Show Notes
That Don’t Sound Right is all about conversation—the kind we had before the internet, when you couldn’t fact-check on the spot and the only “experts” were the people sitting nearby.
In this episode, Peter and Cecil revisit the childhood fears that felt absolutely real… but mostly never showed up. Quicksand lurking around every corner, the mystery of the Bermuda Triangle, sightings of Bigfoot and the Loch Ness Monster, swarms of killer bees, hidden messages in music, and the ever-present Halloween candy scare—it all felt just believable enough to keep you on edge.
With humor and a healthy dose of hindsight, they swap stories about what genuinely worried them growing up and how those fears spread through word-of-mouth, TV specials, and playground rumors. It’s a look at how media and myth combined to shape a generation’s imagination—long before instant debunking was a click away.
Equal parts funny and nostalgic, this episode asks: why did these fears stick with us… and what replaced them today?
Listen in, and if something makes you think, that don’t sound right… you’re in the right place.
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