Superduperstitious

August Around the World continues, this time in the bigger of the oceans! You know the one.

Jake begins with cool rocks, just like you always hoped he would. Why? Because they’re what make up Nan Madol, a series of tiny, real nifty artificial islands in Micronesia built around a millennium ago! How exactly were they constructed, and why? IT’S A MYSTERY. And will white people ever give other cultures credit for their engineering chops? Not if this weather-controlling lost city has anything to say about it!

Wyatt then takes one for the team (and fulfills a recent-ish promise) by finally giving an obligatory rundown on Rapa Nui. Also known as Easter Island, this bad boy’s got actually a lot of really cool and surprising history regarding its famous big ol’ heads. So stop thinking about yams and listen up!

There’s plenty of world traveling still to come, so drop on by for this hour of Pacific island Superduperstitious fun!

EPISODE LINKS

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Four Phantoms website: https://www.fourphantoms.net/

Four Phantoms on Untappd: https://untappd.com/FourPhantoms/beer

Jake’s story

Columnar basalt: https://www.wired.com/2015/02/volcanoes-create-towering-columns-rock/

(Important): https://youtu.be/yecJLI-GRuU?t=147

Historic Mysteries article: https://www.historicmysteries.com/nan-madol/

Khan Academy article (with photos): https://bit.ly/3aoOW9F

Smithsonian Magazine article: https://bit.ly/3fRdMQl

Wyatt’s story

Easter Island: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/the-mystery-of-easter-island-151285298/

Soil fertility: https://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/news/mystery-easter-island-revealed

Freshwater sources: https://phys.org/news/2019-01-ancient-mysteries-easter-island.html

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This is our one hundred and eleventh episode. We are eleventy-one today! What better way to celebrate than to kick off AUGUST AROUND THE WORLD!

The first stop on this month-long journey is the Middle East, or rather, the Greater Middle East, beginning with an upright hairy hominid tale from Mr. Shell. Did somebody say, “On brand”? Or perhaps they said “Barmanu”? Either way, this trip across Afghanistan and Pakistan in the footsteps of a departed Spanish cryptozoologist truly does involve boobies.

Jake then defies expectation by NOT talking about ghuls/ghouls – and then 1000% meets expectation by trawling Reddit. Djinn, or jinn, are a nifty thing, turns out! And Geico commercials are annoying.

Beware slumber parties at spooky houses you’ve dreamed about and watch out for ape junk as you settle into this Middle Eastern episode of Superduperstitious!

EPISODE LINKS

Lebanon disaster relief: https://helplebanon.carrd.co/

Merch Shop: https://www.superduperstitious.com/shop

Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/superduperstitious

Four Phantoms email: [email protected]

Four Phantoms website: https://www.fourphantoms.net/

Four Phantoms on Untappd: https://untappd.com/FourPhantoms/beer

Wyatt’s story

The News article: https://www.thenews.com.pk/tns/detail/555751-search-elusive-creature

Barmanu (including sketches): https://paranormalfact.fandom.com/wiki/Barmanu

Magraner’s publication: http://www.bigfootencounters.com/biology/jordi.htm

Jake’s story

“The Guardian of the Valley”: https://www.reddit.com/r/Paranormal/comments/go6t0b/the_guardian_of_the_valley/

Djinn/Jinn on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jinn

Sleepover djinn scare: https://www.reddit.com/r/Paranormal/comments/93dxx4/djinn/

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Space. The eventual thing we sometimes get around to. These are stories from the podcast Superduperstitious. Their infinite-year mission: to give up on this bit halfway through the paragraph. Just listen to the thing.

After a frankly embarrassing 54 episodes (the span, not the episodes), the boys are finally talking about outer space again! Specifically, stuff being built out there. Jake leads the way with the very earnest beliefs of a fella who just can’t take “no, those are visual artifacts because the photos are almost 60 years old” for an answer. Wyatt then journeys to the very catchily named KIC 8462852, where weird light stuff has been happening. Could it be a whole shitload of floating dust? Or could it perhaps be the work of the most insufferable British appliance company of all time?

Buckle in, Planet Hunter, and get ready for giant Martian Boy Scouts, ploonets, and the definitive answer to an 80-episode-long mystery – all on a brand new ep of Superduperstitious!

