Sinisterhood

Today we are chatting with journalist and "Cult Hunter" Syran Warner whose work on Profundity Yours has been instrumental in bringing awareness and attention to the cause. He has worked hand in hand with survivors and family members of those still in the group in order to help. Check out the full video version on our YouTube channel : https://www.youtube.com/@SinisterhoodPodcast Follow Syran's wor...

She publishes countless videos online, creating a complex word salad of new age and quasi-religious claims, amassing followers and funds by selling counseling sessions and accepting online donations. But former followers and family members of those lost to the group claim that its leader - the so-called Commander of the Galactic Federation of Light - is actually manipulating traumatized people int...

We're on vacation this week, so we've curated five memorable stories from you. The last entry is our answer from our recent Live Q&A where we were asked for our own FF story.  Please enjoy! Click here to submit your odd but true stories. Click here to sign up for our Patreon and receive hundreds of hours of bonus content. Click here for information and tickets for our 2023 FULL MOON ENERGY tou...

A group of newcomers descended on a tiny east Texas town with their strange beliefs as their leader posted increasingly odd videos online claiming to be the reincarnation of Jesus Christ and also an extraterrestrial star commander of a galactic spaceship. They caught the eye of a journalist on TikTok reporting on cults, but once the group went viral, unsavory details about its leaders' past emerge...

Our guest today is Professor Greg Jackson, best known as the creator, host, and head writer of the US history podcast, History That Doesn't Suck. Each episode, the professor brings you the basics of what an American should, but possibly doesn't, know (or has forgotten) about history. Full disclosure, he told us we could call him Greg, but we kept calling him Professor. There's also nothing more em...

News of aliens visiting the Ariel School spread far and wide, leading to more attention on the nature of UFOs and extraterrestrial encounters. Some skeptics weren’t convinced, and those professionals involved paid the professional price. Were the kids misled by professionals, all part of a big hoax, or were they selected as vessels for an intergalactic message? This week’s episode is the Ariel Sch...

I Lived Next Door to a Wife Murderer; Stalker vs Me vs Metal Pipe?!; White Rock Tragedies; I Survived: The Bermuda Triangle; Uncles William, Michael, and Wayne, and the Bigfoot; The Spaghetti-Haired Business Man of the Night Links: https://www.dallasnews.com/news/crime/2022/06/24/man-found-fatally-stabbed-at-valley-view-park-in-far-north-dallas/ https://www.shesbirdie.com/products/birdie-alarm-all...

Dozens of school children were at play, enjoying the sunshine one September day in 1994. They saw a silver craft and were met by strange looking men who sent messages in their head. When the children told their teachers and adults what happened, they were met with both skepticism and genuine belief. Once a major news organization, an expert in UFOlogy, and an Ivy League researcher got involved, th...

This week we talk to Corinne and Sabrina, the hosts of Two Girls One Ghost. Two Girls One Ghost is a paranormal comedy podcast and calls itself "The most haunted podcast in America." We had so much fun chatting with Corinne and Sabrina about some haunted encounters they've heard about from listeners, a shadowy childhood memory, and an experience with astral projection. We're so excited for you all...

After meeting and marrying her hero, Audrey Mestre became a champion free diver in her own right. But one stormy day in October, it all came to a tragic end. When the waves settled, some were suspicious of her husband, and one filmmaker took those suspicions to the extreme. This week’s episode is The Tragic Death of Audrey Mestre - Part 2. Related media:  Netflix: No Limit https://www.netflix.com/...

If you aren't subscribed to our Patreon, we wanted to give you a glimpse of what we've got going on. This mega-mix of clips brings you some of our favorite segments from the month of May. Subscribe today to get full segments plus hundreds of hours of past content. Today you'll hear: Judge Christie (Listener Edition): The Case of the Soggy Suitor, Repulsive Recipes, and Towel Tussle: https://www.pa...

Leon Benson spent more than half of his life, a total of 24 years, in an Indiana state prison for a murder he didn't commit. Despite the lack of physical evidence and a questionable eyewitness identification, he was convicted. But new realities start to come to light when attorney Lara Bazelon takes up his case and is determined to secure Benson's release. Season three of Suspect, co-produced by C...

I Live in a Murder House; Always Dangerous for Women; The Muhfugga in the Attic; My Parrot Had a Story to Tell; Am I a Ghost Whisperer?; and Does a Corn Skull Qualify as a Cryptid? Click here to submit your odd but true stories. Click here to sign up for our Patreon and receive hundreds of hours of bonus content. Click here for information and tickets for our 2023 FULL MOON ENERGY tour. Click here...

