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S6 E13: The Werewolf of Bedburg - The True Story of Peter Stumpp
Jun 15, 2026
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| 6/15/26 |  S6 E13: The Werewolf of Bedburg - The True Story of Peter Stumpp | In this episode of That Would Be Rad, we dive into one of the darkest, strangest, and most infamous werewolf stories in recorded history: The Werewolf of Bedburg.In 1589, a farmer named Peter Stumpp was accused of terrorizing the German countryside for decades. According to the accounts of the time, Stumpp had made a pact with the Devil, received a mysterious belt that allowed him to transform into a monstrous wolf, and used that power to commit a series of horrifying crimes.But this story is much more than a werewolf legend.It is a nightmare pulled from a world of religious panic, witch trials, public executions, folklore, fear, and violence.Join Woody and Tyler as they travel back to late sixteenth-century Germany, a time when belief in demons, witchcraft, magic, and monsters wasn’t just superstition. It was part of everyday life. In that world, people didn’t ask whether werewolves were real.They asked where they were hiding.Together, we explore the terrifying legend of Peter Stumpp, the giant wolf said to stalk the countryside near Bedburg, the infamous Devil’s belt, the alleged transformation, the missing hand, the brutal confession, and one of the most shocking public executions you’ve probably never heard of.Along the way, we dig into the deeper mystery at the heart of the case:Was Peter Stumpp truly a monster?Was he a murderer whose crimes became wrapped in folklore?Was he a victim of torture, fear, and religious hysteria?Or did the legend of the Werewolf of Bedburg become so powerful that it swallowed the truth completely?If you love werewolf folklore, dark history, witch trials, true crime, cryptids, monster legends, demonic pacts, medieval punishment, or stories that live somewhere between history and nightmare, this episode is for you.This isn’t just a story about a werewolf.It’s about fear.The kind of fear that spreads through villages.The kind of fear that turns rumors into accusations.The kind of fear that can transform a man into a monster.So lock the doors, keep away from the woods after dark, and whatever you do...Don’t put on the belt.Be Rad.RAD WAYS YOU CAN SUPPORT OUR SHOW:JOIN OUR PATREON: Exclusive episodes, bonus content, and behind-the-scenes weirdness: patreon.com/thatwouldberadCHECK OUT OUR MERCH: Grab official That Would Be Rad gear thatwouldberad.myspreadshop.comSHOW INFO:🎧 Written & Produced by: Woody Brown & Tyler Bence🎧 Recorded at: Midnight Radio Studios🎧 Sound Design, Editing, & Music by: Woody Brown🎧 Mixing & Mastering by: Tyler Bence🎧 Art Design by: Tyler Bence🎧 Outro Song: “Ghost Story” by The Modern SocietyCONNECT WITH US:💬 Have a tip on this story or another wild one? Send us a voice message at www.thatwouldberadpodcast.com📸 Follow us on Instagram: @thatwouldberad#ThatWouldBeRad #WerewolfOfBedburg #PeterStumpp #Werewolf #Werewolves #WerewolfLore #Cryptids #Folklore #DarkHistory #TrueCrimeHistory #WitchTrials #DemonicPact #TheDevilsBelt #MedievalHistory #GermanFolklore #MonsterLegends #ParanormalPodcast #HorrorHistory #HighStrangeness #MysteryPodcast #BeRad | — | ||||||
| 6/8/26 |  S6 E12: Michigan Monsters & Mysteries (Summer Rewind)✨ | monstersmysteries+4 | — | BigfootNative American folklore | MichiganNorthern Michigan+2 | Michiganmonsters+6 | — | 1h 25m 24s | |
| 6/1/26 |  S6 E11: Saints & Aliens✨ | UFO phenomenonOrthodox Christianity+4 | — | Orthodox ChristianityBook of Enoch+1 | — | UFOsUAPs+6 | — | 1h 36m 13s | |
| 5/25/26 |  S6 E10: Why Encino Man Was Secretly The Perfect 90s Movie✨ | 90s nostalgiaEncino Man+4 | — | Grandma’s Been ThereEncino Man+5 | — | Encino Man90s movies+7 | — | 1h 19m 47s | |
| 5/11/26 |  S6 E9: The Southend Werewolf✨ | werewolf loretrue crime+4 | — | Epic of GilgameshKing Lycaon+1 | SouthendEssex | Southend WerewolfBill Ramsey+5 | — | 1h 15m 17s | |
