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The What If? Podcast
Spencer Wirth-Davis & Ryan Kopperud
269 episodes
4 days ago
We ask strange, hilarious, paranormal, tough, and mysterious questions — then laugh our way to the best answers we can muster. Join us for the ride.
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We ask strange, hilarious, paranormal, tough, and mysterious questions — then laugh our way to the best answers we can muster. Join us for the ride.
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The What If? Podcast
Ep. #256: What If You Smoked a Bunch of DMT and Stared At a Laser?

There's a guy on Youtube who thinks our world is covered in code and if you smoke enough DMT and shine enough lasers at stuff you can see it. Maybe he's right?

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8 months ago
1 hour 6 minutes 20 seconds

The What If? Podcast
Ep. #255: What If We Had Flying Cars?

We've got a bit of a grab bag this week - guys eating bicycles, Minnesotan time travelers, flying cars, and a bunch of other nonsense.

Get your SKYCAR shirt here.

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9 months ago
1 hour 1 minute 9 seconds

The What If? Podcast
Ep. #254: What If Ross Coulthart Interviewed Some More People?

Sorry friends, we got sucked back in. We're talking about Ross Coulthart's interviews with John Blitch and Fred Baker, two of the military veterans who spoke to the veracity of Jake Barber's UAP claims. In these interviews, John Blitch discusses his experience with 7ft tall praying mantis beings, and Fred Baker discusses his experiences watching people psychically summon UFOs.

In other news, our store is back online! Go get some shirts/hats/mugs/posters!

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9 months ago
1 hour 11 minutes 24 seconds

The What If? Podcast
Ep. #253: What If Jake Barber Saw an Egg From Outer Space?

We're talking about UFO whistleblower Jake Barber's interview with Ross Coulthart.

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9 months ago
1 hour 8 minutes 28 seconds

The What If? Podcast
Ep. #252: What If We Went Back to 2005?

We're taking a look back at the internet in 2005.

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9 months ago
1 hour 20 minutes 4 seconds

The What If? Podcast
Ep. #251: What If You Lucid Dreamed?

We're talking about fixing nightmares, controlling dreams, and banging wizards.

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10 months ago
1 hour 3 minutes 40 seconds

The What If? Podcast
Ep. #250: What If You Stole 22 Tons of Cheese?

Apparently there's a robust Russian black market for aged cheddar. Who knew?!

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10 months ago
49 minutes 59 seconds

The What If? Podcast
Ep. #249: What If There Were Drones in New Jersey?

We're talking about the recent drone flap in New Jersey.

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10 months ago
1 hour 3 minutes 36 seconds

The What If? Podcast
Ep. #248: What If You Found a Secret Alaskan Pyramid?

HI! We're talking about spy whales, whale fashion, Alaskan pyramids, and all the domain names owned by that one idiot.

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10 months ago
56 minutes 55 seconds

The What If? Podcast
Ep. #247: What If You Ran Until You Hallucinated?

In the last 30 years, more than 1,000 people have attempted the Barkley Marathons, but only 20 have finished under the 60-hour time limit.

Sources:

Hallucinations and no sleep: Jasmin Paris on her historic ultramarathon

Jasmin Paris first woman to complete grueling Barkley Marathons race

The Barkley Marathons: The Race That Eats Its Young

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1 year ago
55 minutes 25 seconds

The What If? Podcast
Ep. #246: What If You Stole a Hotel?

In 2018, Mickey Barreto checked into a hotel. Over the next five years he refused to leave, briefly owned the hotel, tried to take down an international cult, and got arrested.

Go help our guy Bear!

Sources:

The Hotel Guest Who Wouldn’t Leave

The History of The New Yorker Hotel
A loophole got New York City man a free hotel stay for five years until he claimed to own the building

How to Fake-Own the New Yorker Hotel

Missing 411 David Paulides Presents Missing Person Cases from Montana & Oregon


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1 year ago
59 minutes 43 seconds

The What If? Podcast
What If We Helped Bear?

Our guy bear needs some help! He was in a bad motorcycle accident and won't be able to work for a few months while he recovers. Bear's brought us many, many joys over the years and it's the least we can do to give back a little. If you can afford to spare a couple bucks please do!

Ok, thank you, we love you. Bear loves you. We love Bear. And we'll be back with a full episode next Saturday (4/6). See ya soon!

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1 year ago
9 minutes 44 seconds

The What If? Podcast
Ep. #245 - What If David Grusch Is Right?

Hi! We're catching up about the past 5 months and discussing David Grusch's UAP claims.

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2 years ago
1 hour 57 minutes 40 seconds

The What If? Podcast
Ep. #244 - What If We Sampled the Buffet of Weird?

