KOOKS, CRANKS, AND ICONOCLASTS!

KOOKS, CRANKS, AND ICONOCLASTS!

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  • THE CLERICAL UNDERWORLD - "OCCULTISM BY & FOR NERDS (& I'M ALSO THE POPE!)"
    Another entry in the Saturnian Current Series...only 2ish...more to go...I think?Email us!: [email protected] music is license/copyright free from Pixaby.comSOURCES:Magic in the Middle Ages by Richard Kieckhefer (1989); Forbidden Rites: A Necromancer's Manual of the Fifteenth Century by Richard Kieckhefer (1997); The Transformations of Magic: Illicit Learned Magic in the Later Middle Ages and Renaissance by Frank Klaassen (2013); Magic in the Cloister: Pious Motives, Illicit Interests, and Occult Approaches to the Medieval Universe by Sophie Page (2013); Unlocked Books: Manuscripts of Learned Magic in the Medieval Libraries of Central Europe by Benedek Láng (2008); The Friar and the Cipher: Roger Bacon and the Rise of the Sciences by Lawrence Principe; The Foundations of Modern Science in the Middle Ages by Edward Grant; The Witch-Hunt in Early Modern Europe by Brian Levack; Eros and Magic in the Renaissance by Ioan P. Couliano (1987); The Game of Saturn: Decoding the Sola Busca Tarot by Peter Mark Adams (2017); Archives of the Bavarian State Library, Munich; Vatican Secret Archives, Inquisition records; British Library, Additional Manuscripts collection; and various uncatalogued grimoires from private European collections.
    27 min
  • LORD WILLIAM "TERRIBLE WILLIAM" De SOULES - "SICK WILLY"
    I'm a machine. This is all I do.Email us!: [email protected] music is license/copyright free from Pixaby.comSOURCES:
    - Fordun, John of-Chronica Gentis Scotorum (Chronicle of the Scottish Nation) - Wyntoun, Andrew of-The Orygynale Cronykil of Scotland (c. 1420) - Bower, Walter-Scotichronicon (1440s) - The Exchequer Rolls of Scotland (1320)- The Acts of the Parliaments of Scotland - The Declaration of Arbroath (1320) - Ragman Rolls (1296) - National Records of Scotland - Nicholson, James-The Folk Lore of North Britain (1879) - Henderson, William-Notes on the Folk Lore of the Northern Counties of England and the Borders (1879) - Douglas, George-Scottish Fairy and Folk Tales (1901) - Briggs, Katharine-A Dictionary of Fairies (1976) - Briggs, Katharine-The Anatomy of Puck (1959) - Scott, Walter-Minstrelsy of the Scottish Border (1802-1803) - Scott, Walter-Letters on Demonology and Witchcraft (1830) - Various local histories of Liddesdale and the Borders preserving the Nine Stane Rig execution tradition- Child, Francis James-The English and Scottish Popular Ballads (1882-1898) - Specific ballads-The Laird of Wariston," "The Cruel Mother" - Historic Environment Scotland – Official site documentation and architectural surveys- Lindsay, Maurice-The Castles of Scotland (1986) - Tabraham, Chris-Scotland's Castles (1997) - MacGibbon, David & Ross, Thomas-The Castellated and Domestic Architecture of Scotland (1887-1892) - RCAHMS (Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland) - RCAHMS Site Records – Archaeological survey of the stone circle near Nine Stones (Nine Stane Rig), Liddesdale- Burl, Aubrey-The Stone Circles of Britain, Ireland and Brittany (2000) - Barnatt, John-Prehistoric Scotland (1996) - Kieckhefer, Richard. Magic in the Middle Ages (1989) - Kieckhefer, Richard. European Witch Trials: Their Foundations in Popular and Learned Culture, 1300-1500 (1976)- Cohn, Norman. Europe's Inner Demons (1975)- Russell, Jeffrey Burton. Witchcraft in the Middle Ages (1972)- Bailey, Michael D. Battling Demons: Witchcraft, Heresy, and Reform in the Late Middle Ages (2003)- Maxwell-Stuart, P.G. Satan's Conspiracy: Magic and Witchcraft in Sixteenth-Century Scotland (2001)- Goodare, Julian. The Scottish Witch-Hunt in Context (2002)- Wilby, Emma. Cunning Folk and Familiar Spirits: Shamanistic Visionary Traditions in Early Modern British Witchcraft and Magic (2005) - Wilby, Emma. The Visions of Isobel Gowdie (2010)- Purkiss, Diane. At the Bottom of the Garden: A Dark History of Fairies, Hobgoblins, and Other Troublesome Things (2000)- Lecouteux, Claude. Witches, Werewolves, and Fairies: Shapeshifters and Astral Doubles in the Middle Ages (2003) - Cohn, Norman. The Pursuit of the Millennium (1957) - Ginzburg, Carlo. Ecstasies: Deciphering the Witches' Sabbath (1991) - Briggs, Katharine. The Fairies in Tradition and Literature (1967)- Keightley, Thomas. The Fairy Mythology (1828) - Hartland, Edwin Sidney. The Science of Fairy Tales (1891)
    HEY! ALL THE GODDAMN SOURCES FIT THIS TIME! IT'S LIKE SOME KINDA MIRACLE!
