The AP Strange Show

Celebrating Paranormal Women with Allison Jornlin

AP Strange — Sun, 08 Mar 2026 06:00:00 -0400

On this week's show, we're celebrating International Women's Day with paranormal writer and ghost tour entrepreneur Allison Jornlin! Allison's excellent website, https://paranormalwomen.com/ , shines a spotlight on women throughout history who have contributed to the knowledge and study of all things paranormal. In this conversation, she and AP get into a little about her background, what drew her to the women she writes about, and the increasing importance of promoting and preserving such history especially in times as fraught as these.

There are plenty of entries on her website, and this conversation barely scratched the surface. In it you will hear about Catherine Crowe, Eleanor Sidgwick, Louisa Rhine, Alexandra David-Neel, Lahe'ena'e Gay, Rose Mackenberg, and more! Discussed also is Linda Godfrey, and Allison's personal reminiscence of her as a writer, friend, and influence.

Be sure to check out Allison's writings on these incredible women, and her work with American Ghost Walks as well!
https://www.americanghostwalks.com/about-us

Digging into the Dodleston Messages with Dr. Cinzia Yates

AP Strange — Sun, 01 Mar 2026 06:00:00 -0500

This week, Dr. Cinzia Yates joins AP for a discussion about her independent efforts to investigate one of the most puzzling and strange cases in all of paranormal history- that of the Dodleston Messages. Dr. Yates brings a unique perspective to the case, both from her academic background in ethnomusicology, history, and folklore as well as her oddly personal connections that brought the story to her attention originally. In the show, she and AP discuss the case in detail- a story of apparently time-traveling messages on an early computer, poltergeist activity, and much more!

Listeners may be familiar with the messages from the Ken Webster book, The Vertical Plane, which until recently was out of print- but renewed interest in the events described in the book as well as efforts from some of those originally involved in the story have made it more widely available. Cinzia's phenomenological approach to digging into the evidence stands out as a particularly interesting angle on what is already a highly weird case- and in discussion here, she lays out a lot of great questions and insights!

Check out the work she's doing at https://dodlestonmessages.wordpress.com/
And follow along on bluesky at @dodlestonresearch.bsky.social

Requesting Information with Jack Brewer

AP Strange — Sun, 22 Feb 2026 06:00:00 -0500

This week, AP talks with Jack Brewer about Expanding Frontiers Research, a non-profit organization he founded along with Erica Lukes which is dedicated to responsible reporting and education around sourcing information on the topic of UFOs. Jack is a longtime UFO researcher and the author of such books as The Greys Have Been Framed: Exploitation in the UFO Community and Wayward Sons: NICAP and the IC. In this episode, he and AP discuss some recent work featured on the Expanding Frontiers blog regarding the FBI's interest in contactees and UFO groups such as The New York Saucer Information Bureau- which includes surprising insights about figures such as Ivan T. Sanderson. Along the way, attention is brought to standards of evidence and what can be concluded about various mystery figures within private UFO organizations, as well as the motivations of law enforcement at the time and some of the trickier aspects of filing FOIA requests.
This leads to a broader conversation about critical thinking and how to avoid jumping to conclusions, particularly with something as nebulous as UFO research. Also discussed are Jack's personal thoughts on the Phenomenon, the do's and don't's of talking to spooks, and some revelations uncovered about the Ramtha UFO cult.

Check out Expanding Frontiers here: https://www.expandingfrontiersresearch.org/
And check out Jack's books, available on Amazon!

Waking Up Dead Man with Michelle and Gabby (3xtC)

AP Strange — Sun, 15 Feb 2026 06:00:00 -0500

This week's show is a swapcast with the duo who host the awesome Eternal Void But With Jazz, Michelle and Gabby! It is also a "Third Time's the Charm" episode, taking a look at the very recent third installment of the popular Netflix Knives Out mystery movies, Wake Up Dead Man. MIchelle has appeared on The AP Strange Show before, to talk about the Simpsons in the episode "Getting Cromulent with Michelle Elmquist", and after a long hiatus has revived her show The Eternal Void with a wonderful new co-host- check it out!

