

One Strange Thing: Paranormal & True-Weird Mysteries
One Strange Thing
Paranormal, unexplainable, and uncanny stories aren't just in the fiction section. They happen every day, to people just like you.
One Strange Thing brings you family-friendly stories from America's newspaper archives. And they all have something in common: an element that can't be explained by logic alone.
Join us on our trek through small town U.S.A.'s oddities - and prepare to wonder what oddities are hiding in your hometown, too.
One Strange Thing brings you family-friendly stories from America's newspaper archives. And they all have something in common: an element that can't be explained by logic alone.
Join us on our trek through small town U.S.A.'s oddities - and prepare to wonder what oddities are hiding in your hometown, too.
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Aug 9, 2022 • 27min
The Dog
The Black Dog of Hanging Hills is a spectral beast with a fascinating backstory that makes us question the line between fact and and fiction—and sightings of it seem to go back more than a century in Connecticut, making it one of the more fascinating paranormal creatures of the Northeast. Pre order Laurah’s book LAY THEM TO REST: https://www.hachettebooks.com/titles/laurah-norton/lay-them-to-rest/9780306828805/ Sources on our website: https://www.onestrangethingpodcast.com/ Join us on Patreon for early release and ad-free episodes, exclusive stories, and bonus episodes: https://www.patreon.com/OneStrangeThing Find us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/OSTPod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/onestrangethingpod/ and Facebook https://www.facebook.com/One-Strange-Thing-114307627035607 Hosted and Written by Laurah Norton Researched by Michaela Morril Engineered by Bill Bertschinger Produced and Script-edited by Maura Currie Interested in advertising on our show? Contact Glassbox Media: https://glassboxmedia.com/contact-us/ Copyright One Strange Thing Podcast LLC 2022

Jul 26, 2022 • 26min
The Saucer
In April of 1964, a Socorro, New Mexico police officer, Lonnie Zamora, experienced one of the most famous UFO sightings in US history—one often overshadowed by the more famous Roswell incident some years before. Lonnie’s story has it all: Project Blue Book, aliens, the CIA. . .and a lot of half-baked explanations. Pre order Laurah’s book LAY THEM TO REST: https://www.hachettebooks.com/titles/laurah-norton/lay-them-to-rest/9780306828805/ Sources on our website: https://www.onestrangethingpodcast.com/ Join us on Patreon for early release and ad-free episodes, exclusive stories, and bonus episodes: https://www.patreon.com/OneStrangeThing Find us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/OSTPod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/onestrangethingpod/ and Facebook https://www.facebook.com/One-Strange-Thing-114307627035607 Hosted and Written by Laurah Norton Researched by Michaela Morrill Engineered by Bill Bertschinger & Maura Currie Produced and Script-edited by Maura Currie Interested in advertising on our show? Contact Glassbox Media: https://glassboxmedia.com/contact-us/ Copyright One Strange Thing Podcast LLC 2022

Jul 12, 2022 • 23min
The Triangle
The “Bermuda Triangle” of the United States, The Bennington Triangle in Vermont, has been shrouded in mystery since the 1940s, when a series of disappearances occurred in the area. Pre order Laurah’s book LAY THEM TO REST: https://www.hachettebooks.com/titles/laurah-norton/lay-them-to-rest/9780306828805/ Sources on our website: https://www.onestrangethingpodcast.com/ Join us on Patreon for early release and ad-free episodes, exclusive stories, and bonus episodes: https://www.patreon.com/OneStrangeThing Find us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/OSTPod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/onestrangethingpod/ and Facebook https://www.facebook.com/One-Strange-Thing-114307627035607 Hosted and Script-edited by Laurah Norton Written by Liv Fallon Researched by Bryan Worters Engineered by Bill Bertschinger Produced by Maura Currie Interested in advertising on our show? Contact Glassbox Media: https://glassboxmedia.com/contact-us/ Copyright One Strange Thing Podcast LLC 2022

