Things Are About To Get Weird

Meet Helen Duncan, the Scottish psychic medium who became one of the most famous séance leaders in the nation…as well as the last person to be imprisoned in Britain under the Witchcraft Act of 1735. But if you thought this incident took place sometime in the 18th century, you’d be mistaken. Would you believe that Helen was actually locked up as recently as 1944? This is just one of the endless bizarre details in this incredibly strange tale, which spans two World Wars and countless scandals. Helen might be one of the most fascinating people covered on the podcast to date…

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BBC Article: https://www.bbc.co.uk/history/scottishhistory/modern/oddities_modern.shtml

Helen Duncan Website: https://helenduncan.org/about-helen/

Undiscovered Scotland Article: https://www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/usbiography/d/helenduncan.html

Historic UK Article: https://www.historic-uk.com/HistoryUK/HistoryofScotland/Helen-Duncan-Scotlands-last-witch/

Scots Magazine Article: https://www.scotsmagazine.com/articles/series/a-z-of-great-scots-helen-duncan/

History Hit Article: https://www.historyhit.com/helen-duncan-britains-last-witch/

Psi-Encyclopedia Article: https://psi-encyclopedia.spr.ac.uk/articles/helen-duncan/  

Explore The Archive Article: https://explorethearchive.com/helen-duncan

History Net Article: https://historynet.com/hellish-nell-the-wwii-era-mystic-whose-predictions-alarmed-authorities/

Is this the most haunted road in Britain? The Stocksbridge Bypass, located to the north of Sheffield in South Yorkshire, is associated with a shocking number of the most fascinating kind of ghost stories of all: corroborated ones. Multiple people, both in pairs and individually, have reported experiencing eerily similar paranormal apparitions and other happenings on the road, starting before it was even fully built. Whether you’re a believer or a sceptic, it’s impossible to deny that the tales are captivating. In today’s episode, Chyaz explores the most compelling of these stories, and looks into the theories surrounding them too…

My Paranormal Experiences episode: https://open.spotify.com/episode/6K36dkEyqyxznoBvdPCL8V?si=2463c793d8ec49a7

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Strange But True Episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nz58LKMufic

The Star Articles: https://www.thestar.co.uk/heritage-and-retro/retro/why-a-sheffield-road-remains-one-of-the-uks-most-haunted-routes-3020290

Sheffield Tribune Article: https://www.sheffieldtribune.co.uk/the-most-haunted-road-in-britain/

Dr David Clarke’s Website: https://drdavidclarke.co.uk/road-ghosts/

Spooky Isles Article: https://www.spookyisles.com/stocksbridge-bypass/

Yorkshire Live Article: https://www.examinerlive.co.uk/news/local-news/drove-down-most-haunted-road-32780102

MysteriousTimes Article: https://mysterioustimes.co.uk/2024/02/08/stocksbridge-bypass-a-critical-review/

GhostWalkBrighton Article: https://ghostwalkbrighton.co.uk/ghosts-of-the-highway/

BBC Articles:http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/2589489.stm

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/south_yorkshire/4443883.stm

Did you know that many of the phrases we use on a daily basis have fascinatingly strange origins? In this episode, Chyaz explores the weird history behind the idioms and sayings that form part of our everyday conversations, and debunks some of the common explanations that aren’t quite as accurate as we might have thought. From the terrible practises that led some to appear ‘mad as a hatter’ to the nautical background behind feeling ‘under the weather’, you’ll never think of these phrases in the same way again…

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Reader’s Digest Articles: https://www.rd.com/list/everyday-phrases-with-surprisingly-dark-origins/

https://www.rd.com/article/spill-the-beans-meaning/

Britannica Article: https://www.britannica.com/list/7-everyday-english-idioms-and-where-they-come-from

BBC Article: https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/znftvj6 

 Snopes Articles: https://www.snopes.com/articles/380717/crocodile-tears-sadness-prey/

https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/mad-as-a-hatter/⁠

History Extra Article: https://www.historyextra.com/period/ancient-egypt/why-do-we-say-crocodile-tears/

