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The Mystery Hole PodcastEpisode 70 - Gooning in the Bundle BedFor Valentine's Day, this one is about KNOCKING BOOTS!
2026-02-0257 minThe Mystery Hole PodcastEpisode 69 - NiceOn this episode of the Mystery Hole Podcast, the crew swings by the Demonic Paradise Wiki for yet another Demon of the Week. Then, they do everything possible to contain their thirst as they discuss the large, sturdy warrior women known as the Amazons.
2026-01-2158 minThe Mystery Hole PodcastEpisode 68 - Witches Get StitchesOn this episode of the Mystery Hole Podcast, the crew peeps the strange life of a professional imposter. Then, they find out the sad fate of the Aberdeen witches. Happy New Year, folks!
2026-01-051h 00The Mystery Hole PodcastEpisode 67 - Beware the Yule Lads!On this episode of The Mystery Hole Podcast, your fearless expedition leaders impart upon you this wisdom: give the Yule Lads a wide berth.
2025-12-221h 01The Mystery Hole PodcastEpisode 66 - Lane is Always Falling Down Starring Michael DouglasOn this episode, the homies talk fast food, the mysterious Toynbee Tiles, and Internet Mysteries. Grab your boards, folks and some surf the web with them.
2025-12-091h 10The Mystery Hole PodcastEpisode 65 - GOBBLE GOBBLE!!On this week's episode of The Mystery Hole Podcast: Lane, Nat, and Viv ponder a dark ethical question about pets, return to the well that is Wikipedia's List of Unusual Deaths, and finish up by talking turkey. Enjoy!!
2025-11-241h 10The Mystery Hole PodcastEpisode 64 - Bigfoot Took Her, OfficerIn this episode of the Mystery Hole Podcast, the Spelunkers are gobsmacked by world's worst alibi. Then they check out the insane story of the Circleville Letters.
2025-11-101h 05The Mystery Hole PodcastEpisode 63 - Happy Halloween and Gun Safety Month!On this extra spooky episode of the Mystery Hole Podcast, the crew stumbles across a couple of bona fide headscratchers. First, they look at the mysterious M Cave and the disappearance of Kenny Veach. Then, they delve into the odd case of the House that Wept Blood. Happy Halloween!!
2025-10-271h 10The Mystery Hole PodcastEpisode 62 - Lizzie Borden Definitely Did That $h1tOn this episode of the Mystery Hole Podcast, the crew tries to understand the actions of a deranged peacock owner. Then, they head over to the Mystery Hole to peep the infamous Lizzie Borden case. Grab your umbrellas cuz it's raining axe blows in here!
2025-10-131h 12The Mystery Hole PodcastEpisode 61 - Thinkin' Bout BugsThis week, the intrepid Hole Divers think about bugs (as the title suggests). Then they scratch their heads over the Japanese SOS Incident and investigate a drunken trickster of Slavic folklore, the Leshy. Spoiler alert - he drinks too much vodka.
2025-09-2953 minThe Mystery Hole PodcastEpisode 60 - WIFECAST!On this special concept episode of the Mystery Hole Podcast, the programming is done by the wives/fiancee of the hosts! Jessie suggests bringing a defunct amusement park from her old stomping grounds to your attention, Thunder asks for weird fungi facts, and Virginia recommends a whole mess of Appalachian wives' tales. Thanks, ladies!
2025-09-151h 20The Mystery Hole PodcastEpisode 59 - CRANK ALERT!!!In this episode, the crew debuts a new segment about one of their favorite subjects - cranks. Then they find the Hole flooded YET AGAIN as they dive into the history and folklore of the Tennessee Valley Authority's New Deal project to flood the local river valleys and the poor towns that reside there.
2025-09-011h 29The Mystery Hole PodcastEpisode 58 - Squonkin'Gather round and hear the tragic tale of the north Appalachian Squonk in the saddest Cryptid Corner the crew has ever done. Then, they peek into the Collins Case and the Chicken Coop Murders - a story filled with all of the telltale hallmarks of the late 1920s - absentee parenting, cop ineptitude, and plenty of anti-Italian sentiment.
