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American Hysteria

chelsey weber-smith

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American Hysteria explores how fantastical thinking has shaped our culture – moral panics, urban legends, hoaxes, crazes, fringe beliefs, and national misunderstandings. Poet-turned-podcaster Chelsey Weber-Smith tells the strangest stories from American history and examines the forces that create the reality we share, and sometimes, the reality we don't.
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From the Mall of America to the Final Swerve. We watch every week of Monday Nitro and Monday Night Raw so you dont have to, but you can if you want. Patreon.com/mnffpod Logo Art by @sanguinarynovel.bsky.social garaksmid.store for Goofs and Graps Merch
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1999: The Podcast

John Brooks and Julia Sirmons

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Was 1999 the best year in movie history? We think it might be! John Brooks, Julia Sirmons, and special guests work their way through all the year has to offer, one movie at a time, and we’ll ask special guests to share their memories of this amazing year and the movies that made it unforgettable. Unfortunately, nobody can be told what 1999: The Podcast is… you have to hear it for yourself!
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PSYCHOCINEMATIC

Stephanie Fornasier

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A podcast analysing depictions of mental illness and disabilities in film and TV. Hosted by a psychologist, Stephanie, and friends with lived experience. We may ruin your favourite movie, but we promise to do it with fun, humour, and perhaps an important lesson or two.
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Tall, Dark & Fictional

Cat Wynn & SJ Tilly

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Cat Wynn and SJ Tilly, romance writers and internet strangers turned friends, take on the romance genre every week in their no filter podcast: Tall, Dark & Fictional. Join us as we crack the spine on this best seller genre to discover what really lies behind the covers of a romance novel. Disclaimer: we swear about books… a lot. Make sure to order Cat Wynn's debut novel PARTNER TRACK! You can find links at www.catwynnauthor.com You can find SJ Tilly at sjtilly.com
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JV Reads The T

JV Hampton-VanSant

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Sit down at the table, and put your mind at ease. Each week, JV is joined by a guest and reads their Tarot Cards. With the help of their "The Wild Unknown" and "The Wild Unknown Animal Spirit" decks, they dive deep into a special 6 card reading, and of course, go on related tangents. So grab your wand, light a candle, and let's spill that Tea. XOXO Podcast art by Faye Constant.
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Amanda Smith believes that not every disaster movie is a disaster. Whether it’s an A-List actor trying to outrun a lava flow, or a C-List actor punching a mutant shark in the face, Amanda will find something to love - or to laugh about. Join her every Wednesday as she breaks down the highs and lows of a beloved (or under appreciated) entry in the disaster movie canon.
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The eCommerce Sharehouse

Russell Steed & Emerson Hammer

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Trying to scale your eCommerce business? We've been there! Sharehouse are a community of eCommerce professionals coming together to share knowledge with each other. Each episode we dive into eCommerce specific topics that apply to your business. We cover marketing, operations, finance, and more! Whether you're a founder or an operator, you'll level up your skills and scale your brand.
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Ecommerce Unlocked

