Tracing Owls
By Darwin's Deviations
Tracing OwlsDec 16, 2022
Check my guest appearances (I'm all over the place)
All my guest appearances can be found in the Linktree below:
I will continue to keep this up to date with every guest appearance I do.
I urge all of you to check out (and binge) all of these shows. They are amazing creators with wonderful content.
Tale of the Guglucanga
A fitting end to the show. I created this little skit about 3 years ago and it is uncanny how much it still resonates and expresses my views on cryptozoology, and by extension most of "paranormal investigation" as a whole. Thanks to all the listeners who stuck around despite always hearing me say stuff they do not want to hear, but probably should. Thanks to all the guests who helped us better understand the complex linguistic, cultural, social and personal nuances of these odd interests and experiences. Outro sampled from Sequence (Mystery and Terror) 3 by Francisco Sánchez (@fanchisanchez) at pixabay.com Follow, Like, Support Francisco via his facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/Francisco-S%C3%A1nchez-205622936184228 ....or his Jamendo page: https://www.jamendo.com/artist/370168/francisco-sanchez Check out more of Francisco's music BELOW!!! Mystery and imagination stories - https://www.jamendo.com/album/195217/mystery-and-imagination-stories Mystery and terror sequences (on FREE SOUND LAB) - https://www.jamendo.com/album/195595/mystery-and-terror-sequences
Hungry Hungry Hippos
Discussed are the Kelpie, Dobhar-chu, Ahuizotl, and their possible achetypal ties to the #1 deadliest animal in Africa!
Oogie Boogie Bookmarks
Discussed is the idea that cryptids and ghosts may serve as bookmarks which help us rediscover our own history, with special emphasis on the Hull Werewolf and the Sliderock Bolter.
A Roswellian Utopia
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 fanboys like a marionette! Was Roswell a myth perpetuated by our own puppet masters, and if so, why have they abandoned their baby? Exchanged spooks for kooks, and saucers for tic-tacs? It's not just a mint... it's a sugar daddy!
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The Superspectrum of Gaia - with Barbara Fisher
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 Keel, Barbara talks with various experiencers and researchers of high strangeness. She is also a bookworm who memorizes every book she reads!
Thanks to this vast knowledge, and her own personal experiences, Barbara has been developing a theory proposing that the origin of The Other lies within its purest form: anomalous lights.
She puts her Keelian cap on to talk about ultraterrestrials and light beings, while I put my Gaianist cap on to discuss whether our consciousness is connected to the Earth, and the role of microbes in forming our psyches!
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Huge THANK YOU!!! to Barbara Fisher for putting in the most minimal effort to censor herself, resulting in a hilariously entertaining 2-hour experience! ❤️
Check out her podcast 6 Degrees of John Keel HERE or visit their website at 6degreesofjohnkeel.com
Follow them on Instagram @6degreesofjohnkeel or e-mail them at 6djk67@gmail.com
Check out her episode I guested on Episode 82: Science, Gaia and Archetypes with Darwin
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Episode artwork by Barbara Fisher @6degreesofjohnkeel
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Intro sampled from "Something strange lurks in the shadows" by Francisco Sánchez (@fanchisanchez)
Sound effects obtained from https://www.zapsplat.com
One of Us - with AP Strange
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 "Freaks", emphasizing the amazing careers and inspirational life stories of its diverse cast, who came in all shapes and sizes.
But as is the case when discussing the old timey sideshow circuit and its performers, we quickly ended up having to navigate through a minefield of controversy, exploitation, moral dilemmas, and a giant mirror reflecting back at ourselves!
Nevertheless, we kept ourselves in the safety of the spotlight, sharing insight into the lives of these exceptional individuals, who overcame tremendous physical and societal challenges to master skills and talents which convey the magic and power of human will.
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Huge THANK YOU!!! to AP Strange for soothing our ears with his delightful voice! Hopefully he decides to narrate a few audiobooks and not get sued in the process ❤️
Follow him on Twitter @AProdigiosus or Instagram @apstrange23
Visit his website as well at www.apstrange.com (yes, he is semi-professional, and a nice guy too!)
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Intro sampled from "Something strange lurks in the shadows" by Francisco Sánchez (@fanchisanchez)
Sound effects obtained from https://www.zapsplat.com
Small Strangeness: The Alien Head in a Croatian Graveyard
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 this will be answered! Enjoy this oddity for what it is, allow it to briefly disrupt the stagnation of your mundane existence, and then just move on with your life!
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FURTHER READING:
Alien Head Dug Up In Croatian Graveyard Smells Like Male Perfume | Huffington Post
Alien head discovered by workers digging in Croatian graveyard | Mirror
Mayor asks scientists to examine alien head | Open Minds
ALIEN HEAD UNEARTHED IN CROATIAN GRAVEYARD | Museum of the Weird
Svemirac u Međimurju?! Našli iskopinu koja jako liči na aliena | 24 Sata
Godišnjica misterioznog pronalaska o kojem su pisali i svjetski mediji
Divination Abomination - with Jason and Karly
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 environment paved the way to our modern scientific understanding of the world!
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Huge THANK YOU!!! to Jason from Esoteric Book Club. ❤️
Check out his podcast The Esoteric Book Club HERE or visit their website at esotericbookclub.org
Follow them on Instagram @esotericbookclub or Facebook @esotericbookclub
Support them on Patreon HERE
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Huge THANK YOU!!! to Karly, The Village Tarot Witch. ❤️
Follow Karly on Instagram @thevillagetarotwitch or TikTok @thevillagetarotwitch
Check out her YouTube Channel The Village Tarot Witch - Karly
Check out her podcast Drinks and Disasters on Instagram @drinksanddisasters
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"Farting Around" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License
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Intro sampled from "Something strange lurks in the shadows" by Francisco Sánchez (@fanchisanchez)
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Creative Weirdos: Vuk - An Audio Photograph
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 theory, and the spooky synchronicities I encountered when making my prior podcast!
