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Tracing Owls
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A quirky but nuanced exploration into Fortean philosophy, focusing on the roles of Mother Nature, the Trickster and the experiencer in shaping phenomena, with tremendous doses of humor, trickery, but most importantly honesty.
Cryptids, UFOs, Paranormal phenomena, High strangeness and Fortean anomalies, do they all possibly originate from the same source? Are they a mirror to our own subconsciousness, and what may they teach us about ourselves? We seek to catalogue the overlooked, spotlight the disregarded, and remind that the cosmic expanse is much greater than our understanding of it!
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Puxley and Fred join a weird-ass roundtable on advocating high strangeness and re-weirdening the weird! After not much convincing by myself and Fred, we dragged Puxley out of his shell to have an open-ended discussion about the mainstream’s tendency to… Fred returns to share tales of ghost rockets, Scandinavian trolls, clowns, mummies, and even floating boxes! Fred Andersson is an author, Fortean researcher, and a producer of Scandinavia’s #1 paranormal streaming show Spökjakt. His upcoming book “Northern Lights: High Strangeness… I go off on a solo rant discussing high strangeness as a catalyst for perceptual diversity! After doing a whole roundtable with 3 artists about the Kelly-Hopkinsville goblins, I have been left pondering whether the cultural influence of these strange… Garett shares his zany adventures sleuthing for, and ultimately embodying, a mysterious shrimp creature! Garrett Kelly is the co-founder of Liminal Earth, a crowd-sourced online map of the weird and unusual. In his spare time he also enjoys investigating anomalous… A full-time cryptozoologist shares stories of his expeditions around the world tracking the most elusive cryptids! Richard Freeman is an author, former zookeeper, and the Zoological Director for the Centre for Fortean Zoology, who organize international expeditions in search of… Lisa from Cryptid Comforts shares her journey and role in revitalizing the myth of the Squonk, an oftentimes overlooked critter of lumberjack lore, probably because it cries itself into a puddle of tears if you even look at it! Lisa… Kate joins in on my wild frenzy as we nerd over weird animals, parasites, poop, and our mutual hate for Bigfoot! As the host of Strange Animals Podcast, Kate spends each week meticulously researching unusual animal species with all their… Christina shares her childhood initiation into high strangeness, leading her down a path of UFO research and a Man in Black encounter! Witnessing an image of the Flatwoods Monster in a tabloid at an early age initiated Christina into a… An amazing assortment of weirdo artists join to discuss the implications of A.I. on the future of art and creativity. Jonathan, Easton and Todd amalgamate their imaginal forces to whoop the ass of our corporate overlords, while I try to… We end the season manuring a crop at the end of its season! As the autumn cold approaches, the Cornman seeks to gobble up naughty children who break the rules of its maze! Gluttonously preying on the unwary, it seeks… Within the storm, if you hear The beating of a drum so clear. In a night, or in a day Your visions creep and hide you away. While you weep is all that see or seem In a dream within… Hop onboard the scream train, but only if you have a coin to spare! This greedy snake creature preys on train-hopping hobos, taking away their souls and their change for a slithery trek to purgatory! Maybe we should have told… Meet the perfectly-imperfect half-man, half-mole. Naked and proud, he corrupts the minds of unwary campers! What hides under his robe is an ever-growing mystery to all, but it may actually hold the key to maintaining a positive body image in… In the darkest of swamps lurks the cutest murder machine known to man! This fuzzy beaver will suck you dry and play with your bone! Yes, you heard that right! By the time you realized that wasn’t a sexy innuendo,… Most of the mind is wasteful, and fatigues the body. Your brain is the only thing keeping you away from eternal happiness. Donate a portion of you mind today, and we will relieve you of all these burdens! The House… This pain in the ass hides in outhouses all across the US, waiting in delight to pinch unsuspecting poopers! Those who encounter it live to tell the tale, but choose not to, as the dreaded Crappersnapper preys only on those… This perpetually beached whale marsupial likes to live on the edge! …the water’s edge that is. It can neither swim nor walk, but it can certainly stay put, keeping its head dipped into the water to breathe. Why does a… Underneath the pot fields of rural Idaho hides the spawn of a creature so elusive only pot farmers have seen it, yet nobody ever believes them! These pesky little