2025-08-181h 15The Mystery Hole PodcastEpisode 57 - Bigfoot War and PeaceOn this episode, after examining an unfortunate viral moment for a local bank, the gang talks about getting caught with your pants down. Then, they head on up into the Hatfield & McCoy holler on Wikipedia to see what that ruckus was all about. And finally, they peep into the Mystery Hole to learn about the Bigfoot War of 1855. Yeah, you read that right.
2025-08-041h 19The Mystery Hole PodcastEpisode 56 - Egyptian Gods Gone WildOn this week's episode, the crew contemplates feuding familial Nazi cobblers and dueling Egyptian gods who get real weird with it. All in a days work!!
2025-07-211h 26The Mystery Hole PodcastEpisode 55 - Advanced Poltergeists & ParaphiliasOn this episode, the gang takes a look at "senior moments" in the news, Wikipedia's List of Paraphilias, and Poltergeists 101. Not to be missed!
2025-07-071h 16The Mystery Hole PodcastEpisode 54 - Mommy DearestOn this week's episode of the Mystery Hole Podcast, the team takes a look at the dark and twisted longitudinal experiment of the certifiably insane Aurora Rodríguez Carballeira. Then, speaking of bad moms, they find the Mystery Hole brimming with the Worst Mothers in American History. Just absolutely piled up in there. Enjoy!
2025-06-091h 21The Mystery Hole PodcastEpisode 53 - The Wondrous Variety of Dog ShapesOn this week's episode, Lane, Nat, and Viv discuss a meeting between two titans of interesting dog shapes. Then they take a look at a key player on the Demon of the Week scene - Beelzebub! And finally, a brief sojourn down into the Hole for a glimpse at the Hat Man and sleep paralysis.
2025-05-261h 22The Mystery Hole PodcastEpisode 52 - The Monster Energy Girls CalendarIn this week's episode, the gang takes a timely look at mass hysteria events. Then, they sashay on over to the Hole to review the G.O.A.T. of cryptozoological evidence, the Patterson-Gimlin film.
2025-05-121h 14The Mystery Hole PodcastEpisode 51 - Pretty Pink TrottersIn this episode of The Mystery Hole Podcast, the crew examines the extremely British folklore concept of "Pig-Faced Women". Then, they tread on dangerous ground by investigating the completely real and definitely not made up secret society to end all secret societies, the Illuminati.
2025-04-281h 18The Mystery Hole PodcastEpisode 50 - Don't WashOn this episode of the Mystery Hole Podcast, the crew delves into a mysterious 500 year old Count of 18th century Europe (hmmmm....) and the Wild Men of the Appalachians. Also - a brief sojourn into Napoleon's based views on hygiene and romance. Not to be missed!
2025-04-141h 13The Mystery Hole PodcastEpisode 49 - Oops, All Wikis!In this special bottle episode, the Hole Crew finds their beloved Hole to be undergoing maintenance. To fill the time, the crew goes through several strange wiki articles. Nathan adds perhaps the most powerful cursed artifact to his collection, Viv comes up with a wild grift, and Lane's inability to recognize a motif makes this the grossest episode yet!
2025-03-3154 minThe Mystery Hole PodcastEpisode 48 - RAH RAH RASPUTIN!!On this week's episode of the Mystery Hole Podcast, the Spelunkers enjoy the low-hanging fruit and sweet waters of the old well they continually return to: Wikipedia's List of Unusual Deaths. Then, they examine the archetype of the Shadowy Advisor by reading about the lives of court magician John Dee and Rasputin, the Mad Monk.
2025-03-171h 23The Mystery Hole PodcastEpisode 47 - From a Crab's PerspectiveOn this episode, the Hole Crew chats about Lane's hot dog collection, check in on the latest UAP news, ponder if Punxsutawney Phil is a cryptid, and go diving for sunken treasure. It's a thicc boi today, so strap in!
