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    Noctivagant: A Paranormal Book Club

    A podcast about the strange, paranormal, otherworldly, and the people who write books about it.
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    65 - 74 hamsters and the paranormal

    65 - 74 hamsters and the paranormal

    Death is a constant in this world. It's all around us and we are fascinated by it. Some journey to explore its mysterios through science or religion. Some, like the author of this months book, investigate the lingering dead to try and understand them and why they are sticking around. Not just for those in the living world, but for the dead as well.

    Rory leads the crew, and special guests Nicole and Noelle of the Quite Unusual Podcast, on part 1 of the journey through Adam Berry's book "Goodbye Hello: Processing Grief and Understanding Death through the Paranormal". We talk about how we got into the paranormal, how the afterlife might be shaped, and we spiral into the tales of why Nick is not allowed pet hamsters.

    Check out The Quite Unusual Podcast website here!
    Buy Adam's Book
    here!

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    64 - You Can't Have Shit on Earth

    64 - You Can't Have Shit on Earth

    Welcome to part 2 of our breakdown of the cryptozoological classic 'Serpents of the Sky, Dragons of the Earth' by F.W Holiday! On this episode Jay takes us into weirder waters. Listen in as we spin off from UFOs to the afterlife, the fey, angelic bigfoot, and ghost diners.

    Links to Organizations mentioned by Jay: 

    Non profit dedicated to preserving Native art forms post-genocide

    Non profit group primarily focused on fighting financial inequality via grants, job training, and research projects.

    Action group dedicated to addressing systemic injustice, such as fighting treaty violations, returning stolen children, and elevating Native voices in policy.
     

    Non profit dedicated to providing strong legal representation to native Americans, their tribes, and their organizations.
     

    This is the tribe that Stephanie Meyer exploited for her Twilight werewolves. Global warming has made their current territory unsafe and they can't afford to move somewhere more secure, so, they're raising money.



     

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    62 - No Body, No Cryptid!

    62 - No Body, No Cryptid!

    On this episode Jay takes the gang to Ireland as we break down the cryptozoological classic 'Serpents of the Sky, Dragons of the Earth' by F.W Holiday. Join us for a wild and wide ranging discussion about the nature of legend, sea monster folklore, UFOs, and at least one unfortunate horse. 

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    Noctivagant Presents: Midnight Chats with Fred Andersson

    Noctivagant Presents: Midnight Chats with Fred Andersson

    On this Midnight Chat we sit down with the Author of this months book Fred Andersson! Listen in as we have an awesome discussion about Sweden's UFOs, Ghosts, and Gnomes. We chat about Cheerful Satanism, we talk about Paranormal Television and its impact on the culture around the Paranormal and so much more!

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    61 - Angry Fluffly Throw Pillows

    61 - Angry Fluffly Throw Pillows

    It is Part 2 of our series on Fred Andersson's Northern Lights: High Strangeness in Sweden!

    Come wander the midnight roads  with us as Rory finishes the series taking us through the last half of the book. Stopping along the way to discuss if it is worth it to go "public" with your stories, and what that even means. We talk about how patterns impact our perception of the phenomenon. And we wrap it all up talking about the U.S Government, disclosure and what the ramifications of the "truth" might be.

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    60 - Kind Of Looks Like Cardboard

    60 - Kind Of Looks Like Cardboard

    Noctivagant is going international once again! On this episode Rory leads us through Part 1 of Fred Anderesson's Northern Lights: High Strangeness in Sweden where we take a look at some of the stories that Fred has compiled over the years. We talk about the Men in Black, why some people seem to be impacted by paranormal encounters more than others, and how to determine the reliability of a witness. Come take a walk along the Midnight Roads with us as we attempt to not get to distracted along the way...

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    Noctivagant Presents: Midnight Chats with Oly

    Noctivagant Presents: Midnight Chats with Oly

    This Midnight Chat is going to be different from the others before it.  Our guest is not an author, nor a paranormal celebrity. He's a friend. A friend that has had some of the most unique experiences we've ever heard. And they didn't happen once or twice...They've happened throughout his entire life. So we sit down and talk with him about them, casually, with no script or prepared questions. We just talk and let him tell his stories with an open mind and open ears.

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    59 - YOU DID THIS

    59 - YOU DID THIS

    Join us for the exciting conclusion of our coverage of the high strangeness classic: The Vertical Plane by Ken Webster. Join us as we discuss the legacy of the SPR, Ultraterrestrials, temporal distortions, and the enigmatic entities known as 2109 and One. Who are they? And what do they want with Ken and Deb?

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    58 - Get Married and Shut Up

    58 - Get Married and Shut Up

    We are back and ready to go with Noctivagant 2.0!
     
    After our break we return with a Nick lead exploration of a hidden classic of High Strangeness: The Vertical Plane by Ken Webster. In Part 1 of the this part 2 series, we attempt to dissect the anatomy of a haunting, argue as to the nature of a poltergeist, and wonder about the schemes of ultraterrestrials. Join us for a walk as we break down one of the strangest stories we've read thus far.

