Wanna Hear Something Weird?

This week we’re exploring the legend of Houska Castle, a 13th century Gothic fortress in the Czech Republic said to contain a gateway to hell in its basement. We cover everything from the castle's origins, to its occupation by a supposed warlock named Oronto and later by the Nazis during WWII, as well as debates over the validity of urban legends about deep holes serving as portals to demonic realms. Also our own fears of narrow, bottomless pits and the horrors they might conceal in the dark depths!

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We dive into the fascinating and bizarre theory that Charles Harrelson, the father of actor Woody Harrelson, was involved in the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. We explore Charles's shady past as a contract killer and hitman, and examine the evidence that suggests he may have played a role in one of the most infamous crimes in American history.

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In the 1930s, a 4-year-old girl named Shanti Devi claimed to have already lived a life 90 miles away with her husband and family. She even remembered her address! Soon, all of India was enthralled with her story. It even reached Mahatma Gandhi, who set up a 15-person commission to investigate. What followed was one of the most convincing cases of reincarnation in modern history.

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On the evening of January 25, 1967, Betty was at home in Massachusetts, with her seven children and parents, when four gray aliens phased through her front door, froze everyone else and took her on their space craft. After this incident, she started having hypnotherapist sessions done to uncover a lifetime of abductions, including a weird trip to the Museum of Time.

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In October 1957, three 15-year-old cadets experienced a possible "time slip" while on a map reading exercise near the village of Cursey in Suffolk, England. They entered the village to find it seemingly transported back in time, with no modern features and a butcher shop displaying green, moldy oxen carcasses. Was this time slip connected to the Black Death? 

Also this week, a listener shares their story about a white dogman traipsing around in a cemetery like it owns the place.

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With temperatures as low as -128.6°F, 200 mph winds, and ice sheets up to 3 miles thick, Antarctica is truly one of the most extreme and little known about places on Earth. But does it actually hold the ruins of an ancient civilization under its ice? What about an alien base station that might be tens of thousands of years old? This week we explore Google Earth and the stories of former military soldiers who say there is much, much more to Antarctica than just ice… 

Pyramid: https://earth.google.com/web/search/79%c2%ba+58%2739.2%22S+81%c2%ba57%2732%22W/@-79.9775556, 81.95888889,1264.48805914a,7757.77613592d,35y,0h,0t,0r/data=Cl4aNBIuGWMBXUWQ_lPAIdV_jG9efVTAKho3OcK6IDU4JzM5LjIiUyA4McK6NTcnMzIiVxgCIAEiJgokCZH00hZqjlHAETL9VakxlFHAGcp_07t-sAXAId7cC98BvwnAOgMKATA

Alien Face: https://earth.google.com/web/@-72.01087018,168.59135917,2250.13085172a,3997.8981801d,35y,83.48703474h,0t,0r/data=OgMKATA

Crashed UFO: https://earth.google.com/web/search/66%c2%b016%2724.1%22S+100%c2%b059%2704.8%22E/@-66.2733611,100.9846667,138.45555245a,315.74571174d,35y,0.00000007h,0t,0r/

Secret Building: https://earth.google.com/web/search/70%c2%b016%2714.0%22S+2%c2%b057%2753.0%22W/@-70.27055561,-2.96472226,-3.75984967a,5339.62085224d,35y,0h,0t,0r/data=Cl4aNBIuGfpvb8hQkVHAISbN1UXAtwfAKho3MMKwMTYnMTQuMCJTIDLCsDU3JzUzLjAiVxgCIAEiJgokCboJGKVpkVDAES8yB9mTkVDAGRtFWPlnP1lAIaqznJWhPllAOgMKATA

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Did a gold miner take a vacation with a nice family of Bigfoots one hundred years ago? Did another guy shoot a Bigfoot off a cliff? This week we're talking about some of the earliest Bigfoot stories that came out of the Pacific Northwest.

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Delve into the mystifying world of premonitions and future-telling with this captivating episode on Baba Vanga, the controversial blind mystic known as the "Nostradamus of the Balkans." Your hosts Tom and Laura go down a bizarre rabbit hole, unpacking Vanga's life story of gaining psychic abilities after a freak tornado accident as a child. From her ominous predictions of 9/11 and natural disasters to her mind-bending visions of artificial suns, human-animal hybrids, and the cosmos-shattering end of the world itself, they cover it all. 

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We dive into the eerie legend of Spring Heeled Jack, a mysterious figure reported to have terrorized the streets of Victorian England with his supernatural jumping ability and terrifying attacks. Was Jack a paranormal being, an extraterrestrial, or simply a man in a suit? We also examine Spring Heeled Jack's evolution from a feared villain to a heroic character in Penny Dreadfuls, along with a discussion on potential suspects and the creature's lasting impact.

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This week we delve into the mysterious phenomenon of spontaneous human combustion (SHC). 

From Charles Dickens' literary depictions to modern scientific investigations, there have been a range of explanations proposed over the years. Alongside discussing the role of alcohol, low-carb diets, and even poltergeist activity, we sift through the facts and fiction surrounding these inexplicable fiery fatalities. Tune in to unravel the mysteries of SHC and discover whether these fiery fates are mere accidents or something more supernatural.

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