Some stories refuse to stay buried. Some encounters defy explanation. Some mysteries make experts go silent. Ever found yourself at 3am researching the Rendlesham Forest incident? Wondered why the Dyatlov Pass still haunts investigators decades later? Questioned what really happened to Frederick Valentich's plane? You've found your tribe. Join Lee, Josh, and Jen as they excavate history's strangest chapters — from vanished colonies and cryptid encounters to time anomalies and cases that make seasoned detectives uncomfortable. We dig deeper than the headlines, fact-check the folklore, and explore the umbrella of high strangeness that connects seemingly impossible events. With meticulous research, dark humor, and genuine curiosity, SSOS isn't just another paranormal podcast — we're building a community for the professionally curious, the academically strange, and anyone who's experienced something they can't quite explain. Got a story that defies logic? Witnessed something that shouldn't exist? We're listening. High strangeness experiences Near-death encounters Professional insights from EMTs, medical professionals, psychic practitioners Theological perspectives beyond mainstream doctrine New episodes weekly. Follow us wherever you get your weird. 🕯️ Stay curious. Stay strange!
What if we told you that the next thunderstorm wasn't entirely Mother Nature's doing? In this classic episode of The Secret Society of Strangers, Lee, Josh, and Jen dive headfirst into the electrifying world of weather control conspiracies.
From government programs like HAARP to the whispered secrets of chemtrails and weather warfare, we explore the s...
💀 In this bone-chilling episode of the SSOS Podcast, hosts Lee, Josh, and Jen venture into the shadowy depths of warfare's most haunting tales, with Josh leading the charge through spine-tingling accounts that blur the line between the living and the dead. From ghostly apparitions stalking abandoned battlefields to unexplainable encounters in the heat of combat, these handpicked war stories...
While we're taking our summer break (because even ghost hunters need a vacation), we're treating you to one of our most chilling historical deep dives. Journey back to the 14th century—a time when "social distancing" meant hiding from the Grim Reaper himself.
In this gripping episode, Lee, Josh, and Jen unravel the catastrophic nightmare that was the ...
Step into the flickering candlelight, strangers, as we dig up this spine-tingling classic from the SSOS archives! While we're taking our summer break (because even ghost hunters need a vacation), we're treating you to one of our most chilling historical deep dives.
Journey back to 1695 Scotland—a time when superstition was basically the evening news, whispered secrets were the original social media, and restless spirits had zero ch...
It’s a rare sunny day, and the Society is doing the unthinkable: going outside. On this special Side Quest episode, we're pouring the coffee , soaking up some much-needed vitamin D, and catching up on the weirdest news headlines we could find.
We’re talking rumors of a maybe-not-actually New England serial killer, the return of the Poop Cruise, a man hiding under a kid’s bed (because why not), and one woman’s spiritually sanction...
You lock the doors. You check the windows. You sleep with the lights off, believing you’re alone. But what if you’re not? In this chilling episode, the Secret Society of Strangers dives into the unnerving phenomenon of phrogging—when strangers secretly live in your home without you knowing. We’ll explore real cases of intruders who watched from the attic, moved through the walls, and made themselves at home in the shadows. Because ...
Before The Exorcist terrified moviegoers, there was Roland Doe—a quiet 14-year-old boy at the center of a real-life possession case the Catholic Church tried to forget. In this episode, we crack open the session-by-session accounts of a months-long battle between priests and something… inhuman. Flying objects, guttural voices, claw marks that spelled out messages—it’s all there. But so is the cover-up.
Join us as we dig into the di...
They said it was a hoax. A grainy VHS. A latex puppet. A media stunt gone nuclear.
But what if it wasn’t?
In 1995, the world watched in morbid fascination as a lifeless gray body was sliced open on national television—its black, lidless eyes staring into the abyss of public consciousness. Was it entertainment? Disinformation? Or the leaked footage of a real alien from the infamous 1947 Roswell crash?
This week, the Society exhumes ...
She was born into history — daughter of Aaron Burr, the scandal-scarred Vice President who once shot Alexander Hamilton. Brilliant, beautiful, and fiercely educated, Theodosia Burr Alston was destined to be more than just a footnote. But in 1813, she boarded a ship bound for New York… and vanished without a trace.
In this haunting episode, the Society dives into the many mysteries surrounding Theodosia’s disappearance: pirates, shi...
