Welcome to What The Heck season 4! This podcast explores unexplained phenomena using stories gathered from various sources, then applies an academic research method to find theories and solutions for each one. So far, we've been unsuccessful in finding any concrete answers, but a few of the stories we've covered have been solved. Today, we're looking at the Hollinwell Incident. In 1980, the anunual Hollinwell Show took place. Families packed a field, and marching bands and majorette groups showed off their skills. All the members of these groups were children. After their competition shows took place, all the children began to feel terribly sick, eventually falling to the ground. An investigation was conducted, but many aren't satisfied with the results. What happened that day? What did the investigation say? What else could have caused it? Listen in to find out!

Links for other ways to listen are found here: https://linktr.ee/whattheheckpod

References for the episode:

Clayton, Graham. “All Fall Down: What Was The Hollinwell Mystery? | Spooky Isles.” Spooky Isles, 22 Sept. 2014, https://www.spookyisles.com/hollinwell-mystery/. 

Harby, Andy Whittaker &. Jennifer. “The Hollinwell Incident: What Lay behind the Fainting Field? - BBC News.” BBC News, BBC News, 4 July 2022, https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-nottinghamshire-61551003. 

Nanrah, Gurjeet. “Will We Ever Discover What Really Happened at Nottinghamshire Jamboree Where Hundreds of Children Collapsed? - Nottinghamshire Live.” Nottinghamshire Live, Nottinghamshire Live, 14 July 2020, https://www.nottinghampost.com/news/local-news/ever-discover-what-really-happened-4324828. 

You can email Glen at [email protected] with any of your spooky stories, unexplained events, mysteries that you want him to look at, or anything you'd like him to correct or address. Thanks for listening, and if you enjoy the podcast and think you know others who will like it, share it with them!

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Welcome to What The Heck season 4! This podcast explores unexplained phenomena using stories gathered from various sources, then applies an academic research method to find theories and solutions for each one. So far, we've been unsuccessful in finding any concrete answers, but a few of the stories we've covered have been solved. Today, we're looking at the Buffalo Cave John Doe. This is a first for What The Heck?. A solved mystery that creates another mystery. Originally a torso found in 1979 and limbs found in 1990, the identity of the John Doe is actually Henry Loveless. But that discovery just leaves us with more questions. Who is Henry Loveless? What did he do? Who murdered him? Listen in to find out!

Links for other ways to listen are found here: https://linktr.ee/whattheheckpod

References for the episode:

“Clark County John Doe .” DNA Doe Project, https://dnadoeproject.org/case/clark-county-john-doe/. Accessed 19 June 2025. 

“Headless Torso Found in Cave Identified as Murderer Who Escaped Jail in 1916 | Idaho | The Guardian.” The Guardian, The Guardian, 1 Jan. 2020, https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/jan/01/headless-torso-found-cave-identified-murderer-escaped-jail-1916. 

You can email Glen at [email protected] with any of your spooky stories, unexplained events, mysteries that you want him to look at, or anything you'd like him to correct or address. Thanks for listening, and if you enjoy the podcast and think you know others who will like it, share it with them!

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Welcome to What The Heck season 4! This podcast explores unexplained phenomena using stories gathered from various sources, then applies an academic research method to find theories and solutions for each one. So far, we've been unsuccessful in finding any concrete answers, but a few of the stories we've covered have been solved. Today, we're looking at Gravity. This theory, universally taught as a fact, was first proposed in the 17th Century by Isaac Newton. It didn't come from nowhere though, since we'd been talking about space and how it worked for millenia. It has a long history with some very famous names from the field of science in it. What did Newton's theory miss out on? When does Einstein join in? Do we have answers yet? Listen in to find out!

Links for other ways to listen are found here: https://linktr.ee/whattheheckpod

References for the episode:

Bekenstein, Jacob. “Gravitational Theories.” Home | NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database, https://ned.ipac.caltech.edu/level5/ESSAYS/Bekenstein/bekenstein.html. Accessed 18 June 2025. 

Lewis, Geraint. “Timeline: The History of Gravity.” The Conversation, 12 Feb. 2016, https://theconversation.com/timeline-the-history-of-gravity-54528. 

Schempp, Ellery. “Gravity: It’s Only a Theory | National Center for Science Education.” Home | National Center for Science Education, https://ncse.ngo/gravity-its-only-theory. Accessed 18 June 2025. 

