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Strange and Unexplained with Daisy Eagan

Strange and Unexplained with Daisy Eagan

A podcast about all the things that make us wonder. Each week, we’ll tell you a true story that will fascinate and terrify you: a family who receive letters from a “Watcher” after moving into their new house, a hotel that’s seen so much death that it has to be cursed, UFO encounters, hauntings, Bigfoot sightings, and so much more. Written and hosted by Tony Award-winning actor and celebrated writer Daisy Eagan, “Strange and Unexplained” is a journey into the uncomfortable and the unknowable that

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32:27

S1: The Simulation Theory: Is Any of This Real?

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2021/12/30

Is our existence a reality, or are we the product of someone else's imagination? The chances that we are all just avatars in someone else's video game are better than you think. This week, we explain what the simulation theory is, share stories of those who have experienced a "glitch" in the Matrix, and offer proof that none of this--or us--are real.

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32:56

S1: Roanoke: That Time 100 People Vanished for No Reason

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2021/12/23

So... we still don't know what happened, you guys. BUT 420ish years ago, a bunch of white people tried to form a colony in present-day North Carolina. It didn't go great. The dude whose idea it was LEFT, and when he came back, everyone was gone. We have no idea what happened to them... but it won't stop us from guessing. You're welcome.

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32:27

S1 Ep41: Aliens in the Schoolyard

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2021/12/16

In 1966, a group of schoolchildren in Australia pointed their fingers at what looked like a UFO. School personnel cautioned everyone to hush up, and apparently some men in black arrived, enforcing the same. In 1994, alleged aliens touched down at a different school, this time in Zimbabwe. Kids say the darndest things, especially when it comes to mysterious flying objects. But regardless, what happened?

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33:45

S1 Ep40: Who's That Babushka Lady?

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2021/12/09

When John F. Kennedy was assassinated on that fateful drive in Dallas, The Babushka Lady was there, capturing it all on film. As onlookers ducked, screamed and ran, she stood fast, appearing calm in her head scarf and trench coat. Who was she? Why was she there? And what happened to her footage after all these years?

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30:20

S1 Ep39: The Disappearance of Timmothy Pitzen

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2021/12/02

On a spring morning in 2011, a father dropped off his six-year-old son at school. An hour later, a mother picked the boy up, whisking him away on vacation. She was later found dead in a motel room along with a note stating her son’s fate: Timmothy was safe with people who loved him, but he would never be found. There are gaping holes in this story and plenty of theories devised to fill them. What happened to young Timmothy Pitzen, and where is he now?

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35:54

S1 Ep38: The Denver Airport: A Hub For Travel and...

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2021/11/18

Welcome to Denver International! Here’s the capstone donated from the freemasons, some murals depicting apocalyptic futures, and be sure not to miss "Blucifer," the giant, blue horse statue with glowing red eyes. Don’t go downstairs though. The New World Order would like to keep their underground highways a secret. Clearly, the air traffic on conspiracy theories here is out of control.

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29:34

S1 Ep37: Waking Up to Miraculous Talents

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2021/11/11

Traumatic brain injuries can be life-altering. Imagine surviving one and coming out the other side completely different. Furthermore, imagine suddenly being able to do things you’ve never done, like master a musical instrument, instantly calculate huge sums in your head or recall the events of your life to a new depth of detail. On this episode, we take a look at acquired savant syndrome and how life-threatening accidents can lead to unexplained abilities.

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31:22

S1 Ep36: The Mysterious Case of the Dyatlov Pass

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2021/11/04

A slashed tent, scattered footprints, radioactive clothing and a dislodged tongue. In February of 1959, nine hikers were found dead in the Ural Mountains of Russia, and the tale their bodies told in the aftermath was far from straightforward.

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32:42

S1 Ep35: Conjuring Up The Conjuring

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2021/10/28

When a movie introduces itself as “based on a true story,” everything that follows is subject to scrutiny. What true story, and according to whom? The Conjuring (2013) is perhaps the quintessential haunted house movie of today, but it all began with an imperfect book. On this episode, we’ll square up that story with what appears on screen.

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30:14

S1 Ep34: The Salem Witch Trials

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2021/10/25

Bubble, bubble, toil and lots of trouble. The puritanical witch hunt of Salem, Massachusetts took the lives of 19 innocent people as one of the most dramatic instances of scapegoating in American history. Was there something in the rye? Evil in the water? Sexism in the air? Well, that goes without saying.

