Hysteria 51

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Hysteria 51 is your offbeat weekly podcast destination for all things weird and wonderful! We navigate the cosmic highways of UFOs, the alien-infested landscapes, and the enigmatic frontiers of the paranormal. With your hosts, Brent Hand and David Flora, alongside our cantankerous tin man, Conspiracy Bot (with a not-so-subtle desire to rule the world, doubling as our chief inquisitor into the unknown), we delve into unique mysteries, the inexplicable, and the downright unusual. Each week, we explore a fresh topic, making one thing crystal clear... the truth is out there, but you won’t find it here.

  1. Hell Hath No Water Softener: The Haunting of Bill Vaile | 504

    1 day ago

    Hell Hath No Water Softener: The Haunting of Bill Vaile | 504

    Former NASA robotics engineer Bill Vaile was a skeptic, a problem-solver, and a guy who probably trusted math more than mysterious bumps in the night. Then he took one very weird water-treatment service call in Arlington, Texas, walked up to a house where a woman appeared to be commanding something to “leave” several young men in the name of Jesus Christ, and allegedly brought home the worst unpaid internship in demon management history. This week we dig into the chilling and bizarre claims of Bill Vaile’s alleged demonic infestation: the strange exorcism-like house call, the fried bacon smell, the bed shaking, the phone calls hijacked by growling unknown voices, the flying water bottle, the shadow figures, the cat-like familiar, the paranormal investigators, and the fedora-wearing black figure that Vaile believed was the big boss of the whole haunted house staff meeting. Was Bill Vaile the victim of a genuine demonic attachment? Did he accidentally become the spiritual baggage claim for someone else’s exorcism? Or is this a case of stress, sleep deprivation, suggestion, and paranormal TV turning one man’s nightmare into a full-blown demonic casserole? Grab your holy water, check your closet for flying boxes, and never trust a Saturday work appointment again. Batton down your seamen, 'cause this demon be screamin', this week on this week on Hysteria 51. Sources We Consulted SYFY: Life After Paranormals – Season 3, Episode 17 https://www.syfy.com/paranormal-witness/season-3/blogs/life-after-paranormals-season-3-episode-17 SYFY: Paranormal Witness Episode Recap – The Visitors https://www.syfy.com/paranormal-witness/season-3/blogs/episode-recap-the-visitors SYFY: Paranormal Witness – The Visitors https://www.syfy.com/paranormal-witness/season-3/episode-17/the-visitors SYFY: The Visitors Photo Gallery https://www.syfy.com/paranormal-witness/photos/the-visitors-season-3-episode-17 Apple TV: Paranormal Witness – The Visitors https://tv.apple.com/ca/episode/the-visitors/umc.cmc.4b2h6dng3zothc0rmvz1c4r14 IMDb: Paranormal Witness – The Visitors https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3241892/ Rotten Tomatoes: Paranormal Witness – Season 3, Episode 17 https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/paranormal-witness/s03/e17 Google Books: Satanic Warfare: Tactics of the Demonic: Lessons Learned https://books.google.com/books/about/Satanic_Warfare_Tactics_of_the_Demonic.html?id=WnYtzwEACAAJ Amazon: Satanic Warfare: Tactics of the Demonic: Lessons Learned https://www.amazon.com/Satanic-Warfare-Tactics-Demonic-Lessons/dp/B0B1Z2DR65 Goodreads: Satanic Warfare: Tactics of the Demonic https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/61281619-satanic-warfare Coast to Coast AM: Bill Vaile Guest Page https://www.coasttocoastam.com/guest/vaile-bill-66594/ Coast to Coast AM: Demonic Imps https://www.coasttocoastam.com/show/2014-02-15-show/ Island Ghost Radio: Bill Vaile / United Paranormal International https://islandghostradio.blogspot.com/ Reel Life With Jane: Paranormal Witness Recap – The Visitors https://www.reellifewithjane.com/2013/11/paranormal-witness-recap-visitors-3x17/ The Dark Paranormal: The Haunting of Bill Vaile https://open.spotify.com/episode/7zHPtpXmg9OqWIrnlmAeVZ Mystery Archives: The REAL Bill Vaile Story https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-real-bill-vaile-story-the-man-who-fought-for/id1648096715?i=1000670520810 Email your Contest Entries to: ForthHandmedia@gmail.com Email us your favorite WEIRD news stories: weird@hysteria51.com Support the Show Get exclusive content & perks as well as an ad and sponsor free experience at https://www.patreon.com/Hysteria51 from just $1 Shop Be the Best Dressed at your Cult Meeting! https://www.teepublic.com/stores/hysteria51?ref_id=9022 See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

