One Strange Thing: True Paranormal Mysteries

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One Strange Thing searches the nation's news archives for true paranormal stories and supernatural mysteries rooted in real history. Each episode explores true ghost stories, UFO sightings, aliens, Bigfoot sightings, cryptids, monsters, witchcraft, folklore, urban legends, haunted houses, curses, and bizarre unsolved unexplained events that made headlines — spooky, creepy, and always surprising. We tell these bizarre tales with wit, humor, and healthy skepticism through atmospheric narrative storytelling. Clean, family-friendly content for fans of paranormal investigation, true crime, haunted history, and the occult who believe the truth is always stranger than fiction.

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  1. 4d ago

    The Off World

    On Labor Day of 1969, dozens of residents of Berkshire County, MA, experienced the extraordinary—wide spread UFO sightings—and a few even went  further: to the off world. Find the fall pieces you’ll reach for most at Quince. Download the Quince app for app-exclusive offers, or go to Quince.com Get free shipping on your order and 365-day returns. Now available in Canada and the UK, too.    Get 20% off your DeleteMe plan when you go to joindeleteme.com/STRANGE and use promo code STRANGE at checkout!     Hosted and Written by Laurah Norton Researched by Anna Luria and  Laurah Norton Produced by Maura Currie Engineered by Brandon Schexnayder This episode originally ran as main feed episode 83.  One Strange Thing: True Paranormal Mysteries explores the archives of the unexplained, blending rigorous historical research with a wry, skeptical wit to investigate true supernatural stories and baffling mysteries that made headlines. Dive into our Episode Mystery Archive — a curated, topic-organized source for documented hauntings, UFO sightings, cryptids, folklore, and bizarre true mysteries. Check it out here! https://www.onestrangethingpodcast.com/episodes-by-topic-mystery-archive   Sources on our website: https://www.onestrangethingpodcast.com/ Join us on Patreon for early release and ad-free episodes, exclusive stories, and bonus  episodes: https://www.patreon.com/OneStrangeThing Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/onestrangethingpod/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/One-Strange-Thing-114307627035607 Subscribe to our Substack: https://substack.com/@onestrangething   Copyright 2026 The Fall Line Podcast LLC - One Strange Thing Podcast We work with Amplitude Media Partners (AMP) to power our advertising and grow with the right sponsors. Contact AMP with any ad inquiries; sales@amplitudemediapartners.com.  Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

  2. 5d ago ·  Bonus · Subscribers Only

    Early/Ad-Free: The Off World

    On Labor Day of 1969, dozens of residents of Berkshire County, MA, experienced the extraordinary—wide spread UFO sightings—and a few even went further: to the off world. Find the fall pieces you’ll reach for most at Quince. Download the Quince app for app-exclusive offers, or go to Quince.com Get free shipping on your order and 365-day returns. Now available in Canada and the UK, too. Get 20% off your DeleteMe plan when you go to joindeleteme.com/STRANGE and use promo code STRANGE at checkout! Hosted and Written by Laurah Norton Researched by Anna Luria and Laurah Norton Produced by Maura Currie Engineered by Brandon Schexnayder This episode originally ran as main feed episode 83. One Strange Thing: True Paranormal Mysteries explores the archives of the unexplained, blending rigorous historical research with a wry, skeptical wit to investigate true supernatural stories and baffling mysteries that made headlines. Dive into our Episode Mystery Archive — a curated, topic-organized source for documented hauntings, UFO sightings, cryptids, folklore, and bizarre true mysteries. Check it out here! https://www.onestrangethingpodcast.com/episodes-by-topic-mystery-archive Sources on our website: https://www.onestrangethingpodcast.com/ Join us on Patreon for early release and ad-free episodes, exclusive stories, and bonus episodes: https://www.patreon.com/OneStrangeThing Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/onestrangethingpod/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/One-Strange-Thing-114307627035607 Subscribe to our Substack: https://substack.com/@onestrangething Copyright 2026 The Fall Line Podcast LLC - One Strange Thing Podcast We work with Amplitude Media Partners (AMP) to power our advertising and grow with the right sponsors. Contact AMP with any ad inquiries; sales@amplitudemediapartners.com.