Discussed in this episode are the questions of faith, grace, and redemption brought up by the story of Wake Up Dead Man, a look at Benoit Blanc and his place in the great tradition of mystery story detectives, some hidden allusions within the film, and much more! As is often the case in these 3xtC episodes, the prior movies are also brought up and compared to the most recent entry, as well as creator Rian Johnson's other work such as the series Poker Face.

Check out The Eternal Void But With Jazz here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-eternal-void-but-with-jazz/id1852308597

Decoding the Cipher of the Talking Mongoose with Gayle Fidler

AP Strange — Sun, 08 Feb 2026 06:00:00 -0500

This week's show is a deep dive on one of the weirdest and most perplexing cases in the history of paranormalia- that of Gef, the Talking Mongoose- with writer and investigator Gayle Fidler. In recent years, alongside members of the Lancashire Anomalous Phenomena Investigation Society and the Center for Fortean Zoology, Gayle has visited the Isle of Man in search of the Dalby Spook himself. In this episode, she and AP get into the nitty-gritty of the more esoteric elements surrounding the famous exploits of Gef at Cashen's Gap nearly a century ago.

Having a background in folklore and the Occult, Gayle was the perfect guest to explore some of the weirder and more magickal aspects of Gef- from possible derivations of his oddly spelled name, to conjecture about the background of Jim Irving, who we know little about prior to his meeting Gef, to eccentric figures who populated the Isle at various points in the early 20th century. Gayle discusses her travels to the Isle of Man, synchronicities during her investigations, and attempts to conjure Gef at a seance! Her investigations overlapped with Simon Pegg's movie Nandor Fodor and the Talking Mongoose being filmed on location, and some discussion of the film is included as well. Gef is a legendary figure within the annals of weird phenomena, and this conversation offers some novel and extra clever, extra special ideas about him.

Gayle writes for Spooky Isles at http://www.spookyisles.com , and has several titles published through Leg Iron Books which you can find here: https://legironbooks.co.uk/about-the-authors/anthology-authors/gayle-fidler/

Getting Pretty Fn Spooky with Amanda D. Paulson

AP Strange — Sun, 01 Feb 2026 06:00:00 -0500

On this week's show, paranormal investigator and psychic medium Amanda D. Paulson joins AP for a discussion about a variety of spooky phenomena, how one might interact with it, and the importance of considering the living as well as the dead when out looking for ghosts. Amanda has spent years developing theories about Paranormal Emotional Touchpoints, which is the subject of a book she is currently writing and expects will have published in summer of 2027. Her theories are drawn from her own experiences and intuitive senses, drawing upon what she calls "odd emotions" as a means of connecting with unseen forces.

In the episode she and AP compare notes about their respective childhood exeriences with the otherworldly, and how it informed their worldviews. They also talk at length about a pillar of her theory, Nostalgia, and the many forms it can take. Amanda talks about using forms of media such as music or movies to act as a bridge to the past, even if that past didn't occur within one's lifetime. Beyond that, they also discuss dynamics within communities centered around strange phenomena, coming to terms with psychic abilities, and the role of heightened emotional experiences within haunted locations. There's even a special guest appearance from AP's cat!

Amanda has a unique take how ghostly activity and psychic intuition work together, and it is refreshing to hear!

Keep up with her work at https://www.prettyfnspooky.com/

Geeking Out about Sideshow Geeks with Nathan Wakefield

AP Strange — Sun, 25 Jan 2026 06:00:00 -0500

This week's show is a deep dive into the history of an oft-underrepresented and very taboo aspect of carnival sideshows- the geek act- with author and variety arts performer Nathan Wakefield. Nathan is the author of the excellent book The Rise and Fall of the Sideshow Geek: Snake Eaters, Human Ostriches, and Other Extreme Entertainments, and in this episode he and AP go over a wide variety of acts, personalities, and techniques described in its pages- and still only cover a fraction of the wonderfully weird history it contains! Listeners will hear about various acts associated with geeking, what constitutes a geek act, performers ranging from skilled magicians to shameless provocateurs, and even famous animals such as Mike the Headless Chicken. Beyond that, cultural threads are pulled upon in talking about William Lindsay Gresham's book Nightmare Alley and its film adaptations, the long shadow of the geek in shock rock antics, and even connections to professional wrestling!

