Stranger Happenings

What's that beast stomping through the forests of Congo? Is it a leftover Dinosaur -  something bigger than a rhinoceros that hippos fear?  In this episode, we chat about the Mokele Mbembe - a cryptid supposedly seen and heard in the forests of the Congo River Basin, and as far south as Zambia. We chat about the first sightings of the creature and accounts of supposed encounters from the view point of "adventurers" and stories they gathered from local individuals. And the present continued hunts for the creature in hopes of being "evidence" to "disprove evolution".

Thanks for listening and join our Stranger Happenings Facebook group or follow us on Instagram and Twitter @shpods. Don't forget to follow elhefejr1 on Twitch and check out Mandy's shop, Monster Bob Decals and use code STRANGE for 10% off! Keep it strange, y'all!

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Theosophy was a religion founded in the United States by Russian Helena Blavatsky whose teachings draw mainly from her writings. This episode covers Theosophy's history, what it is, and how it changed over time.

Thanks for listening and join our Stranger Happenings Facebook group or follow us on Instagram and Twitter @shpods. Don't forget to followelhefejr1 on Twitch and check out Mandy's shop, Monster Bob Decals and use code STRANGE for 10% off! Keep it strange, y'all!

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Thirty whole episodes?! Today we chat about the Gulf Breeze Incident in Gulf Breeze, Florida, near Pensacola. We chat about Ed's and other local's experiences during 1987/88, chat a bit about the history of the area, and note when the first UFO sightings popped up in print in the area (and what was written. We chat about some of the naysayers and discuss what folks might have been seeing in the area. This is our first time covering a UFO sighting and we hope you enjoy it - let us know your thoughts and other cases you'd like us to dive into.

Thanks for listening and join our Stranger Happenings Facebook group or follow us on Instagram and Twitter @shpods. Don't forget to followelhefejr1 on Twitch and check out Mandy's shop, Monster Bob Decals and use code STRANGE for 10% off! Keep it strange, y'all!

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We've returned once more after a busy fall and holiday season. Join us as we take a trip to Italy to visit Poveglia Island. We discuss the history of the Island (inhabited since the 400s) and it's various uses through to the present day. We chat about the reported hauntings of the island, and how long it has been abandoned, along with repeated failed attempts to redevelop the island.

Thanks for listening and join our Stranger Happenings Facebook group or follow us on Instagram and Twitter @shpods.  Check out Mandy's shop, Monster Bob Decals and use code STRANGE for 10% off! Keep it strange, y'all!

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We're backkkkkkkk! Again! After a very busy time, the gang is back to chat about Mabon, which starts today! We chat about what Mabon means, its relatively short modern history with the name of Mabon and it's much longer history as a celebration of the Autumn Equinox and mid-harvest festival. We hope you enjoy and thank you for being patient with us and listening!

Please check out our collaborator j_r_one on Twitch!

Thanks for listening and join our Stranger Happenings Facebook group or follow us on Instagram and Twitter @shpods.  Check out Mandy's shop, Monster Bob Decals and use code STRANGE for 10% off! Keep it strange, y'all!

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We've had a really busy July, so to jump back into things, after a couple multi-episode topics we thought we'd sit back, relax and share some more local lore as summer winds down. We cover some spooky stories and cryptids from Indiana, Ohio, and West Virginia. Let us know some other local legends you'd like for us to tell!

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Thanks for listening and join our Stranger Happenings Facebook group or follow us on Instagram and Twitter @shpods.  Check out Mandy's shop, Monster Bob Decals and use code STRANGE for 10% off! Keep it strange, y'all!

Don't forget to buy a hammock from Andy! Email us at strangerhappeningspod@gmail.com or follow up on Facebook to find out more!

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Let's finish up our series on Lafayette! We start with the creation of Dianetics and go through the rest of L. Ron's racket, life, and eventual demise. There's laughter, horrible singing, and sound effects this episode, enjoy! Thank you for listening!

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Thanks for listening and join our Stranger Happenings Facebook group or follow us on Instagram and Twitter @shpods.  Check out Mandy's shop, Monster Bob Decals and use code STRANGE for 10% off! Keep it strange, y'all!

