Episodes

  • Maybe the real Havana syndrome was the friends we made along the way.


    EPISODE LINKS


    All-purpose show links: https://superduperstitious.com/links


    Four Phantoms website: https://www.fourphantoms.net/

    Four Phantoms store: https://four-phantoms-brewing-company.square.site/


    Wyatt’s story


    Episode 5: https://www.superduperstitious.com/episodes/5-hooked-on-sonics

    Episode 34: https://www.superduperstitious.com/episodes/34-bah-hum-buzz

    Episode 53: https://www.superduperstitious.com/episodes/53-potc-part-a-billion

    Episode 76: https://www.superduperstitious.com/episodes/76-mos-scotia

    Episode 142: https://www.superduperstitious.com/episodes/142-still-sounds-bad

    60 Minutes Russian conspiracy: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/havana-syndrome-russia-evidence-60-minutes/

    NIH Study: https://bit.ly/4a1Dyxp

    Scientific American article: https://bit.ly/3WnCzEv


    Jake’s stories


    Phantoms and Monsters 5/19/2023: https://bit.ly/3Urrpw7

    Phantoms and Monsters 1/3/2023: https://bit.ly/3ws22Cd

    Phantoms and Monsters 1/9/2023: https://bit.ly/3wszhoW

    UFO Clearinghouse 1/16/2023: https://bit.ly/3y4dAfx

    UFO Clearinghouse 1/17/2023: https://bit.ly/4dADKXJ

    UFO Clearinghouse 2/7/2023: https://bit.ly/3UrrkIP

    Phantoms and Monsters 11/10/2023: https://bit.ly/3UwafO2

    Phantoms and Monsters 1/19/2024: https://bit.ly/4dnHag7

    Bald eagle basics: https://avianreport.com/what-is-the-bald-eagle-size/

    Bald eagle comeback story: https://bit.ly/4aXDpMF

    Chicagoland eagle population growth: https://bit.ly/4aYRIRd

    Winter bald eagle migration: https://bit.ly/4dmkpJu


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  • STOP LOOKING AT THE DATE.


    Anyway, what a wild way for you to find out that Wyatt’s leaving the show.


    EPISODE LINKS


    All-purpose show links: https://superduperstitious.com/links


    Four Phantoms website: https://www.fourphantoms.net/

    Four Phantoms store: https://four-phantoms-brewing-company.square.site/


    Humanoid creature CCTV footage: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A-xNlnmhjj0

    Contact form: https://superduperstitious.com/contact


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  • IT ALL COMES DOWN TO THIS. WHATEVER THE HELL THIS IS.


    EPISODE LINKS


    All-purpose show links: https://superduperstitious.com/links


    Four Phantoms website: https://www.fourphantoms.net/

    Four Phantoms store: https://four-phantoms-brewing-company.square.site/


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    The Gaykoslavie experience: https://englishrussia.com/2010/02/17/russian-gadget-hackwrench-religion/


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  • As the WCCW creeps ever closer to crowning an ultimate victor, what new and exciting ways can we find to totally ruin your bracket? There’s only one way to find out!


    EPISODE LINKS


    All-purpose show links: https://superduperstitious.com/links


    Four Phantoms website: https://www.fourphantoms.net/

    Four Phantoms store: https://four-phantoms-brewing-company.square.site/


    FOLLOW ALONG WITH THE BRACKET HERE: https://superduperstitious.com/march-madness


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    I AM Come: https://vimeo.com/352872112

    St. Germain: https://bit.ly/40B8SPd

    Heaven’s Gate logo: https://bit.ly/42GFp8x


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  • The utter ridiculousness continues as we round out the WCCW regionals with all 16 contestants in the Global and Planetary Divisions of the NCAAA. These words and letters all mean something and make sense! You’re in the right place and everything is fine!


    EPISODE LINKS


    All-purpose show links: https://superduperstitious.com/links


    Four Phantoms website: https://www.fourphantoms.net/

    Four Phantoms store: https://four-phantoms-brewing-company.square.site/


    FOLLOW ALONG WITH THE BRACKET HERE: https://superduperstitious.com/march-madness


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  • It’s a whole episode about the biology of The Last of Us in an attempt to tap into the zeitgeist! What’s the deal with Cordyceps? Could this happen in real life? Are we doing SEO right??


