A Study of Strange
Hosted by Michael May · Convergent Content, LLC
4.6from 122 ratings
- 134
- Episodes
- 16
- Transcribed
- 122
- Ratings
- Monthly
- Cadence
- 2022
- First episode
- 22K
- YouTube views
About A Study of Strange
A Study of Strange is for lovers of true crime, mysteries, and high strangeness. Each week, host Michael May investigates the unknown, from bizarre crimes and unsolved murders to hauntings, urban legends, lore, cryptids, and unexplained phenomena. The mission is simple: debunk common misconceptions, uncover hidden details, and explore the most unusual unsolved stories from history. Along the way, listeners hear from occasional guests like writers, entertainment industry insiders, and the occasional random oddball who all add fresh perspectives to these strange and dark histories. Michael May is a filmmaker and performer known for producing films like Ghosts of the Ozarks and Fun Size Horror, and for hosting the true-crime automotive series Auto/Biography and Auto/Biography: Cold Cases on Motortrend TV.
- Publisher
- Convergent Content, LLC
- Category
- history · society & culture · true crime
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 23 Aug 2022
- Latest episode
- 27 Oct 2026
Latest episodes
16 of 134 episodes have a transcript.
27 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
Who is Satoshi? The Bitcoin Mystery with Dylan Playfair
16 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
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23 Jun 2026TRANSCRIPT
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Who is Satoshi? The Bitcoin Mystery with Dylan Playfair
Published 27 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] The folks who made hundreds of millions of dollars, billions of dollars during the financial crisis and during COVID-19, you see the stock market, it's... All of this information is quite easy to find. When the average person is struggling to pay their bills and they're watching gas prices go up exponentially, the value of Bitcoin is going up while the supply is staying at 21 million. There will never be more than 21 million coins. It fascinates me because it sort of defies everything we know about currency today. Yeah, it does. And this has been a big education for me. I think it was one of the books you sent me or an audio book that was talking about inflation. […]
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- Dylan Playfair
- Adam Stilwell
- Jesse Ikeman
- Mariah Klapatch
Reach and audience
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- YouTube views
- 22,425
- Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025
- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.9 / 5
- 38 ratings
- Spotify
- 4.5 / 5
- 84 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 76 / 100
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- Quality
- 87
- Social presence
- 0
- YouTube
- 76
- Engagement
- 85
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Who hosts A Study of Strange?
Michael May host the show. Published by Convergent Content, LLC.
How often do new episodes come out?
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