Performing under the name Nathan McScary, this week's guest has a unique perspective as a juggler and variety arts entertainer which provides a valuable foundation in explaining the darker and more controversial aspects of sideshow. The book is well-researched and entertaining to read, and proves Nathan to be a wonderful historian, storyteller, and advocate for variety arts that might otherwise have been lost to time.

You can find the book here: https://outsidetalkerpress.bigcartel.com/product/the-rise-and-fall-of-the-sideshow-geek
And while you're there, check out the other great titles from Outside Talker Press!

and follow along with Nathan's work at https://nathanmcscary.com/

Meeting Space Brothers in Denmark with Simon Hesselager Johansen

AP Strange — Sun, 18 Jan 2026 06:00:00 -0500

This week, AP is joined by Simon Hesselager Johansen for a fascinating discussion about UFO contactees that are not well known outside of Denmark and other select locales within Europe. Simon is a writer and researcher with HidDenmark, a group which chronicles and maps high strangeness, folklore, and mystery throughout the country, and in his recent work on the site he has done a deep dive on those claiming contact with beings from other planets. In this conversation, he first explains the history of HidDenmark and his contributions to it, and a bit about some historical encounters with UFOs such as the Aarslev Enge case of 1600. He then presents his wonderful research into a Polish born Danish mechanic named Josef Maliszewki and his encounters with beings from Zutorn, which allegedly pre-date the earliest American contacts. AP and Simon then talk about a later contactee, a taxi driver named Knud Weiking and his channeled messages from Orthon. Simon explains how these contacts culminated in more recent claimed contacts in Czechia and Slovakia with another name familiar to those conversant in UFO history, Ashtar Command, through personalities such as Ivo Benda and a healer called Branjo.

Throughout the conversation comparisons are made to American contactee accounts, with a particular focus on George Adamski and his worldwide following through his contact with another Orthon. They also dissect origins of Space Brother narratives, making distinctions between those drawn from Theosophical traditions and others which seem to have a Christian focus. Along the way listeners will hear about anomalous light phenomena, doomsday bunkers, the finer points of extraterrestrial couture, and even Tintin's encounter with ancient astronauts!

It was a wide-ranging and in-depth chat, with Simon expertly presenting a history of Scandinavian ufology that's largely unknown or ignored by English speaking flying saucer enthusiasts!

To follow along with Simon's work, be sure to check out HidDenmark here: https://hiddenmark.dk/category/english/

Watching Movies Until it Hurts with John C. Meyers

AP Strange — Sun, 04 Jan 2026 06:00:00 -0500

This week, AP is joined by John C. Meyers for a wide-ranging and joke-filled discussion about movies, franchises, and fandoms. John is the co-host of two great movie based podcasts, John and Alexx Hate Stuff and This May Hurt a Bit. On the latter show, John and his co-host James Strayer review every movie in a horror franchise, so having John on was a prime opportunity to discuss sequels, reboots, and remakes, and the many ways those can go wrong. Along the way they get into topics such as what makes horror movies great, trends in movies more broadly, taking franchises into space, and the looming encroachment of AI.

Other topics covered include: the trickiness of making good horror comedy, whether or not M. Night Shyamalan is secretly as serial killer, comic book culture in the movies, the finer points of bouncing decapitated heads, and the evolving nature of the cinema going experience.

Make sure you check out John's podcasts here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/john-and-alexx-hate-stuff/id1241812993
and here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/this-may-hurt-a-bit/id1623226464

Exploring the Work of Eugenia Macer Story with Ben Roylance

AP Strange — Sun, 28 Dec 2025 06:00:00 -0500

This week, Ben Roylance joins AP to discuss the writings, artwork, and paranormal life of Eugenia Macer Story- a fascinating researcher and artist whose insights into the highly weird blur the lines between UFOlogy, the ghostly, and the psychic, and also someone who is often overlooked in discussions about great voices in these strange realms. Ben is the co host of the wonderful podcast Consensus Unreality, and also the owner of Apport Used Books in Emmaus, PA. In conversation here he discusses his journey in discovering the work of Macer Story, and his personal quest to collect and preserve her creations.

