Mysteries and Monsters

Rick Deyampert, joins me to discuss the magical history of two of the most well known members of the corvid family, whose influence on popular culture remains as strong as ever today.

The crow and his cousin, the raven, are featured players in many cultures throughout the world, including Norse, Celtic, Jewish, and Indigenous traditions, Exploring history, folklore, mythology, and science, the book gives you a unique look at two of the most popular magical creatures of all time.

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We head to the beautiful country of Sweden as we go on the search of high strangeness covering all kinds of phenomena.

Our guide Fred Andersson takes us on a journey to hear tales of some amamzing UFO sightings and strange occupants bothering the population, to strange creatures lurking in the woods and tales of the old ones preparing to lure us to the dark side.

A big thank you to Fred for joining me this week.

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Outro - Into The Night     

 

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We head to Wales today in the company of author and practising with Mhara Starling who guides us into the myth and legends of Wales.

In her new book, "Welsh Fairies" Mhara traces the threads of fairy lore from ancient Welsh literature, such as the Mabinogion, to Mhara s contemporary experiences.

A big thank you to Mhara for joining me this week.

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The 1980s saw the field of Ufology fracture into groups focussing on certain cases and allegations that led many investigators down many a rabbit hole. 

From allegations of alien wars occuring beneath our feet, crashed saucers, retrieved bodies, alien technology and deep state conspiracies, Ufology became a tangled, combative and confusing mess that pushed people to their limits. 

Assisting us with untangling the truth from the disinformation is Charles Lear, who's new book "Crashed Saucers and Malevolent Aliens" takes us on a journey into some of the more notorious hoaxes and disinformation campaigns that ran rampant through out this period.

A big thank you to Charles for joining me this week.

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All artwork by Dean Bestall and the show was produced by Brennan Storr of the Ghost Story Guys. 

Our theme music is kindly provided by the amazing Weary Pines, you can find them here: 

 

Intro - Zombies Ate My Shotgun    

 

Outro - Into The Night     

 

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Wisconsin is our destination today as I welcome Jeff Finup, citizen folklorist and historian and the diriving force behing Badgerland Legends. 

Jeff's brand new book, "Wisconsin Legends for Kids" is a delightful introduction to some of the Badgerland most intriguing legends and lore. A perfect introduction to world of the weird, the book is delightfully illustrated for each entry. 

Jeff and I cover some of the states more unusual stories and legends as well as some of its darker residents.

A big thank you to Jeff for joining me this week!

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All artwork by Dean Bestall and the show was produced by Brennan Storr of the Ghost Story Guys. 

Our theme music is kindly provided by the amazing Weary Pines, you can find them here: 

 

Intro - Zombies Ate My Shotgun    

 

Outro - Into The Night     

 

Mysteries and Monsters is a part of the Straight Up Strange Network. 

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This week, we return to the world of the Sasquatch as I welcome the one and only Dr Jeff Meldrum to the show. 

Dr Meldrum discusses some of his early experiences and what drew him to the Sasquatch enigma as well his work with Paul Freeman, Dr Grover Krantz and more. 

We also look into some of the behaviours attributed to Sasquatch by witnesses that seem to parallel recent discoveries in the animal kingdom and Great Apes and Monkeys. 

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All artwork by Dean Bestall and the show was produced by Brennan Storr of the Ghost Story Guys. 

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We welcome back author John Olsen this week as he takes us on a journey into some unusual first hand experiences in both Utah and Idaho.

With the release of John's eighth book, he brings things back to his home state of Utah and the unusual encounters people have had with ghosts, cryptids and more!

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A big thank you to John for joining me once again.

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All artwork by Dean Bestall and the show was produced by Brennan Storr of the Ghost Story Guys. 

Our theme music is kindly provided by the amazing Weary Pines, you can find them here: 

 

Intro - Zombies Ate My Shotgun    

 

Outro - Into The Night     

 

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This week, I welcome renowned parapsychologist Loyd Auerbach.

 

 Loyd has built a stellar reputation over the last 40 years as one of the leading investigators, researchers and authors in all things paranormal and has recently released a newly updated version of his book "A Paranormal Casebook".

 

 We cover some of the cases in the book including a touching story about the legendary Martin Caidin, when a haunting isn't a haunting, aroma's from the other side and much more.

 

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Thank you to Loyd for joining me this week.

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All artwork by Dean Bestall and the show was produced by Brennan Storr of the Ghost Story Guys. 

Our theme music is kindly provided by the amazing Weary Pines, you can find them here: 

 

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This week, I welcome back author, investigator and researcher Preston Dennett as we discuss some of the unusual cases covered in his latest volume of his "Not From Here" series. 

As usual, Preston has collected a series of intriguing. baffling, unusual and sometimes shocking encounters from a wide range of experiences in his latest release.

From the sitcoms who had a UFO themed episode to aliens taking too much interest in dogs, cluster sightings and warnings about the future, the book offers up some fascinating cases.

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Thank you to Preston as always.

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All artwork by Dean Bestall and the show was produced by Brennan Storr of the Ghost Story Guys. 

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Intro - Zombies Ate My Shotgun    

Outro - Into The Night     

Mysteries and Monsters is a part of the Straight Up Strange Network. 

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In 1988, the small town of Bishopville was about find itself smack bang in the middle of a monster flap that attracted world wide attention. When locals began reporting some strange reports of damaged vehicles, the authorities appeal for help took a decidely strange turn.

What started as some unusual vandalism turned in to a collection of reports of encounters with some chilling and disturbing encounters with a weird bipedal creature lurking near Scape Ore Swamp.

Joining me to return to one of his earliest cases is author, researcher and rock god Lyle Blackburn. Lyle covers the witnesses and encounters he covered in his book along with some of the odder aspects to an already odd case.

Lyle's book and podcast can be found here:

Thank you as always to Lyle for joining me this week.

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All artwork by Dean Bestall and the show was produced by Brennan Storr of the Ghost Story Guys. 

Our theme music is kindly provided by the amazing Weary Pines, you can find them here: 

Intro - Zombies Ate My Shotgun    

Outro - Into The Night     

Mysteries and Monsters is a part of the Straight Up Strange Network. 

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