Episodes

Books teach us, inform us, broaden our minds, entertain us, and at times they can provoke us. But some books plainly befuddle us. They invoke mysteries that hint of something ancient, extraterrestrial, or possibly divine. On this week’s episode we discuss some of the most intriguing, strange, mysterious, and at times hilarious texts ever discovered...some perhaps dating back as far as the 13th century. You may have heard of the “VOYNICH MANUSCRIPT” before - but, some of these ancient texts w...

This week Tyler pulled a fast one on Woody by surprising him with a totally different episode topic. This is, of course, after both he and Woody had decided on a topic, prepared for the show, done the research, and clicked the "record" button... Although traditionally Tyler is pretty bad at spoilers, he kept this one close to the chest until the very last minute. This week we talk about The Falkville Metal Man (sometimes referred to as the "Metal Man of Falkville" or "The Alabama Metal Man"). ...

Welcome to Season Two of our show! We couldn't think of a better way to kick off our brand new season than to have none other than Bryce Johnson on to talk about one of the most legendary artifacts in Bigfoot history: The Patterson-Gimlin Film. You know Bryce from Travel Channel's - EXPEDITION BIGFOOT, hit TV shows like - PRETTY LITTLE LIARS, hit movies such as: WILLOW CREEK, and DARKNESS RISING. He's also the co-host of Bigfoot Collectors Club, one of our all-time favorite podcasts. In this...

Our Season 2 premiere is almost here! That’s right listeners - next week SEASON 2 of THAT WOULD BE RAD kicks off and it is going to be epic. In the meantime, however, we have something special we put together we know our OG listeners and brand new listeners will enjoy. One of our favorite segments we do on our show is called "Tales from the Time Capsule" which is where we present a fascinating story complete with captivating sound design, that will make you feel like you're right there in the ...

Is it true that we are taking a small break between Season 1 and Season 2 of our podcast? Yes. BUT, that doesn’t mean that you won’t have anything to listen to between now and the AMAZING Season 2 premiere. This week we have something special for you - for the first time ever we’re releasing one of the many “pre-show” conversations we had before one of our Season 1 episodes... This is literally the essence of why we started our podcast and frankly may even capture what our telephone conversa...

This week marks our 50th episode AND our Season 1 finale. It's also the final week of our summer theme CAMP RAD STRANGENESS. We could think of no better way to "close up camp" than to talk about the terrifying lake that is literally right in our backyard...Lake Lanier. It's one of the busiest lakes in Georgia, and sadly also one of the deadliest in America. The lake's origins are mired in controversy, entire communities were relocated, abandoned, and still exist under the 625 billion gallons ...

Friday the 13th will land on the week this episode is released. What better time, as we are winding down our summer of CAMP RAD STRANGENESS, to finally celebrate and talk about one of the greatest and certainly highest-grossing horror movie franchises… This week we talk about ALL the FRIDAY THE 13TH movies! Despite being panned by critics - horror fans have kept these movies alive and made Jason Voorhees one of the most iconic characters of all time. Woody took on the challenge to watch every ...

For two years between 1896 and 1897, the skies of North America were invaded by a wave of airships. Some looked like UFOs as we know them today, while many more resembled futuristic dirigibles. On last week’s episode you already heard of the alleged airship crash in Aurora, Texas, in 1897...BUT - did you know that there were many other alleged airship crashes in places like Kalamazoo, Michigan, and Iowa Falls, Iowa? Did a Martian crash-land in Lanark, Illinois? Was the dream of a little girl ...

When you hear the phrase “UFO crash,” you probably think of Roswell, New Mexico in 1947. But - slow down a second...did you know that 50 years earlier on April 17, 1897, a mysterious "airship" allegedly crashed in Aurora, Texas? Not only that but The Dallas Morning News reported at the time that the airship pilot, who was killed in the crash, was “not an inhabitant of this world.” The body of the reportedly alien pilot was buried in the local cemetery. Now, you might dismiss this all as a TEX...

Shortly after the end of WWII an American Christian missionary, who was called to serve in a small village in the Philippines, came face to face with a terrifying creature that shook him to his core. An entity so vile it made him question everything he knew or even believed. Deep in the darkest heart of the Philippines sits an evil, shapeshifting creature that shares the grotesque characteristics of werewolves, vampires, and ghouls. It has no consistent image or description because its appeara...

All of us here at That Would Be Rad have spent the first month of summer re-watching our favorite summer camp slashers, and even some that we had never seen before...(as heard on our previous episode S1 E42). So many of them were filmed in the '80s and while that's, of course, part of what draws us toward them...to say that it was "REFRESHING" that an upcoming horror movie was set in the '90s would be an understatement. The timing couldn't have been more perfect for Netflix to release the firs...

We all have those songs that take us right back to a specific time, a specific place, and maybe even with a specific person. Songs that make us reminisce about old friends, days filled with no responsibility, and perhaps even make us feel like they were written just for us. THIS WEEK we give you a list of our favorite songs that no matter where we are, or even what season... they take us away immediately to warm, sunny, summer days. This idea started as a short list of 5 songs each that we w...

