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What the Heck?

Welcome to the podcast! Join me, Glen, as we dive into the world of mysterious creatures and occurences! Every week, I"ll look at something unexplainable, tell a story, and look at reasons that could explain them! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Episode 174- Dispelling the Fear of Witches

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2025/08/27

Welcome to What The Heck season 4! This podcast explores unexplained phenomena using stories gathered from various sources, then applies an academic research method to find theories and solutions for each one. So far, we've been unsuccessful in finding any concrete answers, but a few of the stories we've covered have been solved. Today, in the final episode of the season, we're diving head first into the history, myths, and modern views of witchcraft. The last deep dive episode was way back at the

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17:41

Episode 173- Sleeping Beauty

What the Heck? ·

2025/08/20

Welcome to What The Heck season 4! This podcast explores unexplained phenomena using stories gathered from various sources, then applies an academic research method to find theories and solutions for each one. So far, we've been unsuccessful in finding any concrete answers, but a few of the stories we've covered have been solved. Today, we're looking at the Sleeping Girl of Turville. In 1871, Ellen Sadler suffered a terrible seizure, curled up in a ball, and fell asleep. The local doctor rushed in

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8:54

Episode 172- This Station Feels Illegal

What the Heck? ·

2025/08/13

Welcome to What The Heck season 4! This podcast explores unexplained phenomena using stories gathered from various sources, then applies an academic research method to find theories and solutions for each one. So far, we've been unsuccessful in finding any concrete answers, but a few of the stories we've covered have been solved. Today, we're looking at the Arizona Ghost Radio. A short episode this week, it's difficult to find much information on this mystery. What we know is that there's a

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18:56

Episode 171- Failed Twice By Police

What the Heck? ·

2025/08/06

Welcome to What The Heck season 4! This podcast explores unexplained phenomena using stories gathered from various sources, then applies an academic research method to find theories and solutions for each one. So far, we've been unsuccessful in finding any concrete answers, but a few of the stories we've covered have been solved. Today, we're looking at the disappearance and death of Mitrice Richardson. Not much can be found about Mitrice's early life, which doesn't matter much for this story, which

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18:27

Episode 170- Using Our Skills

What the Heck? ·

2025/07/30

Welcome to What The Heck season 4! This podcast explores unexplained phenomena using stories gathered from various sources, then applies an academic research method to find theories and solutions for each one. So far, we've been unsuccessful in finding any concrete answers, but a few of the stories we've covered have been solved. Today, we're looking at the Atlanta Ripper. Atlanta, Georgia has some fascinating history. At the head of the Civil Rights movement, and much earlier than the rest of the

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11:14

Episode 169- All Fall Down

What the Heck? ·

2025/07/23

Welcome to What The Heck season 4! This podcast explores unexplained phenomena using stories gathered from various sources, then applies an academic research method to find theories and solutions for each one. So far, we've been unsuccessful in finding any concrete answers, but a few of the stories we've covered have been solved. Today, we're looking at the Hollinwell Incident. In 1980, the anunual Hollinwell Show took place. Families packed a field, and marching bands and majorette groups showed

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9:27

Episode 168- A Mystery Solved, A Mystery Gained

What the Heck? ·

2025/07/16

Welcome to What The Heck season 4! This podcast explores unexplained phenomena using stories gathered from various sources, then applies an academic research method to find theories and solutions for each one. So far, we've been unsuccessful in finding any concrete answers, but a few of the stories we've covered have been solved. Today, we're looking at the Buffalo Cave John Doe. This is a first for What The Heck?. A solved mystery that creates another mystery. Originally a torso found in 1979 and

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18:30

Episode 167- Gravity Schmavity

What the Heck? ·

2025/07/09

Welcome to What The Heck season 4! This podcast explores unexplained phenomena using stories gathered from various sources, then applies an academic research method to find theories and solutions for each one. So far, we've been unsuccessful in finding any concrete answers, but a few of the stories we've covered have been solved. Today, we're looking at Gravity. This theory, universally taught as a fact, was first proposed in the 17th Century by Isaac Newton. It didn't come from nowhere though,

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9:41

Episode 166- Recording Over Evidence?

What the Heck? ·

2025/07/02

Welcome to What The Heck season 4! This podcast explores unexplained phenomena using stories gathered from various sources, then applies an academic research method to find theories and solutions for each one. So far, we've been unsuccessful in finding any concrete answers, but a few of the stories we've covered have been solved. Today, we're looking at Agamemnon Counterpart. In 2006, a mysterious video was uploaded to YouTube containing surreal and Eldritch visuals and some terrifying audio. This

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11:54

Creature Feature 110- Blinding Lights in the Night

What the Heck? ·

2025/06/28

Welcome to What The Heck's Creature Feature! These episodes release on Saturdays and look at folklore and cryptids from around the world! The same academic style is applied to these episodes, but they look at history and eyewitness reports before describing the creature of the week! A lot of the time, theories are a bit more scarce than the main episodes, but the content is still just as interesting.This week we're looking at the Van Meter Visitor. In 1903, the town of Van Meter, Iowa, was attacked

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15:45

Episode 165- Hysteria Or A Real Problem?

