The Goblin Squad Podcast

Episode 52: Mothman & Men in Black

Brooke and Sarah are flapping back into your ears with a spine-tingling tale straight outta the fog-choked hills of 1960s West Virginia. That’s right, we’re talking about Mothman—the glowing-eyed harbinger of doom (or confused bird?) who launched a full-blown paranormal panic in the town of Point Pleasant.

We’re diving into the OG sighting near the TNT plant, the utter chaos that followed, and the wave of winged-horror hysteria that gripped an entire town. Was it a cryptid? A warning? A really jacked sandhill crane that sounded like Jurassic Park with a grudge? Because let’s be honest—if something that tall with a 10-foot wingspan screamed dinosaur noises at you in the dark, you’d be phoning the National Guard too.

And of course, it wouldn’t be a Mothman episode without discussing the Men in Black—the weirdest government agents to ever threaten someone with confusing metaphors and Joe Biden aviator sunglasses. We get into the lore, the legends, and how badly we want to be old-timey paranormal reporters rolling around the country in a sketchy aluminum trailer, wearing dark sunglasses indoors, chain-smoking, writing articles for Playboy, and muttering “they’re watching us” while pouring diner coffee into a whiskey flask.

So clutch your pearls, dab your brow with a hanky, and prepare for a delightful descent into Cold War–era paranoia, cryptid chaos, and the suspicious lack of bird identification skills in the 1960s.

And as always, goblins... you know what to do... STAY WEIRD!!! 🖤👁️🪦

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🎙️ Episode Title: Goblin Jobs Part 2! — Piss Whisperers, Sin-Eaters & Hermits, Oh My!

Welcome back, goblins, to another descent into the historical job market's uncanny basement. In Part 2 of our Goblin Jobs series, we're cracking open the dusty, slightly damp ledger of Victorian-era weird employment—and it does not disappoint.

This episode, we uncover:

💛 Piss Prophets – Yes, actual people who sniffed, sipped, and studied pee to diagnose ailments. Your HMO could never.

👻 Sin-Eaters – The ultimate last-meal crew, hired to nosh over corpses and absorb their sins. It’s like DoorDash meets spiritual trauma bonding.

🌲 Professional Hermits – The OG influencers who were paid to be cryptic, mystical, and mildly unwashed while living in a curated cave on your rich uncle’s estate. Hermit-core? We invented it.

😭 Wailing Women & Professional Mourners – Don’t cry because it’s over, pay someone else to sob loudly and throw themselves on the coffin. These grief freelancers knew how to bring the drama—and the paycheck—to your funeral.

We discuss the truly unhinged lengths humans have gone to for coin, status, and vibes, while exploring the intersection of superstition, poverty, and the absolute audacity of the upper class.

🔥 ALSO: There’s talk of edible guilt, ritualized isolation, weaponized grief, and—of course—a few modern equivalents (because capitalism is still weird).

So light a candle, pour yourself a nice warm mug of urine (JK, please don’t), and join us for another round of jobs that make LinkedIn cry.

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🎙️ Episode Title: Goblin Jobs (Rat Catchers) – Part 1
🕷️ Location: Brooke’s Witchy Shed (complete with skulls, spell jars, and probably at least one cursed object)
👑 Hosts: Brooke & Sarah – Queens of Chaos and Connoisseurs of Cursed Professions

🐀 Episode Summary:
In this delightfully rat-infested romp, we dive into the underbelly (sometimes literally) of one of history’s most peculiar professions: the Rat Catcher. With incense smoke swirling and crows watching from the rafters, goblin story time includes:

• The real, weirdly respected history of the job (yes, rat catching was a thing)

• The unsettling lore of the Pied Piper—spoiler: those kids did NOT just go on a picnic

• Jack Black (no, not that one), the Victorian rat catcher who may or may not have been a feral PR genius in a top hat

• Side quests into the ethics of pest control, questionable elixirs, and what counts as a "good time" in 1800s London

Cackling, chaos, and questionable facts abound as we bring back the signature snark, inside jokes, and infectious laughter to the shed. You’ll come for the vermin, stay for the vibes.

🐾 Goblin-Approved Highlights:

• Victorian grifting but make it pest control

• Did someone say “plague adjacent”?

• If rat catching was an Olympic sport, Sarah would medal in dramatic retellings

• Brooke channels her inner cryptid witch historian

• An emotional support possum may have been mentioned (or summoned)

🧂 Listener Discretion Advised: Contains salty language, strange tangents, and a deep appreciation for the macabre. You’ve been warned, weirdos.

📌 Don’t forget: This is Part 1, so sharpen your tiny rat swords and prepare for more goblin job glory in the next episode!

🌀 P.S.S. The waters at Delphi have not started flowing again. That was just a weird, unsubstantiated internet rumor probably started by a Tumblr user named MoonTrash69. We checked. We’re The Goblin Squad—not the Oracle at Delphi (though we’d totally take the gig if offered).

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32:35 -54:28 (animal death & animal trapping)

Sarah's ep will be next week lol

and she's gonna kill it, cause she's awesome

Winter is upon us in the Northern Hemisphere! As the long dark descends, join The Goblin Squad in a riveting (and slightly horrifying) two-part episode on the perils of cold weather exploration. It’s finally time, gobs. Mount Everest. It’s happening. 

In part one of this week’s episode, we talk about one of the most fascinating and disturbing truths about the great mountain…what happens if you don’t survive your attempt to summit. Keep in mind, gobs, these were real people in real events, and even though we are able to laugh throughout this episode, we mean absolutely no disrespect towards the deceased or their surviving family members. Mountaineers are the most hardcore of the summiting world and Mount Everest will prove to you that she is still in charge after you listen to this episode. 

We discuss the winding tale of three individuals connected by an unexpected thread after they pass away on the mountain. While you listen, raise a glass in toast to those that have become famous after they perished while trying to reach the top of the world. 

This episode is available in both audio and video format! Woohoo! But don’t forget to join us for Part 2 covering another harrowing and mysterious occurrence in the harsh climates of the North, The Dyatlov Pass Mystery. Please help us out by rating and reviewing this podcast and subscribing on all platforms. We continue to create because of you, Gobs! Also, special shout out to Brooke (because she can’t stop me from writing this, since I’m in charge of the show notes) who has done all of the work editing this podcast. She is amazing and never gives herself enough credit for her fantastic skills. Shower her with love and affection because she is a Goblin Queen. 

Episode Resources:

There are TOO MANY Everest resources to list…however, if you would like to begin your journey, especially pertaining to the story around Mark Inglis and David Sharp, we recommend this short doc: Everest Left for Dead: The David Sharp Story 

https://youtu.be/bPsFsJtBjCk?si=6j2NJOEY1YSG_prG

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