The What If? Podcast

We're talking about fixing nightmares, controlling dreams, and banging wizards.

Apparently there's a robust Russian black market for aged cheddar. Who knew?!

We're talking about the recent drone flap in New Jersey.

HI! We're talking about spy whales, whale fashion, Alaskan pyramids, and all the domain names owned by that one idiot.

In the last 30 years, more than 1,000 people have attempted the Barkley Marathons, but only 20 have finished under the 60-hour time limit. Sources: Hallucinations and no sleep: Jasmin Paris on her historic ultramarathon Jasmin Paris first woman to complete grueling Barkley Marathons race The Barkley Marathons: The Race That Eats Its Young

In 2018, Mickey Barreto checked into a hotel. Over the next five years he refused to leave, briefly owned the hotel, tried to take down an international cult, and got arrested. Go help our guy Bear! Sources: The Hotel Guest Who Wouldn’t Leave The History of The New Yorker HotelA loophole got New York City man a free hotel stay for five years until he claimed to own the building How to Fake-Own the New Yorker Hotel Missing 411 David Paulides Presents Missing Person Cases from Montana & Oregon

Our guy bear needs some help! He was in a bad motorcycle accident and won't be able to work for a few months while he recovers. Bear's brought us many, many joys over the years and it's the least we can do to give back a little. If you can afford to spare a couple bucks please do! Ok, thank you, we love you. Bear loves you. We love Bear. And we'll be back with a full episode next Saturday (4/6). See ya soon!

Hi! We're catching up about the past 5 months and discussing David Grusch's UAP claims.

We've got a bunch of topics today and we kinda get to all of them. Miley Cyrus saw a flying snowplow, Jeremy Corbell started a podcast, somebody's cutting off the internet, Ruby Tuesdays are popping up outta nowhere, there's a mysterious celebrity on some curtains, and Ryan's buying more websites.  

We hosted a little live hang out with friends and listeners to discuss the balloons and objects that have been spotted (and shot down) over North America recently. We also talked about Warped Tour, Gucci's Loose Wings, and DJing middle school dances. 

On August 16, 1942 a U.S. Navy blimp took off from Treasure Island, just outside San Francisco. Five hours later it crashed 11 miles away in Daly City, CA with no one aboard. The two men aboard the blimp were never found.  We're doing a live "call-in" show on Monday, 2/13. Join us! 

Spencer is using his penchant for conspiratorial thinking for good and trying to find buried treasure in St. Paul. Ryan is cold. No one is talking about blimps.  We're doing a live call-in show on Monday, 2/13! Join us here! 

Last year, Filippo Bernardini was arrested at New York's JFK airport and charged with wire fraud and aggravated identity theft for stealing over 1,000 unpublished and draft manuscripts from authors and publishers around the world. Strangely, it doesn't appear that Bernardini ever tried to profit from the thefts–the works were never leaked or sold, and no clear motive has been identified. Lucky for you, your two favorite dum dums are on the case!  References:  The Bizarre, Unsolved Mystery of Filippo Bernardini and the Stolen Book Manuscripts Literary mystery may finally be solved as man arrested for allegedly stealing unpublished books | Publishing | The Guardian Italian Citizen Pleads Guilty To Multi-Year Manuscript Theft And Impersonation Scheme | USAO-SDNY | Department of Justice The Talented Mr. Bernardini Italian Citizen Arrested In Online Impersonation Scheme... The End of a Book World Mystery: A Suspect in Manuscript Thefts to Plead Guilty Ryan's new record, Before What Came After, is out now. Go give it a listen! 

Sali Sheppard-Wolford really went for it with her 2006 book Valley of the Skookum: Four Years of Encounters with Bigfoot. There's bigfoot, sure, but there are also UFOs, government conspiracies, poltergeist activity, time travel, astral travel, men in black, psychic warfare, flying tombstones, and phantom trains. This book has it all!  Ryan's new record, Before What Came After, comes out this Friday! 

We're joined by Rob Kristoffersen of Our Strange Skies to break down the latest documentary from our least favorite investigator, Davey Copface.  References:  S.J. OFFICER ACCUSED OF FALSE SOLICITATION AUTOGRAPHS Assault Suspect Says S.J. Police Beat Him Bay Area Reporter, 4/28/83 Ray Salmen: Family of B.C. drowning victim turns to recovery team from Idaho for help Man declared missing after campsite found abandoned Idaho couple hired to find missing Kitsilano man DeOrr Kunz:  Kunz investigator: Jessica Mitchell knows where DeOrr’s body is Private investigator issues lengthy report on DeOrr Kunz case Carl Higdon:  Our Strange Skies Ep. #85 Alien Abduction of The Wyoming Hunter Charles Gustafson: Beltrami man missing after hunting trip Mark Strittmatter:  Remains of Elk Hunter Missing Since 2019 Recovered in Wyoming Reinhard Kirchner:  Missing Person / NamUs #MP35447 EXPERIENCED HIKER GOES MISSING IN REMOTE SECTION OF NAVAJO WILDERNESS Hypnotic recall:  Scientific Status of Refreshing Recollection by the Use of Hypnosis Hypnosis and memory retrieval Hypnosis, Delayed Recall, and the Principles of Memory The use of hypnosis to enhance recall Other:  German-Americans make up the largest self-reported ancestry group within the United States A list of Missing 411 deconstructions