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Superduperstitious
by Wyatt Shell and Jake Withee
A podcast about the paranormal, the credibility of the creepy, and the science of the spooky: Superduperstitious is a comedy podcast that looks at the mysterious and scary world of the weird and says, "Wait. What?" Hosts Wyatt Shell and Jake Withee use their science backgrounds to tease apart possible explanations for unexplained, supernatural, and otherwise strange phenomena. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Episodes
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Episode 184 – I Know That You Twisted Again Like We Did Last Summer
Winter AND a new year? That can only mean one thing: it’s time for some creepy frozen lakes! Fulla dead people, these lakes. First up is a viral ghost story about Minnesota’s Lake Weller, and the ghostly radio signals that seem to be coming from its depths every winter. Ope! Jake and Wyatt then...
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Episode 183 – Weird Circles, or “We Are Not Using the Title Wyatt Suggested Under Any Circumstances”
You ever see a perfect circle in nature and think, “Whoaaaa”? If so, this episode is for you! And if not, we’ll let you have this episode on a probationary basis! Talkin’ ’bout fairy circles – large, evenly spaced and perfectly round bare patches found in the grasses of the Namib Desert – and…
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Episode 182 – The 8th and 9th Annual Superduperstitious Halloween Spookstravaganza
Yeah I’m thinkin’ we’re back. Use promo code JAKEHALLOWEENGOOF for 15% off any order in our store before the end of November! The episode made us do this! EPISODE LINKS All-purpose show links: https://superduperstitious.com/links MUTUAL AID HUB: https://www.mutualaidhub.org/ Wyatt’s native plant...
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Episode 181 – Back on Bugs
Maybe the real Havana syndrome was the friends we made along the way. EPISODE LINKS All-purpose show links: https://superduperstitious.com/links Four Phantoms website: https://www.fourphantoms.net/ Four Phantoms store: https://four-phantoms-brewing-company.square.site/ Wyatt’s story Episode 5:...
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Episode 180 – The 7th Annual Superduperstitious Halloween Spookstravaganza
STOP LOOKING AT THE DATE. Anyway, what a wild way for you to find out that Wyatt’s leaving the show. EPISODE LINKS All-purpose show links: https://superduperstitious.com/links Four Phantoms website: https://www.fourphantoms.net/ Four Phantoms store:...
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Episode 179 – At the Mouth of (March) Madness, Part IV: SEMIFINALS AND FINALS
IT ALL COMES DOWN TO THIS. WHATEVER THE HELL THIS IS. EPISODE LINKS All-purpose show links: https://superduperstitious.com/links Four Phantoms website: https://www.fourphantoms.net/ Four Phantoms store: https://four-phantoms-brewing-company.square.site/ JOIN OUR CURSE EXPERIMENT HERE:...
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Episode 178 – At the Mouth of (March) Madness, Part III
As the WCCW creeps ever closer to crowning an ultimate victor, what new and exciting ways can we find to totally ruin your bracket? There’s only one way to find out! EPISODE LINKS All-purpose show links: https://superduperstitious.com/links Four Phantoms website: https://www.fourphantoms.net/…
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Episode 177 – At the Mouth of (March) Madness, Part II
The utter ridiculousness continues as we round out the WCCW regionals with all 16 contestants in the Global and Planetary Divisions of the NCAAA. These words and letters all mean something and make sense! You’re in the right place and everything is fine! EPISODE LINKS All-purpose show links:...
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Episode 176 – The Cordyceps-isode
It’s a whole episode about the biology of The Last of Us in an attempt to tap into the zeitgeist! What’s the deal with Cordyceps? Could this happen in real life? Are we doing SEO right?? *Originally scheduled for release BEFORE the start of our whole March Madness series EPISODE LINKS All-purpose...
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Episode 175 – At the Mouth of (March) Madness, Part I
No podcast about the strange and unusual would be complete without a month-long, four-part tournament of 32 different cults competing head to head! NOT ONE SUCH PODCAST. Here’s the first of those four parts! EPISODE LINKS All-purpose show links: https://superduperstitious.com/links Four Phantoms...
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March Madness: Something Wicked Stupid This Way Comes...