In this week's episode, we take you to New Orleans, Louisiana. Aka "The Big Easy", it's much more well known for its round-the-clock nightlife, vibrant live-music scene, spicy cuisine...and of course raucous costumed parades and street parties, like the annual Mardi Gras festival. It’s easy to forget, or perhaps even...ignore...the terrifying things lurking in the shadows of New Orleans. There are a few cryptid creatures that garner most of the attention in and around this area of Louisiana.....

It's a solid fact that we can't talk about summer camp without also talking about one of our favorite subgenres of horror movies... the Summer Camp Slasher! Let's face it - we grew up with some great, iconic franchises in the Summer Camp Slasher genre. The first few that come to mind of course being the FRIDAY THE 13TH movies and SLEEPAWAY CAMP - but, we wanted to find some really good from the '80s that we hadn't necessarily seen yet. We immediately stumbled across THE BURNING - a 1981 relea...

What a perfect way to kick off our summer at Camp Rad Strangeness than to talk about The Valley of Headless Men and the insane stuff that’s happened there over the last century! This week we take you to the Northwestern Territories of Canada, to this day some of the world's most untouched wilderness. Filled with gigantic mountain ranges, incredibly dense forests, vast rivers, hot springs, and teaming with wildlife...the area has always been a nature lover's dream. But, deep within this remote...

It's not every day that we get a chance to talk about our first love...SONGWRITING. We love being creative, we love storytelling, and it all started for us by writing songs together. This week we talk about how we were finally able to get together in person to do some songwriting! We talk about our process, other artists that influenced us throughout the years, and of course, even do a little workshopping with Jamie Lee Foxx. 😉 Don't miss a throwback story from when Woody convinces the band ...

To so many, it may seem as though there has been an incredible increase in UFO activity across the globe. Almost daily it seems we’re reading an article or watching a viral video about UFO’s swarming Navy ships, zooming past Air Force towers, or even flying by passenger airliners. Sure recently, global governments are finally “admitting” they’ve witnessed strange things in the sky. Even here in the USA, we’re eagerly anticipating the “promised” upcoming declassification, release, and explanatio...

Out of all the episodes we’ve done yet - I bet this is the one that they make us delete. The truth is, we didn't set out to create something potentially "dangerous" to post...but, sometimes the conversation just gets away from us! AND - the end result is something special that we know you'll enjoy...while it's still around... THANK YOU FOR LISTENING - BE RAD -- SHOW INFO 🎧 That Would Be Rad is produced by Woody Brown & Tyler Bence 🎧 Editing and Sound Design by Woody Brown 🎧 Mixing and Mas...

In 1924 deep within the dense wilderness of British Columbia, one of the most unique encounters with Bigfoot occurred... A young hardworking lumberman named Albert Ostman, ventured out on his own after deciding to do a bit of gold prospecting around the Toba Inlet, situated on the B.C. coast. At first, things were going perfectly. He'd hiked for several days, witnessed awe-inspiring scenery, and finally found what seemed to be a perfect campsite to build his home base for the next several week...

The list of movies that were released in 1986 is insane, and, so many movies that were released that year had a gigantic impact on our life. This week we're talking about a movie from 1986 that, for numerous reasons, we fell in love with immediately when we saw it. In this episode, we’re talking about THE FLIGHT OF THE NAVIGATOR. Fort Lauderdale, Florida...the 4th of July, 1978... 12-year-old David Freeman walks through the woods to pick up his 8-year-old younger brother, Jeff, from a friend...

Every year since at least 1981 a strange, cryptic “ad” can be found inside the pages of “The Daily Wildcat” - the University of Arizona’s student newspaper. On May 1st, 1981 a seemingly simple, and mysterious photo - a combination of English letters and Chinese symbols was published. The picture itself could have easily been overlooked or perhaps even ignored, and if that had been the only one of its kind...we’d wager it would have been. But, that’s not what happened. Every year since, on May...

On a late September evening in 1952, two young brothers playing outside witnessed what looked like a ball of flame soar over their heads and crash land on a local farmer's land. Recruiting their mother and a few neighbors, the group ventured into the woods of their small Virginia town to investigate... What they found that night, or perhaps what found them, was something that would go down in history as one of the most frightening and intriguing encounters...one that would put that small Virgi...

It all started with an exciting purchase on eBay of an old obscure (and hard to find) '80s movie VHS... Then a few days after it arrives Woody's brother shoots him a text that says "Hey man, have you checked this out on Disney+ yet??" followed by a picture of THE STAR WARS VINTAGE COLLECTION. Much to Woody's surprise Disney+ had made some of their hardest, obscure Star Wars content available to stream. This week we're of course talking about The Ewok Adventure ... a movie that both Tyler and Woo...

It's official - spring is here! Despite the allergies that come along with it, we're excited about the warmer weather and spending more time outdoors. This week we have something special we put together we know our OG listeners and brand new listeners will enjoy. One of our favorite segments we do on our show is called "Tales from the Time Capsule" which is where we present a fascinating story complete with captivating sound design, that will make you feel like you're right there in the thick ...