Project Archivist

We go back to 2014 for one of our talks with The first lady of Dogmen and Werewolves, Linda Godfrey. "This episode we are joined by returning guest and show favorite Linda Godfrey to talk about her new book American Monsters: A History of Monster Lore, Legends, and Sightings in America. We discuss giant bird sightings, Wisconsin's Man-Bat, Flying Heads and Owl People, Flying Manta Rays, Windigo's, the Connecticut Frog folk and other weird inbred local urban legends." 

We go to the "Ramblecast" format this week covering weird news. This week's categories for topics? Having more fun dead than alive, The return of Biblical Jackass! Drugs are bad M'kay? and a new one called... IM GOD!! We discuss a man cremated in a giant Lego coffin, Cremation ashes in your Tattoo ink, Having your ashes made into bullets, A Malaysian man who steamed himself for a holy ritual, Calling God on your cell phone directly, "God told me to throw bricks at white people!", "Meth told me to throw bricks!" A woman on Meth tries to suck the fat out of someone with a Hoover Vacuum! God strips in Traffic in Florida, Jesus Christ tries to steal the president's dog and finally, Being rapped by Goblins is a thing now? Closing Music Front 242 Headhunter

A little Surprise for everyone this year. We will be running the final Séance of Harry Houdini followed by the 1969 Vincent Price double album Witchcraft Magic An adventure in Demonology. Toss this on in the background as you pass out candy and enjoy All Hallows Eve.  

Our 2017 Halloween show, This year we cover Robert the Doll, Bulgaria's Vampire Graveyards, Mary Shelley kept her husband's heart in a jar after his death, Locals hire a backhoe to dredge " magical Logs" for lottery numbers, Nosferatu directors head stolen from grave in Germany,  Pagan rituals and sexual harassment in the workplace, A guy kills his mom because she is was a vampire and he was a werewolf and lots more complete with a few outtakes.  

This "Best Of" show is from way back in our first year of Podcasting. If anything it shows how far we have come over the years and is still one of our best interviews. Welcome back PA inmates. In this show, Mr. Raymond Wiley joins us to talk about his further investigations into the mysterious Georgia Guide stones. As with most Archivist interviews, we try to dig a bit deeper. We talk about the monuments creator, the elusive and secretive R.C. Christian, the book he left behind, What he intended the monument to be and the legends and fears these stones have spawned. We also take a look at what has become of the Guide stones since they were unveiled.

Our longest show of the year at two and a half hours long! This week author Joshua Cutchin returns to the show to talk about his next book on fairy folklore and his recent trip to Ireland. We discuss similarities in fairy folklore and high strangeness, fairy abductions, fairy forts, sacred Irish burial mounds, Haunted Irish castles, calling out to Bigfoot from a hot tub on your honeymoon, Lay lines and stone circles, Roe goes off about making mead ( again) and some of the weirdest outtakes we have ever had at the end of the show. Fairies wear boots, you gotta believe me! 

This week we have returning guest Eric Vernor, (Also known as Covris Nocturnum) back to talk about his new book "Lilith: From Ancient Lore to Modern Culture". Also joining me as a guest co-host is Aaron David from the "Charm The Water" podcast. Eric talks with us about the history of Adams first wife Lilith. We look at her biblical past and at her image as a symbol of female equality. We also talk about her history as the mother of demons and the creator of vampires. We then touch back on his history of vampires in advance of his updated Vampire book.

This week, with very little show prep, we look at Doppelgangers and Mistaken identities. There will be outtakes at the end of the show because we went off the rails a few times.

This week we are joined by author Mary Sharratt to talk about the history of The Pendle Witches and the witch trials of 1612, We also discuss attitudes about witchcraft in that time period, King James the 1st and his obsession with demonology and paranoia of witches , What the difference between a cunning woman and a witch was and how their magic worked. “Thou shalt not suffer a witch to live” - Exodus 22:18

 Visit Marry's Website at :

http://www.marysharratt.com/

 Mary Sharratt. Mary Sharratt is an American writer who lives with her Belgian husband in the Pendle region of Lancashire, England, the setting for her acclaimed 2010 novel, DAUGHTERS OF THE WITCHING HILL, which recasts the Pendle Witches of 1612 in their historical context as cunning folk and healers.

Warning: mature content incoming! Roejen is flying solo this week and welcomes returning guest James McDonald and his wife Adrianne McDonald. James and Adrianne hosted a panel at this year's DragonCon about Sextech and I jumped at the chance to have them on the show. We cover a lot of ground this week from next Gen sex toys that gather data via "The Internet of Things", custom made furniture, Internet porn addiction in kids, Sexbots with advanced Artificial Intelligence and empathy, and where everything is going next.