STOP LOOKING AT THE DATE.Anyway, what a wild way for you to find out that Wyatt’s leaving the show.EPISODE LINKSAll-purpose show links: https://superduperstitious.com/linksFour Phantoms website: https://www.fourphantoms.net/Four Phantoms store: https://four-phantoms-brewing-company.square.site/Humanoid creature CCTV footage: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A-xNlnmhjj0Contact form: https://superduperstitious.com/contact Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

IT ALL COMES DOWN TO THIS. WHATEVER THE HELL THIS IS.EPISODE LINKSAll-purpose show links: https://superduperstitious.com/linksFour Phantoms website: https://www.fourphantoms.net/Four Phantoms store: https://four-phantoms-brewing-company.square.site/JOIN OUR CURSE EXPERIMENT HERE: https://forms.gle/vWJomLttdvXd7tmX7The Gaykoslavie experience: https://englishrussia.com/2010/02/17/russian-gadget-hackwrench-religion/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

As the WCCW creeps ever closer to crowning an ultimate victor, what new and exciting ways can we find to totally ruin your bracket? There’s only one way to find out!EPISODE LINKSAll-purpose show links: https://superduperstitious.com/linksFour Phantoms website: https://www.fourphantoms.net/Four Phantoms store: https://four-phantoms-brewing-company.square.site/FOLLOW ALONG WITH THE BRACKET HERE: https://superduperstitious.com/march-madnessJOIN OUR CURSE EXPERIMENT HERE: https://forms.gle/vWJomLttdvXd7tmX7I AM Come: https://vimeo.com/352872112St. Germain: https://bit.ly/40B8SPdHeaven’s Gate logo: https://bit.ly/42GFp8x Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The utter ridiculousness continues as we round out the WCCW regionals with all 16 contestants in the Global and Planetary Divisions of the NCAAA. These words and letters all mean something and make sense! You’re in the right place and everything is fine!EPISODE LINKSAll-purpose show links: https://superduperstitious.com/linksFour Phantoms website: https://www.fourphantoms.net/Four Phantoms store: https://four-phantoms-brewing-company.square.site/FOLLOW ALONG WITH THE BRACKET HERE: https://superduperstitious.com/march-madnessJOIN OUR CURSE EXPERIMENT HERE: https://forms.gle/vWJomLttdvXd7tmX7 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It’s a whole episode about the biology of The Last of Us in an attempt to tap into the zeitgeist! What’s the deal with Cordyceps? Could this happen in real life? Are we doing SEO right??*Originally scheduled for release BEFORE the start of our whole March Madness seriesEPISODE LINKSAll-purpose show links: https://superduperstitious.com/linksFour Phantoms: https://www.fourphantoms.net/FILL OUT YOUR MARCH MADNESS BRACKET HERE: https://superduperstitious.com/march-madnessSourcesBasic fungal biology: http://bit.ly/3ZRi4ieCordyceps controlling a cicada: https://youtu.be/FAVAVHAptyQCordyceps controlling a beetle: https://youtu.be/EBQNpyAdmfcEntomophthora muscae example: https://www.flickr.com/photos/anxoresua/6867594070Entomophthora muscae and its released spores: https://bit.ly/3EV6pXJEntomophthora muscae range map: https://www.discoverlife.org/mp/20m?kind=Entomophthora+muscaeSnail with nematode parasite (PRETTY GROSS): https://youtu.be/Go_LIz7kTokParasitic barnacle: https://youtu.be/sCvTHrzI-SkBody temperature vs. fungi: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/19827944/Climate change is selecting for heat-resistant fungi: https://journals.asm.org/doi/full/10.1128/mBio.00061-10Climate change is increasing fungal infections: https://www.wired.com/story/fungi-climate-change-medicine-health/Not a lot of medical solutions: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6549129/We breathe a lot of spores and it’s okay: http://bit.ly/3JusTkRMost fungi aren’t infectious: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5453709/No spores for the show: http://polygon.com/entertainment/23562421/last-of-us-cordyceps-spores-tv-show-hbo Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

