Strange Matters Podcast

“I Think. Therefore I Am” For millennia people have pondered and questioned exactly what is reality.  Is the world around us that we perceive everyday actually real?  Or is it instead simply a trick, smoke and mirrors, a simulated reality to keep us fooled. In this episode of Strange Matters we discuss the possibility that mankind may all be living … Continue reading Life in the Matrix: Simulated Reality → The post Life in the Matrix: Simulated Reality appeared first on Strange Matters Podcast.

In this episode of Strange Matters we share a collection of unexplained and creepy listener stories that have been shared with us.  Each of these stories involved personal encounters and experiences that can not be easily explained. These tales range from possible UFO sightings, to direct Alien visits, creepy shadow figures, smelly co-hosts, and bizarre strangers.  Between all … Continue reading Creepy Listener Stories → The post Creepy Listener Stories appeared first on Strange Matters Podcast.

Aliens… Do they really exist? Are we really all alone in the universe? Perhaps it depends on your definition of the term “alien”; perhaps your stereotypical small-bodied Grey or maybe something as simple as a microbe could define this term. But how could we know that aliens exist? Some think that crop circles are a sign … Continue reading Close Encounters → The post Close Encounters appeared first on Strange Matters Podcast.

In this sequel to the original Ancient Mysteries, Eric discusses several mysterious cases from olden times. First is the legend of the screaming mummy. Gaston Maspero, the head of the Egyptian Antiquities Service was inspecting various different mummies found at Deir El Bahri near the Valley of the Kings. Amongst the newly-discovered, legendary leaders of … Continue reading Ancient Mysteries II → The post Ancient Mysteries II appeared first on Strange Matters Podcast.

The Family Murders is a well known and notorious series of crimes that occurred in Adelaide, Australia.  This case includes mysterious attacks, brutal murders, and a dark conspiracy surrounding a secret group of elites that preyed on the young in the city. Five young men were mysteriously abducted in different areas of Adelaide in a span … Continue reading The Family Murders → The post The Family Murders appeared first on Strange Matters Podcast.

In this episode we discuss a number of legendary and infamous cults, and the terrible atrocities they are known for. The People’s Temple, lead by the notorious Reverend Jim Jones, was a socialist minded, tightly knit religious congregation.  Though the People’s Temple and Jones himself was initially known for striving for social equality, this cult would … Continue reading Cults → The post Cults appeared first on Strange Matters Podcast.

If a tree falls in the forest does it really make a sound? This philosophical conundrum raises questions about humans ability to perceive and interpret reality. What is reality? How much of what we are seeing is real and how much of it is simply our brains misinterpreting our senses? In this episode we discuss … Continue reading If a Tree Falls in the Forest → The post If a Tree Falls in the Forest appeared first on Strange Matters Podcast.

In this episode of Strange Matters, three cases are presented in which someone suddenly vanished without a trace.  In each of these unsolved mysteries, the victims would be going about living normal lives, until the next moment they were simply gone, forever. Danielle Imbo and Richard Petrone were hanging at a bar late one night … Continue reading Without a Trace → The post Without a Trace appeared first on Strange Matters Podcast.

In this episode the crew of Strange Matters dives back into the realm of the paranormal and unknown, with four creepy tales of haunted artifacts, werewolves, angry poltergeists, and disturbed attic dwellers.  These stories of unwanted guests will be sure to send chills down your spine. The first story is that of the Hexham Heads, strange … Continue reading Unwanted Guests → The post Unwanted Guests appeared first on Strange Matters Podcast.

In this story we present a collection of local myths, folklore, and urban legends that have been sent in to us by our listeners around the world! The origins of these stories range from Austria, England, Canada, and a few in the United States.  This episode is a mixture of tales and urban legends including  a sadistic … Continue reading Listener Stories: Local Myths, Folklore, & Urban Legends → The post Listener Stories: Local Myths, Folklore, & Urban Legends appeared first on Strange Matters Podcast.

