KOOKS, CRANKS, AND ICONOCLASTS!

KOOKS, CRANKS, AND ICONOCLASTS!

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KOOKS, CRANKS, AND ICONOCLASTS! episodes

  • APRIL FOOL'S DAY SONIC DOOM RAY!
    SUP KOOOOOOOOKS! Because we love you just so, soooooo damn much (to an almost "unwholesome" degree) we bring you this week's episode a day early! Plus technically, it's also closer to the actual April Fool's Day, which for the record was (as of posting this) just yesterday. This week's episode is a narco-sonic sound collage where we'll be discussing psychotronic sound weaponry, auditory armaments & subliminal signals! WARNING! This episode is positively dripping with tons of insidiously interlaced experimentally mindfreaking frequencies! (Not to be confused nor in any way affiliated with that Goth David Copperfield. But it is however quite magical!) Also includes a brief history of communications media and it's connections to the occult/paranormal & of course "W.W.T.W.?"! Put in your ears & digest it with your brain/mind/soul/booty!
    *Questions/comments? Email us at: [email protected]
    *Opening/closing theme: "Ghost Town" by Aves
    *SOURCES: "Sonic Warfare: Sound, Affect and the Ecology of Fear " by Steve Goodman (a.k.a. "Kode9", founder of the music label "Hyperdub".) *https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Havana_syndrome *https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feraliminal_Lycanthropizer *https://www.vice.com/en/article/4x3ajn/a-history-of-using-sound-as-a-weapon *https://science.howstuffworks.com/science-vs-myth/extrasensory-perceptions/infrasound-paranormal-activity.htm *https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yxl0gAnaePA *https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZsJSDX0DfSA *https://www.usatoday.com/videos/news/nation/2024/03/15/pornhub-blocks-access-texas-ruling/72983930007/ *https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J-SH18dtBlY *https://www.scienceandmediamuseum.org.uk/objects-and-stories/telecommunications-and-occult *https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duga_radar *https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leon_Theremin *https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0nO48UIzLk8 *https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=gang+stalking+chosen+ones *https://www.congress.gov/bill/107th-congress/house-bill/2977/text
    *"W.W.T.W.?" Articles: *https://culteducation.com/group/1289-general-information/7920-damanhur-leader-uses-this-machine-for-naked-time-travel.html *https://www.thestreet.com/retail/ebay-pays-3-million-to-settle-2019-gangstalking-charge-that-involved-its-former-ceo *https://www.justice.gov/usao-ndtx/pr/ex-fbi-agent-sentenced-7-years-prison-secret-probation-scheme#:~:text=A%20retired%20FBI%20agent%20who,District%20of%20Texas%20Leigha%20Simonton.


    (If you are struggling with mental health or substance abuse issues, please dial 988.) --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/mike-lucht/support
    2 hr 9 min
  • SATURN DEATH CULT-"WILLY NILLY CHILI"
    HEYYYYYOOOOOO! YOU BEAUTIFUL KOOKS! This week the fellas try & attempt to make some sense of the vast over arching "Saturn Death Cult" conspiracy! Everything you THOUGHT you knew about time, space, the human race? It's predominately hogwash! (Please pardon our intense language but golly gee & gosh darn it, were just so very ding dong dang ol' plain passionate about this sort of horseshit!) Do the rich & powerful elites sacrifice babies to "Moloch" at The Bohemian Grove? NO! BECAUSE MOLOCH IS A BULL! THEY HAVE A BIG OWL! AN OWL IS NOT A BULL! IT DOESN'T MAKE ANY DAMN SENSE! IT'S BULL...SHIT? WHOA! Okay...okay. Sorry folks but you're just going to have to dive right into to this one because it is some complex, convoluted, contemporary conspiracy theory culinary cuisine concocted by too many cooks (kooks?) who aren't necessarily playing by the rules in any recipe book! That's right, they're rebels who think outside the bun for fun & profit! GOT IT! Act now & get upgraded to the value meal, which comes with a free "What's Weird This Week?" on the side! PLUS EXTRA EXCLAMATION POINTS!!!!!!!! "Bone ape tit!" Errr uhh, we mean "Bon Appetit!"