Jun 21, 2022 • 25min
The Frogman
In Loveland, Ohio, the 2016 phenomenon of Pokémon Go led to a sighting of the legendary cryptid, the Loveland Frog, or reawakened decades-old stories of anthropomorphic frogmen roaming the waterways—and streets—of this small town. But separating fact-—or what seems to be fact—from fiction proves harder than it might seem. Pre order Laurah’s book LAY THEM TO REST: https://www.hachettebooks.com/titles/laurah-norton/lay-them-to-rest/9780306828805/ Sources on our website: https://www.onestrangethingpodcast.com/ Join us on Patreon for early release and ad-free episodes, exclusive stories, and bonus episodes: https://www.patreon.com/OneStrangeThing Find us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/OSTPod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/onestrangethingpod/ and Facebook https://www.facebook.com/One-Strange-Thing-114307627035607 Hosted and Script-Edited by by Laurah Norton Written, Engineered, and Produced by Maura Currie Researched by Jessica Ann with additional research by Maura Currie Copyright One Strange Thing Podcast LLC 2022

Jun 15, 2022 • 5min
Introducing Persona: The French Deception
Introducing the true crime podcast Persona: The French Deception— the story of Gilbert Chikli, one of the greatest con artists of all time. What does it feel like to pick up the phone and scam someone out of $50 million? Host and award-winning journalist, Evan Ratliff, investigates how Chikli successfully duped some of the world’s most powerful people into handing over their fortunes. He explores how Chikli evaded the law for years and became a Robin Hood-like hero. More than just a tale of criminal genius, this is a show about the moment we’re living in right now — the golden age of scammers — and the power of seduction. But what happens when the fantasy we’ve been lured into finally crumbles away? For all that and more, follow “Persona: The French Deception” wherever you get your podcasts. Or you can listen early on Amazon Music or early and ad-free by subscribing to Wondery Plus in Apple Podcasts or the Wondery app: http://wondery.fm/OST_Persona
Jun 7, 2022 • 27min
The Choir
Perhaps some people are born lucky. . . and then there are others, who have singular experiences that can be described as, well, miracles. That seems to have been the case for fifteen people in a small Nebraska town in 1950. * We have learned that there is an alternative pronunciation for the word "Beatrice" which, while we are studious researchers, it did not even occur to us to look up. We are so very sorry. You do not need to email us. Or you can. But just send us a picture of Bigfoot.* Pre order Laurah’s book LAY THEM TO REST: https://www.hachettebooks.com/titles/laurah-norton/lay-them-to-rest/9780306828805/ Sources on our website: https://www.onestrangethingpodcast.com/ Join us on Patreon for early release and ad-free episodes, exclusive stories, and bonus episodes: https://www.patreon.com/OneStrangeThing Find us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/OSTPod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/onestrangethingpod/ and Facebook https://www.facebook.com/One-Strange-Thing-114307627035607 Written and Hosted by Laurah Norton Researched by Michaela Morrill with additional research by Laurah Norton Engineered and Scored by Chaes Gray Produced and Script-edited by Maura Currie Copyright One Strange Thing Podcast LLC 2022

May 24, 2022 • 27min
The Metal Man
In 1973, a Falkville, Alabama police chief went out to answer a mysterious call about an otherworldly sighting—a figure, a metal man running down the rural roads outside of town—and began an encounter of third kind that would turn his life upside down. Go to https://masterclass.com/strange for 15% off an annual membership with Masterclass! Go to https://getcerebral.com/strange for 65% off your first month of Cerebral! Sources on our website: https://www.onestrangethingpodcast.com/ Join us on Patreon for early release and ad-free episodes, exclusive stories, and bonus episodes: https://www.patreon.com/OneStrangeThing Find us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/OSTPod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/onestrangethingpod/ and Facebook https://www.facebook.com/One-Strange-Thing-114307627035607 Written and Hosted by Laurah Norton Researched by Bryan Worters with additional research by Laurah Norton Engineered and Scored by Chaes Gray Produced and Script-edited by Maura Currie Want to advertise/sponsor our show? We have partnered with AdvertiseCast to handle our advertising/sponsorship requests. They’re great to work with and will help you advertise on our show. Please email sales@advertisecast.com or click the link below to get started. https://www.advertisecast.com/OneStrangeThing Copyright One Strange Thing Podcast LLC 2022

