human combustion: http://anomalyinfo.com/Topics/fires-paranormal

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It’s inexplicably deli time at Superdupersitious!

Wyatt and Jake take turns telling a bunch of random-ass cryptid tales, each one more chilling than the last. Did we say “chilling”? We meant “bonkers banana sandwich kookytown”. Learn all about a killer pancake; the completely logical thing you get when you combine an ape, dog, bear, lion, and rhinoceros; more bat stuff; and of course, the Grunch. Also bugs and a moat monster. And Shadowlands Roulette.

Get the best combo meal value you’ll ever find in a podcast, on this week’s episode of Superduperstitious!

EPISODE LINKS

Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/superduperstitious

The Stories

Crptidz Wiki: https://cryptidz.fandom.com/wiki/Cryptid_Wiki

1940s article: http://bit.ly/FlyingWhatsIt

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October continues! And the guests? Oh they’re special all right.

This week, the boys are joined by two thirds of the delightful podcast Monster Movie Happy Hour! Listen to four nerds talk about the spooky media that brings them the most joy, from classics of the silver screen, to camp-tastic sci fi offerings of the more recent past.

And be sure to follow the link below to check out the show! Get to know Scott Chesebrough, Dave Geister, and the unfortunately-dead-to-us Mary Challman as you enjoy a cocktail and learn what it truly means to be a monster kid. Cheers!

EPISODE LINKS

Monster Movie Happy Hour: http://www.monstermoviehappyhour.com/

All-purpose show links: https://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/

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Any strange story is fair game this week, so the boys tackle some slightly more famous freak occurrences.

Jake kicks it off with some obligatory updates on the bat problems of the midwest, followed by a decidedly offbeat creature encounter from that same region in the 1970s. Meet the Enfield Horror, a creature of improbable anatomy and ill temper that terrorized a tiny Illinois town for a few weeks before vanishing forever, unless it’s still lurking there to this day (it’s not), because it was totally real the whole time (it wasn’t). You can shoot it, but it will just come back and loiter in your yard.

Wyatt then takes us to Siberia at the turn of the 20th century, where a massive explosion leveled enormous swathes of forest and baffled scientists for decades to come. Was it a meteor that exploded before landing? Did real scientists actually suggest that it was a miniature black hole magically appearing? And did they really publish that theory in the most respected journal in the world?

Keep an eye out for three-leggèd footprints, and don’t show any fear or surprise in Russia: it’s Superduperstitious time!

EPISODE LINKS

Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/superduperstitious

Jake’s story

Ranker article: http://bit.ly/EnfieldHorror

Cryptozoonews: http://www.cryptozoonews.com/ill-ass/

Sociology study: http://bit.ly/EnfieldStudy

Wyatt’s story

Forbes article: http://bit.ly/TunguskaForbes

NASA article: http://bit.ly/TunguskaNASA

Chelyabinsk video: https://youtu.be/dpmXyJrs7iU

Russian nonchalance: https://youtu.be/6m0sPed-d_g?t=111

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A two-year record-iversary, a 60th episode, AND the launch of a Patreon? That’s cause for celebration! Ideally in the form of a single elimination bracket championship tournament between cults (obviously).

That’s right, this ep is devoted entirely to the NCAAA championship showdown between the World and Global Divisions’ top cults, each vying to reign supreme. Join Wyatt and Jake as they explore the backgrounds of these bizarre and fascinating religious movements and determine whether each group has what it takes to win (after being forced into a cursed simulator, to iteratively exist in constant conflict, living and dying again and again over the course of 10,000 years).

Fill out your brackets and prepare for Templar relics, diaereses, secret planets, and much, much more on this Very Special Episode™ of Superduperstitious!

EPISODE LINKS

Patreon! *airhorn noises*: https://www.patreon.com/superduperstitious

NCAAA Championship Bracket: http://bit.ly/NCAAA

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Another year of podcasting means Jake and Wyatt are eager to get fully back on their bullshit. And back on their bullshit is exactly where they go this week.

Wyatt feeds his Sasquatch addiction with another trip Down Under, this time to look at the yowie of Australian lore. The eyewitnesses seem credible, the phylogeography has Jake more open minded, and you’d best believe everyone’s looking for that penis.

