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PODCAST

Superduperstitious

Wyatt Shell and Jake Withee

A podcast about the paranormal, the credibility of the creepy, and the science of the spooky, Superduperstitious is a podcast that looks at the mysterious world of the paranormal and says, "Wait. What?" Hosts Wyatt Shell and Jake Withee use their science backgrounds to tease apart possible explanations for bizarre, supernatural, and otherwise strange phenomena. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Episode 127 – Not Toying Around

Superduperstitious ·

2021/02/18

It’s another cursèd object roundup on this week’s Superduperstitious!Having narrowly survived a run-in with the creepiest goddamned teddy bear ever, Mr. Dr. Shell introduces Harold the Doll in all his probably-very-haunted glory, followed by audio from some equally evil Elmos. Jake, meanwhile, is just really hung up on this one vase that makes you die.Remember: when in doubt, throw it out (over the roof of your house). And enjoy this week’s episode!EPISODE LINKSDeadly Debbie’s Creepy Files:

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1:31:38

Episode 126 – Floyd's Tomb

Superduperstitious ·

2021/01/31

The boys once again sing the unprompted praises of Annihilation in this thinly-veiled excuse for Jake to talk about cave stuff!First up, it’s a look at scary cave movies and how they compare to real life cave science. Could horrific creatures really lurk in the darkness, waiting to attack? And does any of that matter to a good spooky tale?Wyatt then answers that question (“no”) with one such decidedly spooky tale: an ancient relic of the early 2000s about Ted the caver! And we do mean ancient: it’s

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Episode 125 – Happy Butterversary!

Superduperstitious ·

2021/01/11

The start of a new year means some time talk on Superduperstitious!After a bit of rambling that might be more appropriate in a different, more popular genre of podcast (the lucrative road not traveled), the boys dig into some stories that roughly fulfill the prompt of “it is now a different year than it was”. For Wyatt, this means tales from alleged time travelers! And for Jake, an annual Arkansas NYE tradition of having a bunch of dead birds fall from the sky.Could 2021 bring a much-needed fresh

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1:05:05

Episode 124 – A Merry Ghoultide

Superduperstitious ·

2020/12/25

The boys are back again, with some kooks and spooks for the books! (For the purposes of this description text, pretend that those three words rhyme.)After a truly surprising visit from a Spring Heeled old pal, Jake leads the way with more of what he does best: crawler bullshit. Cut him some slack – it’s Christmas! And this time it’s served with a tasty side of cave ecology.Wyatt then pays a FOURTH visit to a topic first covered three years and 119 episodes ago: sonic attacks. Even more unexpectedly,

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UNLOCKED: Ep. 118-122 Bonus Outtakes

Superduperstitious ·

2020/12/03

It's that time of the year again! Time for us to be busier than we've ever been before (a bar we wish would stop getting inexplicably raised) and to consequently just post some existing content. "What 'tent is this you give to us?" you festively ask to the tune of Greensleeves. And we answer you, to the tune of the verse part of "Burning Down the House": Here's some outtakes! Take a peek. They're all found on Patreon. What not sign up and get more? *Bum bum bum BAHHH*Do I maybe regret writing myself

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Episode 123 – What Happening

Superduperstitious ·

2020/11/15

After a particularly rough fortnight of PhDing, Wyatt deserves a break. This episode is that!Due to a major backlog of listener stories (i.e. exactly four stories from two people), there’s plenty of material to fill this week’s ep without the boys having to even really try! Jake takes the wheel and leads us all through tales of forest witch legal action, lava fields, and making out. Kick back, put a bow on your favorite goat, and join in for this laid back fun time!EPISODE LINKSAll-purpose show

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1:11:54

Episode 122 – The 4th Annual Superduperstitious...

Superduperstitious ·

2020/10/30

Well wouldn’t you know it, there IS one more guest appearance in store this month, just in time for Halloween itself!The boys welcome back to the show friend, bartender, tour guide, and expert on all things Chicago, JONATHAN KNOTEK. Together, the three enjoy a drunken ramble through some scary stories, some haunted history, and some very breaking news RE: a certain city’s bat monsters. Just how many people has Oprah killed? And did Jake prep two other stories only to read neither of them? Grab your

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1:00:18

Episode 121 – Talkin’ ’bout Halloween with Chris...

Superduperstitious ·

2020/10/22

October has one last meandering interview up its sleeve, and this one is all Halloween all the time!Comics writer and artist CHRIS HASTINGS generously wastes his entire evening talking with Wyatt and Jake about the spookiest of holidays. Does sugary cereal turn children into maniacs? How haunted can a family-made bathtub get? And what type of architecture is required to achieve a successful Krang costume? Find out some of this and also more, all on this week’s episode of Superduperstitious!EPISODE

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Episode 120 – Hot Singles in Your Area (feat. Jordan...

Superduperstitious ·

2020/10/16

As Halloween draws ever closer, it’s time for Wyatt and Jake to once again show their directionless interviewing chops!This week, writer/podcaster/designer/chef JORDAN SHIVELEY stops by to talk about his current projects in weird fiction, as well as a series of Halloween-adjacent topics that come up. Learn the joys of watching entire horror franchises in release order, how to get officially labelled a heretic, plus some Creative Cloud inside baseball – all on this week’s episode of

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53:43

Episode 119 – Fear Factors Part II: The Loud...

