Hysteria 51

This week we hop BACK over the pond to merry ol’ England to tackle a most vile and sinister serial…slapper? Well – slapper, groper, fire belcher, carriage crasher, and more. This week we’re looking into the legend of Spring Heeled Jack. This mischievous prankster allegedly had metal claws, could leap over 10 ft. walls, breath blue fire, apparently loved to slap authority figures, and cause carriages to crash. But who was this British bouncer? Is this just a folk tale re-told over the years to explain away hundreds of different events, was there a person of extraordinary ability terrorizing the countryside, or were these just a series of glorified fraternity pranks? David Flora of the Blurry Photos podcast joins the fun to help us uncover the identity of Britain’s strangest urban legend. Plus, Conspiracy Bot tries to get rid of Flora (he’s protective of BRENT’S beer), the fellas all try their hands at a British accent and fail miserably (shocking), and a related ghost in Long Island sounds eerily similar to Keanu Reeves (whoa). All of that and more on the podcast that’s never terrified women by blowing fire into their face, we do it the old fashioned way, by letting them see our work ethic and bank account – Hysteria 51.Special thanks to this week’s research sources:Research Assistant – Raymond Walden IVBooksThe Legend of Spring-Heeled Jack | Karl BellThe Mystery of Spring-Heeled Jack: From Victorian Legend to Steampunk Hero | John MatthewsVideosThe Mystery Of Spring Heeled Jack – https://bit.ly/2Wpxk4ZCryptids and Monsters: The Spring-Heeled Jack – https://bit.ly/2FyRO4HWebsitesWikipedia – https://bit.ly/1rPK59yAtlas Obscura – https://bit.ly/2JAEkJOHistoric UK – https://bit.ly/2JJTGNdBBC – https://bbc.in/2p6amzNMysterious Universe – https://bit.ly/2uwobvABlurry Photos – http://www.blurryphotos.org

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There’s nothing like fishing in the evening with a friend. The only sounds disturbing your peaceful respite are the gentle trickles of water, the rhythmic chirping of crickets, and the loud whirring of an alien aircraft that’s come to abduct you. OK, that last one might be unique to this story. The Pascagoula Abduction was a close encounter of the 4th kind in Mississippi in the early 70’s. Out on a fishing trip, 2 men where minding their own business when a UFO flew down and the inhabitants abducted the men. The aliens were said to have elephant-like skin and lobster-claws for hands. And while this sounds a bit far-fetched, even a polygraph was passed. They were even hypnotized to get the truth. The hypnotist’s conclusion? The fishermen “experienced an extraterrestrial phenomena”. This week we’re cooking up some mashed potatoes and diving into this close encounter. Plus, why is Conspiracy Bot hiring the Polish figure skating team (it’s a long story)? We learn Dick Cheney is actually a robot (we can’t prove this, but no one would be surprised). And Rob Kristoffersen, host of the Our Strange Skies joins us in the lower 4th to talk alien elephants. All of that and more on the podcast that’s never seen an alien elephant, all of the elephants we’ve seen were naturalized – Hysteria 51.Special thanks to this week’s research sources:Research Assistant – Raymond Walden IVBooksPascagoula-The Closest Encounter: My Story – Calvin ParkerUFO Contact at Pascagoula: Charles Hickson and William MendezVideosThe Pascagoula Abductions – Hickson and Harder Interview https://youtu.be/M08gyPvEdj8Pascagoula Abduction Incident with Charles Hickson & Calvin Parker in 1973 https://youtu.be/BW3DCv4tfbkWebsitesWikipedia – https://bit.ly/2H6X7eJFox10 – https://bit.ly/2UqH3HVWGNO News – https://bit.ly/2NQpUVkOur Strange Skies – https://bit.ly/2JxpuVBMusicDeep haze by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

