Zero Percent Scared

About Zero Percent Scared

A Believer, A Skeptic, and the things that go bump in the night. Zero Percent Scared explores the tales and the truth behind all things strange and unexplained--join them as they laugh, drink, argue, and get pushed outside their comfort zones.

Publisher

Sarah Cox

Category

comedy · science

Language

en

Explicit

Yes

First episode

27 Feb 2019

Latest episode

31 Oct 2023

Latest episodes

66 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   31 Oct 2023

   65: Mummies and their cursed bacteria

   We've resurfaced - just in time for Halloween. Welcome friends, as Sarah and Dr. Kelly discuss all things mummy -- the hotness in the movies, how mummies were made, why they're so cool, and the curses those hilariously macabre victorians inevitably unleashed upon our earth. REFERENCES: Robbing Cleopatra's tomb- the first horror movie? Eyptomaaaaaania!!!! How we know about Egyptian mummy embalming. Eating mummies for fun and healing (WTF) The Midnight Library podcast - Corpse Medicine episode! The Pharoh's curse! The Unlucky Mummy in the British Museum (where else) Nautilus article on the unlucky mummy psychology. Metagenomic Analysis of Ancient Egyptian Canopic jars The mummy's curse: historical cohort study  (https://www.bmj.com/content/325/7378/1482) Lord Carnarvon's Death: the curse of aspergillosis (why is it so hard to say tho) Lady Dai, the best preserved mummy ever. Warning, the photos are very real. Find us Online! If you like Zero Percent Scared, help us grow by spreading the word on Facebook (https://twitter.com/zeroscared), or Instagram! Struggling with drug or alcohol addiction? We understand, it's ok to struggle. But please, ask for help. SAMHSA Drug and Alcohol addiction hotline (https://www.samhsa.gov/find-help/national-helpline) Or call 1-800-662-HELP (4357)

2. 

   31 Oct 2022

   64: Halloween stories, expertly judged

   Join us for a dope selection of scary and bizarre halloween stories! Dr. Kelly Ruggles, our resident skeptical scientist judges these tales and assigns scores, just to get a little math up in here. Learn about one Alabama town's very weird child-harassing specter, and hear the terror that inhabits the most haunted road in England! IF YOU DARE!!!! Find us Online! If you like Zero Percent Scared, help us grow by spreading the word on Twitter (https://twitter.com/zeroscared) (@ZeroScared), Facebook, or Instagram! Struggling with drug or alcohol addiction? We understand, it's ok to struggle. But please, ask for help. SAMHSA Drug and Alcohol addiction hotline (https://www.samhsa.gov/find-help/national-helpline) Or call 1-800-662-HELP (4357) REFERENCES: Ghosts of Blue Bell Road, Kent, England. Hugging Molly, the weirdest ghost we know. Excellent article, highly recommended! Halloween Horror nights by Universal!

3. 

   1 Dec 2021

   63: Sasquatch don't play

   The promised third episode of our mega Bigfoot series! In this episode, we go through the strangest stories of Sasquatches attacking, acting creepy as sh!t, or even showing INTERDIMENSIONAL talents!!  Join us, and rate the stories right along with Dr. Kelly. FYI, all references available at https://www.zeropercentscared.com Let us know what you think! Email! stories@zeropercentscared.com FYI: The best way to support the pod is by telling a friend to subscribe, you can use this link to make it cray easy: https://plnk.to/Zps Find us Online! If you like Zero Percent Scared, help us grow by spreading the word on Twitter (https://twitter.com/zeroscared) (@ZeroScared), Facebook, or Instagram! Struggling with drug or alcohol addiction? We understand, it's ok to struggle. But please, ask for help. SAMHSA Drug and Alcohol addiction hotline (https://www.samhsa.gov/find-help/national-helpline) Or call 1-800-662-HELP (4357) REFERENCES: Kristen Stewart Hitting Target Demographic -- gay ghost hunting reality show!! https://www.autostraddle.com/kristen-stewart-developing-ghost-hunting-reality-tv-show/ Queers love cryptids! https://www.autostraddle.com/nessie-is-my-girlfriend-what-is-it-with-queer-people-and-cryptids-420335/ Mysterious Universe (https://mysteriousuniverse.org/) - pretty good paranormal blog site https://mysteriousuniverse.org/ BFRO's account of Alberts Ostman's bigfoot adventure (http://bfro.net/GDB/show_report.asp?ID=1091) http://bfro.net/GDB/show_report.asp?ID=1091 The ape canyon Sasquatch attacks https://bizarreandgrotesque.com/2020/01/15/ape-canyons-bizarre-1924-bigfoot-attack/ Bigfoot attacks! https://mysteriousuniverse.org/2018/01/bizarre-and-frightening-accounts-of-bigfoot-attacks/ WJ Sheehans Terror in the Woods book series -- check these out, they're cheap and really fun https://www.amazon.com/W-J-Sheehan/e/B07H2W3KW7?ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_1&qid=1638250291&sr=8-1

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

54 ratings

Spotify

4.7 / 5

3 ratings