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AREA 52 PODCAST
by Utah Podcast Network
Three skeptical believers who question everything discussing the weird, paranormal & unexplained.
Episodes
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AREA 52 088: “A Stair Case”
On December 9th, 2001, Kathleen Peterson was found at the bottom of a staircase surrounded by a shocking amount of her own blood. Her husband, Michael, claimed she fell while drunk, but investigators, witnesses and common sense all leaned towards there being a lot more to this incident. This…
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AREA 52 087: “Watchers in the Woods”
We’re baaaaack.....and man, do we have a creepy episode for you guys. A lot has happened since we recorded last, so let’s get to it. First off, we address the incoming hurricanes and the idea that someone, or something, is using energy waves to increase their power. We also talk about the...
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AREA 52 086: “Crash Site”
In June of 1947, something crashed in the New Mexico desert. Some say it was a UFO containing alien bodies that the military took to Area 51 to study, while others say it was just a weather balloon from a secret intelligence program. Either way, this incident has created a legend that still lives...
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AREA 52 085.5: “Technical Difficulties”
We tried. http://lennondesignllc.com/wp-content/audio/area-52/area52-ep085-5.mp3
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AREA 52 085: “Ghostly Gumshoe”
We recently had the opportunity to interview the fascinating and hilarious, Greg Lawson aka The Paranormal Detective! With over 26 years in law enforcement and a decade of service in the multiple branches of the military, Greg approaches his paranormal investigations with a truly unique...
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AREA 52 084: “Mind Games”
Hypnosis is often looked at as fun weekend entertainment show. A place where audience members are convinced to quack like ducks, act ridiculous onstage by quacking like ducks or sexy dancing with a broomstick. In this episode of Area 52, we discuss the ideas: Is hypnosis just good harmless fun?…
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AREA 52 083: “Lab Rats”
Throughout the years, there have been countless psychological experiments conducted on people; some willingly, some without permission or knowledge, but all of them, no matter how unethical, have given us a fascinating, and often disturbing look into the human psyche and what types of horrible...
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AREA 52 082: “Bombinos Pizza”
In August of 2003, a man named Brian Wells entered a bank in Erie, Pennsylvania with a shotgun and a bomb strapped around his neck. He claimed he had been jumped and forced to rob the bank or the bomb would go off, which it eventually did, killing Brian in the process. Years later, police would...
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AREA 52 081: “A Roast in The Oven”
It’s been almost a month since our last episode and a lot has happened. First up, we discuss the few details that have been released by authorities regarding the recently announced arrest that had been made in the infamous Golden State Killer rapes, murders, crimes that have gone unsolved for…
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AREA 52 080: “Dying To Be Famous”
On July 15, 1997, a man walked up behind Italian fashion designer Gianni Versace as he was entering his South Beach estate and shot him in the head, killing him. This murder introduced the world to the name Andrew Cunanan, a man who sought fame and acceptance so desperately, he was willing to…
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AREA 52 079: “Skeptiholics”
We are finally back and have a lot to talk about! Since we’ve been gone, we’ve watched a couple paranormal documentaries, examined a few interesting Twitter-based conspiracies and finally got our hands on some of the Vegas footage we’ve been waiting for, but is any of it actually convincing? Join...
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AREA 52 078: “Director’s Cut”
After spending an entire episode unexpectedly discussing the fascinating documentary, “Patient Seventeen”, we were, much to our delight, surprisingly contacted by the film’s director, the super cool and incredibly knowledgeable Jeremy Corbell, who offered to come on the podcast to answer some of...
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AREA 52 077: “Valencrimes Day”
Valentine’s Day is the holiday of love! A time to spoil and focus on your significant other or celebrate and delight in your singleness! While most people associate it with hearts and roses and chocolates and romance, that’s not what we do here. This week, we wanted to explore the dark side of…
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AREA 52 076: “Liar, Liar, Pants on a Wire”
Thousands of people claim to have been abducted by aliens and their stories range from terrifying to fantastical, but very few of them ever come back with actual proof. However, there are cases of abductees who have claimed to have found strange metallic “alien implants” embedded inside their...
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AREA 52 075: “Arias 52”
In June of 2008, Travis Alexander was brutally murdered at his home in Mesa, Arizona. The only suspect in the crime was his ex-girlfriend, a woman named Jodi Arias, who at first denied any involvement, but after her story didn’t add up and undeniable evidence tying her to the scene started...
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AREA 52 074: “Poor Sports”
No matter what sport you follow or what team you root for, when your team is down, it seems that they’re always getting screwed over by bad calls, biased refs and unfair Illuminati interference! Ok, so maybe there isn’t a secret reptilian government that controls the outcome of every game, but…
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AREA 52 073: “Cop Outs”
We’re back! And this week, in what looks to be our final episode of the year, we update you once again on our biggest story of the year, the mass shooting in Las Vegas. We discuss allegations made in a recently released documentary called “What Happened In Vegas”, a new film that chronicles a...