No podcast about the strange and unusual would be complete without a month-long, four-part tournament of 32 different cults competing head to head! NOT ONE SUCH PODCAST. Here’s the first of those four parts!EPISODE LINKSAll-purpose show links: https://superduperstitious.com/linksFour Phantoms email: fourphantomsbeer@gmail.comFour Phantoms website: https://www.fourphantoms.net/Four Phantoms store: https://four-phantoms-brewing-company.square.site/FILL OUT YOUR MARCH MADNESS BRACKET HERE: https://www.superduperstitious.com/march-madness Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Our ultimate March Madness cult competition, the WCCW, begins March 9th!Submit your predictions here: https://www.superduperstitious.com/march-madness Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Momo money, Momo problems.(Also Wyatt talks about Ohio.)EPISODE LINKSAll-purpose show links: https://superduperstitious.com/linksFour Phantoms email: fourphantomsbeer@gmail.comFour Phantoms website: https://www.fourphantoms.net/Four Phantoms store: https://four-phantoms-brewing-company.square.site/Jake’s storyMissouri Folklore Society on Momo: https://missourifolkloresociety.truman.edu/home/society/notes/momo/Legends of America: https://www.legendsofamerica.com/momo-monster/Missouri Department of Conservation: http://bit.ly/3YG2Lc1Columbia Tribune: http://bit.ly/3lMfiftOld FATE Magazine article: http://bit.ly/3IyiKmRMomo song: https://missourifolkloresociety.truman.edu/files/2015/06/Momo-the-Monster.mp3Wyatt’s storiesHelltown: https://www.americanhauntingsink.com/helltown Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stuff dies all the time, and sometimes those dead things are weird looking! This is two of those times.Wyatt leads with the Rhodope skull, the mysterious bone specimen that folks were only too excited to immediately label an alien. And don’t get him STARTED on the Adygea skulls! Jake then hops on the alien train with the Kovahsi creature, also known as Kesha. What’s little and desiccated and doesn’t have wings, no matter how many publications say otherwise? Google Translate will save us!“Horn core” is pretty fun to say. And that’s about all I’ve got left in the tank for this episode description.EPISODE LINKSAll-purpose show links: https://superduperstitious.com/linksFour Phantoms email: fourphantomsbeer@gmail.comFour Phantoms website: https://www.fourphantoms.net/Four Phantoms store: https://four-phantoms-brewing-company.square.site/Wyatt’s storiesAncient Code: https://www.ancient-code.com/the-rhodope-skull-the-mysterious-cranium-of-a-real-life-alien/Rhodope skull explained: http://bit.ly/3YeiCO9Jake’s storyRussian newscast video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6UWUdNXrIX4Image of Kesha: https://mustorage.blob.core.windows.net/images/2015/09/size-570x520.jpgRussian chupacabra article: https://www.fern-flower.org/en/news/mythical-chupacabra-boguchany-was-stMysterious Universe article: https://mysteriousuniverse.org/2015/09/strange-tiny-being-puzzles-scientists-and-scares-russians/Daily Mail article: http://bit.ly/3jmnBO3 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Boy howdy, if this were the sort of podcast that had separate seasons, this episode sure would be the start of a new one! But it isn’t, so it’s not. Instead, enjoy two timely takes on some pervasive immunity myths! If you want to eat a lime or something, that’s fine.EPISODE LINKSAll-purpose show links: https://superduperstitious.com/linksFour Phantoms email: fourphantomsbeer@gmail.comFour Phantoms website: https://www.fourphantoms.net/Four Phantoms store: https://four-phantoms-brewing-company.square.site/Jake’s storyLymph: https://www.scienceabc.com/pure-sciences/difference-between-blood-and-lymph.htmlLymphatic system: https://theodora.com/anatomy/the_lymphatic_system.htmlImmune system overview: https://www.niaid.nih.gov/research/immune-system-overviewRefuting the myth of “immunity debt”: https://bit.ly/3wtMdraUnraveling the logic: https://bit.ly/3kKt8hSRSV spikes: https://www.cdc.gov/rsv/research/rsv-net/dashboard.htmlEpisode 107: https://www.superduperstitious.com/episodes/107-preventative-measuresTransfer of immunity at