For a conspiracy of this magnitude we had to devote an entire episode… the Illuminati is likely one of the most famous conspiracies and any celebrity in popular culture is likely to at some point during their lifetime to have their name at least mentioned as being associated with this super secret organization. The Illuminati is believed … Continue reading The Enlightened Ones → The post The Enlightened Ones appeared first on Strange Matters Podcast.

In this second installment of Strange Matters Podcast’s series highlighting killers around the world, Sean discusses a pair of  particularly cruel and cold-hearted English serial killers. Harold Shipman, known as Dr. Death,  was a English General Practitioner and is currently the most prolific serial killer in recorded history.  Using his position as a doctor, Shipman was able to have … Continue reading Killers Around the World II – English Serial Killers → The post Killers Around the World II – English Serial Killers appeared first on Strange Matters Podcast.

In this episode, Eric takes you on a tour of some of the world’s sightings of Alien cryptids. The following stories walk a fine line between what is considered a cryptid and what is actually just evidence of extra-terrestrial life. The first encounter is that of the Enfield Horror. In 1973 in the town of Enfield … Continue reading Out of this World Encounters → The post Out of this World Encounters appeared first on Strange Matters Podcast.

For this episode we present a number of old and mystifying structures located at different locations around the world.  Mysteries surround each of these large constructions, as the reasons behind their construction and even how they were built is still being debated to this day. The first topic of the episode is the Coral Castle, located in … Continue reading Mystifying Structures Across the World → The post Mystifying Structures Across the World appeared first on Strange Matters Podcast.

For this episode of Strange Matters we share a number of spooky and creepy stories and encounters that have been sent into us by listeners.  These disturbing paranormal listener stories include possible hauntings, unexplained phenomena, and strange encounters. Thanks to everyone who sent us in their personal stories!  For our next listener based episode we are … Continue reading Creepy & Paranormal Listener Stories → The post Creepy & Paranormal Listener Stories appeared first on Strange Matters Podcast.

The story of the “Boy in the Box” was a tragic yet intriguing unsolved mystery that took place in the 1950’s. A young boy, not much older than 3-4 years, was found placed in a box and tossed on the side of the road. This young lad was carefully placed inside the box and left … Continue reading Boy in the Box and The Moving Coffins → The post Boy in the Box and The Moving Coffins appeared first on Strange Matters Podcast.

In this episode of Strange Matters we present a number of particularly weird and bizarre ways that people have died.  Though there are countless ways death can occur, for this discussion the focus is on rare and unusual cases.   With that in mind Sean has collected a handful of some of the strangest ways people have … Continue reading The Strangest Ways to Die → The post The Strangest Ways to Die appeared first on Strange Matters Podcast.

In this episode Sean & Eric of Strange Matters team up with The Eastern Border Podcast, hosted by Kristaps Andrejsons, to delve into all the strange events and urban legends that surround the Chernobyl Nuclear Disaster.  The incident at the Chernobyl Power Plant is the worst nuclear disaster in human history so far, as  dozens of … Continue reading The Chernobyl Disaster – Aftermath, Myths, & Legends → The post The Chernobyl Disaster – Aftermath, Myths, & Legends appeared first on Strange Matters Podcast.

In this Strange Matters Short, Sean presents the case of the Original Night Stalker, one of America’s most infamous and prolific unsolved serial criminals.  The Original Night Stalker (ONS) was a serial killer in Southern California who targeted lone women and couples, breaking into their homes at night and sexually assaulting and killing those inside.  Later … Continue reading The Original Night Stalker – Unsolved Serial Criminal → The post The Original Night Stalker – Unsolved Serial Criminal appeared first on Strange Matters Podcast.

What could be more terrifying? You are in your home late at night… hoping to be alone. Then suddenly it happens… a knock at the front doorstep. You quietly walk over to the door, peer through the peep hole and see two young children, with jet black eyes. Stories of these “black eyed children” became … Continue reading The Black-Eyed Children → The post The Black-Eyed Children appeared first on Strange Matters Podcast.