In this episode, Zoe tells us about the Hairy Hands of Dartmoor, a bleak, wild, but beautiful part of south-west England, that holds an unusual danger for drivers…

We also chat about Grockles; Putting dynamite up your bum; Dodgems; as well as Kate Bush's jealous eels.

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Here's a rundown of the episode:

00:37 - Hello!

01:32 - Presented piece: The Hairy Hands of Dartmoor

09:00 - Promo: Xander and Stone Science and The Supernatural

09:37 - Grockles

11:40 - Theodore Brown (She/her)

13:06 - Dynamite up the bum

15:58 - Topless cars

18:43 - Dodgems

24:27 - Disembodied Hands

27:03 - Wuthering Heights

31:39 - Proud members of the Paranormality Network!

32:14 - Listener Story: The Doc Doc man

34:34 - Where you can find us online

Total Runtime: 37:48

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hairy\_Hands Wikipedia on the Hairy Hands

http://www.bbc.co.uk/devon/discovering/legends/hairy\_hands.shtml - The BBC on the Hairy Hands

https://www.plymouthherald.co.uk/news/local-news/terrifying-tale-disembodied-hairy-hands-696625 The Plymouth Herald newspaper on the Hairy Hands

https://www.odometer.com/rides/28633/14-of-the-fastest-production-cars-from-each-decade/ - Odometer.com on the fastest cars per decade

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In this episode, Mike tells us about the strange incident that happened in Rendlesham forest, Suffolk around Christmas of 1980. Was it a UFO, or hallucinogens - illegally tested on USAF personnel? We also talk about the Friday 13th movie, attempting wheelies on Penny Farthings and the stresses involved with being a blob of hallucinating jelly in today's modern world.

Apologies - there is a buzzing sound near the end of this episode. I think I know what caused it, so we can avoid it next time.

Here's a rundown of the episode:

00:28 - Hello!

01:07 - Presented piece: Rendlesham Forest

21:41 - Nopeville podcast promo

22:30 - Discussion of topic

23:32 - Alien farm machinery

29:08 - No animals on the farm

35:27 - Of no defence interest. Seriously?

42:28 - Jelly brain

48:37 - Binary and Bender's ass

50:17 - Horror movies

Total Runtime: 56:53

http://www.therendleshamforestincident.com/The_Full_Report.html - The Rendlesham Forest Incident website

http://www.ianridpath.com/ufo/rendlesham.htm- Ian Ridpath’s site, which aims to debunk the Rendlesham Incident

http://www.ianridpath.com/ufo/halttape.htm- Ian’s transcript of Col. Halt’s tape, with a link to download the recording.

https://web.archive.org/web/20100923214337/http://www.forteantimes.com:80/features/articles/257/rendlesham_revelations.html- The Web Archive.org’s page from the Fortean Times article about Rendlesham written by James Easton

http://www.uk-ufo.org/condign/rendsec.htm- Uk-ufo.org’s page from the Fortean Times on Rendlesham

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Rendlesham-Forest-UFO-Conspiracy-Government-ebook/dp/B087VNGP4Y- Amazon link (not affiliate,) to Nick Redfern’s book, The Rendlesham Forest UFO Conspiracy

https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/11600899/ufo-sighting-military-experiment-claim/- UK Tabloid Newspaper The Sun’s article on Redfern & his claims

https://drdavidclarke.co.uk/secret-files/secret-files-4/- David Clarke’s page on the incident.

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In this episode, Zoe tells us about Little Bastard, the Porsche Spider that James Dean drove to his death. We also discuss the longevity of VW Beetles, Futurama quotes, and Zoe tells us about her fear of driving into ditches.

Here's a rundown of the episode:

00:28 - Hello!

05:57 - Little Bastard

07:17 - Futurama

13:32 - Sinister cars

20:59 - Private Collectors

25:40 - Beetle Longevity

33:34 - No Shout Outs/Where to Find Us

38:13 - That's Everything!

Total Runtime: 39:53

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death\_of\_James\_Dean - Wikipedia on James dean

https://drivetribe.com/p/the-curse-of-the-little-bastard-NcMLqluGS0-GJaLCQVtD3Q?iid=Q9YFTVpcTdSXz\_VupmKZ\_Q - Drive Tribe on The Curse of Little Bastard

http://bestride.com/news/entertainment/the-curse-of-the-little-bastard - Bestride on the Curse of Little Bastard

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In this episode, Mike tells us about Guy Fawkes and the Gunpowder Plot of 1605. We also talk about how dates look like cockroaches, blowing up vegetables, our Patreon content and more…

Here's a rundown of the episode:

00:27 - Hello!

01:01 - Presented Piece: Guy Fawkes

15:35 - Promo: Sinister Suitehearts

16:12 - Discussion

17:24 - Hung, Drawn & Quartered

19:02 - Crown Conspiracy?