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    57.5 - Noctivagant Presents: Midnight Chats with John E.L. Tenney

    57.5 - Noctivagant Presents: Midnight Chats with John E.L. Tenney

    To close out The Summer of Secrets we sit down with fellow weirdo and friend of the show: John "Mother F***in" Tenney. Join us as we discuss his history with conspiracy theories, how and why people might believe in them, UFOs/Disclosure, and how to research conspiracy theories without getting lost in the sauce.

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    57 - Part 5: The Summer of Secrets - Operation Polar Bear

    57  -  Part 5: The Summer of Secrets - Operation Polar Bear

    In the final episode of the Summer of Secrets we finish out "The Entity" and speculate on the state of the church in the modern day, the role the Entity may play in current affairs, and the patterns and themes of the organization, all while Nick slowly loses his mind.

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    56 - Part 4: The Summer of Secrets - I Want the Fanciest Hat

    56 - Part 4: The Summer of Secrets - I Want the Fanciest Hat

    For the first half of our conclusion to the Summer of Secrets Jay leads the crew as we delve into the secrets of the smallest country in the world: The Vatican. Join us as we discuss the church's secret intelligence agency named only 'The Entity', and explore how the existence of this group adjusts how we see the church, the plots they were involved in, and all the blood soaking those holy streets.


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    55 - Part 3: The Summer of Secrets - Very Real and Not At All Made Up

    55 - Part 3: The Summer of Secrets - Very Real and Not At All Made Up

    On the 3rd episode of the ‘Summer of Secrets’ Nick leads the crew on a harrowing journey with fringe extremist groups as we break down Jon Ronson’s "Them: Adventures with Extremists". Join us as we discuss the impact of extremist rhetoric, how it endured, and how anyone comes to believe this stuff in the first place.

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    54 - Part 2: The Summer of Secrets - A Pantheon of Fake Intellectuals

    54 - Part 2: The Summer of Secrets - A Pantheon of Fake Intellectuals

    On part 2 of The Summer of Secrets Rory leads us into the depths of the ocean to discuss the lost city of Atlantis. We dive down into the pages of Mark Adams book "Meet Me in Atlantis: Across Three Continents in Search of the Legendary Sunken City" and discuss the potential locations of Atlantis, the history of the legend, and debate on if Plato was speaking about this lost city literally or if it was just another metaphor that's meaning has been lost like the city itself. 



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    53.5 - Noctivagant Presents: Midnight Chats with Dan Olson

    53.5 - Noctivagant Presents: Midnight Chats with Dan Olson

    On this Midnight chat we sit down with YouTuber, Documentary film maker behind In Search of a Flat Earth,   Line Goes Up, and The Future is a Dead Mall  and so many more Dan Olson!

    We have a great chat talking about conspiracy thought, flat earth, meme stock - and so much more!

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    53 - Part 1: The Summer of Secrets - Pita Bread Earth

    53 - Part 1: The Summer of Secrets - Pita Bread Earth

    To kick off the Summer of Secrets we dive into what is hands down the worst book we've ever read: Flatlantis by Eric Dubay. Listen in as Jay leads us on a rage inducing journey through the Flat Earth belief system, accompanied by a wide ranging conversation about conspiracy thought, the new age alt-right pipeline, the great gravity 'lie', and how anyone comes to believe this stuff in the first place.


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    52.5 - Noctivagant Presents: Midnight Chats with Allen Greenfield

    52.5 - Noctivagant Presents: Midnight Chats with Allen Greenfield

    On this Midnight Chat the crew sits down with former member of the OTO and Occult Ufologist Allen Greenfield! We have a hilarious conversation as we chat with Allen about Crowley, Magic, Aliens, and so, so much more!

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    52 - Gay Mouse Trap

    52 - Gay Mouse Trap

    On this episode  we break down @GaryLachman's: "Aleister Crowley: Magick, Rock and Roll, and the Wickedest Man in the World". Join us as we deep dive into the world of Crowley, his views, life, and the strange bedfellows he made.  On this episode we ask: Who was Crowley really? Why did he become a fixture of modern pop-culture? And what are we to make of his philosophy and magic?

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    51.5 - Noctivagant Presents: Midnight Chats with Michelle Belanger

    51.5 - Noctivagant Presents: Midnight Chats with Michelle Belanger

    Join us for a saunter along the Midnight Roads as we sit down with author, researcher, and psychic vampire Michelle Belanger! We had a great time getting to chat about magic, the vampire community, and the pitfalls that still plague the paranormal community.

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    51 - Saint Dracula

    51 - Saint Dracula

    Are Vampires real?

    On this episode the crew explores this question through the pages of “The Secret History of Vampires: Their Multiple Forms and Hidden Purposes” by Claude Lecouteux. Join us as Nick leads us through the history of the vampire, the revenants which inspired it, and what the vampire means to us in modern culture.


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