    *Originally scheduled for release BEFORE the start of our whole March Madness series


    EPISODE LINKS


    All-purpose show links: https://superduperstitious.com/links


    Four Phantoms: https://www.fourphantoms.net/


    FILL OUT YOUR MARCH MADNESS BRACKET HERE: https://superduperstitious.com/march-madness


    Sources


    Basic fungal biology: http://bit.ly/3ZRi4ie


    Cordyceps controlling a cicada: https://youtu.be/FAVAVHAptyQ

    Cordyceps controlling a beetle: https://youtu.be/EBQNpyAdmfc

    Entomophthora muscae example: https://www.flickr.com/photos/anxoresua/6867594070

    Entomophthora muscae and its released spores: https://bit.ly/3EV6pXJ

    Entomophthora muscae range map: https://www.discoverlife.org/mp/20m?kind=Entomophthora+muscae

    Snail with nematode parasite (PRETTY GROSS): https://youtu.be/Go_LIz7kTok

    Parasitic barnacle: https://youtu.be/sCvTHrzI-Sk


    Body temperature vs. fungi: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/19827944/

    Climate change is selecting for heat-resistant fungi: https://journals.asm.org/doi/full/10.1128/mBio.00061-10

    Climate change is increasing fungal infections: https://www.wired.com/story/fungi-climate-change-medicine-health/

    Not a lot of medical solutions: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6549129/


    We breathe a lot of spores and it’s okay: http://bit.ly/3JusTkR

    Most fungi aren’t infectious: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5453709/

    No spores for the show: http://polygon.com/entertainment/23562421/last-of-us-cordyceps-spores-tv-show-hbo


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  • No podcast about the strange and unusual would be complete without a month-long, four-part tournament of 32 different cults competing head to head! NOT ONE SUCH PODCAST. Here’s the first of those four parts!


    EPISODE LINKS


    All-purpose show links: https://superduperstitious.com/links


    Four Phantoms email: [email protected]

    Four Phantoms website: https://www.fourphantoms.net/

    Four Phantoms store: https://four-phantoms-brewing-company.square.site/


    FILL OUT YOUR MARCH MADNESS BRACKET HERE: https://www.superduperstitious.com/march-madness


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  • Our ultimate March Madness cult competition, the WCCW, begins March 9th!


    Submit your predictions here: https://www.superduperstitious.com/march-madness


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  • Momo money, Momo problems.


    (Also Wyatt talks about Ohio.)


    EPISODE LINKS


    All-purpose show links: https://superduperstitious.com/links


    Four Phantoms email: [email protected]

    Four Phantoms website: https://www.fourphantoms.net/

    Four Phantoms store: https://four-phantoms-brewing-company.square.site/


    Jake’s story


    Missouri Folklore Society on Momo: https://missourifolkloresociety.truman.edu/home/society/notes/momo/

    Legends of America: https://www.legendsofamerica.com/momo-monster/

    Missouri Department of Conservation: http://bit.ly/3YG2Lc1

    Columbia Tribune: http://bit.ly/3lMfift

    Old FATE Magazine article: http://bit.ly/3IyiKmR

    Momo song: https://missourifolkloresociety.truman.edu/files/2015/06/Momo-the-Monster.mp3


    Wyatt’s stories


    Helltown: https://www.americanhauntingsink.com/helltown


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  • Stuff dies all the time, and sometimes those dead things are weird looking! This is two of those times.


    Wyatt leads with the Rhodope skull, the mysterious bone specimen that folks were only too excited to immediately label an alien. And don’t get him STARTED on the Adygea skulls! Jake then hops on the alien train with the Kovahsi creature, also known as Kesha. What’s little and desiccated and doesn’t have wings, no matter how many publications say otherwise? Google Translate will save us!


    “Horn core” is pretty fun to say. And that’s about all I’ve got left in the tank for this episode description.