2025-03-031h 22The Mystery Hole PodcastEpisode 46 - Five Discrete Beverages for BreakfastDrawing inspiration from Black History Month, the Spelunkers delve into Afrocentric bits of interesting history and folklore. First on the docket - the enigmatic Yasuke, who was the first and only black samurai of feudal Japan. Then, the crew heads over to the Cryptid Corner to investigate Africa's most famous cryptid, the Mkele-mbembe. And finally, they look into some folklore of the Congo, including Africa's version of the vampire and - you guessed it - Africa's very own Weird Little Guy.
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The Mystery Hole PodcastEpisode 45 - Can't Say We Did Nazi This ComingThe gang kicks off this week's episode by pondering fake tech nerd masculinity. Then, they check out aliens in The News. And finally, they infiltrate the Third Reich to get to the bottom of Nazis and the occult. Spoiler alert - it's real bad and dumb.
2025-02-031h 22The Mystery Hole PodcastEpisode 44 - Weird Dead Dudes on the GroundAn episode about - you guessed it - weird dudes who are found dead on the ground. Quite a specific theme but it works.
2025-01-201h 07The Mystery Hole PodcastEpisode 43 - The Russian Government is [REDACTED]!!Back at last, the Hole Folks look at the curious life of infamous miser and Ebenezer Scrooge prototype John Elwes. Then, they head into the Ural Mountains to discover the truth behind the Dyatlov's Pass Incident. Grab your coat it's going to be a chilly one!
2025-01-071h 12The Mystery Hole PodcastEpisode 42 - LOOK AT THE SIZE OF THAT GUY!On this episode, the Spelunkers sojourn back down to Hell to take a gander at Paimon, the Demon of the Week. Then, shifting gears entirely, the crew continues their exploration into the mystery and majesty of the human form with the biographies of two extraordinarily large men - Angus MacCaskill and Daniel Lambert.
2024-12-091h 14The Mystery Hole PodcastEpisode 41 - Methinks the Lady Doth Pickpocket Too MuchIn this episode of The Mystery Hole Podcast, the gang puts on their SCUBA gear to check out some extremely Lovecraftian cryptids. Then, they fall in love with the grift all over again as they examine two famous female pickpockets from history. Watch your wallets around this episode, folks. It gets handsy!
2024-11-251h 05The Mystery Hole PodcastEpisode 40 - feels bad, budsReal low-energy day over here at the Hole for obvious reasons. Here's some stuff about the election, some stuff about some cryptids, and some stuff about a naked guy. Idk, who cares? I'm going back to bed.
2024-11-111h 07The Mystery Hole PodcastEpisode 39 - HAPPY SAM HANE!The Spelunkers return to you for a brief respite from grieving these dark times and, instead, celebrate them as the veil begins to thin for Halloween. In this long Reunion/Halloween special, they take you on a journey through the origin of Halloween (Samhain) as well as the "real life" inspiration for a couple of horror movie characters. Lane talks 12 Hours of Terror, Viv talks about the importance of taking your Clown Pills, and Nathan plays a Halloween trick. They're glad to be back and hope you are too!
2024-10-281h 47The Mystery Hole PodcastEpisode 38 - Nothing Worse Than A Cold HoleOn this episode of The Mystery Hole Podcast, the Hole Diggers finish up Wikipedia's List of Unusual Deaths (for now). Then, they put on their snow gear to take a cold plunge into the hole for a tour through Inuit folklore. Bundle up, friends - it's a cold one!
2024-09-231h 29The Mystery Hole PodcastEpisode 37 - They Done Cut Alf Down With a KatanaThis week the Hole Explorers put out a call to all Ronin for help defending the ranch they just purchased, continue their multi-part WikiWut series on The List of Unusual Deaths, and delve into cursed film productions.
