Perplexity: A Mystery Podcast

By KaydraTrue Crime

Perplexity: A Mystery Podcast episodes

July 03, 2023 Listener’s Stories & Current Events
Kaydra shares two listener stories, along with her thoughts of the recent Titan submarine disaster and an alleged siren sighting.
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Episode keywords:
true crime, true crime podcast, paranormal, paranormal podcast, true stories, true horror stories, siren, cryptid, titan submarine

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30 min
June 29, 2023 Mysteries of Route 66 [Ep. 30]
In this episode, Kaydra gets into the history of Route 66, the infamous Highway that provides a scenic route from Chicago, to St. Louis, to Los Angeles. But this Highway has a dark history… and is packed full of perplexing stories!
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To submit a story of your own, or to make a topic request, email Kaydra at [email protected], or reach out via DM on Instagram.
Perplexity is on TikTok, Instagram, and YouTube! Check those all out @PerplexityMysteryPodcast.
SOURCES:
Wikipedia
A 2018 History.com article by Elizabeth Nix: https://www.history.com/news/8-things-you-may-not-know-about-route-66
An article from Motortrend.com: https://www.motortrend.com/features/route-66-road-trip-guide-tips-and-tricks?slide=14
Several articles from Route66News.com
Several articles from LegendsofAmerica.com: https://www.legendsofamerica.com/66-ghosts/
A RoadTripUSA.com article: https://www.roadtripusa.com/southern-pacific/new-mexico-and-texas/roswell-ufo-central/
A 2018 article from KQRE.com by Kim Vallez: https://www.krqe.com/news/recent-nm-skinwalker-photo-ignites-fear/
An NPR article by Evie Hemphill: https://news.stlpublicradio.org/show/st-louis-on-the-air/2021-05-19/a-half-century-since-they-disappeared-the-lost-boys-of-hannibal-still-prompt-questions
https://youtu.be/YJSHY5109hE
Episode keywords:
true crime, true crime podcast, paranormal, paranormal podcast, spooky stories, true crime stories, true horror stories, unsolved, unsolved mysteries, route 66, history, history podcast, dark history, urban legend, folklore

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39 min
June 26, 2023 /NoSleep: "The Elevator"
In this bonus PODCAST EXCLUSIVE episode, Kaydra reads a fictional story from the /NoSleep Reddit forum that kept her up at night. This episode contains explicit language and creepy content. Listener discretion is advised. The story was written by Reddit user WorldAwayTweedy.
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CONTACT:Website: https://perplexitymysteryp.wixsite.com/perplexity
To submit a story of your own, or to make a topic request, email Kaydra at [email protected], or reach out via DM on Instagram.
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SOURCE:
https://www.reddit.com/r/nosleep/comments/13pmz0q/as_i_got_on_the_elevator_the_man_getting_off/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=ioscss&utm_content=2&utm_term=1---
Episode keywords:
no sleep, paranormal, paranormal podcast, true horror stories, horror, horror stories, reddit stories, creepy reddit, creepy, creepy stories, spooky stories