Next, Jake gets ghoulish once again, with a pair of related sightings posted to Reddit. While you refrain from calling anyone a copper nanotube, ponder this: what the goddamned hell was outside that window every night? And can we all agree to just put trail cameras everywhere at all times?

All this, plus a very important missive by a certain Fire Killer, on this episode of Superduperstitious!

EPISODE LINKS

Wyatt’s story

News Dot com Dot AU: http://bit.ly/YowieNews

Ancient Origins: http://bit.ly/YowieAncientOrigins

Rex Gilroy: http://bit.ly/RexGilroy

Interview: https://youtu.be/OIM6T_-YN1k?t=23

Weird roar: https://youtu.be/zFMjs3Cn2DY?t=149

Freaky scream: https://youtu.be/uM3V0anXlq8?t=110

Sighting footage: https://youtu.be/En_5tsc_GgQ

Gary interview: https://youtu.be/pe5_smSBhnU

Demon tree Jake mentioned: http://bit.ly/DemonRootBall

Jake’s story

“Footsteps” account: http://bit.ly/FootstepsNosleep

Shadow drawing: https://i.imgur.com/myIxzSE.jpg

Second account: http://bit.ly/FollowingMe

Various images: https://imgur.com/a/o4Ubfk1

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What’s the point believing in spirits and such if it doesn’t involve those spirits being super scary and wanting to mess with us? Thankfully, that’s what demons are for — and what this ep is all about!

Jake attempts to break the mold a bit with a non-Christian take on these dark forces, paying a visit to an Algonquin reservation and its spooky run-in with a malevolent entity a few years ago. Call it a kokogi, call it a window-tapping jerk — just don’t expect it to wipe that smug grin off its face. And feel free to just lock it in your cabin I guess.

Wyatt then digs into the history, psychology, and prevalence of the positively marvelous phenomenon that is demonic possession. Not “marvelous” in the sense of “wonderful” — unless it’s “wonderful” in the sense of “astounding”. And definitely “astounding” in the sense of “incredible”, but not “incredible” in the sense of “awesome”, except if it's “awesome” in the sense of “marvelous”.

Learn about Native Canadian approaches to dealing with the paranormal, a story you’ve maybe heard before, and hard truths about doughnut franchises, all on this week’s Superduperstitious!

EPISODE LINKS

Owl from below: http://bit.ly/OwlFromBelow

Jake’s story

Clickhole piece: http://bit.ly/ClickholePrinceCharming

Something Terrorized My Town: http://bit.ly/Kokogi

Spooky illustration: http://bit.ly/2TP2gio

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It’s a weird world out there, full of rocks and clouds that want to eat you. But you’ll be safe with us here on Superduperstitious!

Wyatt talks up the Bennington Triangle, a decidedly non-triangular region in Vermont known for some creepy disappearances, with likely ties to the Big Bad Wolf and some lethal hugs. Never leave your children unattended while your pigs are unfed.

Jake then reads another overwritten account of a kooky occurrence in Florida, but this time it involves a carnivorous pink mist floating around and eating everything. Nobody knows what really happened back then, but everyone will happily follow that assertion with an explanation of exactly what happened back then.

Venture into the unknown, identify some unidentified bones (they’re human), and perhaps finally solve the show’s longest running mystery (What is That Fog?), all on today’s episode!

EPISODE LINKS

Wyatt’s story

Obscure Vermont: http://bit.ly/BenningtonTriangle

Jake’s story

Mysterious Universe: http://bit.ly/CarnivorousCloud

Lake fly midge clouds: https://youtu.be/dUFNzHy9dXM?t=43

Gnat cloud in slow motion: https://youtu.be/Q3roLSEF0aw

Operation Drop Kick: http://bit.ly/OperationDropKick

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Space! There’s an awful lot of it, and yet we practically never talk about it on this friggin’ show. But this episode aims to remedy that!

Did you know that you can get a degree in intergalactic politics? Incidentally, did you also know that you can go on long weekend retreats to one of Jupiter’s moons? And did you know that humans are descended from 12 or more different extraterrestrial races? Jake didn’t know any of that, but if you believe it, he’s got a xendra to sell you!

Wyatt then cranks up the excitement by talking about a really neat rock. It’s great, this rock. ’S from a couple years ago. We barely saw it at all, but it’s fast and small and OH SNAP IT MIGHT BE A SPACESHIP WHAAAAT.