tots fart themselves out of the ground, joyfully hitting anyone who… We spend the episode blabbering this creature into existence! Half-parrot, half-kangaroo, all tattletale! The Blabberjabber spends its days overhearing rumors and gossip from the human world, congregating into groups so they may spread the word amongst themselves, though often very… We start the series off with a huge pile of shit! Well actually, an alligator-sized turd which lurks in the dark pee-infested sewers of New York City! Right under our noses it has been seeking youthful adventurers clumsy enough to… Cassie and I introduce a 2 week-long mini series of weird ass critters which may completely shatter your notions of what “tasteful” art really means! Thankfully you will not be stumbling upon these abominations in the real world, as all… Laura and Tonya share their adventures in legend tripping, cryptid conventioning and community building! As the hosts of Spooks, Creeps and Assorted Devilry Podcast, as well as admins of many Facebook groups, this duo of young gals actively engage with… Author and independent folklorist Morgan Daimler joins to inspire us with a vast knowledge of Irish fairy lore. Since it is Valentine’s Day, today we will be blending together fairy lore and supernatural inspiration to discuss the often overlooked (and… Comic artist Todd Purse and comic nerd Super Inframan team up for a super-mega comic book geek-out! But as this is a paranormal show, we take it a step further to discuss the inherent liminality and mystical history of the… The Cosmic Witch herself joins to conjure up some high strangeness! Susan is a researcher, experiencer, practicing witch, author of Cosmic Witch, and contributor to the Ufology Tarot project as well as Dr. Hunter’s new book Deep Weird! Heck, once… Theresa shares her experiences traversing the dreamscape: a land of creativity, self-reflection and even messages from beyond the veil! A long-time lucid dreamer, part-time fire dancer, and founder of The Weirdo Collective, Theresa enjoys supporting independent creators, building community, teaching… Dr. Jack Hunter returns to inject us with a deep dose of high strangeness! His new book “Deep Weird: The Varieties of High Strangeness Experience” emphasizes the diversity and complexity of paranormal experiences, attempting to uncover the deep threads which… For another philosophical discussion, check out Rick Palmer’s podcast Some Other Sphere! I guested on their newest episode today where we discussed the Gaia hypothesis, how I started to realize its value for the Fortean sphere, and the importance of… Alan ends the month expanding our minds with an open-ended discussion on consciousness, manifestation and co-creation! As the host of Mystic Lounge, and creator of the Half Light documentary, Alan has spoken with some of the greatest minds in spirituality… Utilizing sexy analogies, I attempt to reveal the hidden eroticism of the paranormal experience, and how our persistent efforts to compile evidence of the same reduces it to an objectified pornography! Are we voyeuristically obsessed with peeping into the experiences… Paranormal investigator Alex Matsuo helps shed light on various ethical issues within the ghost hunting field! Alex advocates for inclusivity and ethical practice within the world of mainstream paranormal investigation, as well as addressing instances of misconduct and hoaxing which… Rick opens up like never before, juggling his conflicting desires for belief against the rejection of his prior faith! As the host of Spooks, Creeps and Assorted Devilry Podcast, as well as the admin of many Facebook groups, Rick actively… Blake and Karen help debunk dismissive presumptions by advocating the relevancy of paranormal skepticism in today’s world! As the hosts of MonsterTalk, the long-running science show about monsters, they have interviewed a plethora of academics who research belief in monsters… Lindsay shares her research into the sad story of an abused woman lost to history and falsely mythologized as a monster. TRIGGER WARNING: This is a very harsh, very sad episode about abuse, racism, mistreatment of women, child loss and… MJ joins to talk shadow people, duendes, Dia de Muertos and many intricate nuances of Latin American culture! She is the co-host of Espooky Tales, a podcast which covers the paranormal and folklore from a Latin American perspective, emphasizing obscure… Dr. Cogswell administers a dose of hopeful skepticism exposing the inherent weirdness of the world, and the human mind! Chris is the creator and host of The Mad Scientist Podcast, a show focused on promoting scientific thought by breaking down… For more whimsical chats with myself and Kaitlyn check out her podcast Bug in a Rug! I guested on their newest episode today where we discussed the the Averasboro Gallinipper, a giant mosquito cryptid which loves to terrorize the imagination… For more wacky (and