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Strange As It Seems episodes

April 17, 2025 Who Killed the Romanovs?
Rick delves into the dark mystery of the Romanov murders.
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2 hr 29 min
March 28, 2025 Ghost in the Machine: The Techno-Occult
From brazen heads to influencing machines, Rick and Stephen explore the eerie convergence of techne and the occult.
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2 hr 7 min
March 13, 2025 Flying Saucers and Secret Agents
Rick and Stephen explore the possible links between the UFO phenomenon, espionage and psyops.

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2 hr 18 min
February 28, 2025 An Introduction to Occult Politics
"Rick delves into the realm of occult politics by exploring the bizarre story of Clotilde Bersone, French Synarchy and the American "Business Plot."

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2 hr 29 min
February 10, 2025 The Occult Life of Jack Parsons
Rick recounts the shadowy life of visionary rocketeer and devoted occultist, Jack W. Parsons. More importantly, he reveals Parsons’ ties to espionage—connections that may have ultimately sealed his fate.

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2 hr 5 min
January 25, 2025 The Mysteries of Fred L. Crisman
Rick introduces Stephen to Fred L. Crisman.
2 hr 30 min
December 06, 2024 Weaponized Magic: Aleister Crowley to MK Ultra
Rick gives a brief history of the connection between occult knowledge, psychic research, and intelligence agencies.
3 hr 1 min
November 13, 2024 Death in the Adirondacks
Rick walks Stephen through a story of political intrigue in the Adirondack Mountains.

Original Publication:
Spence, Richard B. "Death in the Adirondacks: Amtorg, Intrigue, and the Dubious Demise of Isaiya Khurgin and Efraim Sklyansky, August 1925." American Communist History, vol. 14, no. 2 (Aug. 2015), pp. 135–158.
2 hr 11 min
November 06, 2024 An Introduction to James Shelby Downard
Rick introduces Stephen to the strange life of James Shelby Downard.
2 hr 33 min
October 31, 2024 Lights in the sky: The Utah Airship Mystery
In this inaugural (demo) episode of Strange As It Seems, Rick covers his 2017 article "LIGHTS IN THE SKY: A True Tale of Mystery Airships, Spies, and Secret Cults in WWI Utah," while Stephen tries to keep up.
1 hr 56 min

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A podcast series about History, Occultism, Espionage, Secret Societies, Conspiracy and High Weirdness. Hosted by Dr. Richard B. Spence and co-host Stephen Austin.