Ope, Whatchya Think?

Hosts drink, joke, and recount local legends about Lady Ludlow and the Ludlow Mansion in Monroe, Wisconsin — from a midnight cemetery visit and a crow encounter to reports of a perpetually cold room, floating objects, and a mausoleum tale of a grieving mother. They weave history (Civil War era, possible Underground Railroad ties) with personal anecdotes and invite listeners to share experiences wh...

In this episode the hosts trade loose banter—wisdom teeth, beers, and jokes—while exploring Fargo folklore around the Yunker Farm (now the Children’s Museum). They recount reports of Elizabeth Yunker, a little girl said to have drowned in the old well, whose warm presence reportedly opens doors and comforts visitors. Amidst the drinking and jokes, they touch on the museum’s reused bricks, mild whi...

Four friends record from a basement and dig into the rise and fall of Michigan’s Keweenaw copper boom, mixing drunken banter with local history. They trace how rich, near-surface copper drew immigrant miners and led to harsh company-controlled towns. The episode covers the 1913 strike, labor tensions, violent clashes and the Italian Hall disaster—when a false alarm at a Christmas party caused a de...

This episode dives into the curious life and experiments of Thomas Townsend Brown, the Ohio-born inventor behind the Biefield-Brown effect and lightweight "lifters" that reportedly hovered when powered. Hosts discuss his Navy work, classified projects, and how mainstream science dismissed or explained his results as ion wind while others claim anti‑gravity. Through casual debate and skeptical take...

In this episode the hosts trace the surprising saga of Old Abe, a bald eagle captured in Wisconsin who became the mascot of the 8th Wisconsin Regiment during the Civil War, surviving battles and earning legendary status. They cover his capture, wartime role, retirement, and lasting legacy in state symbols. Amid casual banter, local beer tasting and offbeat jokes, the conversation blends history wi...

This episode dives into the 2014 disappearance of Chris Regan in Iron River, Michigan, and the investigation that followed — missing car, messy apartment, and rumors tying the case to an affair with Kelly Cochran and her husband, Jason. Hosts recount the police search, recovered remains, confessions and convictions, and the small-town rumors — including allegations of further killings — while refl...

The hosts drink, joke, and recount the tragic and eerie history of Chicago’s Congress Plaza Hotel — from suicides and sealed rooms to recurring apparitions like “Peg‑Leg Johnny” and the children said to have fallen from a window. Balancing drunken banter with historic detail, the episode explores why this grand hotel is famous for its hauntings and why visiting it feels both fascinating and unsett...

In this episode the hosts, over drinks, explore the eerie legends of Deadwood, South Dakota, focusing on Seth Bullock — the town's first sheriff and founder of the Bullock Hotel — who is said to still patrol his hotel and nearby monuments. Guests, staff, and investigators report footsteps, moving objects, shadowy figures, EMF spikes, and disembodied voices that seem more authoritative than malicio...

This episode explores the history and controversies of a secretive religious group outside Shawano, Wisconsin — its founder who changed names multiple times, alleged abuse by members, and the town’s uneasy relationship with the compound. Hosts discuss reported incidents from the 1970s to today, including violent encounters, business dealings, legal battles, and the group’s shifting identity and be...

On this Easter episode the hosts (Isaac, Josh, Jason and Tyler) drink, joke and unpack a wild archaeological discovery: a near-perfect circle of large stones found in Grand Traverse Bay, Lake Michigan, first reported in 2007 with a mastodon carving and suggested dates around 9,000 years old. The conversation mixes skepticism, theories (hunting corrals, ritual or calendar use), regional context and...

In this episode the hosts, drinking and joking their way through the Midwest, discuss the 1811–1812 New Madrid earthquakes that shook the central United States. They cover dramatic accounts — the Mississippi flowing backwards, ground liquefaction swallowing settlements, sand volcanoes, widespread aftershocks, and the mysterious, intraplate cause of the quake. The conversation mixes humor and disbe...

In this episode the Ope Whatchya Think? crew gets drunk and dives into a strange 1994 mass UFO sighting along the Lake Michigan shoreline, where around 300 witnesses reported flickering, Christmas-light–like formations and radar returns seen by a National Weather Service employee. They discuss witness accounts, radar anomalies, MUFON investigations, theories ranging from weather phenomena to milit...

