190 episodes

A podcast about the paranormal, the credibility of the creepy, and the science of the spooky, Superduperstitious is a podcast that looks at the mysterious world of the paranormal and says, "Wait. What?" Hosts Wyatt Shell and Jake Withee use their science backgrounds to tease apart possible explanations for bizarre, supernatural, and otherwise strange phenomena.
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Superduperstitious Wyatt Shell and Jake Withee

    • Science
    • 4.9 • 102 Ratings

A podcast about the paranormal, the credibility of the creepy, and the science of the spooky, Superduperstitious is a podcast that looks at the mysterious world of the paranormal and says, "Wait. What?" Hosts Wyatt Shell and Jake Withee use their science backgrounds to tease apart possible explanations for bizarre, supernatural, and otherwise strange phenomena.
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    Episode 180 – The 7th Annual Superduperstitious Halloween Spookstravaganza

    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: https://four-phantoms-brewing-company.square.site/
    Humanoid creature CCTV footage: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A-xNlnmhjj0
    Contact form: https://superduperstitious.com/contact

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    • 1 hr
    Episode 179 – At the Mouth of (March) Madness, Part IV: SEMIFINALS AND FINALS

    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: https://forms.gle/vWJomLttdvXd7tmX7
    The Gaykoslavie experience: https://englishrussia.com/2010/02/17/russian-gadget-hackwrench-religion/

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    • 49 min
    Episode 178 – At the Mouth of (March) Madness, Part III

    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/
    Four Phantoms store: https://four-phantoms-brewing-company.square.site/
    FOLLOW ALONG WITH THE BRACKET HERE: https://superduperstitious.com/march-madness
    JOIN OUR CURSE EXPERIMENT HERE: https://forms.gle/vWJomLttdvXd7tmX7
    I AM Come: https://vimeo.com/352872112
    St. Germain: https://bit.ly/40B8SPd
    Heaven’s Gate logo: https://bit.ly/42GFp8x

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    • 50 min
    Episode 177 – At the Mouth of (March) Madness, Part II

    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: https://superduperstitious.com/links
    Four Phantoms website: https://www.fourphantoms.net/
    Four Phantoms store: https://four-phantoms-brewing-company.square.site/
    FOLLOW ALONG WITH THE BRACKET HERE: https://superduperstitious.com/march-madness
    JOIN OUR CURSE EXPERIMENT HERE: https://forms.gle/vWJomLttdvXd7tmX7

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    • 53 min
    Episode 176 – The Cordyceps-isode

    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 show links: https://superduperstitious.com/links
    Four Phantoms: https://www.fourphantoms.net/
    FILL OUT YOUR MARCH MADNESS BRACKET HERE: https://superduperstitious.com/march-madness
    Sources
    Basic fungal biology: http://bit.ly/3ZRi4ie
    Cordyceps controlling a cicada: https://youtu.be/FAVAVHAptyQ
    Cordyceps controlling a beetle: https://youtu.be/EBQNpyAdmfc
    Entomophthora muscae example: https://www.flickr.com/photos/anxoresua/6867594070
    Entomophthora muscae and its released spores: https://bit.ly/3EV6pXJ
    Entomophthora muscae range map: https://www.discoverlife.org/mp/20m?kind=Entomophthora+muscae
    Snail with nematode parasite (PRETTY GROSS): https://youtu.be/Go_LIz7kTok
    Parasitic barnacle: https://youtu.be/sCvTHrzI-Sk
    Body temperature vs. fungi: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/19827944/
    Climate change is selecting for heat-resistant fungi: https://journals.asm.org/doi/full/10.1128/mBio.00061-10
    Climate change is increasing fungal infections: https://www.wired.com/story/fungi-climate-change-medicine-health/
    Not a lot of medical solutions: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6549129/
    We breathe a lot of spores and it’s okay: http://bit.ly/3JusTkR
    Most fungi aren’t infectious: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5453709/
    No spores for the show: http://polygon.com/entertainment/23562421/last-of-us-cordyceps-spores-tv-show-hbo

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    • 59 min
    Episode 175 – At the Mouth of (March) Madness, Part I

    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 email: fourphantomsbeer@gmail.com
    Four Phantoms website: https://www.fourphantoms.net/
    Four Phantoms store: https://four-phantoms-brewing-company.square.site/
    FILL OUT YOUR MARCH MADNESS BRACKET HERE: https://www.superduperstitious.com/march-madness

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    • 53 min

Customer Reviews

4.9 out of 5
102 Ratings

102 Ratings

benghurk ,

Sadly lacking in discussion of the evolution of sociality in insects; otherwise enjoyable

I have been subscribed since 2018 and listening since, uh… 2021? Finally finished all the episodes so I feel able to actually offer a review that is not months behind the times. This is the only podcast I ever actually have listened to, and it’s great when NPR isn’t talking about interesting things. Science and cryptids and amusing portmanteaux are all fun topics for listening and learning and Wyatt and Jake do an excellent job with them. Wyatt and I have terrifyingly similar senses of humor so while in the car I sometimes finish the joke he’s setting up before he gets there on the recording.

Gef The Talking Mongoose ,

Extra, extra clever.

I am the fifth dimension! I am the eighth wonder of the world!
You're looking for other podcasts?! Stop looking! Turn your head you b*stard!

This podcast is my home. It suits me, give it a listen.
I could kill you all, but I won't.

The Phantom Of The Chicago ,

Very Fleshlike

Shawnwayne... I still hunt...

Lon Strickler... I hunt....

Lon lies...

Eyes not red....

tapetum lucidum....

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