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AREA 52 072: “Fear & Loathing at The Grove”
In a follow up to our last episode that covered the unbelievable story of missing child, Johnny Gosch, this week we delve even deeper into this insane world of kidnapping and human trafficking to see how far it actually goes. From stories of sexual assault and murder at one of the most secretive...
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AREA 52 071: “Oh My Gosch!”
In September of 1982, a 12-year-old boy named Johnny Gosch was snatched while out on his paper route in a seemingly safe Des Moines, Iowa neighborhood. With no help from an almost suspiciously uninterested police force and a laughably unhelpful FBI, Johnny’s mother, Noreen, took it upon herself…
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AREA 52 070: “Sinners & Saints”
Recorded just hours after news of the terrible Texas church shooting broke news, we discuss the few details we have of this developing story. We also look into new developments in the Vegas shooting including a possible motive, even more new changes to the pre-shooting timeline and we talk about...
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AREA 52 069: “Cabin in the Woods”
For our spooky Halloween episode, we thought we’d examined an infamous unsolved murder that took place in the woods of Keddie, California in 1981. Known as the Murders in Cabin 28, this multiple homicide should’ve been an open and shut case, with witnesses, fingerprints and murder weapons left...
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AREA 52 068: “This Aftermath Doesn’t Add Up”
We tried to get away from it, we really did, but there’s something so fishy about the way the official story of the Vegas shooting is playing out that we just had to keep covering it. Major details are being changed daily like it’s nothing, new information about the timeline is being ignored and…
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AREA 52 067: “What Happened In Vegas, Part 3”
In the third and final part of our coverage of the horrible Route 91 Concert Mass Shooting,' we update you on false rumors that are being spread. We also interview two amazing guests. First, we speak with Brittany Johnson, who is not only the host of the Droppin’ Dimes podcast, but also a…
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AREA 52 066: “What Happened In Vegas, Part 2”
Two weeks have passed since the horrible events in VEGAS and we seem to have less answer than we did before. From eyewitness footage that seems to capture multiple sources of gunfire to official changes in the timeline that throw the whole story off, we examine the newest details of this ongoing...
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AREA 52 065: “What Happened In Vegas”
In this special edition podcast, Area 52 weighs in on the unfolding events in Las Vegas, tries to sort through & make sense of the many rumors and manages to secure a live interview with someone who witnessed the entire event from the stage....
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AREA 52 064: “Request Line”
This week, we opened up the Request Line and asked you guys what you wanted to hear us talk about and, well, you guys definitely brought the weird! From an alien exchange program from the 1970s and an ancient alien satellite that apparently orbits earth to a mysterious deadly Russian hiking...
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AREA 52 063: “Killer Clowns from Outer Crawlspace”
Clowns are creepy, there's no doubt about it. In fact, books, TV and movies have all played up the scary clown trope so much that the fear has given way to actual scary real life sightings and even horrible crimes all associated with and attached to the image of clowns, but what is it that really...
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AREA 52 062: “NightmAirbnb”
Airbnb is a cool and easy way to find a place to stay or rent out an extra room or empty house, however, while millions of people use the service every year without issue, there have been a handful of users who have encountered nightmarish scenarios, from properties being trashed and renters who...
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AREA 52 061: “Black Whole Sun”
Eclipses have always fascinated us, with some of the earliest written accounts dating back to over 3000 years ago. Some cultures believed they were punishments from the Gods or great beast fighting in the sky, others believed they were good omens bringing fertility or giant sky lovers embracing....
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AREA 52 060 : “Unusual Circumstances”
In early 2004, a young college student named Maura Murray crashed her car into a snow bank on an icy, rural New Hampshire road. The accident wasn't that bad, and witnesses who stopped claim she appeared to be uninjured, but when police arrived, Maura was nowhere to be found, leaving behind to…
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AREA 52 059 : “Lost at Sea”
An ocean cruise is supposed to be a relaxing getaway, a place to kick back and unwind, but for some, these vacations turn into something much darker. On average, around 15 people a year go missing from cruise ships, leaving behind questions and confused loved ones. Join us this week as we explore…
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AREA 52 058 : “Ashes To Ashes”
On Christmas Eve 1945, a house burned down in Fayetteville, West Virginia. The owner of the house, a man named George Sodder, his wife Jennie and 4 of their children escaped unharmed, leaving, what they believed, was an additional 5 children trapped in the blaze. However, after the fire had been...
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AREA 52 057 : “Weird Science”
In the 1950's, science fiction writer L. Ron Hubbard released a self-help type book called Dianetics that became the outline and basis for the religious movement Scientology, which has now grown into a hugely wealthy, powerful, and some say sinister, organization. With accusations of kidnapping,...
