Hysteria 51

Unidentified Submerged Objects: The UFOs of the Sea | 106

We all know what a UFO is, but what’s a USO? Well it’s like a UFO but in the water. That’s right we’re talking Unidentified SUBMERGED Objects. And, while we know most of them are just the Cthulhu or your run-of-the-mill Krakken, some aren’t. Could these sightings from all over the globe be proof that…

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Georgia Guide Stones: Modern Day Mystery | 105

We don’t often think of mysterious relics as something from our current era. Unexplained monolithic structures with debated meaning and even less certain purpose don’t just pop-up in small town America. But they did. There is a set of modern day relics right in front of our noses. Not hidden away is a long abandoned…

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Robert Smalls: The Civil War’s Most Incredible Untold Story | 104

Imagine this for a potential movie: Guy is born into slavery. Escapes his bonds by stealing the ship he’s a slave on and delivering it to the Union (it’s the Civil War). He goes onto captain the very boat he was a slave on, buy the house he was slave in, and eventually be elected…

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Göbekli Tepe: Proof of an Advanced, Ancient Civilization? | 103

Göbekli Tepe is an archaeological site full of mysterious monoliths and intricate carvings in Southeast Turkey that shouldn’t exist. Prehistoric hunter-gatherers COULDN’T build these massive structures, cut and transport these enormous stones, and carve these intricate reliefs with their primitive skill set and tools. Yet they did… Who had the know how to build this…

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Artificial Intelligence: How Frightened Should We Be? | 102

Computers are getting smarter by the day. Soon enough they’ll become self aware and kill us all (for one reason or another). That’s the narrative we’ve all learned from fiction and pop culture over the years, but is it true? Will Artificial Intelligence evolve to a point our puny human minds can’t comprehend? AND if…

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Skinwalker Ranch: The Science of the Paranormal | 101

By now we all know the story of Skinwalker Ranch (especially if you listened to last week’s episode). It’s a tale as old as time: Boy meets girl. Boy and girl buy a cattle ranch. Boy and girl’s dogs are turned to goo, Bigfoot visits, UFOs make a regular appearance, and ghost sightings galore. You…

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Skinwalker Ranch: The Art of the Story | 100

We’re makin’ a home out on the range in this special 100TH edition of Hysteria 51! What do you get when you cross aliens, ghosts, shapeshifters, disembodied voices, cattle mutilations, and more? The only topic worthy of our 100th episode – SKINWALKER RANCH. What would cause a normal family to abandon their dream of owning…

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Artificial Intelligence: MacGyver Knows What To Do! | 99

In this special episode of H51 we go FULL ON INTERVIEW! We have an upcoming episode on AI and wanted to interview someone. Who better than a writer/producer with over 30 years in the industry who just did a series on AI? Oh, and did we mention he created a little show called MACGYVER?!?! That’s…

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Phantom Time Theory: Is It Really the Middle Ages? | 98

There are classic debates in the world of the weird. Does Bigfoot exist? Have aliens visited the earth? Did 300 years of our collective history never happen? What, whaa? That’s what believers of the Phantom Time Theory think. The theory goes that a couple of emperors and a pope fabricated 300 years of the early…

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Cicada 3301: The Internet’s Most Mysterious Puzzle | 97

“Hello. We are looking for highly intelligent individuals. To find them we have devised a test…” Thus began the phenomenon that is Cicada 3301. At its core, Cicada 3301 is an anonymous group that released to the world a series of internet based puzzles, some of which still have no known solution. From ciphers hidden…

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