Learn all about how to start your career as an exopolitician and how to tell different space debris apart while Jake takes the Lawd’s name in vain entirely too many times, all on today’s episode of Superduperstitious!

EPISODE LINKS

Loch Ness GoFundMe: https://www.gofundme.com/superduperstitious-loch-ness-times

Jake’s story

Quora responses: https://goo.gl/wKQNHT

Exonews article: https://goo.gl/msJNqv

Exopolitics Institute: https://exopoliticsinstitute.org/

Rational Wiki: https://rationalwiki.org/wiki/Michael_Salla

Wyatt’s story

Quanta article: https://goo.gl/4BD4cu

Space dot com: https://goo.gl/K5dezo

Loeb interview: https://youtu.be/rDZyI83Bj2w

Oumuamua photo: https://goo.gl/Y9ccfP

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If you go down to the woods today, you’re in for a big surprise. If you go down to the woods today, you’ll hear from two nerdy guys — it’s another forest-centered episode of Superduperstitous!

Wyatt leads the way with some alarming encounters had by various survivalists in the great outdoors, and learns that Jake has terrible survival instincts. What would YOU do if your flashlight revealed the reflection of a pair of eyes in the darkness? Freeze in your tracks? Try to get closer? Poop?

Next, Jake recounts some currently ongoing terror in the taiga with one teenage Redditor’s tale of SOMETHING chasing her through the woods near her house. Tall, grey, humanoid, and accompanied by the sound of rattling chains, Glitter Sprinkles is not likely be her new best friend anytime soon. That said, if you absolutely have to get murdered by a monster, it’s best to at least keep the internet apprised.

Hear all this, plus an unexpected return from a hopping horror, some useful tangents about proverbs and idioms, and a listener-submitted story about an abomination near Maryland, all on this brand new episode!

EPISODE LINKS

Loch Ness GoFundMe: https://www.gofundme.com/superduperstitious-loch-ness-times

Dave Paulides’ Missing 411 accounts: https://youtu.be/QezIejUhDT4

Wyatt’s story

Survivalist Boards: https://www.survivalistboards.com

Jake’s story

HermesNorth’s post: https://goo.gl/qEdydZ

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It’s spooky in the bedroom once again on Superduperstitious! Jake leads off by describing an entity seen around the world by people who mostly just want to get some damned sleep. Who is the mysterious Hat Man? Why is he wearing a hat? What kind of hat is it? Were trench coats really THAT popular in the 1700s?

Then, after a quick ethological look at the well known instinctive flight or fuck response, Wyatt asks for Jake’s help in rating a series of answers to the age old question, “Have you ever woken up randomly in the middle of the night, feeling the presence of someone or something else with you in the room?” Which of these answers will receive a “Negative Boo”, which will just get a 3 or something, and which will get the coveted “Yikes”?

Find out the answers to these questions about answers, why your brain be so scary, and where Jake draws the line on randomly singing in a podcast, all on this week’s episode!

EPISODE LINKS

Jake’s story

The Hat Man Project: http://thehatmanproject.com/my-story-by-duncan-conner/

The Bogeyman (1973): https://goo.gl/WjrLDq

Babadook origin: https://goo.gl/GLGVux

The Man in the Beaver Hat: https://goo.gl/SFi2Ym

Reddit post: https://goo.gl/4cnuYW

Mirror neurons article: https://goo.gl/DTzGxR

SLEEP PARALYSIS CURE: https://goo.gl/23x5Ev

Baland Jalal IS the Hat Man: https://goo.gl/DjAzuq

Wyatt’s story

Quora post: https://goo.gl/GdjTaz

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Holy crap, it's another episode! This show truly is still a thing that exists. The boys have a lot of catching up to do together, and it involves revisiting some interesting past stories of the spooky and strange.

For starters, Wyatt aims to put the Cuban sonic attack conspiracy to bed once and for all, but the plot insists on continuing to thicken. With so many technologies out there for microwaving heads and looking at babies (but ideally not for microwaving babies), it seems like anything could be possible. Or, again, maybe it's bugs.

Jake, meanwhile, is as on-brand as ever with an entire full-length segment devoted to America's favorite winged flesh-like creature, The Phantom of the Chicago. People around Lake Michigan haven't stopped seeing the giant humanoid bat monster, so these updates are going to JUST. KEEP. COMING.