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AREA 52 056 : “Undocumented”
This week, we discuss a few recent documentaries that we've watched. First, we discuss the recent History Channel special that provided evidence and proposed that instead of crashing into the ocean, Amelia Earhart actually landed her plane in the Marshall Islands and was captured and ultimately...
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AREA 52 055 : “We’re All Ears”
We've told our fair share of stories on this podcast, from monsters to murders and UFOs to WTFs, we have talked about a lot, but this week, we wanted you to do the talking, so we asked for listener stories, and we got some really great submissions! We also got a really great guest, filmmaker,...
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AREA 52 54 : “Into Thin Air”
National Parks are amazing, beautiful places that are visited by millions of people every year, but some of those people never leave. And while many of these disappearances are easily explained, quite a few are unexplained and some may even say creepy. Things like small children disappearing,...
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AREA 52 053 : “Full Disclosure”
In 1947, a UFO allegedly crashed in the desert of Roswell, New Mexico and, according to the legends, the United States military took the crashed disc and alien bodies back to Area 51 and spent the next few decades backwards engineering the alien technology and advanced themselves beyond...
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AREA 52 052 : “Episode 52”
52 episodes. 52 weeks of crazy topics. 52 Area 52s. It's been a fun and wild ride, so for our 52nd episode we wanted to do something special. This week, we take a look back and discuss our favorite moments, topics and theories that we've covered. From Nazi aliens in Antarctica and Bigfoot…
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AREA 52 051: “A Royal Loss”
In August of 1997, a car entered a tunnel in Paris, France but it never came out. It struck a pillar inside the tunnel, killing 3 of its 4 inhabitants and leaving behind a world in shock and questions that still remain unanswered today. This, of course, was the day Princess Diana, a woman who was...
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AREA 52 050: “The Juice”
In June of 1994, two people were murdered in an upscale neighborhood in Los Angeles. The murders were horrific and violent and gained the attention of the entire world because the main suspect was beloved athlete and movie star, OJ Simpson. What followed was a car chase that kept the world on the...
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AREA 52 049: “Cult Classics”
Are you looking for answers? Is there something missing in your life? Do you like giving up your identity, money, family, free will and maybe even your life?! Well there's probably a perfect cult out there just for you! From small yoga classes that became deadly terrorist organizations to billion...
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AREA 52 048: “Designer Genes”
Throughout history, humans have evolved and adapted to different climates and circumstances, and even to this day, our genes are still evolving and, in some cases, even mutating. Some of these mutations have resulted in conditions that we commonly see and think nothing of, like redheads or…
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AREA 52 047: “Mommy Dearest”
In the summer of 2008, a young girl was reported missing, and ultimately found dead, in Orlando, Florida. Her name was Caylee Anthony. Her mother, Casey, became the center of not only the police investigation, but the center of attention and rage for the entire nation. Her actions, stories and...
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AREA 52 046: “The Ripper”
In the fall of 1888, 5 women were killed and mutilated on the streets of the 'White Chapel District,' of London. Their deaths, while not uncommon, were extra violent and some say even ritualistic and would lead police, investigators and unsolved crime enthusiasts on an over century-long wild…
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AREA 52 045: “True or False Flags”
It's hard to imagine that our own government would ever attack us. It's even harder to believe that they would then blame that attack on someone else in order to further an agenda or gain support for military action, but despite sounding like a bad movie, some people believe that is exactly what...
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AREA 52 044: “Cursed Out”
Are curses real? Could there really be objects, maybe even people, who carry an almost paranormal predisposition to bad luck and even death? Tune in as we also discuss: Haunted dolls, sinister paintings, ghost mirrors, murderous cars, deadly vases, killer phone numbers, angry mummies, families...
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AREA 52 043: “Dark Disney”
Disney is part of everyone's growing up. We watched all their movies, we know the characters and all the songs, we've been to their theme parks, it's good old fashioned family fun that everyone can enjoy! But Disney also has a dark side, including a history of racism and sexism, ties to the FBI,...
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AREA 52 042: “Jurassholes”
What if a few species of dinosaurs had survived and still roamed the earth today? Crazy! Right? Well, in the broadest sense, things like alligators and great white sharks are smaller version of their prehistoric ancestors and sure, we have found species both on land and in the ocean that we…
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AREA 52 041: “iSpy”
We know we're being watched. Cameras are everywhere and our entire lives are posted online for everyone to see, but do you know how invasive it really is? From surveillance of every email, phone call, google search to facial recognition and license plate tracking, the government can follow your...
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AREA 52 040: “Coinkydinks”
Thing happen! But what about when things happen that seem almost too weird or good to be true? Throughout history, there have been countless incidents that seem to suggest that the world isn't just a series of random events. From twins growing up separately but living the exact same lives to a…
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Three skeptical believers who question everything discussing the weird, paranormal & unexplained.
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