| 5/4/26 |  S6 E8: 11+ U.S. Scientists Dead or Missing - Coincidence or Conspiracy?✨ | scientists deathsconspiracy theories+4 | — | NASAJPL+3 | — | scientists deadmissing scientists+6 | — | 1h 26m 57s | |
| 4/27/26 |  S6 E7: The Conquistador & The Devil in Texas - The Incredible TRUE Story of Cabeza de Vaca & The Mala Cosa✨ | survivalhistorical exploration+4 | — | La Relación | Texassouth-central Texas | Cabeza de VacaMala Cosa+7 | — | 1h 22m 29s | |
| 4/20/26 |  S6 E6: Critters at 40...They STILL BITE!✨ | 80s creature featurespractical effects+4 | — | New Line CinemaCritters | — | Critters80s movies+6 | — | 50m 58s | |
| 3/30/26 |  S6 E5: Abducted… Then They Sent Him Back | The Carl Higdon UFO Case✨ | UFO encountershunting trips+4 | — | — | Wyoming | UFOhunting+6 | — | 1h 43m 20s | |
| 3/16/26 |  S6 E4: Theories That Change Everything About Alien Movies✨ | alien moviesfan theories+4 | — | Independence DayA Quiet Place+4 | — | alien moviesfan theories+8 | — | 1h 24m 14s | |
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| 3/9/26 |  S6 E3: The Mountain That Eats Men - The Mystery of Untersberg✨ | mysteryfolklore+4 | — | — | UntersbergGermany+3 | Untersbergmystery+8 | — | 1h 25m 10s | |
| 3/2/26 |  S6 E2: Resurrect Dead - The Enduring Mystery of The Toynbee Tiles✨ | urban mysterystreet art+5 | — | The Minority Association2001 | PhiladelphiaSouth Philly+1 | Toynbee Tilesurban mystery+6 | — | 1h 59m 15s | |
| 2/23/26 |  S6 E1: No Alternative - Secret Tracks and Nirvana Conspiracies✨ | music discoveryalternative culture+4 | — | Sit StillNO ALTERNATIVE+2 | Toronto | Nirvanaalternative music+5 | — | 1h 44m 32s | |
| 2/16/26 |  Could Stranger Things Conformity Gate Still Be Real?✨ | Stranger Thingsburnout+5 | — | Stranger Things | — | Stranger Thingspodcast return+5 | — | 2h 32m 06s | |
| 12/22/25 |  S5 E33: Treasure Maps, Mysteries, and Christmas Memories✨ | reflectionmysteries+4 | — | The Secret: A Treasure Hunt | — | mysteriesChristmas+5 | — | 1h 17m 47s | |
| 12/15/25 |  S5 E32: Hunting the Abominable Snowman - Footprints, Folklore & The Real-Life Indiana Jones✨ | YetiAbominable Snowman+5 | — | — | HimalayasNepal+1 | YetiAbominable Snowman+8 | — | 1h 33m 03s | |
| 12/8/25 |  S5 E31: Lake Baikal - Secrets, Monsters, and the Portal to the Unknown✨ | mysterieslegends+4 | — | Soviet | Lake BaikalSiberia | Lake Baikalmysteries+6 | — | 1h 26m 02s | |
| 11/10/25 |  S5 E30: The Blockbuster Video Files - Real, Fake, or Fever Dream | What if the movies you remember from childhood… never actually existed?The ones you swear you saw — on a worn-out VHS tape from Blockbuster — with a wild plot, bad dubbing, and a cover burned into your brain…But no one else remembers them.This week, we rewind to a stranger era — a time when movie aisles stretched like cathedrals of neon light, and every clamshell box whispered something incredible.The age of the VHS fever dream.Together, we’ll explore the blurred line between the real and the imagined—those low-budget, high-sincerity flicks that defied logic, physics, and probably every copyright law known to man.Some of the movies we describe this week are 100% real.Some are completely fake.And the challenge?You have to figure out which is which.🎬 This episode, we’ll uncover:• The lost action heroes of the VHS age — denim-clad, shirtless, and armed with vengeance (and questionable wigs).• The sci-fi “classics” that never made it past the clearance bin — all laser beams, leather jackets, and recycled sound effects.• The mystery of memory itself — why we remember fake movies so vividly, and what that says about the strange power of nostalgia.• And the greatest cinematic question of all: does it even matter if it was real, if it feels like it was?We’ll take you back to that smell of plastic rental cases, rewound tape, and microwaved pizza rolls.We’ll wander the aisles again — side by side — searching for the weirdest, wildest movie that may or may not have ever existed.So grab your membership card, your 3D glasses, and your late fees.The lights are dim, the VCR is warm, and the truth is somewhere between the aisles.Join us, as we dive into…The Blockbuster Video Files - Real, Fake, or Fever DreamBe kind. Rewind. Stay Forever Rad!CONNECT WITH US:📲 Instagram: @thatwouldberad — Tag us, DM us, or share your favorite “wait… was that real?” movie memories.