    EPISODE LINKS


    All-purpose show links: https://superduperstitious.com/links


    Four Phantoms email: [email protected]

    Four Phantoms website: https://www.fourphantoms.net/

    Four Phantoms store: https://four-phantoms-brewing-company.square.site/


    Wyatt’s stories


    Ancient Code: https://www.ancient-code.com/the-rhodope-skull-the-mysterious-cranium-of-a-real-life-alien/

    Rhodope skull explained: http://bit.ly/3YeiCO9


    Jake’s story


    Russian newscast video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6UWUdNXrIX4

    Image of Kesha: https://mustorage.blob.core.windows.net/images/2015/09/size-570x520.jpg

    Russian chupacabra article: https://www.fern-flower.org/en/news/mythical-chupacabra-boguchany-was-st

    Mysterious Universe article: https://mysteriousuniverse.org/2015/09/strange-tiny-being-puzzles-scientists-and-scares-russians/

    Daily Mail article: http://bit.ly/3jmnBO3


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  • Boy howdy, if this were the sort of podcast that had separate seasons, this episode sure would be the start of a new one! But it isn’t, so it’s not. Instead, enjoy two timely takes on some pervasive immunity myths! If you want to eat a lime or something, that’s fine.


    EPISODE LINKS


    All-purpose show links: https://superduperstitious.com/links


    Four Phantoms email: [email protected]

    Four Phantoms website: https://www.fourphantoms.net/

    Four Phantoms store: https://four-phantoms-brewing-company.square.site/


    Jake’s story


    Lymph: https://www.scienceabc.com/pure-sciences/difference-between-blood-and-lymph.html

    Lymphatic system: https://theodora.com/anatomy/the_lymphatic_system.html

    Immune system overview: https://www.niaid.nih.gov/research/immune-system-overview

    Refuting the myth of “immunity debt”: https://bit.ly/3wtMdra

    Unraveling the logic: https://bit.ly/3kKt8hS

    RSV spikes: https://www.cdc.gov/rsv/research/rsv-net/dashboard.html

    Episode 107: https://www.superduperstitious.com/episodes/107-preventative-measures

    Transfer of immunity at birth: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/12727640/

    Recent strep throat deaths: http://bit.ly/3Dif05P

    COVID before RSV: https://twitter.com/DFisman/status/1602423960246829058

    COVID’s effect on immune systems: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41590-021-01113-x


    Wyatt’s story


    Linus Pauling’s vitamin C madness: https://www.vox.com/2015/1/15/7547741/vitamin-c-myth-pauling

    Some of Pauling’s beliefs: http://www.paulingtherapy.com/

    Cancer treatment claims: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC431183/

    But actually no: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/384241/

    For real, no: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25601965/


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  • October finally comes to an end, and holy wow another guest?! It must be time to celebrate Halloween the Superduperstitious way: by talking about apples!


    Join the boys and special guest Casey Simpson of Artifact Cider Project to hear all about Jake’s regional seasonal frustrations, canals, and flashlights – the perfect Halloween trifecta! Oh and also a whole thing about the haunted house Casey’s grandparents owned for years, if you’re into that kind of thing.


    All that, plus a surprise visit from Drew, a continuous dog presence, and all the weird clicking noises you could ever ask for! Stop reading this description and just listen already!!


    EPISODE LINKS


    All-purpose show links: https://superduperstitious.com/links


    Artifact Cider Project: https://www.artifactcider.com/


    Bateleur eagle photo #1: https://live.staticflickr.com/8587/28759004652_9edc13dfab_b.jpg

    Bateleur eagle photo #2: https://bit.ly/3sHywmL


    Four Phantoms email: [email protected]

    Four Phantoms website: https://www.fourphantoms.net/

    Four Phantoms store: https://four-phantoms-brewing-company.square.site/


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  • In spite of others’ efforts to the contrary, October just keeps happening! And so, too, do the guests (which are, yes, still of the special variety).


    The final guest before Halloween is none other than the founder of Four Phantoms, the groovy brewery in western Massachusetts that combines— you know what? You probably know all that by now. In that case, grab a beverage of your choosing, don’t get your leg exploded, and learn all about the man responsible for this dumb show having an actual sponsor! (And don't worry, there's ghosts AND science in this one.)


    EPISODE LINKS


    All-purpose show links: https://superduperstitious.com/links


    Four Phantoms email: [email protected]

    Four Phantoms website: https://www.fourphantoms.net/

    Four Phantoms store: https://four-phantoms-brewing-company.square.site/


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  • October continues! And the guests? Oh they’re special all right.