2024-09-091h 11The Mystery Hole PodcastThe Mothman PropheDEEZ NUTZOn this episode, the Hole Crew explores Wikipedia's List of Unusual Deaths. Then, they strap on their miner caps to get to the bottom of West Virginia's very own Mothman. Also and unrelated, Viv dooms herself by saying "Candyman" one too many times.
2024-08-261h 13The Mystery Hole PodcastEpisode 35 - The Two Shark ProblemThis week the Hole Crew debuts the Demon of the Week segment, much to Viv's chagrin. Then, in an unexpected twist they find the Hole has been swallowed up by a red ocean. Put on your life jacket and tag along as they investigate the Jersey Shore shark attacks of 1916.
2024-08-121h 18The Mystery Hole PodcastDetective Nathan is on the CaseOn today's episode of The Mystery Hole Podcast, Lane gives Nat & Viv a sloppy WikiWut on the Lincoln assassination conspiracy. Next, the Spelunkers swap out their miner's caps for deerstalker hats and calabash pipes as they delve into two very bizarre cold cases. Sleuth along with them!
2024-07-291h 32The Mystery Hole PodcastExcorcism and the Leprechaun WhispererOn this episode, Lane, Nat, and Viv get sad about the Great Leprechaun Crisis, get happy a fat bird, and get mad about exorcism. It's a real emotional rollercoaster!
2024-07-151h 18The Mystery Hole PodcastThe Public Universal EnemyOn today's episode, the Hole Masters wrap up Pride Month with a WikiWut segment about non-binary pioneer, Public Universal Friend. Then, they sashay over to the Hole and marvel at the supreme quackery of the Raelians. Also featured: Viv's new religious philosophy, "Little Dog Thought".
2024-07-011h 15The Mystery Hole PodcastHonest Abe Was Lil' SnackOn today's episode: a Pride Month edition of the inaugural segment "WikiWut?", wherein the spelunkers delve into the history and scholarly debate around presidential grab-ass. Also explored: the mysterious Kentucky Meat Shower. When it rains it pours, apparently.
2024-06-1758 minThe Mystery Hole PodcastThe Long Arm of MussoliniThis week, the gang talks about dog meritocracy, brain aneurysms, and the mysterious disappearance of the Sodder children. Also, they swing by the Cryptid Corner to shout out some lesser-known weirdos. Enjoy!
2024-06-031h 09The Mystery Hole PodcastA Haunting in Nathan's BasementThis week, the Hole Crew does spiritual battle with haunted objects, Ed & Lorraine Warren, and the demons that stalk the hallways of Nathan's house.
2024-05-201h 22The Mystery Hole PodcastGrift Big or Go HomeIn what is surely to be the first in a series of episodes on grifting, the Hole Dwellers look at famous forgeries throughout history. Also featured: that one time Nathan was given the power to rule England for $5 in a gas station parking lot.
2024-05-061h 11The Mystery Hole PodcastIndiana Jones and the Vatican ChronovisorThis week the Hole Meisters take a look at that most secretive of secret societies - the Roman Catholic Church. Terrible Popes, treasures of the Vatican vaults, and a philosopher's quandary about Donna's Kia Soul are all discussed ad nauseum.
2024-04-221h 18The Mystery Hole PodcastCheck Out the GYATT on this WhaleThe crew don their SCUBA gear to check out mermaids, getting distracted along the way by cuck chairs, cake-serving whales, and exploitation at the rubber chicken factory. Normal ep.
2024-04-081h 04The Mystery Hole PodcastSeeing Double!In celebration of spiritual twins Lane and Nathan's shared birthday, the Hole Diggers turn their comically oversized microscope towards fascinating twins of history to answer the burning question, "is there enough here for an episode?"
2024-03-251h 09The Mystery Hole PodcastThe Episode of Dr. MoreauOn this episode, the crew peers into the hole to investigate the seedy world of human/animal hybridization. Also there's a dash of zoophilia thrown in, because why not? What was learned, you ask? These "scientists" must be stopped!