History.com Article: https://www.history.com/articles/where-did-the-phrase-mad-as-a-hatter-come-from

Grammarist Article: https://grammarist.com/idiom/tempest-in-a-teapot-and-storm-in-a-teacup/

Smithsonian Magazine Article: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/spilling-the-beans-on-the-origins-of-food-idioms-96515863/

Business Insider Article: https://www.businessinsider.com/phrase-origins-that-are-wrong-2015-1

Phrases.org Article: https://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/tempest-in-a-teapot.html

Mental Floss Article: https://www.mentalfloss.com/language/under-the-weather-meaning

Australian Museum Article: https://australian.museum/about/history/exhibitions/death-the-last-taboo/safety-coffins/

RTE Article: https://www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2023/0606/1387594-finding-samantha-con-artists-psychology-samantha-azzopardi-caraboo-hoax-elizabeth-holmes-anna-delvey-cassie-chadwick/

The strange and mysterious death of Elisa Lam at the former Cecil Hotel in 2013 went from a local missing person case to a worldwide spectacle in a matter of days. When bizarre CCTV footage of some of Elisa’s movements in the hostel’s elevator went viral, internet sleuths quickly started forming increasingly outlandish theories as to what could have happened to her. But is the truth behind her tragic passing much easier to explain than the online posts would have you believe? In Part 2 of Episode 100, Chyaz explores the facts of this unusual case, addresses and debunks some of the most viral theories and highlights some of the exceptionally weird coincidences linked with the story.

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BBC Article: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/newsbeat-55994935

Refinery29 Article: https://www.refinery29.com/en-us/2021/02/10293283/what-happened-to-elisa-lam-cecil-hotel-timeline

Elisa Lam CCTV Footage: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_rfLSVIA0L0

Snopes Article: https://www.snopes.com/articles/346221/elisa-lam-mystery-that-wasnt/

People Article: https://people.com/elisa-lam-cecil-hotel-case-everything-to-know-11908647

CBC Article: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/b-c-woman-missing-in-l-a-described-as-caring-kind-1.1384716

Elisa Lam’s Blog: https://etherfields.blogspot.com/

Bipolar UK Website: https://www.bipolaruk.org/about-bipolar/what-is-bipolar/

Burnaby Now Archive Article: https://www.vancouverisawesome.com/burnaby-now-archive/news/condolences-notes-left-for-family-at-burnaby-restaurant-2935849

CBS News Article: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/elisa-lam-case-autopsy-fails-to-find-a-cause-of-death-for-woman-found-in-los-angeles-water-tank/ 

 Cosmopolitan Article: https://www.cosmopolitan.com/uk/reports/a35488625/elisa-lam-theories-cecil-hotel/

Men’s Health Article: https://www.menshealth.com/entertainment/a35492685/morbid-musician-cecil-hotel-elisa-lam/

LA Times Article: https://www.latimes.com/local/la-me-tb-outbreak-20130222-story.html

CNN Article: https://edition.cnn.com/2013/02/21/us/california-hotel-water-corpse

Marie Claire Article: https://www.marieclaire.com.au/latest-news/elisa-lam-dark-water/

The Cecil Hotel in downtown Los Angeles has one of the darkest histories ever discussed on the podcast. As a one-time home to serial killers including Richard Ramirez and the site of countless strange and terrible deaths, is it any wonder many guests have described the Cecil as feeling incredible haunted? Today, in Part 1 of this landmark 100th episode, Chyaz explores some of the most bizarre stories to emerge from the Hotel Cecil over the past century. When you think the reputation of this Skid Row establishment can’t get any more bizarre, it somehow manages to get one step stranger…

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Vanity Fair Article: https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/cecil-hotel-los-angeles-for-sale?srsltid=AfmBOorqtj3XyhvvqPPnja5EjAvKGb0q3Lm7-eTREbUxqyiWrmRYM9h-

