CLASSIC: STDWYTK Presents: See You Next Time

Stuff They Don't Want You To Know

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Society & Culture

4.3 • 10.7K Ratings

🗓️ 29 March 2023

⏱️ 49 minutes

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Summary

In 1933, a composer named Rezső Seress created one of the world's most infamous tunes -- a melancholy, mysterious piece known as "Gloomy Sunday." Over the following decades, this song became notorious for the sinister effects it had on anyone who listened to the song in full. Join the guys for a special end-of-the-year episode as they explore the story of the original recording -- where it came from, who wrote it, and, most disturbingly, why.

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1:30.0	Fellow conspiracy, realists gather around the figurative fire and the darkness.
1:35.0	We are so pumped to bring you one of our first show wide collaborations in the world of fiction.
1:45.0	You guys remember this one? Lumi Sunday?
1:48.0	Absolutely. We did this one for the Atlanta Friends Audio Festival some years back and did a really great collab with the whole team.
1:58.0	Did characters, you wrote the thing. It's really cool, creepy story, did a bunch of synthy, weird sound design and stuff.
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