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- Newkirk Museum Article on the Aura Goggles: https://tinyurl.com/bdzzpktf

- Super Color Vision - Tetrachromacy: https://tinyurl.com/bdavc6vs

- Read Walter Kilner’s “The Human Atmosphere”: https://tinyurl.com/yp6bfemj

- Cyanine Dyes for Chemists: https://tinyurl.com/4xdkc8pz

- Buy Sketchy Aura Goggles: https://amzn.to/40jQR7r

- History of Aura Photography: https://tinyurl.com/yc67hhxn

- Skeptical Inquirer on Aura Photography: https://tinyurl.com/nhjchd3u

- Edgar Cayce on Aura Colors: https://tinyurl.com/muudm4wr

- Dr. Skat’s Aura Readings: https://youtu.be/Z24gJnodhkA

- More on Color from Radiolab: https://tinyurl.com/bdh2b4bc

TIMESTAMPS:

0:00 - “They Live!” For Real!

1:55 - Dr. Kilner's Aura Goggles

5:55 - Subtle Bodies & Butterfly Reality

14:22 - Reds, Blues, Various Hues

24:32 - Psychically Swole

30:45 - Awkward Staring Experiment

43:42 - Dicyanin Dye and the Third Eye

59:10 - Psychic Training Wheels

1:07:09 - Photographic Aura Memories

1:16:20 - That Cold, Cold Skeptic Water

1:27:01 - John Keel on the Unseen World

1:30:40 - Adorable Cat Auras

1:35:00 - The Introspection Connection

Hosted by Greg and Dana Newkirk

Produced by Connor J Randall

Photography by Karl Pfeiffer

Art by Dustin Williams

Theme by Adam Hayman

"The Disembodied Voice" by Chuck Fresh

Additional Aura Investigation by Michelle Randall

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Tears of Fire: Curse of the Crying Boy Paintings Apr 03, 2023

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During the 1980’s, a series of mysterious fires ripped across England, each with one eerie detail in common: every charred home contained the same painting, all untouched by the flames. In this episode, we investigate the curse of the infamous "Crying Boy" paintings now housed in the Newkirk Museum of the Paranormal. Plus, we phone Kindred Spirits' Amy Bruni for details on a spontaneously combusting doll, Greg admits to beating up children, and Connor takes on yet another alter-ego. Keep a fire extinguisher nearby, because this episode gets heated!

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SHOW NOTES:

- Newkirk Museum Patreon Article: https://tinyurl.com/bdh4w6kr

- Dr. David Clarke’s Detailed Write-Up: https://tinyurl.com/r85u39cf

- The “Mona Lisa Effect”: https://tinyurl.com/mpdjhcws

- The Hackler Family Farmhouse Fires: https://tinyurl.com/yvzdhw24

- Read Amy Bruni’s Life with the Afterlife: https://amzn.to/3KpS4Wi

- Punt PI episode on the Crying Boy Paintings, 2010: https://tinyurl.com/uvm6t2yv

- William Shatner’s Weird or What?: https://youtu.be/K2F3fy7pJ_Y

- Fan Website Dedicated to Giovanni Bragolin: https://tinyurl.com/4pc2xdkh

- Atlas Obscura Article Featuring a Picture of the Artist: https://tinyurl.com/2p7buyey

TIMESTAMPS:

00:00 - These Paintings are Terrifying, Let’s Get Four

04:45 - Object Intro and History

15:30 - Call Ian, It’s Time to Kick the Painting

20:40 - Highland Cow of the Post WWII Era

36:00 - Superstition Showdown ft. Stu Stition

56:00 - Burning Paintings that Don't Burn

1:02:10 - Cover Up Your Taters

01:10:45 - POV: Greg Flirts with You

01:19:35 - Phantom Fires ft. Amy Bruni

1:34:24 - One Has Paperwork, The Other is Illegal

1:48:00 - The Ol’ Mole Connor Strikes Again

2:16:50 - Murder of Crows

Hosted by Greg and Dana Newkirk

Produced by Connor J Randall

Photography by Karl Pfeiffer

Art by Dustin Williams

Theme by Adam Hayman

"The Disembodied Voice" by Chuck Fresh

“Superstition Showdown” co-designed by Michelle Randall

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Dinosaurs on Noah's Ark: Hunt for the Mokele-Mbembe [Part 2] Mar 20, 2023

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Did Noah save the dinosaurs from extinction? We conclude our two-part series on the legend of the Mokele-Mbembe with a visit to a creationist museum, Keelin shares banana diet tips from Congo Bill, and Dana gets traumatized by a terrible 1980’s movie about humpin' in front of dinosaurs. Saddle up your brontosaurus and prepare to take the Bible literally, because it's time to finish our prehistoric quest for a living dinosaur!

