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American Hysteria — 305 episodes
DATING APPS
THE GAY AGENDA (Pride Rewind)
Our 300th Episode with Sarah Marshall
The Voyager Golden Record with Riley Swedelius-Smith and Miranda Zickler
The Disturbing World of Cute Cat AI with Panic World
Introducing: No Such Thing
THE BENNINGTON TRIANGLE pt. 2 with Sarah Marshall
THE BENNINGTON TRIANGLE pt. 1 with Sarah Marshall
Introducing: History Daily
Blowing Up the Georgia Guidestones with Tyler McBrien
Black Magic with Gruff Webb
Hysteria Home Companion: The Berners Street Hoax
DINOSAURS pt. 2
DINOSAURS pt. 1
The Spooky Side of Pokémon with Guide to the Unknown
The Corporate Takeover of Caring with Dr. Mara Einstein
BUGS!!!!!! with Akilah Hughes
Talking to the Future: Nuclear Semiotics (rerun)
JINGLES pt. 2 with Sarah Marshall of 'You're Wrong About'
Introducing Mind Games
JINGLES pt. 1 with Sarah Marshall of 'You're Wrong About'
A Cult by Any Other Name with Joseph Laycock
The Art of (Psychological) War with Annalee Newitz
Celebrity Clone Conspiracies with 'No Such Thing' Podcast
JESUS TOAST
Party (and Panic) Like It's 1999 with Ross Benes
MALL SANTAS pt. 2 with Sarah Marshall of 'You're Wrong About'
MALL SANTAS pt. 1 with Sarah Marshall of 'You're Wrong About'
Three or More Is a Riot with Jelani Cobb
The Rocky Horror Picture Show with 'This Ends At Prom'
Listen Now: American Scandal | The West Memphis Three
THE MACY'S THANKSGIVING DAY PARADE (rewind)
THE DEVIL WE KNOW with Sarah Marshall
Disneyland’s Disastrous Opening Day with Riley Swedelius-Smith and Miranda Zickler
Bot Farms and the Troll Toll with Perry Carpenter
BLOODY MARY
SPONTANEOUS HUMAN COMBUSTION with Sarah Marshall of 'You're Wrong About'
12 Ft Skeleton (rewind)
Horror Movie Curses with 'What Went Wrong' Podcast
Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark with Liz "Cosbrarian" Gotauco
The Kennedy Curse with George Civeris
HOUDINI'S AFTERLIFE with Sarah Marshall and Tim Harford
#Elsagate (rewind)
Introducing: Conspiracy Theories, Cults, and Crimes
The Disturbing World of Mobile Game Ads with 'Panic World' Podcast
Dear Chelsey and Ask Sarah Marshall
DEAR ABBY AND ANN LANDERS
Titanic in Real Time with Riley Swedelius-Smith
Polybius: The Arcade Conspiracy
Not Just a Phase: Goths Through History with Christine Laskowski
The Imaginary Gods of ChatGPT with Journalist Miles Klee
The FBI's White Christian Nation with Lerone A. Martin
Listen Now: American Scandal
STARING AT THE SUN ON LSD with Sarah Marshall of 'You're Wrong About'
THE CALL IS COMING FROM INSIDE THE HOUSE with Sarah Marshall of 'You're Wrong About'
THE HIPPIE BABYSITTER BABY ROAST
Context Clues: Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's High
GENDER REVEAL PARTIES: Pride Rewind
The Last Prison Rodeo with Journalist Adam Mahoney
Mayhem! at the Minecraft Movie with BJ Colangelo
Lost Boy Larry with Producer Miranda Zickler
BALLOON BOY
New Context: Gang Accusations and Initiations
HOAX DIARY SPECTACULAR with Sarah Marshall of 'You're Wrong About'
THE RUNAWAY NUN HOAX pt. 2 with Sarah Marshall of 'You're Wrong About'
THE RUNAWAY NUN HOAX pt. 1 with Sarah Marshall of 'You're Wrong About'
Luxury Doomsday with 'This is Propaganda'
HOAX SPECTACULAR! with You're Wrong About
