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HYPERFOCUS: A Podcast for Chaotic Minds
Boredom? We don't know her. Each week, join hosts Rachel and Maddie for a deep dive into whatever they're thinking about, taking a comedic and intellectual approach to weird, interesting, an...
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Episode 33: Monkey Poop and Unethical Experiments...The Rachel Extravaganza Q&A!
Why do monkeys throw their poop? What are the most interesting unethical experiments? What is the HYPERFOCUS origin story? How do I know wha...
Vacation Days? Never Heard of Them...
We don't know how to take time off, but we love learning, so we're giving it a shot. But make sure you listen to the whole "episode"...
Episode 32: The Cock Lane Ghost
Everybody loves a good ghost story. But on today's episode, Maddie talks about a ghost story with a hauntingly surprising twist! Oh, and not...
Episode 31: The Nutshell Studies of Unexplained Death
It's time for some mystery! Do you think you could solve a murder? What about a murder committed in a dollhouse? Today we're talking about F...
Episode 30: Nor Loch - The Lost Lake of Edinburgh
Before there was the Princess Street Gardens gracing the city of Edinburgh, there was a much more disgusting and foul smelling lake - Nor Lo...
Episode 29: The Mothman
Rachel is either crazy or in love...maybe both. Today, Rachel tells the story, origin, major sightings, and cultural relevance of her favori...
Episode 28: Famous Feuds
Some of the greatest discoveries, inventions, and moments in history come from feuds. So today, Maddie is walking us through three famous fe...
Episode 27: The Mary's Room Thought Experiment
What do color vision, philosophy, One Direction, artificial intelligence, and Howie Mandel have in common? Well...Rachel talks about them in...
Episode 26: The Not-So-Saintly St. Olga of Kiev
Today's heroine has a bit of a temper and is most likely a Scorpio for her revenge gene. St. Olga of Kiev is one of medieval history's crazi...
Episode 25: The Centralia Fire & Ghost Town
How long can a fire burn? How long can you live in a town built on top of an underground fire? Why would you want to stay in here? Well, I'm...
Episode 24: The Mysterious History of the Cecil Hotel
If you've seen American Horror Story: Hotel or watched the documentary on Elisa Lam, you know about how unsettling and creepy the Cecil Hote...
Episode 23: The Chaotic and Scandalous Life of Mary Shelley
We all know that she wrote Frankenstein at a very young age, but what else do you know about the life of Mary Shelley? There's just. so. muc...
Episode 22: Mary Colter, Little-known Architect of the Grand Canyon National Park
I'm sure you've heard of the Grand Canyon... you know the canyon by which all other canyon must objectively be compared to? Well tune in to...
Episode 21: Aimo Koivunen's Meth-Fueled Frenzy
What do you do when you're sleep deprived and the Russian army is chasing you? You take a TON of drugs...or at least that's what Aimo Koivun...
BONUS Minisode: Mistakes Were Made...Also Fun Facts!
We are very tired. And very giggly. And very tired. Did I mention that we're tired? We still have no idea what happened to the file but look...
Episode 20: The Life & Death of Rasputin
I'm sure you know the song and the TikTok trend... but do you know the man behind it? On today's deep-dive, Maddie takes the lead to share t...
Episode 19b: The Stanford Prison Experiment Part 2
How and why did the Stanford Prison Experiment end? Does it need to be debunked? Why do we care about it so much? Listen to our first ever &...
Episode 19: The Stanford Prison Experiment Part 1
It's our first two-parter! Rachel just can't keep it short, can she? Today we head down to the depths of a Stanford University basement wher...
Episode 18: Alice in Wonderland Syndrome (AIWS)
If you've heard of Alice in Wonderland, you're going to want to check this one out! Maddie deep-dives into Alice In Wonderland Syndrome (AIW...