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Knit to This: Hysterical
Back in 2011-12, there was an outbreak of something in LeRoy, NY, which is up in the western part of the state. Clusters of high school girls came down with an illness that looked a lot like Tourette Syndrome but was not Tourette Syndrome.
Were the fracking wells near the soccer fields to blame? The decades-ago hazardous waste spill? Or was it something even more mysterious?
This was one of those cases that my local paper—I don’t live all that far from LeRoy—tracked in real time as it unfolded. And the conclusion investigators came to was one that angered just as many people as it soothed.
Which, of course, means that it is long past time for an investigative podcast.
In podcaster Dan Taberski’s hands, this story becomes much more than the sum of its parts. Hysterical, the seven-part series that’ll conclude on Monday, focuses on this case but wanders into the Salem Witch Trials, Jello, viral videos, and international espionage.
Additionally, it tries to get to the bottom of how in the heck you pronounce “LeRoy.”
At its core, Hysterical is a smart look at how humans behave. “The brain is a mystery, even when it’s lime,” Taberski says—and I promise you that will make perfect sense in context, if you knit to this.
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This sounds really good, thank you!
Well, after this amazing teaser how does one NOT listen? Thanks for dangling this carrot, Adrienne!
Thanks for posting this. My husband is from Rochester and LeRoy, along with Charlotte and Chili, give people such agita!! Can’t wait to start the podcast!
How can I listen to it?
I found it in Apple Podcasts, on my iPhone.
Sounds intriguing! I’ll take a listen. Thanks!
Charlotte, Chili, LeRoy, Lima. Good times in western NY. 🙂
Listening to this podcast right now. It’s fascinating, and a little scary.
Sounds excellent; thanks for the heads up!
I listened to the first two episodes while on my walk yesterday. It’s fascinating, and I can’t wait to listen to all the episodes.
I cannot wait to tune into this , the human brain is a mystery
I’ve just binge listened (is that a thing?) to all of the episodes of this podcast, and I found it absolutely riveting. I’ve heard of some of the items mentioned but I hadn’t realised just how common they were. We truly are ‘fearfully and wonderfully made’. Thank you for recommending this.
P.S. It was good to iron the clothes to…!