Something Strange

Bri and Christiana
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Strange stories, ranging from paranormal, to history, to folklore, and more!

  1. 3D AGO

    Furby Conspiracy Theories

    Welcome back to Something Strange! It’s episode number 37, and today we’ll be discussing the 90’s sensation that swept the nation: Furbies! Stay tuned at the end of this episode to check out the trailer for Creepy Shit podcast! Instagram: @something_strangepod Facebook: Something Strange Podcast Youtube: @Something_StrangePod TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@somethingstrangepod01 Linktree: https://linktr.ee/somethingstrangepod Send us a gmail! somethingstrangepod24@gmail.com References: Wikipedia: Furby - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Furby#:~:text=This%20belief%20most%20likely%20stemmed,banned%20them%20from%20their%20offices. FAA, NSA, v Furby - https://www.faa.gov/media/19696 Fur-bidden Tech: The conspiracy behind the furby ban - https://home.heinonline.org/blog/2024/05/fur-bidden-tech-the-conspiracy-behind-the-furby-ban/ Mental FLoss: 6 Wild Furby Myths that People actually Believed in the 90’s - https://www.mentalfloss.com/fun/toys/furby-myths-people-believed CBS Evening News: Talking Toy of Spy? (from 1999) - https://www.cbsnews.com/news/talking-toy-or-spy/  Ripley’s Believe it or Not: was your Furby Spying on you - https://www.ripleys.com/stories/was-your-furby-spying-on-you

    53 min

  2. MAR 6

    The Bloody Benders

    Welcome back to Something Strange! It’s episode number 35, and we’ll be hopping in the time machine back to the American West, where we’ll be discussing a brutal string of murders committed by the notorious Bender family. Stay tuned at the end of this episode to check out the trailer for Moon Brews podcast!  **TRIGGER WARNINGS FOR THIS EPISODE** Murder, descriptions of bodies/injuries, descriptions of gore, discussions of the harshness of the American West. Instagram: @something_strangepod Facebook: Something Strange Podcast Youtube: @Something_StrangePod TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@somethingstrangepod01 Linktree: https://linktr.ee/somethingstrangepod Send us a gmail! somethingstrangepod24@gmail.com References: Wikipedia: Bloody Benders - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bloody_Benders National Archives: The Homestead Act - https://www.archives.gov/milestone-documents/homestead-act Smithsonian Magazine: The Kansas Homestead Where America’s First Serial Killer Family Committed Its Crimes Is Up for Sale - https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/sale-kansas-land-where-bloody-benders-committed-their-crimes-180974121/ Crime Reads: The Bloody Benders: America's First Family Of Serial Killers - https://crimereads.com/the-bloody-benders-americas-first-family-of-serial-killers/ Mental Floss: The Bloody Benders, America's First Serial Killer Family - https://www.mentalfloss.com/crime/bloody-benders-americas-first-serial-killers Library of Congress: Image 2 of The Weekly Kansas chief (Troy, Kan.), May 22, 1873 - https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn82015484/1873-05-22/ed-1/?sp=2 Kansas Historical Society: Bender Knife - https://www.kansashistory.gov/kansapedia/bender-knife/10106 CPI Inflation Calculator - https://www.in2013dollars.com/us/inflation/1873?amount=2000 Kansas Alumni: What lies beneath: KU students, faculty search ‘Bloody Benders’ property - https://kansasalumnimagazine.org/magazine-article/bloody-benders-property/

    51 min

  3. FEB 27

    Moon Eyed People

    Welcome back Strangers! Today’s episode will focus on Moon Eyed People, based on our episode about Appalachian Folklore. Featuring out super special guest, Ali! Stay tuned at the end of this episode to check out the trailer for Macabre Mondays podcast! **TRIGGER WARNINGS FOR THIS EPISODE** Discussion of the displacement of indigenous peoples  Instagram: @something_strangepod Facebook: Something Strange Podcast Youtube: @Something_StrangePod TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@somethingstrangepod01 Linktree: https://linktr.ee/somethingstrangepod Send us a gmail! somethingstrangepod24@gmail.com References: Wikipedia: Moon-eyed people - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moon-eyed_people Wikipedia: Madoc - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madoc Atlas Obscura: Who Were the Mysterious Moon-Eyed People of Appalachia? - https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/moon-eyed-people-appalachia https://youtu.be/F84m4fKe6Yo?si=GwrApUNVP7Ycu1LJ https://youtu.be/KMive_Q1zMU?si=eLOY3r3YTMgbOm-_ Cherokee Phoenix: “In White county, state of Tennessee, near the town of Sparta, there have been discovered three bury” - https://www.wcu.edu/library/DigitalCollections/CherokeePhoenix/Vol1/no25/in-white-county-state-of-tennessee-near-the-town-of-sparta-there-have-been-discovered-three-bury-page-2-column-4b.html Georgia Department of National Resources, State Parks and Historic Sites: Fort Mountain - https://gastateparks.org/FortMountain Historic UK: The discovery of America… by a Welsh Prince? - https://www.historic-uk.com/HistoryUK/HistoryofWales/The-discovery-of-America-by-Welsh-Prince/ National Archives, Thomas Jefferson to Meriwether Lewis, 22 January 1804 - https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Jefferson/01-42-02-0285 Native American Legends: Yunwi Tsunsdi' - http://www.native-languages.org/morelegends/yunwi-tsunsdi.htm#google_vignette Reddit - https://www.reddit.com/r/IndianCountry/comments/1mf61x2/cherokee_moon_eyed_people/

