Ope, Whatchya Think?

Episode 24- Minnesota’s Devil’s Kettle and Other Holes: Where Water Disappears

In this episode the hosts swap stories about mysterious bottomless pits, starting with Minnesota’s Devil’s Kettle — a waterfall that seems to swallow water, dye and GPS trackers — and moving to the legend of Mel’s Hole, a strange well tied to Coast to Coast AM reports of impossible depths, hot ice, a cooked sheep and a seal‑like creature. Between jokes and bar banter, they discuss investigations, wild theories (from underground caves to interdimensional portals) and reports of military interest, leaving listeners with more questions than answers.

Episode 23- Ridgeway Phantoms: Shape-Shifters of the Lead Trail

On this episode the hosts stumble through history and drink breaks as they recount the eerie Ridgeway legends. From 1840s miners and stagecoach routes to shape-shifting phantoms that appear as animals, headless riders, or the spirits of two tragic brothers, the guests debate whether the sightings are ghosts, skinwalkers, or generational hauntings.They mix facts about the lead-mining boom and Military Ridge with local folklore, personal anecdotes, and the chilling detail that similar sightings persist in Ridgeway to this day.

Episode 22- Momo: Missouri’s Pumpkin‑Headed Monster

In this episode the hosts, over drinks and chaotic banter, explore the legend of Momo—the Missouri Monster—recounting 1971–72 sightings, foul odors, plaster casts of footprints, and the creature’s mysterious disappearance by the 1990s.Mixing humor with folklore, the episode balances skeptical theories and fond storytelling about a strange regional cryptid.

Episode 21- Return to Beaver Island: The Mormons, The Cannon, and The Shot That Started It All

On this rambunctious podcast episode, the hosts revisit the strange history of Beaver Island: the rise of James Strang, his self-declared kingship among a Mormon splinter group, the violent clashes with Irish fishermen, and the mysterious rumors of buried treasure and counterfeit minting on the island.Through drunken banter and dark humor, they weigh Strang’s political successes, his controversial actions, and the chaotic aftermath that led to his assassination and the forced removal of his followers.

Episode 20- The Hamburger Man: Bloodied Aprons in the Sandhills

In this episode the hosts explore the creepy Kansas urban legend of the "Hamburger Man," a hooded figure in the Hutchinson sandhills who offers hamburgers that may be made from human flesh.The conversation blends folklore, eyewitness tales, and drunken banter as the hosts debate whether the story is a hoax, a tragic real person turned monster, or just small‑town scare tactics.

Episode 19- Vanished Over Superior: The Kinross Radar Mystery

In this episode the hosts get drunk and dig into the 1953 Kinross Incident: an unidentified radar contact over Lake Superior and the baffling disappearance of an F-89 interceptor and its crew, plus a mysterious piece of metal later removed from Project Blue Book.Amid sake breaks, beer, and rowdy banter, they walk through the radar timeline, military response, eyewitness claims, and theories ranging from government cover-ups to magnetic fog and parallel timelines.

Episode 18- Avon Bottoms: Gateway to Hell or Swamp Monster?

On this episode of Ope, Whatchya Think?, the hosts dig into the eerie legend of Avon Bottoms, a decaying southern Wisconsin floodplain near Broadhead reputed to harbor a swamp creature, haunted playground, and a dark history of dumped bodies.
They share local sightings, DNR notes about unusual wildlife, personal reactions, and consider a road trip to explore the spooky site themselves.

Episode 17- Midwest Mysteries: 1897 Airships, Aliens, and Time-Traveling Nazis

In this unscripted, booze-fueled episode the hosts dig into a wave of 1897 Midwest UFO reports — cigar-shaped airships, bright lights, alleged wreckage, and witnesses from Eau Claire to Kalamazoo. They discuss historical context, possible explanations (from early dirigibles to aliens and time travel), and the odd details recorded in period newspapers and books.The episode is heavy on rambunctious banter, wild theories, and laugh-out-loud moments, with the hosts promising more follow-up episodes to investigate the mystery further.

Episode 16- Where’s Hoffa? Beer, Banter & Mafia Theories

In this beer-fueled episode the hosts trade jokes and local stories while digging into the life, union power and mysterious 1975 disappearance of Teamsters boss Jimmy Hoffa.They summarize Hoffa’s rise and conviction, his links to organized crime and Richard Nixon, review the FBI investigations and popular theories (from stadium burials to horse farms and secret cremations), and touch on cultural takes like The Irishman and MythBusters.

Episode 15- Madman Mike’s Time Machine: The Missouri Vortex

The hosts drink, joke, and dive into the strange true story of Mike Markham — a Missouri man who claimed to build a time machine using a Jacob’s Ladder and stolen transformers, called into Coast to Coast AM, disappeared for two years, and reappeared in Ohio holding a mysterious device.The episode mixes skepticism, conspiracy chatter, and humor as the crew recounts Markham’s arrest, the blackout his experiments caused, Art Bell interviews, and theories linking the case to other time-travel legends.