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Interstellar travel, rewriting human genetics, body hacking, limitless clean energy...is this our future? What will humanity look like in 100 years (assuming the Yellowstone Caldera doesn’t take us all out)? If technology continues to progress anywhere near the pace of the last few decades, not only will we have people on Mars, we’ll be in the middle of terraforming it. Or, will our future have a distinctly dystopian pallor? We take a look ahead this week with Ben Bowlin and Matt Frederick from the OG conspiracy podcast, Stuff They Don’t Want You To Know. Plus, could the future of humanity hinge on this very podcast? (no) Conspiracy Bot has the fix for quantum computers (defrag). And we all have some “tea, Earl Grey, hot”. All of that and more on the podcast that is hopeful for the future of humanity (poorly conceived and built robots on the other hand, we aren’t so sure) – Hysteria 51.Special thanks to this week’s research sources:Research Assistant – Raymond Walden IVBooksThe Future of Humanity: Terraforming Mars, Interstellar Travel, Immortality, and Our Destiny beyond Earth | Michio KakuNational Academy of Engineering. 2014. Making a World of Difference: Engineering Ideas into Reality | The National Academies Press.VideosMichio Kaku: The von Neumann Probe (A Nano Ship to the Stars) - https://youtu.be/BN-FU8VPoOcWebsitesFriday Magazine - https://bit.ly/2pByUmfScience Alert - https://bit.ly/2ECRdyaFuturism - https://bit.ly/2XEPzoDWikipedia - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GrapheneStuff They Don't Want You to Know - https://bit.ly/2xGCSOOMusicDarkness is Coming Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

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Not EVERY UFO can be an aliens (we know Giorgio, shocking). These unknown aircraft aren’t always “unidentified” to everyone. Some of them come from a little closer to home – the good ol’ U.S. of A. The U.S. Government has confirmed the existence of Black Project Aircraft. These are experimental and developmental planes, drones, and more that are highly classified and not publicly acknowledged by the government or its contractors. These technologies are known to range from invisibility, experimental propulsion systems, advanced weaponry and more (that’s the whole classified / black project part). To help uncover the truth this week we’ve enlisted the help of Black Project Aircraft expert and author of the Wingman book series, Mack Maloney. Plus, Conspiracy Bot decides he’s going to help (for once) produce the show (he doesn’t), he also makes some pretty harsh allegations involving Tom DeLonge (and a ham sandwich), and Brent threatens Conspiracy Bot with a bath (this might all be related). All of that and more on the podcast that knows the government has super-secret Black Project Aircraft in development, how else could you explain (REDACTED) - Hysteria 51.Special thanks to this week’s research sources:Research Assistant – Raymond Walden IVBooksSecret Jets: A History of the Aircraft Developed At Area 51 | Bill YenneArea 51: An Uncensored History of America's Top Secret Military Base | Annie JacobsenDark Eagles: A History of Top Secret U.S. Aircraft Programs | Curtis PeeblesUFOs in Wartime: What They Didn't Want You To Know | Mack MaloneyVideosFlight Tests of NACA Ram-Jet Test Vehicle - https://youtu.be/jhSzKMzCILEX-37B - What is it doing up there? - https://youtu.be/BGn80n68wLkWebsitesWikipedia - https://bit.ly/2q3WxneWikipedia - https://bit.ly/2VNIqk3Wikipedia - https://bit.ly/2VMuTsZBloomberg - https://bloom.bg/2DCrzcfNASA - https://go.nasa.gov/1LYk507Mack Maloney - https://www.mackmaloney.com/