This one gets grody so hang on to your hats.
2024-03-111h 17The Mystery Hole PodcastHACK THE PLANETThis week, the Hole Investigators bring their keen insight to stories of pirate signal intrusion and hacking. Viv ponders the Mardi Gras Serial Killer, Nat reflects on a life as a hacker wasted, and Lane grapples with understanding a southern bumper sticker.
2024-02-261h 16The Mystery Hole PodcastFor Ten Bucks I'll Tell You How I DiedOn this episode, the Hole Masters approach the final frontier - death. They ponder Near Death Experiences and unhinged stipulations from final wills. Also sumo wrestling.
2024-02-121h 12The Mystery Hole PodcastPlease Wash the Doo Doo Off Your HandsThis episode, the Spelunkers dig in to the horrifying world of medical mysteries. Lane, Nat, and Viv talk Typhoid Mary, Kyle Rittenhouse (a Typhoid Mary of ideas), and ponder the mysteries of the human body.
2024-01-291h 13The Mystery Hole PodcastDogs: What Are They?Dogs - what are they? What are they thinking about? Why are they that way? In this episode, we won't answer any of that. But we will tell you about the Ghost Dogs of the Amazon and their unfortunate anatomy, as well as take you on a prolonged detour into the List of Individual Dogs from Wikipedia. Woof Woof!
2024-01-151h 19The Mystery Hole PodcastA Little Cannibalism for Your New YearHappy New Year! Come chow down with your favorite hole examiners!
2024-01-021h 21The Mystery Hole PodcastWe Solved the Fur-Bearing TroutThis week the hole explorers return from their trip beyond our southern border, only to head across our northern one. That's right - we're talkin' Canada today folks. Come along as we look at some of their unhinged folklore.
2023-12-181h 08The Mystery Hole PodcastPrancer Came to Me ObeseThis week, the Spelunkers grab their passports and head to Mexico in search of the folklore and culture of our neighbors to the south; focusing on the Chupacabra, chaneques, and (spookiest of all) chihuahuas. Viv gets spooked by noises in her house, Nat questions whether the Big Five Cryptids list should be revised, and Lane somehow manages to passably pronounce "Xoloitzcuintli".
2023-12-041h 04The Mystery Hole PodcastDeranged is the Head That Wears the CrownOn this episode, the hole prodders examine mad kings throughout history. Lane and Nat try to understand their father's butchery of the English language and Viv ponders being a mad queen. Also: beavers. Real beavers not the other ones. Stop being crass.
2023-11-201h 00The Mystery Hole PodcastDon’t Eat the Forest CakeThis week, the Hole Crew makes a classic bad move by stepping within a ring of mushrooms surrounding the mystery hole, after which they're immediately transported into the realm of capricious Fae perverts. So, come along and learn everything you never wanted to know about faeries!
Viv dissects the ethos of horse girls, Nathan dodges public indecency while trick-or-treating, and Lane speculates about the rites and rituals of Sewer Faeries.
2023-11-061h 10The Mystery Hole PodcastYour King is Just a Fat Guy, Not a WerewolfThe Spelunkers arrived for another dive into the hole, only to find the various beasties and weirdos within having a spooky movie night. In the spirit of a Universal monster double feature, the gang is going to look at the origins of the werewolf and the curse of King Tut's tomb. Viv considers a new lifestyle on the edge, Lane goes too hard with options for spiking Halloween candy, and Nathan brings the episode to a screeching halt when he can't remember the name of a guy with a weird eye.
2023-10-231h 12The Mystery Hole PodcastWe’re Taking Back Friday the 13thThis week, the Hole Crew examines the origins and superstitions surrounding Friday the 13th and examine some of the most unfortunate people in history. Lane lays out some problematic views on goblins, Nathan nearly practices a superstition straight off a bridge while driving, and Viv again ponders what portentous meaning is assigned to the various body parts of small creatures left on her porch by a cheeky fox.
