Project Skeptic

EP 64: Out of Body Experience-Astral Projection

30 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This week Jay and Shoeman talk out of body and Astral Projection. Have you ever had an happening like this? Why is our minds so crazy. The mind does n...

MID WEEK 64: Betty Knox Disappearance

26 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This week on the Mid Week we travel to Dunbar Pa. With another missing person ghost story. Why was life so hard for poor Betty Knox. What ever happene...

EP 63: Sleep Paralysis and The Hat Man

23 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This week Rob is back again for sleep paralysis and The Hat Man. Oh and Jay is here also. Is that shadow in the corner of the room watching you sleep?...

MID WEEK 63: The Pig Lady of Cannelton

19 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This week on the mid week Jay changes up the format a little bit. Telling you the story first then giving an opinion afterwards. The Pig Lady of Canne...

EP 62: Chowchilla Kidnapping

17 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This week Rob is back so that means its true crime week here on Project Skeptic. We look at a kidnapping so crazy it leaves alot more questions than a...

MID WEEK 62: Raystown Ray

13 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

On this week mid week episode Jay heads to the lake for a little R&R. Just kidding, We are cryptid hunting agian this week in the largest lake in ...

EP 61: 20 and Back Space Program

10 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This week the Matts are back to another round of insane stories. We dive down the rabbit hole of the 20 and Back Space Program. Did these people reall...

MID WEEK 61: Fluoride in the Water W/ Hush Hush Society Conspiracy Hour

06 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This week it is conspiracy time. So we call in the Ringers again. Mystery Mike, Declassified Dave and Slick Fronk Sanders from the Hush Hush Society C...

EP 60: Strange News

02 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This week The Bumbeeno stops by and we have some odd news articles to talk about. How long does it take for you to decompose after death? Where do you...

MID WEEK 60: Cash Landrum Incident W/ Justin Zenger

30 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This week Jay brings in the RInger. Justin Zenger!!!! Forty Two years ago Betty Cash and Vickie Landrum experienced someting they could not explain on...

EP 59: Winter Break Bonus

27 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This week Jay gives everyone the week off. We still have to provide an episode. Dig into the vault and pull out a Patreon episode for you guys. Matts ...

MID WEEK 59: Gurdon Light

21 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This week we return with out Project Skeptic Unsolved series. Co Host Andy takes control of the show for yet another head scrathing mystery the Gurdon...

EP 58: Locked up Elsewhere

19 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This week Jay and Cohost Andy look at what really happens when you are detained in a Foreign country. Its probably not for the best to end up in jail ...

MID WEEK 58: Mishler Theatre

16 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This week on the mid-week, We travel back to Jay's Hometown to take a look at a theatre that probably without question is haunted. The Mishler Theatre...

EP 57: Martians and Murder Christmas Special

13 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This week is our Christmas Special. Jay and Rob (Yes Rob is finally back) talk all sorts of strange stories. Warminster Thing and Christmas Murders ar...

MID WEEK 57: Interview with Stan Gordon

08 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This week is wild!!!! We have an interview with ufo/cryptid Researcher Stan Gordon. Stan has been in the game for 63 years now and has seen a thing or...

EP 56: West Memphis Three

06 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

A little bit of true crime action this week on Project Skeptic. I widely known story out of Arkansas. Three boys dead and three teenagers convicted of...

MID WEEK 56: Johannes Kelpius

01 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Cults!!!! Everyone loves a good Cult. This week on the mid-week Jay finds a Cult from Pennsylvania dating all the way back to the 1690s. People lookin...

EP 55: Childhood Fears

28 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This week Jay, Andy, and Shoeman talk irrational childhood fears. Something as simple as spiders or heights could be a trigger for fear. There are als...

MID WEEK 55: Potter Nondescript / Susquehanna Seal

26 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This week on the mid-week episode we have two topics for the listeners. First, we head to Potter County with a story of a hairy bipedal creature that ...