Don't forget to buy a hammock from Andy! Email us at strangerhappeningspod@gmail.com or follow up on Facebook to find out more!

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We have another double feature on our hands! Join the gang as we walk through the life of Lafayette Ronald Hubbard (L. Ron Hubbard) and cover the rise and kind of fall of Dianetics and the creation of Scientology. Hope you're ready for some laughs!

Please check out our collaborator jr1_live on Twitch!

Thanks for listening and join our Stranger Happenings Facebook group or follow us on Instagram and Twitter @shpods.  Check out Mandy's shop, Monster Bob Decals and use code STRANGE for 10% off! Keep it strange, y'all!

Don't forget to buy a hammock from Andy! Email us at strangerhappeningspod@gmail.com or follow up on Facebook to find out more!

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It is the second part of our Jack Parsons double feature! We continue through the rest of Parsons' life, talking about his work, magick, general hedonism and interest in Thelema.

Our friend Jake from The Flask At Hand Podcast finishes out the episode with us, too. We had an awesome time - thank you for joining us!

Make sure to check out the first part of our Parsons episode!

Please check out our collaborator jr1_live on Twitch!

Thanks for listening and join our Stranger Happenings Facebook group or follow us on Instagram and Twitter @shpods.  Check out Mandy's shop, Monster Bob Decals and use code STRANGE for 10% off! Keep it strange, y'all!

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Surprise! It's part one of our accidental double feature about Jack Parsons!

Big E. Feets brought friendly cryptid, Jake Williams, to join us. Make sure to check him out over at The Flask At Hand Podcast!

Jake joins us to talk about the wonderfully odd life of Jack Parsons. Jamie goes crazy over rocket science and the guys expound on his sex magick escapades and interest in Thelema and the occult.

Please check out our collaborator jr1_live on Twitch!

Thanks for listening and join our Stranger Happenings Facebook group or follow us on Instagram and Twitter @shpods.  Check out Mandy's shop, Monster Bob Decals and use code STRANGE for 10% off! Keep it strange, y'all!

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In the final installment of our series on Vampires, we begin with when the word Vampire entered the dictionary, and discuss the first fictional books about vampires. We talk various vampire stories and the modern vampire culture that exists.

Thanks for listening and join our Stranger Happenings Facebook group or follow us on Instagram and Twitter @shpods.  Check out Mandy's shop, Monster Bob Decals and use code STRANGE for 10% off! You can get our t-shirt through MBD, too. Keep it strange, y'all!

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It's Friday the 13th! Today we are discussing the origins and history of Friday the 13th. We talk about some of the lore and history behind negativity associated with Friday and the number 13. Into the history of Friday the 13th itself, from the downfall of the Knights Templar to the first mention of "Friday the 13th" in print and media.

Next episode we'll finish out Vampires! series! 

Thanks for listening and join our Stranger Happenings Facebook group or follow us on Instagram and Twitter @shpods.  Check out Mandy's shop, Monster Bob Decals and use code STRANGE for 10% off! You can get our t-shirt through MBD, too. Keep it strange, y'all!

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In the second installment of vampiric lore and history, we begin in ancient Greece (with a quick back pedal to cover some items we discovered during research), and roll through history to the early 1800s. We cover myths of blood sucking critters from around the globe and as usual, we laugh. Thanks for listening!

Thanks for listening and join our Stranger Happenings Facebook group or follow us on Instagram and Twitter @shpods.  Check out Mandy's shop, Monster Bob Decals and use code STRANGE for 10% off! You can get our t-shirt through MBD, too. Keep it strange, y'all!

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For the first of a three part series, we discuss the history of Vampires! Since the time of Mesopotamia, Sumer, and Babylon, blood sucking creatures have haunted human mythology and imagination. In this episode we discuss Lilith and her origins, specifically as the mother of vampires, and incubi and succubi in particular. We stray off into the psychiatric phenomena of incubus and succubus as well. Thanks for listening!

