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
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Context Clues: The Devil Went Down to Jersey
47 min
52
You Just Lost The Game with 'Spirits' Podcast
70 min
53
Chicken Soup for the Soul pt. 2 with Sarah Mars...
91 min
54
Chicken Soup for the Soul pt. 1 with Sarah Mars...
77 min
55
(Throwback) An Irresistible Movement with Repro...
51 min
56
In Pursuit of Pardons with Podcaster Shannon Ly...
60 min
57
(Throwback) The Horror of Hallmark with Podcast...
57 min
58
Beyond Belief: Fiction or Fiction with Guide to...
66 min
59
The Great Glawackus Hoax with Pat and Val of Co...
52 min
60
The Donner Party with 'You're Wrong About'
66 min
61
THE MACY'S THANKSGIVING DAY PARADE
51 min
62
Context Clues: All the World Loves a Parade
40 min
63
Artificial Unintelligence with Perry Carpenter
75 min
64
Falling for Fascism (re-release)
26 min
65
BURIED ALIVE!
53 min
66
Context Clues: Grave Mistakes
43 min
67
A MASSIVE SEANCE Live Show Tour with YOU'RE WRO...
1 min
68
I Was a Teenage Poltergeist with Sarah Marshall...
91 min
69
SKIBIDI TOILET
57 min
70
Context Clues: Brr Skibidi Dop Dop Dop Yes Yes
58 min
71
The Untold History of the NYPD with Chenjerai K...
57 min
72
Taylor Swift Decoded with Pop Music Journalist ...
58 min
73
ELVIS IS ALIVE!
65 min
74
Context Clues: The King is Dead Probably
48 min
75
The Disney Gimmick That Conjured a Ghost with J...
51 min