P.S., This discussion was recorded almost a year ago. Though I have scrapped my project to remaster Darwin's Deviations, and a lot has changed, this conversation amazes me with how relevant it still is and inspires my present self in my spiritual journey.
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Huge THANK YOU!!! to Todd Purse for radiating with so much enthusiasm and positive energy, and allowing me to share my guest spot from his show!
If you wish to see more art like this, follow Todd on Instagram @toddde85
Check Todd's regular podcast Create Magic - Daily Weirdo Art
...and support him by visiting his website www.createmagicstudios.com
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Episode artwork by Todd Purse @toddde85
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Fearful Transitions - with Trina Close
A peek into an open and honest conversation between 2 friends about fear, change and personal growth!
Trina co-hosts the podcast Spooks, Creeps and Assorted Devilry, a role she found very difficult adapting to but which ultimately transformed her into a more positive and sincere individual.
Today we sat down not as podcast hosts, but as two regular, honest and vulnerable people, discussing the role of fear in shaping our decisions and beliefs, the masks we wear in order to avoid confrontations, the magickal power of intent, Tarot reading for personal guidance, as well as the role of kindness and hospitality in diffusing antagonism from other people, but also entities as well!
P.S.: Yes, there is no intro. This is not an episode, rather it is personal conversation between people. By some strange circumstances it made its way on the feed so y'all may listen in!
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Huge THANK YOU!!! to Trina Close for this honest, inspiring and open conversation, as well as her kindness and hospitality leading us to become great friends! ❤️
Check out her podcast "Spooks, Creeps & Assorted Devilry" HERE
Follow the podcast on Instagram @spookscreepspod and Twitter @SpooksCreepsPod
Join their amazing Facebook Group and get some awesome merch from RedBubble
Listen to her amazing conversation with Todd Purse on Spooky Skeptics w/ Todd Purse
Check my guest appearance on Trina's show: Spooky Skeptics: Dyatlov Pass Incident
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Episode artwork by Todd Purse @toddde85
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Intro sampled from "Something strange lurks in the shadows" by Francisco Sánchez (@fanchisanchez)
Sound effects obtained from https://www.zapsplat.com
Headless Animal Ghosts - with Cole Herrold
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 most often dead animals. If they're missing their heads, they obviously died a gruesome death! Though no animals were harmed during the making of this episode, we will be dancing around suggestions of animal cruelty or mutilation.
Discussed are spooky tales of a ghost cow with a detached floating head, a frozen ghost chicken in London, haunted slaughterhouses, headless phantom dogs, a man who turned into a flaming turkey, mountain lion taxidermies coming to life, and even a cursed skeleton of a freakin' donkey!
As this episode was already dead on arrival, we also consistently deviate into movie tangents, random biology lectures, and cringy jokes which will make the listener's head fall off!
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Huge THANK YOU!!! to Cole Herrold for doing amazing research and digging up so many obscure stories about such a specific weird-ass topic!
Check out his work for New World Explorers Society at newworldexplorerssociety.blogspot.com
Follow him on Instagram @coleherroldresearcher or Twitter @Coleherroldres1
For more interaction join his Facebook Group
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SOURCES:
The Cambria County Ghost Cow - Paranormal World Wiki
The Ghost Dog of Tingewick - Burials & Beyond
The Frozen Ghost Chicken of Highgate | Cole's article
Mike the Headless Chicken - Wikipedia
Elliott O'Donnell (2006): Animal Ghosts Or Animal Hauntings and the Hereafter. IndyPublish
Darren Zenko (2004): Ghost Stories of Pets and Animals. Ghost House Books
Andrew Gable (2012): The Mystery Animals of Pennsylvania. cfz
Mary Beth Crain (2011): Haunted Pet Stories: Tales Of Ghostly Cats, Spooky Dogs, And Demonic Bunnies. Globe Pequot
Conrad & Burgess (2017): The Headless Dog: and Other Extraordinary Far-Fetched True Tales of Central Pennsylvania. Salem Swamp Press
Tom Ogden (2014): Haunted Colleges and Universities: Creepy Campuses, Scary Scholars, and Deadly Dorms. Globe Pequot
Never Sleep Again - with Landen and Shibble
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 Elm Street franchise, emphasizing its unique place in the annals of horror history!
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Huge THANK YOU!!! to Landen from Horror Makes You Brave for joint hosting this episode with me.
Check out his podcast Horror Makes You Brave HERE
Follow Landen on Instagram @autopsypodcast or Twitter @autopsy_podcast
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Huge THANK YOU!!! to Shibble from Uncle Monster's Spooky Time Fright Hour for reminding us of the playfulness and fun of this wonderful horror franchise!
Follow Shibble on Twitter @christhefriend
Check out his podcast Uncle Monster's Spooky Time Fright Hour HERE
Follow the podcast on Instagram @unclemonster6 or Twitter @UncleMonsterpod
Check out their Patreon for cool horror movie discussions at www.patreon.com/unclemonster6
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Intro sampled from "Something strange lurks in the shadows" by Francisco Sánchez (@fanchisanchez)
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Small Strangeness: TVs, EBEs & OBEs
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 entities, and in the case of one man a brief, yet ennoying, intergalactic trip with a strange masked woman he met on his balcony!
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FURTHER READING:
1990: January UFO & Alien Sightings - Think AboutIts
Albert Rosales (2021): Humanoid Encounters 1990-1994: The Others Amongst Us.
Alexey Priyma (2000): From Mystery to Mystery. Olimp; LLC Firm Publishing House ACT
The Other F-Word - with Morgan Daimler and Luke Greensmith
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 and the paranormal!