Russell Steed and Emerson Hammer

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Whether you're just starting out with an idea for a product, or you are years into your business and looking to take it to the next level, we are here to help you get to the next level. From marketing to operations and product design to management, we'll cover it all! We interview founders and operators of successful brands, giving you actionable, up-to-date information that you can quickly apply into your business. Now, let's powerup!
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Garak Tailor (She/They) Welcomes Alex Steed (He/Him) to the commentary table to go over the June 10th, 1996 episodes of WCW Monday Nitro and WWE's Monday Night Raw. Alex Steed is the Co-host of You Are Good a feelings Podcast about Movies with Sarah Marshall as well as The OC, Again with Niko Stratis and on top of all that . . .Garak's Old School T…
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In which Niko Stratis and Alex Steed discuss The Strip, the 26th episode of the first season of The OC. You can find Niko Stratis online here: https://www.nikostratis.com You can order her book The Dad Rock That Made Me a Woman here: https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-dad-rock-that-made-me-a-woman-niko-stratis/21762522 You can find Alex online here: …
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We are kicking off the summer by returning to the box office top 10 for the first time since Runaway Bride with one of the 1999’s big summer blockbusters, Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me! Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me was the 4th-highest grossing movie of 1999, behind Toy Story 2, The Sixth Sense, and The Phantom Menace, opening on Ju…
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Samantha Cole (she/her) is a technology journalist based in NYC who has worked in journalism for more than ten years. She’s a co-founder of 404 Media. Support Free Speech Coalition here. Siri Dahl is an adult film star, content creator, powerlifter and activist known for her authentic performances, inclusive content, and strong online presence.…
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Since 1965, the Louisiana State Penitentiary, also known as Angola, has held an incredibly popular public event known as the Prison Rodeo where incarcerated men participate for cash prizes in contests so dangerous they have been banned from the professional rodeo circuit. Adam Mahoney is a reporter at Capital B and the author of a recent article ti…
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Over the last couple months, groups of Minecraft fans have been making TikTok videos of themselves wrecking havoc in theaters across the nation when their favorite moment of the new Minecraft movie plays. Culture writer and co-host of the podcast The Ends at Prom, BJ Colangelo, teaches me about wtf is going on and together we try not to moral panic…
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In which Niko Stratis and Alex Steed discuss The Shower, the 25th episode of the first season of The OC. You can find Niko Stratis online here: https://www.nikostratis.com You can order her book The Dad Rock That Made Me a Woman here: https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-dad-rock-that-made-me-a-woman-niko-stratis/21762522 You can find Alex online here:…
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Joe the King was the directorial debut of long-time career supporting actor and occasional indie leading man Frank Whaley, who also wrote the script based partly on his own life. It stars Noah Fleiss in the title role, Karen Young, John Leguizamo, Whaley’s friend and frequent collaborator Ethan Hawke, Camryn Manheim, Max Ligosh, a very young Kate M…
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In which Niko Stratis and Alex Steed discuss The Proposal, the 24rd episode of the first season of The OC. You can find Niko Stratis online here: https://www.nikostratis.com You can pre-order her book The Dad Rock That Made Me a Woman here: https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-dad-rock-that-made-me-a-woman-niko-stratis/21762522 You can find Alex online…
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In 1973, mysterious communications from a young boy came over CB radios in the Southwest, leading to a massive search and rescue mission that generated far more questions than answers. For this episode, I tell American Hysteria Producer (and co-host of our subscribers-only podcast Hysteria Home Companion) Miranda Zickler about the dubious case now …
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Join hosts Morgan Absher and Kaelyn Moore as they take you deep into the world of the most notorious crimes ever — where a single clue can crack a case wide open. From shocking murders to serial killers, Clues dives into all the forensic details and brilliant sleuthing of the world's most infamous cases. CLUES is a Crime House Original, powered by …
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Garak Tailor (She/They) Welcomes back Journalist and all around sweetie Brooke Binkowski (She/Her) to the commentary table to go over the June 3rd, 1996 episodes of WCW Monday Nitro and WWE's Monday Night Raw.Brooke has Returned to experience her first Golddust and first two hour Nitro and WHAT A DOOZIE OF BOTH. We discuss Gender fuckery, Actual Ci…
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In which Niko Stratis and Alex Steed discuss The Nana, the 23rd episode of the first season of The OC. You can find Niko Stratis online here: https://www.nikostratis.com You can pre-order her book The Dad Rock That Made Me a Woman here: https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-dad-rock-that-made-me-a-woman-niko-stratis/21762522 You can find Alex online her…
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In 2009, the news reported live as a six-year-old boy careened through the air at 7,000 feet trapped inside a homemade balloon craft. Millions tuned into the harrowing saga, but once the balloon finally hit the ground, no little boy was found inside. Details then emerged that seemed to indicate it was all a hoax created by a family as part of a PR …