Thompson, Hobie, and Sarah Havern. “Gravity.” Stanford University, https://web.stanford.edu/~buzzt/gravity.html. Accessed 18 June 2025. 

You can email Glen at [email protected] with any of your spooky stories, unexplained events, mysteries that you want him to look at, or anything you'd like him to correct or address. Thanks for listening, and if you enjoy the podcast and think you know others who will like it, share it with them!

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Welcome to What The Heck season 4! This podcast explores unexplained phenomena using stories gathered from various sources, then applies an academic research method to find theories and solutions for each one. So far, we've been unsuccessful in finding any concrete answers, but a few of the stories we've covered have been solved. Today, we're looking at Agamemnon Counterpart. In 2006, a mysterious video was uploaded to YouTube containing surreal and Eldritch visuals and some terrifying audio. This video has been looked at multiple times in the almost 20 years since then. There's even a theory that links it to a true crime case. What happens in the video? What is the theory? Is there an explanation? Listen in to find out!

Links for other ways to listen are found here: https://linktr.ee/whattheheckpod

References for the episode:

“Agamemnon Counterpart .” Creepytective, 5 Mar. 2017, https://creepytective.wordpress.com/2017/03/05/agamemnon-counterpart/. 

Contributors to Creepy Videos Wikia. “Agamemnon Counterpart | Creepy Videos Wikia | Fandom.” Creepy Videos Wikia, Fandom, Inc., https://creepy-videos.fandom.com/wiki/Agamemnon_Counterpart. Accessed 17 June 2025. 

Corbett, Kelly. “The Meaning of the Agamemnon Counterpart Video, Explained.” Distractify, Distractify, 17 June 2022, https://www.distractify.com/p/agamemnon-counterpart-video-meaning. 

Elf, Sleazy. Agamemnon Counterpart. YouTube, 29 May 2016, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lm-KwaheNAI. 

You can email Glen at [email protected] with any of your spooky stories, unexplained events, mysteries that you want him to look at, or anything you'd like him to correct or address. Thanks for listening, and if you enjoy the podcast and think you know others who will like it, share it with them!

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Welcome to What The Heck's Creature Feature! These episodes release on Saturdays and look at folklore and cryptids from around the world! The same academic style is applied to these episodes, but they look at history and eyewitness reports before describing the creature of the week! A lot of the time, theories are a bit more scarce than the main episodes, but the content is still just as interesting.

This week we're looking at the Van Meter Visitor. In 1903, the town of Van Meter, Iowa, was attacked over the course of three days by a huge, flying creature. Every night, at 1AM, a bright light would wake someone up and they'd go to investigate. On two of the nights, the victims shot at the creature, not even leaving a scratch. What did the town do to stop the creature? Could it have been a hoax? Where is the creature now? Listen in to find out!

Links to other ways to listen are found here: https://linktr.ee/whattheheckpod

References:-

“Half Human, Half Bat: Van Meter Remembers a 1903 Visit from a Winged Monster.” Des Moines Register, 2013, https://eu.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/2015/07/01/van-meter-remembers-1903-visit-from-winged-monster/29583469/. 

“Local Lore: The Van Meter Visitor | Iowa PBS.” Home | Iowa PBS, https://www.iowapbs.org/article/11624/local-lore-van-meter-visitor. Accessed 11 June 2025. 

Pfeifle, Tess. “The Van Meter Visitor — Astonishing Legends.” Astonishing Legends, Astonishing Legends, 14 Oct. 2018, https://astonishinglegends.com/astonishing-legends/2018/10/14/the-van-meter-visitor. 

You can email Glen at [email protected] with any of your spooky stories, unexplained events, mysteries that you want him to look at, or anything you'd like him to correct or address.

Thanks for listening, and if you enjoy the podcast and think you know others who will like it, share it with them!

All the sounds from this episode were mixed by Glen, using Soundtrap. Enjoy them!

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Welcome to What The Heck season 4! This podcast explores unexplained phenomena using stories gathered from various sources, then applies an academic research method to find theories and solutions for each one. So far, we've been unsuccessful in finding any concrete answers, but a few of the stories we've covered have been solved. Today, we're looking at the Mad Gasser of Mattoon. In 1944, over the course of just over 2 weeks, the people of Mattoon, Illinois were attacked by a man who filled their houses with paralyzing gas. The police had to involve the FBI, but neither managed to catch the culprit. The police eventually said it was hysteria, but people disagreed with that decision. Who was attacked? Why were the police so intent on saying it wasn't real? What do people think happened instead? Listen in to find out!

