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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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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… Might river monster legends be projected ancestral memories of freakin’ hippos, passed onto us from our earliest roots in Africa? Discussed are the Kelpie, Dobhar-chu,… Do cryptids and ghosts serve as personified reminders of obscure historical events? And are we using them as middle men who allow us to gracefully… Be sure to plan a trip to Central Park, Johnstown, PA on August 26th for Squonkapalooza! More info on Squonkapalooza can be found on their… I have been pursuing the idea butterflies so intensely that my head has found its way up my butt! So as I am taking a… I have been pursuing the idea butterflies so intricately that my head has found its way up my butt! So as I am taking a… 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… 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… The autopsy of Elisa Lam. Much has been said and made of the tragic death of this young woman. Odd circumstances to be sure. The… 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… An artist, art teacher and experiencer, Christina has an overwhelmingly positive view of the paranormal. Shadow people don’t worry her—humans do. (I can’t fault her—humans… What do you get when an alligator falls in love with a raccoon? A vile atrocious unsightly mess… named the Coonigator! Or not, because Mother… I guested on Uncle Monster’s Spooky Time Fright Hour to talk about the tale of the Nucklavee! The evil horse and rider, fused into one,… Brought to you by Coelenteratan Office of Neurology (CON) Horsegirl Kat, an avid horse rider, joins to discuss a dark secret we have willfully ignored throughout the centuries. Are horses bloodthirsty carnivorous killers? From… As July is nearing an end, we attempt to milk the Roswell cow dry of its spoiled trendiness, plucking at the nerves of old-school UFO… Trina, Tonya, and Todd talk about whether or not the Bell Witch and Gef the Mongoose are Fae and if they are two sides of… 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… Lindsay and Madison discuss Baba Anujka, as well as how you can turn heartbreak into a money-making glow-up, that snitches get theirs, and how it’s… 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… Marv chats with the fabulous artist and occasional co-host of Tracing Owls, The Crescent Hare, to discuss her history as an artist, as an observer… Christina joins an unintentional creative channeling, as we unify the concepts of fairies and cryptids to reach an epiphany: The Fae realm is an invisible… Are fairies, angels, demons, and aliens all really just a manifestation of the same phenomena? Dr. Jacques Vallee examines the similarities in this classic text,… Barbara opens a never-ending can of worms as we tackle animism, Gaia, light phenomena, consciousness and death! As the host of 6 Degrees of John… I guested on Iron, Silver and Salt Podcast to talk about the mysterious, fae-like owl beings from the Bahamas: the Chickcharney! In this special collaborative… I guested on6 Degrees of John Keel to talk about my ideas how James Lovelock’s Gaia Hypothesis may give us a new perspective on the… I guested on Some Other Sphere to talk about the Gaia hypothesis, how I started to realize its value for the Fortean sphere, and the… AP Strange returns to carefully tap-dance around the miraculous yet ethically questionable history of sideshows! Our idea was to discuss the 1932 Todd Browning movie… 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 guested on Bug in a Rug Podcast to talk about a giant mosquito cryptid! If you were on Fear Factor and had to decide… Jason and Karly join a roundtable to discuss the most bizarre divination methods from ancient history, and how our need to interpret messages from our… I guested on Todd Purse’s podcast Create Magic to share a plethora of creative weirdo ideas relating to consciousness, the nature of the paranormal, Gaia… A peak into an open and honest conversation between 2 friends about fear, change and personal growth! Trina co-hosts the podcast Spooks, Creeps and Assorted… I guested on Spooks, Creeps and Assorted Devilry to discuss the mysterious Dyatlov Pass Incident with my friends Trina Close and Cole Herrold. We start… Cole and I lose our heads sharing creepy stories of ghost animals missing their heads! (or even other body parts) TRIGGER WARNING: Ghost animals are… Elizabeth shares a slice of her experiences with sleep paralysis, as well as all associated entities! Shadow people, hags, hatman, biblical angels, fae… even knife… Landen and Shibble join my roundtable to discuss the cultural impact of Freddy Krueger, as well as the inception and evolution of the Nightmare on… We share 2 tales of high strangeness involving the witness enveloped by a mist while watching TV, resulting in an out-of-body experience, communication with extraterrestrial… Morgan and Luke join forces to discuss the convoluted etymology of the term “fairy”, as well as its prevalence (and oftentimes misuse) in pop culture… I guested on Horror Makes You Brave to discuss one of the most 90s nineties things that’s ever 90s: R.L. Stine’s Goosebumps series! For this… Mothboy Mike shares his spiritual pilgrimage through West Virginia, paying homage to a cast of colorful Fortean icons! Co-hosting the Mothboys Podcast, and authoring a… Jason shares his vast knowledge of West Virginian history, helping me divinate their cryptids via tarot! As a teacher, outdoorsman, West Virginian and host of… 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… Today we celebrate Erin reaching 100 episodes of Myth Monsters Podcast, by re-releasing this amazing discussion we had talking about the role of female monsters… Theshira helps us navigate the world of South African river deities, serpentine cryptids and black magick! As the host of Legendary Africa Podcast, and resident… For more wacky (and politically incorrect) conversations with myself and Shibble check out his podcast Uncle Monster’s Spooky Time Fright Hour! I guested on their… British folklorist Amy Boucher shares tales of ghosts, witches, mermaids and devils from her home county of Shropshire, England! Through her blog Nearly Knowledgeable History,… Brigid mercilessly devours the show with a vast knowledge of Chthonic deities and the Dark Feminine! As a mythology lecturer, author of “Death and the… Author and folklorist Morgan Daimler returns to discuss the role of A.I. in reshaping folklore, leading to a potential future where cultural nuance is lost… We tackle this pain-in-the-ass cryptid mystery, only to have it completely run over us… with its wheel… on its ass! Yup, this cute seal has… Caite discusses the inherent whimsical nature of high strangeness, advocating a more playful approach to engaging the weird! As a digital artist, puppeteer and former… An intolerant paranormal blogger comes face-to-face with the monstrous manifestation of his own biases, while investigating an eerie legend within the Burnt Cypress Swamp around… A series of interactions allow me to come to terms with the deception of alien abduction research, as well as the numerous problems surrounding the… With the help of cryptids let’s make geography fun! Because America is full of them and there’s nowhere to run! Every state out there has… Learn letters and cryptids, with the help of a song! Where we take cultural icons, and interpret them wrong! But nevertheless, it is much entertaining!