Grab a fresh-off-the-press copy of Pagan Portals - 21st Century Fairy: The Good Folk in the new millennium HERE
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Huge THANK YOU!!! to Morgan Daimler for engaging in yet another fascinating conversation, and always bringing the techno pixies to my show! ❤️
Follow Morgan on Instagram @morgandaimler Twitter @MorganDaimler or on Facebook @Morgandaimler
Check out Morgan's academic writing at Adacemia.edu or grab one of their many amazing books on Amazon
Be on the lookout for Morgan's new novel "Into Shadow: The Tallan Chronicles" which you can find HERE
...and another upcoming title: "Pagan Portals - Freya: Meeting the Norse Goddess of Magic" HERE
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Huge THANK YOU!!! to Luke Greensmith of LukeLore Podcast for providing so many valuable insights and leading the conversation into the realm of pop culture and fiction! ❤️
Check out his podcast named LukeLore
Check out his website as well at www.lukelore.com (yes, my dude here is a professional)
Also, join his Facebook group HERE so we may continue with the insightful discussions! Feel free to reach out to Luke anytime, he is very responsive and nice!
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Intro sampled from "Something strange lurks in the shadows" by Francisco Sánchez (@fanchisanchez)
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West Virginian Pilgrimage - with Mothboy Mike
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 new children's book about the Vegetable Man, Mikey has been nurturing a recent interest in the writings and colorful life of Gray Barker.
Driven by an otherworldly compulsion, Mike has been making multiple pilgrimages to the Gray Barker archives in Clarksburg, WV, familiarizing himself with Gray's often overlooked case materials and personal correspondences... but the journey did not end there!
Along the way he has been making stops to the grave site of Jennings Frederick, paying his respects to the Vegetable Man witness.
The recent sad passing of Robert Cockrell, the Grafton Monster witness, compelled Mikey to assume the role of the monster's avatar, serving as a beacon of inspiration and curiosity to all who remember this wonderful story.
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Huge THANK YOU!!! to Michael Strayer for opening up and sharing his inspirational and very touching journey of paying homage to some of West Virginia's most incredible Fortean icons! ❤️
Check out his podcast Mothboys Podcast HERE
Follow them on Instagram @mothboyspodcast Twitter @MothboysPodcast or Facebook @Mothboys
Grab a copy of Mike's weird-ass book "Curious Creatures: The Vegetable Man" which you can find HERE
...or check out his earlier, more wholesome book "Mothman Learns the ABCs" which you can find HERE
Check out Ballyraven at their Etsy page and ConjureDustDesigns at their Etsy page
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Episode artwork by ConjureDustDesigns
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Intro sampled from "Something strange lurks in the shadows" by Francisco Sánchez (@fanchisanchez)
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Appalachian Archetypes - with Jason from The Esoteric Book Club
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 The Esoteric Book Club, Jason is very knowledgeable on the history of his home state, and all the cultural eccentricities which make it a hotspot for high strangeness!
Today we spend almost 2 hours analyzing the symbology of the most popular West Virginian cryptids, breaking down their societal roles and cultural impact through the archetypes of the Major Arcana, even though neither of us are experts in tarot and we probably messed up every interpretation!
But no worries, as we often lose our train of thought and delve into discussion about ultraterrestrials, dinosaur poop, bootleg moonshine, and just why the Appalachians are rich in cultural identity and otherworldly phenomena!
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Huge THANK YOU!!! to Jason from Esoteric Book Club for sharing his delightful insight into the culture and history of his home state of West Virginia! ❤️
Check out his podcast The Esoteric Book Club HERE or visit their website at esotericbookclub.org
Follow them on Instagram @esotericbookclub or Facebook @esotericbookclub
Support them on Patreon HERE
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Episode artwork by Jason @esotericbookclub
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Intro sampled from "Something strange lurks in the shadows" by Francisco Sánchez (@fanchisanchez)
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The Woods Have Eyes - with TheCrescentHare
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 world of the weird, where otherness is the norm and rules are non-existent. A later teenage psychedelic experience in the forest left a permanent impression that there is much more to nature, and reality itself, than what we can see with our naked eyes.
We discuss the effects of childhood trauma in predisposing us to the world of high strangeness, the role media and books play in nurturing and empowering our sense of otherness, the influence of psychedelics in shattering our sense of reality, and the abandonment of our childhood beliefs which paves the way to a more holistic understanding of The Other.
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Huge THANK YOU!!! to The Crescent Hare, a.k.a. Christina (actually a barn owl in "human" disguise) for bravely sharing her traumatic experiences, and putting up with my elaborate interrogation! ❤️
Show your support by following her on Instagram @thecrescenthare
If you wish to proudly display the Seal with a Wheel, or the very... "handsome" face of Indrid Cold, or even a newly fae-rified Braxxie, all of Christina's art can be found at www.thecrescenthare.com
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Intro sampled from "Something strange lurks in the shadows" by Francisco Sánchez (@fanchisanchez)
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Mamlambo: Sins, Serpents, Sacrifice - with Theshira from Legendary Africa
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 South African, Theshira researches folklore and legends from all across the African continent, stories which throughout the centuries have most often been lost to history or irreparably warped by colonial influence.
Today we present our collaborative research into the Mamlambo, a figure which has assumed many forms throughout the years: serpent goddess, witch's familiar, brain-sucking river monster, even wealthy and seductive white foreigners!
But with the advent of Western capitalism in South Africa, we are also bearing witness to a bizarre cultural transformation, where figures of traditional belief are molded and repurposed into embodiments of modern globalization and capitalistic greed!
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Huge THANK YOU!!! to Theshira from Legendary Africa for sharing so many important insights, allowing us to frame our conversation within its proper cultural and social context! ❤️
Check out her podcasts:
Legendary Africa HERE
The Asian Tapestry HERE
Once Upon a Daydream HERE
Follow Theshira on Instagram @legendarypod and Twitter @Legendarypod1
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SOURCES:
Woman opens up about Mamlambo snake that loves S.e.x
MAMLAMBO: ‘RATHER SIGN FOR A COCKROACH!’