Business Insider Article: https://www.businessinsider.com/cecil-hotel-history-what-its-like-today-photos-2022-3#percy-ormond-cook-was-the-first-known-guest-to-take-his-life-at-the-cecil-in-1927-3

HowStuffWorks Article: https://history.howstuffworks.com/american-history/cecil-hotel.htm

Los Angeles Times Newspaper Clippings: https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-los-angeles-times-cecil-suicide-att/20113056/?locale=en-US

https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-los-angeles-times-cecil-hotel/29333897/

Progress Bulletin Newspaper Clipping: https://www.newspapers.com/article/progress-bulletin-dorothy-jean-purcell-b/142627154/

Los Angeles Times Article: https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1994-06-30-me-10223-story.html

Memories Project Post: https://memoriesproject.com/2021/02/10/my-fathers-cecil-hotel-experience-haunted-him-for-life/

 Biography.com Article: https://www.biography.com/crime/jack-unterweger

Britannica Article: https://www.britannica.com/biography/Richard-Ramirez

ScreenRant Article: https://screenrant.com/vanishing-cecil-hotel-black-dahlia-connection-murder-explained/

Mental Floss Article: https://www.mentalfloss.com/crime/the-black-dahlia-murder-facts

DenofGeek Article: https://www.denofgeek.com/culture/ghost-adventures-cecil-house-zak-bagans-interview/

Country Living Article: https://www.countryliving.com/life/travel/a45235/creepy-history-cecil-hotel-los-angeles/

The LAist Article: https://laist.com/news/housing-homelessness/cecil-hotel-downtown-los-angeles-skid-row-homeless-housing-problems-tenants

Peet Montzingo Cecil Hotel Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLhcK4KMRKMgomxSq7zv6WUft8DawIksJz

Was a supernatural being, resembling a spaceman, really caught on camera in the Solway Firth area of Cumbria in the 1960s? When firefighter Jim Templeton snapped a photo of his young daughter Elizabeth, he was shocked to spot a mysterious figure in the background of one of the pictures after they were developed. The story quickly caught the attention of paranormal enthusiasts from around the world, but the photo itself is only one part of this incredibly strange story. As it turns out, what happened AFTER the shutter closed only makes this story stranger and more intriguing. Join Chyaz Samuel as she explores every angle of this baffling tale…

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BBC Article: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cumbria-27391210

Space Centre Article: https://www.spacecentre.co.uk/news/space-now-blog/blue-streak-success-failure-and-extraterrestrials/

Unsealed Alien Files Episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-joOmXHeBZc

National Archives of Australia: Woomera UFO Declassified Document: https://www.naa.gov.au/students-and-teachers/student-research-portal/learning-resource-themes/war/defence-equipment-and-weapons/ufo-sightings-weapons-testing-site-woomera

The Mirror Archived Article: https://www.thefreelibrary.com/The+Men+in+Black+are+real.-a061067536

News & Star Articles : https://www.newsandstar.co.uk/news/25845899.story-behind-unsolved-solway-spaceman-mystery/

https://www.newsandstar.co.uk/news/24319047.solway-spaceman-mystery-remains-unsolved-ahead-60th-anniversary/

Cryptid Wiki:https://cryptidz.fandom.com/wiki/Cumberland_Spaceman_(Solway_Firth_Spaceman)

University of Huddersfield Article: https://www.hud.ac.uk/news/2023/september/cottingley-fairies-hoax-endues-global-interest/

The idea of a young child having vivid memories of a past life they claim to have led sounds like the premise of a supernatural movie. But did you know that a team at the University of Virginia have actually spent decades studying this very phenomenon? In this episode, Chyaz explores some of the most fascinating documented cases of children who say they have been on this earth before, as well as taking a look at the incredible work the university have undertaken. Could reincarnation really be at play here, or does the true explanation lie more in the ‘normal’ than the paranormal?