EP 54: Prophets and Fortune Telling

22 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This week Jay and Andy talk Prophets and Fortune Telling. Might be the first time Jay doesn't believe in something. Andy takes a sort of Skeptical sta...

MID WEEK 54: Allegheny County Prison

17 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Mid-Week Jay is back with another strange story out of Pittsburgh this time. Haunted Prisons they are a dime a dozen and I right??? We have all heard ...

EP 53: The Titanic

14 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Unsinkable ships, Money, Icebergs, Money, Jay, The Bumbeeno, and Shoeman, All of this in one episode. This week we talk about the Titanic. We all know...

MID WEEK 53: Grady Stiles, The Lobster Boy

10 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Another week, another weird story from Pennsylvania. This time Jay brings to you a story of carnival folk, murders, genetic disorders, and the world's...

EP 52: Fermi Paradox

08 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Where are all the aliens?? Why does the Bumbeeno sound like he has the Bubonic Plague? Who gave Rob his own sound board? Why does Jay forget the names...

MID WEEK 52: Robert Fisher

02 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

As we continue our Project Skeptic Unsolved Series, this week we travel to Arizona. Robert Fisher may have had a troubled childhood and trouble with h...

EP 51: One Year Review

01 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This week on the one-year review, all the hosts pick their favorite episode from the past 365 days. Lake City Quite Pills, Yuba County 5, Robert Berde...

MID WEEK 51: Getters Island

27 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Happy Halloween everyone. This week on the mid-week Jay is back by himself to tell a story of crime, murder and ghosts. A little bit of everything on ...

EP 50: Simulation Theory

24 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This week Jay, Rob, Number one Fan Matt and Shoeman talk Simulation Theory. Being it's our 100th episode we had to go hard. With this almost two-hour ...

MID WEEK 50: Rougarou/ With My Dying Breath Podcast

20 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This week we have a guest on the show again. AL from With My Dying Breath Podcast. Al was born and raised in Luisiana and boy does he have some storie...

EP 49: H.H. Holmes

18 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This week we are back with another strange well-known case. Jay and Rob talk H.H. Holmes this week in the compound. Why are there so many strange murd...

MID WEEK 49: Tambour Yokel, w/ Tom Walter

13 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This week we change this up a bit. Tom our first patron of the show gets his own episode. Tambour Yokel funny name, not so funny story, This is why yo...

EP 48: The 27 Club

09 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This week we have a club you don't want to join. Jay and the Bumbeeno talk the 27 club. Is it a curse or just coincidence? Is Death by fan really a th...

MID WEEK 48: Pennsylvania Junkie

06 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This week we have a special guest all the way from the state of Pennsylvania.. Wait with a Tik Tok Handle of Pennsylvania Junkie they would have to be...

EP 47: Freeman Brothers

03 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Thank you to Tom from Patreon for providing us this topic this week.Jay, Rob and the Bumbeeno go down a rabbit hole of true crime this week. Since Rob...

MID WEEK 47: Coulthurst Family Murder.

28 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This week's mid-week episode we are diving back into the Project Skeptic Unsolved series with another strange unsolved mystery told to you by Co-Host ...

EP 46: The Circleville Letters

26 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

On this episode Jay and The Bumbeeno find the time to talk about The Circleville Letters. What is going on in this small town in 1976. Who could've po...

MID WEEK 46: Brasher-Dye Disappearance

21 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This week we change it up a bit and let Co-Host Andy take over the mid-week episode. Starting a new series of unsolved mysteries these new episodes ar...

EP 45: Existential Risks

19 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This week, Jays sick and sounds funny, The Bumbeeno is super concerned that we are getting closer to the sun, and we also have a guest with us Ian. On...

MID WEEK 45: Flatwoods Monster W/ Justin Zenger

16 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This week as the 70th anniversary of the Flatwoods Monster is looming. Jay brings in a special returning guest to the show. Justin Zenger from the Zen...

