31 Podcast
1) What Frightened the Frightening Man?
Werner Herzog claims to have shot a short film involving children and a rooster that was so disturbing he never released it. But with so little known about this film, some speculate that this never ex...Show More
2) Halloween Special 2024: How to Cook a Soft-Boiled Egg
This year, "31" is bringing you a fictional short story for our Halloween Special. Today's tale is "How to Cook a Soft-Boiled Egg," written and narrated by Quinn Lovecraft. Happy Halloween!Music (lice...Show More
3) Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's Body Count
In 1922, the famed creator of Sherlock Holmes came to America to lecture on Spiritualism. How much was he accountable for the tragedy that occurred in its name two days later? 31 dives into how the au...Show More
4) God Will Have to Kill Me Twice
Many people have heard about the theory that Paul McCartney died midway through his Beatles run, and some have even heard the rumor that Avril Lavigne was replaced by a woman named Melissa. In this ep...Show More
5) This is Not a Joke
Text the show!"31" investigates the mysterious disappearance of the "world's dirtiest joke" by diving into the history of obscenity and the state of comedy today. Featuring an interview with comic Mar...Show More
6) Curse of the Crystal Palace
The Crystal Palace debuted at the first World's Fair in London, and many imitators followed. This episode explores a strange architecture mystery: why did every Crystal Palace meet the same fate?...Show More
7) Someone is in the Dutch Room
The 1990 theft of 13 works of art from Boston's Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum is the largest unsolved art heist in history. Theories abound - but today we look at a fascinating one that's ...Show More
8) I Am Not That Man
A man walks into a library, steals a book he's written, and burns it. ................................................................. Sources:YIVO Archives & Library Collections | YIVO Institu...Show More
9) Pickled Potatoes
Strange. Vile. Completely anonymous. This is the most unusual flash-fiction to ever hit the internet. (Note: this episode contains content for listeners 18+. Listener discretion is advised.)Sources:Ba...Show More
10) Death Imitates Art
Two couples are murdered 35 years apart. The crimes are completely unrelated, but both share one strange similarity: art found in the home that seems to mimic the crime scene. ...........................Show More