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Academic Papers/Articles: https://med.virginia.edu/perceptual-studies/wp-content/uploads/sites/360/2015/11/REI35.pdf

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1550830724001708

 Division of Perceptual Studies Website: https://med.virginia.edu/perceptual-studies/

Psychology Today Article: https://www.psychologytoday.com/gb/blog/the-seekers-forum/202207/when-children-remember-past-lives

Readers Digest Article: https://www.rd.com/article/chilling-reincarnation-stories/

WHRO Article:https://www.whro.org/education-news/2024-12-30/since-1967-this-small-division-at-the-university-of-virginia-has-investigated-the-possibility-of-reincarnation

PSI-Encyclopedia Articles: https://psi-encyclopedia.spr.ac.uk/articles/ryan-hammons-reincarnation-case/

https://psi-encyclopedia.spr.ac.uk/articles/kumkum-verma-reincarnation-case/

Richmond Magazine Article: https://richmondmagazine.com/news/features/paranormal-studies/

Extraordinary People Documentary Episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Wh0OsVtdeE

The Mirror Article: https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/weird-news/toddler-could-perfectly-describe-past-28725131

BBC Article: https://www.bbc.co.uk/future/article/20190326-what-is-epigenetics

When 46 year old Urooj Khan, a dry cleaning shop owner based in the US city of Chicago, won $1,000,000 on a lottery scratchcard, he immediately began asking himself the question many of us will only ever daydream about: how should I spend my lottery winnings? But just the day after his winning cheque was posted to him, Urooj tragically passed away after collapsing at home. Was his death as suspicious as his post-mortem testing indicated? Or are there even more mysterious details lurking beneath this unsolved case than we even realise? Join Chyaz as she explores this strange story…

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BBC News Article: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-20941355

The Guardian Article: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/jan/08/illinois-lottery-winner-poisoned-chicago

ABC News Articles: https://abcnews.com/Business/wife-poisoned-chicago-lottery-winner-urooj-khan-truth/story?id=18167117

https://abcnews.com/Business/poisoned-lottery-winner-urooj-khans-family-knew-nephew/story?id=18196028

https://abcnews.com/Business/poisoned-lotto-winners-widow-proof-stake-estate/story?id=18441474

Sky News Article: https://news.sky.com/story/poisoned-lottery-winner-autopsy-inconclusive-10453044

NBC News Articles: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/lottery-winner-killed-cyanide-was-immigrant-family-man-flna1b7888713

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/widow-daughter-will-split-estate-poisoned-1-million-lotto-winner-flna2d11734829

Illinois Lottery Winners’ Handbook: https://www.illinoislottery.com/content/dam/il/pdfs/winning/Winners_Handbook_August_2018.pdf

Global News Article: https://globalnews.ca/news/2755975/sister-of-lottery-winner-poisoned-with-cyanide-says-police-have-done-nothing/

CNN Article: https://edition.cnn.com/2013/03/01/us/illinois

Scientific Papers: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/BF00389621

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC11591714/

Some strange facts are not only utterly fascinating, but completely mess with your perception of time too. Whether it’s finding out that two things you thought belonged to entirely different eras actually briefly existed at the same time or discovering some additional context that totally changes your view of a major historical event or person, these revelations can be truly mind-boggling. In this episode, Chyaz shares some of her personal favourite examples of facts that warp the very idea of time, digging deeper into each tale to uncover just why they’re so endlessly interesting…

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Britannica Article: https://www.britannica.com/biography/Jack-the-Ripper

History Hit Article: https://www.historyhit.com/gaming/arcade-history-nintendo-sega-console-war/

Snopes Article: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/george-washington-dinosaurs-discovered/

Fossils UK Article: https://www.fossils-uk.com/blog/when-were-the-first-dinosaur-fossils-found-a-journey-back-in-time/?srsltid=AfmBOopA3pUlhHE41YgKvp_Dwf_cJl3DNr3TZHNP990QGoGYAPjFU6V_

