Join Melanie Avalon and Scott Emmens as they delve into the most fascinating and mind-boggling topics from history and everyday life. This podcast is your gateway to the strange and wonderful, uncovering hidden secrets of the past and exploring the quirkiest aspects of our world. Tune in for captivating conversations, intriguing stories, and a journey through the curious corners of life that will leave you astonished and inspired. Do you remember Tinkerbelle dotting the "i" in the Disney logo? That never happened....
Latest episodes
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43 min
#70 - Jack the Ripper Part 1: London's Nightmare Begins
Melanie Avalon and Scott Emmens step into the gaslit horror of 1888 Whitechapel, where fear reigned and a nameless killer stalked the night. In Part 1 of their Jack the Ripper seri…
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1 h 00
#69 - The Psychology of Fear: Why We Crave Being Scared, And How To Hack It
Melanie Avalon and Scott Emmens plunge into the electrifying world of fear, unraveling the paradox of why humans are the only species that actively seek it out. From haunted houses…
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1 h 07
#68 - The Sallie House: America’s Most Haunted Home?
Melanie Avalon and Scott Emmens explore one of America’s most haunted homes: the infamous Sallie House in Atchison, Kansas. So terrifying that visitors must sign a waiver before st…
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1 h 03
#67 - Taste Trickery: Food Hacks & Flavor Illusions
Melanie Avalon and Scott Emmens take you inside the strange, sneaky, and utterly fascinating world of food tricks. From the airplane mystery of why tomato juice tastes amazing at 3…
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1 h 05
#66 - Triangles Part 3: The Bermuda Triangle: Lost Planes & Ghost Ships
Melanie Avalon and Scott Emmens plunge into the chilling legend of the Bermuda Triangle, the mysterious stretch of ocean between Miami, Bermuda, and Puerto Rico where planes vanish…
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1 h 03
#65 - Triangles Part 2: The Bridgewater Triangle - America’s Cursed Zone
Melanie Avalon and Scott Emmens take you deep into the eerie heart of Massachusetts’ most haunted stretch of land: the Bridgewater Triangle. Since the 1970s, this cursed zone has b…
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1 h 03
#64 - Triangles Part 1: The Chilling Disappearances of the Alaska Triangle
Melanie Avalon and Scott Emmens venture into one of America’s most chilling and mysterious regions: the Alaska Triangle. This vast and unforgiving wilderness has swallowed more tha…
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1 h 19
#63 - Reality TV: The Shocks & Secrets Behind the Spectacle
Melanie Avalon and Scott Emmens dive into the outrageous, unscripted world of reality TV: where drama is manufactured, secrets are staged, and nothing is ever quite what it seems.…
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1 h 14
#62 - The UFO Files Part 2: Close Encounters from the Civilian Side
Melanie Avalon and Scott Emmens uncover some of the most baffling and controversial UFO civilian encounters of the past century - where everyday people witnessed the extraordinary.…
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30 min
#61 - The Psychology of Attraction: How To Make Them Want You More
Melanie Avalon and Danielle explore the seductive science behind why we fall for people, and what secretly fuels our romantic obsessions. From dopamine-fueled mind games to biologi…
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1 h 30
#60 - The UFO Files Part 1: Government & Military Mysteries
Melanie Avalon and Scott Emmens dive deep into the chilling and confounding world of government-documented UFO encounters that defy logic, and sometimes, vanish without a trace. Fr…
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1 h 02
#59 - Built on Plaques: The Shocking Mystery, Scandal, and Misdirection of Alzheimer’s Research
Melanie Avalon and Scott Emmens take you deep into one of the most shocking, convoluted, and politically charged stories in modern science: the quest to cure Alzheimer’s. With over…
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1 h 33
#58 - Moon Mysteries: The Truth Behind Earth’s Eerie Satellite
Melanie Avalon and Scott Emmens take you on a cosmic journey through one of the most enigmatic and mesmerizing celestial bodies: the Moon. Why do ancient cultures say there was a t…
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18 min
#57 - What Taylor Swift is really saying in Wildest Dreams, This Love, and Clean 🕵️♀️
Melanie Avalon and Danielle unravel the whispered secrets and veiled longing tucked inside Taylor Swift’s most haunting 1989 ballads: Wildest Dreams, This Love, and Clean. Beyond t…
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1 h 07
#56 - Rodney Alcala: The “Dating Game” Serial Killer
Rodney Alcala was charming, intelligent… and also one of the most sadistic serial killers in American history. (Dramatized in Anna Kendrick's "Woman of the Hour" on Netlix.) Melani…
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1 h 11
#55 - The Most Dangerous Toys of All Time
Melanie Avalon and Scott Emmens crack open the toy chest of the past to reveal the dangerously fun - and sometimes just plain dangerous - world of toys from the 80s and 90s. From t…
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1 h 23
#54 - The Background Actor Diaries: Crying on Set and Other Perks of Being an Extra
Melanie Avalon and Scott Emmens pull back the curtain on the secret world of background acting, revealing what it’s really like to be a “living prop” on your favorite shows and mov…
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1 h 00
#53 - Toxins and Treatments: Venom, Erection Spiders, and When Poison Becomes Medicine
Melanie Avalon and Scott Emmens explore the spine-tingling world of venom, poison, and the mind-blowing creatures that wield them. From jellyfish to snails to spiders that cause… e…
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1 h 18
#52 - How To Get FREE Stuff In Life: Hidden Perks You May Be Missing Everywhere
Melanie Avalon and Scott Emmens dive deep into the shockingly real ways you can score free stuff in everyday life - without (technically) breaking the law or the bank. From free mo…
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1 h 15
#51 - Back to the 80s: Everything You Need to Know About This Totally Radical Decade
Melanie Avalon and Scott Emmens crank up the boombox and step into a time machine back to one of the most iconic decades in history: the 1980s. From Pac-Man mania to Walkman obsess…