Niehaus, Mohlala & Shokaneo (2001), Witchcraft, Power and Politics: Exploring the Occult in the South African Lowveld. Pluto Press
Karl Bell (2019), Supernatural Cities: Enchantment, Anxiety and Spectrality. Boydell Press
Isak Niehaus (2012), Witchcraft and a Life in the New South Africa. Cambridge University Press
Bähre, Erik. (2002). Witchcraft and the Exchange of Sex, Blood, and Money among Africans in Cape Town, South Africa. Journal of Religion in Africa. 32. 300-334. 10.1163/157006602760599935.
Wood, F. (2015). "Wealth-Giving Mermaid Women and the Malign Magic of the Market: Contemporary Oral Accounts of the South African mamlambo". In Vernacular Worlds, Cosmopolitan Imagination. Leiden, The Netherlands: Brill.
The Devil in Shropshire - with Amy Boucher
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, Amy explores oftentimes overlooked folk tales of Shropshire, which highlight the county's unique cultural and historic identity, but also an immense amount of high strangeness.
Among the many tales discussed are stories of ghost barges carrying victims of the Black plague, encounters with a tricksterish devil known as Owd Scratch, the life and turmoils of the last known Shropshire sin eater, ending the episode off with wacky stories of a horseback-riding spectral ape man!
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Huge THANK YOU!!! to Amy Boucher, a.k.a. NearlyKnowledgeable, for documenting and sharing so many awesomely whimsical tales which blend traditional folklore with high strangeness!❤️
Check out her blog Nearly Knowledgeable History at nearlyknowledgeablehistory.blogspot.com
Follow Amy on Twitter @g0blinegg and check out Haunted Magazine @hauntedmagazine
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Death and the Maiden - with Brigid Burke from Chthonia Podcast
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 Maiden", and creator of Chthonia Podcast, Brigid Burke possesses an extraordinary knowledge of deities and creatures of the underworld, with a strong focus on dark feminine figures from a diverse pool of worldwide pantheons.
Today she joins to share insights into female monsters and muses of Greek myth, embodiments of Hindu goddesses, the ties between fear of death and the dark feminine, Jungian archetypes of the shadow, trickster, devouring mother and even the anima, as well as the convoluted story of Big Mama herself: Gaia!
Grab a copy of Brigid's book Death and the Maiden HERE
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Huge THANK YOU!!! to Brigid Burke of Chthonia Podcast for her patience and openness to share these marvelous and oftentimes convoluted mythological intricacies! ❤️
Check out her podcast Chthonia Podcast HERE or visit their website at chthonia.net
Follow them on Instagram @chthoniapodcast Twitter @Chthoniapodcast or Facebook @chthoniapodcast
Check out their YouTube channel HERE
Grab a copy of Brigid's book Death and the Maiden: The Curious Relationship Between the Fear of the Feminine and the Fear of Death HERE
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Fay Goo - with Morgan Daimler
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 in favor of a bland tasteless gray goo!
With the rise in popularity of A.I.-driven writing tools, nowadays we are witnessing never-before-seen transformations of cultural tropes into incoherent, conflicting and homogeneous gobbledygook. But is this truly a new phenomenon, or have we been diluting and mixing up folklore for centuries?
Morgan and I also discuss the turmoils of researching the history of fairy belief, the influence of Christians and Victorians in reshaping fairy lore, and how modern nontraditional tropes make their way into not just our pop culture, but also bleed into the real world through anecdotal encounters with the Good Folk!
Grab a fresh-off-the-press copy of Pagan Portals - 21st Century Fairy: The Good Folk in the new millennium HERE
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Huge THANK YOU!!! to Morgan Daimler for engaging in yet another fascinating conversation! ❤️ Be it from our cool selves or some divine force, we felt so inspired that we actually recorded 3 episodes before this one even got released! 😁
Follow Morgan on Instagram @morgandaimler Twitter @MorganDaimler or on Facebook @Morgandaimler
Check out Morgan's academic writing at Adacemia.edu or grab one of their many amazing books on Amazon
Be on the lookout for Morgan's new novel "Into Shadow: The Tallan Chronicles" which you can find HERE
...and another upcoming title: "Pagan Portals - Freya: Meeting the Norse Goddess of Magic" HERE
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Small Strangeness: Icegedunk
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 a freaking wheel between its buttcheeks... which it uses to zip through its arctic landscape!
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Huge THANK YOU!!! to The Crescent Hare, a.k.a. Christina (actually a barn owl in "human" disguise) for making me ROFL for over 2 hours 🤣, and creating her magnificent Icegedunk artwork!!! Guys, she has made cryptozoology history with this awesome art piece, which may be purchased HERE
Show your support by following her on Instagram @thecrescenthare
If you wish to proudly display the Seal with a Wheel, or the very... "handsome" face of Indrid Cold, or even a sexy Braxxie, all of Christina's art can be found at www.etsy.com/shop/thecrescenthare/
Check out our prior episode Icegedunk: Seal with a Wheel - with TheCrescentHare
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Episode artwork by The Crescent Hare @thecrescenthare
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SOURCES:
It's Something Wiki: Icegedunk
Lore & Order: Complete Bestiary
Ash "Leoparddancer" Dekirk, with Oberon Zell-Ravenheart (2007). A Wizard's Bestiary. New Page Books
Michael Taft (1983). Tall Tales of British Columbia. Province of British Columbia, Ministry of Provincial Secretary and Government Services
LaBarbera, Michael. "Why the Wheels Won't Go." The American Naturalist 121, no. 3 (1983): 395-408.
Playfully Paranormal - with Caite of Steampowered Mouse
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 band member, Caite often utilizes creativity and optimism during her paranormal investigations, as well as multiple goofy run-ins with The Other.
We discuss the reflective nature of the paranormal, how fear-based interactions with The Other often serve as projections of our own trauma, Caite's wacky encounter of a pair of walking socks, and how puppetry and animation may prove to be powerful tools of engaging the phenomenon!
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Huge THANK YOU!!! to Caite, a.k.a. Steampowered Mouse, for playfully and optimistically engaging in such a joyful and uplifting discussion! ❤️ Hopefully her own socks stay in their drawer!