… Shane returns to share stories of shapeshifting dogmen, giant space clams, car-driving gnomes, pole-dancing aliens, even a Chinese man’s sexual encounters with a hairy-legged Michelin… Marv distorts our sense of time by sharing insights into channeling the creative flow through music! As a musician and host of Pods Like Us,… Todd joins as we attempt to twist and over-exaggerate the very true falsehood of a completely fabricated forgery fish which was totally considered a genuinely… A mysterious cardboard box arrives at the doorstep of an aspiring web sleuth, who soon finds himself entangled in the unexpected absurdity of another dimension.… An encounter they don’t want you to know! A visitor from a faraway place! A man hellbent on revealing the truth so much he literally… An encounter they don’t want you to know! A visitor from a faraway place! A man hellbent on revealing the truth so much he literally… An encounter they don’t want you to know! A visitor from a faraway place! A man hellbent on revealing the truth so much he literally… A boy riding his bike encounters a flying black triangle, which then shapeshifts into an eerie humanoid! We share the OG story of this extremely… A pair of Dreadheads help me dissect the legend of snuff films and our obsession with death on camera! TRIGGER WARNING: Apart from obviously discussing… Shibble nerds over Dungeons & Dragons as we discuss the franchise’s most prosperous days: the Satanic Panic! But beware, as we are dissecting D&D through… A psychedelic exploration into the subconscious mind of a creative weirdo! Yes, that’s what most paranormal experiences actually are… but also the plot of this… We present our unofficial fan narration of the classic poem: “UFO is a Bucket of Shit”, by Gray Barker. ====================== This is a work of… 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… 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… 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… 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… 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… 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… 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… 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… 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… 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… 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… 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… 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… 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!… 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… 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… 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… 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… 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… 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… 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!… 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… 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… 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… 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… 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… 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”… 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,… 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… 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… 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… 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… 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… 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… 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,… 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… 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… 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… 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… 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… 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… 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… 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… 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… 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… 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… 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… 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.… 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… 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… 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… 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,… Luke attempts to prove the relevancy of his folkloric knowledge by using it to analyze the lore of Pokemon! 🤣 As today is the release… 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. … 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… 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… 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… 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… 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… 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… 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… 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… 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… 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… 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… 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… 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… 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… 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… 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… 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… 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… 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… 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… 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… 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… 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… 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… 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)… 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 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… 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… 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… Might river monster legends be projected ancestral memories of freakin’ hippos, passed onto us from our earliest roots in Africa? Discussed are the Kelpie, Dobhar-chu,… Do cryptids and ghosts serve as personified reminders of obscure historical events? And are we using them as middle men who allow us to gracefully… Be sure to plan a trip to Central Park, Johnstown, PA on August 26th for Squonkapalooza! More info on Squonkapalooza can be found on their… I have been pursuing the idea butterflies so intensely that my head has found its way up my butt! So as I am taking a… I have been pursuing the idea butterflies so intricately that my head has found its way up my butt! So as I am taking a… 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… 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… The autopsy of Elisa Lam. Much has been said and made of the tragic death of this young woman. Odd circumstances to be sure. The… 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… An artist, art teacher and experiencer, Christina has an overwhelmingly positive view of the paranormal. Shadow people don’t worry her—humans do. (I can’t fault her—humans… What do you get when an alligator falls in love with a raccoon? A vile atrocious unsightly mess… named the Coonigator! Or not, because Mother…