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28 min
June 22, 2023 Cotard’s Delusion: Walking Corpse Syndrome [Ep. 29]
Kaydra gets into the perplexing and rare Cotard’s Syndrome, discovered in the late 1800’s. Only about 200 cases around the world have been recorded to date. Persons with Cotard’s have delusions of negation that can range from believing they lost their organs, blood, or body parts, to being certain they have lost their soul, are dead, or do not exist at all.
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CONTACT:
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To submit a story of your own, or to make a topic request, email Kaydra at [email protected], or reach out via DM on Instagram.
Perplexity is on TikTok, Instagram, and YouTube! Check those all out @PerplexityMysteryPodcast.
SOURCES:
Psychiatry (Edgmont). 2008 Jun; 5(6): 28–29. Published online 2008 Jun. “A Case Report of Cotard’s Syndrome,” by Anne Ruminjo, MD and Boris Mekinulov, MD.
WebMD
“Sudden Onset of Cotard’s Syndrome as a Clinical Sign of Brain Tumor,” by Luis Moreira Goncalves and Alberto Tosoni (2016): https://doi.org/10.1590/0101-60830000000080
https://psychologydictionary.org/negation/
An article from “Life in the Fastlane” by Anthony Vu and Mike Cadogan: https://litfl.com/jules-cotard/
An article from Medium.com by Dale M. Brumfield:https://medium.com/lessons-from-history/mademoiselle-x-living-while-dead-8fe06146b711
AAPC.com: https://www.aapc.com/codes/icd-10-codes/F22
Wikipedia
A 2017 article by Aradhana Sahoo, BS, and Keith A. Josephs, MD: "A Neuropsychiatric Analysis of the Cotard Delusion." https://neuro.psychiatryonline.org/doi/10.1176/appi.neuropsych.17010018
Psychcentral.com: https://psychcentral.com/health/what-is-a-mental-health-crisis#how-to-get-help
A 2013 article by Helen Thomson: https://www.newscientist.com/article/dn23583-mindscapes-first-interview-with-a-dead-man/
Episode keywords:
true crime, true crime podcast, history, history podcast, science, science podcast, mental health, cotards syndrome, cotard, weird history, weird science

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35 min
June 15, 2023Dark History of Ancient Rome [Ep. 28]
As per your request, it’s time for some weird and dark history! And what better place to start than Ancient Rome? Kaydra shares several shocking stories that will make you grateful to live in the 21st century.
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CONTACT:
Website: https://perplexitymysteryp.wixsite.com/perplexity
To submit a story of your own, or to make a topic request, email Kaydra at [email protected], or reach out via DM on Instagram.
Perplexity is on TikTok, Instagram, and YouTube! Check those all out @PerplexityMysteryPodcast.
SOURCES:
"The History Voyager" podcast episode "Female Gladiators in Ancient Rome"
World Atlas website: Worldatlas.com/amp/ancient-world/the-5-darkest-secrets-of-ancient-rome.html
An article by Natasha Sheldon: https://historycollection.com/caligula-the-infamous-roman-emperor-who-made-his-horse-a-senator/
Episode keywords:
true crime, true crime podcast, history, history podcast, ancient rome, caligular, folklore, urban legend, gladiator, dark history

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34 min
June 08, 2023Reincarnation Stories from Children [Ep. 27]
Is it possible for us to live more than once? In this episode, Kaydra delves into the history and cultural belief of reincarnation and shares some perplexing stories. We hear the story of James Leininger, the story Ryan Hammons, and the story of a young boy who claimed his past life ended in murder… and he just might know who’s responsible.
SUPPORT:
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CONTACT:
Website: https://perplexitymysteryp.wixsite.com/perplexity
To submit a story of your own, or to make a topic request, email Kaydra at [email protected], or reach out via DM on Instagram.
Perplexity is on TikTok, Instagram, and YouTube! Check those all out @PerplexityMysteryPodcast.
SOURCES:
An article by Anthony Galli: https://anthonygalli.medium.com/the-case-for-reincarnation-evidence-implications-b2cbb5feb0b5
Wikipedia
"The Mystery of Reincarnation" by Nagaraj et al: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3705678/
NPR: https://www.npr.org/2014/01/05/259886077/searching-for-science-behind-reincarnation
A 2021 article from "How Stuff Works" by Sarah Dowdey: https://people.howstuffworks.com/reincarnation.htm
An article from Reader's Digest by Lauren Cahn: https://www.rd.com/article/chilling-reincarnation-stories/
NBC News Article: https://www.nbcnews.com/nightly-news/boy-says-he-remembers-past-life-hollywood-agent-n327506
An article from the Deccan Chronicle: https://www.deccanchronicle.com/140521/lifestyle-offbeat/article/3-yr-old-recalls-past-life-murder-identifies-killer-and-locates-his
An article by Sarah Allender: https://wallstreetinsanity.com/9-reincarnation-stories-that-will-give-you-goosebumps/
Episode keywords:
true crime, true crime podcast, paranormal, paranormal podcast, reincarnation, spiritualism, james leininger, ryan hammons, folklore, urban legend, science, science podcast, weird science

