Last Podcast On The Left
Last Podcast On The Left
"They are scrambling to explain these rolling bass tones that have been keeping people up... it's actually fish fucking." — Ed Larson (referring to the mating sounds of black drum fish in Tampa Bay)
"The Hairy Hands of Dortmund... Legend has it that if you drive through and around Postbridge at night, you are risking the power of large, disembodied hairy hands, appearing suddenly to control the car..." — Henry Zebrowski (describing a UK cryptid legend)
"He was found dead... and her death is now being treated as suspicious, pending autopsy results." — Henry Zebrowski (discussing the suspicious death of Dr. Sarah Swini, connected to a fireman with a history of similar incidents)
The episode kicks off with a discussion of a grim incident on a Lufthansa flight where a passenger tragically died from internal bleeding, painting a vivid, albeit disturbing, picture of the event and the human body's capacity. The hosts then transition to the peculiar phenomenon of "The Hairy Hands of Dortmund," a UK cryptid legend involving disembodied hands that supposedly cause drivers to lose control of their vehicles. This is followed by a chilling account of a fireman whose past and present romantic partners have met untimely and suspicious deaths, prompting an investigation into a potential pattern of foul play.
Further into the episode, the hosts explore the baffling low-frequency sounds plaguing Tampa Bay, ultimately identified as the mating calls of black drum fish, highlighting the unusual intersections of nature and human disturbance. The conversation then broadens to include discussions on the "Kia challenge," cannabis-induced psychosis, the legal complexities of fugue states, and the mysterious "Men in Black" phenomenon, often associated with UFO sightings and unexplained events. The episode also touches upon the concept of cryptid apologists and listeners' belief in various cryptids.
The final segments delve into a true crime story involving a fireman named Robert Douse, whose two recent girlfriends died under suspicious circumstances, one ruled a suicide and the other pending autopsy. This is contrasted with the Michelle Carter case and the Jennifer Crumbley case, discussing the legal ramifications of indirect influence and parental accountability in tragic events. The episode concludes with a lighthearted yet bizarre story of a man who drove his car into the ocean, claiming "The truck don't surf."