May 10, 2022 • 23min
The Highway
The U.S. has many purportedly haunted highways; one is Florida’s I-4, sometimes known as the most dangerous in the country, has a small stretch in Seminole County known as “The Dead Zone. . .” and the name refers to more than its proclivity for disrupting cell phones and CB radios. Pre order Laurah’s book LAY THEM TO REST: https://www.hachettebooks.com/titles/laurah-norton/lay-them-to-rest/9780306828805/ Sources on our website: https://www.onestrangethingpodcast.com/ Join us on Patreon for early release and ad-free episodes, exclusive stories, and bonus episodes: https://www.patreon.com/OneStrangeThing Find us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/OSTPod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/onestrangethingpod/ and Facebook https://www.facebook.com/One-Strange-Thing-114307627035607 Written, Hosted, and Researched by Laurah Norton Produced, Engineered, and Script-edited by Maura Currie Want to advertise/sponsor our show? We have partnered with AdvertiseCast to handle our advertising/sponsorship requests. They’re great to work with and will help you advertise on our show. Please email sales@advertisecast.com or click the link below to get started. https://www.advertisecast.com/OneStrangeThing Copyright One Strange Thing Podcast LLC 2022

Apr 26, 2022 • 29min
The Turtle
Indiana’s Beast of Busco set the tiny town of Churubusco abuzz way back in 1949—and set one farmer on the relentless pursuit of his personal ‘white whale’. . . an enormous turtle. Hey, we all have dreams, right? Pre order Laurah’s book LAY THEM TO REST: https://www.hachettebooks.com/titles/laurah-norton/lay-them-to-rest/9780306828805/ Sources on our website: https://www.onestrangethingpodcast.com/ Join us on Patreon for early release and ad-free episodes, exclusive stories, and bonus episodes: https://www.patreon.com/OneStrangeThing Find us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/OSTPod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/onestrangethingpod/ and Facebook https://www.facebook.com/One-Strange-Thing-114307627035607 Written and Hosted Laurah Norton Researched by Bryan Worters and Laurah Norton Produced, Engineered, and Script-edited by Maura Currie Want to advertise/sponsor our show? We have partnered with AdvertiseCast to handle our advertising/sponsorship requests. They’re great to work with and will help you advertise on our show. Please email sales@advertisecast.com or click the link below to get started. https://www.advertisecast.com/OneStrangeThing Copyright One Strange Thing Podcast LLC 2022

Apr 12, 2022 • 21min
The Hunger
A boy’s unknown illness leaves him without the capability to feel hunger or thirst—and in a quest to find updates on his possible cure, information is unearthed on a very different kind of medical mystery. An enlightened leader, half a world away, had been baffling scientists not with his illness, but with his ability. Pre order Laurah’s book LAY THEM TO REST: https://www.hachettebooks.com/titles/laurah-norton/lay-them-to-rest/9780306828805/ Sources on our website: https://www.onestrangethingpodcast.com/ Join us on Patreon for early release and ad-free episodes, exclusive stories, and bonus episodes: https://www.patreon.com/OneStrangeThing Find us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/OSTPod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/onestrangethingpod/ and Facebook https://www.facebook.com/One-Strange-Thing-114307627035607 Written, Hosted, and Researched by Laurah Norton Additional Research by Bryan Worters Produced, Engineered, and Script-edited by Maura Currie Want to advertise/sponsor our show? We have partnered with AdvertiseCast to handle our advertising/sponsorship requests. They’re great to work with and will help you advertise on our show. Please email sales@advertisecast.com or click the link below to get started. https://www.advertisecast.com/OneStrangeThing Copyright One Strange Thing Podcast LLC 2022