Episodi

  • Episode 19- Vanished Over Superior: The Kinross Radar Mystery
    Jan 21 2026

    In this episode the hosts get drunk and dig into the 1953 Kinross Incident: an unidentified radar contact over Lake Superior and the baffling disappearance of an F-89 interceptor and its crew, plus a mysterious piece of metal later removed from Project Blue Book.

    Amid sake breaks, beer, and rowdy banter, they walk through the radar timeline, military response, eyewitness claims, and theories ranging from government cover-ups to magnetic fog and parallel timelines.

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    25 min
  • Episode 18- Avon Bottoms: Gateway to Hell or Swamp Monster?
    Jan 14 2026

    On this episode of Ope, Whatchya Think?, the hosts dig into the eerie legend of Avon Bottoms, a decaying southern Wisconsin floodplain near Broadhead reputed to harbor a swamp creature, haunted playground, and a dark history of dumped bodies.

    They share local sightings, DNR notes about unusual wildlife, personal reactions, and consider a road trip to explore the spooky site themselves.

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    23 min
  • Episode 17- Midwest Mysteries: 1897 Airships, Aliens, and Time-Traveling Nazis
    Jan 7 2026

    In this unscripted, booze-fueled episode the hosts dig into a wave of 1897 Midwest UFO reports — cigar-shaped airships, bright lights, alleged wreckage, and witnesses from Eau Claire to Kalamazoo. They discuss historical context, possible explanations (from early dirigibles to aliens and time travel), and the odd details recorded in period newspapers and books.

    The episode is heavy on rambunctious banter, wild theories, and laugh-out-loud moments, with the hosts promising more follow-up episodes to investigate the mystery further.

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    21 min
  • Episode 16- Where’s Hoffa? Beer, Banter & Mafia Theories
    Dec 31 2025

    In this beer-fueled episode the hosts trade jokes and local stories while digging into the life, union power and mysterious 1975 disappearance of Teamsters boss Jimmy Hoffa.

    They summarize Hoffa’s rise and conviction, his links to organized crime and Richard Nixon, review the FBI investigations and popular theories (from stadium burials to horse farms and secret cremations), and touch on cultural takes like The Irishman and MythBusters.

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    20 min
  • Episode 15- Madman Mike’s Time Machine: The Missouri Vortex
    Dec 24 2025

    The hosts drink, joke, and dive into the strange true story of Mike Markham — a Missouri man who claimed to build a time machine using a Jacob’s Ladder and stolen transformers, called into Coast to Coast AM, disappeared for two years, and reappeared in Ohio holding a mysterious device.

    The episode mixes skepticism, conspiracy chatter, and humor as the crew recounts Markham’s arrest, the blackout his experiments caused, Art Bell interviews, and theories linking the case to other time-travel legends.

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    20 min
  • Episode 14- The King of Beaver Island: Murder, Metal Plates, and a Tin Crown
    Dec 17 2025

    Four tipsy hosts and one special guest unpack the strange true story of James Strang: a 19th‑century Mormon convert who claimed to have discovered metal plates, proclaimed himself King of Beaver Island, held a tin‑crowned coronation, and led a theocratic community.

    The episode covers Strang’s rise, conflicts with local fishermen over land and polygamy, his assassination in 1856, the forced exile of his followers, and the mysterious fate of the plates — all told with rambunctious banter and dark humor.

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    34 min
  • Episode 13- Drunk at Aztalan Part 2: Rock Lake’s Hidden Pyramids and ‘Rocky’
    Dec 10 2025

    In this rambunctious two‑part episode the hosts dig into Wisconsin’s Aztalan mounds, exploring connections to Cahokia, reports of underwater and underground pyramid‑like structures at Rock Lake, and local sightings of a 20‑foot serpent nicknamed “Rocky.”

    Between spirited banter and drinks, they touch on ancient trade (copper from Keweenaw), strange lake lore, possible explanations (logs, otters, gators), and why these Midwestern mysteries still capture imaginations.

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    21 min
  • Episode 12- Drunk at Aztalan Part 1: Mounds, Shells, & Mississippian Mysteries
    Dec 3 2025

    On this rambunctious episode of Ope, What You Think?, the hosts — drunk and irreverent — visit Aztalan, Wisconsin to explore its mysterious mounds, burial finds, and surprising Gulf Coast shell artifacts.

    They discuss mound types, a young woman’s wrapped burial with shell belts, connections to the Mississippian culture and Cahokia, and theories about ancient trade and cultural links — all mixed with humor, drinking, and outtakes.

    This is the first part of a planned multi-episode deep dive into Aztalan’s archaeology, history, and strange connections.

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    22 min