The Strange Sessions

*NOTE* - The topic discussion starts at 5:25. In 1985, Ken Webster and his girlfriend Debbie moved into a cottage in Dodleston, England, to do some renovations.  Shortly after, they started to notice bizarre activity, like ghostly footsteps, 6-toed footprints showing up on the wall, and cans of cat food being stacked up.  But when Ken brought home a computer from the school he worked at, things go...

In this Skype episode, it’s another My Favorite Mini-Mystery episode! This season, all the MFMM episodes will be about ghosts and haunted places! This time, Krista discusses Colorado's famous Stanley Hotel, and Kurt talks about the ghosts of Flight 401!  No taste-tests this time, but there are listener questions! 

*NOTE* - The topic discussion starts at 23:05. Welcome to Season 7 of The Strange Sessions! Around 360 BC, the Greek philosopher Plato wrote about the island of Atlantis. In the last few centuries, people have speculated about whether or not it actually existed.  In this episode, the Season 7 opener, Krista and Kurt dive into Atlantis!  And, as always, we do a taste-test, answer listener questions...

In this prologue to Season 7, Krista and Kurt talk over Skype about how their hiatus went, how life is going, discuss some housekeeping, and take a look at the upcoming season!

In this bonus Side Sessions preview recorded in July 2022, Krista, Kurt, and guest co-host Kory talk about their favorite nostalgic foods that aren't available anymore.  The Side Sessions episodes feature non-paranormal topics that we just feel like talking about, and they are only available for our monthly Ko-Fi subscribers. Season 7 is just around the corner! See you soon! :)

*NOTE* - The topic discussion starts at 15:25. Happy holidays, Strangers! In this bonus Christmas episode, Kurt and Krista are once again joined by Kory for some holiday cheer and mini-mysteries! Krista looks into the strange story of The Warminster Thing, Kurt discuses the theories about Avril Lavigne and Taylor Swift being clones, and Kory discusses the story of the mysterious and otherworldly V...

It’s the Season 6 finale, and we are joined by popular guest co-host Kory Konecny to take a look back at our past 130 episodes!! We do a few updates on stories, talk about memories of doing the episodes, and discuss our favorites. And, as always, a taste-test! Thank you SO much, all of you, for listening to us, for caring about us, and for being a part of this strange, wonderful family. We love yo...

NOTE - The topic discussion starts at 21:46. Plus, some of the true crime stuff might be a little much for Strangelings, so parental guidance is suggested! It’s the second-last episode of the season, and this is an end-of-the-season leftovers episode! We had some stuff that didn’t make its way into the episodes for whatever reason, so in this episode we look into some missing people/true crime sto...

NOTE - The topic discussion starts at 20:44. In this Strange States episode, Krista and Kurt look at haunted areas around Wisconsin! Spooky cemeteries, haunted concert halls, urban legend-ish roads, bars with weird shots, fiery portals to hell, it’s all here!  And, as always, a taste-test and we forgot to do a listener question. Whoops. 

*NOTE* - The topic discussion starts at 21:42. It’s time again for one of our most popular episodes…Listener Stories! Once again, you folks really came through. There’s a little bit of everything here, from ghosts to UFOs to creepy things in the woods. And, as always, a taste-test and listener stories! Thank you SO much for all the stories you sent in. We love each and every one of you.

*NOTE* - The topic discussion starts at 21:11. On June 14, 1969, 6-year-old Dennis Martin was hiking with his family in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Helping the other children play a prank, Dennis stepped into the brush, intending to jump out and help scare the adults. That was the last moment when anyone saw Dennis. In this “Missing 411 Spotlight” episode, we look into the lore, circu...

*NOTE* The topic discussion starts at 20:41. It's another My Favorite Mini-Mystery episode! In this episode, Krista looks at the puzzling disappearance of 19-year-old Brandon Swanson, and Kurt looks at the sad case of Tina Resch and the Columbus Poltergeist. And, as always, a taste-test and listener questions!

