The Strange Sessions
Podcasting the Strange to the World
Episodes
*NOTE* - The topic discussion starts at 13:06. From its founding by a Bavarian professor in 1776 to today’s latest music videos by Beyoncé and Lady Gaga, conspiracy theorists have talked about a shadowy cabal running the world behind the scenes, and its evil plan for a one-world government. In this episode, Krista and Kurt look at the Illuminati and The New World Order!
And. as always, a taste-test and more trivia questions!
With the help of some great research by awesome Stranger Alejandro, Krista and Kurt tango into the first-ever Strange Countries episode, looking at the beautiful country of Argentina!!! From rum-loving Cryptids to ghostly castles and strange security camera footage, Krista and Kurt look at all strange things Argentinian! And, as always, a taste-test and more questions for the trivia contest!!!
*NOTE* - The topic discussion starts at 12:40.
In this episode, Krista and Kurt look into stories of haunted hospitals, spooky nursing homes, and the things that people report seeing, hearing, and feeling shortly before they die. And, as always, a taste-test and more trivia questions for the contest!
*NOTE* - The topic discussion starts at 14:30
In this My Favorite Mini-Mystery episode, Krista looks at the mysterious (and beautiful) Voynich Manuscript, and Kurt looks at the phenomena of "Streetlight Interference" and "SLIders", people who believe that they can cause streetlights to go out just by walking past them.
And, as usual, a taste-test and more trivia questions for the contest!!!
*NOTE* - The topic discussion starts at 13:10.
In 2016, workers at the U.S. embassy in Cuba began to experience strange and debilitating symptoms, and soon, other people around the world began to experience the same symptoms. Was it a weapon of some kind? Was it a by-product of espionage? Or was it a simple case of mass hysteria? In this episode, Krista and Kurt look into “Havana Syndrome”! And, as always, a taste- test and trivia ...
*NOTE* - The topic discussion starts at 12:50. In this episode, Krista and Kurt look at a few strange stories about television! Mysterious signals, strange broadcast intrusions, spooky figures, and more from that device that is in all of our houses. And, as always, a taste-test and trivia questions!!!
In this special Side Sessions preview, two previously-released episodes for our subscribers will be featured!
In the first half of the episode, Krista and Kurt look at the scents that are the most nostalgic to them.
And in the second half, they look at the fascinating history of Colonel Sanders and KFC.
New episodes will be coming at the end of this month!
Merry Christmas Eve, Strangers!! In this special holiday episode, we are once again joined by guest co-host Kory Konecny!!! This time around, we had you, the listeners, email questions to Kory for him to ask us this episode! Thank you SO much for all the awesome questions you guys sent in! And, we finally open the Hákarl (rotten shark meat) that was sent to us for a taste-test. Are any of us brave enough to try it once we get a whi...
Well, we made it through another season!!!
In this episode, the Season 8 finale, Krista and Kurt are once again joined by popular guest co-host Kory Konecny to look into three musical mysteries! Kory looks at the story of Paul McCartney being dead, Krista looks at the story of Elvis Presley being alive, and Kurt looks at the musical story of the unsolved Dorabella Cipher.
And, as always, a taste-test!!!
Thank you SO much for lis...
*NOTE* - The topic discussion starts at 15:17. It's time for another Listener Stories episode! In this episode, Krista and Kurt read and listen to some spooky stories sent in by you guys, our awesome Strangers! Lots of "Nopes" in these stories, too! And a few Reddit stories at the end. And, as always, a taste-test!
*NOTE 1* - THIS IS THE 2ND PART OF A 2-PART EPISODE, SO PLEASE LISTEN TO PART 1 FIRST!!! *NOTE 2* - The topic discussion starts at 11:20.
After the launch of Sputnik in 1957, the United States realized that it needed to step up education so the U.S. didn’t fall behind the rest of the world. This eventually led to programs like GATE (Gifted and Talented Education), where students were tested, and those that were deemed advanced wer...
*NOTE 1* - THIS IS THE 1ST PART OF A 2-PART EPISODE! *NOTE 2* - The topic discussion starts at 16:30.
After the launch of Sputnik in 1957, the United States realized that it needed to step up education so the U.S. didn’t fall behind the rest of the world. This eventually led to programs like GATE (Gifted and Talented Education), where students were tested, and those that were deemed advanced were pulled from class for separate pr...
*NOTE* - The topic discussion starts at 17:50.
It’s another Strange States episode! This time, we are looking at our neighbor across the lake, The Wolverine State, Michigan! From haunted hotels to spooky lighthouses to canine-like creatures, we will be looking at all things strange in The Mitten State! And, as always, a taste-test and listener questions!In this Listener Suggestions episode, Krista and Kurt look at three stories suggested by Strangers! The stories include a bizarre situation that happened in Platteville, Wisconsin in the late 1800s, the creepy decade-long harassment of an elderly couple in Ohio, and the story of a haunted Toys R Us store in Sunnyvale, California! And, as always, a taste-test and listener questions!
*NOTE* - The topic discussion starts at 12:00. In this episode, Krista and Kurt discuss the town of Whitewater, Wisconsin (and their recent road-trip there!) Known as “Second Salem”, this small college town has a fascinating history of witchcraft, occultism, and plenty of hauntings. Then in the second half of the episode, Krista and Kurt look into stories of people who wake up to find a mysterious, shadowy, figure in their room, a...
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