Home Depot's 12 ft. Skeleton decoration first premiered in the fall of 2020 and sold out immediately, the nationwide obsession fueling an underground black market. Memes and tweets made 'Skelly' the hottest Halloween fad of the last three years, and for some reason, the internet's biggest crush. For this episode, we will not only explore how the craze around ... Show More
Jan 26
The Art of (Psychological) War with Annalee Newitz
Annalee Newitz is the author of Stories Are Weapons: Psychological Warfare and the American Mind, which traces the way disinformation, propaganda, and violent threats have evolved from military weapons deployed against foreign adversaries into tools of domestic culture war. For t ... Show More
1h 19m
Oct 2021
The Untold Story of "Spooky Scary Skeletons"
For this special Halloween episode, you’re in for a handful of treats. Rachelle and Madison reveal their Halloween costumes and talk about what scares and bugs them on the internet this spooky season. They’ll discuss listener-submitted Vines, tweets, and Tumblr posts that are ico ... Show More
26m 1s
Oct 2021
ICYMI - The Untold Story of "Spooky Scary Skeletons"
For this special Halloween episode, you’re in for a handful of treats. Rachelle and Madison reveal their Halloween costumes and talk about what scares and bugs them on the internet this spooky season. They’ll discuss listener-submitted Vines, tweets, and Tumblr posts that are ico ... Show More
26m 1s
Oct 2021
Shapes In The Darkness, with Raeha Keller
Happy Halloween! Here are some true creepy stories about shapes in the darkness...
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34m 21s
Jun 2021
Furries, Juggalos, and Witches! Oh My! It's a Wrap on Season 1, Creeps!
Kesha is joined by her brother Lagan, a self-professed paranormal skeptic and Executive Producer of the pod, to travel down the psychic highway and discuss the most creepy, funny, and elightenining moments on Season 1 of Kesha and the Creepies. Join us as Kesha and Lagan unpack w ... Show More
40m 24s
May 2021
Who Are You? with Pete Benavides and Stories After Dark
In this week’s episode, I share stories about mistaken identity. First, I read a true account of a young woman who was visited in the middle of the night by a spirit that looked like her sister. Then, I speak with Pete Benavides, who recalls seeing something that took the appeara ... Show More
32m 8s
Mar 2023
Peculiar Places: Stories of Haunted Locations
Welcome to the final episode of Season 7. If you’re listening on Spotify, there is now a video component! In this week’s episode, we’ll be exploring places where peculiar things have happened. First, I narrate the cautionary legend of a cursed temple in Greece. Then, I speak wit ... Show More
43m 8s
Dec 2021
Past Lives, with Chelsey Weber-Smith (American Hysteria Podcast)
This week's episode is all about past lives. Do you believe in them? First, I tell the story of a young woman who believes that she knew her best friend in a previous life. Then, I speak with Chelsey Weber-Smith (Host of American Hysteria), a skeptic who had a baffling past life ... Show More
35m 49s