The media called them the Beauty and the Beast of competitive free diving. This power couple achieved depths deeper than any humans before them, all without any assistive equipment. But when passion turns to obsession, the results can be deadly. This week's episode is The Tragic Death of Audrey Mestre, Part 1. Related media:  Audrey Mestre - The Truth Behind the Deep (HD)   https://web.archive.org...

Stories this week: DMT and Connection to More; Someone Was in This House Too?; A Bread-Based Meat Warlock in Toronto; and Terrifying Ghost Encounter Click here to submit your odd but true stories. Click here to sign up for our Patreon and receive hundreds of hours of bonus content. Click here to leave a review and tell us what you think of the show.

Home of the Cowboys, site of the JFK assassination, burgeoning metropolis, and birthplace of Sinisterhood. Dallas, Texas has made a name for itself in various ways throughout the years, but one radical street artist has been pushing a conspiracy that the city and its founders aren’t exactly what they seem. This week's episode is - the Dallas Cephalopod Conspiracy. Click here for this week's show n...

My Child Shares DNA With A Serial Killer; A Less Crimey True Crime Story; Welp... That Was Close; Stranger Danger; Printer Access in the Afterlife?; and The True Story that gave my 8th Grade English Teacher Nightmares Click here to submit your odd but true stories. Click here to sign up for our Patreon and receive hundreds of hours of bonus content. Click here for information and tickets for our 2...

Starting in the 80s, kids were given a directive by a rumple-coated anthropomorphic canine: Take a bite out of crime! This ad campaign permeated schools and television commercials in an effort to reduce crimes against kids. Its status as an advertising icon is legendary, but its efficacy as a crime prevention tool is questionable. This month’s minisode is McGruff the Crime Dog. Click here for this...

We've done it again! We sat down with two of our favorite people and ended up taking over the whole episode. This week is a takeover by And That's Why We Drink! We sat down with Em and Christine of the popular paranormal true crime podcast and talked encounters with ghosts, interrupted toilet visits, and a serious beef with Zak Bagans. Click here to submit your odd but true stories. Click here to...

Many people believe that the most illegal things happening online happen on the dark web. But starting in 2009, users on the Front Page of the Internet discovered a mystery, unraveling hidden messages to find references about hit jobs and assassinations. Did these online sleuths uncover a mercenary ring hiding in plain sight? Or were they led down a rabbit hole with no end? This week's episode is...

If you aren't subscribed to our Patreon, we wanted to give you a glimpse of what we've got going on. This mega-mix of clips brings you some of our favorite segments from the month of April. Subscribe today to get full segments plus hundreds of hours of past content. Today you'll hear: Dear Sinister: Adults Only Shower; 25 Year Old Maid, A Fart Framin' Afoot?: https://www.patreon.com/posts/dear-sin...

This week we're bringing you a little something different - a Creeps and Crimes Take Over! We sat down with Morgan and Taylar of the podcast Creeps and Crimes. Morgan covers conspiracies and supernatural cases, while Taylar covers true crime cases. We had so much fun together, we ended up talking for over an hour. They each shared a Freaky Friday story. We also discussed our mutual love for Dolly...

On a quiet night in August 1977, at an empty lab in Ohio, something extraordinary happened. For 72 seconds, a high frequency signal came through on a special radio telescope. When the signal was discovered, it began a decades-long search for its source. Did we get a message from extraterrestrials? This week’s episode is: The Wow! Signal. Click here for this week's show notes. Click here to purchas...

There's Someone In The House; Creepy/sad coincidence; Haunted Summer Camp; The Time A Ghost Gave Me An UTI (UIC Edition); Camping Cryptid Encounter, Unwanted Guest, or Just a Woodland; and special a guest story from Molly Lambert host of the podcast HeidiWorld and Deckheads on Twitch!   This week we chatted with Molly Lambert. Molly is a writer and podcaster based in Los Angeles. She currently co-...

In the tree-covered forests of Pennsylvania and the northeastern United States lurks a monster described as being of “so sensitive a nature as to shed tears if its feelings are injured.” Once the thing of lumberjack legends, this squishy, soft-hearted cryptid has moseyed its way into all our hearts. If you find yourself in this beast's preferred habitat, the sounds of winds whistling in the woods...