For the next two episodes we’ll be in conversation with Chris Woodyard, an author and researcher whose work will likely be of interest to many of our listeners. This week we’re discussing omens and it turns omens can be almost anything we find symbolic or evocative – and they’re not all bad. Have a listen! Links for this episode (Omens): […]
We welcome back Dr. Brian Sharpless to discuss his exciting new book (due in October) called Monsters on the Couch. The book looks at some of our most common monster types and discusses the real psychological conditions that can appear quite similar to these creatures. In this episode we’ll be talking about the sensitive topic of necrophilia – and because […]
Part two of our look at time travel stories involving old computers covers the strange and twisted tale of John Titor – aka TimeTravel_0 – a self-described time warrior from the 2030s who has come back to the early 2000s to get an old computer and save the world. Hilarity ensues. Part 2 links:The Hoax Hunter reveals his candidate. Reddit […]
In 1984 a group of people living in Dodleston, England, began to receive strange messages on a BBC Micro personal computer. Then things got weird… Part 1 of our 2-part coverage of time-travel and vintage computers! Links: Pathological Punning – Witzelsucht A detailed review of The Vertical Plane Where is Dodleston? The book (reprinted recently)The Vertical Plane by Ken […]
Richard Sugg joins us again to discuss the weird story of Bobbie the Wonder Dog (aka Silverton Bobbie) – a dog that took a trip of more than 2500 miles to return to its family. The centenary of this event is almost on us – and this is our 300th episode of the show. Lots to think about in this […]
A discussion with artist and author Florian Schafer on his newest book about German house spirits. Links for this episode: Hausgeister: Household Spirits of German Folklore – pre-Order now (affiliate link) Fiction that inspired D&D: APPENDIX N (affiliate link)
Richard Estep is a paramedic by day, paranormal investigator by night. Author of Grifters, Frauds, and Crooks: True Stories of American Corruption, he’s written more than 30 books on topics as diverse as serial killers, demons, UFOs, and haunted hospitals. Richard Estep (Amazon Author’s Page) Haunted Hospitals (Amazon Streaming) Haunted Case FIles (Amazon Streaming)
We’re delighted to talk today with Professor Jack Longino of the University of Utah as he discusses ants! Can you help Karen & Matt out of a tough financial situation? There’s a fundraiser here and they really appreciate any assist you can provide! https://bit.ly/helpkarenandmatt DISCUSSED IN THIS INTERVIEW: “Fringes of Reason” book link (Ted Schultz) Walter Tschinkel -molten metal ant […]
NOTE: I made a dumb mistake assembling the intro to the episode and the music level got reset to 100% instead of 10%. I’ve replaced the source but the bad file is cached all over the place and it may take time for it to reach you. If you find the intro music levels are too high, you can skip […]
Mick West joins us to talk about trying to solve UFO mysteries while keeping his cool. Mick is the author of Escaping the Rabbit Hole: How to Debunk Conspiracy Theories Using Facts, Logic and Respect. He hosts a leading site for analysis of weird aerial phenomenon called Metabunk. He also maintains the site “Contrail Science” which tries to resolve the […]
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