    Don't do drugs. But if you do do drugs, do them responsibly.
    41 min
  • WHEN CRYPTIDS ATTACK! (THANKS FOR 300 SUBS ON YOUTUBE!)
    This one's for you...YES, YOU! Thank you all so much! Email is!: [email protected] music is license/copyright free from Pixaby.comSOURCES:
    • Beast of Bladenboro (1953): The Robesonian & The Charlotte Observer archives (Dec 1953–Jan 1954); Weird NC by Jennifer Joyce.
    • Vampire of Moca (1975): Puerto Rican police blotters and local newspaper records (El Vocero, El Nuevo Día, March–May 1975).
    • Chupacabra Outbreak (1995): The Puerto Rico Herald archive reports; Chupacabra and Other Monsters by Mark Chorvinsky.
    • Calama, Chile Attacks (2000): Chilean Department of Agriculture (SAG) field reports; El Mercurio coverage (April–May 2000).
    • Ouro Fino, Brazil Incident (2011): Local agricultural news archives and regional Paranormal/Fortean research dossiers (Minas Gerais).
    • Chihuahua "Laser Punctures" (2018): Mexican regional news outlets (El Heraldo de Chihuahua) and local veterinary field statements.
    • Radomyshl & Rukshin Attacks, Ukraine (2012, 2016): Ukrainian national news outlets (TSN, KP in Ukraine) and regional veterinary reports.
    • Siberian Chupacabra (2010s): Russian local news archives (Siberian Times, regional Novosibirsk media).
    • Bulgarian-Serbian Border Attacks (2014): Regional Balkan folk-lore documentation and regional police incident reports.
    • Beast of Gévaudan (1764–1767): French royal decree archives; Monsters of the Gévaudan by Jay M. Smith.
    • The Mngwa of Lindi (1922): Tanganyika Notes and Records; accounts by Captain William Hichens in Discovery magazine (1937).
    • The Nandi Bear (c. 1914): Journal of the East Africa and Uganda Natural History Society; colonial officer field logs (Geoffrey Williams, 1912).
    • Ben Tyner (2019): Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) missing person files; Merritt Herald reporting.
    • Craig Clouatre (2022): Park County Sheriff’s Office & National Park Service incident logs; local news outlets (Powell Tribune, KTVQ).
    • Kenton Carnegie (2005): Official Saskatchewan Chief Coroner’s Inquest Record (2007).
    • Amber Kornak (2018): U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Incident Report; Interagency Grizzly Bear Study Team records.
    • Patricia Ritz (2013): Ohio County Sheriff’s Department case files; Messenger-Inquirer reporting.
    • Momo the Missouri Monster (1972): Louisiana Press-Journal archives; field investigation logs of Loren Coleman.
    • Devil Monkeys (1934, 1973): Mysterious America by Loren Coleman; regional news reports from Albany, KY and South Pittsburg, TN.
    • Ozark Howler (1897, 1950s+): Arkansas Gazette (1897 archive); regional folklore collections.
    • Shunka Warakin / Garfield County Beast (2005–2006): Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks official press releases and DNA analysis records.
    • Kendal Vampire Dog: 19th-century regional Cumbrian newspaper archives and local folklore collections.
    • Ape Canyon Siege (1924): Sworn statements of Fred Beck; contemporary coverage in The Oregonian (July 1924).
    • Ruby Creek Incident (1941): Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) field files; research documentation by John Green.
    • Whitehall Siege (1976): Whitehall Police Department incident logs; The Whitehall Times reporting.
    • Enfield Horror (1973–1974): Illinois State Police investigation reports; Enfield Courier archives.
    • Lizard Man of Scape Ore Swamp (1988): Lee County Sheriff’s Office documentation; The Lee County Messenger.
