Ong’s Hat is a real place.  But the stories about it aren’t.  That didn’t stop tales about a dimension hopping, scientific, transcendentalist, sadomasochistic cult from spreading across the early internet.  This is credited as the first ever ARG and boy, is it weird Episode: https://www.podbean.com/ew/pb-saspu-1831e0e

UFO…No!

Episode 215: Ong’s Hat

In Cronenberg’s cinematic interpretation of Burroughs’s “Naked Lunch,” Peter Weller’s Bill Lee character is confronted by Hank with pages of reports he cannot remember writing. Bill Lee drawls laconically, “I never saw these pages before. I truly do suspect some colossal con.”
I echo that sentiment. A podcast with a voice that appears to be mine has been released. However, I have no memory of ever being involved in this podcast. Mind control? Sorcery? Technical chicanery? You be the judge.
Happy Samhain, Blessed Be.

About this Episode
Since October 2023, Vayse HQ has been regularly receiving mysterious, confusing and unsettling emails, seemingly from all over the world, all hinting towards the same impossible conclusion.

In this episode the Vayse boys launch an investigation into where these weird communications might be coming from and who might be behind them with a little help and a lot of expertise from some familiar and very welcome faces: Douglas Batchelor, Darragh Mason, Sequoyah Kennedy, Joseph Matheny, Stephanie Quick and AP Strange. The deeper they dig, the more they find themselves falling down rabbit holes within rabbit holes within rabbit holes… (Recorded October 2024)

SHOW PAGE: https://www.vayse.co.uk/vysxxxx

 

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In this episode of The Computer Room, Katherine and friends talk about Art Bell’s legacy. We meet Leah Prime, who’s writing a book about Art Bell, John Steiger who on a mission to hand transcribe every single episode of Coast to Coast AM, and Joseph Matheny, the mind behind Ong’s Hat.

Join Shane Skwarek and Tim Philipps in this mind-bending episode of “Conspiracy Realist” as we dive deep into the enigmatic world of Ong’s Hat with special guest Joseph Matheny. Discover the chilling tale of a seemingly innocuous town in New Jersey that is said to be a gateway to alternate realities, covert experiments, and a unique blend of fiction and conspiracy.

We’ll explore the origins of Ong’s Hat, the mysterious group known as the Ong’s Hat Movement, and how Joseph himself played a pivotal role in bringing this phenomenon to light. Unravel the threads of coincidence, deception, and the search for truth as we question the narratives surrounding this clandestine location.

Whether you’re a seasoned conspiracy enthusiast or just curious about the bizarre intersections of reality and fiction, this episode offers something for everyone. Prepare to be captivated by the possibilities that lie beyond our perception of reality!

🔍 Key Topics Covered:

– The history and lore of Ong’s Hat
– Joseph Matheny’s involvement in the Ong’s Hat phenomenon
– The intersection of conspiracy theories and alternate realities
– What does Ong’s Hat teach us about belief and storytelling?

LINK: https://shows.acast.com/new-jersey-is-the-world/episodes/a-return-to-ongs-hat WARNING: Some listeners may be disturbed by the fact that at no point in this episode do Mike D and Andrea mention diarrhea. This is a diarrhea-free episode. Proceed at your own risk. Longtime subscribers to our Patreon may remember an early episode of South Jersey Is Also the World where Andrea and Gethard went deep into the history of Ong’s Hat, a South Jersey ghost town so tiny it doesn’t even appear on most maps. Its history is a fascinating one, with debatable origins involving bootlegging and hat-based feuds as well as an early Internet legend regarded by many as the genesis of Alternate Reality Games. Since that episode, Ong’s Hat has popped up in a few other places, so we figured it was time for a revisit. While we do discuss the above in some detail, this episode is really about urban legends, how they spread, and why we seem to love them so much more in Jersey. We also discover something about our own history that has the potential to crack this whole Ong’s Hat mystery wide open. We need your help on that one though, so have a listen and let us know what you think!