Japan’s Evaporated People

It’s been over 175 years since the last few surviving members of the Donner Party reached civilization, and yet everyone still knows the story of how the desperate group resorted to cannibalism to survive. But did you know that one man was made into the villain of their story? Fo ...  Show more

In 1888, Jack the Ripper stalked the streets of Whitechapel, England. Officially, he killed five women, brutally mutilating some of them beyond recognition. But perhaps the most unsettling part of his tale is how, to this day, we still don’t know his true identity. They say it’s ...  Show more

Johatsu — which translates to “Evaporated People.” It is a disturbing and strange phenomenon in Japan. It is eerily similar to the North American missing 411 phenomena we have covered so in-depth on this show. Today I will introduce you to the unnerving world of the nameless peop ...  Show more

A Japanese Hostess Club - purchase a table by the hour - female hostesses will come and sit with you the entire time. They pour your drinks, light your cigarette, flirt with you, and stroke your ego. 

There’s an unspoken law that all the flirting - wa ...

Sometimes things - like dentures, airplanes or even people - go missing. And when they never turn up again they become enduring, and engrossing, mysteries.