The Truth Behind Las Vegas’ Most Notorious Urban Legends
Hey, did you hear that story about the guy who wakes up in a hotel bathtub full of ice … missing his KIDNEYS? Our city is the backdrop for so many urban legends, so today, co-host Sarah Lohman sits down with Celestia Ward and Ben Radford — they're folklorists, professional skeptics, and co-hosts of the podcast Squaring the Strange, and they share their favorite Vegas urban legends, explain how to debunk them, and explore the grains of truth in each of these stories.
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