    1hr 55min
  2. Atomic Mysteries & Robotic Beatdowns | 503

    6 days ago

    Atomic Mysteries & Robotic Beatdowns | 503

    One missing nuclear scientist. One remote forest. One abandoned gun. And somehow that's only HALF of this week's weirdness. First, we head deep into the mystery surrounding a Los Alamos National Laboratory employee who vanished without a trace, only to be discovered a year later in a remote wilderness area. Was it a tragic accident, something more sinister, or the kind of story that immediately makes the internet start drawing red strings across a corkboard? We dive into the strange details, unanswered questions, and why anything involving nuclear research instantly sends conspiracy alarms into overdrive. Then it's time for the future to arrive swinging. Detroit recently hosted a real-life robot fight club where metal gladiators smashed, crashed, and battled for robotic supremacy. It's part sporting event, part science experiment, and part warning label for humanity's eventual machine overlords. From AI-powered combat to flying debris and mechanical mayhem, we're asking the important question: are we witnessing technological innovation or just giving robots practice before they take our parking spaces and our dignity? Missing scientists, battling robots, and enough bizarre headlines to make reality feel like it was written by a sleep-deprived sci-fi author. It's another trip into the wonderfully weird world of Hysteria 51. Links & Resources 📌Missing Scientist 📌Robo Fight Club Email us your favorite WEIRD news stories: weird@hysteria51.com Support the Show Get exclusive content & perks as well as an ad and sponsor free experience at https://www.patreon.com/Hysteria51 from just $1 Shop Be the Best Dressed at your Cult Meeting! https://www.teepublic.com/stores/hysteria51?ref_id=9022 See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

    26 min
  3. Contest Time | 502

    22 Jun

    Contest Time | 502

    Wanna be on the show? Submit your topic suggestions to the email below and we will pick the winners. Prize pack details to follow! email: forthhandmedia@gmail.com Email us your favorite WEIRD news stories: weird@hysteria51.com Support the Show Get exclusive content & perks as well as an ad and sponsor free experience at https://www.patreon.com/Hysteria51 from just $1 Shop Be the Best Dressed at your Cult Meeting! https://www.teepublic.com/stores/hysteria51?ref_id=9022 See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

    11 min
  4. White House ETs and Bulletproof PCs | 501

    17 Jun

    White House ETs and Bulletproof PCs | 501

    What do alleged aliens at the White House and a gaming PC that stopped a bullet have in common? Absolutely nothing... which makes them perfect for Blurry Hysteria. First, the internet went full X-Files after photos from a White House event appeared to show a pair of strange, pale-haired figures hanging around President Trump. Within hours, social media had declared first contact, uncovered seventeen competing theories, and probably solved three unrelated conspiracies along the way. We'll take a look at the photos and the online frenzy that followed. Then, in a story that sounds like it came straight from a video game side quest, a gaming PC reportedly took a bullet during a bizarre neighborhood incident and lived to tell the tale. Somewhere, a custom-built tower just earned a Purple Heart. It's a week of mystery guests, flying lead, and internet-fueled chaos as we dive into two stories that are somehow real... at least mostly... Links & Resources 📌White House Whites 📌Leaded Gaming Email us your favorite WEIRD news stories: weird@hysteria51.com Support the Show Get exclusive content & perks as well as an ad and sponsor free experience at https://www.patreon.com/Hysteria51 from just $1 Shop Be the Best Dressed at your Cult Meeting! https://www.teepublic.com/stores/hysteria51?ref_id=9022 See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

    24 min
  5. Episode 500!

    12 Jun

    Episode 500!

    Five hundred episodes. That's either an incredible achievement or a cry for professional help. To celebrate this historic milestone, Hysteria 51 is opening a dimensional rift and welcoming back some familiar faces, questionable characters, and at least one entity that should probably still be trapped between realities. Thanks to Conspiracy Bot's complete disregard for common sense, time, space, and basic safety protocols, old friends return, ancient grudges resurface, and the very fabric of the podcast is stretched to its breaking point. Will the gang survive this reunion? Will decades of paranormal nonsense finally make sense? Will anyone remember why they started this show in the first place? Probably not. Join us as we celebrate 500 episodes of aliens, cryptids, conspiracies, ghosts, weird science, bad decisions, and whatever it is we've been doing all these years. It's bigger, stranger, and more dangerously nostalgic than ever. After 500 episodes, the truth is still out there. Unfortunately, so are we. Email us your favorite WEIRD news stories: weird@hysteria51.com Support the Show Get exclusive content & perks as well as an ad and sponsor free experience at https://www.patreon.com/Hysteria51 from just $1 Shop Be the Best Dressed at your Cult Meeting! https://www.teepublic.com/stores/hysteria51?ref_id=9022 See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

    1hr 14min
  6. Digging Deep and Standing Tall: Mole People and Boner Bears | 499

    10 Jun

    Digging Deep and Standing Tall: Mole People and Boner Bears | 499

    New York City has always had its share of underground mysteries, but this week we're heading straight into the manholes. Reports of so-called "mole people" living beneath the streets have resurfaced, raising questions about what really lurks below the Big Apple. Are there hidden communities thriving in forgotten tunnels, or is this another urban legend that's grown legs and wandered into the darkness? Meanwhile, a very different kind of underground market may have accidentally made its way above ground. A recall has been issued for chocolate gummy bears after they were allegedly found to contain an unexpected ingredient: a prescription-strength erectile dysfunction drug. That's right. Somewhere between snack time and pharmacy time, things got extremely awkward. From hidden civilizations and urban legends to recalled aphrodisiac gummies and accidental pharmaceutical adventures, this week's Hysteria 51 delivers another dose of weird news that's stranger than fiction and significantly harder to explain to your pharmacist. The truth is out there, but you won't find it here. Links & Resources 📌Sewer Surfers 📌Truth in Advertising Email us your favorite WEIRD news stories: weird@hysteria51.com Support the Show Get exclusive content & perks as well as an ad and sponsor free experience at https://www.patreon.com/Hysteria51 from just $1 Shop Be the Best Dressed at your Cult Meeting! https://www.teepublic.com/stores/hysteria51?ref_id=9022 See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

    37 min
  7. Return of the Producer: Attack of the Voicemails | 498

    5 Jun

    Return of the Producer: Attack of the Voicemails | 498

    The inmates are running the asylum... and Producer Lisa is back to try and restore order. In this special listener voicemail episode of Hysteria 51, the microphones belong to you. From UFO sightings and paranormal encounters to bizarre theories, strange questions, and the occasional call that leaves us genuinely concerned for humanity, we're diving headfirst into the Hysteria Nation voicemail vault. But that's not all. This episode also marks the triumphant return of Producer Lisa as she officially takes command of production duties in the brand-new Hysteria 51 studio. Will her legendary organizational powers be enough to keep Brent and David on track? Probably not. But hearing her try is half the fun. So buckle up for aliens, ghosts, cryptids, conspiracy theories, listener stories, terrible advice, questionable life choices, and the glorious return of the woman who's spent years cleaning up our messes. It's a voicemail spectacular packed with laughs, weirdness, and the kind of paranormal chaos you've come to expect from Hysteria 51. The truth is out there... and apparently it's leaving us voicemails. Email us your favorite WEIRD news stories: weird@hysteria51.com Support the Show Get exclusive content & perks as well as an ad and sponsor free experience at https://www.patreon.com/Hysteria51 from just $1 Shop Be the Best Dressed at your Cult Meeting! https://www.teepublic.com/stores/hysteria51?ref_id=9022 See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

    46 min
  8. Genomes, Greys, and G-Strings | 497

    3 Jun

    Genomes, Greys, and G-Strings | 497

    What do your DNA test results, extraterrestrials, and a Florida man in a G-string have in common? Absolutely nothing... which makes this week's episode perfect. First, we dive into a wild whistleblower claim alleging the CIA has been combing through consumer DNA databases like 23andMe and Ancestry in a secret hunt for alien-human hybrids. Is this the smoking gun of UFO disclosure? A government genetic dragnet? Or just another conspiracy theory with a suspicious amount of chromosome-based confidence? Then we head to Florida, where a 74-year-old man allegedly turned a quiet neighborhood into an unwanted performance art installation while wearing little more than a G-string and repeatedly asking strangers to jump rope. It's the kind of story that raises important questions, such as "why?" and "please stop." From secret alien bloodlines to barely concealed retirement hobbies, Hysteria 51 explores the strange, the absurd, and the headlines that make humanity seem like it might actually need alien supervision. Buckle up. The truth is out there... but common sense may have already left the building this week on Hysteria 51. Links & Resources 📌Questionable DNA 📌Geriatric G-String Email us your favorite WEIRD news stories: weird@hysteria51.com Support the Show Get exclusive content & perks as well as an ad and sponsor free experience at https://www.patreon.com/Hysteria51 from just $1 Shop Be the Best Dressed at your Cult Meeting! https://www.teepublic.com/stores/hysteria51?ref_id=9022 See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

    32 min
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Hysteria 51 is your offbeat weekly podcast destination for all things weird and wonderful! We navigate the cosmic highways of UFOs, the alien-infested landscapes, and the enigmatic frontiers of the paranormal. With your hosts, Brent Hand and David Flora, alongside our cantankerous tin man, Conspiracy Bot (with a not-so-subtle desire to rule the world, doubling as our chief inquisitor into the unknown), we delve into unique mysteries, the inexplicable, and the downright unusual. Each week, we explore a fresh topic, making one thing crystal clear... the truth is out there, but you won’t find it here.

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  • Creator
    ForthHand Media
  • Years Active
    2016 - 2026
  • Episodes
    611
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © 2025 ForthHand Media
  • Show Website
    Hysteria 51

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