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SuperduperstitiousBringing you the science behind the supernatural Author: Wyatt Shell and Jake Withee
A podcast about the paranormal, the credibility of the creepy, and the science of the spooky: Superduperstitious is a comedy podcast that looks at the mysterious and scary world of the weird and says, "Wait. What?" Hosts Wyatt Shell and Jake Withee use their science backgrounds to tease apart possible explanations for unexplained, supernatural, and otherwise strange phenomena. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Language: en Genres: Life Sciences, Natural Sciences, Science Contact email: Get it Feed URL: Get it iTunes ID: Get it |
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Episode 184 – I Know That You Twisted Again Like We Did Last Summer
Episode 184
Wednesday, 7 January, 2026
Winter AND a new year? That can only mean one thing: it’s time for some creepy frozen lakes! Fulla dead people, these lakes.First up is a viral ghost story about Minnesota’s Lake Weller, and the ghostly radio signals that seem to be coming from its depths every winter. Ope! Jake and Wyatt then fumble the best chance anyone will ever get at a “76 Trombones” joke as they head to the Indian Himalayas to Roopkund! Also known as Skeleton Lake, you’ll NEVER GUESS what’s inside. And you’ll certainly never guess what happened there…EPISODE LINKSAll-purpose show linksWyatt’s native plant biznassThe show Jake writesLake WellerNature article about lakes vs. pondsIce-penetrating radio wavesMinnesota’s lake definitionDatabase of every MN lakeRoopkundAtlas Obscura articleNew York Times articleNYT article without the paywallHaunted India blog post (for photos of Roopkund)BBC article (which includes even more photos)History Channel clip with William ShatnerRiddles of the Dead episode from National GeographicNature Communications article Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
