Hysterical

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<p>Just in time for America’s 250th birthday, follow Dan Taberski (<em>Hysterical, 9/12, Missing Richard Simmons</em>) as he sets off on his most complicated quest yet: to reclaim the manifesto and write his own. Dan attempts to rescue the manifesto as a form from the sweaty clutches of cynical politicians and mass shooters and return it to its rightful place: with the artists, the warriors, the visionaries, and the mildly crazy regular folks with something to say, the passion to say it, and the

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<p>In the fall of 2011, a high school girl in LeRoy, New York falls ill: spasms, outbursts, and uncontrollably violent movements. As the mysterious illness spreads throughout the school, a young doctor attempts to connect the dots. Is there an external pathogen? Or is what’s happening in LeRoy something far more mysterious?</p><p>Listen to&nbsp;<em>Hysterical&nbsp;</em>on the Wondery App or wherever you get your podcasts. Binge all episodes of&nbsp;<em>Hysterical&nbsp;</em>early and ad-free righ

<p><em>Hysterical</em> investigates a mysterious illness that spreads among a group of high school girls in upstate New York. What is causing their sudden, often violent symptoms? Is there something in the water or inside the school? Or is it “all in their head?” The series examines the outbreak in LeRoy, NY, believed by some to be the most severe case of mass hysteria since the Salem Witch Trials. In his search for answers, Dan Taberski (<em>9/12</em>, <em>Missing Richard Simmons</em>, <em>Run