🎙 Share a story / send a voice message: thatwouldberadpodcast.com✉️ Email: thatwouldberadpod@gmail.comSHOW INFO:Hosts & Producers: Woody Brown & Tyler BenceRecorded At: Midnight Radio StudiosSound Wizardry: Woody Brown (Sound Design, Editing, & Music) & Tyler Bence (Mixing, Mastering, & Art Design)Outro Jam: “Ghost Story” by The Modern SocietyRAD WAYS TO SUPPORT OUR SHOW:🎧 JOIN OUR PATREON: Unlock exclusive content and help us keep the weirdness rolling at patreon.com/thatwouldberad☕️ BUY US A COFFEE: Fuel our late-night rewinds at buymeacoffee.com/thatwouldberad🛍 CHECK OUT OUR MERCH: Snag official RAD gear at thatwouldberad.myspreadshop.com | — | ||||||
| 10/27/25 |  S5 E29: The Djinn - Ancient Horrors of Smokeless Fire | The Djinn – Ancient Horrors of Smokeless FireWhat came before ghosts?Before demons?Before the monsters we tell around campfires and in dark basements?This week—for our HALLOWEEN SPOOKTACULAR finale—we turned our eyes to something far older.The Djinn.Ancient beings said to be created from smokeless fire—not angels, not demons… something in between. Hidden. Watching. Whispering.Throughout this episode, we’ll uncover the origins of the Djinn, and then descend into the chilling encounters people still swear are happening today.🔥 This episode, we’ll explore:Wadi al-Jinn (Saudi Arabia) – where cars are pulled uphill in neutral… and locals refuse to stay after dark.Abu Fanous – The Desert Lantern – a lonely flickering light that lures travelers off the path, and into nothingness.Ghoul-like shapeshifters, haunted wells, crossroads, and abandoned places said to belong not to men… but to those made of fire.The Possession of “Sania” (Pakistan) – a six-year-old girl, a voice that wasn’t hers, and the whisper that never left the hallway.Jinn Alley – Saudi Military Base – soldiers reporting voices, shadows, and orders from things they can’t see.The Haunted Hospital of Irqah (Riyadh) – abandoned after war and fire; stormed by hundreds; claimed by jinn.The House That Burned 11 Times – a family forced to flee as fire after fire erupted with no cause… until they left.East London Jinn Cases – psychiatrists documenting patients speaking unknown languages, describing red-eyed figures no one else could see.Zār Rituals (Iran, Sudan, Egypt) – ancient ceremonies where jinn are not exorcised… but negotiated with.🔥 We’ll dive into:What the word “Djinn” really means—and why it shares a root with genius, embryo, and insanity.The types of Djinn: Ifrit, Marid, Ghoul, Jann, Shayatin.Why some are said to fall in love.Why others only want to watch us burn.How mirrors, iron, salt, fire, and the Qur’an all play a role in djinn lore.Why Western culture made them into funny blue wish-granters……and why the original stories are nothing like Aladdin.From sleep paralysis shadows…to voices in languages never learned…to lights in the dunes that lead you off the path…Join us, as we step into the world of the Djinn—the ancient horrors of smokeless fire.Happy Halloween. Stay strange. Be Rad.CONNECT WITH US:📲 Instagram: @thatwouldberad — Tag us, DM us, or share your strange stories.🎙 Share a story / send a voice message: thatwouldberadpodcast.com✉️ Email: thatwouldberadpod@gmail.comSHOW INFO:Hosts & Producers: Woody Brown & Tyler BenceRecorded At: Midnight Radio StudiosSound Wizardry: Woody Brown (Sound Design, Editing, & Music) & Tyler Bence (Mixing, Mastering, & Art Design)Outro Jam: “Ghost Story” by The Modern SocietyRAD WAYS TO SUPPORT OUR SHOW:🎧 JOIN OUR PATREON: Unlock exclusive content and help us keep the weirdness coming at patreon.com/thatwouldberad☕️ BUY US A COFFEE: Fuel our late-night research at buymeacoffee.com/thatwouldberad🛍 CHECK OUT OUR MERCH: Snag official RAD gear at thatwouldberad.myspreadshop.com | — | ||||||