2023-10-091h 05The Mystery Hole PodcastThe Bell Witch Did Nothing WrongSpooky Season has blown in and the ranks of Black Phillip swell. This week, the Hole Investigators celebrate witchery as they contemplate whether they would take the Left Hand Path, thumb their noses at prophecy, and revel in schadenfreude learning how the Bell Witch trolled a slaveowner literally to death. Grab yourself a PSL and get weird with us!
2023-09-251h 06The Mystery Hole PodcastLittle Green Men and Big Stinky BabesThis week, the crack team at The Mystery Hole Podcast finally looks into solving aliens. Their brains churn like a failing engine in an attempt to understand the philosophy about whether extra-terrestrials exist, and fall hard in love with the Flatwoods Monster.
2023-09-181h 05The Mystery Hole PodcastDoing Guy Stuff with the Boys at Brohemian GroveOn this week's episode, Lane, Nat, and Viv sneak into Bohemian Grove hoping to find evidence of real-life dark magic. But instead, they find only besotted, mundane men with a public urination kink frolicking in the woods.
2023-09-111h 04The Mystery Hole PodcastNessin’ AroundThis week, the crew hits some highlights from the long history of the queen of all cryptids - the Loch Ness Monster. We shake our fists at hoaxers, peek at the horny folkloric origins of Nessie, and somehow end up pondering quantum theory.
2023-09-041h 04The Mystery Hole PodcastIf We Only Had a BrainIn this episode, the Spelunkers toss around their single shared brain cell to discuss the complexities of the human mind. They ponder the curious case of Phineas Gage and the effect brain maladies have had on our understanding of neurology, as well as display their signature profound ignorance by doubting the awe-inspiring abilities of savants.
2023-08-281h 07The Mystery Hole PodcastLet the Boy Eat!This week, the Hole Explorers drop all pretense of not being a food podcast and just go for it. Over the course of this discussion about famous gourmands of history, we talk about eatin' everything from grass to guts to guys. Bon Appetit!
2023-08-211h 18The Mystery Hole PodcastAlways Be ClowningThis week, the Hole Crew explores a potpourri of topics including clowns and krampuses (krampi?), the latter of which is almost certainly the Rosetta Stone for Germany's deep love affair with BDSM. Please enjoy this completely normal and professionally done episode.
2023-08-141h 09The Mystery Hole PodcastTROLLLL!!!This week, join the Hole Crew as they investigate Trolls. Lane sinks to a new low of poor research, Nathan reveals a completely unhinged plan to end world hunger, and Viv takes a trip down memory lane with Troll Dolls.
2023-08-071h 14The Mystery Hole PodcastVee Vants to Suck Your BloodThis week, the Spelunkers trek down into the hole to find out all about vampyres (spelled the cool way). Who are they? What do they want? Why are they so horny? We talk pros and cons of accepting The Kiss, as well as try and fail to understand Albania's insanely convoluted vampire folklore.
2023-07-311h 14The Mystery Hole PodcastSpring-Heeled Jack: Victorian PervertThis week, donning hazmat suits and literally the worst British accents you've ever heard, Lane, Nat, and Viv venture into the dark alleys of Victorian England to generally insult England and search for Spring-Heeled Jack, a prodigious pervert.
2023-07-241h 16The Mystery Hole PodcastReport from New Jersey’s Most Haunted Highway: ”Vibes Are Off”This week, Lane, Nat and Viv race for pink slips, pet ghost dogs, and struggle to locate even a single connecting thread between the buck wild stories coming out of America's Most Haunted Highway - Clinton Road in New Jersey.
2023-07-161h 06The Mystery Hole PodcastThe Woodbooger Was Real (But Died of Covid)In the inaugural episode of The Mystery Hole Podcast, Lane, Nat, and Viv honor their local bigfoot, the Woodbooger. We examine his problematic posts about vaccines, as well as bloomin' onions and devil monkeys.
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