    • Michigan Dogman Attacks: The Beast of Bray Road & Monsters of Michigan by Linda S. Godfrey.
    • Pennsylvania Wild Man Rampage (1973): Pennsylvania Association of Mutual News archives; Stan Gordon’s PASU (Pennsylvania Apex State Unit) investigation logs.
    • Knobby Encounter (1979): Cleveland County Sheriff’s records; The Lincoln Times-News.
    • Turner Ranch Incident (1998): Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation (OSBI) records.
    • Mike Wooley Standoff (2000): Polygraph examination records; interview transcripts with Lyle Blackburn.
      I CAN'T FIT ALL THE SOURCES, BUT IF YOU WANT THEM, I GOT THEM! I LOVE ALLLLL Y'ALLLLL MUFUCKAS! XOXO!
    58 min
  • THE RITUAL SACRIFICE OF THE LINDBERGH BABY - "SPOOKY EUGENICS"
    It ALL makes TOO MUCH SENSE! (And I'm not even on acid!) I think I need a lot of room for the sources so...SOURCES:- Pearlman, L. (2020). The Lindbergh Kidnapping: The Suspect No. 1 Theory. Createspace. (Judge Pearlman's work on the medical experiment/cover-up theory)- Gardner, L.C. (2003). The Case That Never Dies: The Lindbergh Kidnapping.- Fisher, J. (1999). The Lindbergh Case. (Comprehensive examination of Hauptmann trial/evidence problems)- Kennedy, L. (1985). The Airman and the Carpenter: The Lindbergh Kidnapping and the Framing of Richard Hauptmann. (Classic work on frame-up theory)- Berg, A.S. (1998). Lindbergh. G.P. (The standard bio, covers his eugenics beliefs/Carrel friendship)- Lindbergh, C.A. (1939). "Aviation, Geography, and Race." (Lindbergh's own words on racial purity)- Friedman, D. (2007). The Immortalists: Charles Lindbergh, Dr. Alexis Carrel, and Their Daring Quest to Live Forever. (Details perfusion pump/shared ideology)- Carrel, A. (1935). Man, the Unknown. (Carrel's own eugenics manifesto w/ euthanasia proposals)- Malinin, T.I. (1979). Surgery and Life: The Extraordinary Career of Alexis Carrel. - Reggiani, A.H. (2007). "Alexis Carrel's 'Immortal' Heart: The Scientific Context and Popular Reception of a Medical Experiment." - Szasz, T. (2006). "The Theology of Medicine: Alexis Carrel's 'Man, the Unknown'." - Carrel, A. (1950). The Voyage to Lourdes. (His account of the Marie Bailly case/miraculous healing)- Grandin, G. (2009). Fordlandia: The Rise and Fall of Henry Ford's Forgotten Jungle City.- Collier, P., & Horowitz, D. (1987). The Fords: An American Epic. - Lindbergh, C.A. (1937). "An Apparatus for the Culture of Whole Organs." (Original perfusion pump paper)- Schlich, T. (2010). "The Origins of Organ Transplantation: Surgery and Laboratory Science, 1880-1930."
    Email us!: [email protected] music is license/copyright free from Pixaby.com. The post-credits secret track is public domain...DON'T FIGHT ME ON THIS!
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    1 hr 13 min
  • HEADLESSNESS & OCCULT DECAPITATIONS - "HEADS UP!"
    OHHHHHHHHHH! MY ACHING HEAD! "That's no way to get ahead in life!" and other various head puns! ETC. ! Anyways, this episode, we examine the "Headless/Bornless One Ritual" as well as various other occult aspects of "headlessness" as well as a PLETHORA of some possible (some most definitely) occult decapitations. IT'S QUITE A HEADY MIX! (It's okay, I hate me too.) PLEASE TO ENJOY!Email us!: [email protected] music is license/copyright free from Pixaby.comSOURCES: *Hans Dieter Betz (Ed.): The Greek Magical Papyri in Translation, Including the Demotic Spells (1986) – For PGM V. 96–172 (The Stele of Jeu/Headless Rite).
    *S.L. MacGregor Mathers: The Goetia: The Lesser Key of Solomon the King (1898)
    *Aleister Crowley: Liber Samekh (1921) – Thelemic adaptation of Headless Ritual for Knowledge and Conversation of the Holy Guardian Angel.
    *Pliny the Elder & Herodotus: Natural History & Histories – Classical sources on the Akephaloi/Blemmyae.