| 10/20/25 |  S5 E28: The Island of The Dolls - Haunted Dolls Around The World pt. 2 | What is it about dolls that unnerves us so deeply?Maybe it’s the way they watch us.Maybe it’s because they’re made to look alive… but never blink.Or maybe—it’s because all over the world, people keep finding dolls in places where no doll should be.Last week, we opened the case on Annabelle, Robert, Peggy, Letta Me Out, and other infamous possessed dolls.This week—we go deeper.Into the places where dolls are left behind, half-buried, waterlogged, hung in trees or locked in glass cases.This episode, we’ll hear:🪆 Abandoned Dolls in Abandoned Places:Richard & Sarah – “The Lovers’ Doll,” found in an abandoned car with a handwritten warning.Charlie the Haunted Doll – discovered in a 1930s attic—alongside a prayer.The Hougang Doll (Singapore) – left sitting at a roadside tree, blindfolded with “Bismillah” scrawled across the cloth.The Haunted Doll Factory (Mexico) – decaying doll parts, ritual remains, and whispered warnings never to take anything from it.La Isla de las Muñecas (The Island of the Dolls) – the drowned girl, the hermit, and the hundreds of dolls watching from the trees.🌍 International Haunted Dolls & Rituals:The Okiku Doll (Japan) – the doll whose hair grows… and never stops.Ushi no Koku Mairi – ancient Japanese curse ritual using straw dolls nailed to sacred trees.Hitori Kakurenbo (One-Man Hide and Seek) – an online ritual game with dolls, rice, blood, and 3AM.Masakichi’s Living Doll – a 19th-century sculpture so lifelike it was mistaken for a corpse.Nagoro, The Valley of Dolls – the abandoned village repopulated entirely with life-sized human dolls.Jenglot (Indonesia) – tiny vampire-like doll creatures said to drink blood and live in black boxes.We’ll explore:🩸 Why so many haunted dolls target the eyes—the place where “soul meets body.”🎭 How abandonment, grief, ritual, and folklore breathe life into lifeless toys.💀 And why something created to comfort us as children… so easily becomes the stuff of nightmares.Join us as we drift into the misty canals of Xochimilco, step into silent attics, and stare into the dead eyes of the dolls left behind.Stay strange. Be Rad.Got a creepy doll story of your own? A haunted toy in your attic? Send it our way—we might just feature it.CONNECT WITH US:📲 Instagram: @thatwouldberad — Tag us, DM us, or share your strange stories.🎙 Share a story / send a voice message: thatwouldberadpodcast.com✉️ Email: thatwouldberadpod@gmail.comSHOW INFO:Hosts & Producers: Woody Brown & Tyler BenceRecorded At: Midnight Radio StudiosSound Wizardry: Woody Brown (Sound Design, Editing, & Music) & Tyler Bence (Mixing, Mastering, & Art Design)Outro Jam: “Ghost Story” by The Modern SocietyRAD WAYS TO SUPPORT OUR SHOW:🎧 JOIN OUR PATREON: Unlock exclusive content and help us keep the weirdness coming at patreon.com/thatwouldberad☕️ BUY US A COFFEE: Fuel our late-night research at buymeacoffee.com/thatwouldberad🛍 CHECK OUT OUR MERCH: Snag official RAD gear at thatwouldberad.myspreadshop.com | — | ||||||
| 10/12/25 |  S5 E27: Dead Eyes & Crooked Smiles - Haunted Dolls Across The World | What is it about dolls that unnerves us so deeply?Maybe it’s the way they watch us. Maybe it’s the fact that they look human—but aren’t. Or maybe it’s because, across every corner of the globe, people swear these lifeless toys are anything but.This week, we’re opening the display case and peering into the glassy gaze of haunted dolls from around the world. From countless famous cases in the USA to Australia’s “Letta Me Out” doll that screams from the trunk it was found in…these aren’t just bedtime stories. They’re artifacts of fear, faith, and something darker.We’ll explore:🩸 Why so many haunted dolls fixate on eyes—the windows to the soul.🎭 How belief, ritual, and folklore transform toys into terrifying relics.