birth: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/12727640/Recent strep throat deaths: http://bit.ly/3Dif05PCOVID before RSV: https://twitter.com/DFisman/status/1602423960246829058COVID’s effect on immune systems: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41590-021-01113-xWyatt’s storyLinus Pauling’s vitamin C madness: https://www.vox.com/2015/1/15/7547741/vitamin-c-myth-paulingSome of Pauling’s beliefs: http://www.paulingtherapy.com/Cancer treatment claims: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC431183/But actually no: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/384241/For real, no: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25601965/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

October finally comes to an end, and holy wow another guest?! It must be time to celebrate Halloween the Superduperstitious way: by talking about apples!Join the boys and special guest Casey Simpson of Artifact Cider Project to hear all about Jake’s regional seasonal frustrations, canals, and flashlights – the perfect Halloween trifecta! Oh and also a whole thing about the haunted house Casey’s grandparents owned for years, if you’re into that kind of thing.All that, plus a surprise visit from Drew, a continuous dog presence, and all the weird clicking noises you could ever ask for! Stop reading this description and just listen already!!EPISODE LINKSAll-purpose show links: https://superduperstitious.com/linksArtifact Cider Project: https://www.artifactcider.com/Bateleur eagle photo #1: https://live.staticflickr.com/8587/28759004652_9edc13dfab_b.jpgBateleur eagle photo #2: https://bit.ly/3sHywmLFour Phantoms email: fourphantomsbeer@gmail.comFour Phantoms website: https://www.fourphantoms.net/Four Phantoms store: https://four-phantoms-brewing-company.square.site/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In spite of others’ efforts to the contrary, October just keeps happening! And so, too, do the guests (which are, yes, still of the special variety).The final guest before Halloween is none other than the founder of Four Phantoms, the groovy brewery in western Massachusetts that combines— you know what? You probably know all that by now. In that case, grab a beverage of your choosing, don’t get your leg exploded, and learn all about the man responsible for this dumb show having an actual sponsor! (And don't worry, there's ghosts AND science in this one.)EPISODE LINKSAll-purpose show links: https://superduperstitious.com/linksFour Phantoms email: fourphantomsbeer@gmail.comFour Phantoms website: https://www.fourphantoms.net/Four Phantoms store: https://four-phantoms-brewing-company.square.site/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

October continues! And the guests? Oh they’re special all right.This week, the boys are joined by two thirds of the delightful podcast Monster Movie Happy Hour! Listen to four nerds talk about the spooky media that brings them the most joy, from classics of the silver screen, to camp-tastic sci fi offerings of the more recent past.And be sure to follow the link below to check out the show! Get to know Scott Chesebrough, Dave Geister, and the unfortunately-dead-to-us Mary Challman as you enjoy a cocktail and learn what it truly means to be a monster kid. Cheers!EPISODE LINKSMonster Movie Happy Hour: http://www.monstermoviehappyhour.com/All-purpose show links: https://superduperstitious.com/linksFour Phantoms email: fourphantomsbeer@gmail.comFour Phantoms website: https://www.fourphantoms.net/Four Phantoms store: https://four-phantoms-brewing-company.square.site/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episode 168 – Survival of the Storytelling-est (feat. Christa Adams)October begins, and with it, a whole month of special guests! How else would we make this month stand out?This first episode features the fantastic Christa, who weaseled her way into a podcast appearance by sheer will! Luckily she makes up for it with a fantastic discussion of the anthropological functions of scary stories and storytelling in general. So don’t pretend like this isn’t still a science show!Grab