A podcast that explores the unexplained and explains the unexplored, Blurry Photos seeks the facts behind the fiction of the world’s most fascinating, unbelievable, and chilling mysteries and legends. Focusing on lesser-known topics of Forteana, conspiracy, history, and folklore, Blurry Photos is driven by the desire for a better understanding of fringe subjects through research, storytelling, and rational thinking. Prepare your butts, because it’s time to learn something weird.
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Three minutes each weekday of cool facts, weird news and awesome discoveries with Brady Carlson. Back us at http://patreon.com/bradycarlson Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/coolweirdawesome/support
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Hysteria 51 is your offbeat weekly podcast destination for all things weird and wonderful! We navigate the cosmic highways of UFOs, the alien-infested landscapes, and the enigmatic frontiers of the paranormal. With your hosts, Brent Hand and David Flora, alongside our cantankerous tin man, Conspiracy Bot (with a not-so-subtle desire to rule the world, doubling as our chief inquisitor into the unknown), we delve into unique mysteries, the inexplicable, and the downright unusual. Each week we ...
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Learn techniques, tips, and tricks for improving your wildlife, travel, landscape, and general nature photography with Court Whelan. Whether you consider yourself a beginner, serious hobbyist, or advanced professional, this is the way to rapidly understand and implement new skills to elevate your photography to new heights.
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Astronomy Week: The Hubble Telescope’s First Space Photo Was Kind Of Blurry
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This week we’re replaying some of our favorite shows about planets and stars and galaxies and the people who have studied them. In this episode from May 2020, the story of an important if not technically perfect image: the first picture ever taken from the Hubble Space Telescope. Plus: an Irish bee enthusiast spends time at home building a beehive …
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Blurry Photos: The Falcon Lake Incident | BONUS
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David takes over this week as we dip into the Blurry Photos UFO coffers for a peak at the Falcon Lake Incident! Original Description Flora is back with a deep dive into the fascinating events of the Falcon Lake incident! An amazing Canadian UFO case, the Falcon Lake incident is often regarded as one of the most investigated and strongest UFO cases …
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Colonel Sanders Was The Face Of KFC, And Occasionally Its Vocal Critic
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Today in 1890, the birthday of Colonel Harland Sanders, the founder and public face of Kentucky Fried Chicken, and who, for a while, was also a pretty big critic of the fast food brand he started. Plus: back in 2020, KFC announced a movie featuring Mario Lopez playing the Colonel?!? Colonel Sanders Once Competed Against KFC And Got Sued (Tasting Ta…
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Pacemaker Pioneer Wilson Greatbatch Helped Millions Of Hearts
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Today in 1919, the birthday of Wilson Greatbatch, who made implantable pacemakers a reality for millions of patients. A pretty big legacy for a guy who considered himself a “humble tinkerer.” Plus: today in 1954, a report on a guy who was supposed to a defend a beer drinking title but first had business to attend to at another bar. Wilson Greatbatc…
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Blurry Hysteria: Robot Mushroom Sex | BONUS
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Blurry Hysteria Time! We're diving into two bizarre news stories this week that are both gross and interesting... but mainly gross. First up, a viral court case involving a woman, a trout, and a scandalous video that's taking the internet by storm. Then, we're exploring a futuristic mashup you never knew you needed: engineers have given a mushroom …
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Do Photographers Still Need Filters? Maybe not the ones you think.
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Send us a text In this episode of The Wild Photographer, host Court Whelan explores the evolving role of physical filters in the age of digital photography. While many photographers rely heavily on post-processing software like Photoshop and Lightroom, Court argues that there are still certain filters that remain essential for achieving specific ef…
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A Group Of Teens Got Stranded On A Pacific Island For 15 Months, And Never Went All “Lord Of The Flies” On Each Other
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This month in 1966, an extraordinary rescue of a group of students who had gotten stranded on a remote island in the Pacific Ocean and managed to live there successfully for over a year. Plus: starting this Saturday on Easdale Island in Scotland, it’s the World Stone Skimming Championships. A real life Lord of the Flies: The 50-year-old story of a …
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Baby Food Giant Gerber Once Sold Jars Of Mushed Up Food For Adults
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For decades Gerber has been the biggest name in baby food. In 1974, the company tried offering a line of ready-to-eat foods in glass jars for adults... which maybe didn't go so well. Plus: starting this Friday in Pennsylvania, it’s the Bowers Chile Pepper Festival. Baby food for adults was just as sad as it sounds (The Hustle) Bowers Chile Pepper F…
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Ghosts of the Imagination: The Philip Experiment | 385
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Imagine a group of ordinary people coming together with one extraordinary goal: to create a ghost from scratch. That’s exactly what happened in the early 1970s with the Philip Experiment, a fascinating parapsychological study led by Dr. A.R.G. Owen and the Toronto Society for Psychical Research. The team invented a fictional character, Philip Ayles…
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Charles Downing Lay, America’s Olympic Medalist In Town Planning
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Today in 1877, the birthday of Charles Downing Lay. He won the first American medal at the 1936 Olympics, for…. town planning? Plus: starting this Friday, it’s the South Carolina Apple Festival. And the Medal Goes To... (Brooklyn Public Library) South Carolina Apple Festival Help plan a bright future for our show as a backer on Patreon --- Support …
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Did A Department Store Really Keep A Guy On Staff To Be “Fired” In Front Of Angry Customers?