💀 And why something designed to comfort us in childhood can become our greatest source of horror.Join us as we travel across continents and centuries, uncovering the strange, the tragic, and the truly terrifying world of haunted dolls.Stay strange. Be Rad.Got a theory, creepy doll story, or cursed collectible of your own? Send it our way—we might just feature it.If you loved this episode:🧷 Share it with your horror-loving friend (preferably one without dolls in their house).⭐️ Follow/Subscribe so you don’t miss the next chapter of our October Spooktacular.💀 Drop us a 5★ rating and a one-sentence review on Apple or Spotify—it helps more than you think.CONNECT WITH US:📲 Instagram: @thatwouldberad — Tag us, DM us, or share your strange stories.🎙 Share a story / send a voice message: thatwouldberadpodcast.com✉️ Email: thatwouldberadpod@gmail.comSHOW INFO:Hosts & Producers: Woody Brown & Tyler BenceRecorded At: Midnight Radio StudiosSound Wizardry: Woody Brown (Sound Design, Editing, & Music) & Tyler Bence (Mixing, Mastering, & Art Design)Outro Jam: “Ghost Story” by The Modern SocietyRAD WAYS TO SUPPORT OUR SHOW:🎧 JOIN OUR PATREON: Unlock exclusive content and help us keep the weirdness coming at patreon.com/thatwouldberad☕️ BUY US A COFFEE: Fuel our late-night research at buymeacoffee.com/thatwouldberad🛍 CHECK OUT OUR MERCH: Snag official RAD gear at thatwouldberad.myspreadshop.com | — | ||||||
| 10/6/25 |  S5 E26: Don't Let Them In... The Horrific Origins of The Black Eyed Kids | A knock at the door after dark should be ordinary. But what if it isn’t? For decades, people all over the world have told the same unnerving story: pale, monotone children with jet-black eyes asking to be let inside. Some call them Black Eyed Kids. Some say they vanish when refused. Others whisper that letting them in leads to sickness… or worse.From Brian Bethel’s late-night encounter in a Texas parking lot, to a 1923 Louisiana farm where a woman was haunted nightly by a black-eyed boy, these stories blur the line between internet legend, folklore, and something far more sinister.This week, we’ll hear:Brian Bethel’s infamous 1996 story that ignited the legend.Martin York’s strange illness after his encounter in rural West Virginia.The eerie 1923 “Jane” case—decades before the internet gave the kids their name.Modern variants: hotel window knocks, shopping mall stalkings, and Cannock Chase sightings in the UK.Police and military encounters that suggest this isn’t just an urban legend.We’ll explore:Why the “invitation rule” runs through vampire, demon, djinn, and fairy folklore.How Black Eyed Kids echo changelings, shadow people, and other age-old monsters.And why the sight of a child—something meant to be innocent—hits our deepest fears when it’s wrong.Join us as we open the door (carefully) to the chilling phenomenon of the Black Eyed Kids—equal parts ghost story, folklore, and modern nightmare.Stay strange. Be Rad.Got a theory or creepy kid story of your own? Send it our way—we’d love to feature it.If you loved this:Share the episode with a friend who loves urban legends.Follow/Subscribe so you don’t miss next week’s October Spooktacular.Drop us a 5★ rating and a one-sentence review on Apple/Spotify—huge help.CONNECT WITH US:📲 Instagram: @thatwouldberad — Tag us, DM us, or share your strange stories.🎙 Share a story / send a voice message: thatwouldberadpodcast.com✉️ Email: thatwouldberadpod@gmail.comSHOW INFO:Hosts & Producers: Woody Brown & Tyler BenceRecorded At: Midnight Radio StudiosSound Wizardry: Woody Brown (Sound Design, Editing, & Music) & Tyler Bence (Mixing, Mastering, & Art Design)Outro Jam: “Ghost Story” by The Modern SocietyRAD WAYS TO SUPPORT OUR SHOW:🎧 JOIN OUR PATREON: Unlock exclusive content and help us keep the weirdness coming at patreon.com/thatwouldberad☕️ BUY US A COFFEE: Fuel our late-night research at buymeacoffee.com/thatwouldberad🛍 CHECK OUT OUR MERCH: Snag official RAD gear at thatwouldberad.myspreadshop.com | — | ||||||