Links for other ways to listen are found here: https://linktr.ee/whattheheckpod

References for the episode:

Klickna, Cinda Ackerman. “The Case of the Mad Gasser of Mattoon | Illinois Times.” Illinois Times, Illinois Times, 1 May 2003, https://www.illinoistimes.com/arts-culture/the-case-of-the-mad-gasser-of-mattoon-11450083. 

“THE MAD GASSER OF MATTOON — American Hauntings.” American Hauntings, https://www.americanhauntingsink.com/madgasser. Accessed 10 June 2025. 

“The Mad Gasser of Mattoon – History, Philosophy, and Newspaper Library – U of I Library.” University Library, University of Illinois, https://www.library.illinois.edu/hpnl/blog/the-mad-gasser-of-mattoon/. Accessed 10 June 2025. 

You can email Glen at [email protected] with any of your spooky stories, unexplained events, mysteries that you want him to look at, or anything you'd like him to correct or address. Thanks for listening, and if you enjoy the podcast and think you know others who will like it, share it with them!

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Welcome to What The Heck's Creature Feature! These episodes release on Saturdays and look at folklore and cryptids from around the world! The same academic style is applied to these episodes, but they look at history and eyewitness reports before describing the creature of the week! A lot of the time, theories are a bit more scarce than the main episodes, but the content is still just as interesting.

This week we're looking at Flying Rods. Also known as Skyfish, these creatures were first captured on film in 1994. While the man who first captured them on film says they may not be extraterrestrial in nature, UFOlogists think they could be. Videographers and scientists don't agree though, and have looked into the phenomenon themselves. What is a Flying Rod? How did we only notice them in the early 1990s? What do experts say they are? Listen in to find out!

Links to other ways to listen are found here: https://linktr.ee/whattheheckpod

References:-

Gold, Simon. “Flying Rods: Elusive Sky Phenomena - Discovery UK.” Discovery UK, 21 Oct. 2024, https://www.discoveryuk.com/mysteries/flying-rods-elusive-sky-phenomena/. 

Moore, Jefferey. “Skyfish and Flying Rods: The Strangest Animals That Never Existed.” Medium, 9 Mar. 2023, https://medium.com/@jefferey.d.moore/skyfish-and-flying-rods-the-strangest-animal-that-never-existed-5073da592cb0. 

You can email Glen at [email protected] with any of your spooky stories, unexplained events, mysteries that you want him to look at, or anything you'd like him to correct or address.

Thanks for listening, and if you enjoy the podcast and think you know others who will like it, share it with them!

All the sounds from this episode were mixed by Glen, using Soundtrap. Enjoy them!

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Welcome to What The Heck season 4! This podcast explores unexplained phenomena using stories gathered from various sources, then applies an academic research method to find theories and solutions for each one. So far, we've been unsuccessful in finding any concrete answers, but a few of the stories we've covered have been solved. Today, we're looking at the script of the Indus Valley Civilisation. Rediscovered in the 1920s, the Indus Valley Civilisation spanned a larger area than Ancient Mesopotamia. They traded with the Mesopotamians, and may have gotten the idea of writing from them. The problem is that we can't decipher all of the signs for the language. How many signs are in the language? How close are we to deciphering it? Did this language become something else? Listen in to find out!

Links for other ways to listen are found here: https://linktr.ee/whattheheckpod

References for the episode:

Alex, Bridget. “Why We Still Can’t Read the Writing of the Ancient Indus Civilization | Discover Magazine.” Discover Magazine, Discover Magazine, 4 Jan. 2019, https://www.discovermagazine.com/planet-earth/why-we-still-cant-read-the-writing-of-the-ancient-indus-civilization. 

Biswas, Soutik. “Indus Valley: A Million-Dollar Challenge to Crack the Script of Early Indians - BBC News.” BBC News, BBC News, 16 Jan. 2025, https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c70q44zn18wo. 

Devam, Yajna. “(PDF) A Cryptanalytic Decipherment of the Indus Script.” Academia.Edu - Find Research Papers, Topics, Researchers, https://www.academia.edu/78867798/A_cryptanalytic_decipherment_of_the_Indus_Script. Accessed 5 June 2025. 

