The Hebejeebies Podcast

The legend of Mexico's weeping woman has captivated imaginations the world over, but the when you take a look behind the fable, you find a rich, complex, and deeply intriguing piece of folklore. Join Hebe as she discusses the deep cultural and historical roots behind one of Mexico's most famous phantoms...a phantom who shows us why folklore is always more than just a story.

Recommended article from the LA Times: https://www.latimes.com/delos/story/2023-10-16/la-llorona-mexico-latin-america-horror-folklore

Please be aware that this episode includes references to children coming to harm, as well as discussion of the European colonisation of Mexico. Listener discretion is advised.

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Written, produced and hosted by Hebe Susannah

Theme music by Nela Ruiz

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In 2007, an unassuming California man captured some of the strangest paranormal CCTV footage ever. The bizarre entities seen shambling across his yard were truly bizarre, and have captured the imaginations of paranormal enthusiasts the world over. Join Hebe as she discusses the Fresno Nightcrawlers, the theories around what they are, and their unexpected legacy.

Original 2007 Fresno footage: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fMv85lRAmuk&t=68s

2011 Yosemite footage: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2a1nDOPPXLM

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Written, produced and hosted by Hebe Susannah

Theme music by Nela Ruiz

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We like to think that our reality is set in stone...but if the tales Hebe tells today are to be believed, that might not be the case. Have people really jumped across dimensions and ended up in a universe that was not their own? Or is there something more mundane going on?

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Written, produced and hosted by Hebe Susannah

Theme music by Nela Ruiz

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In the winter of 1987, an ex-policeman would have an eerie encounter with an odd, seemingly extraterrestrial creature on the Yorkshire Moors...but this encounter was only the start. Between a curious photo and a contentious tale of abduction, there's plenty to unpack. Join Hebe as she discusses this polarising case.

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Written, produced and hosted by Hebe Susannah

Theme music by Nela Ruiz

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Fifteen years ago, the most devastating natural disaster in Japanese history cost almost 20,000 people their lives...but in the quiet that followed the disaster, reports of eerie encounters began to spread. Join Hebe as she discusses tragic, unsettling, and deeply moving reports of tsunami spirits.

*Correction* - ihai refers to carved tablets bearing ancestors’ names, not departed ancestors themselves.

Please be aware that this episode contains detailed discussion of the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami. Listener discretion is advised.

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Written, produced and hosted by Hebe Susannah

Theme music by Nela Ruiz

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When it comes to ghostly activity, you may think of mysterious knocking noises or eerie figures in the dark...but have you considered that, at any moment, a ghost could call your phone, and talk to you as if nothing was amiss? Well, if the stories Hebe tells today are to be believed, then this is a very real possibility. Tune in now for a selection of sinister spiritual cold calls.

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Written, produced and hosted by Hebe Susannah

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Of all the bizarre entities to see in the skies above you, living, breathing gargoyles probably wouldn't be very high on your list...especially not in the lone star state. Join Hebe as she explores a number of freaky tales from TX witnesses who claim to have encountered menacing, winged beasts that can only be described as gargoyles.

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In 1884, a mysterious stranger arrived in a Mississippi city...and set the stage for one of the South's most fascinating folk tales. Was the Witch of Yazoo really responsible for the destruction of a city? Join Hebe as she dissects this devilish tale.

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Are you afraid of spiders? Join Hebe this week as she tells some chilling tales from people who claim to have encountered abnormally large arachnids...including some that may even have killed people!

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Written, produced and hosted by Hebe Susannah

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For our return, Hebe tells an eerie and moving tale of a mysterious encounter on a dark country road. Did a terrified traveller really witness a phantom in the road in the dead of night? And did this spirit actually save a life? 

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Written, produced and hosted by Hebe Susannah

Theme music by Nela Ruiz

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