Zero Percent Scared

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6 - Possession ... it'll make your head spin - (Minisode 2) Mar 25, 2019

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Minisode #2 continues the Ouija theme from last week. This week we present: A scary college Ouija tale courtesy of our good friend Manny, plus the terrifying TRUE story that inspired the movie THE EXORCIST!

Never fear skeptics, we've got the lowdown on excorcism science as well!

Joining us today is a mystery guest Medical Doctor, standing in for Kelly Ruggles.

Stuff we discuss:

The exorcism of Roland Doe

Can spirits use telephones?

Placebo Controls, Exorcism, and the Devil

5 - Get it together, Spirits! Mar 16, 2019

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Should Kelly burn an Ouija board? Should Sarah chill the eff out and let Kelly burn an Ouija board?

Sarah's note - no, friends don't let friends become possessed by evil.

On this episode, we cover the history of the scariest piece of cardboard in existence -- the OUIJA BOARD! Join us for disturbing tales of people consumed by Ouija board addiction, and stay for the fascinating science!

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Kelly's science links:

Review of ideo-motor action: Stock & Stock (2004): https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/14685855
Ouija experiment: Gauchou et al., 2012: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1053810012000402
Faraday's Ouija Experiment: https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=88&v=cma5Zn7xrWU

Other things we talk about in the episode:

Wild thing Podcast (it's about bigfoot, not Ouija, but it is so good, guys): https://www.foxtopus.ink/wildthing/
The Fox sisters - a sad story of kids taken advantage of: https://www.theparisreview.org/blog/2016/11/04/in-the-joints-of-their-toes/
The Ouija board possession that inspired the exorcist: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exorcism_of_Roland_Doe

Ouija's perplexing rules: https://www.museumoftalkingboards.com/ouistit.html
The complete Gulf Breeze 6 predictions: https://unbelievable.fandom.com/wiki/Complete_list_of_predictions_from_the_Gulf_Breeze_6
The Zozo Phenomenon: https://www.amazon.com/Zozo-Phenomenon-Darren-Evans/dp/1942157118

4 -Murder House Hypothesis - (Minisode 1) Mar 09, 2019

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On today's first official minisode, Kelly gives us the lowdown on the scientific method. Tune in to learn what a real-life scientist thinks about tiny invisible unicorns, murder houses, and how we would prove a house was haunted.

Bill Gates, if you're listening, we will gladly accept funding for this study.

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Stuff we talk about:

Tiny Invisible Unicorns where?? https://www.logicallyfallacious.com/tools/lp/Bo/LogicalFallacies/178/Unfalsifiability

The Journal of Parapsychology!!!

https://www.rhine.org/what-we-do/journal-of-parapsychology.html

How to hunt ghosts:

https://www.ghostsandgravestones.com/how-to-ghost-hunt

Ghost hunting gear for our experiment 101

https://www.ghoststop.com/Ghost-Hunting-101-a/144.htm

Most Haunted, which Sarah likes a lot:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Most_Haunted

3 - Heal me, Crystals! Feb 27, 2019

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Can crystals cure a coma? Does putting porous rocks in your genitals increase your sex drive? Can amber necklaces reduce teething pain? Was Sarah a gem-stealing adolescent? Listen to hear answers to these questions and more!