some candy corn or whatever and buckle in, because October starts… a few days ago!!EPISODE LINKSAll-purpose show links: https://superduperstitious.com/linksFour Phantoms email: fourphantomsbeer@gmail.comFour Phantoms website: https://www.fourphantoms.net/Four Phantoms store: https://four-phantoms-brewing-company.square.site/Christa’s sourcesSapiens: A Brief History of Humankind by Yuval Noah Harari: https://www.ynharari.com/book/sapiens-2/The Deepest Well by Dr. Nadine Burke Harris: https://bit.ly/3M6sncw“The Last Human” (from Kurzgesagt): https://youtu.be/LEENEFaVUzU“When Time Became History” (from Kurzgesagt): https://youtu.be/CWu29PRCUvQ“hahahrawrrahaha” (Ian Malcolm remix by FLIPSHOT): https://soundcloud.com/flip-shot/hahahrawrrahaha Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

An episode coming out early?! That’ll be the day! And that day is in fact specifically today, as August Around the World reaches its exciting Caribbean conclusion. Put on absolutely all of the sunscreen and listen along!EPISODE LINKSAll-purpose show links: https://superduperstitious.com/linksFour Phantoms email: fourphantomsbeer@gmail.comFour Phantoms website: https://www.fourphantoms.net/Four Phantoms store: https://four-phantoms-brewing-company.square.site/RPM Fest: https://www.rpmfest.org/Wyatt’s storiesThe douen: https://triniinxisle.com/2018/08/10/trini-folklore-douen/More douen: https://bit.ly/3cvXyRaThe Gloria Colita: https://mysteriousuniverse.org/2021/07/a-mysterious-vanishing-ship-in-the-caribbean/#What happened to the ship?: https://jaybusbee.substack.com/p/the-curious-case-of-the-missing-mobileWaves video: https://youtu.be/yLzgzvVxUV4 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The month marches on, and still no Wyatt?? Luckily additional assistance can be found at this next stop of August Around the World: Ireland!Emma from Real Life Ghost Stories leads Jake on a tour of her homeland with a tale perfectly tailored to this show: a folkloric mystery with a very satisfying scientific conclusion! And also music and fairies – it’s the total package, really. Jake follows this with a bunch of cats.Have you encountered our lost cohost out there somewhere? If you see something, say something! But in the meantime, enjoy what is surely this week’s ONLY episode of Superduperstitious.EPISODE LINKSReal Life Ghost Stories: https://www.reallifeghoststoriespodcast.com/All-purpose show links: https://superduperstitious.com/linksFour Phantoms email: fourphantomsbeer@gmail.comFour Phantoms website: https://www.fourphantoms.net/Four Phantoms store: https://four-phantoms-brewing-company.square.site/RPM Fest: https://www.rpmfest.org/Emma’s storyGreat Blasket Island: https://bit.ly/3CuEai1“Port na bPúcaí” (fiddle version): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4i3QEkc4hTw“Port na bPúcaí” (vocal version): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8C5QqFapcuwGiving lyrics to the tune: https://bit.ly/3R6ljxRJake’s storiesArticle from Joe.ie: https://bit.ly/3pG6N4nAlien Big Cats (the Irish Post): https://bit.ly/3PQe3VEThe Beast of Oulart Hill: https://bit.ly/3KnjryKVideo of the Beast: https://bit.ly/3R1yHU8Lynx in Ireland??: https://www.wildireland.org/lynxReintroducing lynx: https://bit.ly/3QQlkGj Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mysterious circumstances have delayed the next episode's release! Wyatt's whereabouts: unknown. In the meantime why not head on over to www.patreon.com/superduperstitious just for fun and see what happens? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

