Strange Phenomenon

Ron Morehead is the producer of the Sierra Sounds - the most compelling evidence of Sasquatch’s voice. They are the only Bigfoot recordings to be put up to scientific scrutiny. He speaks with us about his life encountering the famed creature and his beliefs on the nature of Bigfoot.

Hosted by Ray Tarara

Written & Produced by R.J. Blake and Ray Tarara

Theme Music by Terra Monk

Special guests: 

Ron Morehead - ronmorehead.com

Additional music by: 

Sergey Cheremisinov

Dr. Jeff Meldrum is a Full Professor of Anatomy & Anthropology at Idaho State University since 1993. His expertise in bipedal animal research lead him to becoming one of the preeminent Bigfoot scholars in the world. With a collection of over 300 potential Bigfoot casts, Meldrum’s research is some of the most respected on the subject. Having published several books and journals, Dr. Meldrum currently is the editor-in-chief of the scholarly refereed journal, The Relic Hominoid Inquiry.

Hosted by Ray Tarara

Written & Produced by R.J. Blake and Ray Tarara

Theme Music by Terra Monk

Special guests: 

Dr. Jeff Meldrum - www.isu.edu/rhi/

Additional music by: 

Sergey Cheremisinov

For over a century, people have been leaving the forests of Sumatra, Indonesia telling tales of a short bipedal ape with human-like features. It’s named the Orang Pendek. Despite many sightings and internationally funded expeditions to find the creature, no tangible proof of has been captured to date. With mass deforestation taking place, some worry it could be eradicated before we even have the chance to study it. Interviews include Alex Schlegel, member of a National Geographic camera trapping team, Jeremy Holden, a photographer, naturalist, and Orang Pendek witness, and Dally Sandradiputra, cryptozoologist who lives in Indonesia, speak about the efforts to research this unique animal.

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Hosted by Ray Tarara

Written & Produced by R.J. Blake and Ray Tarara

Theme music by Terra Monk

Additional Music By

Sergey Cheremisinov

Arrington de Dionyso, with Gombloh and Gamelan Gandrun Lombok

Additional Stock media provided by Sodabelly, odergh, MarvinUrias, HaeguMusic, frumpiemonkey, DFIX, A35_SOUND from Pond5. 

A special thanks to Banyak Films for allowing us to sample audio from their documentary Man of the Forest.

Special Guest: 

Alex Schlegel - http://www.orangpendek.org/

Jeremy Holden - Fauna and Flora, Jeremy Holden’s Rainforest Diary

Dally Sandradiputra - http://dallynfriends-adventure.com/

Alex Schlegel, cognitive neuroscientist who participated in a four year camera trapping project seeking the Orang Pendek, tells us about his experiences in the jungles of Sumatra spending months trying to find evidence of the Orang Pendek.

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Hosted by Ray Tarara

Written & Produced by R.J. Blake and Ray Tarara

Theme music by Terra Monk

Additional Music By

Sergey Cheremisinov

Special Guest: 

Alex Schlegel - http://www.orangpendek.org/

NOTE: Audio quality on this episode can be difficult to hear. We have a full transcript on our website at www.strange-phenomenon.com that you can follow along with to help.

Dally Sandradiputra, Indonesian Cryptozoologist, dives into the local beliefs on the Orang Pendek, as well as the effects that the outside world has had on the search for the creature.

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Hosted by Ray Tarara

Written & Produced by R.J. Blake and Ray Tarara

Theme music by Terra Monk

Additional Music By

Sergey Cheremisinov

Special Guest:

Dally Sandradiputra -  http://dallynfriends-adventure.com/

Jeremy Holden, Naturalist and Photographer, takes us into his years researching the Orang Pendek alongside Debbie Martyr. Out of anybody alive, these two spent the most time searching for the creature. His stories and findings are eye-opening and startling. 

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Hosted by Ray Tarara

Written & Produced by R.J. Blake and Ray Tarara

Theme music by Terra Monk

Additional Music By

Sergey Cheremisinov

Special Guest: Jeremy Holden  

When John Murray Spear, a man of extreme faith, began receiving messages in 1853 from the spirits of some of the greatest minds of all time, he believed himself to be chosen as the father of these geniuses' greatest invention: THE NEW MOTIVE POWER. A machine of perpetual motion that would not only supply energy to the world, but free people of the shackles that came with work. It was to be the new messiah. John Benedict Buesher, Doctor of Religious Studies and author of The Remarkable Life of John Murray Spear: Agitator for the Spirit Land, joins us to discuss Spear’s truly bizarre life, beliefs, and inventions. 

Hosted by Ray Tarara

Written & Produced by R.J. Blake and Ray Tarara

Theme music by Terra Monk

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Thanks to Graham Plowman for allowing us to use his music for this episode, you can listen to more of his music at www.grahamplowman.com.  

Sound effects provided by vedas, bwav, fillmat, and cms4f from Freesound.org

Special Guest: John Benedict Buescher - https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/938658.John_Benedict_Buescher

John Benedict Buescher, Doctor of Religious Studies and author of The Remarkable Life of John Murray Spear: Agitator for the Spirit Land, dives deep into the life and projects of John Murray Spear. Learn more about Spear’s early prison reform work as well as other fantastical inventions like psychically powered telegraphs and much more. 

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Twitter: @Strange-Phenom

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Hosted by Ray Tarara

Written & Produced by R.J. Blake and Ray Tarara

Theme music by Terra Monk

Additional music by: 

Sergey Cheremisinov

Special Guest: John Benedict Buescher - https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/938658.John_Benedict_Buescher

People have been trying to communicate with the dead since the beginning of human history. Since entering the industrial age, technology has opened new avenues to attempt to make connections with the spirit world. Instrumental Transcommunication is the belief that people can use electronics, such as radios and televisions, to communicate with those who have passed. Anabela Cardoso, career diplomat and founder of ITC Journal.org, and Diana Deutsch, Professor of Psychology at UC San Diego, join us to discuss the history, possible scientific explanations, and the still lingering mysteries.

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Twitter: @Strange-Phenom

Instagram: @Strange-Phenom

Hosted by Ray Tarara

Written & Produced by R.J. Blake and Ray Tarara

Theme music by Terra Monk

Additional music provided by Sergey Cheremisinov, LG17, Kevin MacLeod, and Meydan. Links to the artists’ websites are available in the show notes.

Special Guests: 

Anabela Cardoso - http://www.itcjournal.org/

Diana Deutsch - http://deutsch.ucsd.edu/

Audio samples of Raymond Cass taken from The Ghost Orchid: An Introduction to EVP by Ash International.

Audio samples of Bacci’s recordings taken from UFOTV’s documentary The Afterlife Investigations.

EVP samples taken from Raudive’s Breakthrough, Frederich Jurgenson’s “From the Studio for Audioscopic Research”

Dr. Anabela Cardoso, career diplomat and founder of ITC Journal, dives deep into her experiments with Instrumental Transcommunication, and her history with important figures in the field.

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Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/strangephenomenon/

Twitter: @Strange-Phenom

Instagram: @Strange-Phenom

Hosted by Ray Tarara

Written & Produced by R.J. Blake and Ray Tarara

Theme music by Terra Monk

Additional music by: 

Sergey Cheremisinov

Special Guest: 

Dr. Anabela Cardoso - http://www.itcjournal.org/