Strange and Unexplained with Daisy Eagan

For all intents and purposes, German brewer Johann Adam Lemp achieved the so-called American Dream for generations of his descendants when he arrived in St. Louis, Missouri in 1838. His humble lager recipe ballooned into a huge brewery with a family mansion to match. However, as the business got passed down the line, dark history unfurled –haunting the business and house where it all happened. This week's sponsors: Bare Necessities - Right now, get 20% off your Bare Necessities order when you go to BareNecessities.com/strange20 and use code strange20 at checkout. SkyLight Frames - To get $15 off your purchase of a SkyLight Frame just go to SkylightFrame.com and enter code STRANGE at checkout. Lumi Labs - To learn more about microdosing THC go to Microdose.com and use code STRANGE to get free shipping and 30% off your first order.

The New York Lunatic Asylum opened its doors in 1839 with a mission to humanely treat the mentally ill of NYC from the tranquil isolation of an island on the East River. However, as the years unfolded, cracks showed, trouble ensued and an intrepid reporter found herself within the institution’s walls, reporting its downfall for the world to see. Here’s the story of Roosevelt Island. OBSESSED FEST YEAR 2 IS OFFICIALLY HAPPENING October 20th-22nd 2023 in Dallas, Texas. Tickets are on sale NOW at obsessedfest.com. This week's sponsors: Lumi Labs - To learn more about microdosing THC go to Microdose.com and use code STRANGE to get free shipping and 30% off your first order. BetterHelp - This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. Learn more and save 10% off your first month of therapy at BetterHelp.com/DAISY. Miracle Brand - Go to TryMiracle.com/STRANGE and use code STRANGE at checkout to get over 40% off and a 3-piece towel set. Lomi - Head to Lomi.com/strange and use the promo code STRANGE at checkout for $50 off your purchase of an electric composter.

Tara Calico was a smart, accomplished and athletic college freshman who biked into the New Mexico desert one morning in 1988 and never came back. A year later, a peculiar photograph appeared in a parking lot over a thousand miles away in Florida. The search for Tara would enlist the help of investigators across an ocean only to eventually reveal corruption back home. Whatever happened to her resulted in a sprawling mystery that remains unsolved to this day. This week's sponsors: SkyLight Frames - To get $15 off your purchase of a SkyLight Frame go to SkylightFrame.com and enter code STRANGE at checkout. Lumi Labs - To learn more about microdosing THC go to Microdose.com and use code STRANGE to get free shipping and 30% off your first order. EveryPlate - Get your first box for just $1.49 per meal by going to EveryPlate.com/podcast and entering code strange149 at checkout.

Feeling dead inside is one thing, but truly believing it is a mysterious, medical reality. With only about 200 known cases worldwide, Cotard’s Syndrome is a rare condition characterized by delusions of missing body parts, lost organs or being dead altogether –even while technically living to tell the tale. In this episode, we’ll go over the history of Cotard’s Syndrome, the stories of people who’ve suffered from it and the theories behind how it can confound and take hold of our minds and bodies. This week's sponsors: Miracle Brand - Go to trymiracle.com/STRANGE and use code STRANGE to claim your free 3-piece towel set and save over 40% off your first order this holiday season. Lumi Labs - To learn more about microdosing THC go to microdose.com and use code STRANGE to get free shipping and 30% off your first order. Firstleaf - Sign up today and get your first six bottles for $39.95 plus free shipping at tryfirstleaf.com/STRANGE. Lomi - Head to Lomi.com/STRANGE and use the promo code STRANGE to get $50 off your Lomi countertop composter.

One wintry day in 1922, six bodies were discovered on a remote farm in Bavaria. The scene was ominous, scattered with clues indicating an unclear couple of days leading up to the sextuple murder of the family and its maid. Decades later, investigators landed on a culprit whose name still hasn’t been revealed. The tragedy at Hinterkaifeck was a mystery complete with complicated relationships, missing weapons and unexplainable footsteps in the snow. This week's sponsors: BetterHelp - Strange & Unexplained is sponsored by BetterHelp. Learn more and save 10% off your first month at BetterHelp.com/DAISY. Lumi Labs - To learn more about microdosing THC go to Microdose.com and use code STRANGE to get free shipping and 30% off your first purchase. Bare Necessities - Get 20% off your Bare Necessities order at BareNecessities.com with code strange20.

In 2006, a man was found on the ballroom floor of a hotel in Baltimore, with a hole in the ceiling overhead and a mystery surrounding the occurrence. Rey Rivera was –for all intents and purposes– an average guy, who lived, worked and loved in search of greater purpose. But upon going missing, he left clues along the way leading straight back to that hole in the roof of the infamous Belvedere Hotel… without a clear answer as to how he could have possibly fallen through it. This week's sponsors: PrettyLitter - Go to PrettyLitter.com/strange to save 20% on your first order of cat litter. Lomi - Head to Lomi.com/strange and use promo code STRANGE at checkout for $50 off your countertop, electric composter. Lumi - To learn more about microdosing THC go to Microdose.com and use code STRANGE to get free shipping and 30% off your first order.

In the wake of Pearl Harbor, the United States employed an old method of surveillance along its west coast: blimps. And when two pilots took off in one high above San Francisco Bay one summer morning in 1942, no one could have predicted its wild and wacky ride. A crash landing followed by the discovery of an empty cabin confused onlookers and navy personnel alike. What happened? This week's sponsors: Blissy - Head to Blissy.com/STRANGE to try Blissy pillows risk-free for 60 nights, and use code STRANGE to get 30% off. 

One December morning in turn-of-the-20th-century New York City, a young society woman went out to run errands and never returned home. Dorothy Arnold’s forbidden love affair, writerly aspirations and wealth combined to stir up intrigue over what happened to her at the time. Today –over a hundred years on– her disappearance is still a mystery. This week's sponsors: Lumi Labs - To learn more about microdosing THC go to Microdose.com and use code STRANGE to get free shipping and 30% off your first order. FirstLeaf - Get your first six bottles of wine for $39.95 plus free shipping at TryFirstLeaf.com/STRANGE. Blissy - Try Blissy bedding now risk-free for 60 nights at Blissy.com/STRANGE and use code STRANGE to get an additional 30% off. BetterHelp - Visit BetterHelp.com/Daisy to get 10% off you first month of therapy.

We're taking a break this week so here's a listen back to our very first episode, based on the same story as the new series "The Watcher" out today on Netflix. In June 2014, Derek and Maria Broaddus bought their dream home in Westfield, New Jersey - a 6-bedroom, 3.5-bath mansion at 657 Boulevard. Just days later, before the family even moved in, they received their first letter from "The Watcher." This week's sponsors: EveryPlate - Get started with EveryPlate for just $1.49 per meal on your first box by going to EveryPlate.com and entering code strange149 at checkout. Lumi Labs - To learn more about microdosing THC go to microdose.com and use code STRANGE to get free shipping and 30% off your first order.

In the early 1800s, a Tennessee farm-dwelling family began hearing suspicious noises around their home, seeing strange apparitions along their property and believing a wicked force had befallen them. The Bell Witch would go on to become a legendary haunting, complete with ghostly dialogue, violent scares in the night and even a cowardly visit from Andrew Jackson himself. And when the spirit finally left… it wasn’t for good. This week's sponsors: BetterHelp - Visit BetterHelp.com/Daisy today to get 10% off your first month of therapy. Lumi Labs - To learn more about microdosing THC go to Microdose.com and use code STRANGE to get free shipping and 30% off your first order. Allstate Identity Protection - To find out if your employer offers Allstate Identity Protection or to start your 30-day free trial, head to AIP.com/STRANGE.