| 9/29/25 |  S5 E25: The Number Stations | The air around us hums with voices we’re not meant to hear. For decades, strange radio signals have slipped through the static—buzzing tones, eerie music, and robotic voices reciting endless strings of numbers. They’re called numbers stations, and they may be the creepiest reminder that the Cold War never really ended.From Russia’s infamous UVB-76 “Buzzer” to the haunting Swedish Rhapsody music box, from Cuba’s Atención broadcast that landed spies in a U.S. courtroom, to an unplugged RAF radio that still plays Winston Churchill speeches—these transmissions blur the line between espionage, folklore, and the paranormal.This week, we’ll tune in to:The relentless drone of UVB-76, the Russian “doomsday buzzer.”The Lincolnshire Poacher and its cheery folk song masking coded messages.The nightmare fuel of Swedish Rhapsody and its childlike voice.The bizarre Yosemite Sam broadcast from the New Mexico desert.Atención—a numbers station that became hard evidence in a federal espionage trial.Old Tape and other hijacks that feel more urban legend than spycraft.The haunted radio of RAF Montrose, still whispering from beyond the grave.The Russian Woodpecker, a Cold War radar array that spawned mind-control conspiracies.We’ll explore:Why spies still use shortwave radio in the internet age.How secret codes become modern folklore.And why listeners can’t shake the feeling that someone, somewhere, is on the other end.Join us as we dive into the secret world of numbers stations—equal parts spy story, ghost story, and conspiracy theory.Stay strange. Be Rad.Got a theory or spooky radio story of your own? Send it our way—we’d love to feature it.If you loved this:Share the episode with a friend who loves weird history.Follow/Subscribe so you don’t miss next week’s October Spooktacular kickoff.Drop us a 5★ rating and a one-sentence review on Apple/Spotify—huge help.CONNECT WITH US:📲 Instagram: @thatwouldberad — Tag us, DM us, or share your strange stories.🎙 Share a story / send a voice message: thatwouldberadpodcast.com✉️ Email: thatwouldberadpod@gmail.comSHOW INFO:Hosts & Producers: Woody Brown & Tyler BenceRecorded At: Midnight Radio StudiosSound Wizardry: Woody Brown (Sound Design, Editing, & Music) & Tyler Bence (Mixing, Mastering, & Art Design)Outro Jam: “Ghost Story” by The Modern SocietyRAD WAYS TO SUPPORT OUR SHOW:🎧 JOIN OUR PATREON: Unlock exclusive content and help us keep the weirdness coming at patreon.com/thatwouldberad☕️ BUY US A COFFEE: Fuel our late-night research at buymeacoffee.com/thatwouldberad🛍 CHECK OUT OUR MERCH: Snag official RAD gear at thatwouldberad.myspreadshop.com | — | ||||||
| 9/22/25 |  S5 E24: Is Garth Brooks A Serial Killer? | The story of Garth Brooks should be one of pure country music legend: a small-town Oklahoma kid who rose to become one of the best-selling artists of all time, breaking records and redefining stadium shows forever.But lurking in the darker corners of the internet is a bizarre and unsettling theory: what if Garth Brooks isn’t just a country superstar… what if he’s secretly a serial killer?From comedian Tom Segura’s offhand joke about Garth’s “serial killer smile” to internet sleuths mapping his tour dates against missing persons reports, the conspiracy has grown from a meme into a full-blown internet legend.And with Garth himself never publicly addressing the rumors, fans are left to wonder: is the silence suspicious — or just smart PR?This week, we dive headfirst into the strangest (and most fringe) celebrity conspiracy out there. You’ll hear about:The infamous “tour date overlaps” with missing person cases.The bizarre rise and fall of Garth’s moody alter ego, Chris Gaines.The offhand 1989 quote that conspiracy theorists cling to as “proof.”Why his giant, toothy grin has been branded as unsettling.The eerie internet silence that fans read as guilt.And how a simple comedy bit snowballed into one of the weirdest cultural rumors of the last decade.We’ll explore:Why our brains are wired to find patterns — even when none exist.How memes and modern internet culture give conspiracies new life.The psychology of why we want to believe outlandish stories about celebrities.And what this whole saga says about the way folklore, humor, and paranoia intersect in the digital age.Join us as we unpack the Garth Brooks conspiracy — part internet joke, part urban legend, and part cautionary tale about how the weirdest ideas catch fire.Stay strange. Be Rad.Got a theory or story of your own? We’d love to hear it — send us your experience (anonymous is fine).CONNECT WITH US:📲 Instagram: @thatwouldberad — Tag us, DM us, or share your strange stories.