Spooky Science Sisters
Episodes
The Folklore of Geology
21 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
For tens of thousands of years, Indigenous Peoples have passed down stories of major geologic events around the world, and many times, we find that mo...
Not-So-Strange Things: The Montauk Project
28 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Did the U.S. government conduct secret experiments involving mind control, psychic warfare, and time travel on a military base in Long Island in the 1...
Keeping It 100 For Our 100th Episode!
13 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Whether it's a game of 100 ghost stories or the 100-year-old disappearance of a famous mystery writer, we're keeping it 100 with 100-themed stories fo...
A Short & Spooky Christmas
27 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Another holiday season has arrived and we're back with more spooky Christmas traditions. Listen to learn where you can get your hands on some water in...
The Sinking of the S.S. Edmund Fitzgerald
21 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
As certified Midwesterners living in the Great Lakes region, we couldn't let the 50th anniversary of the sinking of the S.S. Edmund Fitzgerald pass wi...
Halloween Listener Stories VI
03 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Halloween might be over, but you can keep the magic going for a little while longer with our SIXTH round of Halloween Listener Stories! This was a fan...
Spooky True Crime Vol. 4: The Neuroscience of Serial Killers
04 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
It's time for another dive into Spooky True Crime, and in this volume we're taking a look at the science that might explain why some people turn into ...
El Chupacabra: The Internet's First Cryptid
12 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we're digging into the legend of the chupacabra: part horror movie, part tabloid frenzy, and part… sick dog!? From Puerto Rico to T...
The Phoenix Lights
22 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On March 13, 1997, thousands of people across Arizona saw strange lights in the sky. They became known as the Phoenix Lights and remain one of the mos...
The Roswell Incident
25 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we break down the details of what became one of the most famous UFO incidents to ever occur. Initially dismissed (and accepted by the...
The Wonderful World of Whirlpools
14 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
All of these years we've all been worried about quicksand would have been much better spent worried about whirlpools, which can occur naturally in the...
Frickin' Bats!
16 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This episode is all about bats! These inherently spooky creatures have a bad reputation that dates back centuries and continues today because of the d...
Five Year Anniversary Top Five Countdown
25 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Join us for a celebration of the FIVE YEAR ANNIVERSARY (!!!) of Spooky Science Sisters and listen as we each countdown our top five topics or episodes...
The History & Science of UFOs
04 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we're revisiting the UFO phenomenon by taking a detailed look at their history in the United States, and how we ended up with the UAP...
It's (Finally) Nessie Time!
14 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Can you believe we haven't done a Loch Ness Monster episode before now? Neither can we! In this episode, we take a look at the foundational stories th...
Medical Miracles with Tyson Kemp
21 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this Substitute Sister episode, Meagan is joined by friend of the podcast and spooky storyteller Tyson Kemp to tell you about two people and one ch...
Short & Spooky 6
31 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to our sixth round of short and spooky stories! In this round, we talk about the recent "drone" scare in the eastern United States, a Florida ...
Special Announcement!
13 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We cannot tell you how difficult it has been to keep this secret for the last year and we are SO EXCITED to finally share what we were up to all of la...
Killer Holidays
03 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The holidays might not be as spooky as they once were, but turns out, they can still be killer. In this episode, we explore all of the dangers lurking...
A Day in the Life of a Professional Skeptic (Feat. Kenny Biddle)
13 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Meagan interviews Kenny Biddle, who recently took on the role of chief investigator for the Committee for Skeptical Inquiry and is no...
The History of Ghosts Part 3
15 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to the final episode of our series on the history of belief in ghosts! In this episode, we discuss the Victorians and their supposed fascinati...
Halloween Listener Stories V
31 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Happy Halloween and welcome to our fifth (!) annual listener stories episode where we discuss and debunk spooky stories sent in by listeners. This epi...
The History of Ghosts Part 2
11 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to the second episode in our series on the history of ghosts! In this episode, we start in Ancient Greece and Rome (where you'll hear one of t...
The History of Ghosts Part 1
30 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We're finally back! And we're starting off on a topic we're really excited about - the history of ghosts! In this episode, we'll start in prehistoric ...
The Haunted (?) Blennerhassett Island with Tyson Kemp
23 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Meagan is joined for our first official bonus episode (originally shared to Patreon last October) by friend of the podcast and fellow skeptic, Tyson K...
Spooky Plants with Dr. Vikram Baliga
14 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Meagan is joined by Substitute Sister Dr. Vikram Baliga (AKA The Plant Prof of the Planthropology Podcast) to talk about eight of the world's spookies...
Um, Yes Hello: It's Spooky Lakes with Geo Rutherford
10 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
For this episode, Meagan is joined by Geo Rutherford, an artist, author, and amateur limnologist, who is well known for her Spooky Lakes video series ...