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SHOW NOTES:

- The Dino Trek Patches Up Close: https://tinyurl.com/4ut2cuk5

- Ray Mackal's Research Files: https://tinyurl.com/2p99anbh

- Read Mackal's Expedition Resumes: https://tinyurl.com/yyr2ysu6

- University of Chicago on Roy Mackal's Legacy: https://tinyurl.com/yc3cvwwj

- Roy Mackal’s “A Living Dinosaur?”: https://amzn.to/41MRHf6

- Japanese Dinosaur Video: https://youtu.be/XCMQbxNG_xk

- Read Bill Gibbons Adventures: https://amzn.to/3LA3LKQ

- Diarrhea bananas: https://tinyurl.com/3uakm3xa

- For more on Mokele Mbembe: https://tinyurl.com/2ddnser9

TIMESTAMPS:

0:00 – Previously On

2:25 – The Lake Tele Video

5:30 – Our Fieldtrip to Hell on Earth

19:00 – Mokele Mbemb-why?

20:05 – Congo Bill Rides Again

22:30 – Regional Diarrhea

30:00 – Disney Does Roy Mackal Dirty

35:00 – Baby the Dinosaur Wants You to Keep Your Clothes On

37:00 – Roy’s Secret Letter

41:11 – Mokele Mbemb-ending

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Produced by Connor J Randall

Photography by Karl Pfeiffer

Art by Dustin Williams

Theme by Adam Hayman

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Dinosaurs Live! Hunt for the Mokele-Mbembe [Part 1] Mar 06, 2023

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Do dinosaurs still walk the earth? Some scientists believe it. In this special two-part episode, we trek deep into the heart of the Congo's impenetrable jungle in search of the Mokele-mbembe. Along the way, the gang relates to soft nerd people, Connor embraces his inner-dinosaur, and Keelin continues her quest to become the world's greatest cryptozoologist. Plus: a real, live encounter with the Mokele-mbembe captured on camera!

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SHOW NOTES:

- The Dino Trek Patches Up Close: https://tinyurl.com/4ut2cuk5

- Ray Mackal's Research Files: https://tinyurl.com/2p99anbh

- Read Mackal's Expedition Resumes: https://tinyurl.com/yyr2ysu6

- Willy Ley’s “Exotic Zoology”: https://amzn.to/3Jg6wiV

- Lake Tele: https://tinyurl.com/3sw9e89m

- University of Chicago on Roy Mackal's Legacy: https://tinyurl.com/yc3cvwwj

- Roy Mackal’s “A Living Dinosaur?”: https://amzn.to/41MRHf6

- Roy Mackal & James Powell Annoy a Taxi Driver: https://youtu.be/_KdnTkq4q2s

- See the Hand-Drawn Expedition Map: https://tinyurl.com/mtsdt8wu

- 1981 Article About the Dino Trek: https://tinyurl.com/ydy87jjr

TIMESTAMPS:

0:00 Canadian Raptors

4:23 Object Introduction: The Dino Trek Patch

5:45 The Lake Tele Bembe Boy

11:21 The 1900’s Dino Craze

15:26 Roy Mackal: Crypto-Explorer Extraordinaire

25:21 The Hype Train Leaves the Station

32:00 Herman Regusters: Explosions, Satellites, and Dinosaurs

35:45 The Dino Trek Drama

44:01 Trace-1 Takes Off

48:18 The Plop Thickens

52:20 The Elephant in the Endless House

59:55 The Trek Continues…

Hosted by Greg and Dana Newkirk

Produced by Connor J Randall

Photography by Karl Pfeiffer

Art by Dustin Williams

Theme by Adam Hayman

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UFOs in the USA: Presidential UAP Disclosure Feb 20, 2023

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If extraterrestrials asked you to run for president, would you? Gabriel Green answered the call, and became the world's first presidential candidate to campaign on a platform of UFO disclosure... in 1960. In this episode, we shed light on Gabe Green's long forgotten political career, Connor explains how aliens control the CIA, Dana wonders why aliens are so sexy, and Greg reveals that men from outer space aren't always who they seem. Gas up your moon pods and pack a roast beef sandwich, because we’re going on an adventure through disinformation, disclosure, and democracy!