Follow Caite on Twitter @antiswanky
Contact her via e-mail at steampoweredmouse@gmail.com
Visit her website at www.steampoweredmouse.com
Check out her appearance on Personal Pans: 4. Goosebumps and the call to adventure with Caite of Steampowered Mouse
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Episode artwork by Steampowered Mouse @antiswanky
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The Woke Waits Patiently
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 Selbyville, Delaware.
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This short story is a work of fiction, as well as a work of parody and satire. It was written with the help of A.I., as I am not a very creative writer yet wish to be heard on a public platform. The characters in this story are completely fictional and do not bear resemblance to any real person.
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Stolen Time: Coming to Terms with the Extraterrestrial Closet
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 materialistic approach towards ufology. Childhood curiosity diverted directly into the pockets of dubious researchers.
Today I present my personal realizations about the validity of hypnotic regression, sacred cows of ufology & doubting your own intuition and self-growth.
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Learn Your Cryptid US States!
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 its own monster!
You cannot escape them, so don't even bother!
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Learn Your Cryptid ABCs!
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!
Just go check your privilege and please stop complaining!
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Psychedelic Dogman Cocktail Party - with UFO Bigfoot
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 Man!
As co-host of Dark Notes Podcast, Shane spends his free time reading and sharing the most ridiculous weird-ass shit you will ever hear! So we joined forces today to read you a collection of our favorite high strangeness stories from our ever-growing book collections.
Hilarity ensues along the way as we get fucked over by technology, yet again! Shane got lost into a time slip for 8 minutes, but no worries! I remedied that with the wonders of modern A.I. technology.
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Huge THANK YOU!!! to Shane/UFO Bigfoot from Dark Notes Podcast for joining again to share bizarre stories from his favorite books!
Hear more wacky tales of high strangeness by checking his show Dark Notes Podcast
Follow UFO Bigfoot on Instagram @ufobigfoot
...or if you wish to contact Lisa, his co-host, reach out on Instagram @darknotes_podcast
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SOURCES:
Jacques Vallée (1969), Passport to Magonia: from Folklore to Flying Saucers. Regnery
Robert Anton Wilson (1991), Cosmic Trigger: Down to Earth v. 2: Final Secret of the Illuminati. New Falcon Publications,U.S.
Allen V. Noe, "And Still the Reports Roll in". Pursuit Newsletter. Volume 1 No. 7. January 1974.
Wood Eating Amish Country Goose Grabber | by Cole Herrold
Janet Bord (1998), Fairies: Real Encounters With Little People. Dell
Trevor James Constable (1990), The Cosmic Pulse of Life: The Revolutionary Biological Power behind UFOs. Borderland Sciences Research Foundation
David Weatherly (2021), Monsters of the Tar Heel State: Cryptids & Legends of North Carolina. Eerie Lights Publishing
Stan Gordon (2010), Silent Invasion: The Pennsylvania UFO-Bigfoot Casebook. Stan Gordon Productions
Meet the Chinese Lumberjack Who Slept With an Alien | By Michael Meyer, for The Huffington Post
Time Slips of a Musical Kind - with Marv from Pods Like Us
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, Marv has interviewed a plethora of content creators from all walks of life. Be they composers, digital artists or audio drama narrators, every individual has the capability of invoking their creative self to manifest a work of art.
But is creativity truly an individual quality, or does it exist within an aether which is connecting all of us together?
Marv and I discuss coming out of one's comfort zone, tapping into creative flows, losing one's sense of time during the creative process, and the inherent mysticism of music production which allows artists to tap into a possibly spiritual source of inspiration!
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Huge THANK YOU!!! to Martin Quibell from Pods Like Us for coming out of his comfort zone long enough to draw me out of my own! ❤️
Check out his podcast Pods Like Us HERE
Follow the podcast on Instagram @podslikeus TikTok @podslikeus and Twitter @podslikeus
Contact Marv via e-mail at podlikeus@gmail.com
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It Must Be An Ompax! - with Todd Purse
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 authentic species…for over 5 decades!
What would you do if you were served an atrocious fish of unknown origin? You’d eat it! And you’d pay for it as well!
But you certainly would not try to document it in the annals of biological literature as a newly discovered species, because a century down the line a pair of weirdos may dig up your secret little blunder and make a show of it, use it to have a few laughs, promote mystical thought, but worst of all: expose that the scientific method is always susceptible to human error!
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Huge THANK YOU!!! to Todd Purse for radiating with so much enthusiasm and positive energy, but also for the amazing episode artwork he made!
If you wish to see more art like this, follow Todd on Instagram @toddde85
Check Todd's regular podcast Create Magic - Daily Weirdo Art
...and support him by visiting his website www.createmagicstudios.com
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FURTHER READING:
Wikipedia: Ompax spatuloides
Castelnau, F. (1879). "On a new ganoïd fish from Queensland". Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales. 3: 164–165.
Whitley, Gilbert P. (1933): Ompax spatuloides Castelnau, a mythical Australian fish. Am. Nat. 67(713): 563–567.
Helfman, G.; Collette, B.B.; Facey, D.E.; Bowen, B.W. (2009). The Diversity of Fishes: Biology, Evolution, and Ecology. John Wiley & Sons. p. 294. ISBN 9781444311907.
Bolt, Roelf, and Andy Brown. 2014. The encyclopaedia of liars and deceivers. Reaktion Books. p. 77.
Glimpses of Darwin: Death of a Vampire Watermelon
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. A dimension not only of...sound, it's a podcast, but of (unsound) mind. A journey into an abhorrent wasteland whose boundaries are that of... well... there are no boundaries, pretty bottom of the barrel here...
His next stop, the Darwinverse!
