History Creeps Podcast

History Creeps Podcast

Johnny Townsend, Carter Johnson and Chris Chavez dive into the odd depths, strange corners and mysterious crevices of history and explore the strange tales and dark stories they forgot to teach you in school!

Episodes

July 18, 2022
On this episode, the guys find themselves making a difficult decision.
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On this episode, the guys discuss and comment on a number of recent creepy news headlines, from the discovery of human remains due to drought to horrifying picture messages moments before the takeoff of a commercial airliner.
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On this episode of That’s Odd, Johnny tells Chris about a few saints that weren’t as good and pious as one would think, and Chris tells Johnny about a UFO encounter that literally left a mark on the witness.
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This week, Johnny finds himself sucked into the nefarious world of YouTuber drama. Then Carter tells the guys the story of a mysterious disappearance involving a YouTuber who vanished after searching for a cave that left him literally shaken after his first visit.
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This week, Chris couldn’t make it so Johnny and Carter take the time to discuss their thoughts on some of the things they’ve been watching, pondering questions like, “Should a TV series that documents the rise of a basketball dynasty actually show basketball at all?”
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This week on That’s Odd, Chris and Johnny list their favorite creepy TV shows. Unsolved Mysteries, Sightings, Supernatural, Ghost Hunters, and more are discussed and ranked to make up their current top five.
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This week on That’s Odd, Chris tells Johnny about a rash of UFO sightings in one night back in 1957 that affected the electrical systems of all the vehicles that came in contact with the object. After an investigation, the Air Force wrote the event off as ball lightning, but those who were there think differently. And then Johnny tells Chris about some odd facts around some of Hollywood’s biggest names.
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On this episode of That’s Odd, Chris tells Johnny about a strange message received on a BBC computer in the 1980s claiming to be from someone living in the 1500s who had been given the computer by people from 2109. Then, Johnny tells of the time Charlie Chaplin’s body was stolen from his grave and his wife refused to pay the ransom to get it back.
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This week, Chris and Johnny open the show discussing celebrities farting in jars and Vice’s series The Dark Side of the 90s before getting into their respective stories - Russia’s use of animals in the early days of the Space Race, and a man in the 1900s who buried the wrong wife.
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This week, Chris and Johnny look forward to the new year by looking back at some of the weird things that happened over 2021. Tongue eating parasites, haunted houses for sale, and lumber aisle exorcisms are just a few examples of how strange the last year has been.
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This week, the guys are back and Johnny concludes his two part story of the Stayner Family. In the late 90s, a series of murders near Yosemite National Park sparks a manhunt that would lead to the family that decades earlier experienced a traumatic experience themselves.
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This week, the guys are back and Johnny brings the first in his two-part story of the Stayner family. When 7-year-old Steven Stayner is abducted in Merced, California in 1972, it would set into motion a horrific nightmare that would last eight years. Sadly, it wouldn’t be the only time the Stayner family would make the news.
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Recorded before Halloween, on this episode of That’s Odd, Chris tells Johnny about the story behind the prolonged disappearance of Domino’s Pizza’s most popular mascot - the Noid. Then, Johnny tells Chris about strange events that occurred in October of 1903 in which a number folks in a small Iowa town witnessed a mysterious half-animal, half-human winged creature that terrorized them over several nights in the course of the week.
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Here it is, the highly anticipated (we think), much talked about (mostly between ourselves) episode of the podcast this year - The History Creeps Halloween Spooktacular. Who will claim the title of Pumpkin King of Creeper Clubhouse? Listen and find out. Find us on the web and social media: BICBP-RADIO.com Instagram Johnny Townsend    johnnyism28 Chris Chavez            ccchavez13 Twitter Johnny Townsend    @johnnyism Chris Cha...
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This week, the guys take a look at the events that led up to the disappearance and unfortunate demise of Gabby Petito. Find us on the web and social media: BICBP-RADIO.com Instagram Johnny Townsend    johnnyism28 Chris Chavez            ccchavez13 Twitter Johnny Townsend    @johnnyism Chris Chavez            @cchavezforreal
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This week, Chris tells the guys about a bizarre story where what started out as an attempt to shame a car thief quickly turned into a discovery of multiple crimes and possibly murder. Find us on the web and social media: BICBP-RADIO.com Instagram Johnny Townsend    johnnyism28 Chris Chavez            ccchavez13 Twitter Johnny Townsend    @johnnyism Chris Chavez            @cchavezforreal
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On this episode of That’s Odd, Johnny and Chris discuss a couple of mythical creatures. First, El Coco has been whispered about from generation to generation in Hispanic communities throughout the world, scaring children into behaving. Then, there is a story of a lizard man in South Carolina that is known to inhabit the swamplands around Ore Swamp. BICBP-RADIO.com Instagram Johnny Townsend    johnnyism28 Chris Chavez            c...
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On this episode of That’s Odd, Johnny and Chris are joined by their friend Matt Johnson (The 2-Pt Conversation, Retro Pop, The Panel Discussion, Eat Sleep List) to discuss one of Matt’s favorite cryptids, Bessie. One of Lake Erie’s most iconic figures, reports of Bessie date back to 1795 and would be spotted a multitude of times over the next 200 years.
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This week, Chris is on vacation, so Carter and Johnny decide to discuss some of their favorite UFO cases. Find us on the web and social media: BICBP-RADIO.com Instagram Johnny Townsend    johnnyism28 Chris Chavez            ccchavez13 Twitter Johnny Townsend    @johnnyism Chris Chavez            @cchavezforreal
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On this episode of That’s Odd, Johnny tells Chris about a cargo ship that vanished on Lake Michigan in 1679, and Chris tells Johnny about a man who apparently vanished into thin air in 2006 while at a popular college bar under the scrutiny of a number of security cameras. BICBP-RADIO.com Instagram Johnny Townsend    johnnyism28 Chris Chavez            ccchavez13 Twitter Johnny Townsend    @johnnyism Chris Chavez            @cch...
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