*NOTE* The topic discussion starts at 21:36. With the new school year starting, Kurt is kind of swamped, so this episode will be a collection of spooky stories about woods! Strange creatures, strange noises, strange voices, and just a whole lot of strangeness!  And, as always, a taste-test and we answer listener questions!! 

*NOTE* - The topic discussion starts at 23:00. Coined in 1838, the word “poltergeist” has come to mean a noisy or destructive ghost. Are they ghosts, though, or could they be something else? In this episode, Krista and Kurt dive into the world of poltergeists, and look at a few famous poltergeist cases.  And, as always, a taste-test and listener questions!

*NOTE* - The topic discussion starts at 28:56. It’s another Strange States episode! This time, we are looking at The Empire State…New York! Spooky floating blobs, haunted train stations, lake monsters, and creepy abandoned asylums…it’s a little bit of everything. And, as always, a taste-test and listener questions!

In this episode, Krista and Kurt look at the fascinating lives and theories of paranormal researchers John Keel (made famous by “The Mothman Prophecies”) and Jacques Vallee. And, as always, a taste-test and we answer listener questions!

*NOTE* - The topic discussion starts at 18:46. For this My Favorite Mini-Mystery episode, Krista and Kurt are once again joined by popular guest co-host Kory Konecny! Kory discusses The Circleville Letters, where a mysterious writer waged a terrifying mail campaign in an Ohio town, and Kurt discusses the Kelly-Hopkinsville Encounter, where a Kentucky family is terrorized for hours by alien creatur...

*NOTE* - The topic discussion starts at 20:08. Within the last 5 years, there has been an explosion of sightings, information, and disclosure of unidentified alien craft. From officially released videos to congressional hearings, this has been an unprecedented era of UFO information. In this episode, Krista and Kurt look at the recent state of unidentified flying object research. And, as always, a...

It’s Part 2 of our Smiley Face Killers episode! In this episode, Krista and Kurt look at theories (hoo boy, a LOT of theories…) about whether or not a person or a group is possibly going around and killing/drowning college-age males. And, as always, a taste-test and listener questions!

Since the mid 1990’s, hundreds of young men, mostly college students, have disappeared after leaving a bar or a party, only to strangely turn up dead later in a local lake or river. Are these all just drunken accidents, or is there someone (or something) systematically killing these people? In this episode…the first of two parts…Krista and Kurt look at some of these strange cases where Missing 411...

Krista is recuperating from her operation this week (she’s doing well!!!), so this week’s episode is a short Side Sessions preview that was released for Ko-Fi subscribers last November.  In 1971, George Cockcroft (under the pseudonym Luke Reinhart) released a novel called The Dice Man. This novel set the stage for “dice living” or making all of your decisions based on a roll of the dice.  In this...

*NOTE* - The topic discussion starts at 10:16. On April 15th, 1982, the body of 22-year-old Lora Snedegar was discovered in a farmer’s field, dead from gunshot wounds to the head. What followed the discovery of the body was a bizarre tale of mysterious phone calls, strange maps, letters buried in coffins, and ultimately, the deaths or strange disappearances of at least 5 people. In this Skype epis...

*NOTE* - The topic discussion starts at 20:08: In this episode, Krist and Kurt follow-up on three stories from previous seasons! They revisit time-traveler John Titor, the strange sounds and other weirdness coming from underneath the Tait house in Wales, and they look at The Mothman and its recent visits to Chicago’s O’Hare airport!  And, as always, a taste-test and listener questions!

*NOTE* - The topic discussion starts at 17:44. It’s another Strange States episode!!!! This time, we are looking at cryptids and haunted locations in The Grand Canyon State, Arizona! From drunken cat creatures to goat-suckers to ghostly miners, Krista and Kurt take a strange look at The Copper State! Due to an error, the taste-test wasn't recorded correctly for this one. Sorry!

*NOTE* - The topic discussion starts at 19:45.  In this My Favorite Mini-Mystery episode, Krista talks about Summerwind, the Wisconsin mansion that has a history of being haunted, and Kurt talks about the mysterious Belmez Faces, ghostly faces that appeared on a concrete floor in a small Spanish village in the 1970s.   And, as always, a taste-test and we answer listener questions!