Episodes

  • Episode 181 – Back on Bugs

    Episode 181 – Back on Bugs
    May 2 2024
    Maybe the real Havana syndrome was the friends we made along the way.EPISODE LINKSAll-purpose show links: https://superduperstitious.com/linksFour Phantoms website: https://www.fourphantoms.net/Four Phantoms store: https://four-phantoms-brewing-company.square.site/Wyatt’s storyEpisode 5: https://www.superduperstitious.com/episodes/5-hooked-on-sonicsEpisode 34: https://www.superduperstitious.com/episodes/34-bah-hum-buzzEpisode 53: https://www.superduperstitious.com/episodes/53-potc-part-a-billionEpisode 76: https://www.superduperstitious.com/episodes/76-mos-scotiaEpisode 142: https://www.superduperstitious.com/episodes/142-still-sounds-bad60 Minutes Russian conspiracy: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/havana-syndrome-russia-evidence-60-minutes/NIH Study: https://bit.ly/4a1DyxpScientific American article: https://bit.ly/3WnCzEvJake’s storiesPhantoms and Monsters 5/19/2023: https://bit.ly/3Urrpw7Phantoms and Monsters 1/3/2023: https://bit.ly/3ws22CdPhantoms and Monsters 1/9/2023: https://bit.ly/3wszhoWUFO Clearinghouse 1/16/2023: https://bit.ly/3y4dAfxUFO Clearinghouse 1/17/2023: https://bit.ly/4dADKXJUFO Clearinghouse 2/7/2023: https://bit.ly/3UrrkIPPhantoms and Monsters 11/10/2023: https://bit.ly/3UwafO2Phantoms and Monsters 1/19/2024: https://bit.ly/4dnHag7Bald eagle basics: https://avianreport.com/what-is-the-bald-eagle-size/Bald eagle comeback story: https://bit.ly/4aXDpMFChicagoland eagle population growth: https://bit.ly/4aYRIRdWinter bald eagle migration: https://bit.ly/4dmkpJu Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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    1 hr and 12 mins
  • Episode 180 – The 7th Annual Superduperstitious Halloween Spookstravaganza

    Episode 180 – The 7th Annual Superduperstitious Halloween Spookstravaganza
    Apr 18 2024

    STOP LOOKING AT THE DATE.


    Anyway, what a wild way for you to find out that Wyatt’s leaving the show.


    EPISODE LINKS


    All-purpose show links: https://superduperstitious.com/links


    Four Phantoms website: https://www.fourphantoms.net/

    Four Phantoms store: https://four-phantoms-brewing-company.square.site/


    Humanoid creature CCTV footage: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A-xNlnmhjj0

    Contact form: https://superduperstitious.com/contact


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    1 hr and 1 min
  • Episode 178 – At the Mouth of (March) Madness, Part III

    Episode 178 – At the Mouth of (March) Madness, Part III
    Mar 27 2023

    As the WCCW creeps ever closer to crowning an ultimate victor, what new and exciting ways can we find to totally ruin your bracket? There’s only one way to find out!


    EPISODE LINKS


    All-purpose show links: https://superduperstitious.com/links


    Four Phantoms website: https://www.fourphantoms.net/

    Four Phantoms store: https://four-phantoms-brewing-company.square.site/


    FOLLOW ALONG WITH THE BRACKET HERE: https://superduperstitious.com/march-madness


    JOIN OUR CURSE EXPERIMENT HERE: https://forms.gle/vWJomLttdvXd7tmX7


    I AM Come: https://vimeo.com/352872112

    St. Germain: https://bit.ly/40B8SPd

    Heaven’s Gate logo: https://bit.ly/42GFp8x


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    51 mins
  • Episode 177 – At the Mouth of (March) Madness, Part II

    Episode 177 – At the Mouth of (March) Madness, Part II
    Mar 17 2023

    The utter ridiculousness continues as we round out the WCCW regionals with all 16 contestants in the Global and Planetary Divisions of the NCAAA. These words and letters all mean something and make sense! You’re in the right place and everything is fine!


    EPISODE LINKS


    All-purpose show links: https://superduperstitious.com/links


    Four Phantoms website: https://www.fourphantoms.net/

    Four Phantoms store: https://four-phantoms-brewing-company.square.site/


    FOLLOW ALONG WITH THE BRACKET HERE: https://superduperstitious.com/march-madness


    JOIN OUR CURSE EXPERIMENT HERE: https://forms.gle/vWJomLttdvXd7tmX7


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    53 mins
  • Episode 176 – The Cordyceps-isode

    Episode 176 – The Cordyceps-isode
    Mar 13 2023

    It’s a whole episode about the biology of The Last of Us in an attempt to tap into the zeitgeist! What’s the deal with Cordyceps? Could this happen in real life? Are we doing SEO right??



    *Originally scheduled for release BEFORE the start of our whole March Madness series


    EPISODE LINKS


    All-purpose show links: https://superduperstitious.com/links


    Four Phantoms: https://www.fourphantoms.net/


    FILL OUT YOUR MARCH MADNESS BRACKET HERE: https://superduperstitious.com/march-madness


    Sources


    Basic fungal biology: http://bit.ly/3ZRi4ie


    Cordyceps controlling a cicada: https://youtu.be/FAVAVHAptyQ

    Cordyceps controlling a beetle: https://youtu.be/EBQNpyAdmfc

    Entomophthora muscae example: https://www.flickr.com/photos/anxoresua/6867594070

    Entomophthora muscae and its released spores: https://bit.ly/3EV6pXJ

    Entomophthora muscae range map: https://www.discoverlife.org/mp/20m?kind=Entomophthora+muscae

    Snail with nematode parasite (PRETTY GROSS): https://youtu.be/Go_LIz7kTok

    Parasitic barnacle: https://youtu.be/sCvTHrzI-Sk


    Body temperature vs. fungi: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/19827944/

    Climate change is selecting for heat-resistant fungi: https://journals.asm.org/doi/full/10.1128/mBio.00061-10

    Climate change is increasing fungal infections: https://www.wired.com/story/fungi-climate-change-medicine-health/

    Not a lot of medical solutions: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6549129/


    We breathe a lot of spores and it’s okay: http://bit.ly/3JusTkR

    Most fungi aren’t infectious: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5453709/

    No spores for the show: http://polygon.com/entertainment/23562421/last-of-us-cordyceps-spores-tv-show-hbo

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    59 mins
  • Episode 175 – At the Mouth of (March) Madness, Part I

    Episode 175 – At the Mouth of (March) Madness, Part I
    Mar 11 2023

    No podcast about the strange and unusual would be complete without a month-long, four-part tournament of 32 different cults competing head to head! NOT ONE SUCH PODCAST. Here’s the first of those four parts!


    EPISODE LINKS


    All-purpose show links: https://superduperstitious.com/links


    Four Phantoms email: fourphantomsbeer@gmail.com

    Four Phantoms website: https://www.fourphantoms.net/

    Four Phantoms store: https://four-phantoms-brewing-company.square.site/


    FILL OUT YOUR MARCH MADNESS BRACKET HERE: https://www.superduperstitious.com/march-madness


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    54 mins
  • March Madness: Something Wicked Stupid This Way Comes...

    March Madness: Something Wicked Stupid This Way Comes...
    Mar 7 2023

    Our ultimate March Madness cult competition, the WCCW, begins March 9th!


    Submit your predictions here: https://www.superduperstitious.com/march-madness


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    2 mins