Aliens exist. The Bermuda Triangle is a doorway into another dimension. Serial Killers are everywhere, and you are probably in a cult. Your new favorite podcast is What If I Told You with Emily and Maddy, where they tell you stories of true crime, conspiracy and … breakfast? Join them every Tuesday for your weekly dose of weird. As always, Be Kind and Stay Weird.
Episodes
Monday Nov 30, 2020
Monday Nov 30, 2020
Weather control? Check. Mind control? Check. The ability to cause natural disasters? Check. This week's episode has it all! Listen as Emily and Maddy talk about everything you think you know about HAARP, aka Alaskan Mind Control Facility.
High-Frequency Active Auroral Research Program. 17 Nov. 2020, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High-frequency_Active_Auroral_Research_Program.
Holmes, Loren. HAARP Opens Doors, but Some Minds Prove Hard to Change. 1 Sept. 2018, apnews.com/article/b044592a89b14171b50d2f5e9d4b4a6c.
Lewis, Danny. Calling All Conspiracy Theorists: Alaska's "Mind-Control Lab" Is Hosting an Open House. 25 Aug. 2016, www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/scientists-alaska-research-lab-are-holding-open-house-dispel-conspiracy-theories-180960255/.
Pappas, Stephanie. Secret Weapon? Conspiracy Theories Abound as US Military Closes HAARP. 22 May 2014, www.livescience.com/45829-haarp-shutdown.html.
Perry, Steve, and Tom Clancy. Tom Clancy's Net Force: Breaking Point by Steve Perry: 9781101002476: PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books. www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/341580/tom-clancys-net-force-breaking-point-by-created-by-tom-clancy-and-steve-pieczenik-written-by-steve-perry/.
Streep, Abe. The Military's Mystery Machine. www.popsci.com/military-aviation-space/article/2008-06/militarys-mystery-machine/.
Weinberger, Sharon. The Strange Life and Times of HAARP. 3 June 2017, www.wired.com/2008/04/haarp/.
Welcome to the New HAARP Website. haarp.gi.alaska.edu/.
www.cheniere.org/correspondence/022501.htm.
www.geoengineeringwatch.org/air-force-bombshell-admits-they-can-control-weather-haarp/.
Monday Nov 23, 2020
Monday Nov 23, 2020
In the era of Queen Elizabeth I, Sir Walter Raleigh and John White sailed across the Atlantic, started a colony with over 100 people on an island they called Roanoke, and then lost them. In this episode, Emily and Maddy talk about the age-old mystery: what happened to the lost colony of Roanoke?
Basu, Tanya. “Have We Found the Lost Colony of Roanoke Island? Remote-Sensing Techniques Have Unearthed Clues to the Fate of Settlers Who Mysteriously Disappeared.” National Geographic, 8 Dec. 2013, www.nationalgeographic.com/news/2013/12/131208-roanoke-lost-colony-discovery-history-raleigh/#close.
Conerly, Jennifer. “The Lost Colony of Roanoke: 8 Theories About the Mysterious Island and Its Inhabitants.” History Collection, historycollection.com/lost-colony-roanoke-8-theories-mysterious-island-inhabitants/ .
Dawson, Scott. The Lost Colony and Hatteras Island. The History Press, 2020.
Evans, Phillip W. “CROATOAN.” NCpedia, 2006, www.ncpedia.org/croatoan.
Froelich, Paula. “Mystery of Lost Colony of Roanoke Solved? Amateur Archaeologist Makes the Case.” New York Post, New York Post, 29 Aug. 2020, nypost.com/2020/08/29/amateur-archaeologist-answers-lost-roanoke-colony-mystery/
Gault, Matthew. Researchers Think They Solved the Mystery of America's 'Lost Colony', Vice, 18 Aug. 2020, www.vice.com/en/article/4aypdq/lost-colony-of-roanoke-mystery-solved-new-book-claims.
Goldfarb, Kara. “430-Year-Old Mystery Of The Lost Colony Of Roanoke May Finally Be Solved Thanks To This Stone.” All That's Interesting, All That's Interesting, 30 Oct. 2019, allthatsinteresting.com/roanoke-stone-mystery.
History.com Editors. “Roanoke Colony Deserted.” History.com, A&E Television Networks, 9 Feb. 2010, www.history.com/this-day-in-history/roanoke-colony-deserted.
History.com Staff. “What Happened to the ‘Lost Colony’ of Roanoke?” History.com, A&E Television Networks, 3 Oct. 2012, www.history.com/news/what-happened-to-the-lost-colony-of-roanoke
Hogeback, Jonathan. “The Lost Colony of Roanoke.” Encyclopædia Britannica, Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc., www.britannica.com/story/the-lost-colony-of-roanoke.