This episode serves as a primer for the theories and viewpoints that Macer Story worked toward during her life, and gives the listener places to pull on threads and explore more about her life and work. It also touches on the personal impacts of EMS on Ben, and he talks about how formative her work has been for him as well as how much it has generated crazy synchronicities in his life. In a fun and informative way, listeners who are unfamiliar with her are encouraged to find and celebrate the work of Eugenia Macer Story, and perhaps think a little more fluidly about the nature of reality through the highly strange.

Follow Ben's store, Apport Used Books on instagram @apportusedbooks
...and be sure to check out Consensus Unreality!

Having a Very Patrick Swayze Xmas with Aaron Gulyas and Blackwolf John Oates

AP Strange — Sun, 21 Dec 2025 06:00:00 -0500

As a Christmas treat, this week's episode is a celebration of Patrick Swayze and the movie Road House as well as a love letter to Mystery Science Theater 3000, with Aaron Gulyas and Blackwolf John Oates getting festive with AP. For the uninitiated, non-MSTies in podcast land, this stems from a musical number in the MST3k episode Santa Claus Conquers the Martians in which Crow T. Robot presents a new Christmas song about Road House. Taking the idea and running with it, as is the habit with this show, Gulyas and Blackwolf were the perfect guests to discuss both the movie and the TV show with.

The first half of the show largely concerns itself with Road House, its legacy, Patrick Swayze as a pop culture force and the ethics of ripping throats out. From there the conversation goes to pure geekery over the riffing robots and bad movies of MST3k, its impact and influences, and they joy it brings so many people.

From Strange HQ, we wish you the Swayze-est Xmas of them all!

BONUS EPISODE: Coyote Stuff!

AP Strange — Wed, 17 Dec 2025 07:00:00 -0500

As a shorter, solo bonus episode this month AP shares a bit of his writings on the theme of coyotes- one a very old performance poem and the other a more recent meditation on living alongside and communicating with nature. They are very different in character but, as explained in the show, are synchronistically tied to one another...

First, AP shares "Coyote's Lament", a poem he known for in his former life as a weirdo poet musician in Worcester, MA. This was briefly mentioned during his chat with Joe Ledoux in a recent show, and several listeners requested more about it... so if that describes you, Merry Xmas! This is then followed by a piece called Communion With the Critters, which you can find on the blog to see photos of the creatures mentioned in it. Check it out here: https://www.apstrange.com/2024/08/communion-with-critters.html

Enjoy!

Chasing the White Whale with Joe Matheny and Leah Prime

AP Strange — Sun, 14 Dec 2025 06:00:00 -0500

This week's show is a journey aboard the virtual Pequod as Joe Matheny and returning guest Leah Prime join AP in a discussion about the Herman Melville classic Moby Dick; or, The Whale- its esoteric qualities, the influence throughout literature and culture, and its personal effects on everyone in conversation here. They discuss works of art and literature as initiation, and the timeless impact of books such as Moby Dick on readers over 150 years after its initial release. The philosophical nature of the text, as a treatise on life, existence, and man's place in the world are less obvious than the titular whale and the attempt to hunt it down, and in the course of talking about it here Joe, Leah, and AP unpack some of the more mystical implications of the book.

While discussing themes such as monomania, revenge, man vs nature, and fate each of the voices in the show shares a bit about their personal journeys with the text and how it has informed some of their views, inspired them, or led them on paths of discovery. It's a conversation worth listening to whether or not you've read the book.

Joe is the creator of Ong's Hat, and author of several books- follow him on substack here: https://substack.com/@josephmatheny

Leah can be found on bluesky at leahprime.bsky.social

Listening to Silence with Jeremy Vaeni

AP Strange — Sun, 07 Dec 2025 06:00:00 -0500

This week, Jeremy Vaeni joins AP to talk about his lifetime of strange experiences and his new book, Kundalini and the Secrets of Silence. Vaeni has a long history within the realms of the paranormal and ufology, having been the co-host of Paratopia and the host of various other podcast and YouTube projects such as Wise Ask and He's so Vaeni. In addition to that, he has authored several other books about his experiences, such as Urgency and I Am to Tell You This, and I Am to Tell You It's Fiction. As an outspoken and often humorous voice within the wide subjects of the weird, he lends a perspective to such concepts as alien abduction that cause one to reconsider what's actually behind the phenomenon-- and this far-ranging conversation opens doors to plenty of such questions.