    *The Chaldean Oracles: Late 2nd-century CE Neoplatonic text on "Paternal Intellect"/"unencased" perception.
    *Jericho & Göbekli Tepe Excavation Reports: Archaeological documents on Neolithic ancestor skulls/skull-suspension groves.
    *Kathleen Kenyon: Digging Up Jericho (1957) – Archaeological study on the Neolithic skull cult.
    *Michael Harner & Janet Siskind: Anthropology studies on Jivaroan ("Shuar") head-shrinking ("tsantsas") and soul-trapping ("muisak").
    *The Mabinogion & Snorri Sturluson's Prose Edda: Mythology sources for living oracular severed heads of Bran the Blessed/Mímir.
    *The Picatrix (Ghayat al-Hakim): 11th-century Arabic manual of astral magic (Book III) describing head-divination rites.
    *The Munich Manual of Demonic Magic/Grimorium Verum: Medieval grimoires using skulls as acoustic amplifiers for summoned spirits.
    *Palo Mayombe Traditions: Operational frameworks for: "nganga", "kiyumba" (skull), and "nfumbe" (spirit).
    *Cleveland Torso Murders (1935–1938)/Thames Torso Murders (1887–1889): Police files on unsolved serial decapitations/missing heads.
    *San Francisco Police Department Files (1981): Case files on the ritual homicide of Leroy Carter Jr. and Officer Sandi Gallant’s Palo Mayombe prediction.
    *Adolfo Constanzo / Matamoros Cult Case (1989): Law enforcement/court records on harvesting of human remains for "nganga" cauldron.


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    48 min
  • THE GREEK MAGICAL PAPYRI - "SET-TYPHON=YHVH!"
    SUP YOU BEAUTIFUL KOOOOOOOOOOKS! WOOOOOOOOO! This episode (and it's companion piece) are explorations of the mysteries contained within the Greek Magical Papyri...and man, does it get weird! Could the Judeo-Christian "God" be one and the same as the much dreaded ancient chaos monster "Set-Typhon"? PROBABLY!? YOU BE THE JUDGE! (Just don't be judgmental.) PLEASE TO ENJOY!Email us!: [email protected] music is license/copyright free from Pixaby.comSOURCES:*Hans Dieter Betz (Ed.): The Greek Magical Papyri in Translation, Including the Demotic Spells (1986)*Karl Preisendanz: Papyri Graecae Magicae: Die Griechischen Zauberpapyri (1928–1931) *Carl Schmidt & Violet MacDermot: The Books of Jeu and the Untitled Text in the Bruce Codex (1978)*Plato: The Republic (Book II)*Apollodorus: Bibliotheca (Library, Book I) *Dr. Stephen Skinner & Jake Stratton-Kent: Modern academic and operational analyses connecting the pharaonic Opening of the Mouth to the Greco-Egyptian Akephalos/Bornless rites.*Aleister Crowley: Liber Samekh (1921/Magick in Theory and Practice) *Kenneth Grant: The Typhonian Trilogies (specifically The Magical Revival and Nightside of Eden) *James Shelby Downard & William Grimstad: Sirius/Twilight Language studies
    49 min
  • HORRORS OF THE MICROCOSM Pt.2 - "BUGFCUK!"
