A working phone booth sat 15 miles down a dirt track in the Mojave Desert, and for years it rang like it was waiting for the right person to pick up. AJ from the Why Files tells the Mojave phone booth story, how one strange number spread through the early internet, and why people drove for hours just to answer a call from a stranger. The farther you get from the city, the louder that ring feels, and we dig into the confessional vibe that made people share secrets they couldn’t say anywhere else.

From there, we jump into the kind of modern rumor that spreads in minutes: the “fake Jim Carrey” speculation, celebrity doubles, and why the internet loves replacement narratives when someone looks or acts different.

We also play and react to an exorcist interview describing alleged demonic possession, including claims of multiple entities, the importance of names, and how curses and trauma get framed as doorways. Whether you take it literally or see it as storytelling, the themes are identity, influence, and who controls the narrative.

Then we hit the most disturbing real-world history in the lineup: the Fernald State School “Science Club,” where boys were fed radioactive cereal as part of nutrition research tied to government funding and corporate interests. We talk informed consent, eugenics-era institutions, and the broader history of U.S. human radiation experiments that targeted people with the least power to say no. If you’re into urban legends, paranormal mysteries, internet folklore, conspiracy talk, and true history that’s hard to shake, this episode is a ride.

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