The Fermi Paradox with Dr. Allison Kirkpatrick
12 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Listeners, it has been way too long since we've talked about aliens. Let's fix that! In this episode, Meagan is joined again by Substitute Sister and ...
The Salem Witch Trials Part III
29 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Can it be? The third and final part of our series on the Salem Witch Trials has arrived! You'll have to excuse the delay, we probably had sleepy sickn...
The Salem Witch Trials Part II: Everyone Sucks
21 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to Part II of our three-part series on the Salem Witch Trials. In this episode, we discuss the specifics of the events of 1692-1693, coming to...
The Salem Witch Trials Part I
02 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Almost four years into our time as the Spooky Science Sisters and we are finally delivering on our promise of talking about the Salem Witch Trials. Wh...
More Spooky Christmas!
30 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Another Christmas episode!? What a merry surprise. Grab some nog and join us to hear about a few spooky Christmas traditions we weren’t able to get ...
A Not-So-Pagan Christmas Story
28 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
A lot of you have probably come across social media posts and even news articles that the holiday we know as Christmas is just ripoff of Pagan mytholo...
Halloween Listener Stories IV
28 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to our fourth (!!!) volume of Halloween Listener Stories. Yes, we know it's almost a month after Halloween, but it's always Halloween in our h...
Dead & Buried: The History of Burial Practices with Amy Manlapas
31 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Let's talk about death, baby! Burying and memorializing the dead is typically thought of as a distinctly human (or at least hominid) act. In this epis...
Alchemy & the Birth of Modern Science Featuring Dr. Brian Regal
27 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Meagan is joined by Substitute Sister and Professor for the History of Science at Kean University, Dr. Brian Regal, to talk about the O.G. spooky scie...
Mothman: The Cozy Cryptid, Featuring Ellen Weatherford
29 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Meagan is joined by Substitute Sister and host of the Just the Zoo of Us and Spellbound & Gagged podcasts, Ellen Weatherford, to discuss the man, the ...
Short Five
09 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
It is time for our fifth round of Short & Spooky stories, which, according to The Fast and the Furious franchise naming scheme, must be called Short F...
The Cult of Personalities
25 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Struggling to figure out who you are in this world? Never fear - there's a test for that! In fact, there's A LOT of them. In this episode, we discuss ...
The End of the World
09 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Several times throughout human history, people have experienced extreme events that made them believe their world might be coming to end. In this epis...
Deepwater Horizon (Feat. Beyond the Breakers)
07 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Paige and Meagan are joined by Tanner and Taylor of the Beyond the Breakers podcast to talk about one of the worst environmental disa...
Harry Caray's Very Scary Fairies
16 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Join us for a discussion on all things fairies (AKA faeries, fae, fay, Little People, Wee Folk, Fair Folk, etc. etc., etc.). Turns out, when it comes ...
Ancient Aliens with Annelise Baer and Fredrik Trusohamn
09 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Meagan is joined by two Substitute Sisters - archaeologist and television producer, Annelise Baer, and the host of the podcast Diggin...
Appalachian Folklore: Attack of the Barnes & Noble Witches
03 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Meagan is joined by Substitute Sisters Tyson Kemp and Jeremy Foster, both residents of Appalachia, to talk about the internet phenome...
Spooky True Crime Vol. 5: H.H. Holmes & the Hammersmith "Ghost"
07 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
It's time for our fifth installment of spooky true crime stories! This episode kicks off with a discussion about sensationalism surrounding the crimes...
In Space, Everything Will Make You Scream (Feat. Dr. Allison Kirkpatrick)
24 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Meagan is joined by Substitute Sister and astronomer Dr. Allison Kirkpatrick for a discussion on all things spooky (or, more accurately, completely te...
Spooky Triangles
24 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Word on the street is that triangles are the spookiest shape, so let's talk about some famous ones! Turns out, there are a whopping twelve triangle-sh...
Robots, AI, and Simulation Theory, Oh My! Featuring Dr. Rebecca Gibson
06 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Rebecca Gibson joins Meagan for a discussion on robots, artificial intelligence, and simulation theory for our first ever Substitute Sister episod...
Short & Spooky
18 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Our fourth volume of Short & Spooky stories is here, and you know the drill! This episode features three stories that are too short for a full episode...
Make Christmas Spooky Again
23 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Merry Christmas, Happy New Year, Good Yule, Happy Hannukah, Happy Kwanzaa, and Happy Holidays! We're glad you're here with us on the other side of the...
Bones Only, No Gross Bits: Ancient Egypt & King Tut's Curse with Annelise Baer
23 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Join us for this discussion on Ancient Egypt, mummies, and a deep dive into the life and death of Tutankhamen (AKA King Tut), including the finding of...