    THE HORROR...THE HORROR! PLEASE TO ENJOY!Email Us!: [email protected] music is copyright/license free from Pixaby.comSOURCES (for masochists and perverts): - https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/largest-centipede- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scolopendra_gigantea- https://www.newsweek.com/scolopendra-gigantea-giant-centipede-painful-venomous-bite-1711287https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/article/goliath-birdeater-tarantula-worlds-biggest-spider-science- Britannica – "Giant huntsman spider" – 30cm leg span, cave-dwelling species: https://www.britannica.com/animal/giant-huntsman-spider- https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/etimes/animals/giant-huntsman-spider-the-11-8-inch-discovery-that-shocked-science/articleshow/130424493.cmshttps://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/invertebrates/facts/japanese-spider-crabhttps://animaldiversity.org/accounts/Macrocheira_kaempferi/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/16377374/https://www.researchgate.net/publication/330675233_Ekbom's_Delusional_Parasitosis_A_Systematic_Review- https://www.psychiatrist.com/pcc/ekbom-syndrome-secondary-major-depressive-episode/- https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC12420414/https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0163834305001490- https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/4362https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/01/120125172321.htm- https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.335.6068.511-a- https://www.nbcnews.com/healthmain/mystery-skin-disease-morgellons-has-no-clear-cause-cdc-study-1C6436053- https://academic.oup.com/jme- https://philippines.travel/destinations/siquijor- https://www.aswangproject.com/mambabarang-insect-sorcery/- https://pro11.pnp.gov.ph/https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri1903/dec1903/gr_1205_1903.htmlhttps://www.chanrobles.com/cralaw/1966junedecisions.php?id=255https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri1981/oct1981/gr_49149_1981.htmlhttps://www.chanrobles.com/cralaw/1981junedecisions.php?id=377-https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/mental-illness/in-depth/delusional-parasitosis/art-20044996-Urogenital Myiasis & Fly Larvae: J. Travel Med. (2008, 15:363-366); Case Rep. Urol. (2020, 8816912).-Formicophilia & Beetle Complications: Dewaraja & Money, J. Sex Marital Ther. (1986, 12:139-145); Spizzirri et al., J. Sex. Med. (2012, 9:s3); Am. J. Dermatopathol. (2018, 40:4).- https://www.gaia.com/article/mantis-aliens- https://hangar1publishing.com/blogs/ufos-uaps-and-aliens/mantis-beings- https://medium.com/quantum-psychology-and-engineering/the-insectoid-alien-type-priest-scientists-of-the-abduction-phenomenon-2ffa01076ddd- https://www.latest-ufo-sightings.net/2025/12/the-mantis-beings-guardians-overlords-or-earthly-teachers.html- https://www.uapdigest.com/woo-wednesday-mantis-beings-insectoid-aliens/- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Formicophilia- https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-infested-mind/201506/paraphilia-insects-as-sources-of-sexual-arousal- https://www.discovermagazine.com/flashback-friday-ant-fetish-yup-its-a-thing-6119- https://grokipedia.com/page/Formicophilia- https://drmarkgriffiths.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/ants-in-your-pants-a-beginners-guide-to-formicophilia/- https://www.jezebel.com/what-it-s-like-to-be-sexually-aroused-by-insects-farts-1793854102- https://gakuran.com/the-gruesome-art-of-daikichi-amano/- Vice Documentary – "Genki and the Art of Eel Porn" – Daikichi Amano interview (referenced in multiple sources; originally at VBS.tv, now archived)- https://horrornews.net/114535/film-review-genki-genki-18/- http://jadedviewer.blogspot.com/2010/12/things-i-learned-researching-japanese.html- https://themadcanvas.org/daikichi-amano1/- https://drmarkgriffiths.wordpress.com/2014/01/08/the-worm-that-turned-on-a-beginners-guide-to-vermiphilia/- https://clotmag.com/oped/obscene-performing-machines-of-wenzhe-lis-mental-eelness-by-piotr-bockowski
    1 hr 33 min
  • HORRORS OF THE MICROCOSM Pt.1 - "I GOT WYRMS!"
    This one's got worms, wyrms, demonic parasites, slime gurus, super freaky fungi, and so much more! PLEASE TO ENJOY!Email us!:[email protected] music is license/copyright free from Pixaby.comSOURCES:- "Behavioral Manipulation by Toxoplasma gondii: Does Brain Residence Matter?" ScienceDirect, 2020. - "Brain parasite may strip away rodents' fear of predators—not just of cats." Science, AAAS. - "Mind-control' parasite Toxoplasma hides from the immune system with 2 key genes." Live Science, 2024.- "The role of parasite-produced dopamine in Toxoplasma gondii-altered host behavior." Nature Communications, 2025.- "Absurd Creature of the Week: The Parasitic Worm That Turns Crickets Into Suicidal Maniacs." Wired, 2014. - "Grasshoppers brainwashed into suicide by a worm." New Scientist, 2005.