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Jack Parsons is the subject of this week’s show. Jack was one of the principal founders of both the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) and the Aerojet Engineering Corporation. He invented the first rocket engine to use a castable, composite rocket propellant, and pioneered the advancement of both liquid-fuel and solid-fuel rockets. Oh, and he also summoned the devil, was besties with Aleister Crowley, and practiced magick. You know, normal rocket scientist stuff. This week we dive into the life and times of Jack Parsons. Plus, Conspiracy Bot actually succeeds on Shark Tank (really Mr. Wonderful?), in unrelated news he now has a jingle for his Bot Booze (it’s stolen), and Dan Kozuh of TheHardTimes.net makes a return visit to the Lower 4th to talk his new book Lingeria (we’re as surprised as you are). All of that and more on the podcast that’s never summoned a demon to get a science experiment to work, we have a robot for that - Hysteria 51.Special thanks to this week’s research sources:Research Assistant – Raymond Walden IVBooksSex and Rockets: The Occult World of Jack Parsons | John CarterStrange Angel: The Otherworldly Life of Rocket Scientist John Whiteside Parsons | George PendleWormwood Star: The Magickal Life of Marjorie Cameron | Spencer KansaVideosJack Parsons Biographical Compilation - https://youtu.be/qAvNv2zt2VoJack Parsons: 'Sex Magic', Drugs, and Rocket Science - https://youtu.be/bqprZIfcsTsWebsitesWikipedia - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Parsons_(rocket_engineer)Wikipedia - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Babalon_WorkingEncyclopedia Britannica - https://bit.ly/2T9SmaBNY POST - https://nyp.st/2GSc9VPHUFFPOST - https://bit.ly/2HbSmQgMedium - https://bit.ly/2UgSW2QThe Guardian - https://bit.ly/2HaOjnpMotherboard - https://bit.ly/2EHC7szSpace Safety Magazine - https://bit.ly/1DSNAz6Gizmodo - https://bit.ly/2IWXH0eLingeria - https://www.facebook.com/LingeriaBook

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Cult leader Jim Jones used a dangerous mix of lies, abuse, and manipulation to control the members of his People’s Temple. The hold he had over his cult was so severe he convinced the members to move into the middle of the jungles of Guyana, AKA Jonestown. But, as the events unraveled so too did Jones. Failing health and a drug addiction fueled his craziness and led to a US Congressman flying to Guyana to see things for himself. The ensuing events led to the tragic murder of the Congressman and much of his party, then culminated in in the deaths of over 900 people at Jonestown…over a 3rd of which were kids. Jones convinced his followers to drink Flavor-Aid laced with Cyanide. Some drank of their own volition, some were forced, while many (including children) were injected. How does a diverse church group who set out to build a paradise on Earth, a Utopian society free from racism and hatred, end up unleashing hell on Earth that culminated in one of the greatest crimes in our modern times? We dive in deep this week. Plus, Conspiracy has decided he’s going to be on Shark Tank, in an unrelated note he also decides he need to go to the aquarium, and finally Pecker, Kevin, and Chris Marcum all take a trip back to the lower 4th to finish this crazy topic. All of that and more on the podcast that has never met Jim Jones, but we know a guy who knows Jim Belushi - Hysteria 51.Special thanks to this week’s research sources:Research Assistant – Raymond Walden IVBooksRaven: The Untold Story of the Rev. Jim Jones and His People | Tim ReitermanThe Road to Jonestown: Jim Jones and Peoples Temple | Jeff GuinnVideosReturn to Jonestown- Survivors revisit site 40 years after the tragedy | Sunday NightJonestown: Life and Death of Peoples Temple | DocumentaryJonestown: Paradise Lost | DocumentaryA People's Temple Meeting With Jim Jones - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kUE5OBwDpfsWebsitesWikipedia - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JonestownWikipedia - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_JonesThe Guardian - https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/nov/17/an-apocalyptic-cult-900-dead-remembering-the-jonestown-massacre-40-years-onTime - http://time.com/longform/jonestown-aftermath/Rolling Stone - https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-features/jonestown-jim-jones-bodies-memorial-756320/Rolling Stone - https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-features/jonestown-13-things-you-should-know-about-cult-massacre-121974/Biography -https://www.biography.com/people/jim-jones-10367607PBS - https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/jonestown-bio-jones/ThoughtCo – https://www.thoughtco.com/jim-jones-and-the-peoples-temple-1779897Alt Jonestown – https://jonestown.sdsu.edu/?page_id=14026