Burlesque This Mess with Comic Stripper Woody Shticks
THONGS
Context Clues: Let Me See That Thong
Erasing History with Philosopher Jason Stanley
David Lynch's Mulholland Drive with 'You Are Good' Podcast
Invasion of the Drones with Podcaster Gabe Lenners
THE JERSEY DEVIL
Context Clues: The Devil Went Down to Jersey
You Just Lost The Game with 'Spirits' Podcast
CHICKEN SOUP FOR THE SOUL pt. 2 with Sarah Marshall of 'You're Wrong About'
CHICKEN SOUP FOR THE SOUL pt. 1 with Sarah Marshall of 'You're Wrong About'
(Throwback) An Irresistible Movement with Reproductive Justice Activist Loretta J. Ross
In Pursuit of Pardons with Podcaster Shannon Lynch of 'The Alley: DC’s 8th and H Case'
(Throwback) The Horror of Hallmark with Podcasters Sarah Marshall and Alex Steed of 'You Are Good'
Beyond Belief: Fiction or Fiction with Guide to the Unknown Podcast
The Great Glawackus Hoax with Pat and Val of Connecticut Cryptids
THE DONNER PARTY with 'You're Wrong About'
THE MACY'S THANKSGIVING DAY PARADE
Context Clues: All the World Loves a Parade
Artificial Unintelligence with Perry Carpenter
Falling for Fascism (re-release)
BURIED ALIVE!
Context Clues: Grave Mistakes
A MASSIVE SEANCE Live Show Tour with YOU'RE WRONG ABOUT
I WAS A TEENAGE POLTERGEIST with Sarah Marshall of 'You're Wrong About'
SKIBIDI TOILET
Context Clues: Brr Skibidi Dop Dop Dop Yes Yes
The Untold History of the NYPD with Chenjerai Kumanyika of Empire City
Taylor Swift Decoded with Pop Music Journalist Brittany Spanos
ELVIS IS ALIVE!
Context Clues: The King is Dead Probably
The Disney Gimmick That Conjured a Ghost with Jim Perry of Euphomet
TARANTISM: DANCING MANIA pt. 2 with Sarah Marshall of 'You're Wrong About'
TARANTISM: DANCING MANIA pt. 1 with Sarah Marshall of 'You're Wrong About'
Spider Slander: Confronting the Myths with Expert Rod Crawford
THE AVERAGE PERSON SWALLOWS EIGHT SPIDERS A YEAR IN THEIR SLEEP
Rewind: BELIEVING IN THE BLAIR WITCH (Updated!)
Pretendians: Indigenous Identity Fraud with Robert Jago and Angel Ellis
A Terrorist Attack on the Furries with Nicky Woolf
Long Live the Ray Cat with Emperor X and Matt Kielty
TALKING TO THE FUTURE: NUCLEAR SEMIOTICS
Context Clues: Going Nuclear
Magical Overthinking with Amanda Montell
FRANCINE AND THE WOLVES OF WALL STREET with Sarah Marshall of 'You're Wrong About'
THE SOCIETY FOR INDECENCY TO NAKED ANIMALS
EWhen Conspiracies Aren't Just Theories with Journalist Tom Risen
Bigfoot's Big Adventure with Author John O'Connor
GANG INITIATIONS (part two)
EGANG INITIATIONS (part one)
EContext Clues: Ganging Up
Alligators in the Sewer with 'You're Wrong About' [Live at SketchFest]
The Paranormal Entertainment Industry with Sapphire Sandalo and Jim Perry
The Indiana Cyclone: America's First Munchausen Case with Sarah Marshall of 'You're Wrong About'
We Are All Pro Wrestlers with Entertainment Journalist BJ Colangelo
Talking Crap with Historian Wendy Woloson
SEA MONKEYS
Hallmark Christmas Movies [rewind]
The Many Lives of a Carnival Corpse | Subscriber Sneak Peek
MARILYN MANSON'S RIB REMOVAL
...And This is American Hysteria [Five Year Anniversary Special]
Our Dearest Fears with Sarah Marshall of 'You're Wrong About'
THE 12 FT SKELETON
Context Clues: Who's Your Bone Daddy?