disturbing) conversations with myself and Landen check out his podcast Horror Makes You Brave! I guested on their newest episode today where Landen and I discussed the Goosebumps book “The Haunted School”. Listen to it on: The… Paranormal researcher Heather Moser shares her perspective on investigation etiquette, historical research, and how folklore may influence phenomena! Heather is lead researcher for Small Town Monsters, as well as a contributor to two volumes of the Feminine Macabre. We started… We are ending the year with a wacky 4-person Kentucky Fried Chicken Coop! An amazing assortment of weirdo artists, Kris, Christina and Todd, join to completely subvert the traditional podcasting approach towards the Kelly-Hopkinsville goblin incident. Instead of bothering you… Kat returns to talk crappy mediums, fossilized turds and mutant dough! Our original plan was to discuss Kat’s experience being subjct to racist and sexist profiling by so-called mediums, but as we realized it was all a bunch of crap,… Bel, a Satanic Temple member, discusses civil liberty and social justice through Satanism! Yes, for today’s Christmas episode, we have decided to embrace fellow outcasts and the religiously-oppressed, as we share a thoughtful discussion about religious freedom, women’s rights issues,… Cole and I cringe trying to understand why Christians are obsessed with discovering living dinosaurs! Mokele-mbembe, Burrunjor, Ropen, even Nessie: All favorites of the oblivious everyday cryptid fanboy, but what if we told you there is a seedy dark underbelly… Swedish paranormal TV producer Fred provides us a queer eye to the writings of Gray Barker! Yes, the myth-maker, the charlatan, the trickster, and one of the staple names of old school ufology! But what many do not know is… Hobbyist rambler Aaron joins to provide an outsider’s perspective on the nonsensical world of the paraweird! Our little community has a certain gatekeeping problem: We isolate ourselves in safe space bubbles and refuse to talk with strangers, out of a… Cole returns to share his encounters with pulsating UFOs, otherworldly intruders and pranksterish poltergeists! For 2 episodes Cole has graced us with his encyclopedic knowledge of other people’s experiences, but today we instead shine the spotlight at him, as we… The greatest John Keel fanboy is invited to share his knowledge on the greatest Keel knockoff: Gray Barker! As a resident of Point Pleasant, and information jockey at the Mothman Museum, Steve Ward is all too familiar with Keel, old… Dr. Thompson, Professor of African Cultural Studies at Uw-Madison, joins to discuss Popobawa discourse. Yes, today we will be talking about talking about monsters! Dr. Thompson’s book “Popobawa: Tanzanian Talk, Global Misreadings” explores the use of a supernatural entity as… Experiencer of high strangeness Drew Demler shares his journey of personal discovery through paranormal phenomena. He recently shared his story publicly for the first time on 6 Degrees of John Keel, and today he joins me to reflect on how… Writer, artist and mystical hermit Red Pill Junkie reflects on his year-long alchemical process manifesting artwork for the Ufology Tarot project! We discuss Tarot cards as talismanic objects and the creative process as a form of mediumship, imbuing art with… Jordan and Todd join my first roundtable to discuss our favorite horny bunny: The Jackalope! This chimeric critter sewn together from animal carcasses has been a staple of American folklore for ages!… or at least since the 1930s, as the… We spend the episode chipping at the walls and peeling through the layers of an up-and-coming weirdo artist! Kris is the creator of Weird Wednesdays, a weekly cartoonist homage to the offbeat liminal entities we all know and love. He… Luke attempts to prove the relevancy of his folkloric knowledge by using it to analyze the lore of Pokemon! 🤣 As today is the release date of the new games Pokemon Scarlet and Violet, we have decided to exploit the… Karly joins to discuss mediumship as an art form, Tarot as a tool of storytelling, and the relevancy of divination in today’s diversified paranormal sphere. Through her journey of self-reconstruction, Karly has learned to apply Tarot for the purposes of… Matt and Angel lose their minds digging through the questionable origins of beloved international cryptids! Starting a cryptid podcast just as a fun way to talk about monsters, their desire for proper research oftentimes leads them head first into the… Puxley is back to lose some more credibility as we attempt to shit talk UFO Twitter, but end up being fucked by the Trickster! Due to technical issues and IRL matters we ended up botching this recording session, so it… Dr. Jack Hunter administers a healthy dose of ecological and animistic thought into our pre-concieved notions on the nature of paranormal phenomena! He is an anthropologist exploring the borderlands of consciousness, religion, ecology