26:08 - Crap Pseudonyms

28:26 - What's your favourite firework?

32:25 - Blowing up vegetables

35:26 - Mandatory biscuit discussion

38:25 - Upcoming project

39:59 - If you've enjoyed this episode…

42:40 - Zoe yawns

43:31 - Can you shut up?

45:09 - Bye!

Total Runtime: 45:41

Websites

https://www.merriam-webster.com/words-at-play/the-secret-history-of-bonfire - Merriam-Webster Dictionary on the etymology of the word Bonfire

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/guides/z9fk7ty/revision/1 - BBC bitesize on the gunpowder plot

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-29722437 - BBC on if Guy Fawkes was a fall guy

https://www.nationalgeographic.co.uk/2018/11/who-was-guy-fawkes-man-behind-mask - National Geographic on Guy Fawkes

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guy\_Fawkes\_mask - Wikipedia on the Guy Fawkes Mask

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/anonymous-how-guy-fawkes-mask-became-icon-protest-movement-a6720831.html - The Independent newspaper on the Guy Fawkes mask and the protest movement

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Welcome to the creepy halloween collaboration!

Featuring stories from ourselves, along with: Prairieland Paranormal; Monster Legend; Cryptids; Spooky Tales; Sinister Suitehearts; Paraunity; Walking The Shadowlands; Paranormal Podcasts We Listen To/The Matrix Has You; I Have A Strange Story; and The Great American Urban Legend podcasts!

This is a 2 & 1/2 hour episode with stories including true crime, paranormal, fiction readings and more.

I'd heartily recommend checking out these other shows too - search for them in your favourite podcast player.

In this episode, Zoe tells us about Mary Shelley, her tragic life, her lovers, and the myriad influences that lead her to write one of the most enduring and loved horror stories of all time, as well as possibly the first science fiction story ever!

Here's a rundown of the episode:

00:28 - Hello!

02:18 - Presented piece - Mary Shelley

13:49 - Promo for the Paraunity Podcast

15:02 - Discussion

35:41 - Halloween Anthology episode announcement

37:15 - Where to find us online

41:26 - Random strange fact

41:33 - Bye!

Total Runtime: 42:05

Books:

Frankenstein, by Mary Shelley

Mary and Frankenstein by Linda Bailey and Júlia Sardà

Websites:

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary\_Shelley Wikipedia on Mary Shelley

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/magazine/2017/07-08/birth\_of\_Frankenstein\_Mary\_Shelley/ - National Geographic on Mary Shelley

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The\_Rime\_of\_the\_Ancient\_Mariner - Wikipedia on the Rime of the Ancient Mariner

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Napoleonic\_Wars - Wikipedia on the Napoleonic wars

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In this episode, Mike tells us about Bigfoot: The Patterson Gimlin film, Native American folklore, Poodles, hairy breasts, forest poo collection and more…

Here's a rundown of the episode:

00:28 - Hello!

00:44 - Imagine a dense forest…

02:15 - Mountain Gorillas

02:49 - Bigfoot

03:20 - Dr. Jane Goodall's take

04:11 - Etymology of the name Bigfoot

05:00 - Other Bigfoots/Bigfeet

05:29 - First Nations lore

06:44 - Peaceful giants

08:02 - The PGF

10:32 - Patty

10:55 - Framerate issues

11:49 - Bourtsev's analysis

13:20 - Analysis of Patty

13:53 - Bob Heironymus

14:13 - Phillip Morris

15:17 - Disney watches the PGF

16:28 - Jeffrey Meldrum

17:40 - Cliff Barackman

18:16 - Patterson's motivations

19:19 - The Patterson and Gimlin rift

20:55 - Gimlincon

21:21 - Reason for Sasquatch's existence

22:56 - John Chambers is good, but not that good.

23:58 - Reasons against Sasquatch's existence

24:29 - Peter Byrne's FBI hair case

25:46 - Promo for The Prairieland Paranormal Podcast

26:23 - Discussion

27:17 - Stan Winston doesn't believe

28:27 - Patty anatomy

30:38 - Patty's hairy tata's

31:35 - The Sasquatch family

32:59 - Sasquatch moobs?

33:54 - Mammal teats

34:31 - Bigfoot and Poodles

35:20 - Interdimensional beings?

36:47 - Bigfoots in the mist

37:16 - America is big!

38:10 - No body

39:48 - Disgusting humans

40:30 - Crick in the neck

41:18 - Giants

42:43 - Footprints

44:26 - Mid foot elasticity

45:41 - ThinkerThunker

48:53 - Zoe's 9ft spear

50:10 - Winding down

51:28 - The alien lizard overlords don't want you to know

52:07 - It Follows

53:36 - Sasquatch: A land Manatee?

54:17 - Review from Pauliboy23

55:04 - Our first Patreon subscriber!