Among the subjects covered are Vaeni's encounters, the usefulness of such terms as "experiencer" and "abductee", how his experiences differed from that of his Paratopia co-host, Jeff Ritzmann, and what it was like to share their respective strange stories at the time. From there, he and AP discuss Kundalini, how it is presented and characterized in his newest book, and what we can learn from the non-human intelligences all around us-- many of whom, in this case, happen to be ducks.

Kundalini and the Secrets of Silence is an engaging read, which shows through examples of nature and heart rather than telling through technical terms how consciousness and mysterious life energies connect us all. It is available for purchase in January of 2026, but is available for pre-order now.

Follow Vaeni on YouTube at @jvaeni
...and check out his website here: https://www.ourundoing.com/

Skating into a Magical Life with Joe Ledoux

AP Strange — Sun, 30 Nov 2025 06:00:00 -0500

This week, magical artist Joe Ledoux joins AP for a whimsical exploration of stage magic, fine art, and skateboarding- and how Joe combines these interests in his work. They talk about Joe's journey in learning how to skate and how to perform magic, the importance of creativity and persistence, and the actual magical effects of art and performance. They also discuss Muhachi, a companion figure Joe uses to express himself in his zines, animations, and paintings, and Joe's inspiration and mentorship under Ralph Bakshi. If that's not enough, they also discuss sleight of hand in relation to shamanistic magic, Joe's personal synchronicities in his journey as a magical artist, and that time he cast a spell over Boston to summon UFOs, sea serpents, and fairies!

Joe is an accomplished magician from The McBride Magic and Mystery School out of Las Vegas, and performed with Le Grand David, the world's longest-running magic show. In this conversation he and AP dissect why stage magic need not necessarily be distinguished from "real" magic, or from fine art for that matter.

Check out Joe's website here: https://www.joeledoux.com/
...and give him a follow on instagram @joeledouxmagic

Resisting Magically with Michael M. Hughes

AP Strange — Sun, 23 Nov 2025 06:00:00 -0500

This week, Michael M. Hughes returns to the show to talk about the recently released second edition of his book Magic for the Resistance: Rituals and Spells for Change. Hughes is an author, game designer, activist, journalist, and magician, and in this episode he talks about the genesis of his book on magical resistance and the need for a second edition. For listeners unfamiliar with the background, he and AP discuss his original trump-binding spells that went viral online and led to the creation of the book in 2018. From there they discuss the inspiration for some of spells, using historical examples which are covered in the book, and get into the nitty-gritty of what constitutes magic in its most efficacious form.

The conversation also provided an opportunity for no small amount of political venting about the stupidity, cruelty, and evil in our current world. This lends itself to humor but also underlines the necessity for self-care and community, which is also covered in the book in a variety of spells outside of the notable trump binding ritual. From art as magic to humor as a tool against totalitarianism, inflatable frogs and the rippling effects of small acts of kindness, a lot of ground gets covered in this conversation.

Check out Michael's website here: https://www.michaelmhughes.com/
...and order the revised and expanded edition of his book here: https://www.crossedcrowbooks.com/shop-crossed-crow-books/p/magicfortheresistance

Uncovering 80s UFOlogy... Live! with Charles Lear

AP Strange — Sun, 16 Nov 2025 06:00:00 -0500

This week, returning guest Charles Lear joins AP and guest co-host Blackwolf John Oates for a lighthearted discussion of the state of UFOlogy in the 1980s, and how it influenced the 90s and beyond. In Charles' first appearance on the show, the focus was on his book The Flying Saucer Investigators, where this one focuses more on Crashed Saucers and Malevolent Aliens: The Emergence of the Popular Modern UFO Mythos in the Late 20th Century. Charles, Blackwolf, and AP discuss figures such as Bill Moore, Richard Doty, Richard Hoagland, Ray Stanford, Art Bell, Whitley Strieber, and many more voices who added to the crazy cacophony of 80s UFOlogy.