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The Limey was 170th highest grossing movie of 1999, finishing just one spot ahead of cult favorite Jawbreaker Released October 8th in just 17 theaters and going on to make $3.2 million on a $10 million budget, The Limey was directed by Steven Soderbergh, just on the verge of his first major commercial successes (Erin Brokovich and Traffic, both rel…
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In which Niko Stratis and Alex Steed discuss The L.A., the 22nd episode of the first season of The OC. You can find Niko Stratis online here: https://www.nikostratis.com You can pre-order her book The Dad Rock That Made Me a Woman here: https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-dad-rock-that-made-me-a-woman-niko-stratis/21762522 You can find Alex online her…
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Right now we are seeing accusations of gang associations used to to justify abducting immigrants off the street and sending them to either US detention centers or the Terrorism Confinement Center in El Salvador with no due process. We have included a new introduction for this rerelease of our two part Gang Initiation series from 2024 in hopes that …
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Crystal is a drag artist and DJ based in London, UK. As seen on RuPaul's Drag Race UK Season 1, and more recently known for successfully suing Laurence Fox for defamation. Siri Dahl is an adult film star, content creator, powerlifter and activist known for her authentic performances, inclusive content, and strong online presence. If you are in or a…
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Garak Tailor (She/They) Welcomes Author and Video Essayist Sophie Edwards (She/Her) to the commentary table to go over the May 27th, 1996 episodes of WCW Monday Nitro and WWE's Monday Night Raw. It's here. In full Canadian Tuxedo, Scott Hall makes his way out to a WCW ring to declare war. The Night is Historic, The Graps are flowing, there's a lot …
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Sarah Marshall takes me on a journey through two possible historical literary deceptions and asks me to try to figure out what is real, what is fake, and what it all means. This is a sibling to our recent episode on You’re Wrong About called Hoax Memoir Spectacular, so make sure you check that out as well. Listen to 'You're Wrong About' and 'You Ar…
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In which Niko Stratis and Alex Steed discuss the major motion picture Orange County (2002). You can find Niko Stratis online here: https://www.nikostratis.com You can pre-order her book The Dad Rock That Made Me a Woman here: https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-dad-rock-that-made-me-a-woman-niko-stratis/21762522 You can find Alex online here: https://…
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Actor Val Kilmer died on April 1st of this year, after a long battle with throat cancer. He was 65. Kilmer's film career began in the 1980s with iconic turns in the likes of Top Gun and Real Genius, but it was in the 1990s where be became an icon in a decade known primarily one dominated by iconoclasts, starting with his portrayal of Jim Morrison i…
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In which Niko Stratis and Alex Steed discuss The Goodbye Girl, the 21st episode of the first season of The OC. You can find Niko Stratis online here: https://www.nikostratis.com You can pre-order her book The Dad Rock That Made Me a Woman here: https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-dad-rock-that-made-me-a-woman-niko-stratis/21762522 You can find Alex on…
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*Please listen to part one of our series first.* 'The Awful Disclosures of Maria Monk' was an 1800s true crime memoir about the horrors a runaway nun claimed to have suffered while living among debaucherous and murderous Catholic clergy in a convent-turned-torture chamber, and at the time, it was the second bestselling book in America. But was it r…
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'The Awful Disclosures of Maria Monk' was an 1800s true crime memoir about the horrors a runaway nun claimed to have suffered while living among debaucherous and murderous Catholic clergy in a convent-turned-torture chamber, and at the time, it was the second bestselling book in America. But was it really a truthful account of Maria Monk’s life? Or…
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Garak Tailor (She/They) Welcomes back Piper Willow (It/She) and THE ULTIMATE HAMPTER (They/Them/Warrior) to the commentary table to go over the May 20th, 1996 episodes of WCW Monday Nitro and WWE's Monday Night Raw. In many ways this is the Penultimate Episode of the First Act of the Monday Night Wars. Last Night was Slamboree '96, and The Curtain …
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Sweet and Lowdown opened on December 3rd in just 3 theaters and taking in an impressive 31,562 dollar per screen average Written and directed by Woody Allen, it stars Sean Penn as fictional jazz guitar legend Emmet Ray alongside Samantha Morton and Uma Thurman, Brad Garrett, John Waters, Anthony LaPaglia, and Brian Markinson, among others. Sweet an…
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The hottest new (and embarrassing) trend in the billionaire bubble is luxury doomsday shelters, wildly expensive bunkers that the ultra-rich believe will allow them to live extravagantly in a post-apocalyptic world. Join me, Joshua Belhumeur, and Malcolm Critcher of the podcast 'This is Propaganda' as we enter their futuristic world, try to underst…
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In which Niko Stratis and Alex Steed discuss The Telenovela, the 20th episode of the first season of The OC. You can find Niko Stratis online here: https://www.nikostratis.com You can pre-order her book The Dad Rock That Made Me a Woman here: https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-dad-rock-that-made-me-a-woman-niko-stratis/21762522 You can find Alex onli…
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In which Niko Stratis and Alex Steed discuss The Heartbreak, the 19th episode of the first season of The OC. You can find Niko Stratis online here: https://www.nikostratis.com You can pre-order her book The Dad Rock That Made Me a Woman here: https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-dad-rock-that-made-me-a-woman-niko-stratis/21762522 You can find Alex onli…