Roanoke Colony. 2 Nov. 2020, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roanoke_Colony.
Monday Nov 16, 2020
Monday Nov 16, 2020
Do you know your neighbors? What if you turned on the news and saw that your friendly former neighbor was actually a monster? In this episode, Emily and Maddy dive deep into the world of serial killer Robert Berdella, and all of the horrifying things that took place in his quaint Kansas City home.
“8 Most Chilling Torture Photographs of Robert Berdella.” True Crime Magazine, 11 Oct. 2020, www.thecrimemag.com/8-most-chilling-torture-photographs-of-robert-berdella/.
Blanco, Juan Ignacio. Robert Berdella: Murderpedia, the Encyclopedia of Murderers. murderpedia.org/male.B/b/berdella-robert.htm.
OCHSNER, CHRIS, and DONNA MCGUIRE. “Bob Berdella.” Kansascity, The Kansas City Star, www.kansascity.com/news/special-reports/kc-true-crime/article704522.html.
Paoletti, Gabe. “The Heinous Crimes Of Robert Berdella – The Kansas City Butcher.” All That Is Interesting, 1 Dec. 2017, allthatsinteresting.com/robert-berdella.
“Robert Berdella.” Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 22 Oct. 2020, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Berdella.
“Who Was Robert Berdella? Everything You Need to Know.” Facts, Childhood, Family Life & Crimes, www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/robert-berdella-40913.php.
Monday Nov 09, 2020
Monday Nov 09, 2020
This week on WIITY, Emily and Maddy get serious with a cult story. The Children of God is a cult originating in 1968 and accumulating members along the way with accusations of abuse and much more.
Bainbridge, William Sims. The Endtime Family: Children of God. State University of New York Press, 2002.
Berg, David. Mo's Letters. www.davidberg.org/moletters.
Bruney, Gabrielle. “Joaquin Phoenix and Rose McGowan Spent Their Early Years in a Religious Cult. Then It Became Infamous.” Esquire, 2019, www.esquire.com/entertainment/a29374581/children-of-god-cult-joaquin-phoenix-rose-mcgowan/. Accessed Oct. 2020.
Buck, Stephanie. “The Hippie Christian Cult That Encouraged Sex with Children Is Still around Today.” Timeline, 17 Jan. 2017, timeline.com/children-of-god-5245a45f6a2a.
Kent, Stephen A., and Deana Hall. “Brainwashing and re-indoctrination programs in the Children of God/The Family.” Cultic Studies Journal 17.1 (2000): 56-78.
Smithson, John, director. The Children of God. Great Percy Productions, 1994.
Van Zandt, David E. Living in the Children of God. Princeton University Press, 2014.
Thursday Oct 29, 2020
Thursday Oct 29, 2020
Alien, Spacecraft, Extra-Terrestrial beings, and Out of this world energy sources? In the debut episode, Emily and Maddy will break down the most talked about conspiracy theory in the US, Area 51.
Aguilera, J. (2019). Area 51 Is the Internet's Latest Fascination. Here's Everything to Know About the Mysterious Site. TIME. Retrieved September 2020, from https://time.com/5627694/area-51-history/
BBC News (2019, September). What is Area 51 and What Goes On There? Retrieved September 2020, from https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-49568127
CNN Editorial Research (2020, July 30). Area 51 Fast Facts. Retrieved September 2020, from https://www.cnn.com/2019/07/31/us/area-51-fast-facts/index.html
Corbell, J. (Director). (2018). Bob Lazar: Area 51 and Flying Saucers [Motion picture on Amazon Prime Video]. US: JKLC Productions.(2017). There is No Such Thing as Area 51. Retrieved September 2020, from https://www.reddit.com/r/nosleep/comments/5iirna/there_is_no_such_thing_as_area_51/
Janos, A. (2019). What Really Happened at Roswell? History. Retrieved September 2020, from https://www.history.com/news/roswell-ufo-aliens-what-happened
Mazzola, M. (Director). (2017). Unacknowledged [Motion picture on Amazon Prime]. USA: Auroris Media.
Rogan, J. (Director). (2013, March 4). The Joe Rogan Experience [Video file] Episode #331. Retrieved September 2020, from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0gVLv5eg4Xg
Rogan, J. (Director). (2019, June 20). The Joe Rogan Experience [Video file] Episode #1315. Retrieved September 2020, from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BEWz4SXfyCQ.