  3. Oct 24 ·  Bonus · Subscribers Only

    Premium Episode 98: The Ghost Ship

    Premium Episode 98: The Ghost Ship While the Flying Dutchman might be the most famous ghost ship to sail the seas, the freshwater has its own legends. And perhaps the most famous of those spectral vessels is the SS Bannockburn, one of the many ships to disappear on Lake Superior, and leave behind a number of mysteries. Hosted, Written, and Researched by Laurah Norton Additional Research by Anna Luria Engineered by Southern Gothic Media/Rachel Boyd Works Cited Jordan Ciesielczyk, "The "Ghost Ship" Bannockburn..." JaySea Archaeology, 2016. Brendon Baillod, "Revisiting the Bannockburn..." Shipwreck World, 2020. Julie Royce, "Shipwrecks of the..." Wandering Educators, 2022. Rachel Greco, "Great Lakes lore..." Lansing State Journal, 2025. N/A, "SS. Bannockburn At..." The Montreal Star, 1902. N/A, "Bannockburn May Be..." Kingston Whig-Standard, 1902. Bill Wangemann, "Bannockburn one of..." The Sheboygan Press, 2005. N/A, "The Crew Safe..." Kingston Whig-Standard, 1902. Ann Zaniewski, "The Great Lakes'..." Detroit Free Press, 2018. Jess Carpenter, "SS Bannockburn, the..." Great Lakes Boating, 2018. N/A, "Notes Regarding the..." The Weekly British Whig, 1902. Kara O'Neill, "Man captures mysterious..." Irish Mirror, 2016. James Oliver Curwood, "The Great Lakes..." The Great Lakes and The Vessels That Plough Them, 1909. N/A, "Mirrors in the..." Bureau of Meteorology. Daniil Popov, "The Ghost Ship..." Ukrainian Shipping Magazine, 2024.

  4. Oct 20

    The White House Spirits

    Perhaps the most famous building in the United States, the White House sits in Washington, DC, serving as both symbol, office, and residence . . . and, if the rumors are to be believed, as home to ghosts, too. From the seances of Mary Todd Lincoln to unusually aggressive attacks by a spectral George Washington and a consistently haunted attic, the White House spirits give us plenty of material for examination. Oh, we do love the spooky season! Find the fall pieces you’ll reach for most at Quince. Download the Quince app for app-exclusive offers, or go to Quince.com Get free shipping on your order and 365-day returns. Now available in Canada and the UK, too.    Get 20% off your DeleteMe plan when you go to joindeleteme.com/STRANGE and use promo code STRANGE at checkout!     Hosted and Written by Laurah Norton Research by Laurah Norton and Anna Luria  Engineered by Rachel Boyd/Southern Gothic media  One Strange Thing: True Paranormal Mysteries explores the archives of the unexplained, blending rigorous historical research with a wry, skeptical wit to investigate true supernatural stories and baffling mysteries that made headlines. Dive into our Episode Mystery Archive — a curated, topic-organized source for documented hauntings, UFO sightings, cryptids, folklore, and bizarre true mysteries. Check it out here! https://www.onestrangethingpodcast.com/episodes-by-topic-mystery-archive   Sources on our website: https://www.onestrangethingpodcast.com/ Join us on Patreon for early release and ad-free episodes, exclusive stories, and bonus  episodes: https://www.patreon.com/OneStrangeThing Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/onestrangethingpod/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/One-Strange-Thing-114307627035607 Subscribe to our Substack: https://substack.com/@onestrangething   Copyright 2026 The Fall Line Podcast LLC - One Strange Thing Podcast We work with Amplitude Media Partners (AMP) to power our advertising and grow with the right sponsors. Contact AMP with any ad inquiries; sales@amplitudemediapartners.com.  Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