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The Glimpses of Darwin series is dedicated to showcasing hilarious moments from my old podcast Darwin's Deviations
This cinematic masterpiece was written, recorded, edited... and scripted, acted, produced... and directed by: Your Friendly Neighborhood Death Investigator
No fruit was harmed during the making of this scene (cuz I murdered it beforehand)
Check out their podcast, creatively named Autopsy. HERE
Check out their website as well at www.autopsypod.com (yes, they are semi-professional)
If you can't get enough of their logo and wish to help pay off my bill to this incredible indie podcast, check out their SWAG HERE
...or, If you are, like me, ashamed of exposing your disturbing podcast preferences to the public, then head on over to Patreon and give them some support!
Support independent niche creators, because who else is going to provide detailed, objective medical information on the condition of a victim's remains, other than random "true crime" podcasters investigating from the comfort of their own home?
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Scenes from original Darwin's Deviations Episode 19. Vampire Watermelons, with a Side of Garlic Bread LISTEN TO IT HERE
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Lord Kinbote: The Subterranean Saga of Roky Crikenson
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 travels down to the molten core of the Earth!
All main sources of this story have been erased from history, though our belief still remains. One day we may locate them. We will never stop searching, as long as we know that the truth is out there!
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VERIFIED SOURCES:
Lord Kinbote | Alien Species Wiki
Roky Crikenson (1996): The Truth About Aliens. Self-published, presumed lost
Jose Chung (1996): From Outer Space. Warden White, Incorporated... a subsidiary of MacDougall-Kesler
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Small Strangeness: Transforming Triangloid
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 obscure case of high strangeness, involving the Oz factor, missing time, a living UFO, and mystical environment of Lewes, Delaware itself!
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Huge THANK YOU!!! to Todd Purse for allowing me to feature his amazing artwork!
If you wish to see more art like this, follow Todd on Instagram @toddde85
...and support him by visiting his website www.createmagicstudios.com
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Check our prior episodes where we discussed this case:
Create Magic Pod Episode 348: Weird Delaware - The Selbyville Swamp Monster
Create Magic Pod Episode 355: Weird Delaware: Transforming Triangle Humanoid
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FURTHER READING:
SHAPESHIFTING UFO | Archive of ForteansTimes.com
1993: December UFO & Alien Sightings | ThinkAboutIt
Shape-Shifting UFO | Forteana Forums
Albert Rosales (2021): Humanoid Encounters 1990-1994: The Others Amongst Us.
George Mitrovic (2020): Amazing Encounters with Monsters and Mysteries of East Coast North America- Volume 1: Connecticut to New Jersey.
Documenting Depravity - with Jon & Jo from Spread the Dread
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 filmed murders and suicides, we will also be exposing our morbid curiosity over gore videos and violent underground cinema. Jon and Jo are also sick fucks with a dark sense of humor (as am I), so don't go whining if you are offended by our jokes today!
Yes, as you may have noticed, today we are putting our edgelord fedoras on to discuss the origins of the snuff film urban legend, exploitation movies like Snuff or Cannibal Holocaust which contributed to the legend unfolding, the role of gore sites in preserving lost media, and even the Vietnam war's role in introducing an American audience to televised depictions of blood and guts, in living color!
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Huge THANK YOU!!! to Jon and Jo for bravely emerging from the shadows, allowing an oblivious audience to be exposed to whatever atrocious mental STD they were carrying! ❤️
Speaking of STDs, check out their podcast Spread the Dread HERE (AT YOUR OWN RISK)
Visit their website spreadthedreadpodcast.com
Follow them on Instagram @spreadthedreadpodcast
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Dungeons & Devils - with Shibble from Uncle Monster
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 the lens of 80s mass hysteria we will also be talking about triggering topics such as child abuse, teenage suicide and crazed conservative right-wingers!
Shibble breaks down the history of Satanic Panic through the stories which inspired books like Remembering Satan, The Dungeon Master and even Michelle Remembers, while I attempt to crap all over regressive hypnosis yet again, by tying the alien abduction craze back to satanic ritual abuse hysteria.
Shibble also shakes his head in disappointment as I try to make the case that D&D truly is magic, and may be used for divination! Hey, maybe we trigger some conspiracy nuts along the way!
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Huge THANK YOU!!! to Shibble from Uncle Monster's Spooky Time Fright Hour for purging all of his D&D and Satanic Panic obsessions upon us, allowing me to profit off his knowledge without doing a sliver of research myself! 🤣
Follow Shibble on Twitter @christhefriend
Check out his podcast Uncle Monster's Spooky Time Fright Hour HERE
Follow the podcast on Instagram @unclemonster6 or Twitter @UncleMonsterpod
Check out their Patreon for cool horror movie discussions at www.patreon.com/unclemonster6
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FURTHER READING:
Lawrence Wright (1994). Remembering Satan: A Case of Recovered Memory and the Shattering of a American Family. Alfred A. Knopf
William Dear (1984). Dungeon Master: The Disappearance of James Dallas Egbert III. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Lawrence Pazder MD; Michelle Smith (1981). Michelle Remembers. Pocket Books
Glimpses of Darwin: Ego Tripping
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 episode.
I present you a recycled compilation of very introspective psychedelic scenes I created for my old show, culminating in more ranting from our buddy Aaron!
WARNING: This episode is full of juvenile toilet humor! This is to be expected if we are exploring the imaginal innerspace of my own psyche!
The Glimpses of Darwin series is dedicated to showcasing hilarious moments from my old podcast Darwin's Deviations
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Huge THANK YOU!!! to Aaron for helping bring our absurd nonsense to fruition, and playing the coolest character thus far!
Follow Aaron on Instagram @ihadtosayitpodcast
Check out his podcast "I HAD to Say It" HERE
Check out his website as well at ihadtosayitpodcast.com
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UFO is a Bucket of Shit
We present our unofficial fan narration of the classic poem: "UFO is a Bucket of Shit", by Gray Barker.
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We Belong Weird - with Puxley and Fred Andersson
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 shed away the high strangeness, and our own efforts to counter this by spreading awareness of the weird!