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Don’t drink the Kool-Aid. We’ve all heard it, heck most of us have said it. An anachronism from the 80's that has come to simply mean to not completely buy into an idea whether good or bad. But the roots of the phrase are so much more severe…so much more frightening. Whether it be by their own hand or forcibly – these poor souls died in the steaming jungles of Jonestown, Guyana at the order of their leader. A maniacal, drug addicted cult leader named Jim Jones. In this first of two episodes we explore the man responsible. How could one man hold that much power over his followers? What would compel a man to ask almost 1,000 people to lay down their lives? Are monsters born monsters or do they turn into them? We dive into all of those light questions this week. Plus, Conspiracy Bot grows his business as people are actually buying his product (we don’t know who), Joe Peck is back on the show for the 2nd week in a row (we don’t know how), and Kevin Crispin makes his triumphant return with special guest Chris Marcum (we don’t know why). All of that and more on the podcast that wasn’t at Jonestown, but one of our favorite albums is Sam’s Town - Hysteria 51.Special thanks to this week’s research sources:Research Assistant – Raymond Walden IVBooksRaven: The Untold Story of the Rev. Jim Jones and His People | Tim ReitermanVideosReturn to Jonestown- Survivors revisit site 40 years after the tragedy | Sunday NightJonestown: Life and Death of Peoples Temple | DocumentaryJonestown: Paradise Lost | DocumentaryA People's Temple Meeting With Jim Jones - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kUE5OBwDpfsWebsitesEncyclopedia Britannica - https://www.britannica.com/event/Jonestown-massacreWikipedia - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JonestownWikipedia - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_JonesThe Guardian - https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/nov/17/an-apocalyptic-cult-900-dead-remembering-the-jonestown-massacre-40-years-onTime - http://time.com/longform/jonestown-aftermath/Rolling Stone - https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-features/jonestown-jim-jones-bodies-memorial-756320/Rolling Stone - https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-features/jonestown-13-things-you-should-know-about-cult-massacre-121974/Biography -https://www.biography.com/people/jim-jones-1036760PBS - https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/jonestown-bio-jones/ThoughtCo – https://www.thoughtco.com/jim-jones-and-the-peoples-temple-1779897Alt Jonestown – https://jonestown.sdsu.edu/?page_id=14026

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What’s the best way to sell erectile dysfunction pills? Claim 9/11 was an inside job! Well, at least that’s the tact that Alex Jones takes. Jones and his InfoWars network have been consistently putting out looney tunes conspiracy theories for two decades. But they aren’t just talking reptilians and new world order. Jones has taken it to the next level; from accusing Sandy Hook shooting victims of being crisis actors to propagating the famous #pizzagate hoax. Jones has built an empire on lies and the pain of others. This week we bring on the guys from Knowledge Fight to look into this grifter. Is he a true believing nut job, or a confidence man just trying to hawk his various snake oils? Plus, Wesley Willis makes an appearance on the show (bonus points if you know who that is), Conspiracy Bot releases his own line of booze (rubbing alcohol anyone?), and speaking of 90’s technology (looking at you C-Bot) the fellas talk Win-Amp. All of that and more on the podcast that doesn’t turn the freakin’ frogs gay, but does have a favorite song about frogs (looking at you Wesley Willis) – Hysteria 51.You can Find Dan and Jordan from Knowledge Fight at their Website - https://knowledgefight.com/TeePublic page for H51 gear!https://www.teepublic.com/stores/hysteria-51?ref_id=4106

