Curiosity Syndrome

Welcome back in 2023! We thought it would be fun to take a look at how the rest of the world celebrates New Year's. What are some of your New Year's Traditions? Here's our sources: New Year's Eve Day Traditions - Glamour Global New Year's Traditions - Best Life Online --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/curiositysyndrome/support

SURPRISE! Here's an after-Christmas special for all you guys! If children are bad, Santa might skip their house on Christmas, but there is someone more sinister waiting for all the misbehaved children... Here are our sources: Krampus - Britannica.com Krampus - Wikipedia --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/curiositysyndrome/support

Are you ready for Halloween?! We take a look back at historical customs and traditions to see how Halloween evolved into the holiday it is today. Here's our sources: Halloween 2022 - History.com Halloween - Wikipedia --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/curiositysyndrome/support

This week we discuss the life and vile crimes of serial killer Donald Henry “Pee Wee” Gaskins Jr. Buckle up because this is a rough ride… Here's our sources: Final Truth: The Autobiography of Pee Wee Gaskins Donald Henry Gaskins - Wikipedia --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/curiositysyndrome/support

You've heard their tales, but maybe not the originals... Join us as we go through the dark origins of modern-day fairytales and the brothers who penned them. Here's our sources: Brothers Grimm - Wikipedia Cinderella - Wikipedia Sleeping Beauty - Wikipedia Rapunzel - Wikipedia Snow-White and the Seven Dwarves Little Red Riding Hood Short Stories: The Frog Prince --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/curiositysyndrome/support

Join is this week as we discuss the mysterious Jersey Devil. Did we crack the case on how this creature came to be? Listen and let us know what you think! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/curiositysyndrome/support

Just hanging out for the last of Streamtemeber!  --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/curiositysyndrome/support

Check out our discussion about prisoner‘s last meals. For the full experience with chat go to twitch.tv/curiositysyndrome to watch and don't forget to stop by our last live stream this Sunday! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/curiositysyndrome/support

Check out our discussion about Mandela Effects and if we experienced them! For the full experience with chat go to twitch.tv/curiositysyndrome to watch and don't forget to stop by the live stream this Sunday! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/curiositysyndrome/support

Join us as we soar through the life of one of the most influential and powerful men of all time, Howard Hughes. If you haven't heard of him, you'll for SURE recognize his impact. Here's our sources: Howard Hughes - Wikipedia --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/curiositysyndrome/support

In 1959, nine hikers set out on a trek through the Siberian wilderness. What happened on this trip is still debated 62 years later… here is the recalling of the Dyatlov Pass Incident. Here's our sources: Dyatlov Pass Incident - Wikipedia The Dyatlov Pass Incident - Atlas Obscura --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/curiositysyndrome/support

Welcome back and we hope you're ready to hear some CRAZY myths and legends involving Greek mythology's mightiest heroes and foes! Here's our sources: Greek Mythology - Wikipedia (plus all linked pages) GreekMythology.com Greek Mythology - Britannica (plus all linked pages) Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes by Edith Hamilton Mythos by Stephen Fry Greek Myths - Greek Mythology --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/curiositysyndrome/support

One of the most fascinating parts of world history lies in the realm of Ancient Greece. How much do you REALLY know about the Gods and Goddesses that ruled Mount Olympus? Here's our sources: Greek Mythology - Wikipedia (plus all linked pages) GreekMythology.com Greek Mythology - Britannica (plus all linked pages) Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes by Edith Hamilton Mythos by Stephen Fry --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/curiositysyndrome/support

On a cold night in February 2004 a woman vanished with out a trace. Join us as we trace her last steps and wonder what happened to Maura Murray. If you have any information please visit the following sites to submit your tip: Contact - MauraMurrayMissing.org Contact - Cold Case Unit Here's our sources: Disappearance of Maura Murray - Wikipedia MauraMurrayMissing.org WMUR9 Investigators conclude search in connection with Maura Murray's disappearance - KC Downey --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/curiositysyndrome/support

Today we travel just off the coast of Venice and discuss "the most haunted place in the world," Poveglia Island! This "Island of Ghosts" has such a tragic history that lingers onto the land today. Here's our sources: Poveliga Island - The Little House of Horrors Poveglia - Wikipedia Inside Poveglia Island's History of Death and Madness Inside the Secret Italian Island Where Black Plague Sufferers Were Taken to Die --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/curiositysyndrome/support

Do you remember playing games like Bloody Mary? Well these new scary games will have you saying “I lived in a simpler time.” Grab a pen and paper (you'll need it) if you want to play (we don't recommend it.) Here's our sources: The Elevator Game - Urban Legend Wiki Midnight Game - Creepypasta Wiki Hide and Go Seek Alone - Hide and Go Seek Wiki --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/curiositysyndrome/support

Have you ever thought about what the most powerful object in the entire universe is?! Would it surprise you that it's none other than the black hole? Take a listen and learn all about these space monstrosities! Here's our sources: Black Hole - Wikipedia Black Holes Explained - From Birth to Death Time Dilation - Einstein's Theory of Relativity Explained! The Science of Extreme Time Dilation in Interstellar "Hey Bill Nye, If You Fall into a Black Hole, Where Do You Go?" Neil deGrasse Tyson Explains Wormholes and Black Holes What are 'mini' black holes? - Pete Wilton, University of Oxford Cygnus X-1: The black hole that started it all - Caitlyn Buongiornio, Astronomy.com Black holes test the limits of Einstein's relativity - Jesse Emspak, Astronomy.com The different types of black holes and how they formed - Spaceandbeyondbox.com --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/curiositysyndrome/support