Ep 44: Patterson Gimlin Film

12 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This week Jay and the Bumbeeno discuss the Patterson Gimlin Film. One of the most talked about and viewed bigfoot films of all time. Was this all just...

MID WEEK 44: The Albatwitch

08 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Mid week time again. This week Jay talks yet another cryptid from the state of Pennsylvania, the Albatwitch. Not a lot is known about this creature, b...

EP 43: Betty and Barney Hill

06 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This week Jay and Andy talk the Betty and Barney Hill abduction!!! What a wild story it is. Being one of the first abduction stories to ever come publ...

MID WEEK 43: Thunderbirds

01 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

On the mid-week episode Jay sits down in the compound to talk Thunderbirds. Are these just mythological creature to explain things that couldn't be ex...

EP 42: BYOFT: Stockholm/Frane Selak/The Sandman

29 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Its bring your own topic week on Project Skeptic. Jay starts us off by talking Stockholm Syndrome and what may cause such cases. Followed by Rob takin...

MID WEEK 42: Lost Colony of Roanoke

24 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Mid week time again. This week fresh off of vacation Jay sits down to talk about his second home. North Carolina. With missing people, it's always a w...

EP 41: Oklahoma City Bombing

21 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

To Finish up our three-part series, Rob and Jay sit down to talk the Oklahoma City Bombing.There is so much to unpack in this story. Again, what went ...

MID WEEK 41 Jean Bonnet Tavern

12 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This week Jay talks the Jean Bonnet Tavern in Bedford Pennsylvania. A lot of haunted taverns in the state of Pennsylvania and for good reason. The sta...

Ep 40: Waco

08 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In part two of this three-part series Number one Fan Matt, Shoeman, Andy and Jay talk Waco.With so many things going wrong who was to blame for the te...

MID WEEK 40: Kelly Road

03 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

On this mid-week episode Jay talks about a haunted road with some really strange happeningsFrom ghostly encounters to an odd chicken chase and everyth...

EP 39: Ruby Ridge

01 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This week Jay, The Bumbeeno and Number one fan Matt sit down to discuss Ruby Ridge. No, it's not a place to find gemstones either. Who was at fault? M...

MID WEEK 39: Hex House

28 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

On this weeks mid week episode Jay talks Hex's and Cruse's. After a man is cursed, he goes on to try and find the person or Hex doctor who placed this...

EP 38: Lizzie Borden

25 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Sick of ax murders?? Neither are we. This week Jay and Andy talk the wild case of Lizzie Borden. Motive and Opportunity that's all it takes. So, who r...

MID WEEK 38: Gates to Hell W/ Katrina Weidman

20 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

On this mid-week episode, I have another guest. A Pennsylvania native herself Katrina Weidman stops by to talk Gates to Hell in York County. Katrina a...

EP 37: Deathbed Confessions

18 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This week we take a look at some strange deathbed confessions. Jay, Rob and the Bumbeeno sit down to talk what people have confessed to their loved on...

MID WEEK 37: Kelly Hopkinsville Encounter w/ David Flora

14 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

On this mid-week episode Jay is joined by David Flora from Blurry Photos Podcast to talk The Kelly Hopkinsville Encounter. This is a strange tale from...

EP 36: Georgia Guidestones

11 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This week is a dive into the Georgia Guidestones. Jay and Number one fan Matt do some research and kinda try to explain it the best they can. Were the...

MID WEEK 36: The House the Devil Built

07 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This week Jay looks at another house with a haunted past. The house the Devil Built is a strange story to say the least. Did all these things really h...

EP 35: D.B.Cooper

04 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This week Jay, The Bumbeeno and Eric talk D B Cooper. It is a super fun topic to cover.Did he make it to the ground? If he did who is he and what happ...

MID WEEK 35: Betty Jean Shade

29 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

On this midweek episode Jay talks True Crime. UGH my favorite... When a local murder turns into an FBI investigation what good can come of that. The...

