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  • The Sinking of the S.S. Edmund Fitzgerald
    2025/11/21
    As certified Midwesterners living in the Great Lakes region, we couldn't let the 50th anniversary of the sinking of the S.S. Edmund Fitzgerald pass without dedicating an episode to her (we're pretty sure they'd kick us out if we did). Because despite being one of the most famous shipwrecks of all time, the exact reason for the loss of the Mighty Fitz to the icy depths of Lake Superior remains a tragic, but fascinating, mystery. Was the great ship cursed from the get-go due to her tainted, bad-luck launch? Did she break apart at the surface or slam into the bottom? Why did Captain McSorley never send out a distress call? In this episode, we discuss all of this and more. ** WE WROTE A BOOK! And you can buy it here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://geni.us/spookyscience⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Also, if you're interested in our talk for Skeptical Inquirer Presents, you can find it here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://skepticalinquirer.org/video/spooky-science-lets-do-the-monster-mash-meagan-ankney-and-paige-miller/⁠ ** Want to listen without the ads? Check out our Patreon, where you can get ad-free episodes & more! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/spookyscipod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ** Links to our social media & more: Linktree: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/spookyscipod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ TikTok: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@spookyscience⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/spookyscipod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Threads: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.threads.net/@spookyscipod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Substack: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://substack.com/@spookysciencesisters⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@spookysciencesisters⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Discord Server: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://discord.gg/vf7pC7GkbH⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Amazon Storefront: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.amazon.com/shop/spookysciencesisterspodcast⁠⁠⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    44 分
  • Halloween Listener Stories VI
    2025/11/03
    Halloween might be over, but you can keep the magic going for a little while longer with our SIXTH round of Halloween Listener Stories! This was a fantastic batch of spooky and funny stories this year - thank you so much to those who submitted. From ghost doilies to rogue vacuums to possible home break-ins!?, there's something for everyone! ** WE WROTE A BOOK! And you can buy it here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://geni.us/spookyscience⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Also, if you're interested in our talk for Skeptical Inquirer Presents, you can find it here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://skepticalinquirer.org/video/spooky-science-lets-do-the-monster-mash-meagan-ankney-and-paige-miller/ ** Want to listen without the ads? Check out our Patreon, where you can get ad-free episodes & more! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/spookyscipod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ** Links to our social media & more: Linktree: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/spookyscipod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ TikTok: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@spookyscience⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/spookyscipod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Threads: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.threads.net/@spookyscipod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Substack: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://substack.com/@spookysciencesisters⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@spookysciencesisters⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Discord Server: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://discord.gg/vf7pC7GkbH⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Amazon Storefront: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.amazon.com/shop/spookysciencesisterspodcast⁠⁠⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    44 分
  • Spooky True Crime Vol. 4: The Neuroscience of Serial Killers
    2025/10/04
    It's time for another dive into Spooky True Crime, and in this volume we're taking a look at the science that might explain why some people turn into one of the worst types of monsters. Maybe it's just all in their heads... ** WE WROTE A BOOK! And you can buy it here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://geni.us/spookyscience⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Also, you can find information about our upcoming book events here: ⁠⁠⁠https://spookysciencesisters.com/2025/07/22/upcoming-book-events/⁠⁠⁠ ** Want to listen without the ads? Check out our Patreon, where you can get ad-free episodes & more! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/spookyscipod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ** Links to our social media & more: Linktree: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/spookyscipod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ TikTok: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@spookyscience⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/spookyscipod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Threads: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.threads.net/@spookyscipod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Substack: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://substack.com/@spookysciencesisters⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@spookysciencesisters⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Discord Server: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://discord.gg/vf7pC7GkbH⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Amazon Storefront: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.amazon.com/shop/spookysciencesisterspodcast⁠⁠⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    51 分
  • El Chupacabra: The Internet's First Cryptid
    2025/09/12
    In this episode, we're digging into the legend of the chupacabra: part horror movie, part tabloid frenzy, and part… sick dog!? From Puerto Rico to Texas, we separate the monster myths from the mange-y reality. Along the way, we’ll uncover how pop culture, conspiracy theories, and some unlucky livestock gave birth to one of the strangest cryptids of the 20th century. ** WE WROTE A BOOK! And you can buy it here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://geni.us/spookyscience⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Also, you can find information about our upcoming book events here: ⁠⁠https://spookysciencesisters.com/2025/07/22/upcoming-book-events/⁠⁠ And here's a link to our appearance on Kenny Biddle's weekly live show: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nvRAyiIMGpA ** Want to listen without the ads? Check out our Patreon, where you can get ad-free episodes & more! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/spookyscipod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ** Links to our social media & more: Linktree: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/spookyscipod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ TikTok: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@spookyscience⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/spookyscipod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Threads: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.threads.net/@spookyscipod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Substack: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://substack.com/@spookysciencesisters⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@spookysciencesisters⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Discord Server: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://discord.gg/vf7pC7GkbH⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Amazon Storefront: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.amazon.com/shop/spookysciencesisterspodcast⁠⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 時間
