Description
Did the Pokémon cartoon trigger widespread epileptic seizures? Did coca-cola poison dozens of children in Belgium? Why did over a dozen teenagers spontaneously experience tourettes-like symptoms in New York? Join us as we explore incidents of “mass sociogenic illness” on another special episode of Rumor Flies!
*We are not doctors/licensed medical professionals
We have just launched the “Educated Mess Network.” Head on over to educatedmessnetwork.com for more awesome shows like The Side Characters and our new true crime show, Everything but Murder!
Join our discord for endless shenanigans and discussions!
Want to support the show? Head on over to Patreon!
You can check us out on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Stitcher, Spotify, and beyond!
RSS Feed: http://www.rumorfliespodcast.com/episodes/?format=rss
Sources:
https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/1999/jul/06/healthandwellbeing.health
https://academic.oup.com/aje/article/155/2/140/108003
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0278691502001357
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/12176091/
https://www.onthisday.com/events/date/1997/december
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pok%C3%A9mon:_Indigo_League
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denn%C5%8D_Senshi_Porygon
https://www.vice.com/en/article/59mnax/did-pokemon-actually-give-kids-seizures-in-the-90s
http://www.cnn.com/WORLD/9712/17/video.seizures.update/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pok%C3%A9mon_episodes_removed_from_rotation
https://web.archive.org/web/20051107010228/http://angkor.com/cityrain/pokemon.shtml
https://www.npr.org/2012/03/10/148372536/the-curious-case-of-teen-tics-in-le-roy-n-y
https://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/11/magazine/teenage-girls-twitching-le-roy.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_mass_hysteria_cases
https://theweek.com/articles/477146/conversion-disorder-epidemic-spread-by-sight
https://slate.com/human-interest/2012/01/mass-hysteria-in-upstate-new-york-why-lori-brownell-and-13-other-teenage-girls-are-showing-tourettes-like-symptoms.html
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3536509/
For the 100th official episode of Rumor Flies, we return to where it all began: GMO’s! We explore the history, rumors, controversies, and benefits of genetically modified organisms. Thank you all for listening to the season 10 finale - we look forward to season 11!
Want more awesome shows? Check...
Published 03/29/22
Bonus episode! Jake Rockatansy of QAnon Anonymous joins us again for a little extra exploration of The Mandela Effect, which we explored last episode. Enjoy!
Want more awesome shows? Check out the “Educated Mess Network.” Head on over to educatedmessnetwork.com for more awesome shows like The...
Published 02/15/22