Perplexity: A Mystery Podcast

S4 Ep17: Episode 176: The Kentucky Meat Shower & the Oakville Blobs

Today we’re looking up to the skies, rolling up our sleeves—and maybe grabbing an umbrella..because things are getting weird overhead. Imagine glancing up one afternoon only to find… meat. Falling. From. The. Sky. Or wandering through your neighborhood as gelatinous blobs drift down like strange raindrops an alternate dimension.  History is filled with bizarre meteorological moments that challenge both science and sanity. But today’s stories will have you thinking the movie Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs is actually possible. So let’s get into it. Today’s perplexing episode is all about strange things that have fallen from the sky, The Kentucky Meat Shower and the Oakville Blobs. ------ WAYS TO SUPPORT & CONNECT: Join the Patreon [https://patreon.com/perplexitymysterypodcast] for perks and ad free episodes! Hit that follow button, drop a 5 star review, and spread the word!!! Buy Kaydra a coffee [https://buymeacoffee.com/perplexitymysterypodcast] and get a shoutout! Merch! [https://www.bonfire.com/store/perplexity-mystery-podcast/] Be sure to tag us on Instagram in your merch! Subscribe to the YouTube channel! [https://www.youtube.com/@perplexitymysterypodcast] Website [https://www.perplexitymysterypodcast.com/] Follow Perplexity on Instagram and TikTok @PerplexityMysteryPodcast. Have a story to tell or want to request a topic? Email Kaydra at PerplexityMysteryPodcast@gmail.com [https://gmail.com/] ------ SOURCES: https://vinepair.com/cocktail-chatter/kentucky-meat-shower-mystery/ [https://vinepair.com/cocktail-chatter/kentucky-meat-shower-mystery/] https://www.weku.org/kentucky-arts-culture/2026-03-06/kentucky-meat-shower-150th-anniversary-draws-hundreds-to-bath-county [https://www.weku.org/kentucky-arts-culture/2026-03-06/kentucky-meat-shower-150th-anniversary-draws-hundreds-to-bath-county] https://www.hollyhillandco.com/stories-recipes/meat-shower [https://www.hollyhillandco.com/stories-recipes/meat-shower] https://www.wkms.org/sounds-good-conversations/2024-02-20/uncommon-history-brent-taylor-on-the-1876-kentucky-meat-shower-in-bath-county [https://www.wkms.org/sounds-good-conversations/2024-02-20/uncommon-history-brent-taylor-on-the-1876-kentucky-meat-shower-in-bath-county] https://davebarry.substack.com/p/the-kentucky-meat-shower [https://davebarry.substack.com/p/the-kentucky-meat-shower] https://www.kentucky.com/news/state/kentucky/article314895873.html [https://www.kentucky.com/news/state/kentucky/article314895873.html] Season 5 Episode 20 “Unsolved Mysteries” https://www.kuow.org/stories/return-of-the-blobs-sw-washington-revisited-by-decades-old-gooey-mystery [https://www.kuow.org/stories/return-of-the-blobs-sw-washington-revisited-by-decades-old-gooey-mystery] https://www.discoveryuk.com/mysteries/what-were-the-oakville-blobs-and-what-caused-them/ [https://www.discoveryuk.com/mysteries/what-were-the-oakville-blobs-and-what-caused-them/] https://www.sciencefocus.com/science/what-were-the-oakville-blobs [https://www.sciencefocus.com/science/what-were-the-oakville-blobs] https://medium.com/@ajhotz23/do-not-ask-the-1994-oakville-blobs-711bd8631fa8 [https://medium.com/@ajhotz23/do-not-ask-the-1994-oakville-blobs-711bd8631fa8] https://www.iflscience.com/oakville-blobs-in-1994-mysterious-gelatinous-goo-rained-down-on-washington-73717 [https://www.iflscience.com/oakville-blobs-in-1994-mysterious-gelatinous-goo-rained-down-on-washington-73717] https://www.rd.com/list/weird-things-fallen-from-sky/ [https://www.rd.com/list/weird-things-fallen-from-sky/]

