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In 1984 a group of people living in Dodleston, England, began to receive strange messages on a BBC Micro personal computer. Then things got weird... Part 1 of our 2-part coverage of time-travel and vintage computers! Links: Pathological Punning - Witzelsucht A detailed review of The Vertical Plane Where is Dodleston? The book (reprinted recently) The Vertical Plane by Ken Webster (affiliate link) A segment on this topic from the TV show From Out of this World (1996) A more detailed dive into the topic with some with notes about textual analysis Some lengthy podcasts doing a longer-take: The Dark Histories Podcast Astonishing Legends (Part 1, Part 2)
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Richard Sugg joins us again to discuss the weird story of Bobbie the Wonder Dog (aka Silverton Bobbie) - a dog that took a trip of more than 2500 miles to return to its family. The centenary of this event is almost on us - and this is our 300th episode of the show. Lots to think about in this episode and I hope you'll share your own thoughts about what mechanisms might be at play behind the phenomenon of animals that manage to find their way home. Bobbie the Wonder Dog (wiki) News coverage of Bobbie's legend Oregon Encyclopedia coverage Story of homing cats A Singing Mouse at Buckingham Palace: and other amazing animal stories from the nineteenth century Mummies Vampires Fairies Richard's Amazon page Pop Culture: HOMEWARD BOUND THE CALL OF THE WEST 1924 (Partial - via YouTube) Richard's previous visits: #83 - Cures of the Mummy's Tomb #92 - Fangs that go bump in the night
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A discussion with artist and author Florian Schafer on his newest book about German house spirits. Links for this episode: Hausgeister: Household Spirits of German Folklore - pre-Order now (affiliate link) Fiction that inspired D&D: APPENDIX N (affiliate link)
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Richard Estep is a paramedic by day, paranormal investigator by night. Author of Grifters, Frauds, and Crooks: True Stories of American Corruption, he’s written more than 30 books on topics as diverse as serial killers, demons, UFOs, and haunted hospitals. Richard Estep (Amazon Author's Page) Haunted Hospitals (Amazon Streaming) Haunted Case FIles (Amazon Streaming)
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We're delighted to talk today with Professor Jack Longino of the University of Utah as he discusses ants! Can you help Karen & Matt out of a tough financial situation? There's a fundraiser here and they really appreciate any assist you can provide! https://bit.ly/helpkarenandmatt DISCUSSED IN THIS INTERVIEW: "Fringes of Reason" book link (Ted Schultz) Walter Tschinkel -molten metal ant nests Are invasive N. American fire ants moving north due to climate change? Other MonsterHouse Media that covers this topic: In Research of Deadly Ants Monsters in Media - Ants: THEM! Empire of the Ants Phase IV The Naked Jungle (based on Leiningen vs the Ants) It Came from the Desert
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I've replaced the intro on our audio distribution system but the system apparently caches the file and it may take some time for the corrected audio to work its way out to the world. My apologies - the music volume is so high in the first 5 mins of the intro it's very difficult to hear the text but it clears up after that. Still, I worked hard on the intro only to make a rookie mistake when finalizing the project. Hopefully the corrected audio will eventually make it to the public. Mick West continues our discussion of trying to solve UFO mysteries while keeping his cool. Mick is the author of Escaping the Rabbit Hole: How to Debunk Conspiracy Theories Using Facts, Logic and Respect. He hosts a leading site for analysis of weird aerial phenomenon called Metabunk. He also maintains the site "Contrail Science" which tries to resolve the pseudoscience of "Chemtrails." Source of the latest "coverup" news story - from The Debrief Critique of that same story from The Guardian.
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Mick West joins us to talk about trying to solve UFO mysteries while keeping his cool. Mick is the author of Escaping the Rabbit Hole: How to Debunk Conspiracy Theories Using Facts, Logic and Respect. He hosts a leading site for analysis of weird aerial phenomenon called Metabunk. He also maintains the site "Contrail Science" which tries to resolve the pseudoscience of "Chemtrails." In the intro there are some clips about NASA and US Congressional looks at the "UAP" phenomenon. I will argue that UAP is just a UFOmism and that the general public is largely unaware these are all just the same old things driven by the same old limitations of human perception and cognition. I mention Jason Colavito in the intro. It's worth checking out his historical take on this modern rebranding. Also mentioned in the episode was the sad (probably psychogenic) syndrome known as "Morgellons Disease." I wanted to include a link for the curious.
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A look at the "incorruptible" corpses of Catholic saints and a discussion of how they got this way - with Elizabeth Harper. Wilhelmina Lancaster (new incorrupt corpse) Joyce Caroll Cruz book on incorruptible saints (affiliate link) The Mummy Congress by Heather Pringle (affiliate link) Essay mentioned The Violent Madonnas by Elizabeth Harper The Order of the Good Death
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A look at the 2012 film The Possession which is allegedly based on the "true story" surrounding a wine cabinet and a creature from Jewish folklore known as a Dybbuk. The 2021 Input Magazine article that "blows the lid off" the story of the Dybbuk Box. Affiliate Link to THE POSSESSION (2012).
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Karen and Blake talk with Professor James Giordano from the departments of Neurology and Biochemistry at Georgetown University Medical Center about the phenomenon called Deja Vu.
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