Our ultimate March Madness cult competition, the WCCW, begins March 9th! Submit your predictions here: https://www.superduperstitious.com/march-madness Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Episode 174 – Home State Horrors (Part 5 of 25+)
Momo money, Momo problems. (Also Wyatt talks about Ohio.) EPISODE LINKS All-purpose show links: https://superduperstitious.com/links Four Phantoms email: [email protected] Four Phantoms website: https://www.fourphantoms.net/ Four Phantoms store:...
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Episode 173 – Ain't No Fins for Bats
Stuff dies all the time, and sometimes those dead things are weird looking! This is two of those times. Wyatt leads with the Rhodope skull, the mysterious bone specimen that folks were only too excited to immediately label an alien. And don’t get him STARTED on the Adygea skulls! Jake then hops…
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Episode 172 – Lymph Bizkit
Boy howdy, if this were the sort of podcast that had separate seasons, this episode sure would be the start of a new one! But it isn’t, so it’s not. Instead, enjoy two timely takes on some pervasive immunity myths! If you want to eat a lime or something, that’s fine. EPISODE LINKS All-purpose…
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Episode 171 – The 6th Annual Superduperstitious Halloween Spookstravaganza (feat. Casey Simpson)
October finally comes to an end, and holy wow another guest?! It must be time to celebrate Halloween the Superduperstitious way: by talking about apples! Join the boys and special guest Casey Simpson of Artifact Cider Project to hear all about Jake’s regional seasonal frustrations, canals, and...
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Episode 170 – This Whole Episode Is an Ad (feat. Drew Phillips)
In spite of others’ efforts to the contrary, October just keeps happening! And so, too, do the guests (which are, yes, still of the special variety). The final guest before Halloween is none other than the founder of Four Phantoms, the groovy brewery in western Massachusetts that combines— you…
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Episode 169 – Monster Movie Happy Hour
October continues! And the guests? Oh they’re special all right. This week, the boys are joined by two thirds of the delightful podcast Monster Movie Happy Hour! Listen to four nerds talk about the spooky media that brings them the most joy, from classics of the silver screen, to camp-tastic sci…
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Episode 168 – Survival of the Storytelling-est (feat. Christa Adams)
Episode 168 – Survival of the Storytelling-est (feat. Christa Adams) October begins, and with it, a whole month of special guests! How else would we make this month stand out? This first episode features the fantastic Christa, who weaseled her way into a podcast appearance by sheer will! Luckily...
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Episode 167 – It’s Not Too Hard to Get ’Em Back in if You Have Help
An episode coming out early?! That’ll be the day! And that day is in fact specifically today, as August Around the World reaches its exciting Caribbean conclusion. Put on absolutely all of the sunscreen and listen along! EPISODE LINKS All-purpose show links: https://superduperstitious.com/links...
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Episode 166 – There Is Nothing in This World to Call the Cockroach (feat. Emma Ozenbrook)
The month marches on, and still no Wyatt?? Luckily additional assistance can be found at this next stop of August Around the World: Ireland! Emma from Real Life Ghost Stories leads Jake on a tour of her homeland with a tale perfectly tailored to this show: a folkloric mystery with a very…
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UNLOCKED: Eps. 158-163 Bonus Outtakes
Mysterious circumstances have delayed the next episode's release! Wyatt's whereabouts: unknown. In the meantime why not head on over to www.patreon.com/superduperstitious just for fun and see what happens? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Episode 165 – Push the Button
August Around the World continues, though not without incident... Wyatt is MIA after a SNAFU with the NCAAA, so it’s up to friend of the show and Taiwan expert Cece to lead the way through this week’s travels! Ever the professional, she brings a wealth of history and culture to the episode, AND...
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Episode 164 – Creepy Swoosh
It’s once again that special time of year when the boys get their traveling shoes on (??) and start telling stories around the world! Everything is probably going to go exactly as planned! The first stop on this month-long journey is Eastern Europe and More Specifically Hungary. Jake kicks it off...
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Episode 163 – Home State Horrors (Part 4 of 25+)
The nationwide journey continues with ALMOST the last of the states Wyatt and Jake have specifically lived in (Maryland! Minnesota!) Also the boys come dangerously close to actually reviewing a beer. EPISODE LINKS All-purpose show links: https://superduperstitious.com/links Four Phantoms email:...
