Strange Talk

This week Alyx and Call talk a bit of the history of maypoles, invasive species of plants, local wildflowers, coelacanths, and the Honey Island Swamp Monster. We also finally get back to tarot of the week with this week's card: The Empress!

Music for this episode includes the Strange Talk intro by Star Silk, Five Points by Tense Kids, Tunguska by Tense Kids, and backing music by LoFiGeek.

This week Alyx is joined by Troy from the Bloodlust and Bourbon podcast! We're talking weird news including mammoth meatballs, T-rex lips, shopping cart poltergeists, possible UFO sightings in Florida, plant noises, element noises, wetware mushroom computers, AI, UK computer surveillance; and most importantly: we're going back to the moon! Also beware of a couple Star Trek spoilers if you're not caught up on season 1 of Picard or Discovery. Troy also shares their top 5 favorite horror movies.

Music for this episode includes the Strange Talk intro by Star Silk, Tremors by RELIC, by Karl Casey, and background music by LoFiGeek

This week Alyx is joined by Robin to talk about the other season we're rolling into: tax season. This is a weird news episode about an anime girl dating sim for tax filing, a child spotting of bigfoot, PhD dance presentations, a mysterious claw found in a yard, a slightly less mysterious foot found on a beach, a denial for ghost hunting in the UK, and Stonehenge being ruled as not an ancient calendar by a couple of scientist. Alyx also throws out some Star Trek and Chumbawamba facts because they may still be stuck in the 90s. We also finally get to our next tarot card of the week: the High Priestess.
Music for this episode includes the Strange Talk intro by Star Silk, Into the Darkness by Karl Casey, and backing tracks by LoFiGeek.

This week Robin is out of town, so Alyx has Calla on, talking all things Ostara/Spring Equinox. They empty some eggs for decorating while talking about the many different associations and rituals with Ostara. They also get a little in plant talk for spring including some creepy plants you can add to darken up your garden or home.
Music for this episode includes the Strange Talk intro by Star Silk, Get Out by Karl Casey, One Eyed God by RELIC, and backing music by LoFiGeek.

This week Alyx and Robin completely break form as they recorded this episode during a severe wind storm while under tornado watch. They're talking about natural disasters, disaster preparedness, tornadoes, the wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald, tsunamis, and ghosts that may linger after a disaster. We also leave a moment of silence for those lost to the sinking of the Edmund Fitzgerald and for the one soul we lost in Lexington to the severe winds on March 3rd.

Music for this episode includes the Strange Talk intro by Star Silk, If Nobody Moves, Nobody Get Hurts (the Extinction) by the pAper chAse, The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald by Gordon Lightfoot, Static Motion by Kevin MacLeod, and Scatman by Scatman John.

This week Alyx and Robin are joined once again by Calla and do some tarot and bibliomancy readings for a friend, Christy. We also talk a little about spring and nostalgic music you grew up with. No tarot card of the week this week because we ran out of time, but we'll start back up with the High Priestess next episode!

Music for this episode includes Strange Talk intro by Star Silk, Ghost of a Good Thing by Dashboard Confessional, Supo (Food for a God) by Alligator Heist feat. Dr. Good Deal, and backing tracks by LoFiGeek.

This week Alyx and Robin are joined once again by Calla to talk more in depth about divination, this time focusing on pendulums, casting lots, and their newly invented Squashomancy. They also talk about their personal practices. This week's tarot card of the week is fittingly the Magician.

Music for this episode includes the Strange Talk intro by Star Silk, Ocean Waves by Sean Payne, We Are Drifting by RELIC and backing music by LoFiGeek.

This week Alyx and Robin are talking divination methods. This is just a brief overview, but they also introduced a new segment where they'll discuss one or two tarot cards each week since let's be honest, they're kind of a pain to learn unless you focus on one at a time.
Music for this episode includes the Strange Talk Into by Star Silk, Bad Omens by Karl Casey, and backing music is by LoFiGeek.

This week Alyx and Robin are talking about all the strange UFO sightings recently, meat cars, extraterrestrial culture day, cockatoo world domination, the explanation for some weird green lights over Hawaii, and posit the idea of a reality show of werewolves and vampires on a boat.

Music for this episode includes the Strange Intro by Star Silk, Journey into the Black by Karl Casey, and background music by LoFiGeek.

This week Alyx and Robin are talking sleep weirdness including sleep paralysis, shadow people, the hat man, hypnagogic jerks, and the night hag. We're also joined by Alyx's new unicorn otomatone! The title of this episode is a reference to Casiotone for the Painfully Alone whose music you should 100% check out.

Music for this episode includes Strange Talk by Star Silk, 5 Points by Tense Kids, Food for a God (Supo) by Alligator Heist (feat. Dr. GoodDeal), and backing tracks by LoFiGeek.