Haunted Dolls [rewind]
Lemuria: The Strangest Place to Never Exist with Author Justin McHenry
The Killer Crossdresser with Horror Analysts BJ and Harmony Colangelo
EARLY DRAG QUEENS (part two)
EARLY DRAG QUEENS (part one)
Context Clues: Long Live the Queens
Love in the Time of Leprosy with Advocate José Ramirez, Jr.
Blame It on Barbie with Entertainment Journalist BJ Colangelo
Furby's Revenge with "Unspookable" Podcast
Hot Dog Urban Legends with Comedian Jamie Loftus
THE CANNIBAL PIG PEOPLE OF PIG HILL
My Pronouns are Jack/Ass with Podcaster Harmony Colangelo of 'This Ends at Prom'
JACKASS
Context Clues: Welcome to Jackass
Unabandoned with Podcaster Blake Pfeil of 'All-American Ruins'
THE GHOST CHILDREN OF MUNGER ROAD
INTERVIEW WITH THE EX-VAMPIRE (pt. 2) with Sarah Marshall of 'You're Wrong About'
INTERVIEW WITH THE EX-VAMPIRE (pt. 1) with Sarah Marshall of 'You're Wrong About'
CHICK TRACTS (part three)
CHICK TRACTS (part two)
CHICK TRACTS (part one)
Context Clues: A Cartoonish Hell Awaits You
OMG WTF UFOs with Jim Perry of Euphomet
TALKING ANGELA
Urban Legends in the Internet Wilderness with the Digital Folklore Podcast
When Naked Swimming was Required in Gym Class with Journalist Robin Washington
THE STREAKING CRAZE
Context Clues: Naked or Afraid
Toy Riots (Rerun)
The Horror of Hallmark with Podcasters Sarah Marshall and Alex Steed of 'You Are Good'
HALLMARK CHRISTMAS MOVIES
Context Clues: The Hallmarks of Hallmark's "Hallmark Christmas"
Land of Delusion with Cultural Historian Colin Dickey
Haunted Objects of Our Affection with Podcaster Jim Perry of Euphomet
Our Halloween Open Mic
Halloween Sadism from Cautionary Tales with Tim Harford
HAUNTED DOLLS
Context Clues: The Uncanny Valley of the Dolls
Rainbow Fentanyl: Poisoned Halloween Candy Rerelease
Halloween is Millennial Christmas with Podcaster Sarah Marshall of You're Wrong About
FLORIDA SCAM
FLORIDA MAN
Context Clues: Feeling Like a Freak on a Beach
An Irresistible Movement with Reproductive Justice Activist Loretta J. Ross
WOMB WARS (part two)
WOMB WARS (part one)
Context Clues: Maybe it Ain't About the Babies
Postcolonial Astrology with Alice Sparkly Kat
THE PLANETARY PROPAGANDA OF THE ANTI-NAZI ASTROLOGER
The Supernatural Imaginary of the Third Reich with Historian Eric Kurlander
ASTROLOGY
All the Other Snuff with Sarah Marshall of 'You're Wrong About'
ROTTEN.COM
SNUFF FILMS
Context Clues: Pornography
Hear ye! Hear ye! Extra extra hear all about it!