Guild, History. “Cracking the Code: The Quest to Decipher the Indus Valley Script - History Guild.” History Guild, 17 Sept. 2024, https://historyguild.org/cracking-the-code-the-quest-to-decipher-the-indus-valley-script/?srsltid=AfmBOooOcbiwubM-0t8kv_3rMoa_f3PMN-TCQqsfwVROHNFCPHvBjtC1. 

“Indus Valley Script Deciphered , Opinions?!” Reddit, https://www.reddit.com/r/Dravidiology/comments/1gc5aj7/indus_valley_script_deciphered_opinions/. Accessed 5 June 2025. 

You can email Glen at [email protected] with any of your spooky stories, unexplained events, mysteries that you want him to look at, or anything you'd like him to correct or address. Thanks for listening, and if you enjoy the podcast and think you know others who will like it, share it with them!

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Welcome to What The Heck's Creature Feature! These episodes release on Saturdays and look at folklore and cryptids from around the world! The same academic style is applied to these episodes, but they look at history and eyewitness reports before describing the creature of the week! A lot of the time, theories are a bit more scarce than the main episodes, but the content is still just as interesting.

This week we're looking at the Dover Demon. Over 2 nights in 1977, 3 teenagers saw a creature in Dover, Massachusetts. Some people dismissed it as a prank, or a baby moose, but others were convinced it was some kind of monster. Our cryptozoologist buddy Loren Coleman makes a return in the story and theories today, because he was one of the lead investigators for this case. Where was the creature spotted? What happened to it? What did Loren Coleman do in his investigation? Listen in to find out!

Links to other ways to listen are found here: https://linktr.ee/whattheheckpod

References:-

D’Agostino, Thomas. “The Dover Demon.” The Yankee Express, https://www.theyankeexpress.com/2022/01/05/380479/the-dover-demon. Accessed 3 June 2025. 

Fontana, Riley. “The Legend of the Dover Demon.” Hometown Weekly, 2 Nov. 2023, https://hometownweekly.net/hometown-news/the-legend-of-the-dover-demon/. 

Sylvia, A. P. “On the Trail of the Dover Demon.” Locations of Lore, 13 Dec. 2020, https://locationsoflore.com/2020/12/13/on-the-trail-of-the-dover-demon/. 

You can email Glen at [email protected] with any of your spooky stories, unexplained events, mysteries that you want him to look at, or anything you'd like him to correct or address.

Thanks for listening, and if you enjoy the podcast and think you know others who will like it, share it with them!

All the sounds from this episode were mixed by Glen, using Soundtrap. Enjoy them!

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Welcome to What The Heck season 4! This podcast explores unexplained phenomena using stories gathered from various sources, then applies an academic research method to find theories and solutions for each one. So far, we've been unsuccessful in finding any concrete answers, but a few of the stories we've covered have been solved. Today, we're looking at the Moai of Easter Island. These heads were there long before we called the island Easter Island, back when it was simply known as Rapa Nui. Since then though, the heads entered a state of disrepair. Recent surveys of the known heads counts them in the thousands though, but we don't really know what they were for. What do scholars think they were for? Why do some of them face out to sea? WHow did they even get there? Listen in to find out!

Links for other ways to listen are found here: https://linktr.ee/whattheheckpod

For Spotify listeners, Episode 162 is here https://shows.acast.com/what-the-heck-pod3/episodes/683729937b483718e051d3d6

For some reason, it didn't upload to Spotify at all.

References for the episode:

“Easter Island.” Wiki Travel, https://wikitravel.org/en/Easter_Island. Accessed 2 June 2025. 

Jarus, Owen, and Laura Geggel. “Easter Island (Rapa Nui) and Its Famous Moai Statues | Live Science.” Live Science, Live Science, 21 June 2024, https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/easter-island-rapa-nui-and-its-famous-moai-statues. 

“The Moai Statues of Easter Island, Chile | Tribes Travel.” Tribes, https://www.tribes.co.uk/experiences/the-moai-statues-of-easter-island/. Accessed 2 June 2025. 

Yang, Allie. “Everything to Know about Easter Island’s Iconic Statues.” History, 19 Oct. 2022, https://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/article/everything-to-know-about-easter-islands-iconic-statues. 

You can email Glen at [email protected] with any of your spooky stories, unexplained events, mysteries that you want him to look at, or anything you'd like him to correct or address. Thanks for listening, and if you enjoy the podcast and think you know others who will like it, share it with them!

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