I look at a trio of cursed cars.

The Golden Eagle

The Black Volga

And Little Eagle, the car James Dean died in.

On this brillyant tidbit I look at two improbable tales of men who couldn't be hanged.

Spurned by a sixteen-year-old girl, Edward Leedskalnin set out to prove to her and indeed the world that he had greatness inside of him, and boy oh boy, did he succeed. Over 28 years he built the coral castle, “an engineering marvel that has been compared with Stonehenge and the great pyramids of Giza.” It’s website claims that it “has baffled scientists, engineers and scholars since its opening in 1923.” It also inspired a song by Rock Legend Billy Idol. This week on brillyant I take a look at the (not really) Coral Castle and its eccentric builder.

Here in the Black Barn, you don't eat your salad, your salad eats you! I have three old timey newspaper articles from the 1890's about man-eating plants for your listening pleasure.

During times of extreme stress, when we are pushed to our very limits in the most dire of circumstances, we are not alone. Hundreds of adventurers and explorers and even everyday folk during their times of greatest need have reported a presence with them. Guiding them, encouraging them. A companion, sometimes silent but always there when it’s needed the most. I pulled the following accounts of survival in the face of impossible odds from the pages of John Geiger’s classic work, The Third Man Factor. These thrilling accounts of survival all have one thing in common, a benevolent presence that is very real, pushing them to survive when all seems lost.

I look at a trio of bizarre late-night encounters with faceless entities on the streets of Nashville, Tn.

This week at the Black Barn I look at a terrifying and bizarre account from The Gyb Farm in the 19th century.

Also, I briefly look at the Ruby Creek Incident where a First Nations Family was terrorized by a bigfoot in a famous account in the annals of cryptozoology.

Step right up and see 'The Man Left Over From the Ice Age'. On display on this week's brillyant tidbit is the curiosity that is the Minnesota Iceman.

It's the first brillyantpodcast March Monster Madness Tournament! 4 regions 32 monsters 1 champion! With regional brackets curated by experts Jeff Belanger, Jason Offutt, and John Lemay.

Preorder Chasing the World's Monsters by Jason Offutt coming in September.

New Mexico Monsters by John Lemay available April 28th.

and Wicked Strange by Jeff Belanger, available now!

On this brillyant tidbit we have clowns vs. Firemen as I look at the Toronto Clown riots.

Also a social faux pas sparked an 8 day riot in New York City.

Last we have a deadly riot in Amsterdam, all because of an eel.