Discussed also is the TV special UFO Cover-Up? Live!, early internet forums, Deep Underground Military Bases, Roswell, the legacy of Coast to Coast AM, and controversial figures such as David Jacobs and Wendelle Stevens. It was a fast-paced and joke filled chat, and a celebration of weirdness in the form of conspiracy and UFO cultural relics.

You can find Charles' books on Amazon, and read his regular blog posts at http://podcastufo.com

Bringing Legends to Life with Caitlin Fitzgerald

AP Strange — Sun, 09 Nov 2025 06:00:00 -0500

This week, multidisciplinary artist and researcher Caitlin Fitzgerald joins AP for a conversation about her art, the stories behind her work in various mediums, and folklore which infuses storytelling down through the ages. Caitlin creates visual art in the form of ceramics, stained glass, illustration, mixed media, and digital art- all of which she does very well, and all are informed by a sense of mystery and inspired by obscure legends.

In this episode she explains the background and research for some of her subjects, such as the jackalope- for which she creates and sells bedazzled sculptures- and her longtime efforts in reviving the devotions to Saint Guinefort, a 13th century folk saint who just happens to be a dog. She does excellent original illustrations based on the design of illuminated manuscripts of the past, and the particulars of this kind of design as well as her sources are examined in conversation. They also talk about a mermaid saint, snails, and various other marginalia.

If all of that wasn't fascinating enough, Caitlin also talks about her work with the Boleskine House Foundation- a group which has, over the years, built and restored the legendary manor house near Loch Ness which Aleister Crowley once owned. Caitlin talks about her contributions to the restoration and her work with the foundation, which includes a stained glass light fixture which you can view on her instagram!

Check out her work at https://caitlinfitzgeraldart.com/
And for more on Boleskine House look at https://www.boleskinehouse.org

Accessing the Super Reality with Jay Shenk

AP Strange — Sun, 02 Nov 2025 06:00:00 -0500

On this week's show Jay Shenk joins AP for a discussion about art, magic, and technology and how the history and methods behind these subjects intertwine in the 20th century. Jay is a self-described student of the strange, advertising professional, and tech hobbyist who is also pursuing a Masters degree in Art and Technology at the University of Oklahoma. In this conversation, he brings his knowledge of the highly weird to point out connections between subjects as seemingly disparate as Theosophy, surrealism, radionics, Spiritualism, parapsychology, outsider art, and technological advances in mass communications.

The far-ranging scope of this episode allows for discussion of plenty of fun subjects, such as the outsider art of Howard Finster, Tony 'Doc' Shiels and his Monstermind experiments, Elvis seances, art as modern shamanism, and also Mothman's butt. Yes, you read that correctly.

Follow Jay on Bluesky at @synoisia.bsky.social

Halloween Bonus: Thank You and Seance!

AP Strange — Wed, 29 Oct 2025 06:00:00 -0400

As of this month, The AP Strange Show has been around for one whole year! This is a brief bonus for listeners, a thank you to all who have tuned in or appeared on the show, and some thoughts about where it's headed.

Along with that stuff, there's a few horror movie recommendations for your spooky season pleasure, and even a seance!

Thanks to everyone who has supported the program, there's much more to come... and Happy Halloween!

Digging into the Weirdness with Adam Sayne

AP Strange — Sun, 26 Oct 2025 06:00:00 -0400

This week, AP catches up with Adam Sayne, longtime host of the Conspirinormal podcast and organizer of the Strange Realities conferences in Tennessee. The show has been on hiatus, but Adam assures us in this conversation that Conspirirnormal will return- they start off by talking about his thirteen years of hosting, interviewing, and presenting ideas about all manner of weird subjects as well as examining the ever-changing landscape of media and what's generally referred to as "content creation".
From there, the discussion becomes more of a paranormal jam session, with lighthearted chat about some of the more insane conspiracy theories, personalities within ufology and ghost hunting, and the ways these narratives overlap and inform beliefs more broadly. From Flat Earth and Tartaria to organic robotoids, the Nephilim, and Bigfoot, they run the gamut of fringe topics- and end with a look at demonology, and the long shadow cast by Ed and Lorraine Warren over paranormal investigation.
Check out https://conspirinormal.com/ to see the back catalog of shows Adam has done over the years, and, if you're not already, make sure to subscribe so you're there when the show returns!