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How advanced is our civilization? Hot Pockets? Check. Cat memes? Check. Total control of our planet’s resources, weather, and energy? Well…we’ll get back to you. That’s the basic premise of the Kardashev Scale. It’s a simple test to judge a civilization’s technological advancement. The scale ranges from 0 (we’re a 0.7) to a 6 or 7 (think omnipotent beings). This week we explore where we are, where we’re (hopefully) going, and how we can get there. Plus, Conspiracy Bot gives himself an upgrade to SUPER C (he’s been playing too much NES), the neighborhood cats are back in his cross-hairs (he drank a bottle of Malört), and we talk how Pluto has gotten the shaft (#teamPluto). All of that and more on the podcast that didn’t know you in high school, but if we had we would have beat up any other podcasts that made fun of your Magic the Gathering collection – Hysteria 51.Special thanks to this week’s research sources:Research Assistant – Raymond Walden IVBooks:Evolving the Alien: The Science of Extraterrestrial Life by Jack Cohen and Ian StewartParallel Worlds: A Journey Through Creation, Higher Dimensions, and the Future of the Cosmos by Michio KakuWizards, Aliens, and Starships by Charles L. AdlerVideo:Michio Kaku: 3 types of Civilizations - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6GooNhOIMY0The Kardashev Scale - Type I, II, III, IV & V Civilization – Documentary - https://bit.ly/2DQgZQqWebsites:Futurism - https://futurism.com/the-kardashev-scale-type-i-ii-iii-iv-v-civilizationWikipedia - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kardashev_scaleWikipedia - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_energy_consumptionWikipedia - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nikolai_KardashevCuriosity - https://bit.ly/2sIiZ7eGaia - https://www.gaia.com/article/type-one-kardashev-scaleTass - http://tass.com/science/896683

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Teenagers nowadays. No respect for their elders. I mean, as teens in our day we were walking uphill (both ways) to school in the snow. We didn’t have cellphones, we had pagers. If we needed a nuclear reactor, we built it in our backyard! Well, not all of us – but this week’s subject certainly tried. David Hahn was just another suburban kid, up until he MacGyver’d up a breeder reactor in his mom’s shed using not much more than a bunch of smoke detectors and old clocks. This week we dive into the how, where, and why of David Hahn – affectionately known as the Nuclear Boy Scout. Plus, we learn why Conspiracy Bot has a thing for Wheel of Fortune (hint: it’s the repartee), we learn how many smoke detectors you can buy without raising an eyebrow (hint: it’s a lot), and for some reason C-Bot actually helped with this week’s show (hint: it involves homemade nuclear power). All of that and more on the podcast that’s never built a nuclear reactor, but that definitely reacts nuclearly (is that a word?) on occasion – Hysteria 51.Special thanks to this week’s research sources:Research Assistant – Raymond Walden IVBooks:The Radioactive Boy Scout: The Frightening True Story of a Whiz Kid and His Homemade Nuclear Reactor by Ken SilversteinVideo:The Nuclear Boy Scout (2003) –documentary by Bindu MathurThe Radioactive Boy Scout: The Frightening True Story of a Whiz Kid - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ij1ohDmme3sWebsites:CS Monitor - https://www.csmonitor.com/2004/0316/p16s03-bogn.htmlWikipedia - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_HahnThe Daily Mail - https://dailym.ai/2HvWXyHHarper's Magazine - https://harpers.org/archive/1998/11/the-radioactive-boy-scout/Fox News - https://www.foxnews.com/story/radioactive-boy-scout-charged-in-smoke-detector-theftFBI - https://vault.fbi.gov/david-hahn/David%20Hahn%20Part%2001%20of%2001/viewARS Technica - https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2017/03/radioactive-boy-scout-died-of-alcohol-poisoning-not-radiation-father-says/Dangerous Laboratories - https://www.dangerouslaboratories.org/radscout.htmlThe News Stack - https://thenewstack.io/memories-life-radioactive-boy-scout/Tributes - http://www.tributes.com/obituary/show/David-Charles-Hahn-103989982The Boy Scouts of America – https://www.scouting.org/Mysterious Universe – https://bit.ly/2sP25DWHomeland Security News Wire – http://www.homelandsecuritynewswire.com/no-boy-scout-cannot-build-backyard-nuclear-reactor

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