Hey Strangeness

This interview was originally recorded in September of 2022. Despite it sitting on my computer for months and months, Jeff and I agreed that it would be a waste not to share it. Jeff gave me the inside scoop on some of what goes on behind the scenes of Strangeology, and the dude is always just great to talk to, man. Be sure to check out the links below to see Jeff's work, and after the interview there's a short preview of our next full episode - The Supernatural Simpsons.

Strangeology on Etsy

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The Dogman Triangle: Werewolves in The Lone Star State from Small Town Monsters

In 1977 Laura had an inexplicable encounter with what she described as a "Wolf Man" in Meridian State Park in Meridian, Texas. You can learn more about it here, and by checking out The Texas Dogman Triangle. Special thanks to Small Town Monsters Publishing who holds the copyright for this text. No one told me I had to say that, I just think it sounds cool. And a very special thanks to Jon Gonzales at True Horror Stories of Texas, who first broke this story in 2019. Check out the original article in the link below.

Werewolf of Meridian Park from True Horror Stories of Texas

https://truehorrorstoriesoftexas.com/werewolf-of-meridian-park/

The Texas Dogman Triangle and The Dogman Triangle: Werewolves in The Lone Star State from Small Town Monsters

https://www.smalltownmonsters.com/shop

The Texas Dogman Triangle on Amazon

https://www.amazon.com/Texas-Dogman-Triangle-Aaron-Deese/dp/B0C47Q5JGG/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3OVYKR3W01ELC&keywords=texas+dogman+triangle&qid=1687196361&sprefix=texas+dogman+triangl%2Caps%2C137&sr=8-1#customerReviews

The Dogman Triangle: Werewolves in The Lone Star State on IMDB

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt27643013/

In the Season 2 premier of Strange Conversations, I sat down with Lindsey Brisbine to discuss past and present paranormal activity, behind the scenes of The Chilling and the future of the show (amongst other things). Be sure to follow Lindsey on Instagram @thechillingpodcast and thechillingpodcast.com, and if you haven't listened to The Chilling, you'll want to do that pretty much as soon as you're done with this interview.

CONTENT WARNINGS: This episode contains profanity and discussion of unfriendly, potentially demonic spiritual entities. Discretion advised.

Hey Strangeness will return for Season 2 before you know it. In the mean time, we'd like you to meet Dirk Buckshot, Bigfoot Hunter, and I'd reeeeeally like to tell you about my first book. The Texas Dogman Triangle will be available from Small Town Monsters on May 23rd, and stay tuned for updates on the companion film The Dogman Triangle: Werewolves in The Lone Star State.

Preorder The Texas Dogman Triangle

The Dogman Triangle: Werewolves in The Lone Star State on IMDB

This is a weird one. Weird because it's almost never talked about, and even weirder because it involves INVINCIBLE BEAR MONKEYS. Or something. Part cryptid encounter, part UFO story, all BATTLE ROYALE, The Caracas Dwarves has recently become one of our favorite cases. Find out why. 

Hey Strangeness on Instagram

https://www.instagram.com/hey_strangeness/

Strange Conversations on Youtube

https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL2h8_kICdFH-5Q6NzMinRimQ_oKUiU4jC

UFOlogie article on the incident (BEST SOURCE ONLINE)

https://ufologie.patrickgross.org/ce3/1954-11-29-venezuela-petare.htm

Nick Redfern article from 2017

https://mysteriousuniverse.org/2017/11/hairy-dwarfs-on-the-rampage/

Faces of The Visitors on Amazon

https://www.amazon.com/Faces-Visitors-Kevin-Randle/dp/0684839733

Thank God for Tom DeLonge

After and during the course of a prolific musical career, one of the most important movers in the paranormal/unsolved niche since Thomas Baker Slick Jr. would do something that - to put it lightly - would send shockwaves across the world. In 2017 the To The Stars Academy released what are probably the most impactful pieces of hard evidence regarding the UFO/UAP question to the public. Five years hence, things are drastically different regarding not only the UFO conversation, but the dialogue surrounding the unsolved at large. It's time to talk about why, and give Monsieur DeLonge (of Blink 182 and Angels and Airwaves, two of the greatest musical acts of our generation) the credit he deserves. 

Thank God for Tom DeLonge. 

Hey Strangeness on Instagram

https://www.instagram.com/hey_strangeness/

Hey Strangeness Merch Shop

https://www.etsy.com/shop/HeyStrangeness?ref=simple-shop-header-name&listing_id=1144160898

Strange Conversations Podcast

https://open.spotify.com/show/60GNaAvLIUncMiEoyMifAV

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Exclaim article from 2021

https://exclaim.ca/music/article/tom_delonge_blink-182_interview_questionnaire

To The Stars website (w/ timeline)

https://tothestars.media/pages/about

Guardian article from 2021

https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2020/sep/15/star-of-bethlehem-spaceship-tom-delonges-new-career-ufo-expert-blink-182

Guardian article on disclosure in 2022

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/feb/05/ufos-america-aliens-government-report

Politifact fact check on NASA

https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2022/jan/18/instagram-posts/nasa-did-not-hire-or-employ-theologians-research-p/

Miley Cyrus' UFO encounter

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_bxqCFPVAqw

Dan Akroyd on his UFO encounters

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4V4V_LBnS-g

Baker Mayfield on his UFO sighting

https://www.cleveland.com/browns/2021/04/baker-mayfield-on-seeing-the-ufo-its-real-i-saw-it-i-believe.html

They're everywhere. EVERYWHERE. They've been around for centuries, they're taking over our yards, infiltrating our holidays, lining the shelves of our retail establishments... what are we gonna do, you guys? Probably go extinct, because we've basically invited the GNOMES into every aspect of our lives, and when they turn on us it's all over. Join us for a strange and semi in-depth discussion... on GNOMES. 

