Episode 361 - The Return of the Dire Wolf?
The dire wolf was not just a CGI co-star on Game of Thrones. It was an apex predator until 10,000 years ago when they became extinct. Until now. A bioscience company in Texas says they have rewritten the genetic code of a gray wolf to give birth to three dire wolves. Next up: the wooly mammoth.
Episode 360 - Ricky McCormick and The Secret in his Pocket
When police found Ricky McCormick's body dumped in a field they discovered two odd notes in his pocket. The jumble of numbers and letters made no sense. The FBI was convinced it was a cipher - but the best code breakers in the world have never solved it. Who killed Ricky? And what the hell is in those cryptic notes?
Episode 359 - The Flatwoods Monster
Three kids playing football in their rural West Virginia town in 1952 saw a bright light flash across the sky and, they thought, crash into a neighbor's farm. Quickly a little group gathered to bravely trek into the woods. Something with bright red eyes, a strage spade-shaped head and a metal apron floated down the hill toward them and into UFO history. What was the Flatwoods Monster?
Episode 358 - Weird News 03/14/25: Dumb Shaming
You might call it dumb, but let's call it poor judgment. This week in weird news we highlight some very poor decisions. Things like do-it-yourself cryogenics, surgeons that did not put sticky notes on the organs they were supposed to remove, people who start a war with raccoons, and so much more.
Episode 357 - Capturing the Dead - William H Mumler and the Birth of Spirit Photography
Thanks to photoshop, the only limit on how we can mess with pictures is our imagination. But back in the 19th century, William H. Mumler began capturing people in his family portraits that had never been inside his studio - at least not while they were alive.
Episode 356 - A Town Called Chaos
When a group of hardcore Libertarians took the political reins of a little town in New Hampshire they figured they would face opposition. Hostility from government-loving locals, from the teacher and cops they would try to fire, the usual suspects. But they didn't know they would also be attacked by the bears.
Episode 355 - Kalanoro - Madagascar's Mini Monsters
Does an ancient race of small hairy humanoids with sharp claws and nasty fangs still live in the deepest jungles of modern Madagascar? Many locals are terrified of these Kalanoro, because, though only not quite three feet tall, they have been known to kidnap and kill humans.
Episode 354 - Canada Invents a Gaydar
Every straight guy will say something about their “gaydar” at least 3 times a year if they work in an office. But there was a time when Canada - yes, Canada - thought they really could build a device that could tell if someone was gay or not, and that this was a good thing.
Episode 353 - The Third Wave: Or How To Turn Your Highschool History Class Into a Cult
Do you think you could become a Nazi? With the right circumstances, the right environment, the right pressures? In 1967, none of the students in Ron Jones' high school history class thought so - until they did.
Episode 352 - The White House Farm Murder Mystery - Part 3
The case against Jeremy hinges on the smallest details - was the silencer on the rifle? Whose blood was that on the barrel of the gun? Was it even actually blood? And is Jeremy willing to go to any length to get his hands on the money? Or is it is someone else?
Episode 351 - The White House Farm Murder Mystery - Part 2
The seemingly simple, if horrific case, of murder-suicide explodes when Jeremy's ex tells the police of her deep, dark secret. Did Jeremy in fact extinguish his immediate family to get the family fortune? Or this something deeper going on here.