- "Behavioral manipulation in a grasshopper harboring hairworm: a proteomics approach." PMC, 2005.- "The brain worm that turns ants into zombies." Natural History Museum, London, 2018. - "Brain-altering parasite turns ants into zombies at dawn and dusk." Phys.org, 2023.- "3D virtual histology at the host/parasite interface: visualization of the master manipulator, Dicrocoelium dendriticum." Scientific Reports, 2018.- "How *Ophiocordyceps unilateralis* turns ants into 'zombies.'" National Geographic.- "The Zombie Fungus Takes Over Ants' Bodies to Control Their Minds." The Atlantic, 2017.- "Zombie ant brains left intact by fungal parasite." Penn State University, PNAS.- "Minakata Kumagusu and the Tale of the Mountain God." Library of Congress, 2018.- "The Multispecies Intellectual History of the Kumano Kodō: Minakata Kumagusu, Slime Moulds, and Shrine Merger, 1906–1914." Environment & Society Portal.- "Japan's Wild Scientific Genius: Minakata Kumagusu." Asia-Pacific Journal: Japan Focus.- "Science Heroes: Minakata Kumagusu." The Ethogram, 2021.- "Minakata Kumagusu: The Meiji Polymath Who Broke the Mold." Nippon.com.- "Minakata Kumagusu: The first Japanese environmentalist." History of Education Quarterly, Taylor & Francis.- "Attuning to the webs of en: Ontography, Japanese spirit worlds, and the 'tact' of Minakata Kumagusu." HAU: Journal of Ethnographic Theory, University of Chicago Press.- "How brainless slime molds redefine intelligence." Nature, 2012.- "Collective behavior and swarm intelligence in slime moulds." FEMS Microbiology Reviews, Oxford Academic.- "Hyphal and mycelial consciousness: the concept of the fungal mind." ScienceDirect, 2021.- "Thinking while Brainless: Slime Mold Gives Insight into the Intelligence of Neuron-Less Organisms." NJIT News.- "Paramecium Learning: New Insights and Modifications." bioRxiv- "Integrative Neuroscience of Paramecium, a 'Swimming Neuron.'" eNeuro & PMC- "Meet The Mushroom That Makes People Have The Exact Same Hallucination." Vice- "'It sounds so impossible': Student studying fungus that makes users hallucinate tiny people may be on the verge of a scientific breakthrough." Live Science, 2025.- "'They saw them on their dishes when eating': The mushroom making people hallucinate dozens of tiny humans." BBC Future, 2026.- "Hallucinogenic bolete mushroom." Wikipedia- "This Is Awkward: Mushrooms That Cause 'Tiny Human' Hallucinations Don't Contain Psychedelics." ScienceAlert- "A Mushroom Is Sending Hundreds of People to the Hospital. They're All Sharing the Same Bizarre Hallucination." Popular Mechanics, 2025.- "Little people hallucinations: 5 Questions with mushroom researcher Colin Domnauer." The Microdose, Substack.- "Edible mushroom in China causes consistent hallucinations of tiny marching figures." OregonLive, 2026.- "The parasite's long arm: a tapeworm parasite induces behavioral changes in uninfected group members of its social host." PMC, 2015. - "Tapeworm infection affects sleep-like behavior in three-spined sticklebacks." Scientific Reports, 2024.There's more but this is all I can fit. Boo.
    1 hr 23 min
  • CHARLES FORT - "DAMNED! DAMNED! DAMNED!"
    SUP YOU BEAUTIFUL KOOOOOOOOOOKS! While I'm still on the mend from being beat with the shitty stick, please accept this introductory examination of one CHARLES HOY FORT! The original high strangeness investigator, or as I like to call him, "THE ANOMALIST!" Check it out and put it in yo' brains baby! ALSO! Stay tuned to the very end so that YOU! Yes, YOU! THE LISTENER! will have a chance to vote for which topic is covered in the next episode(s)! We be gettin' interactive up in the maw! PLEASE TO ENJOY!Email us!: [email protected] music is license/copyright free via Pixaby.com.SOURCES:Fort, Charles. The Complete Books of Charles Fort (Includes complete, unabridged texts of "The Book of the Damned," "New Lands," "Lo!", and "Wild Talents.")
    The International Fortean Organization (INFO) / Resologist Archives: Online public-domain transcripts of Fort's original four books (available via Project Gutenberg and sacred-texts.com).
    Knight, Damon. Charles Fort: Prophet of the Unexplained, 1970.
    Sconce, Jeffrey. Haunted Media: Electronic Presence from Telegraphy to Television, 2000.
    Steinmeyer, Jim. Charles Fort: The Man Who Invented the Supernatural
    Fortean Times Magazine (forteantimes.com): Founded in 1973
    Skeptical Inquirer / CSICOP Archives (csicop.org)
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    43 min
  • THE COPENHAGEN HYPNOSIS MURDERS - "HYPNO-ROPE-A-DOPE!"
    SUP YOU BEAUTIFUL KOOOOOOOOOOOOOKS! Here's a mini-episode on the Copenhagen "Hypnosis Murders"! I feel like runover dogshit right now, so this is it, as far as show notes goes.Email us!: [email protected] music is license/copyright free from Pixaby.com.SOURCES:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copenhagen_hypnosis_murders
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    14 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…