Uploaded February 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
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In Today's Episode:
In 1965, a young scientist named Carl Disch walked out of an research station in Antarctica during a blizzard and vanished. For six years the case sat unsolved… until radio operators across Antarctica began receiving transmissions claiming to be from the dead man himself. The full mystery of Carl Disch: life at Antarctica’s Bird Station, the brutal realities of winter isolation, winter-over syndrome, the search effort, Cold War rumors, and the bizarre phantom radio messages...
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Producer ► Caleb & Jon (instagram.com/jonfrie)
Writer ► Caleb
Thumbnailer ► Trey (instagram.com/treytrimble)
Editor ► Tara (twitter.com/buttritoh)
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Video Chapters:
0:00 The Vanishing of Carl Disch
1:27 Why Antarctica Is So Deadly
4:12 Who Carl Disch Was
6:14 Life at Bird Station
7:18 The Day He Walked Into the Blizzard
9:57 The Failed Search
10:28 Theories: Accident or Mental Break
11:33 Winter-Over Syndrome Explained
15:19 Signs Carl Was Struggling
17:29 The Card Game Incident
18:40 Early Conspiracy Theories
23:45 The Phantom Radio Messages Begin
27:24 The Empty Brockton Station Mystery
29:35 Sightings of the Man and the Dog
32:20 What Happened to Carl Disch?
References:
ITS Government Account its.ntia.gov/this-month-in-its-history/may-1965 / South Pole Station Archive southpolestation.com/trivia/igy2/disch.html / Carl Disch Memorial Record findagrave.com/memorial/135528620/carl_robert-disch / Antarctic Radio Archive & Phantom Messages radiocom.net/vx6/Disch.htm / Brockton Station Overview en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brockton_Station_(Antarctica) / Winter-Over Syndrome Background en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winter-over_syndrome / Belgian Antarctic Expedition History en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belgian_Antarctic_Expedition
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In Today's Episode:
In 1965, a young scientist named Carl Disch walked out of an research station in Antarctica during a blizzard and vanished. For six years the case sat unsolved… until radio operators across Antarctica began receiving transmissions claiming to be from the dead man himself. The full mystery of Carl Disch: life at Antarctica’s Bird Station, the brutal realities of winter isolation, winter-over syndrome, the search effort, Cold War rumors, and the bizarre phantom radio messages...
The Team:
Producer ► Caleb & Jon (instagram.com/jonfrie)
Writer ► Caleb
Thumbnailer ► Trey (instagram.com/treytrimble)
Editor ► Tara (twitter.com/buttritoh)
Subscribe to these!
• Side Channel ► youtube.com/@oompayt
• Candy Channel ► youtube.com/@sourboysgg
• TLS Channel ► youtube.com/@toolateshowlive
Follow these!
• Insta ► instagram.com/oompavilleig
• Twitter ► twitter.com/oompaville
Video Chapters:
0:00 The Vanishing of Carl Disch
1:27 Why Antarctica Is So Deadly
4:12 Who Carl Disch Was
6:14 Life at Bird Station
7:18 The Day He Walked Into the Blizzard
9:57 The Failed Search
10:28 Theories: Accident or Mental Break
11:33 Winter-Over Syndrome Explained
15:19 Signs Carl Was Struggling
17:29 The Card Game Incident
18:40 Early Conspiracy Theories
23:45 The Phantom Radio Messages Begin
27:24 The Empty Brockton Station Mystery
29:35 Sightings of the Man and the Dog
32:20 What Happened to Carl Disch?
References:
ITS Government Account its.ntia.gov/this-month-in-its-history/may-1965 / South Pole Station Archive southpolestation.com/trivia/igy2/disch.html / Carl Disch Memorial Record findagrave.com/memorial/135528620/carl_robert-disch / Antarctic Radio Archive & Phantom Messages radiocom.net/vx6/Disch.htm / Brockton Station Overview en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brockton_Station_(Antarctica) / Winter-Over Syndrome Background en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winter-over_syndrome / Belgian Antarctic Expedition History en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belgian_Antarctic_Expedition
For any business inquiries reach out here brands@sour.gg
#oompaville