August Around the World continues, though not without incident...Wyatt is MIA after a SNAFU with the NCAAA, so it’s up to friend of the show and Taiwan expert Cece to lead the way through this week’s travels! Ever the professional, she brings a wealth of history and culture to the episode, AND delivers on the spooks with a trio of ghost stories. Jake talks about some gross bugs or whatever.Take off your coat and grab a bubble tea as you settle in for another exciting episode of Superduperstitious!EPISODE LINKSAll-purpose show links: https://superduperstitious.com/linksFour Phantoms email: fourphantomsbeer@gmail.comFour Phantoms website: https://www.fourphantoms.net/Four Phantoms store: https://four-phantoms-brewing-company.square.site/Jake’s storiesHermit crab in a doll head (article): http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2015/06/17/2003620916Hermit crab in a doll head (photo): https://www.taipeitimes.com/images/2015/06/17/p05-150617-a2.jpgLake monster (article): https://www.cna.com.tw/news/ahel/202202150364.aspxLake monster (video): https://youtu.be/ryoXlvsh2g0Horsehair worm (video): https://youtu.be/2yq9KJZf798Horsehair worm (article): https://bit.ly/3PftiY7Ribbon worm (video): https://youtu.be/vLB5rnw5CI0Ribbon worm (article): https://on.natgeo.com/3vUsfpuCece’s storiesQuanfu Elementary School: https://bit.ly/3QjDW1aWater ghosts: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4wc5wozmhhU&list=WL&index=2&t=388sSurveillance screen scare: https://www.dcard.tw/f/marvel/p/234568180 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It’s once again that special time of year when the boys get their traveling shoes on (??) and start telling stories around the world! Everything is probably going to go exactly as planned!The first stop on this month-long journey is Eastern Europe and More Specifically Hungary. Jake kicks it off with an all-purpose supernatural being called a lidérc, which is equally likely to do you favors while eating your butter and then killing you, or else sexing you so good every single night (and then killing you). It’s a chicken-tastic fun time! Wyatt then humors both hosts’ pet interests with a pale humanoid that is also apelike. Sometimes called the Woodcutter of Mátranovák, sometimes called the Treeskinner, this eerie beastie has one thing all cryptids strive for: BLURRY. PHOTOGRAPHIC. EVIDENCE.Grab an entirely unspecified plane ticket and join in for the beginning of this year’s August Around the World!EPISODE LINKSAll-purpose show links: https://superduperstitious.com/linksFour Phantoms email: fourphantomsbeer@gmail.comFour Phantoms website: https://www.fourphantoms.net/Four Phantoms store: https://four-phantoms-brewing-company.square.site/Jake’s storyThe lidérc: https://abookofcreatures.com/2021/03/22/liderc/From Hungary with Love: https://bit.ly/3d4yrEYSLEEP PARALYSIS CURE: https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2016.00028/fullWyatt’s storyBlikk article: https://www.blikk.hu/aktualis/belfold/matranovak-fanyuvo-legenda-ujra-lattak/sxmqvczTreeskinner sightings: https://pinebarrensinstitute.com/guest-articles/2020/3/12/cryptids-of-hungary-guest-article-byUncle Gyula: https://www.nool.hu/helyi-kozelet/2021/05/elhunyt-a-magyar-jeti-a-matranovaki-fanyuvo Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The nationwide journey continues with ALMOST the last of the states Wyatt and Jake have specifically lived in (Maryland! Minnesota!) Also the boys come dangerously close to actually reviewing a beer.EPISODE LINKSAll-purpose show links: https://superduperstitious.com/linksFour Phantoms email: fourphantomsbeer@gmail.comFour Phantoms website: https://www.fourphantoms.net/Four Phantoms store: https://four-phantoms-brewing-company.square.site/Wyatt’s storyDwayyo: https://www.legendsofamerica.com/dwayyo/“Growling” deer: https://youtu.be/k6ewlw1TR18Muntjac sounds: https://youtu.be/kQB0vO4aE6wWhat was it?: https://jamesrada.com/where-did-the-dwayyo-away-go/Additional lore: https://susquehannockwildelife.weebly.com/the-susquehanna-witchs-post/january-22nd-2020Jake’s story“The Marvelous Exploits of Paul Bunyan”: https://americanliterature.com/author/wb-laughead/short-story/paul-bunyanThe Peculiar Birth of Paul Bunyan: https://bit.ly/3oiujnbWas There a Real Paul Bunyan?: https://history.howstuffworks.com/history-vs-myth/real-paul-bunyan.htmBemidji statue: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/2e/Paul_Bunyan_and_Babe_the_Blue_Ox.jpgBangor statue: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Bunyan#/media/File:Paul_Bunyan_statue_in_Bangor,_Maine.jpg Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.