The long wait is over, old stories have new twists, and Superduperstitious is back! So fully turn to look at your friend before you scream, and enjoy this all-new ep.

EPISODE LINKS

Wyatt’s story

Chicago Tribune: https://goo.gl/FRsJgu

New York Times: https://goo.gl/zcHWnp

Live Science: https://goo.gl/ziuZT5

JAMA: https://goo.gl/FtrvFS

The New Yorker: https://goo.gl/WBtcRe

Crickets: https://goo.gl/NMMsMA

Jake's story

UFO Clearinghouse: https://goo.gl/41jX5g

Phantoms and Monsters #1: https://goo.gl/yBazCW

Phantoms and Monsters #2: https://goo.gl/Xe16z1

Phantoms and Monsters #3: https://goo.gl/Pd2MWt

Nexus Newsfeed: https://goo.gl/BrhQZg

Phantoms and Monsters #4: https://goo.gl/HTZVdz

Phantoms and Monsters #5: https://goo.gl/9ubXBy

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We’re entering parallel universes and hidden worlds galore on this week’s episode of Superduperstitious! But probably not. But maybe!

First we hear from Jake, with the story of a bizarre encounter in a Japanese airport in the 1950s. Flying was so much less strict back then: you didn’t have to take your shoes off when you went through security, you could smoke on the plane, and you could have a passport from a country that doesn’t exist (unfortunately, the latter MIGHT cause you to be detained and then to vanish into thin air).

Then, following a long overdue round of Shadowlands Roulette, Wyatt tells of the Green Children of Woolpit. Who were these mysterious children who spoke a different language and had no idea how beans work? Aliens? Extradimensional beings? Malnourished immigrant children who were lost? Nah, that last one is too farfetched.

We’ve got good news! That gum you like is going to come back in style, on an all-new episode of Superduperstitious.

EPISODE LINKS

Jake’s story

Anomaly Info: http://anomalyinfo.com/Stories/1954-man-taured

Week in Weird, The Man from Taured: https://goo.gl/yWikrQ

Wyatt’s story

Anomaly Info: http://anomalyinfo.com/Stories/11351154-green-children-woolpit

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Episode 168 – Survival of the Storytelling-est (feat. Christa Adams)

October begins, and with it, a whole month of special guests! How else would we make this month stand out?

This first episode features the fantastic Christa, who weaseled her way into a podcast appearance by sheer will! Luckily she makes up for it with a fantastic discussion of the anthropological functions of scary stories and storytelling in general. So don’t pretend like this isn’t still a science show!

Grab some candy corn or whatever and buckle in, because October starts… a few days ago!!

EPISODE LINKS

All-purpose show links: https://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/

Christa’s sources

Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind by Yuval Noah Harari: https://www.ynharari.com/book/sapiens-2/

The Deepest Well by Dr. Nadine Burke Harris: https://bit.ly/3M6sncw

“The Last Human” (from Kurzgesagt): https://youtu.be/LEENEFaVUzU

“When Time Became History” (from Kurzgesagt): https://youtu.be/CWu29PRCUvQ

“hahahrawrrahaha” (Ian Malcolm remix by FLIPSHOT): https://soundcloud.com/flip-shot/hahahrawrrahaha

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What better way to end the year than with the conclusion of this Superduperstitious Special Report? There are better options? Never mind, just listen to the damned podcast.

Jake and Wyatt recap paranormal investigations and then lay down the sciencey law (not to mention define what a “law” actually is in science). Learn more than you ever wanted to know about the scientific method, and go ahead and continue to consider donating $12,000.

The boys are then joined by SHARON A. HILL, spooky geologist and aficionado of paranormal culture. Sharon is the author of Scientifical Americans: The Culture of Paranormal Researchers, and she gives some tips on how to make the field more legitimate. She also gives some fun insider info on Centralia, for a throwback to Episode 48, because who DOESN’T want to hear more about a town being sucked into Hell?

Forget about your grainy photos, take off your foil hat, and find out why you can’t just rely on the machine that goes “PING”, all in this fact-packed episode of Superduperstitious!

