222 – Wild Thing S2: Space Invaders
Blake and Karen talk with Laura Krantz, host of the podcast Wild Thing, about season two of her show which deals with UFOs, SETI and more.
221 – They Are Already Here – with Sarah Scoles
Download the episode (Right-click, Save as MP3) Author Sarah Scoles joins us to discuss her amazing book They Are Already Here: UFO Culture and Why We See Saucers. It’s a terrific ride through UFO culture and the fallout from the 2017 New York Times front-page article about the US Government Program to examine unidentified objects in the sky. Links/Additional Reading/Terms: AATIP – the […]
218 – Season of the Witch
Download this episode as MP3 (right-click, save-as) Peter Bebergal returns (previously on episode #180 with his book Strange Frequencies) to discuss magic, witchcraft, and the occult and how those things impacted the world of Rock & Roll music. Check the attachment to this episode for a bunch of music links relevant to the show and Peter’s book Season of the Witch. Speaking of books – Karen has […]
214 – Talos Another Tale of Gods and Robots
MonsterTalk Classic interviews return with a look at robots and automata of the ancient classical world.
213 – Ghosts and Sociology
Download MP3 (Right-Click, Save As) We interview Dr. David Aveline about his new project studying people who see or experience ghosts. Â He’s just getting started, but it’s a really interesting conversation about how one puts together research into such a strange and complicated topic. Notes:An article about Dr. Aveline’s research The Thomas Theorem (1928) by William Isaac Thomas and Dorothy […]
209 – Strange but True
Download MP3 (right-click, Save As) We are joined by author Kathryn Hulick, author of the new book Strange but True: 10 of the World’s Greatest Mysteries Explained. The book introduces 10 weird topics covering everything from Atlantis to Zombies and meshes it all with skepticism and critical thinking. It’s a great way to introduce a curious teen to the strange […]
211 – Screaming Skulls
Download MP3 (Right-Click, Save As) Today Karen and Blake discuss “Screaming Skulls” – a surprisingly common yet particularly English kind of haunting. Karen has a new short story based on this legend. Multiple Examples: Bettiscombe manor, Bettiscome, Dorset Dickie – Tunstead Farm, Tunstead Milton, Derbyshire Skull of St Ambrose Barlow – Wardley Hall, Manchester (1641) – Catholic relic Skull of (Katherine) Anne Griffith – Burton Agnes Hall, Yorkshire (1620) “Owd […]
#206 – Magic: Wicca and Witchcraft
Download Episode MP3 (Right-Click, Save As) We are joined by Rebecca Fox, who has been both a witch and a science & skepticism advocate, to discuss the history of modern witchcraft. RIP Terry Jones (of Monty Python) who passed away on Tuesday, Jan 21, 2020. I prepared the intro Tuesday morning unaware he would be gone the same day. Discussed […]
#205 – Burial Practice Makes Perfect
Download Episode (right-click, Save As) Tana’s Thesis: Paying Respects: Death, Commodity Culture, and the Middle Class in Victorian London. Death Photos of the Victorian Age – memento mori The Catholic incorruptible saints British “natural death” burial laws Garden Cemeteries The Cremation Society (behind the 1902 UK Cremation Act) The Highgate Vampire case of the early 1970s Nicholas Cage’s pyramid tomb […]