Halloween Listener Stories III
31 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Happy Halloween! It's time for our THIRD (!!!) annual Halloween listener stories! Enjoy these three spooky stories sent to us from listeners and then ...
New Orleans Birthday Extravaganza!
28 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We went to New Orleans for Paige's 30th birthday, and thought this was a perfect opportunity to tell you about some of the spookiest stories from one ...
This Is Halloween Re-Release
26 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
THIS IS A RE-RELEASE OF AN EPISODE ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED IN OCTOBER 2020. ** Why are black cats considered unlucky? Do we really have to worry about ou...
Modern Not-Folklore with Tyson Kemp
30 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
A new contender for giggliest episode enters the ring! In this episode, we're talking internet urban legends, from the O.G. "Ted the Caver" to the "No...
The Missing Lighthouse Keepers of Eilean Mor
16 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
It's December 1900, and three men go missing while working as keepers at the Eilean Mor Lighthouse. To this day, their disappearance is an unsolved my...
The Perfect (Spooky) Storms
02 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We made it to episode 50! This one is all about spooky storms from devastating hurricanes to record-setting blizzards, featuring some of our favorite ...
Lab Disasters Part II: Explosions!
17 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Michael Bay, if you’re listening, we made this episode for you. To the rest of our listeners, we agree movie explosions can be great, but in this ep...
Surprise! Spooky Caves with Sara Head
10 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Surprise! We're talking all things spooky caves in this bonus episode we recorded last fall with the incomparable Sara Head of the Archaeological Fant...
Spooky True Crime Vol. 4: Oops, All Witches
01 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In our fourth Spooky True Crime episode, we're taking you back to Pennsylvania Dutch country in 1928 for the story of the Hex Hollow murder. Listen to...
Deconstructing Atlantis with Sara Head
05 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We are once again joined by the wonderful Sara Head of the Archaeological Fantasies and Digging to the Other Side podcasts to talk about all things At...
The Enfield Poltergeist
10 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode we get back to our paranormal roots to cover a listener request, the Enfield Poltergeist! You may be familiar with this story from the...
Lab Disasters Part I: The Radium Girls
12 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Paige is our resident health and safety professional and it's her time to shine in this episode all about the "Radium Girls", a group of amazing women...
The Short and the Spooky: Tokyo Drift
21 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
For this installment of Short & Spooky, we're bringing you four stories that have about as much connection to one-another as The Fast and the Furious:...
Spooky Volcanoes: Take My Picture With It!
31 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, our very own volcano expert, Meagan, talks about what occurred during the infamous eruption of Mt. Vesuvius in 79 CE. We discuss what...
The Not-So-Mysterious Winchester Mystery House feat. Karen Stollznow
04 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode we are joined by the fabulous Karen Stollznow (author and host of the Monster Talk podcast) to talk about the history and rumors surro...
Spooky True Crime Vol. 3: Lake Crescent
23 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In our third spooky true crime episode we chat about Lake Crescent in Olympic National Park. If the chemistry of the lake and its potential to turn bo...
Spooky Chemistry
05 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Whether or not you realize it, you interact with chemicals every day of your life. The foods you eat, the products you use to clean your home, and eve...
Santa Stories Vol. 1: I Wanted to Believe!
10 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We’re keeping the holiday spirit alive for just a bit longer with this listener stories episode all about how people discovered the truth about St. ...
Turkey Manslaughter & Murder Birds
15 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This (belated) Thanksgiving episode features an exceptionally giggly discussion on spooky birds. It’s got a little bit of everything, from dinosaur-...
Halloween Listener Stories II
11 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Happy (Belated) Halloween! In our second annual Halloween Listener Stories episode we will share (and debunk) three spooky stories that came to us fro...
Black-Eyed Children: Creepypasta or Creepy Kids?
27 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Are Black-Eyed Children just a product of a Creepypasta run rampant, or is there some science behind reported sightings of creepy kids? We discuss the...
2 Short 2 Spooky
15 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In our second short and spooky episode we discuss four exciting topics! Paige covers Deja Vu – what are we really experiencing and how is it studied...
Damn Oceans, You Scary: AKA The Whale Episode
23 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Thalassophobia, the fear of the ocean or other large bodies of water, is a common phobia, and in this episode we discuss what makes large bodies of wa...
Spooky True Crime Vol. 2 with Kyna: Was Elizabeth Bathory Innocent?
25 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
We’ve all heard stories of Elizabeth Bathory, who is known as the most torturous and prolific female serial killer in history. Was she really the mo...
Can We Crowdfund a Crop Circle?
11 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Thousands of crop circles have appeared in fields worldwide. Theories about what created them have included everything from horny hedgehogs to extrate...