The Séance of Selena with Poet Melissa Lozada-Oliva
Scene Queens with Podcasters BJ and Harmony Colangelo of 'This Ends at Prom'
BOY BANDS
FANGIRLS
Context Clues: Teenage Sex
Twitter Saves Megan from the Westboro Baptist Church
THE WESTBORO BAPTIST CHURCH
Context Clues: Televangelists
E.T. Phone Hollywood: 'Hysteria Home Companion' Patreon Sneak Peek
Normalizing the Paranormal with Podcaster Jim Perry of Euphomet
WAR ON CHRISTMAS (Rerelease)
ALIEN ABDUCTIONS (part two)
ALIEN ABDUCTIONS (part one)
The Polyamorous Cult of Ayn Rand: 'Hysteria Home Companion' Patreon Sneak Peak
Am I Good? With 'You Are Good' Podcast Hosts Sarah Marshall and Alex Steed
THE SELF-ESTEEM MOVEMENT
Context Clues: Get Rich Quick
NEW PATREON SHOW: Hysteria Home Companion
Haunting From the Heart with Renowned Scare Actor Shar Mayer
HAUNTED ATTRACTIONS
Context Clues: Talking to the Dead
We're Baaaaack: 'Haunted House Attractions' Coming October 18th
#ELSAGATE
Rewind: The Mandela Effect
Talking to Strangers with Comedian Chris Gethard (Part Two)
Dangerous Attractions with Comedian Chris Gethard (Part One)
Gender Lies and Liberation with Trans Historian Susan Stryker
GENDER REVEAL PARTIES
Rewind: Talking to My Christian Friends About Gay Stuff
THE GAY AGENDA (Pride Re-release)
The Skeleton of Chelsey Weber-Smith
URBAN LEGENDS
Rewind: The Momo Suicide Challenge
HORROR MOVIES (part two)
Rewind: Monsters
On Haunted Houses with Carmen Maria Machado
HORROR MOVIES (part one)
Unmasking Matilda with Mara Wilson
INFLUENCERS
Gen Z and the Millennial with Gael from Teenager Therapy
American Hysteria: LIVE VARIETY HOUR (Watch the full show!!)
CHILDREN'S PROGRAMMING
We Were Teenage Conspiracy Theorists with Ellen Cushing
Animatronic America with Sarah Marshall of 'You’re Wrong About'
DISNEYFICATION
The Theater of Trash with Alissa Bennett
TRASH TALK SHOWS
'Falling for Fascism' Emergency Re-Release
Seekers and Swindlers with Glynn Washington
CHARISMATIC LEADERS
Walk with Me
Black Evangelicalism and the Christian Right with Anthea Butler and Lerone A. Martin
TELEVANGELISTS
Falling for Fascism with Jason Stanley
FAKE NEWS
CrimeCon and Columbiners with Rachel Monroe
TRUE CRIME
Happy Halloween, It's Season Four!
KILLER CLOWNS with 'You're Wrong About'
WE GOT MERCH
Rewind: #WayfairGate // Satanic Panic
DEATH
WHAT WE INHERIT: A BRIEF HISTORY OF AMERICAN RACISM
#GAMERGATE
MEN'S RIGHTS
THE CURSE OF THE LOTTERY (mini episode)
GET RICH QUICK
CONFEDERATE MONUMENTS AND THE LOST CAUSE (mini episode)
REDNECKS
BEARDS (mini episode)
HIPSTERS
SCHOOL SPIRIT (mini episode)
SUBURBIA
GOT MILK? (mini episode)
BURGERS
Season Three Trailer
Looking for An Alien Vortex with Euphomet
WAR ON CHRISTMAS SPECIAL
We need your help!
MIND CONTROL
TERRORISM (part two)
TERRORISM (part one)
WARDROBE MALFUNCTION (mini episode)
PORNOGRAPHY
EVIOLENT VIDEO GAMES (mini episode)
DANGEROUS TEENS
FURBY (mini episode)
TOY RIOTS
LIVE VARIETY HOUR
Two Flexible Skeptics Contemplate the Unknowable Universe: American Hysteria in Conversation with the Something Scary Podcast
THE MAD GASSER OF MATTOON (mini episode)
MONSTERS
TED BUNDY (mini episode)
CELEBRITY
PARROT FEVER (mini episode)
QUACKERY
COOTIES (mini episode)
GERMS
GRIEFBOTS (mini episode)
TALKING TO THE DEAD
Presenting American Hysteria: Season Two
BELIEVING IN THE BLAIR WITCH (mini episode)
THE MANDELA EFFECT (mini episode)
THE MOMO SUICIDE CHALLENGE (mini episode)
THE END OF THE WORLD
The Morality of Drugs and the Opioid Crisis with Sarah Deutsch
DRUGS
Murdered on Lovers' Lane with Feminist Folklore podcast
TEENAGE SEX
Talking to My Christian Friends About Gay Stuff
THE GAY AGENDA
PHANTOM CLOWNS
SATANIC PANIC (part two)
ESATANIC PANIC (part one)
THE ILLUMINATI
POISONED HALLOWEEN CANDY
STRANGER DANGER
Introducing American Hysteria