This week we get into the history and details of the strange and unusual events that happen at Skinwalker Ranch located in the Uintah Basin. Do you believe...? Here's our sources: Skinwalker Ranch - Wikipedia The Secret of Skinwalker Ranch - History.com Skinwalker Ranch of Uintah County, Utah - Legends of America This Is The Real Estate Magnate Who Bought Skinwalker Ranch, A UFO Hotspot - MJ Banias --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/curiositysyndrome/support

If you're like us, you've probably never heard of the vile serial killer Peter Kürten, also know as "The Vampire of Düsseldorf." Today's episode goes into his life and his disturbing crimes. Here's our sources: Peter Kürten - Wikpedia --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/curiositysyndrome/support

On this episode we explore the history of the Salem Witch Trials! We start from the very beginning and explore the trials impact to even today. Here's our sources: Salem Witch Trials - History.com A Brief History of the Salem Witch Trials - Jess Blumberg Salem Witch Trials - Wikipedia Last Salem 'Witch' Elizabeth Johnson Jr. Pardoned 329 Years After She Was Sentenced to Death - Giovana Gelhoren --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/curiositysyndrome/support

Do you always have to make sure your feet are under the covers and not hanging off the bed? To make sure the darkness under the bed doesn't SNATCH YA? No? Just us?! Why is the boogeyman such a big part of so many cultures? Listen and find out! Here's our sources: Bogeyman - Wikipedia 15 Terrifying Boogeyman From Around The World --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/curiositysyndrome/support

The Bermuda Triangle… where planes and ships go to disappear without a trace! Join our investigation into some disappearances and theories as to what happens when you travel across this Caribbean spot. Here's our sources: The Bermuda Triangle - Wikipedia USS Cyclops - Wikipedia SS Cotopaxi - Wikipedia Star Tiger Disappearance - Wikipedia Star Ariel Disappearance - Wikipedia Flight 19 - Wikipedia Carroll A. Deering - Wikipedia --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/curiositysyndrome/support

June is finally here! In honor of PRIDE month, we talk a little about what happened at Stonewall and why it was so influential advancing the gay rights movement. Here's our sources: Stonewall Riots - Wikipedia The Homophile Movement - Making History 1969 Stonewall riots: How a police raid inspired today's Pride celebrations - Emanuella Grinberg --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/curiositysyndrome/support

Let's take a look at the history of what's considered to be "America's Most Haunted Prison." There are many sad and disturbing incidents that happened behind its walls. Here's our sources: Eastern State Penitentiary Website Prison of Horrors - Travel Channel Is Eastern State Penitentiary Really Haunted? - NPR The World's First 'True' Penitentiary - Abandoned Spaces Eastern State Penitentiary - Wikipedia The Haunted Eastern State Penitentiary - Ghost City Tours The Daring Escape from Eastern State Penitentiary - Life Without Buildings Ghost Adventures Buzzfeed Unsolved --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/curiositysyndrome/support

Today's episode is on the Chernobyl Nuclear Disaster of 1986. This is a long one but there is so much to learn about how and why this disaster happened and how it's fairing today. Here's our sources: Voices From Chernobyl by Svetlana Alexievich Midnight in Chernobyl by Adam Higginbotham Chernobyl 1:23:40 by Andrew Leatherbarrow Chernobyl - Wikipedia Individual Involvement in the Chernobyl Disaster - Wikipedia Chernobyl (TV Series) - HBO Max The Chernobyl Podcast - Peter Sagal/Craig Mazin --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/curiositysyndrome/support

SURPRISE EPISODE! Since it's Friday the 13th, we thought it would be fun to mention a few popular urban legends of the Grand Strand. Spooky... Here's our sources: Alice Flagg Prince Frederick's Chapel Ruins - Wikipedia Old Gunn Church The Gray Man --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/curiositysyndrome/support

Join us this week as we discuss all sorts of facts and theories about the legend himself, Bigfoot! You might become a believer after listening... Here's our sources: Bigfoot - Wikipedia Patterson-Gimlin Film - Wikipedia Grover Krantz - Wikipedia Bigfoot in Popular Culture - Wikipedia Looking for Bigfoot by Bonnie Worth America's First Bigfoot Sighting Sasquatch - The Canadian Encyclopedia --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/curiositysyndrome/support

On today's episode we go back and discuss the life and crimes of Robert Berdella, also known as “The Kansas City Butcher,” a serial killer rarely heard about in modern times. Here are our sources: Rites of Burial by Tom Jackman and Troy Cole https://www.amazon.com/Rites-Burial-True-Crime-Jackman/dp/0786005203 Robert Berdella - Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Berdella Robert Berdella - Radford University http://maamodt.asp.radford.edu/Psyc%20405/serial%20killers/Berdella,%20Robert.htm --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/curiositysyndrome/support

Welcome to Curiosity Syndrome! Join Lisa and Jenn every Wednesday as they research topics ranging from A-Z (like Ancient Egypt to the Zodiac Killer) and everything in between. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/curiositysyndrome/support