American Hysteria explores how fantastical thinking has shaped our culture – moral panics, urban legends, hoaxes, crazes, fringe beliefs, and national misunderstandings.... more
The hottest new (and embarrassing) trend in the billionaire bubble is luxury doomsday shelters, wildly expensive bunkers that the ultra-rich... more
This is a very special episode I did last year with the podcast You’re Wrong About in which Sarah Marshall... more
Woody Shticks is a comic stripper and burlesque performer as well as the director, production manager, and co-star of our... more
Exposed thongs were all the rage in the early 2000s thanks to a handful of massive pop cultural moments, but... more
Thongs and the battles waged on their backs will be the focus of our upcoming episode. This collection of excerpts... more
American philosopher Jason Stanley is the author of Erasing History: How Fascists Rewrite the Past to Control the Future. For... more
RIP David Lynch, beloved director and otherworldly weirdo. The You Are Good feelings podcast about movies graciously invited me to... more
Gabe Lenners is the host of the new podcast Obscurum: Invasion of the Drones, which explores a mysterious wave of... more
This Urban Legends Hotline episode features listener Brandon's inquiry about the legend of the Jersey Devil, a cryptid that has... more
The famous cryptid known as the Jersey Devil will be the focus of our upcoming Urban Legends Hotline investigation. This... more