and the paranormal, with his book “Greening the… Lizz shares her experience being haunted by a pesky poltergeist, who even makes an appearance on today’s show! Fooling around with an Ouija board as part of her former podcast, Lizz unintentionally summoned a noisy ghost which has been plaguing… For Halloween, Landen shares spooky stories of his former job as an autopsy technician! Spending almost 8 years of his life in the death investigation field, he has witnessed quite a fair share of disturbing sights: broken bones, dismemberment, castration,… Is the purpose behind paranormal phenomena to shatter our sense of self? Gradually chipping away at our manufactured identity until we are left exposed to the collective consciousness surrounding us? And is there an invisible ecology of consciousness we are… A mysterious British gentleman joins to share his life history of high strangeness. Starting with terrifying events which imprinted onto him since early childhood, Puxley has been haunted by a plethora of paranormal phenomena for the past 5 decades: Poltergeist… Erin from Myth Monsters helps subvert the role of female monsters in Classic Greek mythology! Medusa, Harpies, even the The Chimera for centuries have been used as slaying fodder of manly heroes hellbent on displaying their masculinity, to the detriment… We are proud to present our long-awaited community project! Strange Semantics is an in-depth look at the language that we use to describe this incredible field that we find ourselves in. Terms like paranormal, supernatural, otherworldly, supranatural, supernormal, paraweird, and… We are proud to present our long-awaited community project! Strange Semantics is an in-depth look at the language that we use to describe this incredible field that we find ourselves in. Terms like paranormal, supernatural, otherworldly, supranatural, supernormal, paraweird, and… Local Delawarian Todd joins for a wacky unmasking of the Selbyville Swamp Monster! Back in 1964 Fred Stevens, a resident of Selbyville, Delaware, decided to sell a load of newspapers by dressing up as a monster, carrying a spiked bat… Fortean librarian Cole Herrold presents the most comprehensive research into the Vegetable Man, or rather the man of mystery behind this case: Jennings Frederick. We uncover an intricate contactee story hidden under all our noses for decades! Was this tale… Willow from The Nonsense Bazaar pulls us into the world of starseeds and hypnofetishists, sharing personal experiences mingling in both communities, how these communities provide a sense of belonging and normality to those who feel ostracized from humanity, and how… Postman Shibble is forced to navigate a minefield of creatures which convey cultural turmoil, colonial racism and sexual taboo! Controversial creatures he unintentionally covered on his own show, with the help of my puppeteering from the shadows! 🤣 We discuss… Donut wizard AP Strange discusses his uncanny ability of book conjuring! Weird synchronistic events which allowed him to manifest a vast library of rare and antique Fortean titles. We discuss the role of books as talismanic objects, vectors which allow… Intending to shatter your illusion of “Alien”, I address humanity’s perpetual tendency to hop onto the extraterrestrial explanation for a plethora of phenomena which may have a more Earthly, or even human, origin! Why do we assume crop circles are… The 1953 Martian Monkey Hoax: at the time Georgia’s most enduring unsolved mystery! This scandal grabbed the imagination of international newspapers, and the poor judgement of bad veterinarians, sparking the annoyed granddaddy of Georgian forensic science himself to crack the… Inspired by a dear fan, and my amazing experience guesting on Seriah’s show, I decide to end the month expressing gratitude towards my listeners, guests and everyone who had me guest on their own shows! We end September with 15… Sex magick researcher and all around paraweirdo Stephanie Quick introduces us to the basics of establishing spicy relationships with the living, dead, undead and otherwise discarnate! Erotic encounters with otherworldly entities have been a staple of folklore for millennia, and… Weirdo artist Cassie openly shares the role cryptids had in transforming her life! Thanks to her wild imagination, she was able to recover from a troubled past and now dedicates her free time to the crafty and artsy side of… Ghostgirl (formerly Horsegirl) Kat returns to share her personal experiences: A ghost encounter, potential psychokinetic powers, a phantom hatman, exploding head syndrome and even a Bigfoot sighting at a ski resort! Along the way we try to piece together the… Jordan joins my attempt to piss off the cryptid community by endorsing them darn hoaxers! We blatantly declare the Patterson-Gimlin footage a hoax, using its mangled remains alongside other fraudulent cryptid shenanigans to demonstrate how Bigfoot actually IS