The Strange Sessions

By Kurt and KristaSociety & Culture

The Strange Sessions episodes

October 06, 2024 Season 8 Episode 19: More Listener Stories
*NOTE* - The topic discussion starts at 15:17.
It's time for another Listener Stories episode!
In this episode, Krista and Kurt read and listen to some spooky stories sent in by you guys, our awesome Strangers! Lots of "Nopes" in these stories, too! And a few Reddit stories at the end.
And, as always, a taste-test!
1 hr 54 min
September 22, 2024 Season 8 Episode 18: Gifted & Talented Education Weirdness - Part 2
*NOTE 1* - THIS IS THE 2ND PART OF A 2-PART EPISODE, SO PLEASE LISTEN TO PART 1 FIRST!!!
*NOTE 2* - The topic discussion starts at 11:20.

After the launch of Sputnik in 1957, the United States realized that it needed to step up education so the U.S. didn’t fall behind the rest of the world. This eventually led to programs like GATE (Gifted and Talented Education), where students were tested, and those that were deemed advanced were pulled from class for separate programs.
In the years since, stories began to circulate online about GATE students who said that the program wasn’t entirely what it was made out to be. Stories of strange tests, missing time, and sinister scenarios began to show up. And what does all of this have to do with The Mandela Effect, remote viewing, and a place called The Tavistock Institute?
In this two-part episode, Krista and Kurt look at the GATE program and school weirdness!
And, as always, a taste-test!
1 hr 41 min
September 22, 2024 Season 8 Episode 17: Gifted & Talented Education Weirdness - Part 1
*NOTE 1* - THIS IS THE 1ST PART OF A 2-PART EPISODE!
*NOTE 2* - The topic discussion starts at 16:30.

After the launch of Sputnik in 1957, the United States realized that it needed to step up education so the U.S. didn’t fall behind the rest of the world. This eventually led to programs like GATE (Gifted and Talented Education), where students were tested, and those that were deemed advanced were pulled from class for separate programs.
In the years since, stories began to circulate online about GATE students who said that the program wasn’t entirely what it was made out to be. Stories of strange tests, missing time, and sinister scenarios began to show up. And what does all of this have to do with The Mandela Effect, remote viewing, and a place called The Tavistock Institute?
In this two-part episode, Krista and Kurt look at the GATE program and school weirdness!
And, as always, a taste-test!
1 hr 32 min
September 08, 2024 Season 8 Episode 16: Strange States - Michigan
*NOTE* - The topic discussion starts at 17:50.
It’s another Strange States episode!
This time, we are looking at our neighbor across the lake, The Wolverine State, Michigan!
From haunted hotels to spooky lighthouses to canine-like creatures, we will be looking at all things strange in The Mitten State!
And, as always, a taste-test and listener questions!
2 hr 6 min
August 25, 2024 Season 8 Episode 15: Listener Suggestions - The Nodolf Incident, The Wackers, and Haunted Toys R Us
In this Listener Suggestions episode, Krista and Kurt look at three stories suggested by Strangers!
The stories include a bizarre situation that happened in Platteville, Wisconsin in the late 1800s, the creepy decade-long harassment of an elderly couple in Ohio, and the story of a haunted Toys R Us store in Sunnyvale, California!
And, as always, a taste-test and listener questions!
1 hr 26 min
August 11, 2024 Season 8 Episode 14: Whitewater & The Flannel Man
*NOTE* - The topic discussion starts at 12:00.
In this episode, Krista and Kurt discuss the town of Whitewater, Wisconsin (and their recent road-trip there!) Known as “Second Salem”, this small college town has a fascinating history of witchcraft, occultism, and plenty of hauntings.
Then in the second half of the episode, Krista and Kurt look into stories of people who wake up to find a mysterious, shadowy, figure in their room, always wearing a flannel shirt. Stories of “The Flannel Man” and sightings of this strange figure have persisted for years.
And, as always, a taste-test and listener questions!

2 hr 14 min
July 28, 2024 Season 8 Episode 13: The Fae
The Fae Folk, also known as Faries, have enchanted human imagination for centuries. Stories of these mischievous creatures have come down through the ages from almost every country, and to this day, stories about strange creatures, periods of missing time in the woods, and disappearing objects are tied in with these beings.
In this episode, Krista and Kurt look at the strange world of The Fae.
And, as always, a taste-test and listener questions!
2 hr 7 min
July 14, 2024 Season 8 Episode 12: Strange Creatures - Whistlers & The Faceless
It’s another Strange Creatures episode! In this episode, Krista and Kurt look at stories of two creepy creatures.
Sometimes outdoors, sometimes indoors, people have reported hearing strange whistling coming from places it shouldn’t be, seemingly trying to get the person’s attention.
And other people have reported running across strange creatures and humans only to discover that these things have no faces and sometimes appear to be living mannequins.
In this episode, Krista and Kurt dive into creepy tales of Whistlers and The Faceless. And, as always, a taste-test and listener questions!
1 hr 57 min
July 07, 2024 Season 8 Episode 11: Side Sessions Preview - Mitch Weiser & Bonnie Bickwit
Krista and Kurt are on vacation, probably hunting Bigfoot or something, so this episode will be a preview of a Side Sessions episode that our Ko-Fi subscribers heard last year.
In July of 1973, high school couple Mitch Weiser and Bonnie Bickwit left a campground to hitchhike to The Summer Jam Festival held outside Watkins Glen, New York.
In the days after the festival, as both families waited anxiously, Bonnie and Mitch did not return home.
To date, no trace of Bonnie or Mitch has ever been found, and they are the oldest unsolved missing teenager case on record.
In this episode, Krista and Kurt look into the tragic disappearance of Mitch Weiser and Bonnie Beckett.
58 min
June 23, 2024 Season 8 Episode 10: Even More Nature Of Reality
*NOTE* - The topic discussion starts at 11:15.
It’s another episode about the strange nature of reality! In this episode Krista and Kurt once again dive into the weird world of parallel universes, time travel, The Mandela Effect, and a few reality-glitch stories from Reddit!
And, as usual, a taste-test and listener questions!
1 hr 57 min