But as our tricksterish minds cannot stay on topic, we deviate into intricate discussion on hypnotic states, past-life regression, quantum entanglement, acid dreams of UFO chimneys, shadow-stealing goblins, and even mysterious trains full of masquerading aliens! Yes, it just gets weirder and weirder!
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Huge THANK YOU!!! to Barbara Fisher for allowing me to use her amazing artwork as the episode art!
Huge THANK YOU!!! to Puxley for emerging from under his rock and allowing the world to hear his incredible mind once more!
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Huge THANK YOU!!! to Fred Andersson for sharing so many weird stories, and leaving off on an adventure in the ghost train! Thankfully he returned safely and alive, though he claims to feel dead inside, as usual.
For more wacky high strangeness stories check out his blog fred-andersson.medium.com
Follow him on Instagram @homosatanis , Twitter @HomoSatanis and Mastodon @HomoSatanis
For more Swedish strangeness, check his podcast Märklighetsfaktorn
Look out for his upcoming book Northern Lights: High Strangeness in Sweden
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High Strangeness in Sweden - with Fred Andersson
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 in Sweden" chronicles some of the most bizarre cases of UFO weirdness dug up from the annals of Swedish ufology.
Along the way we lose our sanity discussing flaps of vampire, mummy and even clown sightings, attempted alien abductions which I misheard as involving freakin' dragons, trolls stuck in people's houses, gnomes emerging from floating light orbs, and how sharing ghostly experiences often serves as a gateway to safely talk about high strangeness!
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Huge THANK YOU!!! to Fred Andersson for sharing so many weird stories, becoming a close friend, and even quoting me in his upcoming book!
For more wacky high strangeness stories check out his blog fred-andersson.medium.com
Follow him on Instagram @homosatanis , Twitter @HomoSatanis and Mastodon @HomoSatanis
For more Swedish strangeness, check his podcast Märklighetsfaktorn
Look out for his upcoming book Northern Lights: High Strangeness in Sweden (yes, he changed the title)
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Episode artwork by Fred Andersson @homosatanis
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A Lineup of Perceptual Variations
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 cases are a much more relevant subject of study than the reality of the event itself.
Whether they were alien, fairies or just a bunch of barn owls, the Kentucky goblins have transcended any possible physical existence from bygone days, persevering to this day through art, media, language and storytelling as a globalized cultural entity.
Check out my prior roundtable where we analyze this case through the perspectives of digital artists: Kentucky Goblin Fairy-Go-Round - with Todd Purse, Kris Galeano and TheCrescentHare
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Huge THANK YOU!!! to Kris Galeano for providing his amazing artwork of the eyewitness sketches in a police lineup! ❤️
Follow him on Instagram @kris_galeano ...and check his Weird Wednesdays project by searching #weirdwednesdays
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Episode artwork by Kris Galeano @kris_galeano
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Shrimpless in Seattle - with Garrett Kelly of Liminal Earth
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 occurrences in and around the urban environments of Bremerton and Seattle... sometimes while dressed in a shrimp costume!
So what's the deal with the shrimp? Well... upon moving to Bremerton, WA, he learned of an old magazine article detailing a witness's terrifying encounter with a 5-foot tall shrimp creature lurking in her basement.
This case sent Garrett on a wild goose chase, encountering clues and synchronicities leading him to piles of peeled oranges, a mysterious goggled man, hidden shrimp-infested creeks, an abandoned dream park, child-stealing snail women, and a profound realization that such strange journeys help remind us of the innate magic hidden within our own cities!
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Huge THANK YOU!!! to Garrett Kelly of Liminal Earth for sharing these hilarious glimpses into the unknown and his efforts to reintroduce a bit of mystery in his urban community! ❤️
Visit Liminal Earth at liminal.earth and be sure to submit your own weird story too!
Support them via their Patreon
Follow Garrett on Mastodon @garrett@weirdo.network
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Adventures in Fortean Zoology - with Richard Freeman
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 cryptids which very likely might exist: the Orang-Pendek of Sumatra, living specimens of the Tasmanian wolf, Giant anacondas of the Amazon, and even the Mongolian death worm!
Though Richard is a flesh-and-blood cryptozoologist, he is also a fellow Fortean, so along the way we also discuss paranormal activity, light phenomena, high strangeness, and the possibility that numerous cryptids might actually be otherworldly entities, and dare we even say... tulpas!
I highly recommend reading Richard's books "Adventures in Cryptozoology - Volumes I and II", which you may find on Amazon
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Huge THANK YOU!!! to Richard Freeman for sitting down to speak with a huge fan of his work, and sharing that it is well worth keeping an open, and even paranormal, mind when researching cryptids ❤️
Contact Richard via e-mail at doctor3uk@yahoo.com
You can check out the The Centre for Fortean Zoology on their website cfz.org.uk
Grab a copy of Richard's books "Adventures in Cryptozoology - Volumes I and II" on Amazon
Also check out his earlier book "The Great Yokai Encyclopaedia" on Amazon
...and be on the lookout for his upcoming book "The Highest Strangeness" later this year!
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Why So Sad, Squonk? - with Lisa Russell of Cryptid Comforts
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 is best known for traveling to cryptid conventions all across the States with the cutest assortment of cryptid stuffies you will ever lay your eyes on! But in an attempt to defy the shyness of the Squonk, she deemed 2022 The Year of The Squonk, started dressing in full costume as the Squonk, and even authored a children's book about the Squonk!
I know I said the word Squonk too many times here, but it seems people can't get enough of the Squonk! It is cute, it is sad, it has remained hidden for over a century only to boom in popularity the past few years, and with the help of Lisa get its very own convention later this year: Squonkapalooza!
Be sure to plan a trip to Central Park, Johnstown, PA on August 26th for this inaugural Squonk convention!
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Huge THANK YOU!!! to Lisa Russell from Cryptid Comforts for keeping this wonderful legend alive!