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For this Labor Day holiday we thought we should pay tribute to what may have been the strangest ways to make a living in its time: the so-called "department store scapegoat" who was kept on staff to be "fired" from time to time. Plus: today in 1903, Scott Perky applied for a patent for a bidirectional typeface. Fact-Checking Steve Jobs: Was “The Cu…
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Astronomy Week: What Was July 4th Like Before The Fourth Of July?
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This week we’re replaying some of our favorite shows about planets and stars and galaxies and the people who have studied them. In this episode from July 2019, we look at one of the most prominent July 4th events before American independence, an astronomical event in 11th Century China. Plus: Oatman, Arizona's Sidewalk Egg Frying Challenge offers a…
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Astronomy Week: Cincinnati Built An Observatory Any Stargazer Could Use
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This week we’re replaying some of our favorite shows about planets and stars and galaxies and the people who have studied them. In this episode from November 2020, Cincinnati dedicates an observatory that was open to the public, the first of its kind in the U.S., one called the “birthplace of American astronomy.” How Cincinnati became the ‘Birthpla…
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Astronomy Week: Caroline Herschel Discovered Comets And Became A Star
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This week we’re replaying some of our favorite shows about planets and stars and galaxies and the people who have studied them. In this episode from March 2022, the story of an astronomer who definitely made her mark on the sky: Caroline Herschel, the first woman to discover a comet. Plus: residents of Pooler, Georgia, have a local landmark, a gian…
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Astronomy Week: Guillaume Le Gentil, The 18th Century Astronomer With the Worst Luck
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This week we’re replaying some of our favorite shows about planets and stars and galaxies and the people who have studied them. In this episode from June 2021, French astronomer Guillaume Le Gentil tries to observe the transit of Venus in the 18th Century, only it doesn't go so well. Plus: Pringle, South Dakota is home to an enormous – and apparent…
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A Churchgoer In Spain Did “The Worst Art Restoration Project Of All Time”
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Today in 2012, the New York Times reported on what it called “probably the worst art restoration project of all time.” Thanks to an amateur artist, a fresco of Jesus in a church in northeastern Spain ended up looking quite different. Plus: a youngster in England wanted to help a local museum, so she donated her favorite rock to the collection. A To…
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Blurry Hysteria: Missing Stoned Pancreas Alters | BONUS
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This week on Hysteria 51, Brent is missing! But have no fear, David Flora enlists the help of everyone's favorite overthinking Kevin, host of Sad Times Podcast, to bring the weird. Join them as they dive headfirst into the latest batch of weird news that’s making headlines (and raising eyebrows). First up, archaeologists have just thrown us a Stone…
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The Sun Would Be Very Loud If You Could Hear In Space
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NASA's Parker Solar Probe has revealed some new details about our solar system’s top star, including that it’s very loud (!) Plus: starting today in Cumberland, Wisconsin, it’s Rutabaga Fest. The Sun: Extremely loud and incredibly hot (Astronomy.com) Cumberland, WI Rutabaga Festival Our backers on Patreon keep this show shining --- Support this pod…
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After His Legendary Basketball Career, Wilt Chamberlain Became A Pro Volleyball Player
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Today in 1936, the birthday of Wilt Chamberlain, a legend on the basketball court who, after retirement, took a detour into the world of professional volleyball. Plus: today in 1953, a story about a wife, a husband, a divorce and a life-size dummy. Remembering Wilt Chamberlain's Short-Lived but Momentous Volleyball Career (Inside Hook) Dummy Divorc…
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Project Skeptic: Smiley Face Killers | 384
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What happens when Brent hits the road, and the boys from Project Skeptic hijack the Hysteria 51 airwaves? A deep dive into the chilling and mysterious Smiley Face Killers, that’s what! While Brent navigates the treacherous highways of America on his way to the Lower-Lower 4th Dimension (AKA Nashville), the Project Skeptic crew steps in to unravel t…
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