“DON’T TRY TO STAY AWAKE!” And More Terrifying True Stories! #WeirdDarkness

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Darkness Syndicate members get the commercial-free version with all artwork created for the YouTube and podcast thumbnails https weirddarkness tiny us 2p8588hpIN THIS EPISODE In 1959 a radio DJ in New York decided to conduct a publicity stunt and it literally drove him insane Sleepless In New York In December 1963 two boys hit upon an idea for a school science project stay awake for as long as possible And it shed new light on what happens inside our tired brains The Boy Who Wouldn t Sleep We can fight off the sandman for a while but after a certain point sleeplessness leads to temporary madness and possibly even death Don t Try To Stay Awake The infamous cursed paintings called The Crying Boy Are all of the terrifying stories associated with the painting true or have we simply created a fascinating legend we choose to believe The Crying Boy Painting CHAPTERS amp TIME STAMPS All Times Approximate 00 00 00 000 Title Story Preview and Show Open00 03 07 091 Don t Try To Stay Awake00 23 09 030 The Crying Boy Paintings00 34 47 876 Show CloseSOURCES AND REFERENCES FROM THE EPISODE The Crying Boy Painting posted at Scarely com link no longer valid site shut down video of attempt to burn Crying Boy painting http bit ly 2Hremp1Sleepless In New York The Radio DJ s Publicity Stunt That Ended In Madness by Esther Inglis-Arkell link no longer valid site shut down The Boy Who Wouldn t Sleep by Sarah Keating https bbc in 2Hlt3LxDon t Try To Stay Awake by Adam Hadhazy https bbc in 2E6p17FWeird Darkness theme by Alibi Music Library Over time links seen above may become invalid disappear or have different content I always make sure to give authors credit for the material I use whenever possible If I somehow overlooked doing so for a story or if a credit is incorrect please let me know and I will rectify it in these show notes immediately Some links included above may benefit me financially through qualifying purchases I have come into the world as a light so that no one who believes in me should stay in darkness John 12 46 WeirdDarkness is a registered trademark Copyright 2024 Weird Darkness Originally aired May 15 2019CUSTOM LANDING PAGE https weirddarkness com donttrytostayawake Click here to visit this podcast episode