Lurid Lakes: Still Waters, Darker Secret
3/30/20261 hr 20 min
This episode journeys to the world’s most unsettling lakes, blending science, history and folklore to reveal how water can preserve, kill, or hide mysteries. From Tanzania’s stone-like carcasses and the Himalayan Skeleton Lake to Cameroon’s deadly limnic eruption and Siberia’s abyssal encounters, the hosts unpack eerie phenomena and local legends.
They also explore submerged towns, ancient bog burials, toxic contamination and undersea brine pools, asking what remains beneath still water—and why those depths continue to haunt us.
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First 90 secondsFrank· Host0:02
[gentle instrumental music] Welcome- Welcome to- To another episode of Fringe Beyond Limits. [laughs] [laughs] Ah. Yeah, you dorks. So...
Bree· Host0:56
[laughs] How's it going?
Speaker 2· Panelist0:58
I didn't do anything.
Frank· Host0:59
What's, uh, what's- I just wanted to be like you when I grow up. I know. I know. [laughs] I don't think you could ever stoop that low, but thanks.
Speaker 2· Panelist1:08
[laughs] I try.
Frank· Host1:10
All right.
Speaker 2· Panelist1:12
Ugh.
Frank· Host1:13
Well, ladies, how are you guys doing?
Speaker 2· Panelist1:15
Fantastico.
Bree· Host1:17
Good, good.
Frank· Host1:19
Mm-hmm. Good, good. So anything new, exciting, or are we just gonna jump right in here? Anything you'd like to share?
Bree· Host1:27
I'm gonna jump right in with our water wings.