The Strange Sessions

By Kurt and KristaSociety & Culture

The Strange Sessions episodes

October 09, 2022 Season 6 Episode 19: Missing 411 Spotlight - Dennis Martin
*NOTE* - The topic discussion starts at 21:11.
On June 14, 1969, 6-year-old Dennis Martin was hiking with his family in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Helping the other children play a prank, Dennis stepped into the brush, intending to jump out and help scare the adults. That was the last moment when anyone saw Dennis. In this “Missing 411 Spotlight” episode, we look into the lore, circumstances, and strange details about the disappearance of Dennis Martin.
And, as always, a taste-test and listener questions!
2 hr 5 min
September 25, 2022 Season 6 Episode 18: MFMM - Brandon Swanson & Tina Resch
*NOTE* The topic discussion starts at 20:41.
It's another My Favorite Mini-Mystery episode! In this episode, Krista looks at the puzzling disappearance of 19-year-old Brandon Swanson, and Kurt looks at the sad case of Tina Resch and the Columbus Poltergeist. And, as always, a taste-test and listener questions!
1 hr 51 min
September 11, 2022 Season 6 Episode 17: Strange Woods Stories
*NOTE* The topic discussion starts at 21:36.
With the new school year starting, Kurt is kind of swamped, so this episode will be a collection of spooky stories about woods! Strange creatures, strange noises, strange voices, and just a whole lot of strangeness!
And, as always, a taste-test and we answer listener questions!!
2 hr 10 min
August 28, 2022 Season 6 Episode 16: Poltergeists
*NOTE* - The topic discussion starts at 23:00.
Coined in 1838, the word “poltergeist” has come to mean a noisy or destructive ghost. Are they ghosts, though, or could they be something else?
In this episode, Krista and Kurt dive into the world of poltergeists, and look at a few famous poltergeist cases.
And, as always, a taste-test and listener questions!
2 hr 18 min
August 14, 2022 Season 6 Episode 15: Strange States - New York
*NOTE* - The topic discussion starts at 28:56.
It’s another Strange States episode! This time, we are looking at The Empire State…New York! Spooky floating blobs, haunted train stations, lake monsters, and creepy abandoned asylums…it’s a little bit of everything. And, as always, a taste-test and listener questions!
2 hr 25 min
July 31, 2022 Season 6 Episode 14: John Keel & Jacques Vallee
In this episode, Krista and Kurt look at the fascinating lives and theories of paranormal researchers John Keel (made famous by “The Mothman Prophecies”) and Jacques Vallee.
And, as always, a taste-test and we answer listener questions!
1 hr 59 min
July 17, 2022 Season 6 Episode 13: MFMM- The Circleville Letters & The Kelly-Hopkinsville Encounter
*NOTE* - The topic discussion starts at 18:46.
For this My Favorite Mini-Mystery episode, Krista and Kurt are once again joined by popular guest co-host Kory Konecny! Kory discusses The Circleville Letters, where a mysterious writer waged a terrifying mail campaign in an Ohio town, and Kurt discusses the Kelly-Hopkinsville Encounter, where a Kentucky family is terrorized for hours by alien creatures.
And, as always, a taste-test and we answer listener questions!
2 hr 12 min
July 03, 2022 Season 6 Episode 12: The Current State Of UFO Research
*NOTE* - The topic discussion starts at 20:08.
Within the last 5 years, there has been an explosion of sightings, information, and disclosure of unidentified alien craft. From officially released videos to congressional hearings, this has been an unprecedented era of UFO information.
In this episode, Krista and Kurt look at the recent state of unidentified flying object research.
And, as always, a taste-test and listener questions!
2 hr
June 19, 2022 Season 6 Episode 11: The Smiley Face Killers - Part 2
It’s Part 2 of our Smiley Face Killers episode! In this episode, Krista and Kurt look at theories (hoo boy, a LOT of theories…) about whether or not a person or a group is possibly going around and killing/drowning college-age males.
And, as always, a taste-test and listener questions!
2 hr 10 min
June 05, 2022 Season 6 Episode 10: The Smiley Face Killers - Part 1
Since the mid 1990’s, hundreds of young men, mostly college students, have disappeared after leaving a bar or a party, only to strangely turn up dead later in a local lake or river. Are these all just drunken accidents, or is there someone (or something) systematically killing these people?
In this episode…the first of two parts…Krista and Kurt look at some of these strange cases where Missing 411 meets true crime.
And, as always, a taste-test and listener questions!
1 hr 50 min