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 […]
MonsterTalk Classic interviews return with a look at robots and automata of the ancient classical world.
Download MP3 (Right-Click, Save As) We interview Dr. David Aveline about his new project studying people who see or experience ghosts. 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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Download this episode. (Right-click, Save As) We’re joined by veteran monster investigator Joe Nickell (of CSI) to discuss three historic sea monster cases he thinks he’s solved. Classic monsters and science in this one. Case Files discussed in this episode:Gloucester Sea Serpent Arkansas White River Monster Kraken: Monster of the Deep Also mentioned: Karen has some new short stories on […]
This episode we look at Will O’ The Wisp, Ghost Lights, Ball Lightning and all manner of glowing monstrous and bizarre lucent phenomena. Joining us for the discussion is researcher, Jerry Drake.
Carlyn Beccia has written a new book for kids that combines Monsters and Science! Monstrous: The Lore, Gore and Science Behind Your Favorite Monsters is an ooey-gooey romp through the world of monsters and the many fascinating things you can learn when you apply science to their premises. But don’t think it’s just for kids. This book has lots of […]