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.
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Taylor Swift Decoded with Pop Music Journalist ...
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ELVIS IS ALIVE!
65 min
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Context Clues: The King is Dead Probably
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The Disney Gimmick That Conjured a Ghost with J...
51 min
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TARANTISM: DANCING MANIA pt. 2 with Sarah Marsh...
75 min
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TARANTISM: DANCING MANIA pt. 1 with Sarah Marsh...
58 min
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Spider Slander: Confronting the Myths with Expe...
39 min
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THE AVERAGE PERSON SWALLOWS EIGHT SPIDERS A YEA...
55 min
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Rewind: BELIEVING IN THE BLAIR WITCH (Updated!)
22 min
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Pretendians: Indigenous Identity Fraud with Rob...
51 min
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A Terrorist Attack on the Furries with Nicky Wo...
50 min
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Long Live the Ray Cat with Emperor X and Matt K...
55 min
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TALKING TO THE FUTURE: NUCLEAR SEMIOTICS
64 min
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Context Clues: Going Nuclear
40 min
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Magical Overthinking with Amanda Montell
63 min
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FRANCINE AND THE WOLVES OF WALL STREET with Sar...
75 min
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THE SOCIETY FOR INDECENCY TO NAKED ANIMALS
63 min
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When Conspiracies Aren't Just Theories with Jou...
74 min
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Bigfoot's Big Adventure with Author John O'Connor
51 min
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GANG INITIATIONS (part two)
51 min
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GANG INITIATIONS (part one)
58 min
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Context Clues: Ganging Up
35 min
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Alligators in the Sewer with 'You're Wrong Abou...
71 min
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The Paranormal Entertainment Industry with Sapp...
53 min
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The Indiana Cyclone: America's First Munchause...
72 min