EPISODE LINKS

Keep up the fight: https://blacklivesmatters.carrd.co/

Merch Shop: https://www.superduperstitious.com/shop

Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/superduperstitious

Four Phantoms email: [email protected]

Four Phantoms website: https://www.fourphantoms.net/

Four Phantoms on Untappd: https://untappd.com/FourPhantoms/beer

Jake’s story

NASA moon photo: https://www.lpi.usra.edu/resources/apollo/images/print/AS11/42/6276.jpg

Alien city on the moon: http://www.etdatabase.com/2020/06/alien-city-found-on-moon-in-nasa-photo.html

Lunar Orbiter photo gallery: https://www.lpi.usra.edu/resources/lunarorbiter/

Structures on the moon: https://www.ufosightingsdaily.com/p/under-construction-i-call-this-set-of.html

Example photo #1: https://bit.ly/3fdLSxA

Example photo #2: https://bit.ly/2CRxK09

Example photo #3: https://bit.ly/30blekV

Scott’s website: https://www.ufosightingsdaily.com/

Pocket knife on Mars: https://youtu.be/5GuqcCT82Fo

NASA’s shrinking budget: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/09/NASA-Budget-Federal.svg

Wyatt’s story

Planet Hunters: https://academic.oup.com/mnras/article/457/4/3988/2589003

TED Talk: https://www.ted.com/talks/tabetha_boyajian_the_most_mysterious_star_in_the_universe

Ploonets: https://academic.oup.com/mnras/article-abstract/489/2/2313/5542731

Syfy Wire: https://bit.ly/3hQiuQ0

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(Not to be confused with any other podcast’s IP.) Many thanks to Shawhan, [REDACTED], Casey, and Michelle for submitting these super cool stories! See? We do EVENTUALLY read the stuff people send us!

EPISODE LINKS

Portland bail fund: https://www.gofundme.com/f/pdx-protest-bail-fund

Showing Up for Racial Justice: https://www.showingupforracialjustice.org/

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Four Phantoms website: https://www.fourphantoms.net/

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We’ve only just begun. We can’t slow down.

Ways to help:

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www.ally.wiki

News:

https://unicornriot.ninja/

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Yemen:

https://yemencrisis.carrd.co/

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We might all still be stuck inside for a while, but there’s plenty of traveling in this week’s ep!

A solid 78 episodes after their first foray into far flung frights, the boys are once again exploring mysterious locations. Jake’s up first, with a notorious lost American town that is… not really a big deal? It seems like? Find out what exactly happened to Dudleytown, CT and how cursed it wasn’t.

Wyatt then takes us all on a road trip! Where to? Some roads, of course! The most haunted in the U.S., if this highly esteemed car rental blog is to be believed. Buckle in and find out if this spookometer really goes all the way up to 5, baby.

If those horrifying creatures creeping down out of the woods by your house get to be too much, accelerate your car to at least 230 mph and join in for an all-new Superduperstitious!

EPISODE LINKS

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Merch Shop: https://www.superduperstitious.com/shop

Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/superduperstitious

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Four Phantoms pickup location: https://burgybrews.hrpos.heartland.us/

Four Phantoms on Untappd: https://untappd.com/FourPhantoms/beer

Jake’ story

Dudleytown, CT: https://www.americanhauntingsink.com/dudleytown

The Shadowlands: http://theshadowlands.net/famous/dudleytown.htm

Dudleytown photos: https://www.onlyinyourstate.com/connecticut/dudleytown-ct/

Wyatt’s stories

Car Rentals dot com: https://www.carrentals.com/blog/haunted-roads/

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Sometimes, pseudoscience and conspiracy theories are just some goofy, harmless fun. This is not one of those times.

Today’s episode is all about giving due diligence to some big names in fringe medical “science” whose dangerous misinformation has caused lasting harm. Meet Andrew Wakefield, the British former doctor who is the sole reason anyone has ever believed in a link between vaccines and autism. How did he reach that conclusion? By lying. For money. Joining him is Judy Mikovits, retrovirus enthusiast who decided to yes-and Wakefield’s work by linking vaccines not only with autism, but with CFS and just about every imaginable cancer, too. Her secret? Also lying.

It’s a fraud free-for-all, with some helpful vax facts to boot — all on this week’s Superduperstitious!

EPISODE LINKS

Merch Shop: https://www.superduperstitious.com/shop

Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/superduperstitious

Four Phantoms email: [email protected]

Four Phantoms pickup location: https://burgybrews.hrpos.heartland.us/

Four Phantoms on Untappd: https://untappd.com/FourPhantoms/beer

Wyatt’s stories

Andrew Wakefield: https://bit.ly/2WZTM6X

Refuting Wakefield #1: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3136032/

Refuting Wakefield #2: https://bit.ly/3cD4UwX

Refuting Wakefield #3: https://www.cochranelibrary.com/cdsr/doi/10.1002/14651858.CD004407.pub4/full

Jake’s story

Judy Mikovits (fake bio): https://scientists4wiredtech.com/dr-judy-mikovits-primer/

Mikovits (real bio): https://retractionwatch.com/2020/05/06/who-is-judy-mikovits/

Donate to the Autistic Self Advocacy Network: https://bit.ly/2ydVp8x

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You are simply NOT ready for this one, friends!

Emma and Dan, hosts of Real Life Ghost Stories, join the show to talk about ghost stories! Real life ones! From creepy household occurrences to Black Mirror knockoffs, they’re bringing the goods. And that, of course, can only mean that Jake and Wyatt are bringing the bads. Listen along and see how much the group can withstand before completely losing their minds! And don’t forget to stick around until the very end for an extra treat…

Questions? Answered. Attic doors? Open. Weeks? Three days long. It can all be found on a brand-new Superduperstitious!

