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VISITORS: Gino Gentile (The Why Files)

In this episode of VISITORS, we sit down with Gino Gentile, the research mastermind behind the wildly popular YouTube channel The Why Files. While his brother AJ is the face on camera, Gino is the one behind the scenes selecting stories, conducting deep research, and pitching the paranormal and fringe topics that have captivated millions of viewers. Gino shares the fascinating origin story of how The Why Files evolved from COVID lockdown boredom into a phenomenon, starting with simple science videos before pivoting to UFOs, cryptids, and conspiracy theories after Gino suggested covering the Black Knight satellite. He walks us through his research process using AI tools to catalog hundreds of hours of content, his partnership with AJ and sister-in-law Jen, and how their complementary skill sets—from Gino's relationship building at the legendary Comedy Store to AJ's entertainment expertise—created the perfect storm for success. The Why Files on X: https://x.com/OMGTheWhyFiles [https://x.com/OMGTheWhyFiles] Patreon ⇒ http://patreon.com/frightday [http://patreon.com/frightday] TikTok ⇒ http://tiktok.com/frightdaypodcast [http://tiktok.com/frightdaypodcast] Spotify ⇒ https://open.spotify.com/show/14ioP0z... [https://open.spotify.com/show/14ioP0zfFczK8hKPsDUmko?si=33907862e313429a] Website ⇒ https://www.frightday.com [https://www.frightday.com/] Apple Podcasts ⇒ https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast... [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/frightday/id951360425] Instagram ⇒ http://instagram.com/frightday [http://instagram.com/frightday] X ⇒ https://x.com/frightday [https://x.com/frightday] Media Inquiries ⇒ byron@frightday.com

Casual Frightday: "Accidental CREMATION on a Large Scale?!"

Originally broadcast 8/01/25 You don't want to miss the next one LIVE! Follow us now at http://twitch.tv/audiowoolnetwork [http://twitch.tv/audiowoolnetwork] to know when we go live first. Monster trucks, broccoli-headed monsters, the dark side of raccoons, and a mouse is under arrest. So much more...

Behind the Screams: Cryptids that Kelly Actually Believes in... (Excerpt)

This is a preview of the content you can expect when you support us by joining the Frightday Society at http://thefrightdaysociety.org [http://thefrightdaysociety.org]. This week...the truth comes out. Kelly comes clean surrounding the reliability of legitimacy of unconfirmed animals. Where do YOU line up?

Episode 421: Omaima Nelson "the Thanksgiving Butcher"

This week, we travel back to Thanksgiving 1991 and into a small Costa Mesa apartment where a whirlwind romance between a young Egyptian model and her much older husband curdles into something unthinkable behind closed doors. We'll trace her path from a fraught childhood in Egypt, to getting by in the Sunshine State, and follow the holiday weekend that ends in a missing husband, panicked calls for help, and a crime so disturbing that it still haunts investigators, jurors, and parole boards more than three decades later. Happy Turkey Month. Want more? Join the Frightday Society, at http://thefrightdaysociety.org [http://thefrightdaysociety.org/] As a Society Member, you'll have access to all Screamium content (Behind the Screams, It's Been a Weird Week, A Conversation With..., Toast to Toast PM with Wine Kelly, Cinema Autopsy, the Writers' Room, bonus episodes of Captain Kelly's Cryptids & Conspiracies, Byron's Serial Corner, and so much more! You'll also be part of our interactive community dedicated to the advancement of horror, hauntings, cryptids, conspiracies, aliens, and true crime. All things frightening. Keep our mini-fridges full of blood...I mean...not blood...normal things that people drink...by going to http://shop.frightday.com [http://shop.frightday.com/] Theme music by Yawns Produced by Byron McKoy Follow us in the shadows at the following places: @byronmckoy @kellyfrightday @frightday This is an Audio Wool Original.

Episode 420: The Fresno Nightcrawler

This week we look into a semi-humanoid, slack-looking cryptid that's been sporadically popping up on cameras around the world. These bizarre beings resemble walking pants. Pale, stick-like legs with tiny heads, no arms, and an unsettling waddle that's both creepy and...odd. Grab a limited edition Fresno Nightcrawler shirt. [https://quietneighbor.help/products/fresno-nightcrawler-shirt] Want more? Join the Frightday Society, at http://thefrightdaysociety.org [http://thefrightdaysociety.org/] As a Society Member, you'll have access to all Screamium content (Behind the Screams, It's Been a Weird Week, A Conversation With..., Toast to Toast PM with Wine Kelly, Cinema Autopsy, the Writers' Room, bonus episodes of Captain Kelly's Cryptids & Conspiracies, Byron's Serial Corner, and so much more! You'll also be part of our interactive community dedicated to the advancement of horror, hauntings, cryptids, conspiracies, aliens, and true crime. All things frightening. Keep our mini-fridges full of blood...I mean...not blood...normal things that people drink...by going to http://shop.frightday.com [http://shop.frightday.com/] Theme music by Yawns Produced by Byron McKoy Follow us in the shadows at the following places: @byronmckoy @kellyfrightday @frightday This is an Audio Wool Original.