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ALIEN ABDUCTIONS (part one)
Season 5 Episode 11
For part one of our two-part series, we will learn about the lives of some of the most influential abductees and the people who've studied them in or…
4 years, 3 months ago
Context Clues: Satanic Ritual Abuse
Season 5 Episode 10
Satanic Ritual Abuse in Space? To get us ready for our two-part series on Alien Abductions, we are talking about the flurry of spurious satanic ritua…
4 years, 3 months ago
The Polyamorous Cult of Ayn Rand: 'Hysteria Home Companion' Patreon Sneak Peak
Season 5 Episode 9
Here's a little more information about our new Patron's-only talk show Hysteria Home Companion, in which producer Miranda Zickler and I dive deeper i…
4 years, 3 months ago
Am I Good? With 'You Are Good' Podcast Hosts Sarah Marshall and Alex Steed
Season 5 Episode 8
Sarah Marshall and Alex Steed host the feelings/movie podcast 'You Are Good'. On this episode, we talk about our own self-esteem, the movies that mad…
4 years, 4 months ago
THE SELF-ESTEEM MOVEMENT
Season 5 Episode 7
In the late 1980s, a New Age America began telling children that they were special, that if they just believed in themselves all their dreams would c…
4 years, 4 months ago
Context Clues: Get Rich Quick
Season 5 Episode 6
This rerelease episode is about America's lifelong obsession with Get Rich Quick magical thinking. It will help us put into context next week's brand…
4 years, 4 months ago
NEW PATREON SHOW: Hysteria Home Companion
Season 5 Episode 5
If you want to learn more about the topics covered on American Hysteria, subscribe to our Patreon talk show with myself and producer Miranda Zickler …
4 years, 4 months ago
Haunting From the Heart with Renowned Scare Actor Shar Mayer
Season 5 Episode 4
Today we talk to the wonderful Shar Mayer, a 45-year veteran of Scare Acting known in the haunt community as "The Mother of Monsters".
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4 years, 5 months ago
HAUNTED ATTRACTIONS
Season 5 Episode 3
Today we'll be talking about the fake-blood-covered history of Haunted Attractions, their raucous origins wrangling violent pranksters, the gory char…
4 years, 5 months ago
Context Clues: Talking to the Dead
Season 5 Episode 2
This ghostly re-release (with a new introduction) is here to help us fit next week's brand-new episode 'Haunted House Attractions' into a larger Amer…
4 years, 5 months ago