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And we're back for the final part of the Jersey Devil saga! We turn a critical eye to the numerous hoaxes and supposed 'Jersey Devils' that have sprung up all over New Jersey for centuries. We then launch headfirst into the numerous theories about what exactly the Jersey Devil is and where it came from. Everything from historical brawls, to rare dinosaurs, to Benjamin Franklin - this episode's got it all!

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As a special Christmas bonus, we take a practical look at ghost hunting culture at large with parapsychologist Dylan Jones.
Note: I'm aware that this audio isn't the best in the world, so I've added a transcript to this episode, and there'll be subtitles on the Youtube video.

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Let's take a look at a curated selection of Jersey Devil sightings throughout the years (don't worry, there's PLENTY). This will include a fascinating series of incidents, where the Jersey Devil kept people from leaving their homes for an entire week in 1909. Hundreds of sightings, numerous towns, several states - all that and more, on this episode.

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A horse? A donkey? A crane? A kangaroo? A dog? How about all of the above? The Pine Barrens are incredibly old, with an enormous variety of wildlife (I just didn't expect all of that variety to manifest as one creature)! Time to walk through the marshes, savannahs, and swamps of the Barrens, try to disentangle where this... thing came from, and look at a few written encounters. 

Happy Halloween, everybody!

Take a seat to listen in on my discussion with Professor Brady DeSanti about the windigo, Indigenous history, his own research and more. Needless to say, a huge thanks goes out to Professor DeSanti for making the time to chat with me, as well as guiding my general path through such an intricate subject.

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It's time to dig into what you're all familiar with, so we'll start exploring recent creations that involve the windigo. What media was the most accurate? Where did others fall short? What are the impacts of these choices? All that & more for the final part of my deep dive into the windigo.

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It's week 2, and we're diving right back into the windigo. We'll be looking a little closer at how the indigenous communities interacted with settlers about windigo belief, both positively and negatively. We'll crack open some very old legal cases of windigos, spiritual belief and practice colliding with the beginnings of First Nation and American law. And finally, there's a list of theories to discuss.

The windigo has had a death-grip on pop culture for the past decade or so, but what is it really? For the first part of this deep dive, we'll find out what this creature is, the many appearances it has, some windigo stories from Indigenous tribes, cultural context for the windigo, and what options there were/are to treat a windigo within these communities.

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SURPRISE! Happy Holidays, everybody! I've got some extra stories, updates, and discoveries for you about the locations of Season 1.

Thank you to story contributors (who wished to remain anonymous),  Mammoth Cave National Park, Gatekeeper Paranormal (specifically guide Alex), Bobby Mackey's Music World, and Dacota Pennycuff. 

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What does the mob have to do with Bobby Mackey's? How did the supernatural forces begin to manifest in the building? What are people experiencing in the present day? And finally, let's have a chat with a ghost hunter!

(Update: Due to family emergencies, moving, & funding, the video episodes are postponed. I'll be posting updates on socials, so be sure to keep an eye on those.)

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Before we dig into Bobby Mackey’s, we have to cover the haunting history of the Newport area itself. Then we explore the biggest true crime case in Newport-Covington history, argued to be the inciting incident that began Bobby Mackey’s legacy. What happened to Pearl Bryan? What does she have to do with Bobby Mackey’s? It’s time to find out.

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Was Floyd Collins rescued from Sand Cave? This week, we learn why simple rumors and gossip put a national rescue in danger. What happened to all of those involved with the event? And what insane roller coaster transpired after the crisis was over? Welcome to the final part of the Mammoth Cave National Park marathon: the conclusion of the Floyd Collins story.

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Who is Floyd Collins? What happened to him? Why was this significant for Mammoth Cave National Park? This week will be spent in the backcountry of 1925 Kentucky. We'll review an explorer's route, down into the depths of the earth for the sake of discovery - but at what cost?

(Update: Due to family emergencies, moving, & funding, the video episodes are postponed. I'll be posting updates on socials, so be ...

It's episode 2 and we're already at our first national park! Mammoth Cave has had centuries of haunting history, though it seems to have gone fairly undiscussed in recent years. The cave served many other purposes before it became a national park, with countless stories and sightings.

(Update: Due to family emergencies, moving, & funding, the video episodes are postponed. I'll be posting updates on socia...