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Episode 162 – Four Truths and Two Lies
Hidden among two spooky eyewitness accounts each, Wyatt and Jake have respectively hidden a first-person tale that they themselves have fabricated. Can these intrepid cohosts successfully suss out the other’s diabolical decoy, or will they be fooled by the phony? I HAVE NO MORE ALLITERATIONS FOR...
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Episode 161 – The Owls Are Not What They Seem
Having a wren around will prevent one from drowning having a wren around will prevent one from drowning having a wren around will prevent one from drowning having a wren around will prevent one from drowning having a wren around will prevent one from drowning having a wren around will prevent one...
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UNLOCKED: SDS Minisode #33
Don't worry, we're still trying real hard to actually make the damned show! It's happening, we swear!! And if you wanted to, say, HELP us make said show, well, we might just know of a way you could do that... (Patreon. You could support us on Patreon, is what we're saying. Check it out here:...
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Episode 160 – March Bugsness
Everything is exactly as originally planned in this final episode of March! And what exactly IS planned? Bugs. From expert testimonial on an insect-adjacent and highly ponderable optical phenomenon (not to mention a book that Jake spent two actual dollars on), to a roundup of the creepiest of...
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Episode 159 – Calendars, I Guess
The boys are back, with another response to a nonsense prompt! “Calendars” as a topic may have proved more of a challenge to pull off than expected, but don’t think for one instant that you won’t learn everything there is to know about Greek clocks and Corona, CA before this episode is over!…
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Episode 158 – Things Objects
An unprecedented SECOND consecutive week of very-nearly-SEO-friendly episode titles finds the boys examining… nouns, I guess? Jake heads to the mountains of Tibet to uncover the mystery of the Dropa stones! Do they contain the secret history of a hitherto unknown people? Or did some white guy see…
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Episode 157 – Food-Based Thing
An impromptu prompt leads to a rare example of an episode whose title actually reflects its content! Buckle in for tales of fairies and their snacks, perhaps too much history/science/folklore, and also a very important rat. It’s food time on this week’s Superduperstitious! EPISODE LINKS…
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Episode 156 – Dorkness Falls
It’s an episode about darkness! Just, like, the general concept of it. But also stuff IN it! EPISODE LINKS All-purpose show links: https://superduperstitious.com/links Four Phantoms email: [email protected] Four Phantoms website: https://www.fourphantoms.net/ Four Phantoms store:...
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Episode 155 – Indrid, It's Cold Outside
It’s donkey o’clock, motherf***ers. EPISODE LINKS All-purpose show links: https://superduperstitious.com/links Four Phantoms email: [email protected] Four Phantoms website: https://www.fourphantoms.net/ Four Phantoms store: https://four-phantoms-brewing-company.square.site/ Wyatt’s story...
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Episode 154 – Little Red Robin Hood
What’s that sound? I mean, other than the whole “podcast” thing? Oh ho, it’s yet another episode ABOUT sounds! Jake ventures into the Arkansas/Missouri woods in search of the Ozark Howler. Is it a monster? Is it animals? Yes! Wyatt then revisits New York for some Upstate acoustic oddities that…
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Episode 153 – Home State Horrors (Part 3 of 25+)
The saga continues, as your intrepid hosts continue not to venture outside of the American northeast! Wyatt begins with the land of his alma mater, New York, to examine the Legend of Sleepy Hollow, and the legends that made that legend so legendary. Jake then heads very slightly north to Vermont...
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Episode 152 – Animalia Sunt, Ergo Cogitant
Could these animals talk? Or was each one just another dumb ol’ Clever Hans? In any case, rest assured that both Alex the parrot and Koko the gorilla were every bit as cute as you might have thought. But not Clever Hans. Man, f*** that guy. EPISODE LINKS All-purpose show links:...
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Episode 150 – Oops! All Bossa
First-time listener? Probably don't start with this one 😅 EPISODE LINKS All-purpose show links: https://superduperstitious.com/links Four Phantoms email: [email protected] Four Phantoms website: https://www.fourphantoms.net/ Four Phantoms store:...
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Episode 151 – The 5th Annual Superduperstitious Halloween Spookstravaganza
It’s Hallow-friggin-ween again, the time of year when dear friends and podcast cohosts gather around way too late at night, make several beeswax candles from scratch, try to read by said candles’ light, and generally just get real tired on mic. You know, the universal tradition! EPISODE LINKS...