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SHOW NOTES:

- “Abe in 1960 - Gabe in 1960”: https://tinyurl.com/2rrv86ab

- “The Other Candidate from Whittier”: https://tinyurl.com/yckdfks8

- AFSCA Van and More Pictures: https://tinyurl.com/2p94ztt2

- Sample AFSCA Pamphlet: https://tinyurl.com/5n8h7zxz

- Gabe’s Website Archived: https://tinyurl.com/2px7hxaw

- Entire Gabe Green Interview & More: https://tinyurl.com/2p9seu27

- More About Gabe Green: https://tinyurl.com/5256n32c

- Prior Choice Economics: https://tinyurl.com/jhryty7a

- "UFO Contact from Planet Korendor": https://amzn.to/3EmjxVh

- "Korendian Honk" by David Liebe Hart: https://youtu.be/2KHT6hoBNMY

- Read “Mirage Men” by Mark Pilkington: https://amzn.to/3Sl18xZ

Timestamps:

0:00 - Did Someone Say Disclosure?!

3:45 - Object Introduction: UFO Campaign Buttons

5:37 - Who is Gabriel Green?

11:12 - A Guide to Bothering People on the Bus

16:10 - The Call to Office

30:12 - Bob Renaud’s Telekinetic Basketball

56:42 - Chipped Putts & Chipped Teeth

1:00:22 - The Thing About the Government...

1:09:02 - The Korrendian Alphabet

1:11:08 - The Original Disclosure Candidate

1:16:15 - The Buck (Nelson) Stops Here

Hosted by Greg and Dana Newkirk

Produced by Connor J Randall

Photography by Karl Pfeiffer

Art by Dustin Williams

Theme by Adam Hayman

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Unmasking "The Cracking Man", a Possessed Clown Doll Feb 06, 2023

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Are you afraid of clowns? Maybe you should be. When a “do not open” sign is ignored, a woman finds herself haunted by "The Cracking Man", a frightening clown doll with a noisy presence. In this episode, Greg dates a Christian clown, Dana stumbles into paranormal ASMR, the gang cracks a cursed doll case, and Connor digs up a terrifying true story of possession-by-clown. Get ready to enter the Big Top, because it's time to stoke your coulrophobia!

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SHOW NOTES:

- Chiropractic Ghosts: https://tinyurl.com/5dzfn2jt

- “Coulrophobia and the Trickster” by Joseph Durwin: https://tinyurl.com/3pbrrrns

- Ringling Brothers official “How to Be A Clown”: https://tinyurl.com/54c4tckx

- Actual Clown Tryouts: https://tinyurl.com/5e3zdka9

- Fear Survey from Chapman University: https://tinyurl.com/4f8z9sb3

- Why Are We Afraid of Clowns?: https://tinyurl.com/2p8jkjnh

- Reader’s Digest Covers Clowns: https://tinyurl.com/5a87888m

- Atlas Obscura Clown Sighting Map: https://tinyurl.com/5x47ew3e

- The Clown Panic of 2016: https://tinyurl.com/2cwvcycx

- The Clown Who Started the Craze - Gags: https://tinyurl.com/vjasd6vd

- Learn More About Sleep Paralysis: https://tinyurl.com/bde6yu5p

- Emmett Kelly / Weary Willie: https://tinyurl.com/2s4zjbk2

- More on the Kelly Family Story: https://tinyurl.com/wwude726

- Emmett Kelly & Carol Burnett: https://tinyurl.com/2urabcs3

Timestamps:

00:00 - Ever Been To A Chiropractor?

04:50 - Meet The Cracking Man

06:53 - The Letter & Backstory

15:11 - The Dark Side of the Clown

23:00 - Slapstick & Resilience

27:58 - So You Want to Be A Clown?

36:16- The Great Clown Purge of 2016

42:36- The Cracking Man Cuddles

58:24 - Mystery Solved?

1:03:05 - But Wait, There’s More!