real, but… UFO Bigfoot snuggles with me in bed to discuss awesome paranormal books, the Bigfoot/UFO connection, Bigfoot as an egregore and a plethora of connections between the Fae and other liminal entities! He is a bit shy at first snuggling in… In a social media world filled with angry tweets and morons in need of disclosure, retired experiencer of alien fuckuppery, and blabbermouth: Jeremy Vaeni, received an invitation to a foreign podcaster’s playground named… Tracing Owls! Little did he know… it… Folklorist Luke Greensmith joins to discuss folkloric figures of a completely different culture: the Yokai of Japan! We dissect the Western interpretations (and oftentimes bastardizations) of traditional Eastern folklores and why it is important to preserve foreign beliefs and stories… Are alien tourists losing their heads while vacationing in Croatia? Is the Cosmic Trickster just messing with our heads via mundane tree roots? Or am I way over my head in frustration over international media misrepresenting my culture? None of… I share an ancient legend about a samurai and his attempt to tame a fearsome man-eating horse! The story draws many parallels with ancient Greek myths of the Mares of Diomedes, and of the taming of Bucephalus. Are these tales… Weirdo artist Todd Purse joins to discuss whether art may be used as a creative offering to imaginal entities! As the modern industrial era made food more accessible, have investments of our personal attention and time become a more appropriate… Puxley and Fred join a weird-ass roundtable on advocating high strangeness and re-weirdening the weird! After not much convincing by myself and Fred, we dragged Puxley out of his shell to have an open-ended discussion about the mainstream’s tendency to… Fred returns to share tales of ghost rockets, Scandinavian trolls, clowns, mummies, and even floating boxes! Fred Andersson is an author, Fortean researcher, and a producer of Scandinavia’s #1 paranormal streaming show Spökjakt. His upcoming book “Northern Lights: High Strangeness… I go off on a solo rant discussing high strangeness as a catalyst for perceptual diversity! After doing a whole roundtable with 3 artists about the Kelly-Hopkinsville goblins, I have been left pondering whether the cultural influence of these strange… Garett shares his zany adventures sleuthing for, and ultimately embodying, a mysterious shrimp creature! Garrett Kelly is the co-founder of Liminal Earth, a crowd-sourced online map of the weird and unusual. In his spare time he also enjoys investigating anomalous… A full-time cryptozoologist shares stories of his expeditions around the world tracking the most elusive cryptids! Richard Freeman is an author, former zookeeper, and the Zoological Director for the Centre for Fortean Zoology, who organize international expeditions in search of… Lisa from Cryptid Comforts shares her journey and role in revitalizing the myth of the Squonk, an oftentimes overlooked critter of lumberjack lore, probably because it cries itself into a puddle of tears if you even look at it! Lisa… Kate joins in on my wild frenzy as we nerd over weird animals, parasites, poop, and our mutual hate for Bigfoot! As the host of Strange Animals Podcast, Kate spends each week meticulously researching unusual animal species with all their… Christina shares her childhood initiation into high strangeness, leading her down a path of UFO research and a Man in Black encounter! Witnessing an image of the Flatwoods Monster in a tabloid at an early age initiated Christina into a… An amazing assortment of weirdo artists join to discuss the implications of A.I. on the future of art and creativity. Jonathan, Easton and Todd amalgamate their imaginal forces to whoop the ass of our corporate overlords, while I try to… We end the season manuring a crop at the end of its season! As the autumn cold approaches, the Cornman seeks to gobble up naughty children who break the rules of its maze! Gluttonously preying on the unwary, it seeks… Within the storm, if you hear The beating of a drum so clear. In a night, or in a day Your visions creep and hide you away. While you weep is all that see or seem In a dream within… Hop onboard the scream train, but only if you have a coin to spare! This greedy snake creature preys on train-hopping hobos, taking away their souls and their change for a slithery trek to purgatory! Maybe we should have told… Meet the perfectly-imperfect half-man, half-mole. Naked and proud, he corrupts the minds of unwary campers! What hides under his robe is an ever-growing mystery to all, but it may actually hold the key to maintaining a positive body image in… In the darkest of swamps lurks the cutest murder machine known to man! This fuzzy beaver will suck you dry and play with your bone! Yes, you heard that right! By the time you realized that wasn’t a sexy innuendo,… Most of the mind is wasteful, and fatigues the body. Your brain is the only