55:55 - Where you can find us online

57:31 - Picking up forest poo

58:29 - Bye!

Total Runtime: 59:21

Websites

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bigfoot- Wikipedia on Bigfoot

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patterson–Gimlin_film - Wikipedia on the PGF

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grover_Krantz- Wikipedia on Grover Kranz

https://www.popularmechanics.com/adventure/outdoors/a23622082/bigfoot-history/- Popular Mechanics on Bigfoot

https://www.opb.org/news/article/bigfoot-patterson-gimlin-sasquatch/- OPB.org on the Patterson-Gimlin film

https://www.outsideonline.com/2095096/man-who-created-bigfoot#close- Outside Online on Bob Gimlin and the PGF

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dqMi7M3FANIDr Jane Goodall on whether Sasquatches exist.

https://io9.gizmodo.com/the-five-strangest-theories-about-sasquatch-5635018 io9 on The strangest Sasquatch theory.

https://www.livescience.com/8766-bigfoot-cousins-claimed-countries.htmlLivescience on Bigfoot variations from around the globe.

http://www.native-languages.org/legends-bigfoot.htm- First Nations Bigfoot variants

https://www.californiasun.co/stories/when-california-introduced-bigfoot-to-the-world/ - California sun on the PGF story

https://www.youtube.com/user/ThinkerThunker- ThinkerThunker on Youtube, a channel with lots of Sasquatch footage, analysis and discussion

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In this, our 10th episode, Zoe tells us about Mermaids, and the differences and similarities between their legends around the world.

Here's a rundown of the episode:

00:29 - Hello!

01:03 - Mermaids

02:04 - What do you know about Mermaids?

02:46 - Eating people?

04:05 - Sirens

04:58 - Babylonian deities

06:08 - The first Mermaid

06:44 - Inuit Legends

07:30 - Mami Wata

08:16 - Still revered

08:32 - The Ningyo

09:47 - Brazil's mother of the water

10:29 - French Mermaid Melusine

11:25 - The Merrow

12:40 - The Rusalka

13:13 - The Finfolk

14:32 - The Manatee

16:13 - Spooky Tales podcast promo

17:02 - We got a review!

17:42 - In Conclusion

18:23 - The tragic fate of the Stellers Sea Cow

19:13 - A worldwide legend

20:27 - Babylonian legends

22:03 - The Starbucks Mermaid

22:54 - Ea

23:41 - Sedna and the bird spirit

24:28 - The Titanic

25:32 - The Ningyo and Beatles' lyrics

26:11 - The grouchy Finfolk

27:43 - Marrying Finfolk

28:46 - Underwater weaving

29:45 - Gambling on Mami Wata

30:36 - Manatees as Mermaids?

31:49 - Manatee vs Dugong

32:46 - Sirens & Manatee farts

33:34 - Enya: Voice of a flute

34:25 - Clannad & Robin of Sherwood

35:14 - Dragon willys

36:14 - Mermaid clothing

36:55 - Why boys like Mermaids

37:20 - Choose your kidnapper!

38:57 - The Faroe Islands Selkie statue

40:13 - I don't know anything about Mermaids

40:51 - P. T. Barnum and the Fijii Mermaid

42:50 - Lion-faced Mermaids

43:23 - Where you can find us online

45:21 - Goodbye now loves!

Total Runtime: 45:57

Books:

Folklore, Myths and Legends of Britain (26-27, 32, 471)

Websites:

Mermaid.fandom.com

mermaidsofearth.com

wired.com

mental floss.com

folklorethrusday.com

Wikipedia:

Stellers Sea Cow

Fijii Mermaid

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In this episode, Mike tells us about Phobos and Mars; Some odd structures and a possible close encounter...

Here's a rundown of the episode:

00:28 - Hello!

00:53 - Phobos and Mars

02:10 - Even Fear Can Die

02:48 - "Who put that there?" - Buzz Aldrin

03:19 - The Phobos Monolith

04:42 - So What Is It?

05:26 - There Is Another

05:55 - Cuspids And Hollow Phobos

07:33 - The Phobos Incident

08:31 - "Objects Which Shouldn't Be There"

09:29 - Underground Cities On Mars

10:01 - Marina Popovich

10:25 - The Shadows Had Been Moving

10:46 - Computer Failure

11:48 - Promo For The Lore And Legends Podcast

12:59 - So What Do You Think?

13:53 - Getting Closer

14:54 - Why Haven't We Been There?

15:23 - The Face On Mars

16:28 - Stories Of Sadness

17:03 - Monoliths

18:22 - Giant Ball Of Garbage

18:50 - Tidal Questions

20:02 - Let's Work Together

21:27 - Space Pasties

22:21 - Brought It Back To Close Encounters

23:21 - Poor Little Phobos!

