Territory

Happy New Year! In today's episode, you'll hear a true story about a close run-in with a dangerous cult, a mysterious voice heard before bedtime, and a fictional story about a nighttime boat ride that turns south. Ch 1 - The Matamoros Cult Killings, submitted by Michael Ch 2 - Th ...  Show more

**CONTENT WARNING: graphic depictions of suicide. Listener discretion advised. This week is another edition of Just For Chills, bonus episodes between regular episodes where I read spooky, spine tingling fictional stories - just for the chill of it. Today is a story from Sherene ...  Show more

In Tokyo, people on crowded trains pretend they’re asleep, to avoid eye contact. But in modern-day New York – richer, neater, just as noisy – count the headphones: it’s like we’re avoiding ear contact. In this episode, Damon examines how digital technology is privatizing public s ...  Show more

On today's episode: Home recordings, people recording their friends, neighbors, and strangers — for a look at how we live, and who we are, by listening closely. Featuring a 5-year-old Sofia Coppola, and Patti Smith before she recorded her first album. Lost & Found Sound is the wo ...  Show more

Allison grew up in an extremely unstable household, literally and figuratively. Her dad bought the house and planned to fix it up himself, but he fell off a ladder while doing repairs a broke his neck. Inside her bedroom, there is a pit in the floor covered by a trap door that le ...  Show more

Get tickets to see us live, or stream the tour, thanks to Priceline Pharmacy HERE. The Queen’s funeral is tonight but the coverage, of course, has already started. Lots of attention has been turned to whether this event is healing rifts in the royal family. But do rituals of grie ...  Show more