    Email us at: [email protected]
    Opening/closing theme: "Ghost Town" by Aves
    *SOURCES: "The Saturn Death Cult" (2018 ed.) by Troy D. McLachlan, "The Saturn Myth: A Reinterpretation Of Rites & Symbols Illuminating Some Of The Dark Corners Of Primordial Society" (1980) by David N. Talbott, "The Fraternitas Saturni" by Stephen E. Flowers Ph.D. , as well as many other podcasts too numerous to name but if we had to pick a favorite it would be "It Gets Weird", oh yeah & also Reddit I guess...whatevz.
    *MISSING CHILDREN STATISTICS: -(missing):https://www.google.com/search?q=how+many+children+go+missing+every+year&rlz=1C1JSBI_enUS1062US1064&oq=how+many+children+go+m&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUqBwgAEAAYgAQyBwgAEAAYgAQyBggBEEUYOTIHCAIQABiABDIHCAMQABiABDIHCAQQABiABDIHCAUQABiABDIHCAYQABiABDIHCAcQABiABDIHCAgQABiABDIHCAkQABiABKgCALACAQ&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8#ip=1 -(found):https://www.google.com/search?q=how+many+missing+children+are+found&sca_esv=7c6bf37a198f0c55&rlz=1C1JSBI_enUS1062US1064&sxsrf=ACQVn0_Zm0F2VgmQ9TDJfMVAJqkLoGO-ZA%3A1711534153412&ei=SfADZuHoGMC0wN4PqKatsAc&ved=0ahUKEwihsfDJmZSFAxVAGtAFHShTC3YQ4dUDCBA&uact=5&oq=how+many+missing+children+are+found&gs_lp=Egxnd3Mtd2l6LXNlcnAiI2hvdyBtYW55IG1pc3NpbmcgY2hpbGRyZW4gYXJlIGZvdW5kMgsQABiABBiKBRiRAjIKEAAYgAQYFBiHAjIFEAAYgAQyBRAAGIAEMgUQABiABDIFEAAYgAQyBhAAGBYYHjIGEAAYFhgeMgYQABgWGB4yBhAAGBYYHkiCbFDaBFjkaHAAeAGQAQCYAaoBoAG-IaoBBDUxLja4AQPIAQD4AQGYAi6gAq4bwgIEEAAYR8ICChAjGIAEGIoFGCfCAgoQABiABBiKBRhDwgIIEAAYgAQYsQPCAg4QABiABBiKBRixAxiDAcICBBAAGAPCAgUQLhiABMICCxAAGIAEGLEDGIMBmAMAiAYBkAYIkgcENDMuM6AH7sAD&sclient=gws-wiz-serp
    *W.W.T.W. Articles: https://www.tmz.com/2024/03/25/diddy-homes-raided-federal-law-enforcement-beverly-hills-miami/https://www.kget.com/news/local-news/video-appears-to-show-person-carrying-severed-body-part-of-train-collision-victim/https://www.blackironprison.blog/posts/2023/01/25/fort-bragg-timeline/
    (If you need psychiatric help and/or are struggling with substance abuse, please dial 988.) --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/mike-lucht/support
    2 hr 10 min
  • CALIGULA-"THE ARISTOCRATS!"
    WARNING! ROUGHLY 25-50% MORE EXPLICIT CONTENT THAN IS USUSAL OR CALLED FOR!
