chelsey weber-smith

American Hysteria is a society podcast hosted by chelsey weber-smith. It has 295 episodes, with the latest published April 2026.

American Hysteria explores how fantastical thinking has shaped our culture – moral panics, urban legends, hoaxes, crazes, fringe beliefs, and national misunderstandings. Poet-turned-podcaster Chelsey Weber-Smith tells the strangest stories from American history and examines the forces that create the reality we share, and sometimes, the reality we don't.

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