On this loose, late-night episode the hosts mix booze, jokes, and folklore to explore Thunderbirds — giant bird-like beings from Native American legend and modern sightings across North America. They discuss petroglyphs, historical accounts, recent reports, and scientific possibilities while sharing local stories and laughter.

Hosts Tyler, Josh, Jason, Isaac and guest Ryan dive into the 2011 Joplin F5 tornado and the eerie reports from local children who described pale, radiant, butterfly-winged beings protecting them during the storm. The episode covers media coverage, the kids' matching drawings and testimonies, and debates possible explanations—from mass hallucination to supernatural guardians—amid rowdy banter and d...

In this episode the hosts dive into the eerie history of Frank Lloyd Wright’s Taliesin in Spring Green, Wisconsin. They recount Wright’s life, his relationship that led him to build Taliesin, and the tragic 1914 attack and fire started by a servant that killed several people. The conversation covers subsequent fires, rebuilds, and local ghost stories linked to the estate, blending historical facts...

Hosts and special guest Ryan Quinn explore the bizarre 1970s Enfield, Illinois monster sightings, recounting eyewitness reports of a three-legged, hissing creature, strange footprints, and locals firing shots. The episode blends folklore, investigation theories (escaped kangaroo, wild ape, or hoax) with the original reports. Expect irreverent banter, drinking jokes, and loud laughs as the crew tea...

This episode dives into the infamous 2006 Chicago O'Hare UFO sighting, where airport employees and pilots reported a silent, saucer-shaped craft hovering over gate C-17 and leaving a temporary "blue hole" in the clouds. The hosts debate possible explanations — mass hysteria, military testing, drones, or genuine extraterrestrial visitors — and discuss how the FAA initially responded. With humorous...

The hosts get drunk and unpack Monroe native General Nathan F. Twining's role in early UFO history, covering the 1947 Twining Memo, Project Sign, Project Blue Book, and the Majestic 12 conspiracy. Expect local lore, chaotic banter, and a humorous, booze-soaked look at paranormal theory and small-town legends.

On this rowdy Midwest paranormal podcast the hosts drink strange beverages and recount the true 1820s story of Alexis St. Martin — a fur trapper left with a permanently open wound into his stomach — and Dr. William Beaumont, who used him to study digestion. The episode mixes dark humor, historical medical experiments, and ethical questions about how early science treated its human subjects, all ag...

In this episode the hosts swap stories about mysterious bottomless pits, starting with Minnesota’s Devil’s Kettle — a waterfall that seems to swallow water, dye and GPS trackers — and moving to the legend of Mel’s Hole, a strange well tied to Coast to Coast AM reports of impossible depths, hot ice, a cooked sheep and a seal‑like creature. Between jokes and bar banter, they discuss investigations,...

On this episode the hosts stumble through history and drink breaks as they recount the eerie Ridgeway legends. From 1840s miners and stagecoach routes to shape-shifting phantoms that appear as animals, headless riders, or the spirits of two tragic brothers, the guests debate whether the sightings are ghosts, skinwalkers, or generational hauntings. They mix facts about the lead-mining boom and Mili...

In this episode the hosts, over drinks and chaotic banter, explore the legend of Momo—the Missouri Monster—recounting 1971–72 sightings, foul odors, plaster casts of footprints, and the creature’s mysterious disappearance by the 1990s. Mixing humor with folklore, the episode balances skeptical theories and fond storytelling about a strange regional cryptid.

On this rambunctious podcast episode, the hosts revisit the strange history of Beaver Island: the rise of James Strang, his self-declared kingship among a Mormon splinter group, the violent clashes with Irish fishermen, and the mysterious rumors of buried treasure and counterfeit minting on the island. Through drunken banter and dark humor, they weigh Strang’s political successes, his controversia...

In this episode the hosts explore the creepy Kansas urban legend of the "Hamburger Man," a hooded figure in the Hutchinson sandhills who offers hamburgers that may be made from human flesh. The conversation blends folklore, eyewitness tales, and drunken banter as the hosts debate whether the story is a hoax, a tragic real person turned monster, or just small‑town scare tactics.

In this episode the hosts get drunk and dig into the 1953 Kinross Incident: an unidentified radar contact over Lake Superior and the baffling disappearance of an F-89 interceptor and its crew, plus a mysterious piece of metal later removed from Project Blue Book. Amid sake breaks, beer, and rowdy banter, they walk through the radar timeline, military response, eyewitness claims, and theories rangi...