    WELL 'ELLO 'ELLO 'ELLO! WHAT'S ALL THIS THEN? Do you folks out there occasionally prefer your podcasts bawdy? Saucy? Ribald? Mildly retarded even? Then this is the one for you! In between two of our bigger projects, we bring you this debauched offering, smothered & covered! That's right! This week we're talking infamous Roman Emperor Caligula! & guess what?! Most of what you've heard is total slander & bullshit! (But unfortunately it's what you get when you piss off the wrong people then end up on the wrong side of history!) In addition to our usual fare (including "What's Weird This Week?") this particular episode also doubles as an unofficial DVD commentary to the 1979 "art film"..."CALIGULA", starring Malcom McDowell, holy shit...Dame Helen Mirren! And famous British booze enthusiast Peter O'Toole! Just pop this podcast on during the movie to "Dark Side of The Moon" that shit & then when it's over immediately regret ever watching it in the first place! YOUR WELCOME!
    Email us: [email protected]
    Opening/closing theme: "Ghost Town" by Aves
    *"W.W.T.W.?" Article links: https://www.gnosticwarrior.com/lord-of-the-flies.html/meth-addicts-demons-fungi
    https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2024/03/08/sheldon-johnson-collin-small-body-parts-freezer/72893473007/
    SOURCES: the previously mentioned "art film", NOT Suetonius, technically we got most of our information secondhand from various sources but to prove we aren't just making shit up or if you're just interested, check out "Caligula: A Biography" by Aloys Winterling https://www.amazon.com/Caligula-Biography-Aloys-Winterling/dp/0520287592/ref=asc_df_0520287592/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=312168414377&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=11409390599508675630&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9026812&hvtargid=pla-491393800540&psc=1&mcid=099710dbb7273223ba337c33f9956080&gclid=CjwKCAjwkuqvBhAQEiwA65XxQLOQKa_JL8Zj7HMMf3DSoeRluZxFLXtwjU-9rhzq24_xYObXyewVsxoCA4kQAvD_BwE --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/mike-lucht/support
    1 hr 47 min
  • FRANCOIS "PAPA DOC" DUVALIER-"PAPA DON'T PREACH!"
    Heyyyyyooooooooooo! What's up everybody! Sorry for the late episode! We actually wanted to put this out last Monday but this is one that "THE MAN!" was trying to keep us from releasing! ("The Man" in this instance being both illness & technical malfunctions...CAUSED BY THE C.I.A.! Maybe? Meh, probably not.) This episode we're covering the infamous Haitian dictator known mostly by his asshole alias "Papa Doc"! We'll also briefly cover the Haitian Voudon religion, the revolution that gave birth to Haiti roughly 200 years ago, as well as getting into the contemporary clusterfuck of what's unfolding in modern day Haiti! (Which for the sake of transparency, we didn't even know was happening until we started doing the research for this episode.) This one...this is our Pulitzer Prize winner baby! (Or whatever the podcasting equivalent is, we'll take one of those please & thankew!) All that & of course, "W.W.T.W.!"
    Opening/closing theme: "Ghost Town" by Aves
    *SOURCES: "Real Dictators" Podcast-"Papa Doc" series (3 episodes), "Red Handed" Podcast Episode 298-"Papa Doc: Haiti's Vodou Dictator", "Papa Doc, Baby Doc" by James Ferguson, "Avengers of The New World: The Story of The Haitian Revolution" by Laurent DuBois, "The Serpent & The Rainbow" by Wade Davis *ARTICLE LINKS: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/3/5/haiti-crisis-is-a-gang-led-coup-next