EP 34: Flat Earth

27 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This week in the studio we have a full house. Jay, Rob, Andy, and Number One Fan Matt sit down to talk Flat Earth. This one is a wild ride. Is such a ...

MID WEEK 34: Baker Mansion

23 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

On this mid-week episode, Jay talks the Haunted Baker Mansion. Family with money rejects daughters hard working boyfriend, it's a tale as old as time....

EP 33: Missing 411

20 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This week Jay and Rob are in the studio to discuss Missing 411. What happens in some of these cases is beyond comprehension. How do people just vanish...

MID WEEK 33: Big Muddy Monster w/ Brent Hand

15 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This week Jay has a very special quest join him to talk legends and lore. All the way from Chicago, Brent Hand from Hysteria 51 Podcast joins us to ta...

EP 32: Marvin Heemeyer and the Kill Dozer

13 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

WOW this week we dive into a fascinating story. Jay, Rob and the Bumbeeno go down the rabbit hole known as the Kill Dozer. Was Marvin Heemeyer justif...

MID WEEK 32: Abandoned Places

08 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

On this mid-week episode. Jay talks abandoned places in Pennsylvania. Mining towns, zoos, and bridges, Pennsylvania has no shortage of abandoned place...

EP 31: The Montauk Project

06 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

On this week's episode, Jay gathers almost all the people named Matt that he knows for a wild ride into the Montauk Project. Matt Shoeman and Number o...

MID Week 31: The U.S Hotel.

02 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

On this mid-week episode Jay talks the historic U.S. Hotel in Hollidaysburg Pennsylvania. Hauntings and full body apparitions plague this local tavern...

EP 30: Sodder Children

31 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

On this episode Jay and Matt the Bumbeeno talk the story of the Sodder Children. What really happened that fateful Christmas Eve? Were the children vi...

MID WEEK 30: The UAP Report

26 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

On this different mid-week episode Jay talks the UAP report from congress. What if the government told us Unidentified Areial Phenomenon was real? Wou...

EP 29: Heavens Gate

22 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

On this weeks episode Jay, Andy and Other Matt are talking Heavens Gate. What a strange and sad story. We try and figure out how people end up in cult...

MID WEEK 29: The Squonk

18 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

On this MID WEEK episode Jay talks about a cryptid from the state of Pennsylvania. What a sad creature. To live your existence crying and in fear of s...

EP 28: Death and Reincarnation

16 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This week Jay and Rob talk death and reincarnation. What does really happen after you die? Do you go to heaven? Does it just go black and that's it? M...

MID WEEK 28: General Wayne INN

12 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

How many stories can one building have?? This week on the MID WEEK Jay finds a story out of Merion County Pennsylvania that has a little bit of everyt...

EP 27: The JFK Assassination

09 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This week we had a full studio. Matt the Bumbeeno, Andy, Rob, and Jay talk the JFK assassination. So much to talk about. Jokes were made and like alwa...

MID WEEK 27: White Lady W/ Campfire: Tales of the Strange and Unsettling

04 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This week Jay is Joined by a guest. Jordan from Campfire: Tales of the Strange and Unsettling.We Talk one of the most local legends to our Area The Wh...

EP 26: Worst Ways To Die

02 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

What is the worst way to die? This week Rob and Jay cover some of the worst ways to go out. From burning alive to the blood eagle there are so many ho...

MID WEEK 26: General "Mad" Anthony Wayne

27 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

On this mid week episode Jay talks the wild story of Anthony Wayne. This story just gets stranger and stranger. Until its a ghost story. How do you ju...

EP 25: The Amber Room

24 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

On this week's episode Jay and Rob talk the Amber room. Where did it go? Who knows where it went? Is it at the bottom of the Baltic Sea or in a bunker...

MID WEEK 25: Civil War Gold

20 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

FBI, DCNR and other alphabet agencies OH MY... This Mid-Week episode Jay looks into lost gold from the Civil War. Was it ever found? Do the people who...

