In the first of an ongoing series, and maybe our most self-flagellating episode to date, Oisin takes the wheel and directs Dani, Justy, and our loyal listeners to the start of darkness of the United States: those damned Puritans. Along the way, we pass by Justy’s drag dreams, Florida Man, London Dungeons, how all our problems started with Henry VIII wanting to get his end away, The Righteous Gemstones, and the downsides in living in a place named after Oliver Cromwell

An episode? On a Monday? Madness! Basically, in case you weren't aware, we have a sister podcast, entitled Nobody Asked! wherein Dani and a guest delve into some wild Reddit stories. Is its existence purely because Dani is incapable of shutting up? Who knows! It currently lives on our Patreon, but we're testing the waters this week and including it on our main feed. So enjoy Dani and co-host Anna presenting a rather timely Reddit story about what NOT to do on Valentine's in the shortest Hocus Pocus-verse episode to date.

Somehow an episode about a saint hosting Easter on the back of a whale is one of our least supernatural episodes. Go figure. As we follow aul Brendan's path across the Atlantic, Dani, Oisin and Justy hit on Heated Rivalry, Biker Mice From Mars, the oxen vs cows debate, the need for a new Hocus Pocus bingo card, a giant tangent about Irish geography and Irish TV, Greek myths and Bible stories, Justy’s whale boat adventures, Irish women being the original manic pixie dream girls, some much needed Latin pronunciation lessons, and their top three Game Of Thrones boys

Hope you're all ready for 2.75 more hours of depraved serial killer talk. Sunshine lollipops and rainbows next week, guaranteed*. Interspersed between the awful this week is Oisin’s love for touring the most horrible places in the world, how Bernie Sanders would’ve saved the world, the various smells of Dani’s apartment, the impracticalities of vaginas, Dani’s mob wife dreams, a blatant attempt to get KFC to sponsor us, and a slightly gross/depressing story time with Justy.

* (not a guarantee)

Dani, Oisin, and Justy dive into one of the big topics of true crime this week: John Wayne Gacy. Naturally a big ol' content warning for some truly horrible shit, but mixed in to that, we talk about Oisin’s terrorising twin uncles, Hollywood Ireland vs real Ireland, morticians (shockingly no mention of The Undertaker or Paul Bearer), Justy’s Ed Gein/Mickey Mouse impression, Jimmy Savile, sex lives of the Romans and the Greeks and Ask Jeeves.

This week Dani, Justy, and Oisin stay true to their Celtic roots and dive into the myth of the selkie, mythical shapeshifters who live as seals in the sea and beautiful women on shore. Along the way Justy provides us with a new theme song and his very own selkie story, we get into manic pixie dream girls, bear fighting, winklepickers, Erika Kirk's Mourning 'N' Fireworks Extravaganza, and horse whispering.

We're back! After a little winter break, Dani, Justy, and new co-host Oisin have defrosted to talk about the weird wilderness of Alaska. Pyramids, weather control, UFOs, and selkies for some reason!

All glory to Hocus Pocus! Meltdowns aplenty on this week's episode. No, not an in-depth discussion of Dani's love life, but deep diving into the Chernobyl disaster; the build-up, the fallout, and cover-ups. Along the way, there's dog talk, your usual handful of Simpsons episodes, Rasputin, questionable accents, and the ethics of fancying Gillian Anderson playing Margaret Thatcher.

This week, Dani, Justy, and special guest Oisín dive into the unhinged lore of The Montauk Project, a Cold War conspiracy where the U.S. government allegedly dabbled in psychic super-soldiers, time-travel mishaps, and a monster... basically real life Stranger Things. 

This week on Hocus Pocus, it's werewolves vs vampires, which makes sense because Justy's hairy and Dani sucks. Along the way, expect discussion of Sinners tampon storage locations, the submarine episode of The Simpsons, Justy's adventures in Romania, and a few technical difficulties.