    *ALSO OF NOTE!: The world of Haitian charities and/or aid organizations are unfortunately rife with corruption & fucked-up-ness of all kinds. Having said that, at a cursory glance, these following organizations SEEM to be fairly on the up & up. *https://www.worldvision.org/disaster-relief-news-stories/haiti-crisis-faqs *https://www.unicef.org/appeals/haiti *https://donate.doctorswithoutborders.org/secure/rr-donate-search-monthly-haiti?ms=ADD2402U1U85&utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=NONBRAND.Haiti_CKMSF-NONBRAND.Haiti-GS-GS-ALL-Violence.BPH-BO-ALL-RSA1-HaitiViolence24-MONTHLY&gclid=Cj0KCQjwwMqvBhCtARIsAIXsZpYeG7dASdBYEuExnvqExwqSBMXoj6BYCXlpIqLqFrdkc44HVOD11VoaAk10EALw_wcB --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/mike-lucht/support
    2 hr
  • PETER HURKOS Pt.2-"THE LYING DUTCHMAN"
    sniff sniff...smells like...WHAT'S UP DOG! This week we finish our two parter on so called "psychic detective" Peter Hurkos! We'll be discussing his involvement in the infamous "Boston Strangler" case, the not so infamous yet incredibly gruesome Ypsilanti/Ann Arbor murders, some good old Hollywood horseshit, and finally the far more infamous-er Sharon Tate murders! All this plus an unusually serious "What's Weird This Week!" where we talk self immolation protests, the shameful lack of black cult leaders, and a terrifying nuclear yakuza story! ALL THIS PLUS LESS SHITTY AUDIO! WOOOOOOOO! (R.I.P. Ric Flair)
    Opening/closing theme-"Ghost Town" by Aaves Primary Sources-"The Psychic World of Peter Hurkos" by Norma Lee Browning (1970) Free download of Peter Hurkos biography featuring various quotes/testimonials-https://docplayer.net/14325718-Peter-hurkos-biography.html
    Email Us!: [email protected] --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/mike-lucht/support
    1 hr 50 min
  • PETER HURKOS Pt.1-"IMDB PSYCHIC"
    HEYYYYYOOOOOOO! What's up everybody! This week on an all new "CRANKSQUAD!"...we're covering "psychic detective" Peter Hurkos! Probably most well known for his work on "The Boston Strangler" case, we'll be discussing how he got his "powers"...AND SO CAN YOU! as well as taking a look into his early career! Listen and learn all about it! PLUS! Find out what Spencer's got in his hopper! Is Mike more "fluke-man" than "Mulder"? Is Chris more "Joe Friday" or "Jim Beam"? (Plus a pop in from his infinitely patient fiancé Misty!) ALL THIS & MORE PLUS "WHAT'S WEIRD THIS WEEK!"
    Email us: [email protected] Opening/closing theme: "Ghost Town" by Aaves SOURCES: "The Psychic World of Peter Hurkos" by Norma Lee Browning (1970) --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/mike-lucht/support
    1 hr 50 min
  • LEO TAXIL-"PALLADIUM PLAYERS CLUB"
    What's up me beautiful babies?! Welcome to our OFFICIAL inaugural episode of "Kooks, Cranks, & Iconoclasts!" featuring the new crew! This episode we're covering the mysterious Leo Taxil (or are we?) (No, we totally are.) and his turn of the 19th century expose of "The Palladium", the supposedly Satanic conspiracy secretly existing within the highest ranks of global Freemasonry! (Or are we?) (No, for sure though we totally are!) This one's got a twist that you won't wanna miss! (Or if you already know this story, then just tune in for all the kooky color commentary!) This episode also counts as an unofficial sequel to our demo episode on "The Hellfire Club" as well. All that and "What's Weird This Week?" CHECK IT OUT OR CHECK YOUR HEAD!