Superduperstitious ·

2020/10/09

Another Superduperstitious Special Report concludes, this time with a whole buncha psychology, neurology, and cultural history FACTZ. So what, in the end, is the ultimate reason folks like scary stories? In short, it’s because they’re GOOD FOR YOU.And in case you’re worried that this episode will be TOO informational, rest assured that it’s crammed full of the most possible nonsensical recurring segments and corresponding bossa nova you could ever ask for.EPISODE LINKSIndigenous land:

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Episode 118 – Fear Factors Part I: The Quiet Peeing...

Superduperstitious ·

2020/10/01

What better way to kick off October than with another Superduperstitious Special Report! This edition seeks to answer the age old question: why come scary stories?Jake and Wyatt start this two-ep deep dive with a variety of sample ghost stories past and present, and a look at the cultural and psychological factors that contribute to humanity’s timeless love of being frightened. Listen along to hear two 30-somethings get creeped out by a children’s book, and to wonder why some guys who are SO EASILY

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Episode 117 – Readings from the Korndämonenomicon

Superduperstitious ·

2020/09/27

Autumn: a thing that happens, as far as we know, every single year. North of the Equator, it’s happening RIGHT NOW. This episode is about that!After a classic and arguably needless SDS PSA, Wyatt explains the German tradition of Feldgeister (“field spirits”), also known as Korndämonen. These corn demons are believed to be responsible for the wellbeing of each field’s crops, so you’d best respect them or you might get beaten with some boobs.Next, Jake rattles off a series of ghostly encounters from

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Episode 116 – Please Recargh

Superduperstitious ·

2020/09/19

What do a scary forest hag legend and a weird stretch of Venezuelan road have in common? Nothing. Except that they’re both featured in this week’s potpourri episode!After some Venusian news, Jake introduces Wyatt to Penelope, a horrific monster woman who roams the Sierra Nevada eating everyone and everything she can. Can radioactive waste really turn a car crash victim into a superwitch? Why the hell not!Wyatt then takes a trip down memory lane to the late ’80s and early ’90s, but use caution as you

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48:48

Episode 115 – O Captain My Captain

Superduperstitious ·

2020/09/04

It’s the Randonautica episode! Who CARES if the hosts aren’t in the same physical location as one another?Using the random coordinates suggested by the cryptic app, Wyatt and Jake tried their best to find stories tangentially related to what they found. All right, “best” is a strong word. But they certainly tried! Or, well… there are some stories, anyway? From the nosleep subreddit to famous cookie moguls, this episode runs the gamut of what qualifies as “audio content”. Spooky tales in the woods, a

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Episode 114 – Tralien Triad (feat. Derek Sword)

Superduperstitious ·

2020/08/27

August Around the World concludes with an excursion into Scandinavia, and this time, WE’VE GOT COMPANY.Specifically, that company is DEREK SWORD of the podcast Monster Crush! Jake, Derek, and Wyatt bring bullshit, history, and science, respectively, as they tackle all manner of Scandinavian spookums, including ghost kinks, un-animals, and surprise steamed hams. If you scatter some phantom rose petals and avert another nuclear doomsday, who knows? You might just find cryptozoological love faster than

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Episode 113 – Not Your Granddaddy's Narwhal

Superduperstitious ·

2020/08/20

In this installment of August Around the World, things are getting every bit as spooky and mythology-y (?) as they are Latin American!An extra-interrupty Jake infects Wyatt’s mind with cetacean madness while the latter tries to tell the tale of a shape-shifting monstrosity known for terrorizing dark corners of northern Mexico since pre-Columbian times. Said to be what happens when black magic practitioners turn themselves into hellish pseudo-animals, these naguales sure do have a colorful

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1:00:41

Episode 112 – Specific Islands

Superduperstitious ·

2020/08/14

August Around the World continues, this time in the bigger of the oceans! You know the one.Jake begins with cool rocks, just like you always hoped he would. Why? Because they’re what make up Nan Madol, a series of tiny, real nifty artificial islands in Micronesia built around a millennium ago! How exactly were they constructed, and why? IT’S A MYSTERY. And will white people ever give other cultures credit for their engineering chops? Not if this weather-controlling lost city has anything to say

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Episode 111 – I Dream of Djinny

Superduperstitious ·

2020/08/06

This is our one hundred and eleventh episode. We are eleventy-one today! What better way to celebrate than to kick off AUGUST AROUND THE WORLD!The first stop on this month-long journey is the Middle East, or rather, the Greater Middle East, beginning with an upright hairy hominid tale from Mr. Shell. Did somebody say, “On brand”? Or perhaps they said “Barmanu”? Either way, this trip across Afghanistan and Pakistan in the footsteps of a departed Spanish cryptozoologist truly does involve boobies.Jake

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Episode 110 – Where's the Flux?

Superduperstitious ·

2020/07/30

Space. The eventual thing we sometimes get around to. These are stories from the podcast Superduperstitious. Their infinite-year mission: to give up on this bit halfway through the paragraph. Just listen to the thing.After a frankly embarrassing 54 episodes (the span, not the episodes), the boys are finally talking about outer space again! Specifically, stuff being built out there. Jake leads the way with the very earnest beliefs of a fella who just can’t take “no, those are visual artifacts because

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Episode 109 – True Experience Spooky Tales

Superduperstitious ·

2020/07/23

(Not to be confused with any other podcast’s IP.) Many thanks to Shawhan, [REDACTED], Casey, and Michelle for submitting these super cool stories! See? We do EVENTUALLY read the stuff people send us!EPISODE LINKSPortland bail fund: https://www.gofundme.com/f/pdx-protest-bail-fundShowing Up for Racial Justice: https://www.showingupforracialjustice.org/Merch Shop: https://www.superduperstitious.com/shopPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/superduperstitiousFour Phantoms email:

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