    50 min

  4. FEB 20

    AI Psychosis

    Welcome back to Something Strange! It’s episode number 34 today, and we have a super special guest with us today - Brett, of the Haunted Therapist podcast! Today, we’ll be discussing AI Psychosis. Stay tuned at the end of this episode to check out the trailer for Haunted Therapist podcast! **TRIGGER WARNINGS FOR THIS EPISODE** Mentions of suicide Suicide Hotline phone and text line: 988 Suicide Hotline website: https://988lifeline.org/ Instagram: @something_strangepod Facebook: Something Strange Podcast Youtube: @Something_StrangePod TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@somethingstrangepod01 Linktree: https://linktr.ee/somethingstrangepod Send us a gmail! somethingstrangepod24@gmail.com References: Psychology today: The Emerging Problem of AI Psychosis - https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/urban-survival/202507/the-emerging-problem-of-ai-psychosis Psychiatry Online, Special Report: AI induced Psychosis- A New Frontier in Mental Health - https://psychiatryonline.org/doi/10.1176/appi.pn.2025.10.10.5 Wikipedia Chatbox psychosis - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chatbot_psychosis PBS article: What to know about AI psychosis and the effects of chatbots on mental health - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/what-to-know-about-ai-psychosis-and-the-effect-of-ai-chatbots-on-mental-health The guardian: AI Psychosis is a growing danger. Chat GPT is moving in the wrong direction - https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/oct/28/ai-psychosis-chatgpt-openai-sam-altman BBC: open AI shares data on users with Suicidal thoughts, psychosis - https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c5yd90g0q43o Yale school of medicine: what is psychosis - https://medicine.yale.edu/psychiatry/step/psychosis/  NASA: What is artificial intelligence - https://www.nasa.gov/what-is-artificial-intelligence/  PBS - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/what-to-know-about-ai-psychosis-and-the-effect-of-ai-chatbots-on-mental-health

    55 min

  5. FEB 6

    Timothy Dexter

    Welcome back to Something Strange! It’s episode number 33, and we’re discussing a strange and eccentric historical figure today, Timothy Dexter! Stay tuned at the end of this episode to check out the trailer for Kill Me Maybe podcast!  **TRIGGER WARNINGS FOR THIS EPISODE** Discussions of domestic violence Instagram: @something_strangepod Facebook: Something Strange Podcast Youtube: @Something_StrangePod TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@somethingstrangepod01 Linktree: https://linktr.ee/somethingstrangepod Send us a gmail! somethingstrangepod24@gmail.com References: New England Historical Society: Timothy Dexter, the Ridiculous Millionaire Who Sold Coals to Newcastle - https://newenglandhistoricalsociety.com/timothy-dexter-ridiculous-millionaire-sold-coals-newcastle/ CPI Inflation Calculator: https://www.in2013dollars.com/us/inflation/1767?amount=8.20 History: Revolutionary War - https://www.history.com/articles/american-revolution-history Wikipedia: Timothy Dexter - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timothy_Dexter#:~:text=Timothy%20Dexter%20(January%2022%2C%201747%20%E2%80%93%20October,businessman%20noted%20for%20his%20eccentric%20behavior%20and Investopedia: Continentals: What it Means, History, Worth - https://www.investopedia.com/terms/c/continentals.asp The Lintonian: Timothy Dexter, an Idiot Businessman - https://www.google.com/search?q=timothy+dexter+revolutionary+war&sca_esv=378965eda3ddb2bd&rlz=1C1RNRA_enUS498US499&sxsrf=AE3TifPL9e-mbex1NFMqq8HIrtYS98FakQ%3A1766778434367&ei=QuZOae2UFpLk5NoP4J_GqAQ&oq=timothy+dexter+revolution&gs_lp=Egxnd3Mtd2l6LXNlcnAiGXRpbW90aHkgZGV4dGVyIHJldm9sdXRpb24qAggAMgUQIRigATIFECEYoAEyBRAhGKABMgUQIRigATIFECEYoAFIwiBQ4gVY-xVwAXgBkAEAmAGTAaABmwuqAQQwLjEyuAEByAEA-AEBmAINoALaDcICChAAGEcY1gQYsAPCAgUQABiABMICBhAAGBYYHsICBBAjGCfCAgsQABiABBiKBRiRAsICChAAGIAEGBQYhwLCAhAQLhgUGK8BGMcBGIcCGIAEwgILEAAYgAQYigUYhgPCAggQABiABBiiBMICCBAAGIkFGKIEwgIFEAAY7wWYAwCIBgGQBgeSBwQxLjEyoAfhRbIHBDAuMTK4B5oNwgcIMy0xMC4yLjHIB-cBgAgB&sclient=gws-wiz-serp Youtube: Mr Ballen, Strange things rich old men do with their money (aka The Stray Cat King) -  Internet Archive - A Pickle for the Knowing Ones, by Timothy Dexter: https://archive.org/details/pickleforknowing00dextrich/page/21/mode/1up

