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
Luxury Doomsday with 'This is Propaganda'
59 min
27
Hoax Spectacular! with You're Wrong About
64 min
28
Burlesque This Mess with Comic Stripper Woody S...
74 min
29
THONGS
68 min
30
Context Clues: Let Me See That Thong
49 min
31
Erasing History with Philosopher Jason Stanley
54 min
32
David Lynch's Mulholland Drive with 'You Are Go...
85 min
33
Invasion of the Drones with Podcaster Gabe Lenners
53 min
34
THE JERSEY DEVIL
49 min
35
Context Clues: The Devil Went Down to Jersey
47 min
36
You Just Lost The Game with 'Spirits' Podcast
70 min
37
Chicken Soup for the Soul pt. 2 with Sarah Mars...
91 min
38
Chicken Soup for the Soul pt. 1 with Sarah Mars...
77 min
39
(Throwback) An Irresistible Movement with Repro...
51 min
40
In Pursuit of Pardons with Podcaster Shannon Ly...
60 min
41
(Throwback) The Horror of Hallmark with Podcast...
57 min
42
Beyond Belief: Fiction or Fiction with Guide to...
66 min
43
The Great Glawackus Hoax with Pat and Val of Co...
52 min
44
The Donner Party with 'You're Wrong About'
66 min
45
THE MACY'S THANKSGIVING DAY PARADE
51 min
46
Context Clues: All the World Loves a Parade
40 min
47
Artificial Unintelligence with Perry Carpenter
75 min
48
Falling for Fascism (re-release)
26 min
49
BURIED ALIVE!
53 min
50
Context Clues: Grave Mistakes
43 min