    This week, the boys are joined by two thirds of the delightful podcast Monster Movie Happy Hour! Listen to four nerds talk about the spooky media that brings them the most joy, from classics of the silver screen, to camp-tastic sci fi offerings of the more recent past.


    And be sure to follow the link below to check out the show! Get to know Scott Chesebrough, Dave Geister, and the unfortunately-dead-to-us Mary Challman as you enjoy a cocktail and learn what it truly means to be a monster kid. Cheers!


    EPISODE LINKS


    Monster Movie Happy Hour: http://www.monstermoviehappyhour.com/


    All-purpose show links: https://superduperstitious.com/links


    Four Phantoms email: [email protected]

    Four Phantoms website: https://www.fourphantoms.net/

    Four Phantoms store: https://four-phantoms-brewing-company.square.site/


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  • Episode 168 – Survival of the Storytelling-est (feat. Christa Adams)


    October begins, and with it, a whole month of special guests! How else would we make this month stand out?


    This first episode features the fantastic Christa, who weaseled her way into a podcast appearance by sheer will! Luckily she makes up for it with a fantastic discussion of the anthropological functions of scary stories and storytelling in general. So don’t pretend like this isn’t still a science show!


    Grab some candy corn or whatever and buckle in, because October starts… a few days ago!!


    EPISODE LINKS


    All-purpose show links: https://superduperstitious.com/links


    Four Phantoms email: [email protected]

    Four Phantoms website: https://www.fourphantoms.net/

    Four Phantoms store: https://four-phantoms-brewing-company.square.site/


    Christa’s sources


    Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind by Yuval Noah Harari: https://www.ynharari.com/book/sapiens-2/

    The Deepest Well by Dr. Nadine Burke Harris: https://bit.ly/3M6sncw

    “The Last Human” (from Kurzgesagt): https://youtu.be/LEENEFaVUzU

    “When Time Became History” (from Kurzgesagt): https://youtu.be/CWu29PRCUvQ


    “hahahrawrrahaha” (Ian Malcolm remix by FLIPSHOT): https://soundcloud.com/flip-shot/hahahrawrrahaha


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  • An episode coming out early?! That’ll be the day! And that day is in fact specifically today, as August Around the World reaches its exciting Caribbean conclusion. Put on absolutely all of the sunscreen and listen along!


    EPISODE LINKS


    All-purpose show links: https://superduperstitious.com/links


    Four Phantoms email: [email protected]

    Four Phantoms website: https://www.fourphantoms.net/

    Four Phantoms store: https://four-phantoms-brewing-company.square.site/

    RPM Fest: https://www.rpmfest.org/


    Wyatt’s stories


    The douen: https://triniinxisle.com/2018/08/10/trini-folklore-douen/

    More douen: https://bit.ly/3cvXyRa

    The Gloria Colita: https://mysteriousuniverse.org/2021/07/a-mysterious-vanishing-ship-in-the-caribbean/#

    What happened to the ship?: https://jaybusbee.substack.com/p/the-curious-case-of-the-missing-mobile

    Waves video: https://youtu.be/yLzgzvVxUV4


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  • The month marches on, and still no Wyatt?? Luckily additional assistance can be found at this next stop of August Around the World: Ireland!


    Emma from Real Life Ghost Stories leads Jake on a tour of her homeland with a tale perfectly tailored to this show: a folkloric mystery with a very satisfying scientific conclusion! And also music and fairies – it’s the total package, really. Jake follows this with a bunch of cats.


    Have you encountered our lost cohost out there somewhere? If you see something, say something! But in the meantime, enjoy what is surely this week’s ONLY episode of Superduperstitious.