    -Opening/closing theme-"Ghost Town" by Aves
    SOURCES: *"Eliphas Levi and The French Occult Revival" by Christopher McIntosh
    *"The Craft-How The Freemasons Made The World" by John Dickey
    *"Le Diable au XIX"/"The Devil In The 19th Century" by "Dr.Bataille"/"John Hacks" --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/mike-lucht/support
    1 hr 19 min
  • THE NEW "KOOKS, CRANKS, & ICONOCLASTS!" DEMO-"THE HELLFIRE CLUB ft. EARL SANDWICH & THE DAGWOOD"
    Heyyyoooooooooo! What's up folks! Good to be back & I brought the fellas with me! This episode is essentially a practice run but it was just too good & too much fun not to share with the world! In this episode we discuss the origins & ne'er-do-wells of the so called "Hellfire Club(s?)" & their connections to modern day "Q" related contemporary conspiracy culture. Pardon our dust during this time of learning & transition. Thanks again folks! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/mike-lucht/support
    1 hr 3 min
  • HODGEPODGE-"Preposterous Politics/People Impostors"
    Heyyyyyoooooooo! In this, my final solo episode (hopefully for ever!) I'm "cleaning the slate"...you'll see. Also, "Satan's Guide To The Bible!", we play "American Political Sex Scandals: The Home Game Version!" & finally I discuss my (almost suspicious amount?) of roadblocks and/or dead ends in trying to do any deep research into "human impostors"! This entire episode is like some kind of knowledge suppository...for your brain!
    Opening/closing theme: "Ghost Town" by Aves
    *"SATAN'S GUIDE TO THE BIBLE": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z8j3HvmgpYc
    *Alleged "human mannequins": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FVFYLpCZw0Q
    *The Eriksson Twins & shared psychosis ("folie a deux"): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kj0TNXaHFYE
    *"Replaced, The Strange Case of Galina Markovna": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ow7cEE3Yzhs&list=WL&index=294&t=848s
    *"8 Medical Terms Your Doctors Use To Insult You": https://www.cracked.com/article_16302_8-medical-terms-your-doctor-uses-to-insult-you.html
    *Frederic Bourdin a.k.a. "The Chameleon": https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frédéric_Bourdin
    *"Changeling" Murder of Bridget Cleary: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Bridget_Cleary
    *Senator Replaced By Body Double?: https://www.forbes.com/sites/mattnovak/2023/09/19/conspiracy-theorists-go-viral-with-claim-sen-john-fetterman-actually-body-double/?sh=8042d9478c91
    *"Real Shapeshifters" website on "The Wayback Machine": https://web.archive.org/web/20191013224350/http://realshapeshifters.com/ --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/mike-lucht/support
    1 hr 22 min
  • ABE NO SEIMEI-"Onmyodo? Oh yeayahhh!"
    This episode we're going back to Japan as we discuss occultism, myth, folklore, urban legends etc. Today we play "The Psychic Test" and I (barely) cover the subject of Abe No Seimei ("The Japanese Merlin") as well as the only O.G. eastern mystic to ever rock the pentagram! We got yokai/cryptids, anime, black magic, & just in case you wondering, YES! Even some Daoist philosophy! PLUS! A big announcement at the end that's got me grinning ear to ear! Hear it here foist me peoples! P.E.A.C.E.!
    *Opening/closing theme: "Ghost Town" by Aves
    *"Free Double Bass Solo" by Bassarpi: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j_l3PM-Q2JU
    *"The Dream of The Fisherman's Wife": https://www.google.com/search?sca_esv=772e7fe848126d63&rlz=1C1JSBI_enUS1062US1064&q=dream+of+the+fisherman%27s+wife&tbm=isch&source=lnms&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjm6oS5s4SEAxUVMVkFHZf1BT8Q0pQJegQIDBAB
    *"Teito Monogatari" by Hiroshi Aramata: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teito_Monogatari
    *The AWESOME! artwork of Suehiro Maruo: https://www.google.com/search?sca_esv=772e7fe848126d63&rlz=1C1JSBI_enUS1062US1064&q=suehiro+maruo&tbm=isch&source=lnms&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjroubRs4SEAxVlD1kFHe1IAh0Q0pQJegQIDxAB&biw=1366&bih=679&dpr=1
    Philosophy In Motion-"The Death of Hundun": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OFwbZXrfLOo
    Philosophy In Motion-"The Dao of Gangsters": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7jhfDWTYFI0 --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/mike-lucht/support
    1 hr 32 min

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Greetings & Salutations! We're here to cover various interesting/infamous/inexplicable living enigmas & anomalies from across all of time, space, maybe even beyond, & from history BOTH…