American Hysteria

American Hysteria explores how fantastical thinking has shaped our culture – moral panics, urban legends, hoaxes, crazes, fringe beliefs, and national misunderstandings. Poet-turned-podcaster Chelsey Weber-Smith tells the strangest stories from American history and examines the forces that create the reality we share, and sometimes, the reality we don't.

Society & Culture
1
Mayhem! at the Minecraft Movie with BJ Colangelo
71 min
2
Lost Boy Larry with Producer Miranda Zickler
67 min
3
Introducing: Clues with Morgan Absher & Kaelyn ...
5 min
4
Balloon Boy
52 min
5
New Context: Gang Accusations and Initiations
109 min
6
Hoax Diary Spectacular with Sarah Marshall of '...
93 min
7
The Runaway Nun Hoax pt. 2 with Sarah Marshall ...
85 min
8
The Runaway Nun Hoax pt. 1 with Sarah Marshall ...
80 min
9
Luxury Doomsday with 'This is Propaganda'
59 min
10
Hoax Spectacular! with You're Wrong About
64 min
11
Burlesque This Mess with Comic Stripper Woody S...
74 min
12
Thongs
68 min
13
Context Clues: Let Me See That Thong
49 min
14
Erasing History with Philosopher Jason Stanley
54 min
15
David Lynch's Mulholland Drive with 'You Are Go...
85 min
16
Invasion of the Drones with Podcaster Gabe Lenners
53 min
17
The Jersey Devil
49 min
18
Context Clues: The Devil Went Down to Jersey
47 min
19
You Just Lost The Game with 'Spirits' Podcast
70 min
20
Chicken Soup for the Soul pt. 2 with Sarah Mars...
91 min
21
Chicken Soup for the Soul pt. 1 with Sarah Mars...
77 min
22
(Throwback) An Irresistible Movement with Repro...
51 min
23
In Pursuit of Pardons with Podcaster Shannon Ly...
60 min
24
(Throwback) The Horror of Hallmark with Podcast...
57 min
25
Beyond Belief: Fiction or Fiction with Guide to...
66 min