EP 24: Bootes Void

18 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This week Jay and Matt the Bumbeeno try and tackle the Bootes Void. With a part of the universe devoid of planets and galaxies what could be the reaso...

MID WEEK 24: Pennsylvania Celebrities

14 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Back to the MID WEEK episodes by myself for the week. After touching on the subject, a couple times on the show I figured I would compile a list of Ce...

EP 23: Dreams and Nightmares

10 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

On this episode Rob and Jay talk dreams and nightmares! How sleep works and why you could possibly dream more than others. Plus we talk about Jays irr...

MID WEEK 23. Bus to Nowhere W/ Abstentious

07 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

On this Mid-Week episode Jay is joined by the Band Abstentious. Local Punk Rock band guests on the show to talk music, the punk scene and of course st...

EP 22: Eastbound Killer

03 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

On this Episode Jay and Matt (The Bumbeeno) Try and figure out who was the East Bound Killer. With a story like this there are always so many ways it ...

MID WEEK 22: UFO's with Zeng This

30 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This week on the Mid Week episode Jay has a special guest all the way from the Zeng This Podcast Justin Zenger. We sit down to talk UFO sightings in P...

EP 21: Doppelgangers

27 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Do you have a Doppelganger? Jay and Rob explore doppelgangers this week. From the 15th century to present day. A teacher's double standing beside her ...

MID WEEK 21: Pennsylvania Bigfoot

24 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

On this Mid-Week episode Jay and yet another Matt discuss Bigfoot sightings in the state of Pennsylvania. We welcome Matt number 3 into the studio to ...

EP 20: Mel's Hole

20 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This week Rob and Jay attempt to tell the story of Mel Waters and his mysterious hole. With all the immature jokes aside what a wild story it is. Foll...

MID WEEK 20: Missing in PA

17 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

On this mid-week episode Jay talks missing persons in Pennsylvania. With over 400 unsolved missing persons cases in Pennsylvania, there has to be some...

Ep 19: Yuba County 5

14 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

On this episode, Jay and Rob welcome in special guest Matt the Bumbeeno to the Studio to talk the Yuba County 5. Often referred to as the American Dya...

MID WEEK 19: Beth Ann Bodenschatz

10 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

On this Mid Week episode. Jay talks an unsolved murder from Cambria County. 1996 seems like a lifetime ago. For one family I'm sure its a year they w...

EP 18: The Moon Landing Was Faked

07 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

On this episode Jay and Rob talk about the Moon Landing. Was it faked? Is the Moon even real? Does Rob hate hiccups? Are hotdogs sandwiches? All this ...

MID WEEK 18: Saddle Ridge Hoard

03 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Took a break from the Pennsylvania legends for the week to tell you a treasure story. Somewhere in California there were some coffee cans. Buried for ...

EP 17: The Pizza Bomber

28 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This week Rob and Jay talk the Erie Pizza Bomber. What a strange case this is. With all the people involved. The Years it takes to finally figure it a...

MID WEEK 17: Legends Round Up

23 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

On this mid week episode Jay and Andy discuss the last 16 mid week episodes. From ghost children to lost gold and goblins. What is your favorite legen...

EP: 16 Ghosts of the Tsunami

21 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This week Jay and special guest Andy cover the Ghosts of the 2011 Tsunami. A lot of strange and wild stories coming out of the area after the deadly t...

MID WEEK 16: Urban Legends

17 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

On this mid week episode Jay talks Urban Legends. Not just legends from Pennsylvania but all around Urban Legends you may have heard growing up. Stran...

EP 15. The Hollow Earth

14 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

On this episode Jay and Rob have a guest in the studio. Number one fan Matt is here with us this week to discuss the Hollow Earth. Is this story true?...

MID WEEK 15: Storm Hag of Lake Erie

10 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

On this mid week episode we travel north to Erie. With an abundance of shipwrecks on Lake Erie, of course there is some legends and lore. What causes ...