For centuries, the Sámi people have preserved their spiritual traditions across the Arctic regions of Norway, Sweden, Finland, and Russia's Kola Peninsula. Mythology of the Sámi (Minorities within Minorities) brings together the rich tapestry of Sámi spiritual traditions, revealing the profound differences between the various Sámi cultures that outsiders often fail to recognize. From the western coastal communities to the eastern reindeer herders, from the Forest Sámi to the lake-dwelling Inari Sámi, each group developed their own unique pantheon of gods, goddesses, and mythical beings.

Nina shares some of her personal experiences from her family and the Sámi peoples from across Northern Europe.

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This week, we venture to a place of mystery, myth, legend and spirituality, Japan.

With a rich tapestry of the supernatural, animism, Yokei, urban myth and true fortean cases and creatures, the acceptance of the unusual in Japanese culture is a refreshing change to hum drum attitudes that hold the conversation back.

Joining me to look in to some of the myriad aspects of strangeness is Kevin O'Shea, host of the brilliant Supernatural Japan podcast.

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It's a very warm welcome back to author and spiritual medium, Antoinette "Tiyi" Schippers to dive into her latest book, "Grace in the Cabin" in which she shares the unsettling experiences they came across at a family fishing cabin located in rural Wisconsin.

What started as a dream location very quickly revealed itself to be far darker than anyone in the family presumed as all manner of unsettling events began to enable Tiyi and her family to uncover the truth of the property's sad history.

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Atlantis Through Time is the first book to chart the fascinating cultural history of Atlantis from its origin in Plato's dialogues to its strange and compelling rebirths in pop culture, occultism, and fantasy. Rather than treating Atlantis as either hoax or truth, Sian Ingham takes the myth on its own imaginative terms, showing how different generations have used the legend to reflect their hopes, fears, and obsessions.

Sian joins me to look in to some of the most notorious characters to be drawn to the Atlantean myth, its problematic origin story and why this legend still draws people to it three millenniums on!

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Where better to celebrate 400 episodes than a trip to one of the most haunted locations in the world and its suburbs, Edinburgh!

Joining me to discuss some of the stories included in his latest book "Lothan Region Terror Tales" is author, musician, investigator and ghost walk guide, John Tantalon.

With a lifetime love of the supernatural, John is a natural storyteller and shares some of his favourites from the book and beyond!

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It's a warm welcome back to the Fortean Times dynamic television reviewing duo, Stu Neville and Ruth Morris as we dive in to the strange and often frustrating world of Fortean Television. 

What's been on their must watch, which shows seem to be repackaged boring old cases and which show seems to contradict itself reporting on a case they've already solved several years ago and where has this mysterious Bigfoot documentary disappeared to?

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Noted expert of the strange Jeff Belanger is your guide to all that’s local and strange as he joins me to discuss his new book, "Wicked Strange", a journey and a celebration of all the things that make New England like no other place on earth. 

In a time when so much of the world is becoming homogenized—as big-box stores and chain restaurants move in and so many communities lose their identity—we still have these legends. They belong to specific towns and streets. These are stories locals will share with you . . . if they trust you.

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After ten books, it's finally the end of the saurian trail. Newspapers of the Old West frequently chronicled encounters with large, reptilian creatures that sound suspiciously like remnant dinosaurs and which align with some modern-day cryptid encounters. This volume gets down to the nitty-gritty to explore which of those stories were true, revisiting classic cases like the Tombstone Thunderbird and its missing photograph with new information.

Joining me to pick the bones of these tantalising old cases is our good friend John LeMay and we dive in to several of these strange encounters and the creatures people claimed to have met!

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Adena: Mound Builders of the Ohio Valley is a richly detailed, accessible exploration of one of North America’s earliest mound-building societies. Drawing on archaeology, early surveys, and modern research, this book traces the rise of the Adena people from scattered Woodland communities into a tradition defined by monumental earthworks, long-distance exchange networks, and complex ceremonial life.

Joining us to discuss this fascinating topic is our good friend Jason Pentrail

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This week, the north of England is our destination as I am delighted to welcome author and the host of the marvellous How Haunted podcast, Rob Kirkup to the show.

Rob's had a long fascination with the paranormal and takes us to some of his favourite locations around the northern counties of England to the site of his first live ghost hunt, the reason a town changed its name and one of the most notorious haunted castles in Europe, Chillingham Castle and its alleged spiritual residents.

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