Thank you so much to our good friend Mike G. of @artofthemorningstar for the amazing episode cover which he put together for us without being asked. Make sure you're following Mike, because his art is amazing. 

Strange Conversations on Youtube

https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL2h8_kICdFH-5Q6NzMinRimQ_oKUiU4jC

Hey Strangeness Merch Shop

https://www.etsy.com/shop/HeyStrangeness?ref=simple-shop-header-name&listing_id=1144160898

Encyclopedia Britannica Entry on Gnomes

https://www.britannica.com/art/gnome

Folklore Thursday.com on Gnomes

https://folklorethursday.com/folktales/on-gnomes-from-alchemical-theory-to-a-fairy-tale-staple/

Paracelsus Article

https://www.aaas.org/paracelsus-man-who-brought-chemistry-medicine

British man with over 240 garden gnomes

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5TgmEByFo6c

The Brothers Grimm: The Gnome

https://www.worldoftales.com/fairy_tales/Brothers_Grimm/Margaret_Hunt/The_Gnome.html#gsc.tab=0

Salisbury Greenhouse article on Gnomes

https://salisburygreenhouse.com/the-mysterious-mythology-of-garden-gnomes-2/

Oxford Classical Dictionary Pygmie entry

https://oxfordre.com/classics/view/10.1093/acrefore/9780199381135.001.0001/acrefore-9780199381135-e-5447

King of The Hill - Yard, She Blows! on IMDB

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0764042/

South Park: The Underpants Gnomes

https://southpark.cc.com/video-clips/fjb8ya/south-park-underpants-gnomes

This was going to be a quick episode highlighting a particularly interesting Mesoamerican shapeshifter. Then it turned into a rabbit hole of coincidence and apparent linkages with other folk tales which literally blew our minds. Join us on a strange journey through Mesoamerican mythology in which we find connections with La Lechuza, the European Werewolf, Quetzalcoatl and a lot more. We'll also get into 17th century guerilla fighter Maria De La Candelaria who we're now sort of obsessed with, as well as examine some modern day Nagual sightings courtesy of Nick Redfern and the internet, and talk a little bit about Farcry 6. Dang.

A big thank you to all the creators who's work we reference in this episode, including The Unrefined Podcast, The Haunted Hermanas Podcast, Small Town Monsters, Tobias Wayland, Nick Redfern, JSTOR

Iago's Wand Emporium on Instagram

Merriam Webster Entry defining Nagualism

JSTOR Article containing the 1894 research paper

Encyclopedia Britannica article

Tlacatecolotl from the Nahual dictionary / University of Oregon

Nagual sighting near Veracruz in 2020

Article referencing the 2020 sighting

Upper Necaxa Totonac Project translated nagual folk tale

Haunted Hermanas Podcast

Wikipedia entry for Maria De La Candelaria

The Lake Michigan Mothman by Tobias Wayland

Shapeshifters by Nick Redfern

On the Trail of The Lake Michigan Mothman from Small Town Monsters

Skinwalker: Howl of The Rougarou from Small Town Monsters

This was going to be a quick episode highlighting a particularly interesting Mesoamerican shapeshifter. Then it turned into a rabbit hole of coincidence and apparent linkages with other folk tales which literally blew our minds. Join us on a strange journey through Mesoamerican mythology in which we find connections with La Lechuza, the European Werewolf, Quetzalcoatl and a lot more. We'll also get into 17th century guerilla fighter Maria De La Candelaria who we're now sort of obsessed with, as well as examine some modern day Nagual sightings courtesy of Nick Redfern and the internet, and talk a little bit about Farcry 6. Dang. 

A big thank you to all the creators who's work we reference in this episode, including The Unrefined Podcast, The Haunted Hermanas Podcast, Small Town Monsters, Tobias Wayland, Nick Redfern, JSTOR

Merriam Webster Entry defining Nagualism

JSTOR Article containing the 1894 research paper

Encyclopedia Britannica article

Tlacatecolotl from the Nahual dictionary / University of Oregon

Nagual sighting near Veracruz in 2020

Article referencing the 2020 sighting

Upper Necaxa Totonac Project translated nagual folk tale

Haunted Hermanas Podcast

Wikipedia entry for Maria De La Candelaria

The Lake Michigan Mothman by Tobias Wayland

Shapeshifters by Nick Redfern

On the Trail of The Lake Michigan Mothman from Small Town Monsters

Skinwalker: Howl of The Rougarou from Small Town Monsters

Happy New Year! Today we take a semi-deep dive into the mythology of Quetzalcoatl; The Aztec Dragon, The Feathered Serpent, and... The Jesus Snake - ? Quetzalcoatl is steeped in lore spread over decades and centuries, and runs the gambit from "maybe some people saw a dinosaur" to "oh wow this is some crazy stuff right here," - let's ask, though - what else might be behind this legend? It's 2022, and we're talking monsters.