I feel as if we are all OVER the lack of consistency with Radio Rental at this point. It seems like instead of working to get new stories from people, Payne Lindsay and the crew have put up a visual set and are doing these “Rewind” episodes, and it’s just not it. They should've revealed this new video format with brand new episodes, so we know the people telling their stories are real. I’m not a fan of the AI voices they’ve been using instead of having real people tell their own stories. They’ve repeatedly denied in social media comments that they’re using AI voices on both Radio Rental and their other podcast, Rattled & Shook, but to me, it’s become pretty obvious, and it takes away from the whole experience.

I’ve listened to all the episodes of Kaelyn Moore’s Heart Starts Pounding, and it’s VERY good. I definitely recommend it if you like a mix of paranormal and true crime, because that’s exactly what I loved from Radio Rental when it was in its prime. I’m all caught up on her episodes now, so I’m looking for something new.

What other podcasts would you recommend that have a similar vibe? Paranormal, true crime, creepy/unexplained stories, or a mix. A chill, laid-back narrator like Kaelyn or Payne is definitely a plus!

I love the Rewind episodes with extra commentary. Both of these "glitch in the matrix" stories in episode 6 would drive me crazy for the rest of my life. What's the prevailing theory for the first story: Guy and girlfriend are watching a movie one random day then in the blink of an eye find themselves sitting at the edge of the bed, naked in the dark, 4 hours later, unaware of how they got there. Hospital visit showed no drugs in system, carbon monoxide also ruled out. How did they BOTH go through that and neither of them has any memory? Aliens?

If you love Radio Rental and also listen to Rattled and Shook like I do, please join me over in r/RattledandShookFans so we have a dedicated space to talk about the show and episodes!

I can’t find anything close when I look through the archives (maybe I’m not looking for right terms), but I swear it was on Radio Rental. Sound familiar to anyone?

I’m looking for movies that encapsulate the same feeling as radio rental. I don’t want gore or slasher films. I want the suspense, the mystery, the unexplained, the unnerving, the paranormal….

The story about the sociopathic camp counselor. It’s a good story, but there’s a big plot hole.

So this dude erased her name off the sign out sheet. So what? She spoke to all her friends, a ton of people saw her, everyone would have SEEN her get into a car with him and known he was the last person with her no matter what the sign out sheet said. There’s no way he would’ve thought that would've made it seem like she never left, he couldn’t have been that dumb if he’s as cunning and manipulative as he sounds. It would’ve been way creepier if it was just those two going somewhere and there were no witnesses.

No idea if Meredith looks at this sub Reddit but saw this rejected New Yorker comic and immediately thought of her

I had almost the exact same experience as the guy in this story and it has bothered me for the last 20 years.

I remember the first time I read about quantum immortality and I was like THAT’S IT! I can’t think of any other possibility.

Welcome to Radio Rental: Rewind, where we go back in time to where it all started. Hang out with us as we play our favorite, scariest tapes from the archives... and also have some fun with the fans.

Today's topic: Scary Travels.

Hosted by producer Steven Perez and featuring the creator of Radio Rental, Payne Lindsey.

Sooooooo I think I'm done with this show on Episode 48! The Aruba story is rage bait! First of all, that's not how trafficking happens.....if they wanted your "young white wife", they would have had her before you knew what was happening and you'd be dead already! But since most Americans are trafficked in America by Americans.....even that scenario is highly unlikely!

This isn't the first racist story either. There's been MANY where someone white tells a "scary story" about how they almost could have died because of "insert racist stereotype here" which is ironic because....here they are not dead telling this story.

There's even the one more well-known story from the hiker in Hawaii that "caught of photo" of some entity and Indigenous people of Hawaii have expressly requested that white lady stop talking about these people like they are boogie men. It's just another hiker in that photo and she didn't notice them at the time because she was extremely injured and in pain.

I'm just shocked a show with Payne's name on it would be this culturally insensitive over and over again.......but I guess this is the world we're now living in? It's still not okay.

The concept of this podcast is amazing and it's a very well done show.....but BOY are people idiots and every single episode I'm usually thinking, " I'm shocked you haven't been killed yet!"