Thanks for listening and join our Stranger Happenings Facebook group or follow us on Instagram and Twitter @shpods.  Check out Mandy's shop, Monster Bob Decals and use code STRANGE for 10% off! You can get our t-shirt through MBD, too. Keep it strange, y'all!

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Join the gang as we talk about Sleep Paralysis, what it can all mean, and  common symptoms and hallucinations.
 
Thanks for listening and join our Stranger Happenings Facebook group or follow us on Instagram and Twitter @shpods.  Check out Mandy's shop, Monster Bob Decals and use code STRANGE for 10% off! Keep it strange, y'all!

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It's story time! Come along as Bill, Jamie, and Todd share the stories that fascinate them from their respective hollers. In the episode we'll regale you with the lore and stories of the Loveland Frogmen, Hope Furnace, Burnt House, WV, the Headless Specter of Piney Bottom, McPike Mansion, and Crenshaw House among others.

Special thanks to Theresa at Theresa's Haunted History of the Tri-State for allowing us to share one of her stories.
Please check out our collaborators Kinsmen's Cask (at their website or on Facebook) and jr1_live on Twitch!

Thanks for listening and join our Stranger Happenings Facebook group or follow us on Instagram and Twitter @shpods.  Check out Mandy's shop, Monster Bob Decals and use code STRANGE for 10% off! Keep it strange, y'all!

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Time slips or time anomalies or temporal distortions are changes in a person's perception time. They manifest in different ways, sometimes as lost time, other times as seemingly time traveling. Many stories of time slips tell of people suddenly slipping into past or future times of the same space they are in, places like Bold Street in Liverpool have recurring stories of visitors being transported to past or future times of the area.
 
In this episode we talk about the phenomena, while Todd and Jamie share personal experiences related to the topic. 
 
Please check out our collaborators Kinsmen's Cask (at their website or on Facebook) and jr1_live on Twitch!

Thanks for listening and join our Stranger Happenings Facebook group or follow us on Instagram and Twitter @shpods.  Check out Mandy's shop, Monster Bob Decals and use code STRANGE for 10% off! Keep it strange, y'all!

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EVERYTHING IS CONNECTED - come with the gang as we explore the origins of Mardi Gras beginning around Proto-Indo-Europe (PIE) through to the months long celebrations across the world today. We discuss the seeming inter-connectedness of everything as we find ties to some of the history we've covered on past episodes and see Mardi Gras/Carnival origins in the festival of Lupercalia and the changes brought on by Christianity's influence on Greece and Rome.

Please check out our collaborators Kinsmen's Cask (at their website or on Facebook) and jr1_live on Twitch!

Thanks for listening and join our Stranger Happenings Facebook group or follow us on Instagram and Twitter @shpods.  Check out Mandy's shop, Monster Bob Decals and use code STRANGE for 10% off! Keep it strange, y'all!

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Content warning: Jamie totally drops the B - word this episode!

In this episode (suggested by listener Rhiannon Abbot - Thank you!) We look into the life, tragic end, and missing legacy of Mark and Debby Constantino and their Electronic Voice Phenomenon (EVP) work.

This episode does come with a Trigger Warning for our listeners as we do mention domestic violence, murder, and briefly mention attempted rape. If you are in an unsafe or potentially unsafe environment, please reach out to the National Domestic Violence Hotline by calling 1-800-799-SAFE; 1-800-787-7233.

Please check out our collaborators Kinsmen's Cask (at their website or on Facebook) and jr1_live on Twitch!

Thanks for listening and join our Stranger Happenings Facebook group or follow us on Instagram and Twitter @shpods.  Check out Mandy's shop, Monster Bob Decals and use code STRANGE for 10% off! Keep it strange, y'all!

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Join us in today's episode as discuss the oldest Inns in the UK and their potential hauntings. We talk about why its hard to gauge who actually holds the title and discuss 4 different Inns; one of which you've probably heard of!

Please check out our collaborators Kinsmen's Cask (at their website or on Facebook) and jr1_live on Twitch!

Thanks for listening and join our Stranger Happenings Facebook group or follow us on Instagram and Twitter @shpods.  Check out Mandy's shop, Monster Bob Decals and use code STRANGE for 10% off! Keep it strange, y'all!

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