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Episode 149 – In Germany, with My Vampire
Fantastical exploits of the 19th century lead the boys on a slog through what can be best described as “ultraviolet prose”. And an unintentional amount of bat people! Wyatt tackles the sluggish flotsam of a fully unabridged article from The Wilson World in 1895 to get to the bottom of a weird...
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UNLOCKED: SDS Minisode #28
Another tasty morsel from *behind the paywall* Want more? You can find it at https://www.patreon.com/superduperstitious AND YOU WILL LIKE IT Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Episode 148 – Once Again, Listener Stories!
YOU do all the hard work so that WE can create one of our least accessible episodes for new listeners! Also a beer happens. Send your own stories to [email protected]! EPISODE LINKS All-purpose show links: https://superduperstitious.com/links Hurricane Ida relief:...
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Episode 147 – A Classic Lake-Based Parable
All good things must come to an end, but also August Around the World has to as well. In any case, it’s Kenya time! Their long TREK finally at an end, the boys celebrate by checking out some cool Kenyan creatures and a lake that will kill you. Wyatt leads the way with the Nandi bear. It is…
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Episode 146 – A Taxidermied Tube Sock Weasel
The back half of August Around the World brings the show to Ecuador, where the animals are plentiful and the term “big boned” has a whole new meaning! Jake pays a visit to some archeological sites of varying credibility to find lost golden libraries and curious skeletons. You don’t have to be 42...
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Episode 145 – The Moscow Death Zone Hot Boys
August continues to go around the world or whatever, all thanks to a purely arbitrary programming decision two years ago! It’s Russia o’clock mofos, so you KNOW the boys are bringing their A-game by way of dragons and radio stations. Wyatt pays a visit to Lake Brosno, where a monster the size of…
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Episode 144 – Classic Bed Ants
It’s this year’s first installment of August Around the World, and that means both alien and ghostly Thailand tales! Jake kicks this globetrotting month off with a pretty lukewarm ghost encounter following a visit to a Buddhist shrine, but he rounds this out with a thankfully more colorful story....
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Episode 143 – Baby That's Scary
This week’s episode features luminous ghost children and a bunch of visual content presented in an audio medium. We’re good at this! Jake explores the night vision horribleness of modern day baby monitors and the many ghosts they capture on camera, but first, Wyatt examines what is so far the...
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Episode 142 – Still Sounds Bad
What’s that sound? It’s either a signal of the End Times, metal stuff, a weird fish, various hoaxes, a microwave weapon, something completely psychological – or it’s the latest episode of Superduperstitious! This week, learn all about the 2010s phenomenon of sky trumpets and their probably...
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Episode 141 – Home State Horrors (Part 2 of 25+)
YES you heard right: the much beloved recurring segment you all have been hankering for and definitely haven’t totally forgotten about is BACK. In Part 2 of this lots-o-parts series, the boys head to the states where they were born in search of spooks! For Wyatt, this means an extremely haunted...
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Episode 140 – Listener Stories! Again!
It’s once again time for the boys to take a break from trying! This week, Wyatt and Jake take some big swings at explaining YOUR spooky experiences. That’s right: it’s another listener story episode! By simply sending an email to [email protected], you, too, can finally learn the...
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Episode 139 – It's Probably Owls
It’s long past time for another E.T.-centric episode, so this one features a pair of stories covering the whole UFOeuvre! So it goes. EPISODE LINKS Four Phantoms email: [email protected] Four Phantoms website: https://www.fourphantoms.net/ Four Phantoms store:...
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
A podcast about the paranormal, the credibility of the creepy, and the science of the spooky: Superduperstitious is a comedy podcast that looks at the mysterious and scary world of the weird and says, "Wait. What?" Hosts Wyatt Shell and Jake Withee use their science backgrounds to tease apart possible explanations for unexplained, supernatural, and otherwise strange phenomena.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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A podcast about the paranormal, the credibility of the creepy, and the science of the spooky: Superduperstitious is a comedy podcast that looks at the mysterious and scary world of the weird and says, "Wait. What?" Hosts Wyatt Shell and Jake Withee use their science backgrounds to tease apart...
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