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31 min
June 01, 2023The Anaqua Springs Tragedy [Ep. 26]
Kaydra covers the horrifying and unsolved Anaqua Springs case. On the morning of January 10th, 2019, 16-year-old Alexa Denice Montez, 10-year-old London Sophia Bribiescas, and their mother, Nichol Olsen were all found dead. The girls' deaths were ruled homicides, while their mother's death was ruled a suicide. But upon closer inspection, and hearing from an anonymous expert, you'll see this case has a lot of question marks. Everything is not as it seems.
DEMAND ACTION IN THIS CASE!
Contact the Texas Attorney General's Office:
https://www.texasattorneygeneral.gov/contact-us
(800) 983-9933
(512) 936-1200⁠
Contact the Bexar County Police Department:
⁠(210) 335-6000⁠
200 N Comal St, San Antonio, TX 78207
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CONTACT:
Website: https://perplexitymysteryp.wixsite.com/perplexity
To submit a story of your own, or to make a topic request, email Kaydra at [email protected], or reach out via DM on Instagram.
Perplexity is on TikTok, Instagram, and YouTube! Check those all out @PerplexityMysteryPodcast.
SOURCES:
A 2023 article from News4SA by SBG San Antonio Staff Reports
Several articles from San Antonio Express News by Peggy O'Hare
A 2021 Article from MySA by Peggy O'Hare
A 2021 article from FoxNews San Antonio by Yami Virgin
2 articles from Kens5News by staff and Sharon Ko
Legacy Obituaries: https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/sanantonio/name/nichol-olsen-obituary?id=7174793
A 2021 article from ConanDaily by Abdel Jibri Omar: https://conandaily.com/2021/01/10/charlie-wheeler-biography-13-things-about-texas-entrepreneur-nichol-olsens-boyfriend/
A 2021 People.com article by Christine Pelisek
A 2019 Daily Mail article by Anneta Konstantinides
A Heavy.com article by Igor Derysh
An article from KENS5 News: https://www.kens5.com/article/news/local/family-of-10-year-old-killed-sneds-letter-to-texas-attorney-general/273-458eed45-3df8-4c3e-a6e2-ed126b3d5b41
An article from KSAT News: https://www.ksat.com/news/2019/05/25/anaqua-springs-home-where-mom-2-kids-found-dead-on-market-for-975k/
Rachel Shannon YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wm3wbuUlsao&ab_channel=RachelShannonTrueCrime
Episode keywords:
true crime, true crime podcast, anaqua springs, unsolved, unsolved mysteries, murder suicide, texas true crime

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59 min
May 25, 20233 Possible Cases of Mass Hysteria [Ep. 25]
Kaydra dives deeper into the psychological phenomenon that is mass hysteria. Kaydra shares 3 stories throughout history: the meowing and biting nuns of Europe, the Monkey Man of Delhi, and the Great Clown Panic of 2016.
SOURCES:
Article from HowStuffWorks by Melanie Radzicki McManus
2015 article from Esoterx.com: https://esoterx.com/2015/08/05/bad-habits-the-15th-century-nun-biting-mania/
A 2022 History.com article by Jessica Pearce Rotondi: https://www.history.com/news/mysterious-illnesses-mass-hysteria
A 2021 article from Skeptical Inquirer by Benjamin Radford: https://skepticalinquirer.org/exclusive/the-monkey-man-panic-20-years-later/
A 2016 Time.com article by Melissa Chan
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CONTACT: To submit a story of your own, or to make a topic request, email Kaydra at [email protected], or reach out via DM on Instagram.
Perplexity is on TikTok, Instagram, and YouTube! Check those all out @PerplexityMysteryPodcast, and subscribe to the YouTube channel!
Episode keywords:
mass hysteria, clowns, clown panic, monkey ma of delhi, biting nuns, weird history, history, history podcast, science, weird science, science podcast, weird psychology, psychology, psychology podcast, unsolved, unsolved mysteries

