High Strange

High Strange

This season goes deeper into real encounters, credible witnesses, and the explanations that never seem to stick. More firsthand accounts. Bigger moments. And more times where the official story starts to wobble. This isn’t about believing everything. It’s about following the story until it actually makes sense… or until it gets too strange to ignore. New season. Same curiosity. Same skepticism. Still probably not a weather balloon.

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March 16, 2023 1 min

Investigative podcast host, Payne Lindsey, aims to separate fact from fiction when it comes to the strange happenings way up high. The Pentagon has since confirmed the validity of these accounts and stated, “We don’t know what they are.” Attempting to break the stigma surrounding the topic of UFOs, Lindsey shines light on real-life coverups, and infamous cases, all while leaving the tinfoil hat at the door. Do you want to believe?

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What is really going with these UFOs? Host, Payne Lindsey unpacks the latest developments in military UAP sightings, explores the infamous Roswell case, and meets a man named Travis Walton, who’s story undoubtedly tops them all.


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March 30, 2023 42 mins

In 1975, a crew of loggers were heading home for the night when they saw a light through the trees. Six other men witnessed Travis Walton's abduction and brought it to the local sheriff.


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April 6, 2023 42 mins

With a long history of UFO cover-ups and misinformation, Project Blue Book may be the reason why there is such a stigma surrounding the topic in the United States.


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April 13, 2023 43 mins

Over the holidays in 1980, several days of sightings occurred in a forest surrounded by two military bases in eastern England. Payne speaks with two of the members of military who witnessed "Britain's Roswell."


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April 20, 2023 43 mins

The Search for Extra Terrestrial Intelligence can be dated all the way back to the late 1800s, but people have been asking if we are alone in the universe for much longer than that. John Shepherd began his mission to "contact aliens" in the spring of 1972.


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April 27, 2023 38 mins

A light in the sky in a small town in Ohio was seen by police officers from several different surrounding departments, eventually one of them got as close as they could. Payne speaks with the police dispatcher and dives into the actual recordings of the incident.


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May 4, 2023 45 mins

After vacationing in Montreal and Niagra Falls Betty and Barney Hill were returning to New Hampshire when a multi-colored craft crossed in the sky above them, Barney explained it away as a plane until he noticed through binoculars that it was getting closer to them.


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May 11, 2023 42 mins

Navy pilots, radar specialists, and other well-respected members of the US military have come forward with stories of still unexplained aerial phenomena. In this episode, Payne speaks with Ryan Graves and Kevin Day about their strange experiences while doing military drills.


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June 8, 2023 90 mins

Round table discussion with host Payne Lindsey and the producers of High Strange covering everything from behind the scenes stories on the making of the podcast, reactions to interviews, and personal takes on topics covered in the show. For questions and comments please contact us at tips@highstrange.com or you can call and leave a voicemail by calling 470-681-6703.

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February 14, 2024 2 mins

High Strange has a big announcement. This week on Payne's show, Talking to Death, we interview Jeremy Corbell, best known for his documentary work surrounding the UAP phenomenon and the fight for governmental disclosure. Don't miss this exciting episode all about UFOs and aliens!


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February 23, 2024 73 mins

Payne and the High Strange producers Mike and Dylan are back with some UFO updates and a special announcement. 🛸

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July 4, 2025 11 mins

While you're waiting for more High Strange, check out our podcast Radio Rental for more stories of bizarre, unexplained, and (possibly) extraterrestrial events. Radio Rental is available now, wherever you get your podcasts.

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This season goes deeper into real encounters, credible witnesses, and the explanations that never seem to stick. More firsthand accounts. Bigger moments. And more times where the official story starts to wobble.
This isn’t about believing everything. It’s about following the story until it actually makes sense… or until it gets too strange to ignore.
New season. Same curiosity. Same skepticism.
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February 6, 2026 43 mins

What if the universe is not hostile, just misunderstood. We open the season by asking whether being alone ever really made sense, and why the idea of something else out there feels oddly familiar now.

 

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February 13, 2026 38 mins

Stories are one thing. Evidence is another. This episode explores encounters that stop being abstract and start leaving injuries, marks, and physical traces behind.

 

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February 15, 2026 16 mins

On March 1st, 1986, Whitley Strieber underwent his very first hypnosis session with Dr. Donald Klein. What you are about to hear is a longer, unfiltered portion of that original recording.

 

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February 20, 2026 35 mins

In a small school in Wales, children were separated, given paper, and asked to draw what they saw. Decades later, the results still refuse to make sense.

 

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February 27, 2026 34 mins

From cattle mutilations in rural Oregon to strange patterns appearing overnight in open fields, this episode follows the objects and stories people carry with them, sometimes literally.

 

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March 6, 2026 39 mins

Area 51. Missing records. Conflicting timelines. We step into one of the most guarded stories on Earth and confront what holds up, what does not, and why it will not disappear.

 

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