In this episode of Overheard Online, Erin and Kelsey explore some of the strangest Glitch in the Matrix stories yet - from eerie doppelgänger encounters, to a man who vanished inside a bar, toast that reset itself mid-bite, mysterious phantom water splashes, and even a classmate remembered as dead who showed up at a reunion.

They also share powerful personal accounts, including a sister with Down Syndrome who knows things she couldn’t possibly know, and a non-verbal sister with Cerebral Palsy who once saved her teacher’s life.

As always, they connect these experiences to science and philosophy - from Eternalism to the 4th Dimension - and weave in their own stories along the way.

Whether you’re drawn to paranormal stories, reality glitches, time loops, or synchronicities, this episode is filled with chilling encounters, strange theories, and uncanny coincidences you won’t forget.

Timestamps:

• 05:40 – Kelsey’s Story: The Lights “Winked”
• 07:48 – Kelsey’s Story: Visits in Her Dreams
• 09:54 – Erin’s Story: Funeral Coincidence
• 11:50 – Reddit Story 1: Scary Doppelgänger in My Town (r/Glitch_in_the_Matrix)
• 15:50 – Comment Story: I Ran Into Myself
• 17:20 – Celebrity Doppelgängers
• 19:20 – Callback: I Chased Myself (EP3 w/ Kiran – 42:00 mark)
• 21:10 – Theory: Eternalism (Time as a Box)
• 22:35 – Comment Story: High School Doppelgänger Drive-By
• 28:20 – Comment Story: Train Track Doppelgänger
• 29:50 – Comment Reference: The Twilight Zone – “Mirror Image” (S1E21)
• 30:05 – Comment Story: My Father Saw Me While I Was at School
• 30:50 – Comment Story: I Watched Myself Cross the Crosswalk
• 32:33 – Comment Story: The Waiter Who Remembered My Diner Order
• 36:52 – Reddit Story 2: The Vanishing Man in the Bar (r/Glitch_in_the_Matrix)
• 46:10 – Reddit Story 3: The Toast That Reset Itself (r/Glitch_in_the_Matrix)
• 56:00 – Reddit Story 4: Water Fell on My Face While Browsing My Phone in Bed (r/Glitch_in_the_Matrix)
• 01:00:45 – Podcast Reference: Otherworld Podcast (Episode 82 – Them: Part 1: Meet Us)
• 01:01:20 – Callback: Reincarnation Water Wheel (EP4 w/ Kelsey – 01:04:00 mark)
• 01:03:46 – Comment Story: Glass Materializing
• 01:04:00 – Comment Story: The Fork
• 01:05:20 – Pop Culture Reference: Harry Potter & House Elves
• 01:07:37 – Callback: The Case of the Missing Pizza Rolls (EP7 – 29:10 mark)
• 01:09:43 – Comment Story: Mom’s “Watertight with the Matrix”
• 01:12:38 – Comment Reference: Carl Sagan’s Cosmos – 4th Dimension
• 01:13:01 – Reddit Story 5: The Dead Classmate at the Reunion (r/Glitch_in_the_Matrix)
• 01:15:50 – Podcast Reference: Blink
• 01:20:05 – Comment Story: Text From a Friend
• 01:21:10 – Comment Story: Homecare Client’s Unexpected Conversation
• 01:21:33 – Comment Story: Insurance Agent’s Third Funeral
• 01:22:30 – Reddit Story 6: My Sister With Down Syndrome Knows Things She Shouldn’t (r/Glitch_in_the_Matrix)
• 01:32:45 – Book Reference: Journey of Souls by Michael Newton
• 01:34:28 – Reference: Eckhart Tolle
• 01:34:54 – Reference: Bashar (channeled by Darryl Anka)
• 01:36:29 – Comment Story: Sister With Cerebral Palsy
• 01:37:44 – Comment Story: Brother With Down Syndrome
• 01:38:18 – Podcast Reference: Telepathy Tapes

Other References

• Eternalism - Time is a Box: Wikipedia
• Otherworld Podcast – Episode 82: Them Part 1
• Cosmos – Carl Sagan on the 4th Dimension (YouTube)
• Blink Podcast
• Journey of Souls by Michael Newton: Wikipedia | Amazon
• Bashar – Darryl Anka
• Podcast: Telepathy Tapes

Reddit Stories

• Scary Doppelgänger in My Town
• The Vanishing Man in the Bar
• The Toast That Reset Itself
• Water Fell on My Face
• The Dead Classmate at the Reunion
• My Sister With Down Syndrome Knows Things She Shouldn’t



Celebrity Doppelgängers

• Zooey Deschanel on looking like Katy Perry (Daily News)
• Katy Perry says she pretended to be Zooey Deschanel when she first went to LA (Business Insider)
• Katy Perry Apologizes to Zooey Deschanel (People)
• Celebrity Look-Alikes (People)