Learning Mayan Astrology with Solomon Pakal

AP Strange — Sun, 19 Oct 2025 06:00:00 -0400

This week, returning guest Solomon Pakal joins AP to discuss Mayan Astrology, and how one can use it to enhance their magical and mundane existence. Solomon is a longtime magical practitioner, a historian of Mesoamerican culture and magic, and Brujo through his Guatemalan ancestral lineage. In this episode, the conversation centers around his work with Mayan Astrology, which he will soon be offering a course on through his Substack. In the episode he outlines how the Maya conception of astrology differs from versions in the west, or in the Vedic tradition, involving more terrestrial and spirit based calendars that overlap in multidimensional ways. He further explains the benefits of using such a system for both personal and global predictions, for personal development, and magical timing.

Solomon is currently writing and sharing video content on his Substack that is well worth your time, and available to free subscribers. Beginning in November paid subscribers will have access to his course on Mayan Astrology, and listeners are encouraged to check it out here: https://substack.com/@solomonpakal

Going to the Creature Double Feature with Ryk McIntyre (3xtC)

AP Strange — Sun, 12 Oct 2025 06:00:00 -0400

It's a special double feature Third Time's the Charm episode on this week's show, as AP chats with his old friend Ryk McIntyre about two third installments from classic Universal Monster movie franchises. First, they discuss the relatively obscure offering from the Invisible Man series, 1940's The Invisible Woman- a departure from the gothic horror and suspense of the other films, it's more of a screwball comedy and the only Universal picture to feature one of The Three Stooges. Next, they discuss The Creature Walks Among Us, the very last of the original Universal Monster films which, for better or worse, shows you the Creature from the Black Lagoon like you've never seen him before.

Ryk is an actor, a poet, and currently works as a tour guide, researcher, and writer for the Lizzie Borden House in Fall River, MA. Learn more about the location here: https://lizzie-borden.com/

Putting the Cards on the Table with Professor Charles Porterfield

AP Strange — Sun, 05 Oct 2025 06:00:00 -0400

This week's show is an exciting one, as the one-and-only Professor Porterfield joins AP for an in-depth discussion about Hoodoo, the Sporting Life, and spell work with playing cards. Professor Porterfield is an Old Testament, old school reader and root worker and the author of several books including A Deck of Spells: Hoodoo Playing Card Magic in Rootwork and Conjure. He had recently appeared in Salem, MA, presenting at the Salem Witchcraft & Folklore Festival, and in this episode talks about concepts from his lecture 30 Years in the Sporting Life. In both the lecture and in the interview, he gives practical and magical advice for those who "walk on the other side of the street", who are often the more vulnerable and marginalized among us. In doing so he also gets into the history and philosophy of Hoodoo as a practice and as a means of survival.
Prof. Porterfield also talks about his personal history and lineage in Hoodoo, discusses his conjuring work and divination, and even a bit about ghosts and other entities!

To learn more about the Professor and his work, check out his website here: http://www.professorporterfield.com/

Collecting Old Weird Paperbacks with Jerrold Coe

AP Strange — Sun, 28 Sep 2025 06:00:00 -0400

This week Dr. Jerrold Coe, the writer and collector behind Paperbacks of the Gods, joins AP for a freewheeling discussion about the pulpy madness of paperback forteana. Jerrold's site is a treasure trove of quirky titles, replete with wildly weird cover designs and even weirder subjects, and this conversation is a celebration of such cultural oddities. They explore the prolific catalogues of story collectors such as Brad Steiger and Warren Smith, and the dynamics of the publishing world that delivered these tales to the wider culture. In his writing and in this conversation, Coe does an excellent job of tracing the history of various narratives and the authors who promoted them.

From T. Lobsang Rampa to Otto Binder, to sci-fi and less fortean paperback kitsch, the exploration of mass media paperbacks in the golden age of paranormal weirdness makes for a very fun and funny discussion.