We've got a bunch of topics today and we kinda get to all of them. Miley Cyrus saw a flying snowplow, Jeremy Corbell started a podcast, somebody's cutting off the internet, Ruby Tuesdays are popping up outta nowhere, there's a mysterious celebrity on some curtains, and Ryan's buying more websites.  

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2 years ago
1 hour 48 seconds

The What If? Podcast
Ep. #243 - What If the Sky Was Full of "Objects"?

We hosted a little live hang out with friends and listeners to discuss the balloons and objects that have been spotted (and shot down) over North America recently. We also talked about Warped Tour, Gucci's Loose Wings, and DJing middle school dances. 

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2 years ago
1 hour 2 minutes 8 seconds

The What If? Podcast
Ep. #242 - What If You Fell Out Of a Blimp?

On August 16, 1942 a U.S. Navy blimp took off from Treasure Island, just outside San Francisco. Five hours later it crashed 11 miles away in Daly City, CA with no one aboard. The two men aboard the blimp were never found. 

We're doing a live "call-in" show on Monday, 2/13. Join us! 

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2 years ago
1 hour 37 seconds

The What If? Podcast
Ep. #241 - What If You Went On a Treasure Hunt?

Spencer is using his penchant for conspiratorial thinking for good and trying to find buried treasure in St. Paul. Ryan is cold. No one is talking about blimps. 

We're doing a live call-in show on Monday, 2/13! Join us here! 

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2 years ago
45 minutes 28 seconds

The What If? Podcast
Ep. #240 - What If You Stole a Bunch of Books?

Last year, Filippo Bernardini was arrested at New York's JFK airport and charged with wire fraud and aggravated identity theft for stealing over 1,000 unpublished and draft manuscripts from authors and publishers around the world. Strangely, it doesn't appear that Bernardini ever tried to profit from the thefts–the works were never leaked or sold, and no clear motive has been identified. Lucky for you, your two favorite dum dums are on the case! 

References: 

The Bizarre, Unsolved Mystery of Filippo Bernardini and the Stolen Book Manuscripts

Literary mystery may finally be solved as man arrested for allegedly stealing unpublished books | Publishing | The Guardian

Italian Citizen Pleads Guilty To Multi-Year Manuscript Theft And Impersonation Scheme | USAO-SDNY | Department of Justice

The Talented Mr. Bernardini

Italian Citizen Arrested In Online Impersonation Scheme...

The End of a Book World Mystery: A Suspect in Manuscript Thefts to Plead Guilty

Ryan's new record, Before What Came After, is out now. Go give it a listen! 

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2 years ago
1 hour 15 minutes 50 seconds

The What If? Podcast
Ep. #239 - What If You Lived In the Valley of the Skookum?

Sali Sheppard-Wolford really went for it with her 2006 book Valley of the Skookum: Four Years of Encounters with Bigfoot. There's bigfoot, sure, but there are also UFOs, government conspiracies, poltergeist activity, time travel, astral travel, men in black, psychic warfare, flying tombstones, and phantom trains. This book has it all! 

Ryan's new record, Before What Came After, comes out this Friday! 

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2 years ago
1 hour 16 minutes 9 seconds

The What If? Podcast
Ep. #238 - What If Underwater Aliens Stole Some Elk?

We're joined by Rob Kristoffersen of Our Strange Skies to break down the latest documentary from our least favorite investigator, Davey Copface. 

References: 

S.J. OFFICER ACCUSED OF FALSE SOLICITATION AUTOGRAPHS

Assault Suspect Says S.J. Police Beat Him

Bay Area Reporter, 4/28/83

Ray Salmen:

Family of B.C. drowning victim turns to recovery team from Idaho for help

Man declared missing after campsite found abandoned

Idaho couple hired to find missing Kitsilano man

DeOrr Kunz: 

Kunz investigator: Jessica Mitchell knows where DeOrr’s body is

Private investigator issues lengthy report on DeOrr Kunz case

Carl Higdon: 

Our Strange Skies Ep. #85

Alien Abduction of The Wyoming Hunter

Charles Gustafson:

Beltrami man missing after hunting trip

Mark Strittmatter: 

Remains of Elk Hunter Missing Since 2019 Recovered in Wyoming

Reinhard Kirchner: 

Missing Person / NamUs #MP35447

EXPERIENCED HIKER GOES MISSING IN REMOTE SECTION OF NAVAJO WILDERNESS

Hypnotic recall: 

Scientific Status of Refreshing Recollection by the Use of Hypnosis

Hypnosis and memory retrieval

Hypnosis, Delayed Recall, and the Principles of Memory

The use of hypnosis to enhance recall

Other: 

German-Americans make up the largest self-reported ancestry group within the United States

A list of Missing 411 deconstructions 

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2 years ago
1 hour 30 minutes 28 seconds

The What If? Podcast
We ask strange, hilarious, paranormal, tough, and mysterious questions — then laugh our way to the best answers we can muster. Join us for the ride.