One Strange Thing: Paranormal & True-Weird Mysteries

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Paranormal, unexplainable, and uncanny stories aren't just in the fiction section. They happen every day, to people just like you. One Strange Thing brings you family-friendly stories from America's newspaper archives. And they all have something in common: an element that can't be explained by logic alone. Join us on our trek through small town U.S.A.'s oddities - and prepare to wonder what oddities are hiding in your hometown, too.

  1. OCT 17 • OST PREMIUM ONLY

    Premium Episode 64: The Hands

    In Southwestern England, a legend grew along the road now known along the B3212—one that involved an invisible entity that forced drivers off the roads and into dangerous, and even fatal, accidents. Hosted and Written by Laurah Norton Research by Laurah Norton and Melissa Gold Engineered by Brand Schexnayder Produced by Maura Currie Works Cited Kevin Dixon, “Dartmoor’s Hairy Hands. . .” We Are South Devon, 2021. Tim Sandler, “Hairy Hands.” Legendary Dartmoor, 2016. Christ Dovi, “Dozens of Callers. . .” The Richmond Times Dispatch, 2002. N/A, “The Hairy Hands.” Haunted Devon, 2021. BBC Devon, “Definitely Not A. . .” BBC, 2014 (Archived). Blake Smith, “The Hairy Hands. . .” The Skeptic, 2022. Bott, M. H. P. ; Day, A. A. ; Masson-Smith, D., “The Geological Interpretation of Gravity. . . “ Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series A, Mathematical and Physical Sciences, 251: 992, 1958. Frances W. Green, “The interpretation of magnetic anomalies. . .” Masters thesis, Durham University, 1979. What Lies Beyond Message Board Jane Gilbert “Letterboxing on Dartmoor. . .” Time Travel Britain, 2006. “Adverse Camber.” Cycling Coalition of Great Britain. NSC, “Car Crash Deaths and Rates.” NSC, 2022. N/A, “The Age of the Automobile.” US History.org, 2024.

    23 min

  2. OCT 15

    The Black Eyes

    In celebration of spooky season, we’re sharing one of our most popular premium episodes with the main feed. If you like what you hear, be sure to subscribe on Patreon or Apple podcasts!   One of the internet’s most viral paranormal stories regards sightings of so-called BEKs, or Black-Eyed Kids. These coal-eyed children seem harmless at first—that is, until they start begging to come in. Just for a moment. They promise they won’t hurt you.    Hosted, Written, and Researched by Laurah Norton  Produced and Engineered by Maura Currie  Subscribe to our Substack: https://substack.com/@onestrangething   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 You can also subscribe to premium episodes on Apple Premium and Supercast! Find us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/OSTPod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/onestrangethingpod/  and Facebook https://www.facebook.com/One-Strange-Thing-114307627035607   We have partnered with AdvertiseCast to handle our advertising/sponsorship requests. They’re great to work with and will help you advertise on our show. Please email sales@advertisecast.com or click the link below to get started. https://advertising.libsyn.com/OneStrangeThing 2024 All Rights Reserved One Strange Thing Podcast, LLC   Works Cited   ReignBot, “The Russian Sleep Experiment,” YouTube  Monstrous, “Don’t Let Them In!. . .” PBS, 2021. Brian Bethel, (archived), “Brian Bethel Reports. . . “  Abilene Reporter News, 2013.  Brian Bethel’s archived listserv post, 1998.  David Mikkelson, “Black-Eyed Kids,” Snopes, 2013. N/A,  “Drone on Chase. . .” The Express & Star, 2015.  Jason Offsut, “Black-Eyed Kids. . .” The Examiner, 2011.  “Black-Eyed Children,” It’s Probably Aliens, 2019.  Irish Post Staff, “Exploring Irish Mythology. . .” The Irish Post, 2021.

    22 min

  3. OCT 1

    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    Download the CFO’s Guide to AI and Machine Learning for FREE at NetSuite.com/STRANGE   Subscribe to our Substack: https://substack.com/@onestrangething   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 You can also subscribe to premium episodes on Apple Premium and Supercast! Find us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/OSTPod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/onestrangethingpod/  and Facebook https://www.facebook.com/One-Strange-Thing-114307627035607   We have partnered with AdvertiseCast to handle our advertising/sponsorship requests. They’re great to work with and will help you advertise on our show. Please email sales@advertisecast.com or click the link below to get started. https://advertising.libsyn.com/OneStrangeThing 2024 All Rights Reserved One Strange Thing Podcast, LLC

