Listen Now: Hysterical

Listen Now: Hysterical

Author: Unresolved Productions July 22, 2024 Duration: 6:42
Hysterical investigates a mysterious illness that spreads among a group of high school girls in upstate New York. What is causing their sudden, often violent symptoms? Is there something in the water or inside the school? Or is it “all in their head?” The series examines the outbreak in LeRoy, NY, believed by some to be the most severe case of mass hysteria since the Salem Witch Trials. In his search for answers, Dan Taberski (9/12, Missing Richard Simmons, Running from Cops) explores other seemingly inexplicable events of the last few years – CIA officers being crippled with nausea and vertigo; cops OD'ing from exposure to fentanyl – and discovers they’re far more connected than we realize. 

From Wondery and Pineapple Street Studios, this 7-part series forces us to grapple with the mysteries of our own minds, and reckon with a contagion that we thought was long dead, but may be the defining disorder of our time.

Follow Hysterical on the Wondery App or wherever you get your podcasts. You can binge all episodes of Hysterical early and ad-free right now by joining Wondery+ at Wondery.fm/Hysterical_Unresolved

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For those drawn to the shadows where stories lack a final page, there's Unresolved: A True Crime & Mystery Podcast. Hosted by Micheal Whelan, this podcast operates on a simple, haunting premise: some questions demand to be asked, even if the answers remain just out of reach. Since 2015, each episode is a deep, respectful exploration into the voids left by history and crime. You'll hear meticulously researched narratives on cold cases that have grown dusty, the enigmatic patterns of unidentified perpetrators, and disappearances that left only silence in their wake. This isn't about easy conclusions; it's about the weight of the unknown. The podcast gives voice to the details that complicate simple theories and honors the lingering questions that haunt families and investigators alike. By focusing on mysteries that refuse to be neatly solved, Unresolved creates a space for thoughtful reflection on the nature of justice, memory, and the stories we can't afford to forget. It's for listeners who find compelling narrative not in resolution, but in the pursuit itself, in following every thread no matter how faint or where it leads. Tune in for a sobering, immersive journey into the cases that defy closure.
Author: Language: English Episodes: 100

Unresolved: A True Crime & Mystery Podcast
Podcast Episodes
The Epstein Scandal (Part Two: The Heiress & the Predator) [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 51:17
"If Jeffrey was the enigma, she was the translator."On the morning of 5 November 1991, a body was found floating in the Atlantic near the Canary Islands. It was Robert Maxwell, one of Britain's most famous and controvers…
The Epstein Scandal (Part One: The Money Had To Come From Somewhere) [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 46:30
"He stood out as this young guy in this weird coat."In 1991, business magnate Leslie Wexner signed a general power of attorney that gave Jeffrey Epstein authority to act on his behalf in nearly all matters of business an…
Encephalitis Lethargica [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 37:43
"No fiction author would have had the temerity to invent a disorder of such incredible clinical diversity and puzzling behavior."In the winter of 1916-1917, as World War I raged, physicians in Europe began noticing bizar…
The Villisca Axe Murders (Part Two: Ghosts On The Rails) [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 40:51
"The slaying of the entire family promises to become a mystery which will take much time to unravel..."By the first anniversary of the Villisca murders, the Moore house stood shuttered. The local sheriff had nothing new…
The Villisca Axe Murders (Part One: A Town Asleep) [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 39:36
"Call the marshal. Tell him to come quick. There's something awful in there."On the morning of 10 June 1912, Mary Peckham stepped out her back door to hang her laundry. Her house stood next to the Moore family's home in…
Race Against Terror w/Jake Tapper [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 42:50
On this special episode of Unresolved, Micheal is joined by bestselling author and CNN lead anchor Jake Tapper to discuss his new book, Race Against Terror, a nonfiction thriller that begins on a crowded refugee ship in…
Julie Mott [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 31:50
"We just want our daughter's remains returned so we can have some closure to our grief."On 15 August 2015, employees at the Mission Park Funeral Chapels North in San Antonio, TX closed up for the evening. They'd just hel…
The Austin Yogurt Shop Murders (Update: September 2025) [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 15:15
There has been an update in the Austin Yogurt Shop Murders (episodes #133 - #135 from 2020). In September 2025, authorities announced that they had identified a suspect in the 1991 murders of four teenage girls in Austin…
The California Medfly Attack [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 31:51
"State officials have probably noticed an increase as well as an unusual distribution of Medfly infestation in Los Angeles County since March 1989. This was no coincidence."The Mediterranean fruit fly, better known as th…
Holly Seiler [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 49:44
"It was clearly part of our investigation that she was killed prior to the fire, and the fire was used to cover up her murder."On the morning of 20 October 2016, firefighters were called to a quiet suburban neighborhood…