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.
1
The Hippie Babysitter Baby Roast
55 min
2
Context Clues: Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's ...
48 min
3
Gender Reveal Parties: Pride Rewind
40 min
4
The Last Prison Rodeo with Journalist Adam Mahoney
55 min
5
Mayhem! at the Minecraft Movie with BJ Colangelo
71 min
6
Lost Boy Larry with Producer Miranda Zickler
67 min
7
Balloon Boy
52 min
8
New Context: Gang Accusations and Initiations
109 min
9
Hoax Diary Spectacular with Sarah Marshall of '...
93 min
10
The Runaway Nun Hoax pt. 2 with Sarah Marshall ...
85 min
11
The Runaway Nun Hoax pt. 1 with Sarah Marshall ...
80 min
12
Luxury Doomsday with 'This is Propaganda'
59 min
13
Hoax Spectacular! with You're Wrong About
64 min
14
Burlesque This Mess with Comic Stripper Woody S...
74 min
15
Thongs
68 min
16
Context Clues: Let Me See That Thong
49 min
17
Erasing History with Philosopher Jason Stanley
54 min
18
David Lynch's Mulholland Drive with 'You Are Go...
85 min
19
Invasion of the Drones with Podcaster Gabe Lenners
53 min
20
The Jersey Devil
49 min
21
Context Clues: The Devil Went Down to Jersey
47 min
22
You Just Lost The Game with 'Spirits' Podcast
70 min
23
Chicken Soup for the Soul pt. 2 with Sarah Mars...
91 min
24
Chicken Soup for the Soul pt. 1 with Sarah Mars...
77 min
25
(Throwback) An Irresistible Movement with Repro...
51 min