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
26
You Just Lost The Game with 'Spirits' Podcast
70 min
27
Chicken Soup for the Soul pt. 2 with Sarah Mars...
91 min
28
Chicken Soup for the Soul pt. 1 with Sarah Mars...
77 min
29
(Throwback) An Irresistible Movement with Repro...
51 min
30
In Pursuit of Pardons with Podcaster Shannon Ly...
60 min
31
(Throwback) The Horror of Hallmark with Podcast...
57 min
32
Beyond Belief: Fiction or Fiction with Guide to...
66 min
33
The Great Glawackus Hoax with Pat and Val of Co...
52 min
34
The Donner Party with 'You're Wrong About'
66 min
35
THE MACY'S THANKSGIVING DAY PARADE
51 min
36
Context Clues: All the World Loves a Parade
40 min
37
Artificial Unintelligence with Perry Carpenter
75 min
38
Falling for Fascism (re-release)
26 min
39
BURIED ALIVE!
53 min
40
Context Clues: Grave Mistakes
43 min
41
A MASSIVE SEANCE Live Show Tour with YOU'RE WRO...
1 min
42
I Was a Teenage Poltergeist with Sarah Marshall...
91 min
43
SKIBIDI TOILET
57 min
44
Context Clues: Brr Skibidi Dop Dop Dop Yes Yes
58 min
45
The Untold History of the NYPD with Chenjerai K...
57 min
46
Taylor Swift Decoded with Pop Music Journalist ...
58 min
47
ELVIS IS ALIVE!
65 min
48
Context Clues: The King is Dead Probably
48 min
49
The Disney Gimmick That Conjured a Ghost with J...
51 min
50
Tarantism: Dancing Mania pt. 2 with Sarah Marsh...
75 min