🎙 Share a story / send a voice message: thatwouldberadpodcast.com✉️ Email: thatwouldberadpod@gmail.comSHOW INFO:Hosts & Producers: Woody Brown & Tyler BenceRecorded At: Midnight Radio StudiosSound Wizardry: Woody Brown (Sound Design, Editing, & Music) & Tyler Bence (Mixing, Mastering, & Art Design)Outro Jam: “Ghost Story” by The Modern SocietyRAD WAYS TO SUPPORT OUR SHOW:🎧 JOIN OUR PATREON: Unlock exclusive content and help us keep the weirdness coming at patreon.com/thatwouldberad☕️ BUY US A COFFEE: Fuel our late-night research at buymeacoffee.com/thatwouldberad🛍 CHECK OUT OUR MERCH: Snag official RAD gear at thatwouldberad.myspreadshop.com | — | ||||||
| 9/15/25 |  S5 E23: Terrifying Paranormal Encounters of The Appalachian Trail | The Appalachian Trail is more than just a path through the mountains... it’s a living, breathing museum of history, folklore, and mystery. Beneath its sweeping vistas and quiet ridgelines, countless hikers have stumbled into something far stranger than blisters and black bears: ghostly figures, phantom lights, and encounters that leave them questioning what’s real and what belongs to another world.From Civil War battlefields still echoing with unseen soldiers, to spectral figures wandering foggy ridges, the Appalachian Mountains are a corridor for the strange and the terrifying.This week, we focus on the paranormal side of the Appalachian Trail. You’ll hear about:The fire-scorched figure that stalked a camper in Virginia, tied to a tragic house fire.The mysterious Brown Man, a hulking presence that seemed to control dogs with nothing but its stare.The hazy man by the birch tree witnessed by both a young girl and her mother in Pennsylvania.The unsettling phantom children, whose laughter haunted hikers for miles.The wide-brimmed stranger in period clothes, with piercing blue eyes, who vanished into thin air.The ghostly woodsman of Pierce Pond in Maine, returning night after night by the campfire glow.The restless child spirit of Ottie Cline Powell at Punchbowl Shelter.Dark Hollow Road’s cemetery, where love, betrayal, and tragedy left spirits that still linger.The phantom hound and little girl said to haunt Big Ridge State Park in Tennessee.And the blood-soaked hills of Spook Hill and Fox’s Gap, where Civil War dead still push cars uphill with ghostly hands.We’ll explore:Why hikers so often encounter apparitions in the Appalachian wilderness.How history, tragedy, and folklore fuel the trail’s haunted reputation.What these stories reveal about the human connection to place — and to the unknown.Join us as we step into the shadows of the Appalachian Trail - a place where the natural world and the supernatural blur together, and where the past is never truly gone.Stay strange. Be Rad.Got a ghost story? We’d love to hear it — send us your experience (anonymous is fine).CONNECT WITH US:📲 Instagram: @thatwouldberad — Tag us, DM us, or share your strange stories.🎙 Share a story / send a voice message: thatwouldberadpodcast.com✉️ Email: thatwouldberadpod@gmail.comSHOW INFO:Hosts & Producers: Woody Brown & Tyler BenceRecorded At: Midnight Radio StudiosSound Wizardry: Woody Brown (Sound Design, Editing, & Music) & Tyler Bence (Mixing, Mastering, & Art Design)Outro Jam: “Ghost Story” by The Modern SocietyRAD WAYS TO SUPPORT OUR SHOW:🎧 JOIN OUR PATREON: Unlock exclusive content and help us keep the weirdness coming at patreon.com/thatwouldberad☕️ BUY US A COFFEE: Fuel our late-night research at buymeacoffee.com/thatwouldberad🛍 CHECK OUT OUR MERCH: Snag official RAD gear at thatwouldberad.myspreadshop.com | — | ||||||
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