Episode

574 | It Wakes Up Every 17 Years (DON'T GO NEAR THE TREELINE)

Podcast: Unexplained Encounters
Published: Feb 4, 2026
Duration seconds: 4065
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When Brood IV of the cicadas awoke in Missouri in the summer of 1998, something awoke with them. And it changed the lives of 5 friends forever. Listen to me on night watchers to get to know me: https://www.youtube.com/@nightwatcherspodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices