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
History
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Party (and Panic) Like It's 1999 with Ross Benes
66 min
27
MALL SANTAS pt. 2 with Sarah Marshall of 'You'r...
95 min
28
MALL SANTAS pt. 1 with Sarah Marshall of 'You'r...
82 min
29
Three or More Is a Riot with Jelani Cobb
34 min
30
The Rocky Horror Picture Show with 'This Ends A...
85 min
31
Listen Now: American Scandal | The West Memphis...
8 min
32
THE MACY'S THANKSGIVING DAY PARADE (rewind)
51 min
33
THE DEVIL WE KNOW with Sarah Marshall
86 min
34
Disneyland’s Disastrous Opening Day with Riley ...
75 min
35
Bot Farms and the Troll Toll with Perry Carpenter
71 min
36
BLOODY MARY
60 min
37
SPONTANEOUS HUMAN COMBUSTION with Sarah Marshal...
99 min
38
12 Ft Skeleton (rewind)
61 min
39
Horror Movie Curses with 'What Went Wrong' Podcast
90 min
40
Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark with Liz "Cos...
64 min
41
The Kennedy Curse with George Civeris
74 min
42
HOUDINI'S AFTERLIFE with Sarah Marshall and Tim...
64 min
43
#Elsagate (rewind)
45 min
44
Introducing: Conspiracy Theories, Cults, and Cr...
8 min
45
The Disturbing World of Mobile Game Ads with 'P...
75 min
46
Dear Chelsey and Ask Sarah Marshall
71 min
47
DEAR ABBY AND ANN LANDERS
70 min
48
Titanic in Real Time with Riley Swedelius-Smith
60 min
49
Polybius: The Arcade Conspiracy
38 min
50
Not Just a Phase: Goths Through History with Ch...
72 min