There is a mysterious droning sound often described as like a diesel engine idling that is severely impacting the quality of life of 2 percent of people in places around the world. The thing is, no one knows what's causing it - or if it actually exists.
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In this fascinating episode of Stuff You Should Know, Josh and Chuck dive into the mysterious phenomenon known as "The Hum" - a low-frequency droning sound that only about 2% of people in certain locations around the world can hear, while everyone else hears nothing at all. They explore the various theories behind this maddening sound, from government conspiracy involving military communication systems to industrial sources, and examine whether it's acoustic, electromagnetic, or perhaps all in people's heads. The hosts discuss how this unexplained phenomenon has driven some sufferers to desperate measures and investigate the scientific studies attempting to understand what's really going on.
Dances with Wolves
1990
3h 1m
★ 7.8
"the vast prairie of dances with wolves or Fargo — A listener compared the rural South Dakota landscape to scenes from this Kevin Costner western."
— Josh
Draft Day
2014
1h 50m
★ 6.7
"I watched the preview only for that movie Draft Day that he did recently — Chuck mentioned seeing a preview for this Kevin Costner NFL Draft movie while discussing the actor's recent work."
— Chuck
"the vast prairie of dances with wolves or Fargo — A listener compared the rural South Dakota landscape to scenes from this Coen Brothers film."
— Josh
"stars of the cult classic show Hey Dude — Referenced in an advertisement for another podcast featuring stars from this 90s Nickelodeon show."
Poltergeist
1982
1h 54m
★ 7.2
"the dial-up sound like poltergeist — Referenced in an advertisement comparing AOL dial-up sounds to the classic horror film."
"the X-Files mentioned the hum in an episode called Drive — The hosts mentioned that the TV show X-Files had an episode about the hum phenomenon they were discussing."
— Josh
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