  5. Oct 19 ·  Bonus · Subscribers Only

    Early/Ad-Free: The White House Spirits

    Episode 131: The White House Spirits Perhaps the most famous building in the United States, the White House sits in Washington, DC, serving as both symbol, office, and residence . . . and, if the rumors are to be believed, as home to ghosts, too. From the seances of Mary Todd Lincoln to unusually aggressive attacks by a spectral George Washington and a consistently haunted attic, the White House spirits give us plenty of material for examination. Oh, we do love the spooky season! Find the fall pieces you’ll reach for most at Quince. Download the Quince app for app-exclusive offers, or go to Quince.com Get free shipping on your order and 365-day returns. Now available in Canada and the UK, too. Get 20% off your DeleteMe plan when you go to joindeleteme.com/STRANGE and use promo code STRANGE at checkout! Hosted and Written by Laurah Norton Research by Laurah Norton and Anna Luria Engineered by Rachel Boyd/Southern Gothic media One Strange Thing: True Paranormal Mysteries explores the archives of the unexplained, blending rigorous historical research with a wry, skeptical wit to investigate true supernatural stories and baffling mysteries that made headlines. Dive into our Episode Mystery Archive — a curated, topic-organized source for documented hauntings, UFO sightings, cryptids, folklore, and bizarre true mysteries. Check it out here! https://www.onestrangethingpodcast.com/episodes-by-topic-mystery-archive Sources on our website: https://www.onestrangethingpodcast.com/ Join us on Patreon for early release and ad-free episodes, exclusive stories, and bonus episodes: https://www.patreon.com/OneStrangeThing Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/onestrangethingpod/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/One-Strange-Thing-114307627035607 Subscribe to our Substack: https://substack.com/@onestrangething Copyright 2026 The Fall Line Podcast LLC - One Strange Thing Podcast We work with Amplitude Media Partners (AMP) to power our advertising and grow with the right sponsors. Contact AMP with any ad inquiries; sales@amplitudemediapartners.com.

  6. Oct 13

    The Philip Experiment

    A group of Canadian paranormal enthusiasts came together in the ‘70s to make up a ghost story… and then try to bring it to life. And, in a twist that nobody really saw coming, it might’ve worked. But what was Philip, if not a ghost? Find the fall pieces you’ll reach for most at Quince. Download the Quince app for app-exclusive offers, or go to Quince.com Get free shipping on your order and 365-day returns. Now available in Canada and the UK, too.  Get 20% off your DeleteMe plan when you go to joindeleteme.com/STRANGE and use promo code STRANGE at checkout!   Hosted by Laurah Norton Researched by Anna Luria and Maura Currie Written, Produced and Engineered by Maura Currie This episode originally ran as Premium Only episode 48.  One Strange Thing: True Paranormal Mysteries explores the archives of the unexplained, blending rigorous historical research with a wry, skeptical wit to investigate true supernatural stories and baffling mysteries that made headlines. Dive into our Episode Mystery Archive — a curated, topic-organized source for documented hauntings, UFO sightings, cryptids, folklore, and bizarre true mysteries. Check it out here! https://www.onestrangethingpodcast.com/episodes-by-topic-mystery-archive   Sources on our website: https://www.onestrangethingpodcast.com/ Join us on Patreon for early release and ad-free episodes, exclusive stories, and bonus  episodes: https://www.patreon.com/OneStrangeThing Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/onestrangethingpod/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/One-Strange-Thing-114307627035607 Subscribe to our Substack: https://substack.com/@onestrangething   Copyright 2026 The Fall Line Podcast LLC - One Strange Thing Podcast We work with Amplitude Media Partners (AMP) to power our advertising and grow with the right sponsors. Contact AMP with any ad inquiries; sales@amplitudemediapartners.com.    Works Cited  NA, NT, The Times Colonist, 1976. Claire Huff, “How Philip the…” Philadelphia Inquirer, 1976. Brian Silcock, “100 years of…” The Age, 1983. Living Library SRIC NA, “Owen, Alan Robert George,” Encyclopedia of Occultism and Parapsychology, ND. The Philip Experiment   Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