University of Oxford Article: https://oumnh.ox.ac.uk/about-megalosaurus

AERA Article:https://aeraweb.org/projects/how-old-are-the-pyramids/

History Collection Article: https://historycollection.com/cleopatra-lived-closer-to-the-computer-age-than-to-the-pyramids-and-other-atypical-history-facts/

Mental Floss Article: https://www.mentalfloss.com/history/france-stopped-using-guillotine-star-wars-premiered

Independent Articles: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/times-christopher-lee-was-wonderfully-metal-a30716.html

https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/food-and-drink/news/eightyfive-years-of-the-best-thing-since-this-week-marks-the-anniversary-of-sliced-bread-8703970.html

BBC Article: https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/articles/zh8792p

Smithsonian Magazine Article: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/a-brief-history-of-the-salem-witch-trials-175162489/

National Ocean Service Article: https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/facts/bowhead.html

Australia Zoo Article: https://australiazoo.com.au/about-us/history/harriet/

The Guardian Article: https://www.theguardian.com/science/animal-magic/2014/feb/12/celebrity-pet-discovery-darwin-tortoise

Waterloo Association Article: https://ageofrevolution.waterlooassociation.org.uk/200-object/daguerrotype-of-wellington/

Smithsonian Article: https://npg.si.edu/blog/welcome-portrait-gallery-john-quincy-adams

Listicles: https://www.mentalfloss.com/random-facts/facts-that-will-warp-your-sense-of-time

https://www.rd.com/list/facts-warp-perception-time/

https://stacker.com/stories/news/50-historical-facts-will-warp-your-sense-time

https://www.buzzfeed.com/abbyzinman/unbelievable-historical-facts-about-time

Is the ghost of Anne Boleyn one of the most well-travelled in history? Or is her legend so powerful that it’s inspired the creation of more than just a few myths about her adventures in the paranormal realm? Join Chyaz Samuel as she explores some of the most fascinating tales linked with the ill-fated Tudor Queen, including alleged hauntings at the Tower of London and Windsor Castle, along with other locations that meant a lot to Anne in life.

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Historic Royal Palaces Articles:

https://www.hrp.org.uk/tower-of-london/history-and-stories/anne-boleyn/

https://www.hrp.org.uk/blog/famous-ghost-stories-of-the-tower-of-london/

The Anne Boleyn Files Website:

https://www.theanneboleynfiles.com/the-ghost-of-anne-boleyn/

Royal Central Article:

https://royalcentral.co.uk/features/the-ghosts-said-to-haunt-the-tower-of-london-182579/

BBC Article:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/norfolk/content/articles/2005/04/02/asop_blickling_hall_ghost_feature.shtml

Artnet Article:

https://news.artnet.com/art-world/is-the-ghost-of-anne-boleyn-haunting-historic-u-k-homes-2561841

 The Times Article:

https://www.thetimes.com/life-style/luxury/article/how-posh-is-your-ghost-times-luxury-gd6c9jpbq

Marie Claire Article:

https://www.marieclaire.com/celebrity/royals/king-charles-once-saw-the-ghost-of-queen-elizabeth-i-at-windsor-castle/

Spirit Shack Article:

https://www.spiritshack.co.uk/blog/haunted-places/hampton-court-palace-ghost/?srsltid=AfmBOoo0ACIzPTv1y3SL5763gLLSLk0XP3ShHPbl7Bzky3YDgS7mg-LD

Haunted Rooms Article:

https://www.hauntedrooms.co.uk/anne-boleyn-ghost-sightings-pictures

History Hit Article:

https://www.historyhit.com/locations/blickling-hall/

Historic UK Article:

https://www.historic-uk.com/HistoryUK/HistoryofEngland/Thomas-Boleyn/

Paranormal Database:

https://www.paranormaldatabase.com/reports/anneboleyn.php