The What If? Podcast

The What If? Podcast

We ask strange, hilarious, paranormal, tough, and mysterious questions — then laugh our way to the best answers we can muster. Join us for the ride.

Episodes

There's a guy on Youtube who thinks our world is covered in code and if you smoke enough DMT and shine enough lasers at stuff you can see it. Maybe he's right?

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February 10, 2025 61 mins

We've got a bit of a grab bag this week - guys eating bicycles, Minnesotan time travelers, flying cars, and a bunch of other nonsense.

Get your SKYCAR shirt here.

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Sorry friends, we got sucked back in. We're talking about Ross Coulthart's interviews with John Blitch and Fred Baker, two of the military veterans who spoke to the veracity of Jake Barber's UAP claims. In these interviews, John Blitch discusses his experience with 7ft tall praying mantis beings, and Fred Baker discusses his experiences watching people psychically summon UFOs.

In other news, our store is back online! G...

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We're talking about UFO whistleblower Jake Barber's interview with Ross Coulthart.

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January 12, 2025 80 mins

We're taking a look back at the internet in 2005.

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January 5, 2025 63 mins

We're talking about fixing nightmares, controlling dreams, and banging wizards.

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Apparently there's a robust Russian black market for aged cheddar. Who knew?!

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We're talking about the recent drone flap in New Jersey.

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HI! We're talking about spy whales, whale fashion, Alaskan pyramids, and all the domain names owned by that one idiot.

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In the last 30 years, more than 1,000 people have attempted the Barkley Marathons, but only 20 have finished under the 60-hour time limit.

Sources:

Hallucinations and no sleep: Jasmin Paris on her historic ultramarathon

Jasmin Paris first woman to complete grueling Barkley Marathons race

The Barkley Marathons: The Race That Eats Its Young

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April 5, 2024 59 mins

In 2018, Mickey Barreto checked into a hotel. Over the next five years he refused to leave, briefly owned the hotel, tried to take down an international cult, and got arrested.

Go help our guy Bear!

Sources:

The Hotel Guest Who Wouldn’t Leave

The History of The New Yorker Hotel
A loophole got New York City man a free hotel stay for five years until he claimed to own the building

How to Fake-Own the New Yorker Hotel

Missing...

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March 28, 2024 9 mins

Our guy bear needs some help! He was in a bad motorcycle accident and won't be able to work for a few months while he recovers. Bear's brought us many, many joys over the years and it's the least we can do to give back a little. If you can afford to spare a couple bucks please do!

Ok, thank you, we love you. Bear loves you. We love Bear. And we'll be back with a full episode next Saturday (4/6). See ya soon!

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Hi! We're catching up about the past 5 months and discussing David Grusch's UAP claims.

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We've got a bunch of topics today and we kinda get to all of them. Miley Cyrus saw a flying snowplow, Jeremy Corbell started a podcast, somebody's cutting off the internet, Ruby Tuesdays are popping up outta nowhere, there's a mysterious celebrity on some curtains, and Ryan's buying more websites.  

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We hosted a little live hang out with friends and listeners to discuss the balloons and objects that have been spotted (and shot down) over North America recently. We also talked about Warped Tour, Gucci's Loose Wings, and DJing middle school dances. 

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On August 16, 1942 a U.S. Navy blimp took off from Treasure Island, just outside San Francisco. Five hours later it crashed 11 miles away in Daly City, CA with no one aboard. The two men aboard the blimp were never found. 

We're doing a live "call-in" show on Monday, 2/13. Join us! 

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Spencer is using his penchant for conspiratorial thinking for good and trying to find buried treasure in St. Paul. Ryan is cold. No one is talking about blimps. 

We're doing a live call-in show on Monday, 2/13! Join us here

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Last year, Filippo Bernardini was arrested at New York's JFK airport and charged with wire fraud and aggravated identity theft for stealing over 1,000 unpublished and draft manuscripts from authors and publishers around the world. Strangely, it doesn't appear that Bernardini ever tried to profit from the thefts–the works were never leaked or sold, and no clear motive has been identified. Lucky for you, your two favorite dum dums ar...

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Sali Sheppard-Wolford really went for it with her 2006 book Valley of the Skookum: Four Years of Encounters with Bigfoot. There's bigfoot, sure, but there are also UFOs, government conspiracies, poltergeist activity, time travel, astral travel, men in black, psychic warfare, flying tombstones, and phantom trains. This book has it all! 

Ryan's new record, Before What Came After, comes out this Friday! 

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