What the Heck? ·

2025/06/25

Welcome to What The Heck season 4! This podcast explores unexplained phenomena using stories gathered from various sources, then applies an academic research method to find theories and solutions for each one. So far, we've been unsuccessful in finding any concrete answers, but a few of the stories we've covered have been solved. Today, we're looking at the Mad Gasser of Mattoon. In 1944, over the course of just over 2 weeks, the people of Mattoon, Illinois were attacked by a man who filled their

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8:58

Creature Feature 109- The Sky is Like An Ocean

What the Heck? ·

2025/06/21

Welcome to What The Heck's Creature Feature! These episodes release on Saturdays and look at folklore and cryptids from around the world! The same academic style is applied to these episodes, but they look at history and eyewitness reports before describing the creature of the week! A lot of the time, theories are a bit more scarce than the main episodes, but the content is still just as interesting.This week we're looking at Flying Rods. Also known as Skyfish, these creatures were first captured on

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10:48

Episode 164- That Sign Can't Stop Me, I Can't Read

What the Heck? ·

2025/06/18

Welcome to What The Heck season 4! This podcast explores unexplained phenomena using stories gathered from various sources, then applies an academic research method to find theories and solutions for each one. So far, we've been unsuccessful in finding any concrete answers, but a few of the stories we've covered have been solved. Today, we're looking at the script of the Indus Valley Civilisation. Rediscovered in the 1920s, the Indus Valley Civilisation spanned a larger area than Ancient

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12:37

Creature Feature 108- Monkey, Foal, Baby Moose

What the Heck? ·

2025/06/14

Welcome to What The Heck's Creature Feature! These episodes release on Saturdays and look at folklore and cryptids from around the world! The same academic style is applied to these episodes, but they look at history and eyewitness reports before describing the creature of the week! A lot of the time, theories are a bit more scarce than the main episodes, but the content is still just as interesting.This week we're looking at the Dover Demon. Over 2 nights in 1977, 3 teenagers saw a creature in

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Episode 163- Head Master

What the Heck? ·

2025/06/11

Welcome to What The Heck season 4! This podcast explores unexplained phenomena using stories gathered from various sources, then applies an academic research method to find theories and solutions for each one. So far, we've been unsuccessful in finding any concrete answers, but a few of the stories we've covered have been solved. Today, we're looking at the Moai of Easter Island. These heads were there long before we called the island Easter Island, back when it was simply known as Rapa Nui. Since

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Creature Feature 107- A Glow In New Zealand

What the Heck? ·

2025/06/07

Welcome to What The Heck's Creature Feature! These episodes release on Saturdays and look at folklore and cryptids from around the world! The same academic style is applied to these episodes, but they look at history and eyewitness reports before describing the creature of the week! A lot of the time, theories are a bit more scarce than the main episodes, but the content is still just as interesting.This week we're looking at Phosphorus Jack. Following the Auckland Ghost Scare at the turn of the

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Episode 162- There is no Mystery Here

What the Heck? ·

2025/06/05

Welcome to What The Heck season 4! This podcast explores unexplained phenomena using stories gathered from various sources, then applies an academic research method to find theories and solutions for each one. So far, we've been unsuccessful in finding any concrete answers, but a few of the stories we've covered have been solved. Today, we're looking at the death of Maricica Cornici. She was born in 1982 and was abandoned by her mother after the death of her father, which led to her horrific abuse

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Creature Feature 106 - A Fabricated Sighting

What the Heck? ·

2025/05/31

Welcome to What The Heck's Creature Feature! These episodes release on Saturdays and look at folklore and cryptids from around the world! The same academic style is applied to these episodes, but they look at history and eyewitness reports before describing the creature of the week! A lot of the time, theories are a bit more scarce than the main episodes, but the content is still just as interesting.This week we're looking at Ahool. Native to the rainforest of Java, Indonesia, these huge, batlike

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17:47

Episode 161- An Ancient Pandemic

What the Heck? ·

2025/05/28

Welcome to What The Heck season 4! This podcast explores unexplained phenomena using stories gathered from various sources, then applies an academic research method to find theories and solutions for each one. So far, we've been unsuccessful in finding any concrete answers, but a few of the stories we've covered have been solved. Today, we're looking at the Athens Plague. In the 5th Century BCE, Athens was in the middle of a war. The people of the surrounding area, Attica, had taken refuge in the

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10:55

Creature Feature 105- Hippos in Tents

What the Heck? ·

2025/05/24

Welcome to What The Heck's Creature Feature! These episodes release on Saturdays and look at folklore and cryptids from around the world! The same academic style is applied to these episodes, but they look at history and eyewitness reports before describing the creature of the week! A lot of the time, theories are a bit more scarce than the main episodes, but the content is still just as interesting.This week we're looking at Hippocamp. Creatures from Greek Mythology, they were said to pull the

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