  7. Oct 11 ·  Bonus · Subscribers Only

    Early/Ad-Free: The Philip Experiment

    A group of Canadian paranormal enthusiasts came together in the ‘70s to make up a ghost story… and then try to bring it to life. And, in a twist that nobody really saw coming, it might’ve worked. But what was Philip, if not a ghost? Find the fall pieces you’ll reach for most at Quince. Download the Quince app for app-exclusive offers, or go to Quince.com Get free shipping on your order and 365-day returns. Now available in Canada and the UK, too. Get 20% off your DeleteMe plan when you go to joindeleteme.com/STRANGE and use promo code STRANGE at checkout! Hosted by Laurah Norton Researched by Anna Luria and Maura Currie Written, Produced and Engineered by Maura Currie This episode originally ran as Premium Only episode 48. One Strange Thing: True Paranormal Mysteries explores the archives of the unexplained, blending rigorous historical research with a wry, skeptical wit to investigate true supernatural stories and baffling mysteries that made headlines. Dive into our Episode Mystery Archive — a curated, topic-organized source for documented hauntings, UFO sightings, cryptids, folklore, and bizarre true mysteries. Check it out here! https://www.onestrangethingpodcast.com/episodes-by-topic-mystery-archive Sources on our website: https://www.onestrangethingpodcast.com/ Join us on Patreon for early release and ad-free episodes, exclusive stories, and bonus episodes: https://www.patreon.com/OneStrangeThing Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/onestrangethingpod/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/One-Strange-Thing-114307627035607 Subscribe to our Substack: https://substack.com/@onestrangething Copyright 2026 The Fall Line Podcast LLC - One Strange Thing Podcast We work with Amplitude Media Partners (AMP) to power our advertising and grow with the right sponsors. Contact AMP with any ad inquiries; sales@amplitudemediapartners.com. Works Cited NA, NT, The Times Colonist, 1976. Claire Huff, “How Philip the…” Philadelphia Inquirer, 1976. Brian Silcock, “100 years of…” The Age, 1983. Living Library SRIC NA, “Owen, Alan Robert George,” Encyclopedia of Occultism and Parapsychology, ND. The Philip Experiment

  8. Oct 6

    The Jack o’ Lantern

    Halloween month is here, strangers, and we’re diving right into its spooky history with a deep dive into the origins of jack o’lanterns, vegetable lanterns, and, of course, the folktale of Stingy Jack, a man so ornery and crafty that he tricked the Devil himself.  Find the fall pieces you’ll reach for most at Quince. Download the Quince app for app-exclusive offers, or go to Quince.com Get free shipping on your order and 365-day returns. Now available in Canada and the UK, too.  Get 20% off your DeleteMe plan when you go to joindeleteme.com/STRANGE and use promo code STRANGE at checkout!     Hosted and Written by Laurah Norton Research by Laurah Norton and Anna Luria  Engineered by Rachel Boyd/Southern Gothic media  One Strange Thing: True Paranormal Mysteries explores the archives of the unexplained, blending rigorous historical research with a wry, skeptical wit to investigate true supernatural stories and baffling mysteries that made headlines. Dive into our Episode Mystery Archive — a curated, topic-organized source for documented hauntings, UFO sightings, cryptids, folklore, and bizarre true mysteries. Check it out here! https://www.onestrangethingpodcast.com/episodes-by-topic-mystery-archive   Sources on our website: https://www.onestrangethingpodcast.com/ Join us on Patreon for early release and ad-free episodes, exclusive stories, and bonus  episodes: https://www.patreon.com/OneStrangeThing Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/onestrangethingpod/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/One-Strange-Thing-114307627035607 Subscribe to our Substack: https://substack.com/@onestrangething   Copyright 2026 The Fall Line Podcast LLC - One Strange Thing Podcast We work with Amplitude Media Partners (AMP) to power our advertising and grow with the right sponsors. Contact AMP with any ad inquiries; sales@amplitudemediapartners.com. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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One Strange Thing searches the nation's news archives for true paranormal stories and supernatural mysteries rooted in real history. Each episode explores true ghost stories, UFO sightings, aliens, Bigfoot sightings, cryptids, monsters, witchcraft, folklore, urban legends, haunted houses, curses, and bizarre unsolved unexplained events that made headlines — spooky, creepy, and always surprising. We tell these bizarre tales with wit, humor, and healthy skepticism through atmospheric narrative storytelling. Clean, family-friendly content for fans of paranormal investigation, true crime, haunted history, and the occult who believe the truth is always stranger than fiction.

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