    20 min

  4. SEP 30 • OST PREMIUM ONLY

    Premium Episode 63: The Iceman

    In the early ‘90s, Ötzi the iceman was unearthed from an Alpine glacier, many thousands of years after he died there. His amazingly-preserved body has been fodder for much scientific discovery and innovation. But did recovering the iceman also unleash a deadly curse? And if it did… why? Hosted by Laurah Norton Research by Bryan Worters and Maura Currie Written, Engineered & Produced by Maura Currie Subscribe to our Substack: https://substack.com/@onestrangething Kate Connolly, “Iceman discoverer meets…” Daily Telegraph, 2004. NA, “Curse of the Iceman…” The Province, 2005. Kathy Marks, “Curse of the…” The Independent, 2005. Kathy Marks, “Curse of Oetzi the…” New Zealand Herald, 2005. David Cohen, “The Iceman cometh,” The Guardian, 2007. NA, “Iceman bled to…” The Province, 2007. Barbara McMahon, “Scientist seen as latest…” The Guardian, 2005. NA, “Stone-age iceman…” Al Jazeera, 2005. NA, “New thoughts on the…” Archaeology Magazine, 2016. Sarah Kuta, “Rewriting the story of…” Smithsonian Magazine, 2022. Ötztal Magazine National Geographic Penn Museum

    15 min

  5. SEP 20

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  6. SEP 20 • OST PREMIUM ONLY

    Premium Episode 62: The Cryptographers

    In 2012, a corner of the internet was lit ablaze by a series of puzzles and codes… posted by a mysterious entity with an unclear agenda. What was Cicada 3301, and what were they recruiting for? And why, so many years later, do we seem to have less information than we started with? Hosted by Laurah Norton Research by Anna Luria and Maura Currie Written, Engineered & Produced by Maura Currie Subscribe to our Substack: https://substack.com/@onestrangething Robert Cottrell, “Cicada 3301: The Internet…” BBC, 2013. Chris Bell, “The Internet mystery that…” The Telegraph, 2013. Chris Bell, “RIDDLE ME THIS: The…” National Post, 2013. Kim Nursall, “Looking for the…” Toronto Star, 2014. Chris Bell, “Internet puzzle with cult…” National Star, 2014. Kim Nursall, “The hunt continues…” Toronto Star, 2014. NA, “Want to be a spy?” Evening Standard, 2014. Mike Rothschild, “Who is QAnon…” Daily Dot, 2018. Inae Oh, “Anti-Abortion hackers claim…” Mother Jones, 2015. NA, “PDI advierte sobre nueva…” Los Andes Online, 2012. 3301 on PasteBin

    23 min

  7. SEP 17

    The Mandela Effect

    Have you experienced The Mandela Effect? Fruit of the Loom, Darth Vader, The Berenstain Bears, Shazam—there are now dozens of examples of this phenomenon that some claim is easily explained by memory or psychology. Others, though, have different theories—weird ones.  Hosted and Written by Laurah Norton Research by Laurah Norton and Bryan Worters Produced by Maura Currie  Engineered by Brandon Schexnayder    Download the CFO’s Guide to AI and Machine Learning for FREE at NetSuite.com/STRANGE   Subscribe to our Substack: https://substack.com/@onestrangething   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 You can also subscribe to premium episodes on Apple Premium and Supercast! Find us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/OSTPod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/onestrangethingpod/  and Facebook https://www.facebook.com/One-Strange-Thing-114307627035607   We have partnered with AdvertiseCast to handle our advertising/sponsorship requests. They’re great to work with and will help you advertise on our show. Please email sales@advertisecast.com or click the link below to get started. https://advertising.libsyn.com/OneStrangeThing 2024 All Rights Reserved One Strange Thing Podcast, LLC

    28 min

  8. SEP 3

    The Jackalope

    Wyoming’s favorite cryptid, the jackalope, is admittedly a hard sell as far as the supernatural goes—but as with most things, its origin story is quite the rabbit hole.  Hosted and Written by Laurah Norton Research by Laurah Norton and Anna Luria Produced by Maura Currie  Engineered by Brandon Schexnayder    Download the CFO’s Guide to AI and Machine Learning for FREE at NetSuite.com/STRANGE   Subscribe to our Substack: https://substack.com/@onestrangething   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 You can also subscribe to premium episodes on Apple Premium and Supercast! Find us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/OSTPod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/onestrangethingpod/  and Facebook https://www.facebook.com/One-Strange-Thing-114307627035607   We have partnered with AdvertiseCast to handle our advertising/sponsorship requests. They’re great to work with and will help you advertise on our show. Please email sales@advertisecast.com or click the link below to get started. https://advertising.libsyn.com/OneStrangeThing 2024 All Rights Reserved One Strange Thing Podcast, LLC

    21 min
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Paranormal, unexplainable, and uncanny stories aren't just in the fiction section. They happen every day, to people just like you. One Strange Thing brings you family-friendly stories from America's newspaper archives. And they all have something in common: an element that can't be explained by logic alone. Join us on our trek through small town U.S.A.'s oddities - and prepare to wonder what oddities are hiding in your hometown, too.

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