EPISODE LINKS

GoFundMe: https://www.gofundme.com/superduperstitious-loch-ness-times

Sharon’s website: https://sharonahill.com/

Scientifical Americans: https://goo.gl/ob3Ccx

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Halfway to a hundred eps, and it’s time for the boys to bite the hand that feeds them with another two-part deep dive! Specifically, it’s a look at the pseudoscience behind everything this show is about. It’ll be fun!

Wyatt kicks off Part I with some cryptozoology goodness. Whether it's reputable publications gleefully fanning the flames of belief, or fancy-ass websites touting their fancy-ass research tools, monster hunting has some major methodological mishaps. But at least they sell cool hats.

Jake then takes things in a ghostlier direction with a look at paranormal investigations. Luckily, it’s an easy field to get into, as long as you have gadgets. Doesn’t matter what they do. Just have ’em. You’ll do fine.

Learn about the important differences between real science and TV science, give Wyatt and Jake $12,000, and enjoy the sound of people looking at websites, all on the start of this Superduperstitious Special Report!

EPISODE LINKS

GoFundMe: https://www.gofundme.com/superduperstitious-loch-ness-times

Wyatt’s story

NYT Champ article: https://goo.gl/WVPMQp

Smithsonian magazine article: https://goo.gl/jkhMWM

Surgeon’s photo: https://goo.gl/dw9JLo

Loch Ness Hunters: https://www.lochnesshunters.com/

SIR: http://sasquatchinvestigations.org/

Almasty footage: https://youtu.be/XhYxK2rjHI0?t=20

Jake’s story

International Paranormal Society: https://www.intparanormal.net/mission.html

Other Jake’s post: https://goo.gl/euRzhN

Fife Paranormal: https://www.facebook.com/FifeParanormal/

List of NH paranormal societies: https://goo.gl/oQFVCj

Paranormal Reactions: http://www.paranormalreactions.com/

The Devil Hunter: http://devilhunter.simplesite.com/

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If we know one thing at Superduperstitious, it’s that animals are weird. They act weird, sometimes they look weird, and frequently they sound weird. So imagine how weird CRYPTIDS must sound! Or just listen to this episode, because that’s what it’s about.

But first, it’s another update on that pesky Midwestern bat thing, the Phantom of the Chicago! The saga seemingly never ends, to the point where the boys may just have to take matters into their own hands.

After that, however, you’d better believe there are some spooky forest sounds afoot, and Knightsbridge Consulting is here to take care of them! Travel with Jake to British Columbia, routinely insist on calling a town by the incorrect name, and maybe, just maybe, track down the creature behind all this. At the very least, aim to briefly look like Ziggy Stardust.

Wyatt rounds out the ep with a series of crazy and creepy animal sounds from around the world, to show just how easy it would be for your imagination to run wild in the woods at night. He also revisits Awee Kids for a series of increasingly questionable animal sound demonstrations. Beat up some hunters and watch out for sky whales — spooky sounds await you on Superduperstitious!

EPISODE LINKS

Jake’s story

Unusual sound in Witset: https://youtu.be/25lzRlwz_u4

Strange noises in Oregon woods: https://youtu.be/wq7K01O9HMc?t=56

Knighstbridge Consulting: https://www.knightsbridgeconsulting.co.uk/

Witset case: https://goo.gl/26ktoK

Elk bugle: https://youtu.be/orSIhYAI3VI

Coyote sounds: https://youtu.be/0ga0i1FSXZQ?t=18

Wyatt’s story

Elk bugle: https://youtu.be/TSpGd9p17n0

Whirly tube: https://youtu.be/CuGnsW0ysrA

Screech owl: https://youtu.be/RiQrP4U6zBk?t=100

Great potoo: https://www.xeno-canto.org/189719

Howler monkeys: https://youtu.be/xxzbqmFkXwU

Coyotes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rsGiGjs0U1U

Weird British sounds: https://youtu.be/LXreezdyYdU

Sky trumpets: https://youtu.be/_NQRGaqR6Ls?t=257

Bird sounds for kids: https://youtu.be/9A7VrX-gkyo

Squirrel sounds for kids: https://youtu.be/h-GytVbcZWM

Ant sounds for kids: https://youtu.be/G2TMZoURwYQ

Horse sounds for kids: https://youtu.be/b8vYrJmvjQM

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