Poles and Holes - A History Of The Hollow Earth

The Mighty Peculiar

On this episode Matt is joined by guest cohost Eddie “the Axe” Jefferson (from The BloodyBits Horror Show) to search for holes at the poles and talk all about the Hollow Earth Theory.

The discussion begins with a quick stop in 18th century England to blame infamous man-turned-comet Edmond Halley for speculating that the Earth could be hollow (it’s not, by the way) — but like all things, the crazy doesn’t really get going until we end up in the United States during the 1800’s.

It’s here that we meet a man who successfully petitions the government for funds to find the so-called “holes at the poles”, but are his motives truly noble or is he just looking to get away from his family?

And what of Cyrus Reed Teed? How did he come to believe that we actually live within the hollow Earth with a battery operated sun while the rest of the universe is made of rock? Maybe repeatedly electrocuting himself into an unconscious state had something to do with it…

Finally, we can’t let the 20th century go unscathed because it’s there we learn about Richard Shaver’s mystery (spoiler alert: it’s pretty dark) and the all you can eat buffet of crazy that is the Cryptoterrestrial Hypothesis.

Settle in with a disappointing chocolate Easter bunny to snack on and enjoy this wild episode!

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