The Secret Society of Strangers Podcast

The Secret Society of Strangers Podcast

The Secret Society of Strangers (SSOS) Strange history. Unsolved mysteries. Eerie encounters. Join Lee, Josh, and Jen as they dive into the weirdest corners of the past — from Roanoke to Roswell, cryptids to curses, true crime to time slips. We explore the stories that still echo — the ones that leave experts baffled, skeptics squirming, and conspiracy theorists taking notes. With sharp research, dark humor, and a love for the unknown, SSOS is more than a podcast — it’s a community for the curious. Got a strange story? We’re listening. New episodes weekly. Follow us on Spotify, Apple, or wherever you get weird. 🕯️ Come curious. Stay strange.

Episodes

July 8, 2025 78 mins

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 ...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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? ...

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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...

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May 13, 2025 49 mins

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...

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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...

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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...

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👽 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 ...

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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...

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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...

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We’re kicking off our All Aliens April series with a crash course in all things extraterrestrial! This week’s episode, "Operation Flap-Out". Is a sort of "Ufology Onboarding," we break down the basics of alien lore—perfect for newcomers and seasoned starfolk alike. From the classic Greys and Reptilians to government code names, galactic gossip, and UFO/UAP lingo, we’ve got your back as we prep for a month-long journey into the weir...

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This week, Jen takes us deep into 17th-century England for a disturbing journey through paranoia, power, and persecution. Meet Matthew Hopkins, the self-appointed Witchfinder General, who turned the chaos of the English Civil War into a personal witch-hunting enterprise. Sanctioned by Cromwell’s Puritans, Hopkins traveled the countryside with his henchmen, extracting confessions through torture and raking in a tidy profit for every...

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It all comes down to this. In the gripping conclusion of our first-ever three-parter, we’re diving headfirst into the grim reality of this real-life monster’s crimes. No more speculation—just the brutal truth of what he did, how he got away with it for so long, and the relentless pursuit that finally brought him down. From the horrifying details of his atrocities to the moment justice came knocking, this episode doesn’t hold back. ...

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In Part 2 of our deep dive into the sinister world of H.H. Holmes, we peel back the veneer of charm and sophistication to reveal the calculated cunning of America’s first serial killer. Journey with us into the dark heart of his infamous "Murder Castle," a structure designed not just for living but for the macabre business of death. This episode explores how Holmes exploited the excitement of the 1893 World’s Columbian Exposition t...

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We’re kicking off a massive three-part deep dive into one of the most infamous figures in true crime history—H.H. Holmes. But before we get lost in the halls of his so-called “Murder Castle,” we’re easing into things with a look at the world he was born into. What was America like in the late 1800s? How did young Herman Webster Mudgett become the man we now know as H.H. Holmes? In this episode, we’re peeling back the layers of hist...

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February 25, 2025 59 mins

Welcome back, strangers, to another mind-bending journey on "The Secret Society of Strangers." This week, we're slipping through the seams of time itself with tales that defy explanation and challenge our understanding of reality. Join us as we explore three astonishing cases of time slips, where ordinary individuals step into the past—or is it the future?—without ever leaving the present.

First, soar through the skies with Sir Vic...

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February 18, 2025 51 mins

In this chilling episode we journey to the quaint town of West Pittston, Pennsylvania, where the Smurl family's duplex became the nightmarish ground zero for one of the most disturbing hauntings in American history. Between 1974 and 1989, the Smurl household was plagued by a series of increasingly violent supernatural events, from foul odors and disturbing noises to physical attacks and ghostly apparitions. The family reported enco...

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