Episode 184 – I Know That You Twisted Again Like We Did Last Summer

Winter AND a new year? That can only mean one thing: it’s time for some creepy frozen lakes! Fulla dead people, these lakes.

First up is a viral ghost story about Minnesota’s Lake Weller, and the ghostly radio signals that seem to be coming from its depths every winter. Ope! Jake and Wyatt then fumble the best chance anyone will ever get at a “76 Trombones” joke as they head to the Indian Himalayas to Roopkund! Also known as Skeleton Lake, you’ll NEVER GUESS what’s inside. And you’ll certainly never guess what happened there…

EPISODE LINKS

All-purpose show links

Wyatt’s native plant biznass
The show Jake writes

LAKE WELLER

Nature article about lakes vs. ponds
Ice-penetrating radio waves
Minnesota’s lake definition
Database of every MN lake

ROOPKUND

Atlas Obscura article
New York Times article
NYT article without the paywall
Haunted India blog post (for photos of Roopkund)
BBC article (which includes even more photos)
History Channel clip with William Shatner
Riddles of the Dead episode from National Geographic
Nature Communications article