    58 min

  6. JAN 30 · BONUS

    Bonus Friday Fun - An Outtake Extravaganza!

    Welcome to Bonus Friday Fun! When there is an extra Friday in the month, we will post some fun bonus content. Today, we decided to put together an outtakes and bloopers reel for your listening enjoyment. We hope you enjoy!   Instagram: @something_strangepod Facebook: Something Strange Podcast Youtube: @Something_StrangePod TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@somethingstrangepod01 Linktree: https://linktr.ee/somethingstrangepod Send us a gmail! somethingstrangepod24@gmail.com References: Fly Faster Chicken by Alexander Nakarada (CreatorChords) | https://creatorchords.com Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com Creative Commons / Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

    18 min

  7. JAN 23 · BONUS

    Legends of Hawk Mountain

    Welcome back to Strange Snapshots! Today’s Snapshot will focus on the legends of Hawk Mountain, based on our main episode about Appalachian folklore! **TRIGGER WARNINGS FOR THIS EPISODE** Discussions of Alleged murders, Gore/dismemberment/decapitation, potential cannibalism, massacre Instagram: @something_strangepod Facebook: Something Strange Podcast Youtube: @Something_StrangePod TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@somethingstrangepod01 Linktree: https://linktr.ee/somethingstrangepod Send us a gmail! somethingstrangepod24@gmail.com References: Hawk Mountain Sanctuary - https://www.hawkmountain.org/ Schambachers Tavern: A Real Ghost Story - https://www.hagenbuch.org/schambachers-tavern-real-ghost-story/  The Pennsylvania Rambler: The Haunts of Hawk Mountain - https://thepennsylvaniarambler.wordpress.com/2019/10/23/the-haunts-of-hawk-mountain/ Trip Advisor - https://www.tripadvisor.com/ShowUserReviews-g52923-d126684-r131471687-Hawk_Mountain_Sanctuary-Kempton_Pennsylvania.html

    38 min

  8. JAN 16

    The Amityville Horror Hauntings

    Welcome back to Something Strange! In this follow up to our episode on the DeFeo family murders, we’ll be discussing the aftermath and the haunting that terrorized the family who bought the DeFeo home.  Stay tuned at the end of this episode to check out the trailer for It Came from the Maritimes podcast! **TRIGGER WARNINGS FOR THIS EPISODE** Discussions of murder by gunshot, discussions of domestic violence Instagram: @something_strangepod Facebook: Something Strange Podcast Youtube: @Something_StrangePod TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@somethingstrangepod01 Linktree: https://linktr.ee/somethingstrangepod Send us a gmail! somethingstrangepod24@gmail.com References: Wikipedia: The Amityville Horror - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Amityville_Horror How Stuff Works: The Real Story Behind the Amityville Horror House - https://history.howstuffworks.com/history-vs-myth/amityville-horror-house.htm  Syfy: The True Story of the Amityville Horror -  https://www.syfy.com/syfy-wire/the-true-story-of-the-amityville-horror  US Ghost Adventures Hollywood Haunts: Unmasking the Amityville Horror and the Conjuring - https://usghostadventures.com/haunted-stories/hollywood-haunts-unmasking-the-amityville-horror-and-the-conjuring/  The Chilling Crime and Real House Behind the Amityville Horror - https://www.biography.com/crime/a66039187/amityville-horror-house-facts

    50 min
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Strange stories, ranging from paranormal, to history, to folklore, and more!

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  • Creator
    Bri and Christiana
  • Years Active
    2024 - 2026
  • Episodes
    50
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Bri and Christiana
  • Show Website
    Something Strange