Follow Cryptid Comforts on Instagram @cryptid_comforts and their website CryptidComforts.com
More info on Squonkapalooza can be found on their Instagram @squonkapalooza or their website Squonkapalooza.com
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Bizarre Beasties - with Kate Shaw from Strange Animals Podcast
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 magnificent adaptations. At over 300 episodes and counting, she still finds herself blown away by the sheer number of animals left to discover and learn about!
Today we joined forces to share stories of photosynthetic slugs, creepy deep sea fish, nasty parasites, giant prehistoric bugs, and an insane amount of poop-eaters! But along the way we put our debunker caps on to completely stomp over your love for Bigfoot, Nessie and aliens! Because real animals are so much cooler!
I highly recommend checking Kate's book "Beyond Bigfoot & Nessie: Lesser-Known Mystery Animals from Around the World" on Amazon
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Huge THANK YOU!!! to Kate Shaw from Strange Animals Podcast for joining me in this magnificent nerd-out over the weirdest animals, and cryptids, we both love! ❤️ Also for joining me in multiple bouts of debunkery! 🤣
Check out her podcast Strange Animals Podcast HERE
Visit their website strangeanimalspodcast.blubrry.net
Follow them on Twitter @StrangeBeasties and Mastodon @KateShaw@mastodon.social
Grab a copy of Kate's book "Beyond Bigfoot & Nessie: Lesser-Known Mystery Animals from Around the World" on Amazon
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Intro sampled from "Something strange lurks in the shadows" by Francisco Sánchez (@fanchisanchez)
Sound effects obtained from https://www.zapsplat.com
Artificial Imagining - with Jonathan Dodd, Easton Hawk and Todd Purse
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 remain neutral and pretend like I have not been exploiting A.I. to create episode art for a while now!
Along the way Todd co-hosts the episode which you may also find on his feed today, Easton attempts to share the secrets of the trade but is censored by a phantom train, Jonathan desperately tries to settle down his dog thinking I would not notice during editing, and I put my biologist cap on in an attempt to sound smart as a non-artist impostor among professionals!
Meet Easton Hawk and his amazing humanly-made artwork TODAY at Frogman Festival in Mason, Ohio!
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Huge THANK YOU!!! to Jonathan Dodd for bringing up tulpas! We can't have a Tracing Owls episode without tulpas! ❤️
Follow him and his beautiful cryptid paintings on Instagram @jonathandodd_draws
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Huge THANK YOU!!! to Easton Hawk for bringing up the Akashic records, another Tracing Owls staple! ❤️
Follow him and his intricately detailed badass art on Instagram @eastonhawkillustration ....or on Reddit at u/DiaperFeast
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Huge THANK YOU!!! to Todd Purse for co-hosting a joint episode with me... and also bringing up psychedelic mantises as always! ❤️
Follow Todd on Instagram @toddde85 and check his podcast Create Magic - Daily Weirdo Art
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Episode artwork by Todd Purse @toddde85
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Intro sampled from "Something strange lurks in the shadows" by Francisco Sánchez (@fanchisanchez)
Sound effects obtained from https://www.zapsplat.com
Fearsome Creatures of Curiosity 10: Cornman of Ohio & His Maize Maze
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 to re fertilize the soil for its vegetable brethren! As human greed led to overproduction and waste, we have become outnumbered by our own leftover food, which now seeks its revenge!
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Huge THANK YOU!!! to Cassie Marozsan for hopping onboard my wacky project idea and helping bring these amazingly absurd (and slightly disturbing) creatures to life! 🧡
Meet Cassie and her wacky artwork at Frogman Festival on March 4th in Mason, Ohio!
Follow her on Instagram @cassiesland
You can find her art on her EtsyShop or on Tee Public
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Episode artwork by Cassie Marozsan @cassiesland
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Sound effects obtained from https://www.zapsplat.com
Fearsome Creatures of Curiosity 9: Intolerable Crowman
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 a dream.
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Huge THANK YOU!!! to Cassie Marozsan for hopping onboard my wacky project idea and helping bring these amazingly absurd (and slightly disturbing) creatures to life! 🧡
Meet Cassie and her wacky artwork at Frogman Festival on March 4th in Mason, Ohio!
Follow her on Instagram @cassiesland
You can find her art on her EtsyShop or on Tee Public
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Episode artwork by Cassie Marozsan @cassiesland
Send us suggestions and comments to tracingowlspodcast@gmail.com
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Sound effects obtained from https://www.zapsplat.com
Fearsome Creatures of Curiosity 8: Railway Rattler
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 you this before you hopped on, but oh well. 🤷 See you on the other side, sucker!
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Huge THANK YOU!!! to Cassie Marozsan for hopping onboard my wacky project idea and helping bring these amazingly absurd (and slightly disturbing) creatures to life! 🧡
Meet Cassie and her wacky artwork at Frogman Festival on March 4th in Mason, Ohio!
Follow her on Instagram @cassiesland
You can find her art on her EtsyShop or on Tee Public
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Episode artwork by Cassie Marozsan @cassiesland
Send us suggestions and comments to tracingowlspodcast@gmail.com
Follow us on Instagram @tracingowls or Twitter @TracingOwls
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Sound effects obtained from https://www.zapsplat.com
Fearsome Creatures of Curiosity 7: Naked Moleman
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 today's overly critical world.
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Huge THANK YOU!!! to Cassie Marozsan for hopping onboard my wacky project idea and helping bring these amazingly absurd (and slightly disturbing) creatures to life! 🧡
Meet Cassie and her wacky artwork at Frogman Festival on March 4th in Mason, Ohio!
Follow her on Instagram @cassiesland
You can find her art on her EtsyShop or on Tee Public
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Episode artwork by Cassie Marozsan @cassiesland
Send us suggestions and comments to tracingowlspodcast@gmail.com
Follow us on Instagram @tracingowls or Twitter @TracingOwls
Check our Linktree: linktr.ee/tracingowls
Sound effects obtained from https://www.zapsplat.com