  • The Phoenix Lights
    2025/08/22
    On March 13, 1997, thousands of people across Arizona saw strange lights in the sky. They became known as the Phoenix Lights and remain one of the most-documented UFO sightings in US history. But what really happened in the desert that night to convince so many people they'd witnessed something otherworldly? (Hint: it's never aliens) ** Video of the first v-shaped formation of lights: https://youtu.be/_JATvJNjD6s?t=81 Video of the second set of hovering/falling lights (which, upon watching again, really just look like they're turning on and off "mysteriously" thanks to 1997 camcorder technology): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bvKLeaPWPyw ** WE WROTE A BOOK! And you can buy it here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://geni.us/spookyscience⁠⁠⁠⁠ Also, you can find information about our upcoming book events here: ⁠https://spookysciencesisters.com/2025/07/22/upcoming-book-events/⁠ ** Want to listen without the ads? Check out our Patreon, where you can get ad-free episodes & more! ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/spookyscipod⁠⁠⁠⁠ ** Links to our social media & more: Linktree: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/spookyscipod⁠⁠⁠⁠ TikTok: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@spookyscience⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/spookyscipod⁠⁠⁠⁠ Threads: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.threads.net/@spookyscipod⁠⁠⁠⁠ Substack: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://substack.com/@spookysciencesisters⁠⁠⁠⁠ YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@spookysciencesisters⁠⁠⁠⁠ Discord Server: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://discord.gg/vf7pC7GkbH⁠⁠⁠⁠ Amazon Storefront: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.amazon.com/shop/spookysciencesisterspodcast⁠⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    50 分
  • The Roswell Incident
    2025/07/25
    In this episode, we break down the details of what became one of the most famous UFO incidents to ever occur. Initially dismissed (and accepted by the public) in 1947 as a weather balloon, Roswell would rocket to fame over 30 years later when a former Air Force intelligence officer came forward to say that the whole thing was a cover-up for a crashed alien spaceship. We're here to tell you that there actually was a cover-up at Roswell, but not for the reasons the ufology community believes... (We were a little wordy in our intro for this episode, so if you'd like to skip it, the Roswell discussion starts at ~15:00 for those listening with ads and ~13:40 for those listening without) ** WE WROTE A BOOK! And you can buy it here: ⁠⁠⁠https://geni.us/spookyscience⁠⁠⁠ Also, you can find information about our upcoming book events here: https://spookysciencesisters.com/2025/07/22/upcoming-book-events/ ** Want to listen without the ads? Check out our Patreon, where you can get ad-free episodes & more! ⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/spookyscipod⁠⁠⁠ ** Links to our social media & more: Linktree: ⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/spookyscipod⁠⁠⁠ TikTok: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@spookyscience⁠⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/spookyscipod⁠⁠⁠ Threads: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.threads.net/@spookyscipod⁠⁠⁠ Substack: ⁠⁠⁠https://substack.com/@spookysciencesisters⁠⁠⁠ YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@spookysciencesisters⁠⁠⁠ Discord Server: ⁠⁠⁠https://discord.gg/vf7pC7GkbH⁠⁠⁠ Amazon Storefront: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.amazon.com/shop/spookysciencesisterspodcast⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    40 分
  • The Wonderful World of Whirlpools
    2025/06/14
    All of these years we've all been worried about quicksand would have been much better spent worried about whirlpools, which can occur naturally in the ocean and are capable not only of dragging people and small boats down to the depths, but have even almost captured a submarine! ** Videos of the Corryvrecken whirlpool and the standing waves that are also produced in the strait are included in Meagan's video here: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/VY_9qC1dKBU ** WE WROTE A BOOK! And you can preorder it here: ⁠⁠https://geni.us/spookyscience⁠⁠ Preorder Bonus Incentive -> ⁠⁠https://www.quarto.com/campaign/spooky-science-preorder⁠⁠ ** Want to listen without the ads? Check out our Patreon, where you can get ad-free episodes & more! ⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/spookyscipod⁠⁠ ** Links to our social media & more: Linktree: ⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/spookyscipod⁠⁠ TikTok: ⁠⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@spookyscience⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/spookyscipod⁠⁠ Threads: ⁠⁠https://www.threads.net/@spookyscipod⁠⁠ Substack: ⁠⁠https://substack.com/@spookysciencesisters⁠⁠ YouTube: ⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@spookysciencesisters⁠⁠ Discord Server: ⁠⁠https://discord.gg/vf7pC7GkbH⁠⁠ Amazon Storefront: ⁠⁠https://www.amazon.com/shop/spookysciencesisterspodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    26 分
  • Frickin' Bats!
    2025/05/16
    This episode is all about bats! These inherently spooky creatures have a bad reputation that dates back centuries and continues today because of the disease risk they pose to humans, but how much flak do these fuzzy flyers actually deserve? Also, did you know bats have belly buttons!? ** As mentioned in the episode, you can learn more about bat exposures and what to do if you think you've been exposed here: https://www.health.state.mn.us/diseases/rabies/risk/humanbat.html ** WE WROTE A BOOK! And you can preorder it here: ⁠https://geni.us/spookyscience⁠ Preorder Bonus Incentive -> ⁠https://www.quarto.com/campaign/spooky-science-preorder⁠ ** Want to listen without the ads? Check out our Patreon, where you can get ad-free episodes & more! ⁠https://www.patreon.com/spookyscipod⁠ ** Links to our social media & more: Linktree: ⁠https://linktr.ee/spookyscipod⁠ TikTok: ⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@spookyscience⁠ Instagram: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/spookyscipod⁠ Threads: ⁠https://www.threads.net/@spookyscipod⁠ Substack: ⁠https://substack.com/@spookysciencesisters⁠ YouTube: ⁠https://www.youtube.com/@spookysciencesisters⁠ Discord Server: ⁠https://discord.gg/vf7pC7GkbH⁠ Amazon Storefront: ⁠https://www.amazon.com/shop/spookysciencesisterspodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    44 分