thing keeping you away from eternal happiness. Donate a portion of you mind today, and we will relieve you of all these burdens! The House… This pain in the ass hides in outhouses all across the US, waiting in delight to pinch unsuspecting poopers! Those who encounter it live to tell the tale, but choose not to, as the dreaded Crappersnapper preys only on those… This perpetually beached whale marsupial likes to live on the edge! …the water’s edge that is. It can neither swim nor walk, but it can certainly stay put, keeping its head dipped into the water to breathe. Why does a… Underneath the pot fields of rural Idaho hides the spawn of a creature so elusive only pot farmers have seen it, yet nobody ever believes them! These pesky little tots fart themselves out of the ground, joyfully hitting anyone who… We spend the episode blabbering this creature into existence! Half-parrot, half-kangaroo, all tattletale! The Blabberjabber spends its days overhearing rumors and gossip from the human world, congregating into groups so they may spread the word amongst themselves, though often very… We start the series off with a huge pile of shit! Well actually, an alligator-sized turd which lurks in the dark pee-infested sewers of New York City! Right under our noses it has been seeking youthful adventurers clumsy enough to… Cassie and I introduce a 2 week-long mini series of weird ass critters which may completely shatter your notions of what “tasteful” art really means! Thankfully you will not be stumbling upon these abominations in the real world, as all… Laura and Tonya share their adventures in legend tripping, cryptid conventioning and community building! As the hosts of Spooks, Creeps and Assorted Devilry Podcast, as well as admins of many Facebook groups, this duo of young gals actively engage with… Author and independent folklorist Morgan Daimler joins to inspire us with a vast knowledge of Irish fairy lore. Since it is Valentine’s Day, today we will be blending together fairy lore and supernatural inspiration to discuss the often overlooked (and… Comic artist Todd Purse and comic nerd Super Inframan team up for a super-mega comic book geek-out! But as this is a paranormal show, we take it a step further to discuss the inherent liminality and mystical history of the… The Cosmic Witch herself joins to conjure up some high strangeness! Susan is a researcher, experiencer, practicing witch, author of Cosmic Witch, and contributor to the Ufology Tarot project as well as Dr. Hunter’s new book Deep Weird! Heck, once… Theresa shares her experiences traversing the dreamscape: a land of creativity, self-reflection and even messages from beyond the veil! A long-time lucid dreamer, part-time fire dancer, and founder of The Weirdo Collective, Theresa enjoys supporting independent creators, building community, teaching… Dr. Jack Hunter returns to inject us with a deep dose of high strangeness! His new book “Deep Weird: The Varieties of High Strangeness Experience” emphasizes the diversity and complexity of paranormal experiences, attempting to uncover the deep threads which… For another philosophical discussion, check out Rick Palmer’s podcast Some Other Sphere! I guested on their newest episode today where we discussed the Gaia hypothesis, how I started to realize its value for the Fortean sphere, and the importance of… Alan ends the month expanding our minds with an open-ended discussion on consciousness, manifestation and co-creation! As the host of Mystic Lounge, and creator of the Half Light documentary, Alan has spoken with some of the greatest minds in spirituality… Utilizing sexy analogies, I attempt to reveal the hidden eroticism of the paranormal experience, and how our persistent efforts to compile evidence of the same reduces it to an objectified pornography! Are we voyeuristically obsessed with peeping into the experiences… Paranormal investigator Alex Matsuo helps shed light on various ethical issues within the ghost hunting field! Alex advocates for inclusivity and ethical practice within the world of mainstream paranormal investigation, as well as addressing instances of misconduct and hoaxing which… Rick opens up like never before, juggling his conflicting desires for belief against the rejection of his prior faith! As the host of Spooks, Creeps and Assorted Devilry Podcast, as well as the admin of many Facebook groups, Rick actively… Blake and Karen help debunk dismissive presumptions by advocating the relevancy of paranormal skepticism in today’s world! As the hosts of MonsterTalk, the long-running science show about monsters, they have interviewed a plethora of academics who research belief in monsters… Lindsay shares her research into the sad story of an abused woman lost to history and falsely mythologized as a monster. TRIGGER WARNING: This is a very harsh, very sad episode about abuse, racism, mistreatment of women, child loss and… MJ joins to talk shadow