01:08:24 - The Clown Classification System

01:12:04- The Bizarre Tale of Weary Willie

01:29:52 - Clown Mode & The Importance of Archetypes

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Produced by Connor J Randall

Additional Research by Keelin Mathews

Photography by Karl Pfeiffer

Art by Dustin Williams

Theme by Adam Hayman

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We Took Jeff Goldblum Bigfoot Hunting (Yes, Really) Jan 23, 2023

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We encountered a mythical creature in the forest... and took him Bigfoot hunting. In this episode, we recount the time we took actual movie star Jeff Goldblum on a quest to track Sasquatch in the California Redwoods. Put on a silly hat and join us as the gang practices their Bigfoot calls, Connor takes a huge whiff of Sasquatch Pheromones (and loses his sense of smell), Dana gets farted on by a cryptozoologist, Greg makes Jeff Goldblum charge a magick wand, and everyone gets the creeps listening to the "Sierra Sounds" - the best audio evidence of Bigfoot ever recorded.

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Show Notes:

Jeff Goldblum’s Squatch Knocker: https://tinyurl.com/bddspp9y

What it's Like Hunting Bigfoot with Jeff Goldblum: https://tinyurl.com/4bh6kvzn

Watch The World According to Jeff Goldblum: https://tinyurl.com/52erbr4h

Buy a Silly Cryptozoologist Hat: https://amzn.to/3wl2TRC

Greg’s Favorite Charity: https://malaika.org/

Bigfoot Pheromones: No longer in service! Boo!

What’s the Skookum Cast, You Ask? https://tinyurl.com/ycxc9txa

Cliff Barackman on Tree Knocks (Slash Claps): https://tinyurl.com/dpnbdp78

ESPN Feature on Sasquatch Calling Competition: https://tinyurl.com/f9zanmrs

Finding Bigfoot teaches Sasquatch Calling: https://tinyurl.com/yr5pfnkc

Read Ron Morehead’s "Voices in the Wilderness": https://amzn.to/3D7Maox

Ron Morehead’s Website: https://ronmorehead.com/

"Bigfoot Sounds Off!" 45-Inch Record: https://tinyurl.com/23ffbv9w

Listen to "The Sierra Sounds": https://tinyurl.com/t92js3ua

Morehead & Scott Nelson on Art Bell: https://tinyurl.com/4uwx4943

Sierra Sounds Analyzed More Closely: https://tinyurl.com/mrpp5a6a

Linguist on the Sierra Sounds: https://tinyurl.com/3s2yvkjf

Patterson-Gimlin Film: https://tinyurl.com/3zepdpzj

A Brief Overview of Sigils: https://tinyurl.com/yc4denvf

Timestamps:

00:00 – Quit Farting on Us

02:15 – Object Intro: Jeff Goldblum’s Squatch Knocker

10:30 – We’re Not "Normal" Bigfoot Hunters

12:30 – Jeff Goldblum is an Ultraterrestrial

19:05 – You’ll Skookum out Your Mouth Holes

26:00 – For Legal Reasons, This is NOT a Hazing

28:45 – If You Have a Bigfoot in Your Home, Turn the Volume Down Now

45:20 – Dana Offends Star Trek Fans

52:53 – Bigfart Approaches

59:44 – Not THAT Kind of Magic Wand

Hosted by Greg and Dana Newkirk

Produced by Connor J Randall

Additional Research by Keelin Mathews

Photography by Karl Pfeiffer

Art by Dustin Williams

Theme by Adam Hayman

"The Disembodied Voice" by Chuck Fresh

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Analyzing a Ghost's Handwriting Jan 09, 2023

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The dead speak! Well, they write, actually. In this episode, we analyze the ectoplasmic product of a 200-year-old séance: the paranormal penmanship of a ghost. During our exploration of the afterlife, Dana discovers feminist pirate poltergeists, Connor comes out of magical retirement, Greg summons dead goldfish with his toes, and the gang has an existential crisis while weeding out haunted hoaxes. Join hands and have a seat at the séance circle, because it's about to get ghostly.

