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- S3 Ep1: Talking With the Dead
IN THIS EPISODE
What if the Ouija board was just an early form of AI? What if a cassette tape held a secret no one was supposed to hear? And what if two true believers built a machine they called a telephone to the dead — and it actually worked?Or did it?
This episode begins where most conversations end: What happens when we die? It's a question host Christopher Wynn has been circling lately — one that led him down a rabbit hole connecting youthful experiments with the unknown, a crackling 1984 radio broadcast and the strange, controversial invention known as the Spiricom.
Guest Richard Hatem knows something about chasing the unexplained. The screenwriter and TV producer behind The Mothman Prophecies (Richard Gere, Laura Linney) has built a career at the edge of the strange. But this is the story of how the strange chased him first.
SHOW NOTES
Guest: Richard Hatem | Richard Hatem’s Paranormal Bookshelf
Referenced: The Ghost of 29 Megacycles: A New Breakthrough in Life After Death? by John G. FullerCREDITS
Strange was created by Christopher Wynn and Jason Reimer.
Edited and co-produced by Jeff Whittington.
Jason composes the music. Additional music by Talented Friends.
Artwork and logos by Rob Wilson.WANT MORE?
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35 min - S2 Ep6: A Nightmare in New MexicoTaos, New Mexico is a place of wild beauty by day. But things can take a different turn once the sun goes down. Musician and artist Ariel Saldivar, who performs as CAMÍNA, discovered this the hard way.
From this episode:
— Check out The Shed Project from chef Johnny Ortiz-Concha
— Explore the Georgia O'Keeffe Museum in Santa Fe
— Christopher’s favorite place to stay in Taos: Casa Gallina
— Hike the Italianos Canyon trail
Credits and contact info:
Strange was created by Christopher Wynn and Jason Reimer
The show is edited and co-produced by Jeff Whittington
Jason Reimer writes our music. Additional music courtesy of Talented Friends
Artwork and logos by Rob Wilson
Got a strange story? Email [email protected]. He responds to all messages. He also loves voice memos.
Follow Strange on X, Instagram and Threads @strangepodcast
More about the show at strangepod.com25 min - S2 Ep5: Old Foamy RoadThe Goat-Man, “Satanic panic" and a real life double murder. Welcome to Old Foamy Road in Johnson County. Host Christopher Wynn goes for a drive.
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Strange was created by Christopher Wynn and Jason Reimer
The show is edited and co-produced by Jeff Whittington
Jason Reimer writes our music. Additional music courtesy of Talented Friends.
Artwork and logos by Rob Wilson
Special thanks to Edward Medeles
Additional audio:
– Coverage of the “goat man” and the Lake Worth Goatman courtesy of WFAA Daybreak and the SMU Jones Film Collection.
– Coverage of the “Satanic panic” courtesy of the KXAS-NBC 5 News Collection provided to The Portal to Texas History by the UNT Libraries Special Collections.
– Coverage of the David Wayne Ingram murder trial courtesy of the KXAS-NBC 5 News Collection provided to UNT Digital Library by the UNT Libraries Special Collections.
Strange is independent. Support the show and get a T-shirt, coffee mug or ballcap at patreon.com/strangepod.
Got a strange story? Email [email protected]. He responds to all messages. He also loves voice memos.
Follow Strange on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.
More about the show at strangepod.com.14 min - S2 Ep4: Fear of the UnknownWhen Jason Cohen opened Forbidden Books and Video in Dallas, he knew he would meet some strange characters, but nothing prepared him for who actually showed up. Check out Jason’s current shop Curiosities.
Laurie Hertzel, senior editor and books editor for the Star Tribune in Minneapolis, spent a summer living in the historic former home of author, humorist, and New Yorker cartoonist James Thurber in Columbus, Ohio. The ghost made its presence known just three days after her arrival.
Performance anthropologist Thomas Riccio accepted a strange invitation to visit Siberia and meet a powerful shaman. Or, was he? Check out Riccio’s Dead White Zombies.
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Strange was created by Christopher Wynn and Jason Reimer
The show is edited and co-produced by Jeff Whittington
Jason Reimer writes our music.
Additional audio by Spoke Media
Artwork and logos by Rob Wilson
Special thanks to Edward Medeles
Strange is independent. Support the show and get a T-shirt, coffee mug or ballcap at patreon.com/strangepod.
Got a strange story? Email [email protected]. He responds to all messages. He also loves voice memos.
Follow Strange on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.
More about the show at strangepod.com.38 min - S2 Ep3: Love HurtsRelationships are complicated. Sarah Hepola, Davy Rothbart and Robb Armstrong explain why.
“Falling in love is wonderful,” says host Christopher Wynn. “And awful.”