INTRODUCING: Secrets Beyond the Sacramento River

Introducing the new long form investigative podcast from the team behind Missing in Hush Town, Secrets Beyond the Sacramento River. Subscribe now wherever you get podcasts and catch new episodes each Monday. Apple Podcast Link [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/secrets-beyond-the-sacramento-river/id1834249620] Spotify Podcast Link [https://open.spotify.com/show/3gCS5ru5jLGsn2VC3JZeFu?si=e704da72adb14102]  Episode 1: Send Recovery On September 9th, 2023, at 9:45 PM, a 911 call was made. A witness reported a white sedan sitting on River Road in the Sacramento Delta. Moments later, that same car began to move—rolling slowly from a stop, turning down an embankment, and disappearing into the Sacramento River. Emergency response was called. But what happened next, doesn’t make sense. Within hours, the call was downgraded. Medical was cancelled. No confirmed search took place the following day. Two days later, a dive team finally located the vehicle. Four days later, Jeff Anderson was pulled from the bottom of the river—just 500 feet from where the car entered the water. His car was: -upside down - in park. Keys in his pocket. His body in the back seat. His phone was never recovered. And in the months after his death—someone attempted to access his accounts. Authorities ruled it an accident. We disagree.  In this first chapter of Secrets Beyond the Sacramento River, we walk you through the night Jeff Anderson lost his life—using dispatch calls, witness statements, and official reports—to uncover one question: What happened to Jeff Anderson? Subscribe wherver you get podcasts.  Hosts Jen Rivera & Jules Thorp  Produced in cooperation with Jeff Anderson's family.

S4 Ep16: Episode 175: UNSOLVED- Bethany Markowski & Jeff Anderson: An Interview with Jules Thorpe

Kaydra's friend, Jules, co-founder of Fire Eyes Media, returns to the podcast to shed light on 2 cases she has been researching for the past 2 years. Jules works closely with the families and believes these cases are solvable. These are the stories of 11 year old Bethany Markowski and 40 year old Jeff Anderson.  https://bethanymarkowski.com [https://bethanymarkowski.com/] https://missinginhushtown.com [https://missinginhushtown.com/] https://fireeyesmedia.com/shows [https://fireeyesmedia.com/shows]------ WAYS TO SUPPORT & CONNECT: Join the Patreon [https://patreon.com/perplexitymysterypodcast] for perks and ad free episodes! Hit that follow button, drop a 5 star review, and spread the word!!! Buy Kaydra a coffee [https://buymeacoffee.com/perplexitymysterypodcast] and get a shoutout! Merch! [https://www.bonfire.com/store/perplexity-mystery-podcast/] Be sure to tag us on Instagram in your merch! Subscribe to the YouTube channel! [https://www.youtube.com/@perplexitymysterypodcast] Website [https://www.perplexitymysterypodcast.com/] Follow Perplexity on Instagram and TikTok @PerplexityMysteryPodcast. Have a story to tell or want to request a topic? Email Kaydra at PerplexityMysteryPodcast@gmail.com [https://gmail.com/]

S4 Ep15: Episode 174. Paranormal Reddit Encounters- Vol II ft. Believing the Bizarre