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Show Notes:

Ghostly handwriting close-ups: https://tinyurl.com/42pstyhc

The Fox Sisters: https://tinyurl.com/mr2db43v

Spiritualism, Pirates, and Mumler Photos: https://tinyurl.com/3uyhyx94

The Tenets of Spiritualism: https://youtu.be/FxgsSd32oTE

William Robinson’s Spirit Slate Writing and Kindred Phenomena: https://amzn.to/3inAF5g

More on magician William Robinson: https://tinyurl.com/3bsnpw5y

Chung Ling Soo vs Ching Ling Foo: https://youtu.be/BnFpyEqKjYE

Houdini’s work against Spiritualism: https://tinyurl.com/6r6ebca2

Get your own Spirit Slates: https://amzn.to/3QFdeBr

The Infamous Gambols With The Ghosts Catalog: https://tinyurl.com/55pvs4jb

Modern-Day Seance Photographer Shannon Taggart: https://tinyurl.com/yjynvan6

Timestamps:

0:00 - Karl Pfeiffer is not a serial killer

5:35 - Object History: Antique Spirit Slates

7:37 - Mr. Splitfoot and the Mediums

17:17 - The Fox Sisters Have Beef

20:45 - Progressive Poltergeists

31:00 - Capitalism and Conjuring

40:37 -Magicians Ruin Everything

55:10 - By the way, Connor’s a Magician

1:11:10 - Message from the Great Fishtank in the Sky

1:18:35 - Slate Analysis & Speculation

1:31:51 - The Middle Line on Mediums

Hosted by Greg and Dana Newkirk

Produced by Connor J Randall

Photography by Karl Pfeiffer

Art by Dustin Williams

Theme by Adam Hayman

"The Disembodied Voice" by Chuck Fresh

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Defending the Mothman: High Strangeness Holiday Special Dec 26, 2022

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Ever been so scared you dropped a baby? In this holiday special, we crush on the best high strangeness movie ever made: The Mothman Prophecies. Along the way, Connor offends Indrid Cold, Greg demonstrates how to drive ultraterrestrials crazy, Dana has trouble talking to ghosts, and we learn why West Virginia's official monster is a queer icon. Slather on your chapstick and hold onto your babies, because it's time to defend Mothman from slander.

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Show Notes:

Museum article about the Mothman Prophecies car: https://tinyurl.com/53w7yyx3

Read about our copy of the movie’s script: https://tinyurl.com/yc5t94fv

Watch The Mothman Prophecies: https://amzn.to/3HZ4pjh

Read John Keel’s The Mothman Prophecies: https://amzn.to/3I2juAJ

Read Gray Barker’s The Silver Bridge: https://amzn.to/3I32I4v

Watch our series Hellier and see us interview Taunia Derenberger: https://amzn.to/3juoOTk

Read the original Mothman Reports: https://tinyurl.com/ymhn847w

Read Allen Greenfield’s Secret Cipher of the Ufonauts: https://amzn.to/3WqhNRQ

More on The Estes Method: https://tinyurl.com/5thktr8a

Behind the Scenes info from the University of Pittsburgh: https://tinyurl.com/bdddcxvf

The Actual Explanation for the Bridge Collapse: https://youtu.be/8w5Fjouvma8

The Global Consciousness Project: https://tinyurl.com/uhsy4zt4

Visit Point Pleasant and the Mothman museum: https://tinyurl.com/2bmk5csd

Buy some Queer Mothman stuff: https://tinyurl.com/ycvewumt

Timestamps:

00:00 - Movie Monsters

02:51 - Mothman's Sedan

07:20 - Indrid Cold Appears

17:12 - Connor Will Fight Mothman

22:55 - Mothman Begins

25:39 - A Cosmic Videogame Glitch

30:05 - “Mothman Ate My Homework”

34:27 - The "Lost" Mothman Book

47:17 - The Movie was a Nightmare

52:01 - What is Your Time Cycle?

59:12 - Less than Stellar Reviews

1:03:10 - Leek = Keel

1:06:28 - Where's all the UFOs?

1:14:43 - The Truth About the Silver Bridge

1:20:05 - What Really Happened in Point Pleasant?

1:26:43 - The Hellier Connection

1:29:41 - In Defense of the Mothman

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Produced by Connor J Randall

Photography by Karl Pfeiffer

Art by Dustin Williams

Theme by Adam Hayman"

The Disembodied Voice" by Chuck Fresh

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Opening The Dybbuk Box at 3AM (Gone Wrong!) Dec 12, 2022

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Said to contain a powerful and terrifying entity, the Dybbuk Box has been striking fear into Travel Channel viewers, Haunted Museum visitors, and Post Malone fans for years, earning a reputation as the "Most Haunted Object in the World". Unbeknownst to most, the dastardly demon box holds a dirty secret. In this episode, Greg and Dana reveal how they broke the curse of the Dybbuk Box by sneaking into a hospital on their anniversary, Connor misunderstands Ghostbusters, and the gang goes shopping for haunted objects.

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