That Would Be Rad

Shortly after the end of WWII an American Christian missionary, who was called to serve in a small village in the Philippines, came face to face with a terrifying creature that shook him to his core.  An entity so vile it made him question everything he knew or even believed. Deep in the darkest heart of the Philippines sits an evil, shapeshifting creature that shares the grotesque characteri...

All of us here at That Would Be Rad have spent the first month of summer re-watching our favorite summer camp slashers, and even some that we had never seen before...( as heard on our previous episode S1 E42 ). So many of them were filmed in the '80s and while that's, of course, part of what draws us toward them...to say that it was "REFRESHING" that an upcoming horror movie was set in the '90s wo...

We all have those songs that take us right back to a specific time, a specific place, and maybe even with a specific person. Songs that make us reminisce about old friends, days filled with no responsibility, and perhaps even make us feel like they were written just for us. THIS WEEK we give you a list of our favorite songs that no matter where we are, or even what season... they take us away imme...

In this week's episode, we take you to New Orleans, Louisiana. Aka "The Big Easy", it's much more well known for its round-the-clock nightlife, vibrant live-music scene, spicy cuisine...and of course raucous costumed parades and street parties, like the annual Mardi Gras festival. It’s easy to forget, or perhaps even...ignore...the terrifying things lurking in the shadows of New Orleans. There are...

It's a solid fact that we can't talk about summer camp without also talking about one of our favorite subgenres of horror movies... the Summer Camp Slasher! Let's face it - we grew up with some great, iconic franchises in the Summer Camp Slasher genre. The first few that come to mind of course being the FRIDAY THE 13TH movies and SLEEPAWAY CAMP - but, we wanted to find some really good from the '8...

What a perfect way to kick off our summer at Camp Rad Strangeness than to talk about The Valley of Headless Men and the insane stuff that’s happened there over the last century! This week we take you to the Northwestern Territories of Canada, to this day some of the world's most untouched wilderness. Filled with gigantic mountain ranges, incredibly dense forests, vast rivers, hot springs, and team...

It's not every day that we get a chance to talk about our first love...SONGWRITING. We love being creative, we love storytelling, and it all started for us by writing songs together. This week we talk about how we were finally able to get together in person to do some songwriting! We talk about our process, other artists that influenced us throughout the years, and of course, even do a little work...

To so many, it may seem as though there has been an incredible increase in UFO activity across the globe. Almost daily it seems we’re reading an article or watching a viral video about UFO’s swarming Navy ships, zooming past Air Force towers, or even flying by passenger airliners. Sure recently, global governments are finally “admitting” they’ve witnessed strange things in the sky.   Even her...

Out of all the episodes we’ve done yet - I bet this is the one that they make us delete . The truth is, we didn't set out to create something potentially "dangerous" to post...but, sometimes the conversation just gets away from us! AND - the end result is something special that we know you'll enjoy...while it's still around... THANK YOU FOR LISTENING - BE RAD -- SHOW INFO   🎧 That Would Be R...

In 1924 deep within the dense wilderness of British Columbia, one of the most unique encounters with Bigfoot occurred... A young hardworking lumberman named Albert Ostman , ventured out on his own after deciding to do a bit of gold prospecting around the Toba Inlet, situated on the B.C. coast. At first, things were going perfectly. He'd hiked for several days, witnessed awe-inspiring scenery, and...

The list of movies that were released in 1986 is insane, and, so many movies that were released that year had a gigantic impact on our life. This week we're talking about a movie from 1986 that, for numerous reasons, we fell in love with immediately when we saw it. In this episode, we’re talking about THE FLIGHT OF THE NAVIGATOR . Fort Lauderdale, Florida...the 4th of July, 1978... 12-year-old Dav...

Every year since at least 1981 a strange, cryptic “ad” can be found inside the pages of “The Daily Wildcat” - the University of Arizona’s student newspaper. On May 1st, 1981 a seemingly simple, and mysterious photo - a combination of English letters and Chinese symbols was published. The picture itself could have easily been overlooked or perhaps even ignored, and if that had been the only one of...

On a late September evening in 1952, two young brothers playing outside witnessed what looked like a ball of flame soar over their heads and crash land on a local farmer's land. Recruiting their mother and a few neighbors, the group ventured into the woods of their small West Virginia town to investigate... What they found that night, or perhaps what found them, was something that would go down in...

