Download as MP3 (right-click, save-as) Join us for a very Halloween themed look at a book which was deeply influential on Karen and Blake. Usborne’s WORLD OF THE UNKNOWN: GHOSTS authored by our very special guest, Christopher Maynard.
Download as MP3 (right-click, save as) Author Colin Dickey is back with another fantastic book – this time it’s taking a look at the culture of the weird including UFOs, doorways to Atlantis, cryptozoology, and jarring Fortean events. The Unidentified is available in paper, and audio via audible. Colin’s previous episode was #149 and covered his fantastic book Ghostland. Discussed in this episode: Mt. […]
Download this episode (Right-Click, Save As) In this episode, we talk with Dr. Steven Johnson of the University of Florida about invasive species and specifically focus on the cane toad. This incredibly robust and prolific toad excretes poison fluid from glands on its back and has been introduced from its native habitat into several locations around the world, most notably (and destructively) in Australia. Mentioned […]
Download as MP3 (Right-click, Save As) We are joined by Ph.D. student Minwen Huang, who shares with us the history of the literary genre of Chinese Ghosts called Zhiguai, and how such beings (and literature) are viewed from ancient times to the present. A wiki page about the character for “ghost”: 鬼 Images of Women in Chinese Thought and Culture: Writings from the Pre-Qin […]
Karen and Blake discuss the new film We Believe in Dinosaurs with filmmaker Clayton Brown (who co-directed with Monica Long Ross) and paleontologist Dan Phelps.
Discussing COVID19 with virology expert Vincent Racaniello.
Download this episode (Right-click, Save As) We welcome Dr. James Mueller, associate dean of Journalism at the University of North Texas. He’s the author of three books (with a fourth on the way) and they are: Shooting Arrows and Slinging Mud: Custer, the Press, and the Little Bighorn Tag Teaming the Press Towel Snapping the Press. He’s also a […]
Karen tells us about her research into the strange 1921 case known as “The Guyra Ghost.”
Discussion is on serial killers, their motivations, their methodologies and how to balance fascination with the macabre with keeping the victims rather than the killers foremost in mind. The crimes discussed in this episode are graphic, disturbing and will not be suitable for all audience members. Listener discretion advised.
This is a sample episode of our new show In reSearch Of, which I’m co-hosting with Jeb Card. I hope you’ll consider subscribing. I’m planning to keep the regular IRO episodes free, but offer bonus content for Patreon supporters. This is the pilot episode of In reSearch Of, the show where we watch the original TV show IN SEARCH OF… and consider some […]
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