people, duendes, Dia de Muertos and many intricate nuances of Latin American culture! She is the co-host of Espooky Tales, a podcast which covers the paranormal and folklore from a Latin American perspective, emphasizing obscure… Dr. Cogswell administers a dose of hopeful skepticism exposing the inherent weirdness of the world, and the human mind! Chris is the creator and host of The Mad Scientist Podcast, a show focused on promoting scientific thought by breaking down… For more whimsical chats with myself and Kaitlyn check out her podcast Bug in a Rug! I guested on their newest episode today where we discussed the the Averasboro Gallinipper, a giant mosquito cryptid which loves to terrorize the imagination… For more wacky (and disturbing) conversations with myself and Landen check out his podcast Horror Makes You Brave! I guested on their newest episode today where Landen and I discussed the Goosebumps book “The Haunted School”. Listen to it on: The… Paranormal researcher Heather Moser shares her perspective on investigation etiquette, historical research, and how folklore may influence phenomena! Heather is lead researcher for Small Town Monsters, as well as a contributor to two volumes of the Feminine Macabre. We started… We are ending the year with a wacky 4-person Kentucky Fried Chicken Coop! An amazing assortment of weirdo artists, Kris, Christina and Todd, join to completely subvert the traditional podcasting approach towards the Kelly-Hopkinsville goblin incident. Instead of bothering you… Kat returns to talk crappy mediums, fossilized turds and mutant dough! Our original plan was to discuss Kat’s experience being subjct to racist and sexist profiling by so-called mediums, but as we realized it was all a bunch of crap,… Bel, a Satanic Temple member, discusses civil liberty and social justice through Satanism! Yes, for today’s Christmas episode, we have decided to embrace fellow outcasts and the religiously-oppressed, as we share a thoughtful discussion about religious freedom, women’s rights issues,… Cole and I cringe trying to understand why Christians are obsessed with discovering living dinosaurs! Mokele-mbembe, Burrunjor, Ropen, even Nessie: All favorites of the oblivious everyday cryptid fanboy, but what if we told you there is a seedy dark underbelly… Swedish paranormal TV producer Fred provides us a queer eye to the writings of Gray Barker! Yes, the myth-maker, the charlatan, the trickster, and one of the staple names of old school ufology! But what many do not know is… Hobbyist rambler Aaron joins to provide an outsider’s perspective on the nonsensical world of the paraweird! Our little community has a certain gatekeeping problem: We isolate ourselves in safe space bubbles and refuse to talk with strangers, out of a… Cole returns to share his encounters with pulsating UFOs, otherworldly intruders and pranksterish poltergeists! For 2 episodes Cole has graced us with his encyclopedic knowledge of other people’s experiences, but today we instead shine the spotlight at him, as we… The greatest John Keel fanboy is invited to share his knowledge on the greatest Keel knockoff: Gray Barker! As a resident of Point Pleasant, and information jockey at the Mothman Museum, Steve Ward is all too familiar with Keel, old… Dr. Thompson, Professor of African Cultural Studies at Uw-Madison, joins to discuss Popobawa discourse. Yes, today we will be talking about talking about monsters! Dr. Thompson’s book “Popobawa: Tanzanian Talk, Global Misreadings” explores the use of a supernatural entity as… Experiencer of high strangeness Drew Demler shares his journey of personal discovery through paranormal phenomena. He recently shared his story publicly for the first time on 6 Degrees of John Keel, and today he joins me to reflect on how… Writer, artist and mystical hermit Red Pill Junkie reflects on his year-long alchemical process manifesting artwork for the Ufology Tarot project! We discuss Tarot cards as talismanic objects and the creative process as a form of mediumship, imbuing art with… Jordan and Todd join my first roundtable to discuss our favorite horny bunny: The Jackalope! This chimeric critter sewn together from animal carcasses has been a staple of American folklore for ages!… or at least since the 1930s, as the… We spend the episode chipping at the walls and peeling through the layers of an up-and-coming weirdo artist! Kris is the creator of Weird Wednesdays, a weekly cartoonist homage to the offbeat liminal entities we all know and love. He… Luke attempts to prove the relevancy of his folkloric knowledge by using it to analyze the lore of Pokemon! 