Today you will hear 4 stories that will leave you wondering what else is out there: a massive silent object is seen moving slowly across the treeline, a man on his death bed gets visited by a loved one, a child makes a dark prediction about their mother’s future, and an outdoorsman witnesses a 2 foot tall man trudging along the forest road.  Today’s episode is all about perplexing paranormal Reddit encounters. Check out Believing the Bizarre [https://believingthebizarre.com/] wherever you get your podcasts. ------ WAYS TO SUPPORT & CONNECT: Join the Patreon [https://patreon.com/perplexitymysterypodcast] for perks and ad free episodes! Hit that follow button, drop a 5 star review, and spread the word!!! Buy Kaydra a coffee [https://buymeacoffee.com/perplexitymysterypodcast] and get a shoutout! Merch! [https://www.bonfire.com/store/perplexity-mystery-podcast/] Be sure to tag us on Instagram in your merch! Subscribe to the YouTube channel! [https://www.youtube.com/@perplexitymysterypodcast] Website [https://www.perplexitymysterypodcast.com/] Follow Perplexity on Instagram and TikTok @PerplexityMysteryPodcast. Have a story to tell or want to request a topic? Email Kaydra at PerplexityMysteryPodcast@gmail.com [https://gmail.com/]

S4 Ep14: Episode 173. Dark Origins of Nursery Rhymes & Fairytales ft Cryptid Cocktail Party

You remember them from childhood—sweet melodies sung before sleep, an intriguing yarn your parents told to chase away the dark. But what if these songs and stories actually stemmed from darkness? What if the seemingly innocent rhymes and fairytales we still spread today were never meant for children's ears? Today, we peel back the soft, comforting veil of these stories to find what’s whispering beneath: plagues, betrayal, grim warnings, and violence. Forget happily ever after.  Today’s episode is all about the perplexing and dark origins of nursery rhymes and fairytales! Check out Cryptic Cocktail Party here! [https://allmylinks.com/cryptidcocktail] ------ WAYS TO SUPPORT & CONNECT: Join the Patreon [https://patreon.com/perplexitymysterypodcast] for perks and ad free episodes! Hit that follow button, drop a 5 star review, and spread the word!!! Buy Kaydra a coffee [https://buymeacoffee.com/perplexitymysterypodcast] and get a shoutout! Merch! [https://www.bonfire.com/store/perplexity-mystery-podcast/] Be sure to tag us on Instagram in your merch! Subscribe to the YouTube channel! [https://www.youtube.com/@perplexitymysterypodcast] Website [https://www.perplexitymysterypodcast.com/] Follow Perplexity on Instagram and TikTok @PerplexityMysteryPodcast. Have a story to tell or want to request a topic? Email Kaydra at PerplexityMysteryPodcast@gmail.com [https://gmail.com/] ------ SOURCES: https://www.mentalfloss.com/literature/nursery-rhymes/morbid-meaning-ring-around-the-rosie [https://www.mentalfloss.com/literature/nursery-rhymes/morbid-meaning-ring-around-the-rosie] https://www.mentalfloss.com/literature/nursery-rhymes/dark-origins-11-classic-nursery-rhymes [https://www.mentalfloss.com/literature/nursery-rhymes/dark-origins-11-classic-nursery-rhymes] https://kids.kiddle.co/Ring_a_Ring_o%27_Roses [https://kids.kiddle.co/Ring_a_Ring_o%27_Roses] Wikipedia https://www.historyhit.com/culture/the-disturbing-origins-of-fairy-tales/ [https://www.historyhit.com/culture/the-disturbing-origins-of-fairy-tales/] https://www.tckpublishing.com/dark-fairy-tales/ [https://www.tckpublishing.com/dark-fairy-tales/] https://time.com/3828261/dark-origins-11-nursery-rhymes/ [https://time.com/3828261/dark-origins-11-nursery-rhymes/] https://www.classical-music.com/features/works/darkest-nursery-rhymes [https://www.classical-music.com/features/works/darkest-nursery-rhymes] https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20150610-the-dark-side-of-nursery-rhymes [https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20150610-the-dark-side-of-nursery-rhymes] https://www.classicfm.com/discover-music/jack-and-jill-nursery-rhyme-lyrics-origins-meaning-history/ [https://www.classicfm.com/discover-music/jack-and-jill-nursery-rhyme-lyrics-origins-meaning-history/] https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20150610-the-dark-side-of-nursery-rhymes [https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20150610-the-dark-side-of-nursery-rhymes]