Spooky Movie Science
28 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Do you enjoy scary movies? Have you ever wondered why that is? In this episode we chat about what science has to say about why scary movies are so enj...
Debunking Hauntings with Kenny Biddle, Vol. 2
12 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Kenny Biddle joins us for another fun, goofy, and giggle-filled episode about famous hauntings! In this episode we look at audio and visual evidence f...
Spooky True Crime Vol. 1
28 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
A mother helps solve her daughter, Zona’s, murder after a visit from Zona’s ghost. An urban legend from the Hudson Valley area in New York turns t...
Werewolf Folklore & Science with K.T. Katzmann
15 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Werewolves (AKA lycanthropes) are typically described as a human with the ability to shapeshift into a vicious wolf. In this episode K.T. Katzmann (Tw...
The Short and the Spooky
31 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
If you enjoyed the Short and Spooky segment at the end of our early episodes, this one’s for you! In our first Short and Spooky episode, we share fo...
Origins of Cryptozoology with Dr. Brian Regal
17 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode we are joined by professor of science history at Kean University and author, Dr. Brian Regal, to discuss the origins of cryptozoology....
Wendigos: This Time It’s Cannibalism!
03 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Wendigos are said to be terrifying humanoid cannibals from the Great Lakes region of the Midwest and Canada. In this episode we discuss the origins of...
Origins of Pop Culture Vampires with Dr. Holly Walters
19 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Edward Cullen and Dracula. Two vastly different characters that have one major thing in common – they vant to suck your blood. If you enjoyed our fi...
A Ghost Hunting Chat with Karen Stollznow & Matt Baxter
05 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode we revisit one of our favorite topics, ghost hunting! Host of Monster Talk, Dr. Karen Stollznow, and her husband, Matthew Baxter, join...
The Disappearance of Amelia Earhart & Fred Noonan, Part 2
22 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This episode is the second half of our two-part series on the disappearance of Amelia Earhart and Fred Noonan. Most of us have heard of Amelia Earhart...
The Disappearance of Amelia Earhart & Fred Noonan, Part 1
08 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This episode is the first of a two part series on the disappearance of Amelia Earhart and Fred Noonan. Most of us have heard of Amelia Earhart, but as...
SkyHub & the Search for UFOs with Dr. Chris Cogswell
22 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we’re joined by the chair of SkyHub’s science advisory board and host of the Mad Scientist Podcast, Dr. Chris Cogswell. SkyHub’...
Distressingly Squishy: Zombie Science with Rebecca Gibson
09 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Most people think that zombies of the brain-eating type that are commonly depicted in pop culture aren’t real, and we would have to agree with you, ...
This Is Your Brain On Aliens
25 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Have you or has somebody you know had an alien abduction experience? In this episode we will talk about Paige’s husband’s experience and discuss w...
Soviet Union Spring Break 1959: The Dyatlov Pass Incident
11 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Winter is here and since we’re hunkering down for a cold couple of months, we think there’s no better time to discuss the snowy mystery that occur...
Santa Science Sisters
21 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Ho! Ho! Ho! Christmas is right around the corner and it’s time to talk about everybody’s favorite jolly old man. Santa may not be considered spook...
The Lost Colony of Roanoke: It’s Not Cannibalism, OK?!
23 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
It’s almost Thanksgiving, so it’s time to get Colonial! Eat some turkey and settle in for this jumbo-sized episode on the mystery of the Lost Colo...
First Annual Halloween Listener Stories
31 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In our third Halloween special episode we are sharing and trying to debunk some of our listeners’ spookiest experiences. Listen and let us know if y...
This is Halloween
19 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Why are black cats considered unlucky? Do we really have to worry about our children receiving poisoned candy? And what is the deal with Skeleton Lake...
Debunking Hauntings: Let’s Take a Trip to Kenny’s Tiki Bar
08 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Kenny Biddle, science enthusiast, Skeptical Help Bar videocast host, writer for the “I Am Kenny Biddle” blog on Facebook and Skeptical Inquirer ma...
Vampires, Rotting Corpses, and Safe Sex
21 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 11 is here! Listen as we take on Vampires. You will hear about some of your favorite fanged monsters, from Lord Ruthven to the Cullens to Coun...
Randonautica, Quantum Physics, and Carbon Monoxide
07 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In Episode 10, we take on the viral TikTok trend, Randonautica. We will tell you about some of our randonauting adventures and discuss how quantum phy...
Spooky Q & A: Get to Know the Sisters
24 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this special episode, we answer some fun questions to help you get to know us better! We also discuss a long-awaited follow up to our Skinwalker Ra...
Boogey-, Barky-, Slender-Man
10 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Freddy Krueger. Slenderman. James P. Sullivan (Sully). All three of these characters have one thing in common – they are modern day boogeymen, and t...