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20 min
May 18, 2023The Screaming Schoolgirls of Malaysia: Mass Hysteria or Terrifying Haunting? [Ep. 24]
Kaydra dives into the story of the Screaming Schoolgirls of Malaysia. In July of 2018, a 17 year old female student began to scream hysterically and uncontrollably… then, even stranger, dozens of schoolgirls began to join in. It turns out, similar events have been occurring for decades all around the world for seemingly no reason at all. What could be the cause? Could it be mass hysteria? Is it the paranormal? Is it a demonic possession? Whatever the case, this story will certainly perplex you!
SOURCES:
Article from BBC by Heather Chen: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-48850490
Article from Ancient Origins by Ashley Cowie: https://www.ancient-origins.net/news-history-archaeology/mass-hysteria-malaysian-school-girls-0012426
News.com article by Debra Killalea: https://www.news.com.au/lifestyle/parenting/school-life/mass-hysteria-in-malaysian-school-screams-heard-from-the-classrooms/news-story/42f3d7d2b784a402cb6ec188aed2eb2e
A Dazed article by Anna Cafolla: https://www.dazeddigital.com/artsandculture/article/30905/1/why-is-mass-hysteria-taking-over-schools
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CONTACT: To submit a story of your own, or to make a topic request, email Kaydra at [email protected], or reach out via DM on Instagram.
Perplexity is on TikTok, Instagram, and YouTube! Check those all out @PerplexityMysteryPodcast, and subscribe to the YouTube channel!
Episode keywords:
mass hysteria, paranormal, paranormal podcast, true crime, true crime podcast, unsolved, unsolved mysteries, screaming schoolgirls of malaysia, weird science, science, science podcast, psychology, weird psychology, psychology podcast, history, history podcast, weird history

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26 min
May 11, 2023Ghosts of the Tsunami [Ep. 23]
On March 11, 2011, the Tohoku region of Japan experienced the strongest earthquake in its recorded history. A 9.1 magnitude earthquake struck below the North Pacific, leading to a devastating tsunami. Over 15,000 died, and thousands went missing. As if that wasn’t tragic enough, what happened next shocked the town of Ishinomaki and left them questioning what happens after death. At the end of the episode, Kaydra shares a terrifying listener story, submitted by Amanda D.
SOURCES/SHOW NOTES:
"Unsolved Mysteries" episode 'Tsunami Spirits'
A 2020 article from MarieClaire.com by Katherine J Igoe: https://www.marieclaire.com/culture/a34160068/who-is-taio-kaneta-unsolved-mysteries/
An OprahDailycom article by Shelby Copeland: https://www.oprahdaily.com/entertainment/tv-movies/a34414398/unsolved-mysteries-tsunami-ghosts-real/
An article from National Geographic: https://education.nationalgeographic.org/resource/tohoku-earthquake-and-tsunami/
London Review of Books: https://www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v36/n03/richard-lloyd-parry/ghosts-of-the-tsunami
The Book: "Ghosts of the Tsunami" By Richard Lloyd Parry
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Episode keywords:
ishinomaki, true crime, true crime podcast, folklore, urban legend, paranormal, paranormal podcast, tsunami, unsolved, unsolved mysteries

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44 min

About Perplexity: A Mystery Podcast

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Ever heard a story that left you so perplexed you had to hear more? That's exactly why Kaydra started this podcast. This podcast covers all things mysterious with topics ranging from true crime, to…