Clay Tiffany, Public Access Prophet | Case File #244

Clay Tiffany, Public Access Prophet | Case File #244

Author: Boy Genius March 13, 2026 Duration: 1:45:15

Note: Sorry for the radio silence! Long story short, the latest MacBook Pro seems to have some kind of line-wide defect. When I first bought it last year, the screen died a day later. And I got another one, and it worked fine for like a year and then about three weeks ago the screen died again. I took it to the Apple Store for a repair, they fixed it, I got it...and the screen died again. And so I had to get it fixed all over again. Unfortunately I opted for the 64gb ram version, which they don't sell in stores. So every time I need it fixed, it takes a week to order in the parts. Needless to say, this has completely made me unable to edit the show or any other videos. But I've got my computer back now and it seems to be going strong, so we'll be back to regular posting.

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Author: Language: en-us Episodes: 100

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The Brothers Who Lived in a Booby-Trapped Mansion | Case File #185 [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:01:14
In the early 1900s, two eccentric and wealthy brothers decided to leave society and lock themselves inside of their New York City mansion. No gas, no electricity, and a series of elaborate hand-made tunnels and booby tra…
A Nightmare on Tax Day | Case File #184 [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 30:56
It's Tax Season in the Mystery Treehouse, but Dave has a horrifying secret. He hasn't done his taxes in three years! But why does this terrify Spandrew? -- Episode edited by Spandrew Spice and Lewis Poggie -- Join our Di…
The Loveland Frogman | Case File #183 [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 45:52
In a little town in Ohio, people have spotted a bipedal frog man slinking through the night. Some have even spotted multiple frog people carrying magical wands. -- Episode edited by Lewis Poggie -- Join our Discord serve…
El Chupacabra | Case File #182 [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 42:54
Is the goat sucker truly the G.O.A.T. of cryptids? -- Episode edited by Lewis Poggie -- Join our Discord server! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://bit.ly/deepcutsdiscord⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ -- Pick up some Deep Cuts T-Shirts and other merch! ⁠⁠⁠⁠…
Champy, the Loch Ness Monster of Lake Champlain | Case File #181 [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 39:34
There's a creature that lives in the bottom of Lake Champlain. And his name is Champy. -- Episode edited by Lewis Poggie -- Join our Discord server! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://bit.ly/deepcutsdiscord⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ -- Pick up some Deep C…
The Day Mike Miller Came to Town | Case File #180 [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 48:36
All's been quiet for the Mystery Treehouse gang for a while. That is, until a hard-nosed detective named Mike Miller shows up, looking for a missing husband he's been hired to track down. But a simple tracking jobs takes…
Sir Ranulph Fiennes, Greatest Living Explorer | Case File #179 [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 55:53
In the 1970s, this explorer did something that nobody had ever done before and hasn't attempted since - traveling across the Antarctic on foot. He also ended up being a domestic terrorist? Episode edited by Lewis Poggie…
The Nostalgia Problem | Case File #178 [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 53:22
Nostalgia used to mean a very specific thing that wasn't necessarily a good thing. Now it means "hey, I remember that." And it's fundamentally shaped the way that we perceive media. And that's the Nostalgia Problem. Epis…
Jonny Quest | Case File #177 [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:05:00
In the 1960s, a cartoon franchise was created by some of the most skilled illustrators in the business. And while it never really took off and became a massive hit, it's still deeply iconic and one of the finest works in…
The Man Who Couldn't Stop Hijacking Trains Ep. 2 | Case File #176 [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:26:39
Throughout the 1980s, 90s, and 2000s, an autistic man named Darius McCollum couldn't stop hijacking trains and buses in the New York City area. After 40 years stealing and driving over 500 trains and going to prison for…