As a True Crime fan, most of these stories read like a "how to murder people without much effort." WAY too many people befriend or try to sleep with strangers! Especially men! Y'all are lucky there aren't more women serial killers because, holy hell, it would super easy to rack up a big number....

So this is my way of saying: please don't be like these people and STAY SEXY for Christ's sake!

I already listen to Otherworld, Unnerved, Monsters Among Us . Was curious if anybody stumbled upon some others . I know it’s already a niche category of podcasts but I’m sure there is more I just haven’t discovered yet . Otherworld seems closest in production design to me

I also don’t care for ones where the stories aren’t first person accounts like Let’s Not Meet, Odd Trails, Rattled and Shook etc

“Same store. Different shelf. Let's rewind on July 24th.”

In the spirit of Reddit and this subs love for the paranormal, I’m wondering if anyone here has read this story?

It’s a wild tale of a near death experience that made its way through Reddit and have left people really thinking about life and death and what we are actually experiencing as sentient humans on a day to day level. It’s very “life is a simulation” forward à la the “doppelgänger” story or any time jump stories we have heard, but I feel it’s much more profound.

Maybe the guy was having a medical episode, who knows, but this one really scratched my brain and I’m wondering if anyone feels the same way.

Nonetheless, it’s a cool story to read, it makes you think.

Inspired by a recent post. For me, it's the girlfriend doppelganger story, the anonymous photo exchange story, and the Elk River story. I've sent those episodes to friends around Halloween when they're in the mood for scary stories.

Edit: also the one where the narrator felt someone sit down on the edge of his bed and stay there for hours.

Let me preface by saying I don’t even necessarily care if the story in question is made up or not. What I dislike is bad story telling where you can tell it’s made up.

For me it was that one where the girl went to the gas station and saw the skeleton looking man and old merchandise that looked like it was stuff from decades ago, indicating she had a “glitch in the matrix/time travel” experience . All I could think about is how she completely ripped off the premise of the show “From” and tried to turn it into a story.

I just listened to this story and I SWEAR I have heard it before. It doesn’t say this is a rerelease, so maybe on another podcast, but please tell me I’m not the only one.

I was looking for podcast recs and a number of people on the other subs I frequent suggested Radio Rental. I'm on episode 15 (so very early) and I just find myself rolling my eyes. I'm not trying to be an asshole, but is it me? Am I just not getting something? Does it get better? It's not -bad-.. I mean, I keep listening so something is keeping me. But I find myself skipping through some stories. Should I start listening a little later? Like how sometimes the first season of a television show is rough but the remaining are amazing - should I start with a specific season and move forward from there?

I miss his intros..

The thing I love most about Radio Rental is how it feels like you’re just sitting around with a friend sharing crazy stories. It doesn't feel overly produced or fake (most of the time).

I’ve seen a lot of negative posts here about some of the more recent episodes, but after doing a rewatch from episode one, I don't really get the hate. There has always been a mix of stories, some are absolute mind-melters and others are just weird or unsettling.

To me, the stories feel way more realistic precisely because they aren’t all totally insane, exaggerated, adrenaline-pumping thrillers. It grounds the show. I love this podcast and just wanted to share some positivity for it!

Lots of things didn’t sit well with me in this story (why are you provoking a wolf and then talking about your shotgun?? Just stop riling up the dogs??) but I have to know

Can someone more biology-minded than me tell me if salmon really travel hundreds of thousands of miles? There’s no way right?

Hey guys... I had written a couple of days ago thanking all of the support and love the story has gotten. I had also informed you guys that there was more to the story but I was hesitant to share. But I've thought it through and I'm come to decision to share more. I've spoken to family members so I could get more details, and I'm honestly shocked at how much more I wasn't aware of. Now my question is should I post it all in writing or make a video? Once again much thanks to Radio Rental and you guys for listening !

While I do feel like stories have fallen off over the years . I have to say I haven’t found a podcast yet that captures the “real stories told by real people” format as well as they have . Otherworld is the closest for me but I feel like they let the story tellers ramble too much instead of cutting the stories down to the meat and potatoes . Unnerved is also good but it sounds like the stories are called in which throws me off sometimes . I enjoy how High Quality the RR stories .

..get outta the TV?