Sarah Hepola recounts an unlikely romance that is set into motion in New Orleans’ French Quarter at gunpoint. She is the author of the New York Timesbestseller Blackout: Remembering the Things I Drank to Forget, and she created and hosted the Texas Monthly podcast "America's Girls" about the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders.
Davy Rothbart faces off with an intruder in the middle of the night. Relationships are complicated. Davy is the editor/publisher of Found magazine, a contributor to This American Life and an Emmy award-winning filmmaker. Check out Davy’s documentary 17 Blocks.
Robb Armstrong finds his life — and marriage — begin to unravel the day a strange visitor shows up on the lawn. Robb is the creator of the syndicated cartoon “JumpStart” and he is a mentor for The Armstrong Project from Peanuts Worldwide, which helps develop Black artists. “Peanuts” creator Charles Schulznamed the Black “Peanuts” character “Franklin Armstrong” after Robb.
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Strange was created by Christopher Wynn and Jason Reimer
The show is edited and co-produced by Jeff Whittington
Jason Reimer writes our music. Additional music courtesy of Talented Friends. Heard in this episode:
Christopher Wynn – “Require”
Mauritzio Merli – “Cities on Fire”
Majestic Fitzel – “Majestic Theme”
Zemog Otrebor – “Light Blonde”
Additional audio by Spoke Media
Artwork and logos by Rob Wilson
Special thanks to Edward Medeles
Strange is independent. Support the show and get a T-shirt, coffee mug or ballcap at patreon.com/strangepod.
Got a strange story? Email [email protected]. He responds to all messages. He also loves voice memos.
Follow Strange on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.
More about the show at strangepod.com.38 min - S2 Ep2: Hearing Things“There are lots of things I don’t want to know,” says host Christopher Wynn. “And sometimes, maybe we’re better off not knowing.”
Hollywood actor Stephen Tobolowsky — yes, “Needle-Nose Ned” from the Bill Murray comedy Groundhog Day and the washed-up music teacher in Glee — has a hidden talent, an unexplainable talent. It has changed his life in ways both wonderful and terrifying. Put simply, he hears things.
Dallas singer-songwriter Sudie is startled awake in the middle of the night by a pounding fear. There is a strange song — and a warning.
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Strange was created by Christopher Wynn and Jason Reimer
The show is edited and co-produced by Jeff Whittington
Jason Reimer writes our music. Additional music courtesy of Talented Friends. Heard in this episode:
– Myopic’s “As Much As You Can III,” “Playground”
– Zemog Otrebor’s “1”[
– Mark Ryan’s “Summer Night Highway” and “Sunday Night”
– Majestic Fitzel - Majestic Piano Theme
– Sudie: “Heartattack” and “Heartattack II”
Additional audio by Spoke Media
Artwork and logos by Rob Wilson
Special thanks to Edward Medeles
Mentioned in this episode:
– See Stephen Tobolowsky’s swimming pool in the Talking Heads’ “Road to Nowhere” music video. And order his terrific book, My Adventures with God, from Bookshop. (Please support your local, independent bookstores.)
– Read more about Pulitzer-winning playwright Beth Henley and stream the film version of her play Crimes of the Heart on AppleTV.
– Watch Sudie’s dreamy music video for “Heartattack” and her riveting Sofar Sounds session performance of it in Fort Worth, Texas.
Strange is independent. Support the show and get a T-shirt, coffee mug or ballcap at patreon.com/strangepod.
Got a strange story? Email [email protected]. He responds to all messages. He also loves voice memos.
Follow Strange on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.
More about the show at strangepod.com.31 min - S2 Ep1: The Mysterious Sound of Nighttime“I don’t know how else to say this, but I was kind of a weird kid …” Indeed.
Host Christopher Wynn digs into his “shoebox of cassette tapes” for this special mini-episode to try and explain his fixation with sound, his love of all things strange and why he grew up to become a professional storyteller and make this podcast.
Also, there’s a séance. And some “thirst for blood.” But it will all make sense.
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Strange was created by Christopher Wynn and Jason Reimer
The show is edited and co-produced by Jeff Whittington
Jason Reimer writes our music. Additional music courtesy of Talented Friends. Heard in this episode: Myopic’s “II Master” and “Home.”
The old-time radio shows mentioned in this episode are The Shadow, Suspense and Inner Sanctum Mystery. You can stream compilations on Audible.com.
Logo by Rob Wilson
Strange is independent. Support the show at patreon.com/strangepod.
Got a strange story? Email [email protected]. He responds to all messages. He also loves voice memos.
Follow Strange on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.
More about the show at strangepod.com.8 min - Season 2 Teaser 02 - "I should just call his name and he will come."Season 2 of Strange is coming...1 min
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About Strange
From the publisher's feed
What's the strangest thing that's ever happened to you?
Strange is an indie podcast from journalist Christopher Wynn — real stories from real people about the moments that stay with you. Often creepy, sometimes funny, always thought-provoking.
Have a story? [email protected]