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. 1d ago

    The Squonk

    Pennsylvania’s saddest, ugliest, and somehow most adorable cryptid, the squonk,  is here to teach you a valuable lesson. And to melt. There’s that, too.  Hosted and Written by Laurah Norton Research by Laurah Norton Produced by Maura Currie  Engineered by Brandon Schexnayder  Get 20% off your DeleteMe plan when you go to joindeleteme.com/STRANGE and use promo code STRANGE at checkout!     This episode originally ran on the mainfeed as Episode 98. 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. 2d ago ·  Bonus • Subscribers Only

    Early/Ad-Free: The Squonk

    The Squonk Pennsylvania’s saddest, ugliest, and somehow most adorable cryptid, the squonk, is here to teach you a valuable lesson. And to melt. There’s that, too. Hosted and Written by Laurah Norton Research by Laurah Norton Produced by Maura Currie Engineered by Brandon Schexnayder Get 20% off your DeleteMe plan when you go to joindeleteme.com/STRANGE and use promo code STRANGE at checkout! This episode originally ran on the mainfeed as Episode 98. 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. 4d ago ·  Bonus • Subscribers Only

    Premium Episode 97: The Battle of Los Angeles

    Premium Episode 97: The Battle of Los Angeles In the early 1940s, Americans were tense -- especially in harbor towns like Los Angeles, where attacks were expected and feared. So when reports of unidentified aircraft came in one late February night, both soldiers and civilians were ready to act. Hosted, Written, and Researched by Laurah Norton Additional Research by Anna Luria Engineered by Southern Gothic Media/Rachel Boyd Works Cited Donald J. Young, "Phantom Japanese Raid on..." World War II Magazine, 2003. N/A, "the battle of..." Saturday Night Uforia, 2011. Clare Fitzgerald, "The Battle of..." War History Online, 2021. Michael E. Haskew, "WWII Battles: The..." Warfare History Network, 2016. Lorraine Boissoneault, "The Great Los..." Smithsonian Magazine, 2018. Greg Lucas, "The Battle of..." California State Library. Evan Andrews, "World War II's..." History.com, 2017. Rob Haswell, "Battle of Los..." FOX 6, 2026. Ed Stockly, "TV Skeptic: 'Fact..." Los Angeles Times, 2011. Scott Harrison, "From the Archives:..." Los Angeles Times, 2017. Rob Waugh, "Revealed: The haunting..." MailOnline, 2025. Becca Martin-Brown, "The Battle Of..." NWA Online, 2017. N/A, "The Battle of..." PR Newswire, 2011. N/A, "1947: Year of..." National Air and Space Museum, 2022. Stefan Becket, "What are UAPs..." CBS News, 2023.

  4. Sep 15

    The Bloody Bones

    Folklore can be fun, can’t it, strangers? It can also be downright terrifying, especially when used to frighten children into being good: everyone from Dolly Parton to Thomas Jefferson seems to have heard of Rawhead Bloody Bones and the cautionary tales of dark woods, drafty attics, and even lakes. But where did all the monstrous behavior begin? We try to find out.  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. Sep 14 ·  Bonus • Subscribers Only

    Early/Ad-Free: The Bloody Bones

    Episode 129: The Bloody Bones Folklore can be fun, can’t it, strangers? It can also be downright terrifying, especially when used to frighten children into being good: everyone from Dolly Parton to Thomas Jefferson seems to have heard of Rawhead Bloody Bones and the cautionary tales of dark woods, drafty attics, and even lakes. But where did all the monstrous behavior begin? We try to find out. 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. Sep 8

    The Species

    In the late 18th and early 19th centuries, the science world was overwhelmed with strange new findings out of Australia. One particular species was assumed to be a hoax… and even when it was established that the platypus was, in fact, real? It didn’t make these strange creatures make more sense. Get 20% off your DeleteMe plan when you go to joindeleteme.com/STRANGE and use promo code STRANGE at checkout!   Hosted by Laurah Norton Research by Anna Luria and Maura Currie Written, Produced and Engineered by Maura Currie 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. This episode was originally released  as Premium Episode 54. 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  George Shaw, “The Duck-Billed Platypus,” The Naturalist’s Miscellany, 1798. NA, “Scientists Trying to Save…” The Washington Herald, 1928. Abby Ohlheiser, “The platypus is so weird…” the Washington Post, 2015. Natalie Zarrelli, “Why 19th-century naturalists…” Atlas Obscura, 2016. Brian K. Hall, “The paradoxical platypus,” Bioscience, 1999. Willey Ley, “Bring our private files…” Star Tribune, 1948. James MacDonald, “The platypus is even weirder…” JSTOR Daily, 2018. Gilad Bino et al, “The platypus: evolutionary…” Journal of Mammalogy, 2019. Stephen C. George, “When scientists believed the adorable…” Discover Magazine, 2023. NA, “The lying stones of…” Geological Society of London, 2017. Jessica Leigh Hester, “The beautiful complexity of…” Atlas Obscura, 2018. Annetta Black, “Objects of Intrigue: Fiji…” Atlas Obscura, 2013. Douglas Main, “We knew platypuses…” National Geographic, 2020. John Yoon, “What scientists learned from…” the New York Times, 2024. Mindy Weisberger, “Platypuses glow an eerie…” LiveScience, 2020. Lucie Cutting, “Woman spurred by platypus…” ABC, 2023. Platypus   Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

  7. Sep 7 ·  Bonus • Subscribers Only

    Early/Ad-Free: The Species

    The Species In the late 18th and early 19th centuries, the science world was overwhelmed with strange new findings out of Australia. One particular species was assumed to be a hoax… and even when it was established that the platypus was, in fact, real? It didn’t make these strange creatures make more sense. Hosted by Laurah Norton Research by Anna Luria and Maura Currie Written, Produced and Engineered by Maura Currie 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. This episode was originally released as Premium Episode 54. 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 George Shaw, “The Duck-Billed Platypus,” The Naturalist’s Miscellany, 1798. NA, “Scientists Trying to Save…” The Washington Herald, 1928. Abby Ohlheiser, “The platypus is so weird…” the Washington Post, 2015. Natalie Zarrelli, “Why 19th-century naturalists…” Atlas Obscura, 2016. Brian K. Hall, “The paradoxical platypus,” Bioscience, 1999. Willey Ley, “Bring our private files…” Star Tribune, 1948. James MacDonald, “The platypus is even weirder…” JSTOR Daily, 2018. Gilad Bino et al, “The platypus: evolutionary…” Journal of Mammalogy, 2019. Stephen C. George, “When scientists believed the adorable…” Discover Magazine, 2023. NA, “The lying stones of…” Geological Society of London, 2017. Jessica Leigh Hester, “The beautiful complexity of…” Atlas Obscura, 2018. Annetta Black, “Objects of Intrigue: Fiji…” Atlas Obscura, 2013. Douglas Main, “We knew platypuses…” National Geographic, 2020. John Yoon, “What scientists learned from…” the New York Times, 2024. Mindy Weisberger, “Platypuses glow an eerie…” LiveScience, 2020. Lucie Cutting, “Woman spurred by platypus…” ABC, 2023. Platypus

  8. Sep 1

    The Chicago Ghost

    We take a trip with Resurrection Mary, Chicago’s most famous hitchhiking ghost, down Archer Avenue and into the history that surrounds her endless treks to her eternal home: Resurrection Cemetery. As vanishing hitchhikers go, she might just be the most infamous. . . and perhaps the most beloved, 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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