EPISODE LINKS

Real Life Ghost Stories: https://play.acast.com/s/reallifeghoststories

Dan's Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/miloskiba

Merch Shop: https://www.superduperstitious.com/shop

Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/superduperstitious

Four Phantoms email: [email protected]

Four Phantoms pickup location: https://burgybrews.hrpos.heartland.us/

Four Phantoms on Untappd: https://untappd.com/FourPhantoms/beer

Jake’s stories

Monsters under the bed (Quora): https://bit.ly/2SJlm6T

Blue light bridge: https://bit.ly/2YFPYdp

Emma’s stories

The attic door: https://bit.ly/2zf0m12

Doppelgängers: https://bit.ly/2YHGuhU

Dan’s stories

“Grizzly Treats”: https://bit.ly/3fra6WG

“Girl on Swing”: https://bit.ly/2zdzPRV

Wyatt’s story

“Elves, some freaking duendes”: https://bit.ly/3ftCaZm

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Remember that time in Episode 62 when Wyatt and Jake picked three random creatures apiece to take turns talking about? Yeah, neither do they. So it’s weird artifacts time instead, and not as many of them!

This week, Wyatt’s got a mysterious manuscript and a forgotten language, while Jake describes a weird hammer and struggles to pronounce Aztec names. Presenting the Codex Gigas, the coolest giant old book since the Voynich manuscript, but also older! And don’t get us started on the London Hammer. Is it 100-million-year-old proof of human civilization? 400-million-year-old? And does that make it also proof that the Earth is NOT old? Don’t expect to find any answers on Easter Island, where the potential language Rongorongo remains indecipherable beyond potential 1990s hit song lyrics. Also, terrifying whistles and a cute bird happen.

Don’t cry for me, next-door neighbor — listen to this brand new episode of Superduperstitious!

EPISODE LINKS

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Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/superduperstitious

Four Phantoms email: [email protected]

Four Phantoms pickup location: https://burgybrews.hrpos.heartland.us/

Four Phantoms on Untappd: https://untappd.com/FourPhantoms/beer

Wyatt’s stories

Codex Gigas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Codex_Gigas

Big ol’ Devil illustration: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/df/Codex-Gigas-Devil-enhanced.jpg

Rongorongo: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rongorongo

Jake’s stories

The London Hammer: http://www.badarchaeology.com/out-of-place-artefacts/very-ancient-artefacts/the-london-artifact/

Photo with shell: http://paleo.cc/paluxy/hammer2b.jpg

Earth’s history as a football field: https://youtu.be/M8V_glRW1hA

Aztec Death Whistles: https://www.mexicolore.co.uk/aztecs/music/death-whistle

1988 NYT article: https://nyti.ms/2W5QiPK

Xavier Quijas Yxayotl: https://www.yxayotl.com/

Death whistle video: https://youtu.be/I9QuO09z-SI

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Listen, we’ve been over this before, but it bears repeating: not EVERY episode has to have a theme.

Unless of course that theme is random crap! Jake tackles underground spookums, while Wyatt gets a bit more metaphysical on this week’s ep. We’re talking ghosts, we’re talking ghouls, we’re talking rats in Massachusetts making rats in Australia smarter for some reason. A delightful mix of ghost stories, some interesting biology, and a whole pile of steaming hot pseudoscience — we’ve got it all baby!

Grab a pickaxe and exactly one hundred monkeys and meet us in an hour — it’s time for Superduperstitious!

EPISODE LINKS

Merch Shop: https://www.superduperstitious.com/shop

Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/superduperstitious

Four Phantoms email: [email protected]

Four Phantoms pickup location: https://burgybrews.hrpos.heartland.us/

Four Phantoms on Untappd: https://untappd.com/FourPhantoms/beer

Jake’s story

Things That Go Bump in the Coal Mine Part I: https://www.reddit.com/r/Thetruthishere/comments/ee25pl/things_that_go_bump_in_the_coal_mine/

Part II: https://www.reddit.com/r/Thetruthishere/comments/eedw4e/things_that_go_bump_in_the_coal_mine_part_2_the/

Part III: https://www.reddit.com/r/Thetruthishere/comments/eewrpy/things_that_go_bump_in_the_coal_mine_part/

Part IV: https://www.reddit.com/r/Thetruthishere/comments/egxnu1/things_that_go_bump_in_the_mine_part_3/

Part V: https://www.reddit.com/r/Thetruthishere/comments/enijhi/things_that_go_bump_in_the_coal_mine_4/

Wyatt’s story

Morphic resonance: https://www.sheldrake.org/research/morphic-resonance/introduction

The Skeptic’s Dictionary: http://skepdic.com/morphicres.html

Reddit post: https://www.reddit.com/r/AskScienceDiscussion/comments/cgzlck/how_should_i_as_a_nonscientist_think_about_rupert/

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