    EPISODE LINKS


    Real Life Ghost Stories: https://www.reallifeghoststoriespodcast.com/


    All-purpose show links: https://superduperstitious.com/links


    Four Phantoms email: [email protected]

    Four Phantoms website: https://www.fourphantoms.net/

    Four Phantoms store: https://four-phantoms-brewing-company.square.site/

    RPM Fest: https://www.rpmfest.org/


    Emma’s story


    Great Blasket Island: https://bit.ly/3CuEai1

    “Port na bPúcaí” (fiddle version): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4i3QEkc4hTw

    “Port na bPúcaí” (vocal version): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8C5QqFapcuw

    Giving lyrics to the tune: https://bit.ly/3R6ljxR


    Jake’s stories


    Article from Joe.ie: https://bit.ly/3pG6N4n

    Alien Big Cats (the Irish Post): https://bit.ly/3PQe3VE

    The Beast of Oulart Hill: https://bit.ly/3KnjryK

    Video of the Beast: https://bit.ly/3R1yHU8

    Lynx in Ireland??: https://www.wildireland.org/lynx

    Reintroducing lynx: https://bit.ly/3QQlkGj


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  • Mysterious circumstances have delayed the next episode's release! Wyatt's whereabouts: unknown. In the meantime why not head on over to www.patreon.com/superduperstitious just for fun and see what happens?

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  • August Around the World continues, though not without incident...


    Wyatt is MIA after a SNAFU with the NCAAA, so it’s up to friend of the show and Taiwan expert Cece to lead the way through this week’s travels! Ever the professional, she brings a wealth of history and culture to the episode, AND delivers on the spooks with a trio of ghost stories. Jake talks about some gross bugs or whatever.


    Take off your coat and grab a bubble tea as you settle in for another exciting episode of Superduperstitious!


    EPISODE LINKS


    All-purpose show links: https://superduperstitious.com/links


    Four Phantoms email: [email protected]

    Four Phantoms website: https://www.fourphantoms.net/

    Four Phantoms store: https://four-phantoms-brewing-company.square.site/


    Jake’s stories


    Hermit crab in a doll head (article): http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2015/06/17/2003620916

    Hermit crab in a doll head (photo): https://www.taipeitimes.com/images/2015/06/17/p05-150617-a2.jpg

    Lake monster (article): https://www.cna.com.tw/news/ahel/202202150364.aspx

    Lake monster (video): https://youtu.be/ryoXlvsh2g0

    Horsehair worm (video): https://youtu.be/2yq9KJZf798

    Horsehair worm (article): https://bit.ly/3PftiY7

    Ribbon worm (video): https://youtu.be/vLB5rnw5CI0

    Ribbon worm (article): https://on.natgeo.com/3vUsfpu


    Cece’s stories


    Quanfu Elementary School: https://bit.ly/3QjDW1a

    Water ghosts: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4wc5wozmhhU&list=WL&index=2&t=388s

    Surveillance screen scare: https://www.dcard.tw/f/marvel/p/234568180


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  • It’s once again that special time of year when the boys get their traveling shoes on (??) and start telling stories around the world! Everything is probably going to go exactly as planned!


    The first stop on this month-long journey is Eastern Europe and More Specifically Hungary. Jake kicks it off with an all-purpose supernatural being called a lidérc, which is equally likely to do you favors while eating your butter and then killing you, or else sexing you so good every single night (and then killing you). It’s a chicken-tastic fun time! Wyatt then humors both hosts’ pet interests with a pale humanoid that is also apelike. Sometimes called the Woodcutter of Mátranovák, sometimes called the Treeskinner, this eerie beastie has one thing all cryptids strive for: BLURRY. PHOTOGRAPHIC. EVIDENCE.


    Grab an entirely unspecified plane ticket and join in for the beginning of this year’s August Around the World!


    EPISODE LINKS


    All-purpose show links: https://superduperstitious.com/links


    Four Phantoms email: [email protected]

    Four Phantoms website: https://www.fourphantoms.net/

    Four Phantoms store: https://four-phantoms-brewing-company.square.site/


    Jake’s story


    The lidérc: https://abookofcreatures.com/2021/03/22/liderc/

    From Hungary with Love: https://bit.ly/3d4yrEY

    SLEEP PARALYSIS CURE: https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2016.00028/full


    Wyatt’s story


    Blikk article: https://www.blikk.hu/aktualis/belfold/matranovak-fanyuvo-legenda-ujra-lattak/sxmqvcz

    Treeskinner sightings: https://pinebarrensinstitute.com/guest-articles/2020/3/12/cryptids-of-hungary-guest-article-by

    Uncle Gyula: https://www.nool.hu/helyi-kozelet/2021/05/elhunyt-a-magyar-jeti-a-matranovaki-fanyuvo


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