Weird Tales Radio Show hosted by Charles Christian

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Weird Tales Radio Show hosted by Charles Christian episodes

  • Episode 134: The Ghosts of Rock ’n’ Roll & Country Music

    In Episode 134 of the Weird Tales Radio Show we talk to journalist and writer Matt Swayne about the ghosts of rock ’n' roll and country music, including the Forever 27 Club. 

    Links:

    • Weird Tales Radio Show archive - https://www.urbanfantasist.com/weird-tales-radio-show
    • www.mattswayne.com 
    • See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

      58 min
    • Episode 133: Merlin & the Arthurian Legends

      In Episode 133 of the Weird Tales Radio Show we talk Arthurian legends scholar and author John Matthews about the legends and history surrounding King Arthur’s magician Merlin. A man of many guises, from druid, to Celtic warrior, to shaman to prophet, to wizard, to royal adviser and even lover.

      Links: Weird Tales Radio Show archive https://www.urbanfantasist.com/weird-tales-radio-show  + www.hallowquest.org.uk

      See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

      58 min
    • Episode 132: Witchcraft, Magick & Sorcery

      In Episode 132 of the Weird Tales Radio Show we talk London-based eclectic witch Lucya Starza about witchcraft, wicca, practical magick and, curiously, the Call of Cthulhu role playing games plus we also revisit the story of St Cyprian, the patron saint of sorcerers and witches.


      Links:

      • Weird Tales Radio Show archive - https://www.urbanfantasist.com/weird-tales-radio-show
      • http://www.badwitch.co.uk/ 
      • https://www.johnhuntpublishing.com/moon-books/authors/lucya-starza
      • See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

        58 min
      • Episode 131: Fingerprints & Phantoms

        In Episode 131 of the Weird Tales Radio Show our main event is an interview with US crime scene investigator Paul Rimmasch discussing true tales of law enforcement encounters with the paranormal and the strange.

        Links:

        • Weird Tales Radio Show archive - https://www.urbanfantasist.com/weird-tales-radio-show
        • https://www.amazon.com/Fingerprints-Phantoms-Enforcement-Encounters-Paranormal/dp/0764355295
        • See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

          58 min
        • Episode 130: Occult Detective Fiction + Psychic Echoes

          In Episode 130 of the Weird Tales Radio Show, author & editor John Linwood Grant tells us everything you ever wanted to know about Occult Detective Fiction plus we discuss our sometimes pointless psychic powers & echoes from the future.


          Links:

          • Weird Tales Radio Show archive - https://www.urbanfantasist.com/weird-tales-radio-show
          • http://www.greydogtales.com
          • https://www.amazon.co.uk/John-Linwood-Grant/e/B01EIGUW8G
          • See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

            58 min
          • Episode 129: The Legend of Jesse James & the Lost Treasure of the Knights Templar

            In Episode 129 of the Weird Tales Radio Show we talk to author Daniel Duke about his great-great grandfather, the Old West outlaw Jesse James and the connection with the lost treasures of the Knights Templar.


            Links:

            • Weird Tales Radio Show archive - https://www.urbanfantasist.com/weird-tales-radio-show
            • https://authordanduke.com/
            • https://jessewjames.com/
            • See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

              58 min
            • Episode 128: Warlock Holmes Revisited + the Vegetable Lamb of Tartary

              In Episode 128 of the Weird Tales Radio Show we continue our urban fantasy fiction theme by revisiting an earlier interview with G.S. Denning, the author of the Warlock Holmes novels plus Janie has been looking at the weird legend of the Vegetable Lamb of Tartary.

              Links:

              • Weird Tales Radio Show archive - https://www.urbanfantasist.com/weird-tales-radio-show
              • https://www.amazon.com/gp/bookseries/B071VM815R 
              • https://youtu.be/Jr83bJsT6OA
              • See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

                58 min
              • Episode 127: Morgan Daimler on the Fae + Irish Folklore & Goddesses

                In Episode 127 of the Weird Tales Radio Show we hear from American author Morgan Daimler about the Fae - that’s the Faerie Folk and Irish folklore, including that most fearsome of goddesses: the Morrigan. We also look at the phenomenon of Death by Selfie (or Instagramicide) and how not to become Spiderman.

                Links:

                • Weird Tales Radio Show archive - https://www.urbanfantasist.com/weird-tales-radio-show
                • https://www.amazon.com/Morgan-Daimler/e/B0047QW0WY/
                • https://twitter.com/MorganDaimler
                • See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

                  58 min
                • Episode 126: Pop Culture Special: James Bond, Doctor Who & The Rivers of London

                  In Episode 126 of the Weird Tales Radio Show we hear from pop culture expert Arlen Schumer on why Sean Connery was always the best James Bond – and how nobody did it better after the first four Bond movies. Plus we have an interview with Ben Aaronovitch on his life as a Doctor Who scriptwriter and author of the best selling Rivers of London urban fantasy books series. 

                  Links:

                  • Weird Tales Radio Show archive - https://www.urbanfantasist.com/weird-tales-radio-show 
                  • See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

                    58 min
                  • Episode 125: Weaponised Ticks & Men in Black, Again

                    In Episode 125 of the Weird Tales Radio Show we talk to science writer Kris Newby about her research into the weaponisation of deer ticks - have scientists crossed the boundary into Frankenstein territory? And Nick Redfern is back to tell us the perils of writing books about the Men in Black - and also how he first developed his interest in the weird and paranormal.

                    Links:

                    • Weird Tales Radio Show archive - https://www.urbanfantasist.com/weird-tales-radio-show
                    • http://nickredfernfortean.blogspot.com
                    • http://www.krisnewby.com
                    • See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

                      58 min

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                    Join English barrister and Reuters correspondent turned writer, editor, award-winning tech journalist and sometime werewolf-hunter Charles Christian for one hour of folklore, the supernatural,…