Today we’re discussing the strange story of The Houdini Seance and Arthur Ford the Spiritualist. The last Houdini Seance (1936) – Audio + Story Bess Houdini Arthur Ford – Spiritualist Arthur Ford – Obituary The Houdini Code The Bishop James Pike Was Pike Seance Hoax? The Skeptics Dictionary: Arthur Ford
In the mountains of North Georgia on a spooky civil war battlefield there is a legend of a green eyed monster. This is not that story. This is the story of the new festival set up to commemorate the monster, but also bring people and revenue to this rural southern town. We’ll be talking with Nate Tucker and Dillan Whisenant about […]
This is the audio from our 2024 livestream (http://youtube.com/monstertalk). If you saw that live, this is the same audio without the moving picture bits. If you didn’t see it but want to see our mugs waggin’ synchronously to our voices, you can find this particular episode here. Otherwise – happy new year! We’ll be back next week talking about how to […]
We’re joined by fellow podcaster and friend of the show, Andy Driscoll, to introduce a peculiar region in Massachusetts said to be home to concentrated high strangeness. We’ll definitely be coming back to deep dive in these swamps for more details on particular claims but Andy gives us a great “hometown” introduction to this fascinating area. Video Segment with Jeff […]
One of the most “Christmas Ghost Story” ghost stories for Christmas that I’ve ever come across. Smee tells of a night of holiday revelry turned chilling and mysterious by the appearance of an unexpected attendee at the festivities. You can read along with the ebook by purchasing it here. (affiliate Link) Read more about A. M. Burrage if you like. (Wikipedia) Art for […]
We’re excited to have Laura Krantz back to talk about her latest book – a youth-focused look at how to distinguish between magical and scientific thinking: Do You Believe in Magic? Laura’s very entertaining and informative podcasts: LINKLaura’s other writings (affiliate LINK)
An interview with writer, researcher and podcaster Aaron Gulyas – host of the UFO themed history podcast The Saucer Life. Gulyas is also the author of many books (affiliate link) including some likely to be of particular interest to MT listeners: Extraterrestrials and the American Zeitgeist: Alien Contact Tales Since the 1950s Conspiracy Theories: The Roots, Themes and Propagation of Paranoid […]
We welcome back Chris Woodyard to discuss the very odd story of the Wollaton Gnomes – a 1979 reported sighting of little men in little cars by a group of children in a British park. Chris & Simon’s podcast Boggarts & Banshees(Apple Podcasts) Transcript of the gnome witness children’s Interview (courtesy Simon Young) Wollaton Hall (wiki) Blog by Frank Earp, who […]
We’re delighted to celebrate Thanksgiving with the return of Dr. Brian Regal. He’s here to talk about a favorite monster film, and announce the release of his autobiography, The Monster from Newark. Links: Brian’s autobiography – The Monster From Newark (affiliate link) Karen’s anthology of skeptics having weird experiences:Would You Believe It? (affiliate link) Lucky Dragon No 5 (wiki) Castle […]
Thanks to your generous support I was able to make it to CryptidCon 2024 and this is a chat with Karen and me, reporting on day one. I’ll be heading out later today for the five and a half hour drive back home but this has been delightful and you’re sure to hear more from the connections I made and […]
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