What do you get when you mix a massive magnetic rock, some very friendly aliens, and a man who claimed he could build a time machine using sound? You get The Integratron—a mysterious white dome in the middle of the Mojave Desert with a story that’s equal parts sci-fi, spirituality, and 1950s UFO fever.
In this episode, we explore the strange and wonderful world of George Van Tassel: former test pilot, alien contactee, and self-proc...
On Christmas Eve, 1945, a house fire reduced the Sodder family home to ash. Five of the ten Sodder children were never seen again. But no remains were found. No evidence of their deaths. Just silence… and shadows.
In this episode, we dig into one of the most haunting cold cases in American history—uncovering strange sightings, cryptic messages, and a string of government secrets and local cover-ups that suggest the fire may have be...
This isn’t your average haunted house story—this is frontier paranormal drama.
In the early 1800s, the Bell family of Tennessee found themselves under siege… by a talking ghost. Yep, talking. It slapped, screamed, gossiped, and may have even poisoned the family patriarch. Was it the spirit of a feisty neighbor? A teenage prank gone way too far? Or something much darker?
This week on The Secret Society of Strangers, Lee, Josh, and J...
What happens when children recall names, places, and deaths that don’t belong to them?
In this chilling episode of The Secret Society of Strangers, we dive into the mysterious world of reincarnation and past life memory. From the dusty streets of 1930s India to a cockpit explosion over the Pacific, we follow the unsettling stories of children who remember lives and deaths they shouldn’t know anything about.
Are these just stories? ...
He’s tall. He’s hairy. He’s either the missing link… or the best hide-and-seek champion of all time. In this episode of The Secret Society of Strangers, we’re heading deep into the woods to track the legend of Bigfoot—from ancient folklore to modern sightings, strange government files, and the infamous Patterson-Gimlin film. Is he a cryptid? A cover-up? Or just a very misunderstood forest dude with boundary issues? Strap on your hi...
In the quiet woods of York County, Pennsylvania, superstition festered into fear… and fear turned fatal.
In 1928, three men entered a farmhouse with rope, kerosene, and the belief that the man inside—Nelson Rehmeyer—was a witch who had cursed their lives. What followed was one of the most bizarre and brutal murders in American history, forever staining a patch of land now known as Hex Hollow.
Join Lee, Jen, and Josh as they uncover...
Some places are strange. This one is something else entirely.
Nestled in the Utah desert lies a stretch of land so soaked in high strangeness, it’s become ground zero for the paranormal. Lights in the sky. Shapeshifters in the dark. Cattle mutilations so precise they defy logic—and predators that seem to come from another dimension.
In Part One of our ongoing investigation, we explore the ancient Indigenous lore that gave this plac...
In the winter of 1980, something unexplainable lit up the night sky over Rendlesham Forest — and it wasn’t just seen by civilians. U.S. Air Force personnel stationed at RAF Bentwaters witnessed bizarre lights, strange metallic objects, and a chilling series of events that would be called "Britain’s Roswell."
Tonight, Lee, Jen, Josh, and special guest Evan dive deep into the Rendlesham Forest Incident — breaking down the timeline, e...
👽 In 1994, on a dusty playground in Ruwa, Zimbabwe, sixty schoolchildren witnessed something that would change their lives forever.
They said it wasn’t just a light in the sky. It wasn’t just a flying craft. It was beings—with large eyes and a message for humanity.
Thirty years later, their stories haven’t changed… but the world still isn’t sure what to believe.
Join us as we dig into one of the most compelling mass UFO sightings ...
In 1996, the small Brazilian town of Varginha was rocked by what some call Brazil’s Roswell. Eyewitnesses claimed to have seen a strange cigar-shaped craft fall from the sky, followed by encounters with terrifying, red-eyed creatures. Military vehicles swarmed the area. Bodies were taken. Stories were buried.
But what if this incident wasn’t just an isolated crash? What if it was the second shot in a hidden war that started five ye...
In 1961, a New Hampshire couple took a detour that would make history—and launch the modern UFO abduction phenomenon. When Betty and Barney Hill returned from a road trip, they brought with them hours of missing time, strange physical evidence, and a story that would shake the foundations of what we think we know about extraterrestrial encounters.
In this episode, we peel back the layers of memory, hypnosis, and high strangeness to...
If you've ever wanted to know about champagne, satanism, the Stonewall Uprising, chaos theory, LSD, El Nino, true crime and Rosa Parks, then look no further. Josh and Chuck have you covered.
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