Episodes
By all accounts, North Brother Island is peaceful, but in a dystopian sort of way. This is where patients long ago were quarantined, sometimes against their will, to stop the spread of infectious diseases. Loey and Eleanor discuss the rumors that there’s more creeping around this island than unruly vines... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Published 10/04/22
Did Redditors uncover a secret assassination program? This may be the wormholiest of wormholes we’ve ever gone down... Loey and Eleanor cover a mystery *years* in the making, involving a dubious subreddit, a secret message forum, and a YouTuber who hired a P.I. to get to the bottom of everything. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Published 09/27/22
In 1980, after his revolutionary 24/7/365 news channel launched, Ted Turner vowed that CNN wouldn’t sign off until the world ended. And if it did end, they’d be ready with a special video. Think he was joking? Well folks, we have BREAKING NEWS... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Published 09/20/22
Some of the biggest UFO conspiracies and investigations have found a home here, from Project Sign to actual Roswell debris — and if that wasn’t enough, it’s also famously haunted! Loey and Eleanor creep into the history and lore behind the Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Ohio.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Published 09/13/22
What do coal mines, demons, and a mountain of cocaine have in common? Killswitch. Loey and Eleanor check out this late ‘80s Czech video game that supposedly erased itself after being played... that is, if the game ever *really* existed at all. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Published 09/06/22
Terrifying spam or a terrible scam? Ads for this mobile gacha game feature creepy noises, cryptic dialogue, gore, and dead bodies. The problem is, none of these horrific elements appear in the game itself. Loey and Eleanor examine the odd ad campaigns for the Pokémon rip-off, Evertale. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Published 08/30/22
For as long as humans have inhabited our blue marble, there have been claims of life beyond the stars. This week, Loey and Eleanor set off on a mission to explore some of the internet’s leading theories supporting the existence of human life on everyone’s favorite red planet: Mars! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Published 08/23/22
After an early internet user known only as “Publius” posts a mysterious riddle to a Pink Floyd message board, fans become obsessed with trying to solve it. Nearly thirty years later, Loey and Eleanor investigate its elusive meaning and ask: did Pink Floyd invent one of the first ARGs?? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Published 08/16/22
Is a ‘90s computer game hiding a dead body?? Loey and Eleanor discuss the creepy game that’ll make you click, click, click until you scream. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Published 08/09/22
Five months after Jack Froese died, his best friend got an email... from Jack Froese. Loey and Eleanor have one question: HOW? If you smell a scam, you’re not alone! But this time, there might truly be a supernatural explanation... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Published 08/02/22
James Dean is president! Our national monuments are hiding monsters! Loey and Eleanor get into the *unreal* web series called The Monument Mythos and the surreal plot twist that actually might shed some real-world wisdom. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Published 07/26/22
Have we found the desert’s answer to Bigfoot?? Loey and Eleanor dive into an urban legend popular with U.S. Marines about a hairy, too-tall menace with supernatural strength. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Published 07/19/22
Trespassers beware... Zombie Road is one of the world’s most haunted routes, and it’s plagued by stories of tortured souls, spooky spectres, and at least one disturbed serial killer. Loey and Eleanor take a detour to investigate the MANY true crimes that have inspired its chilling reputation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Published 07/12/22
It sat undiscovered for years before going viral and kicking off a slew of around-the-world copycats. Loey and Eleanor investigate the monolith that started it all. Who built it? What did it mean? And just how wild can the speculation get?? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Published 07/05/22
Two competing theories on the true nature of CATS. Are they alien? Are they human? Loey and Eleanor visit ancient Egypt and modern-day Jamaica to investigate. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Published 06/28/22
A viral game about Kanye West featured a prophecy and other rappers fighting for the free world. And it might have all been a front for a New Age cult! Loey and Eleanor get into the very strange gameplay that held a sinister secret. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Published 06/21/22
You may think they go together like oil and holy water, but religion and theme parks have more crossover than you realize! Loey and Eleanor jump the line for an enlightening ride through America’s most mystifying religious theme parks — scandals, hauntings, light shows, and all! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Published 06/14/22
Question everything you think you know… Because this week, Loey and Eleanor are swan diving into the trippy parallel universe of societally shared false memories! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Published 06/07/22
Today we’re entering the world of unfiction and immersive narratives! Loey and Eleanor talk about Petscop and BEN Drowned before going alllll the way into the series known as Diminish — how it started, who created it, and the epic plot twist that now defines it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Published 05/31/22
Past lives, angels, energies, mediumship — this is a total wish-list episode! Loey and Eleanor have an emotional, mind-bending conversation with lifelong psychic and clairvoyant Frank Castellano, who tunes into their lives on a spiritual level. Later, they ask Frank ALL their burning questions about intuition and how his gifts work. How does the info come through? Are some people easier to read than others? What about the skeptics? There’s laughter and literal tears... Enjoy!  Learn more...
Published 05/24/22
Ok cryptobotanists, this one’s for you! Today Loey and Eleanor are joined by Eleanor’s very own brother Kenny to trade stories about cow-eating, blood-sucking, reedy-armed plant cryptids from around the world. Starting with: The Vegetable Man.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Published 05/17/22
A killer robot at an abandoned theme park?! Loey and Eleaanor take a tour through a deserted amusement park in Japan and meet the mysterious mascot that allegedly once roamed its grounds, zapping intruders.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Published 05/10/22
Bots have taken over. Influencers are government agents. And we’re all being manipulated into talking about the same things over and over. Loey and Eleanor get into the WILD conspiracy theory known as the Dead Internet and why everything online seems... so... fake.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Published 05/03/22
Celebrity conspiracies are always a little out there, but this one might take the cake. Loey and Eleanor unravel the strings of SEVERAL conspiracy theories regarding metal musician Andrew WK. They’re talking fake identities, bizarre interviews, a guy named Steev (yes, Steev), and the Illuminati (cause no celeb conspiracy theory is complete without them).  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Published 04/26/22
Tales of the so-called Sex Raft are floating around the internet, so Loey and Eleanor are taking the bait… This open sea experiment was a hot mess that was supposed to promote world peace?? Let’s dive in.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Published 04/19/22