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32:50

S1 Ep33: The Poltergeist: The Film That Unleashed a...

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2021/10/21

Steven Spielberg’s 1982 horror hit scared audiences silly with its story of a suburban family cursed by demonic ghosts. Off-screen, there were deaths of actors, accidents on set and an eerily targeted lightning strike. On this episode: a look inside the supposed curse of The Poltergeist franchise.

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31:53

S1 Ep32: A Quartet of Urban Legends

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2021/10/18

A chain-mail letter warns of an organ-harvesting cabal. A supposed mountain gremlin appears in a video. A hitchhiker in an evening gown vanishes into thin air, and people appear to live under New York City. But is any of it true? You decide on this episode, where we’ll explore the ins and outs of four urban legends.

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30:18

S1 Ep31: The Villisca Axe Murders: A Century-Old...

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2021/10/14

One summer night in 1912, eight people were axe murdered in their sleep under the same roof. Over a hundred years later, the house remains in its rural farming town of Villisca, Iowa, open to the public. The case remains unsolved. The details of that night? Unsettling. One visitor even felt compelled to stab himself in the chest while there. On this episode, how a bloodbath from a century ago haunts our imaginations today.

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30:16

S1 Ep30: Hidden Rooms: What Lurks Inside the Walls

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2021/10/11

Have you ever had one of those dreams where you discover other rooms in your apartment? Like, suddenly there’s a door you never noticed before, and beyond it is all the extra space you always wish you had? Or maybe you’ve had the nightmare version where you open your closet door and instead of your clothes, you’re looking at some kind of medieval torture dungeon. What would you do if you actually found a hole in your home leading to somewhere else....

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31:49

S1 Ep29: Lizzie Borden Had an Axe....

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2021/10/07

"Lizzie Borden had an axe, and gave her mother forty whacks; When she saw what she had done, she gave her father forty-one." Or did she? There are lots of theories surrounding what happened in the Borden home that night. If Lizzie did kill her parents, did she do it alone or did she have help? Listen as we discuss all of the theories including Lizzie's alleged affair with the maid or even the possibility of....aliens?!

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34:28

S1 Ep28: Roland Doe: The Haunted Boy Who Inspired The...

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2021/10/04

When The Exorcist movie was released in theaters, people claimed that it was one of the scariest films they had ever seen. However this movie may never have happened if it wasn't for Roland Doe, also known as the Haunted Boy. Listen to how this 14-year-old boy’s story and his saga of possession by the devil and how it inspired it all.

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S1 Ep27: The Amityville Horror

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2021/09/30

It's the most infamous haunted house story of all time. But what really happened to the Lutz family when they moved into 112 Ocean Avenue in Amityville, New York? With an entire family gunned down in the home just a year before, did ghosts and demons really torment the home's new residents? Or did the Lutz family make it all up in an attempt to gain fame and fortune? We explore all the options.

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34:30

S1 Ep26: The DeFeo Murders

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2021/09/27

It’s totally normal to run into a packed bar to announce that your family’s been killed, right? Like, that’s a logical choice. On this week's episode we take a look at the DeFeo family murders of 1974, their lasting effects, and how they kicked off the Amityville Horror franchise.

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29:32

S1 Ep25: Stigmata: The Blessed Miracle or Religious...

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2021/09/23

What do you believe in? How much do you believe in it? Do you have faith? Do you think it's possible for someone to have *so much* faith that the divine would mark them--make them bleed from their hands and feet as a reward for their devoutness? On this week's episode we look at Stigmata: The blessed miracle, religious hoax, or the result of an impressionable mind?

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35:26

S1 Ep24: Who Killed Lois Duncan’s Daughter: The...

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2021/09/16

On July 16, 1989, 18-year-old Kaitlyn Arquette was found murdered--shot to death--in her car near her home in Albuquerque, New Mexico. When it was learned that Kaitlyn was the daughter of famous teen-horror novelist Lois Duncan--famous for her books like “I Know What You Did Last Summer”,-- the murder seemed like it could be the plot of one of Duncan’s books. With few clues and a bungled investigation, it would take 32 years for the case to be solved...WHICH JUST HAPPENED LAST WEEK.

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