🤣 As today is the release date of the new games Pokemon Scarlet and Violet, we have decided to exploit the… Karly joins to discuss mediumship as an art form, Tarot as a tool of storytelling, and the relevancy of divination in today’s diversified paranormal sphere. Through her journey of self-reconstruction, Karly has learned to apply Tarot for the purposes of… Matt and Angel lose their minds digging through the questionable origins of beloved international cryptids! Starting a cryptid podcast just as a fun way to talk about monsters, their desire for proper research oftentimes leads them head first into the… Puxley is back to lose some more credibility as we attempt to shit talk UFO Twitter, but end up being fucked by the Trickster! Due to technical issues and IRL matters we ended up botching this recording session, so it… Dr. Jack Hunter administers a healthy dose of ecological and animistic thought into our pre-concieved notions on the nature of paranormal phenomena! He is an anthropologist exploring the borderlands of consciousness, religion, ecology and the paranormal, with his book “Greening the… Lizz shares her experience being haunted by a pesky poltergeist, who even makes an appearance on today’s show! Fooling around with an Ouija board as part of her former podcast, Lizz unintentionally summoned a noisy ghost which has been plaguing… For Halloween, Landen shares spooky stories of his former job as an autopsy technician! Spending almost 8 years of his life in the death investigation field, he has witnessed quite a fair share of disturbing sights: broken bones, dismemberment, castration,… Is the purpose behind paranormal phenomena to shatter our sense of self? Gradually chipping away at our manufactured identity until we are left exposed to the collective consciousness surrounding us? And is there an invisible ecology of consciousness we are… A mysterious British gentleman joins to share his life history of high strangeness. Starting with terrifying events which imprinted onto him since early childhood, Puxley has been haunted by a plethora of paranormal phenomena for the past 5 decades: Poltergeist… Erin from Myth Monsters helps subvert the role of female monsters in Classic Greek mythology! Medusa, Harpies, even the The Chimera for centuries have been used as slaying fodder of manly heroes hellbent on displaying their masculinity, to the detriment… We are proud to present our long-awaited community project! Strange Semantics is an in-depth look at the language that we use to describe this incredible field that we find ourselves in. Terms like paranormal, supernatural, otherworldly, supranatural, supernormal, paraweird, and… We are proud to present our long-awaited community project! Strange Semantics is an in-depth look at the language that we use to describe this incredible field that we find ourselves in. Terms like paranormal, supernatural, otherworldly, supranatural, supernormal, paraweird, and… Local Delawarian Todd joins for a wacky unmasking of the Selbyville Swamp Monster! Back in 1964 Fred Stevens, a resident of Selbyville, Delaware, decided to sell a load of newspapers by dressing up as a monster, carrying a spiked bat… Fortean librarian Cole Herrold presents the most comprehensive research into the Vegetable Man, or rather the man of mystery behind this case: Jennings Frederick. We uncover an intricate contactee story hidden under all our noses for decades! Was this tale… Willow from The Nonsense Bazaar pulls us into the world of starseeds and hypnofetishists, sharing personal experiences mingling in both communities, how these communities provide a sense of belonging and normality to those who feel ostracized from humanity, and how… Postman Shibble is forced to navigate a minefield of creatures which convey cultural turmoil, colonial racism and sexual taboo! Controversial creatures he unintentionally covered on his own show, with the help of my puppeteering from the shadows! 🤣 We discuss… Donut wizard AP Strange discusses his uncanny ability of book conjuring! Weird synchronistic events which allowed him to manifest a vast library of rare and antique Fortean titles. We discuss the role of books as talismanic objects, vectors which allow… Intending to shatter your illusion of “Alien”, I address humanity’s perpetual tendency to hop onto the extraterrestrial explanation for a plethora of phenomena which may have a more Earthly, or even human, origin! Why do we assume crop circles are… The 1953 Martian Monkey Hoax: at the time Georgia’s most enduring unsolved mystery! This scandal grabbed the imagination of international newspapers, and the poor judgement of bad veterinarians, sparking the annoyed granddaddy of Georgian forensic science himself to crack the… Inspired by a dear fan, and my amazing experience guesting on Seriah’s show, I decide to end the month expressing gratitude towards my listeners, guests and everyone who had me guest on their own shows! We end September with 15… Sex magick researcher and all around paraweirdo Stephanie Quick introduces us to the basics of establishing spicy relationships with the living, dead, undead and otherwise discarnate! Erotic encounters with otherworldly entities have been a staple of folklore for millennia, and…
