EPISODE · Jul 8, 2026 · 24 MIN
Code Brown in Wales, Jurassic Green in Australia | 507
from Hysteria 51
This week on Hysteria 51, we’re diving headfirst into the weird-news deep end, and unfortunately, someone already ruined the water. First up, a public swimming pool in Wales becomes the scene of a truly unholy whodunnit after a man admits to repeatedly defecating in the pool, forcing closures, cleanups, refunds, and presumably one very traumatized lifeguard whistle. It’s part crime story, part community crisis, and part reason to never open your mouth during backstroke again.Then we cleanse the palate with something ancient, mysterious, and significantly less chlorinated: the incredible story of the Wollemi pine, a so-called “living fossil” believed to have vanished millions of years ago until a park ranger found a secret stand of the dinosaur-era trees hidden in an Australian canyon. With fewer than 100 mature wild trees known to exist, classified coordinates, fungus fears, and a lineage older than T. rex, this tree might be the closest nature gets to yelling, “Surprise, nerds, I’m still here!”So grab your goggles, sanitize your soul, and join us as we go from public pool poop crimes in Wales to prehistoric trees hiding from extinction. It’s weird news, ancient mysteries, biological plot twists, and one episode that asks the important question: what’s harder to survive, 90 million years of evolution or one guy with a pool membership?Links & Resources📌Pool Oopsie📌Hidden GreenEmail us your Contest Topics:[email protected] us your favorite WEIRD news stories:[email protected] the ShowGet exclusive content & perks as well as an ad and sponsor free experience at https://www.patreon.com/Hysteria51 from just $1ShopBe the Best Dressed at your Cult Meeting!https://www.teepublic.com/stores/hysteria51?ref_id=9022See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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This week on Hysteria 51, we’re diving headfirst into the weird-news deep end, and unfortunately, someone already ruined the water. First up, a public swimming pool in Wales becomes the scene of a truly unholy whodunnit after a man admits to repeatedly defecating in the pool, forcing closures, cleanups, refunds, and presumably one very traumatized lifeguard whistle. It’s part crime story, part community crisis, and part reason to never open your mouth during backstroke again.Then we cleanse the palate with something ancient, mysterious, and significantly less chlorinated: the incredible story of the Wollemi pine, a so-called “living fossil” believed to have vanished millions of years ago until a park ranger found a secret stand of the dinosaur-era trees hidden in an Australian canyon. With fewer than 100 mature wild trees known to exist, classified coordinates, fungus fears, and a lineage older than T. rex, this tree might be the closest nature gets to yelling, “Surprise, nerds, I’m still here!”So grab your goggles, sanitize your soul, and join us as we go from public pool poop crimes in Wales to prehistoric trees hiding from extinction. It’s weird news, ancient mysteries, biological plot twists, and one episode that asks the important question: what’s harder to survive, 90 million years of evolution or one guy with a pool membership?Links & Resources📌Pool Oopsie📌Hidden GreenEmail us your Contest Topics:[email protected] us your favorite WEIRD news stories:[email protected] the ShowGet exclusive content & perks as well as an ad and sponsor free experience at https://www.patreon.com/Hysteria51 from just $1ShopBe the Best Dressed at your Cult Meeting!https://www.teepublic.com/stores/hysteria51?ref_id=9022 See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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