A warning, a song, an explosion. Some people have tried desperately to contact aliens; but one strange act on Christmas may have been an attempt to save us from them. Thank you again to BE/HOLD for licensing "These Woods Are Haunted" from the album "Where They Landed." Find more about BE/HOLD here. For listeners in the US, if you are considering harming yourself or others, please visit the CDC site here for a list of mental health resources. For the Suicide and Crisis lifeline, you can call 9...

Happy Halloween! Enjoy this short, spooky tale by Quinn Lovecraft. Music used in this episode: "Abandoned Places" - Material Gurl "Doll's Eyes" - Wicked Cinema Text the show! Support the show Follow on Instagram: @31pod31

Werner Herzog claims to have shot a short film involving children and a rooster that was so disturbing he never released it. But with so little known about this film, some speculate that this never existed at all. In this episode, "31" follows the breadcrumbs left by Herzog throughout the years to try to piece together the truth. Sources Music (licensed via Soundstripe): Moments - Find it in Yourself Third Age - Mystery Lunareh - All Nighter Wild Wonder - Colors and Patterns Neon Beach - Dr...

This year, "31" is bringing you a fictional short story for our Halloween Special. Today's tale is "How to Cook a Soft-Boiled Egg," written and narrated by Quinn Lovecraft. Happy Halloween! Music (licensed via Soundstripe): Lunareh - Jack O Lantern Jive CJ-0 - Evidence Board Text the show! Support the show Follow on Instagram: @31pod31

In 1922, the famed creator of Sherlock Holmes came to America to lecture on Spiritualism. How much was he accountable for the tragedy that occurred in its name two days later? 31 dives into how the author's history intertwines with a movement founded by tragedy and fueled by outcasts. A complete list of sources can be found here. Music used in this episode (licensed from Soundstripe): Cody Martin - Tesseract Lost Ghosts - Submerged Metropolis Bunji - In This World Phillip Mount - Glide to V...

Many people have heard about the theory that Paul McCartney died midway through his Beatles run, and some have even heard the rumor that Avril Lavigne was replaced by a woman named Melissa. In this episode, 31 explores these conspiracy theories along with a lesser-known doppelgänger in music: the mysterious case of the two Nikki Sixxes. Music (licensed via Soundstripe): glasseyes - "Kaleidoscope" Neon Beach - "Never Heard of Me" The Revolution - "Take a Ride with Me" Cira Grandi - "Say It Ai...

"31" investigates the mysterious disappearance of the "world's dirtiest joke" by diving into the history of obscenity and the state of comedy today. Featuring an interview with comic Martin M. Morrow. Find Martin Morrow on Instagram, YouTube, Threads, TikTok, and listen to his wrestling podcast B4 The Bell. Sources: "The Aristocrats" Directed by Paul Provenza, 2005. Legman, Gershon. Rationale of the Dirty Joke: An Analysis of Sexual Humor. 1968. Legman, Gershon. No Laughing Matter: Rational...

The Crystal Palace debuted at the first World's Fair in London, and many imitators followed. This episode explores a strange architecture mystery: why did every Crystal Palace meet the same fate? You can find all sources on a document here. Music (licensed via Soundstripe) "Airport Lounges" - Nu Alkemi "Where the Money Comes From" - Sam Barsh "Mutual I'm Sure" - Fleece Mob "Going Shopping" - Dresden the Flamingo "Suite Du Matin" - Moments "Carnica" - Isaac Joel "The Night is Young" - Libert...

The 1990 theft of 13 works of art from Boston's Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum is the largest unsolved art heist in history. Theories abound - but today we look at a fascinating one that's never talked about. Was this a rescue mission all along? ................................. Complete list of sources can be found here Music featured in this episode (licensed via Soundstripe): Rarefaction - Neon Beach Waltz of Friends - Solitude Ceridig's Heart - CJ-0 Stable Breath - Sam Barsh Into the S...

A man walks into a library, steals a book he's written, and burns it. ................................................................. Sources: YIVO Archives & Library Collections | YIVO Institute for Jewish Research Tablet - The Lost Poems of Ka-Tzetnik Tablet - Holocaust Pulp Fiction JSTOR Daily - Why John Baldessari Burned His Own Art Haaretz - Who Were You, Karl Zetinkski? Fort Worth Star-Telegram - 21 Jul 1931, Tue · Page 7 The Wisconsin Jewish Chronicle - 11 Jul 1930, Fri ·...