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This is a very special episode I did last year with the podcast You’re Wrong About in which Sarah Marshall and I swapped stories about some of our favorite historical hoaxes and pranks in honor of April Fools Day. Listen to You're Wrong About wherever you get your podcasts Become a Patron to support our show and get ad-free early episodes and bonus…
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Garak Tailor (She/They) Welcomes Audrey (She/Her) to the commentary table to go over the May 13th, 1996 episodes of WCW Monday Nitro and WWE's Monday Night Raw. The Sleeper awakens. . . something in our guest AUDREY FROM RADIO FREE TOTE BAG! Golddust might be his gayest yet this week and everyone liked that. We discuss Ancient Mesopotamian Shitpost…
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57th on the 1999 box office chart, For Love of the Game marked director Raimi’s first foray into big-budget, mass-market filmmaking (which would ultimately pave the way for being handed the enormous task of finally bringing Spiderman to the screen in 2002) But love and baseball was very different territory for Raimi, and his inexperience in the rea…
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Woody Shticks is a comic stripper and burlesque performer as well as the director, production manager, and co-star of our recent live stage show with You’re Wrong About. For this episode, Woody and I talk about our histories with and philosophies around modern burlesque, and I tell him about the drama surrounding the first burlesque troupe to make …
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In which Niko Stratis and Alex Steed discuss The Truth, the 18th episode of the first season of The OC. You can find Niko Stratis online here: https://www.nikostratis.com You can pre-order her book The Dad Rock That Made Me a Woman here: https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-dad-rock-that-made-me-a-woman-niko-stratis/21762522 You can find Alex online he…
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Garak Tailor (She/They) Welcomes Jen aka Big Miss Steak (She/Her) back to the commentary table for a third time to discuss the April 15th, 1996 episodes of WCW Monday Nitro and WWE Monday Night RAW. This week is a First Mutual to say yes week. Jen has insisted this isn't for science though, but for Home Economics. Macho Man continues his totally ju…
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Exposed thongs were all the rage in the early 2000s thanks to a handful of massive pop cultural moments, but as the craze reached the mainstream market and trickled down to teens and tweens, the skank-shaming heated up as did the moral panics and political backlash. Millennials, however, were far from the first generation to experience thong drama,…
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In which Niko Stratis and Alex Steed discuss The Rivals, the 17th episode of the first season of The OC. You can find Niko Stratis online here: https://www.nikostratis.com You can pre-order her book The Dad Rock That Made Me a Woman here: https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-dad-rock-that-made-me-a-woman-niko-stratis/21762522 You can find Alex online h…
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Garak Tailor (She/They) Welcomes Author Juno Rylee Schultz (She/Her) to the commentary table to discuss April 29th, 1996 episodes of WCW Monday Nitro and WWE Monday Night RAW. We discuss Gender, Mortal Kombat, and the plan to Trans the gender of a beloved Wrestler from history every day until Morale improves. As always a general CW: Wrestling is an…
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There were no movies starring the late Gene Hackman that were released in the US in 1999, but two of his films released in the US in 1998 – Tony Scott’s Enemy of the State and Robert Benton’s Twilight – were released in Europe in 1999. So because plenty has been said about the former, we are taking a look today at the latter. Directed by Kramer and…
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Thongs and the battles waged on their backs will be the focus of our upcoming episode. This collection of excerpts from previous episodes will provide some extra context: Wardrobe Malfunction (2019), Teenage Sex (2019), and The Streaking Craze (2023). Become a Patron to support our show and get early ad-free episodes and bonus content Or subscribe …
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In which Niko Stratis and Alex Steed discuss The Links, the 16th episode of the first season of The OC. You can find Niko Stratis online here: https://www.nikostratis.com You can pre-order her book The Dad Rock That Made Me a Woman here: https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-dad-rock-that-made-me-a-woman-niko-stratis/21762522 You can find Alex online he…
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Garak Tailor (She/They) welcomes Not Anne Hatheway (She/They) to the commentary table for April 22nd, 1996. Roll that beautiful Beans Footage. Lotion returns for a strange night of Graps. Eric Bischoff Does Queer Slurs, and Mick Foley wrestles with his entire pussy. As always a general CW: Wrestling is an industry of Monsters and the 90's wasn't ex…
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American philosopher Jason Stanley is the author of Erasing History: How Fascists Rewrite the Past to Control the Future. For this episode, Jason helps us understand some of the attacks on educational institutes at home and abroad and how authoritarian movements purposefully repress and reject historical truths in favor of a different narrative tha…
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In which Niko Stratis and Alex Steed discuss The Third Wheel, the 15th episode of the first season of The OC. You can find Niko Stratis online here: https://www.nikostratis.com You can pre-order her book The Dad Rock That Made Me a Woman here: https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-dad-rock-that-made-me-a-woman-niko-stratis/21762522 You can find Alex onl…
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Garak Tailor (She/They) Welcomes Erika (They/Them) back to the commentary table for a third time to discuss the April 15th, 1996 episodes of WCW Monday Nitro and WWE Monday Night RAW. We discuss Dudes rocking, the hostile takeover of The Ric Flair/Four Horsemen concept by the Queer Agenda, and there appears to have been a breakout in the Sub Baseme…
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