American Hysteria

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American Hysteria explores how fantastical thinking has shaped our culture – moral panics, urban legends, hoaxes, crazes, fringe beliefs, and national misunde...

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WAR ON CHRISTMAS SPECIAL contributed by Lukas · Dec 26, 2019
We need your help! contributed by Lukas · Dec 3, 2019
MIND CONTROL contributed by Lukas · Oct 21, 2019
TERRORISM pt. 2 contributed by Lukas · Oct 14, 2019
TERRORISM pt. 1 contributed by Lukas · Oct 7, 2019
WARDROBE MALFUNCTION (mini episode) contributed by Lukas · Sep 30, 2019
PORNOGRAPHY contributed by Lukas · Sep 23, 2019
VIOLENT VIDEO GAMES (mini episode) contributed by Lukas · Sep 16, 2019
DANGEROUS TEENS contributed by Lukas · Sep 9, 2019
FURBY (mini episode) contributed by Lukas · Sep 2, 2019
TOY RIOTS contributed by Lukas · Aug 26, 2019
LIVE VARIETY HOUR contributed by Lukas · Aug 19, 2019
Two Flexible Skeptics Contemplate the Unknowable Universe: American Hysteria in Conversation with the Something Scary Podcast contributed by Lukas · Aug 12, 2019
THE MAD GASSER OF MATTOON (mini episode) contributed by Lukas · Aug 5, 2019
MONSTERS contributed by Lukas · Jul 29, 2019
TED BUNDY (mini episode) contributed by Lukas · Jul 22, 2019
CELEBRITY contributed by Lukas · Jul 15, 2019
PARROT FEVER (mini episode) contributed by Lukas · Jul 8, 2019
QUACKERY contributed by Lukas · Jul 1, 2019
COOTIES (mini episode) contributed by Lukas · Jun 24, 2019
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#173 Society & Culture · United States

🇫🇮 #69 · 🇵🇱 #83 · 🇷🇺 #100 · 🇿🇦 #104 · 🇨🇦 #111 · 🇳🇴 #121 · 🇲🇽 #123 · 🇮🇪 #125 · 🇳🇿 #131 · 🇰🇷 #138 · +15 more

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American Hysteria explores how fantastical thinking has shaped our culture – moral panics, urban legends, hoaxes, crazes, fringe beliefs, and national misunderstandings. Poet-turned-podcaster Chelsey Weber-Smith tells the strangest stories from American history and examines the forces that create the reality we share, and sometimes, the reality we don't.

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As of 2026-09-13, American Hysteria ranks #200 in the Society & Culture category on Apple Podcasts in Poland.

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First charted2026-02-09
Best ever#137 on Apple Podcasts (Argentina) · 2026-02-09
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CategoriesSociety & Culture