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
101
GANG INITIATIONS (part two)
51 min
102
GANG INITIATIONS (part one)
58 min
103
Context Clues: Ganging Up
35 min
104
Alligators in the Sewer with 'You're Wrong Abou...
71 min
105
The Paranormal Entertainment Industry with Sapp...
53 min
106
The Indiana Cyclone: America's First Munchause...
72 min
107
We Are All Pro Wrestlers with Entertainment Jou...
71 min
108
Talking Crap with Historian Wendy Woloson
68 min
109
SEA MONKEYS
56 min
110
Hallmark Christmas Movies [rewind]
57 min
111
The Many Lives of a Carnival Corpse | Subscribe...
24 min
112
MARILYN MANSON'S RIB REMOVAL
50 min
113
...And This is American Hysteria [Five Year Ann...
54 min
114
Our Dearest Fears with Sarah Marshall of 'You'r...
74 min
115
THE 12 FT SKELETON
58 min
116
Context Clues: Who's Your Bone Daddy?
50 min
117
Haunted Dolls [rewind]
57 min
118
Lemuria: The Strangest Place to Never Exist wit...
53 min
119
The Killer Crossdresser with Horror Analysts BJ...
73 min
120
EARLY DRAG QUEENS (part two)
59 min
121
EARLY DRAG QUEENS (part one)
53 min
122
Context Clues: Long Live the Queens
49 min
123
Love in the Time of Leprosy with Advocate José ...
57 min
124
Blame It on Barbie with Entertainment Journalis...
82 min
125
Furby's Revenge with "Unspookable" Podcast
47 min