It all started with an exciting purchase on eBay of an old obscure (and hard to find) '80s movie VHS... Then a few days after it arrives Woody's brother shoots him a text that says "Hey man, have you checked this out on Disney+ yet??" followed by a picture of THE STAR WARS VINTAGE COLLECTION. Much to Woody's surprise Disney+ had made some of their hardest, obscure Star Wars content available to st...

It's official - spring is here! Despite the allergies that come along with it, we're excited about the warmer weather and spending more time outdoors. This week we have something special we put together we know our OG listeners and brand new listeners will enjoy. One of our favorite segments we do on our show is called "Tales from the Time Capsule" which is where we present a fascinating story com...

This week Tyler FINALLY pulls off being able to completely surprise Woody with a story without even so much as the slightest hint. Not only is this a miracle in and of itself (because of how TERRIBLE Tyler is typically with spoilers) but, turns out it's a pretty fascinating story that Woody (a HUGE Beatles fan) has never heard about... We dive into the unknown, never-before-released Beatles album...

This week we discuss the greatest game ever invented that you can play with a group of people. As a special treat we’ve invited our friends and adventuring companions Luke Pilgrim and Ellis Treece ( Sozo Bear Films ) from our Dungeons and Dragons group...to share the epic, the hilarious, the tragic, and the legendary moments from our mini campaign that we completed a few weeks ago. Even if you’ve...

A second Civil War splinters America into five factions, leaving the new capital based in Omaha. World War III breaks out in 2015, starting with Russia and the U.S. trading nukes and ending with three billion dead. Then, to top it all off, a computer bug delivers where Y2K sputtered, destroying our world as we know it. ⚠️ 𝗧𝗛𝗜𝗦 𝗜𝗦 𝗢𝗨𝗥 𝗣𝗟𝗔𝗡𝗘𝗧𝗦 𝗕𝗟𝗘𝗔𝗞 𝗙𝗨𝗧𝗨𝗥𝗘 ⚠️ That is unless an audacious time-traveli...

How could we not talk about the WandaVision finale? I mean...come on. As Woody preps for knee surgery he and Tyler talk about what they liked and didn't like about Marvel's first Disney+ series. What do they think about what this says about the future series to come? Who ended up being their favorite characters? How will this show tie into the others? You'll have to listen to find out. Oh and yes,...

In January 1976 three Kentucky women, after a celebratory birthday dinner at one of their favorite restaurants, experienced something strange, terrifying, and incredibly intriguing. On the ride home is when their enjoyable girl's night out took a frightening turn. A large object the size of a football field appeared across both lanes of the road in front of them, disappeared and then re-appearing...

This week TYLER tricks WOODY into finally talking about The Mandela Effect. Have you ever remembered something from your childhood - only to later find that it is now completely different? Jif peanut butter for example...didn’t it used to be called “Jiffy”?!? Symptoms of the Mandela effect include: * remembering something as slightly different in wording or appearance as it originally was * a larg...

This week we take on the seemingly impossible to decide which movie is greater...The Sword and the Sorcerer or Red Sonja. Get ready for a three-bladed sword, a lizard-skinned sorcerer, a wall of hellish faces, Brigitte Nielsen with a STRONG '80s mullet, Conan who's not really Conan, and Ernie Reyes Jr. In the second fantasy face-off episode, our hosts WOODY BROWN & TYLER BENCE face the difficult t...

Conspiracy theories, myths, and legends have existed in rock & roll even long before the music has existed. From stories of musicians trading their souls in for immeasurable talent, or being replaced by look-alikes after fatal accidents, or even faking their own deaths to disappear into anonymity…This week WOODY BROWN & TYLER BENCE cover the weird side of rock & roll. Thank you for lis...

This week we have a special SURPRISE guest host. Someone who's plugged directly into the next generation of video gamers, movie watchers, comic book lovers, and the UFO curious. We couldn't be more excited to introduce them to our listeners. So, grab a few extra leftover nachos or chicken wings, and be ready to enjoy! Thank you for listening and as always - BE RAD SHOW INFO 🎧 That Would Be Rad is...

If you're anything like our hosts WOODY BROWN & TYLER BENCE then you've probably watched (and re-watched) all the Marvel movies on Disney+ a countless number of times since the quarantine began in 2020. So, the prospect of brand new Marvel Cinematic Universe content debuting in Jan. 2021 was extremely exciting, especially after Wonder Woman 1984 (hear our thoughts on that in S1 E19)! This week...