23:55 - Space Chunks

24:36 - Heat Signatures

25:16 - A Sperm Whale And A Bowl Of Petunias

25:48 - Tick, Tack, Bleep, Bloop, Oops!

26:57 - Epic Size

28:07 Difficult Terrain

28:57 - How Shadows Move - Radio Gold

30:30 - Faulty Machinery

31:24 - Measurements From Photos

33:28 - Other Sensors

34:24 - Reagan and Gorbachev

35:06 - President Reagan On Alien Threats

36:16 - Not The Weirdest Conspiracy Theory

36:48 - The Moon and Vain Aliens

38:34 - Are We Bad Intergalactic Neighbours?

39:33 - Douglas Adams On Theology And Puddles

41:40 - Have Squirrels Invented Calculus?

43:02 - The Homocentric View

43:59 - Webbed Toes

44:21 - Entitlement

45:47 - The Jetsons And Florida Man/Woman

46:40 - Where You Can Find Us Online

48:51 - Yeah, If No?

50:12 - Force People In Cars To Listen To Us!

50:30 - And It's Goodnight From Him…

Total Runtime: 51:11

Websites

https://youtu.be/MAAHgAuti84 - President Reagan on humanity facing an alien threat.

https://youtu.be/bDIXvpjnRws - Buzz Aldrin, 2nd astronaut on the Moon, on the Phobos Monolith

https://youtu.be/pfwricI6nQc - The Phobos Incident, by Phobos Media

https://youtu.be/FpNWJartOcU - Did A UFO Destroy It? What Happened to Phobos 2 by Paranormal Post

https://youtu.be/V3v95pCX1rs - Monolith on Mars' Moon: Phobos by IsThisOdd

https://youtu.be/8WndjdEIjd4 - The Martian Monolith Of Phobos by 2012Rising

https://youtu.be/0lBZBdmUeiM - Phobos Monolith by Phobos Project

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In this episode, Zoe tells us about Borley Rectory.

Here's a rundown of the episode:

00:28 - Hello!

00:56 - Uncharted Territory

01:44 - Background Information

02:09 - Doomsday Book

02:52 - The Phantoms

03:12 - The Nun

03:56 - Rev. Henry Dawson Ellis Bull

04:54 - Ethel Gets Slapped

05:29 - Rev. Henry Bull Jr.

06:20 - The Phantom Coach

07:46 - The Death Of Jr.

08:21 - Skull In The Pantry

08:55 - The Papers Are Called

09:26 - Harry Price - Magician and Skeptic

10:11 - Rev. Foyster

10:55 - The Writing On The Wall

11:23 - The Exorcists

12:11 - The Study

13:21 - Planchette Seance

14:06 - State of Disrepair

14:38 - Fire

15:30 - Borley Rectory: Army Base

16:12 - Syphilis

17:09 - Mabel Denies Everything

17:35 - The Wild Life of Marianne

18:31 - Marianne Denies Ghosts

19:03 - The Most Spiteful Book Ever Written

19:50 - Insurance Fraud?

21:37 - Road Tripping Show Promo

22:21 - Back to the Discussion

22:43 - Was It All A Hoax?

24:14 - How Did A Rector End Up With Syphilis?

25:19 - None of the Mod Cons

26:36 - Meals On Wheels

27:27 - More On Ethel

28:21 - Pet Semetary

29:16 - Jeffrey Dahmer's Pantry

30:42 - Harry Price == The Amazing Randi

31:38 - Post-war Spiritualism

33:17 - So Why'd You Call The Papers?

33:56 - An Inconvenient Toilet

34:39 - Messages Tapped Out

35:57 - Marianne Again

36:37 - A Large Italian Fog

38:21 - To Cover Up An Affair

38:58 - What Started The Fire? (We Didn't)

39:57 - Such An Odd Story

41:52 - How Many Buildings On One Plot?

43:08 - Shame

44:10 - Harry Price's Paperwork

46:35 - Ghost Clowns

48:18 - Where To Find Us Online

51:07 A Cup Of Tea And A Hobnob

51:27 - Bye!

Total Runtime: 52:13

Websites

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/borley_rectory

www.harrypricewebsite.co.uk

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/c._e._m._Joad

www.foxearth.org.uk (search archives for Borley)

https://mysteryinksite.wordpress.com/2017/02/13/the-Borley-rectory-mystery/

https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/weird-news/bells-ring-night-ghostly-nuns-11434999

Folklore, Myths and Legends on Britain. Readers Digest. pg.230

The Most Haunted House in England. 1940. Harry Price

The End of Borley Rectory. 1944. Harry Price

The Enigma Of Borley Rectory. 1996. Ivan Banks

The Borley Rectory Companion. 2009. Paul Adams, Peter Underwood and Eddie Brazil.

We Faked the Ghosts Of Borley. 2000. Louis Mayerling

The Widow Of Borley. 1992. Robert Wood.

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