One Strange Thing: Paranormal & True-Weird Mysteries

Back in 1973, at the beginning of the Bigfoot craze, Murphysboro, Illinois threw their cryptid hat in the ring: in the June of that year, a slimy, stinky, white-haired monster appeared on the banks of the Big Muddy River, and set off a commotion that remains a mystery today.   Hosted and Written by Laurah Norton  Research: Anna Luria and Laurah Norton Produced by Maura Currie Engineered by Brandon Schexnayder    Subscribe to our Substack: https://substack.com/@onestrangething   Sources on our website: https://www.onestrangethingpodcast.com/ Join us on Patreon for early release and ad-free episodes, exclusive stories, and bonus episodes: https://www.patreon.com/OneStrangeThing You can also subscribe to premium episodes on Apple Premium and Supercast! Find us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/OSTPod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/onestrangethingpod/  and Facebook https://www.facebook.com/One-Strange-Thing-114307627035607   We have partnered with AdvertiseCast to handle our advertising/sponsorship requests. They’re great to work with and will help you advertise on our show. Please email [email protected] or click the link below to get started. https://advertising.libsyn.com/OneStrangeThing 2024 All Rights Reserved One Strange Thing Podcast, LLC

At the dawn of the 21st century, an alleged time traveler going by the name of John Titor burst onto the early message-board scene, filling up forums with dire predictions of the future, grainy photos of “high tech” equipment, and details of his mission to save the world.  Hosted, Written, and Researched by Laurah Norton  Additional Research: Bryan Worters  Produced by Maura Currie Engineered by Brandon Schexnayder    Note: PSMag was incorrectly referred to as PCMag; it is correct in our source attributions.    Subscribe to our Substack: https://substack.com/@onestrangething   Sources on our website: https://www.onestrangethingpodcast.com/ Join us on Patreon for early release and ad-free episodes, exclusive stories, and bonus episodes: https://www.patreon.com/OneStrangeThing You can also subscribe to premium episodes on Apple Premium and Supercast! Find us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/OSTPod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/onestrangethingpod/  and Facebook https://www.facebook.com/One-Strange-Thing-114307627035607   We have partnered with AdvertiseCast to handle our advertising/sponsorship requests. They’re great to work with and will help you advertise on our show. Please email [email protected] or click the link below to get started. https://advertising.libsyn.com/OneStrangeThing 2024 All Rights Reserved One Strange Thing Podcast, LLC  

Teenagers have been accused of latching on to each others’ behaviors forever. But how do we separate fads, social contagions, and honest-to-goodness crises? This episode, we dig into two instances of apparent mass hysteria at American high schools.    Hosted, Written, and Researched by Laurah Norton Additional Research by Anna Luria  Produced and Engineered by Maura Currie   Subscribe to our Substack: https://substack.com/@onestrangething   Sources on our website: https://www.onestrangethingpodcast.com/ Join us on Patreon for early release and ad-free episodes, exclusive stories, and bonus episodes: https://www.patreon.com/OneStrangeThing You can also subscribe to premium episodes on Apple Premium and Supercast! Find us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/OSTPod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/onestrangethingpod/  and Facebook https://www.facebook.com/One-Strange-Thing-114307627035607   We have partnered with AdvertiseCast to handle our advertising/sponsorship requests. They’re great to work with and will help you advertise on our show. Please email [email protected] or click the link below to get started. https://advertising.libsyn.com/OneStrangeThing 2024 All Rights Reserved One Strange Thing Podcast, LLC   Works Cited    N/A, AP, “Girls Faint From. . .” The Yazoo Herald, 1976.  N/A, AP, “Fainting Rash Stops. . “ The Vicksburg Post, 1976.  N/A, AP, “Southern School Girls. . .” Petaluma Argus-Courier, 1976. N/A, AP, “Reasons Probed For. . .” The Daily Herald, 1976.  N/A, AP, “Girl Students Hit. . .” The Marion Star, 1976. N/A, AP, “Fainting Spells Making. . .” Neenah Menasha Northwestern, 1976. David Harrison, “Absentees From Byrd. . .” The Roanoke Times, 2007.  Stuart Jeffries, “The Outbreak of. . .” The Guardian, 2007. N/A, WSLS, “CDC Probing Strange Illness, 2007. David Harrison, “Absentees From Byrd. . .” The Roanoke Times, 2007.  David Harrison, “School Calls In. . .” The Roanoke Times, 2007. David Harrison, “School Officials: No. . .” The Roanoke Times, 2007. David Harrison, “Test Find No. . .” The Roanoke Times, 2007. David Harrison, “Twitching Arm Bothersome. . .” The Roanoke Times, 2007. Lauren Hellowski, “William Byrd High. . “ The Roanoke Times, 2024. David Harrison, “Stress Caused Twitching. . .” The Roanoke Times, 2007. N/A, “Asbestos Removal Will. . .” The Roanoke Times, 2023.  Amanda Codispoti, “Board Paying For. . .” The Roanoke Times, 2007.  N/A, “CDC Probing Strange. . “ The Roanoke Times, 2007. N/A, AP, “CDC Probing Twitching. . .” The AP, 2007.  Marvin Anderson, “School Confronts Strange. . .” The Roanoke Times, 2007. Asbestos Information 

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