Check out Coe's work here: https://paperbackgods.blogspot.com/
Also, subscribe to his YouTube for fortean documentary uploads at @jerrold_coe

Charting the Imaginal with Glennie F. Sewell

AP Strange — Sun, 21 Sep 2025 06:00:00 -0400

This week on the show, Glennie F. Sewell joins AP to discuss his work in paranormal investigation and his academic efforts toward synthesizing lived paranormal experiences and their relation to the imaginal realities with which they interact. He recently led a workshop to discuss these concepts at the 2025 Paranormal Research Symposium in Gettysburg, PA. AP attended the workshop and even had a paranormal event occur in the middle of it! (A description of said event can be found in the episode "Road Trippin' with Tim Binnall.) Glennie's presentation of anomalous activity as a liminal bridge to the imaginal realms are well worth considering, and made him a natural welcome guest on this show.

He discusses these concepts and his methodology in approaching stories he sources directly from consenting participants, finding commonalities in lived experiences and analyzing the narratives of what we consider "paranormal". In so doing he pulls upon threads such as choices of words used in the telling to find deeper meaning in what are often transformative or perception altering tales. He and AP discuss the limitations of language to describe the greater reality, and the difficulties inherent in discernment around cultural inborn assumptions.

Glennie currently holds an MFA from Goddard College and is the author of an unpublished novel, Guardians of Forever: Earth Gone. He is currently teaching World Literature online and working toward a PhD in Transformative Studies at the California Institute of Integral Studies. He is also the co-founder of the Messenger Guardians Institute and Messenger Guardians Paranormal Investigation Studies, based out of Vermont. You can follow his work with MGPIS on YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/@messengerguardiansparanorm8606

Reading Cursed Tomes with Leah Prime

AP Strange — Sun, 14 Sep 2025 06:00:00 -0400

On this week's show, Leah Prime drops in to discuss rare and cursed books! From incunabula to anthropodermic bindings, to books of occult lore, Leah shares her wealth of knowledge about rare books and manuscripts from around the world in a fascinating conversation with AP. She discusses her backstory, and what led her to an academic life in rare texts. They also talk about the history of printing, what goes into preservation of old volumes, and the lore surrounding books such as the. Codex Gigas. Also discussed are trends within western esotericism and their Hebrew roots, and works such as The Book of Abramelin, and their impact on modern occultism.

The far-reaching conversation also covers The Voynich Manuscript and its attendant mysteries, as well as more modern rare and mythical works such as Agrippa (The Book of the Dead) by William Gibson. It was a fascinating journey through the history of print as a medium, with no shortage of weird items along the way!

Leah can be found on Twitter or BlueSky, or on Substack at @leahprime

Channeling Art with Randi Bergsma

AP Strange — Sun, 07 Sep 2025 06:00:00 -0400

On this week's show Randi Bergsma joins AP for a discussion about channeling, seances, and art, particularly in relation to the work of Hilma af Klint. Randi is a witch, a writer, an artist, and a tarot reader whose work has been published in The Feminine Macabre, Haunted Magazine, and, more recently, was featured as a speaker at the 2025 Paranormal Research Symposium in Gettysburg, PA. Her presentation, Creating Channeled Art, forms the basis for this episode.

In this conversation AP and Randi discuss her background in art and in the spookier stuff, which culminated in her current interests. Also discussed is Hilma af Klint and her methods, her obscurity until fairly recently, and the ways in which the mystical is often diminished in discussions around art. Finally, some ideas and methods are explored on how to channel one's own art, with Randi explaining her approach to it.

Follow Randi on instagram at liminalsister, and be sure to subscribe to her brand new substack here: https://substack.com/@liminalsister1

The Misunderstood Magic of the Monster of Ness, live in Gettysburg

AP Strange — Sun, 31 Aug 2025 06:00:00 -0400

Recorded on August 23, 2025 at the Paranormal Research Symposium in Gettysburg, PA, this is the live recording of AP's presentation on the various mystical narratives and possible supernatural realities behind the Loch Ness Monster. With a healthy amount of humor and an enthusiastic audience, the presentation was a lot of fun to do and part of a great event organized by the Association for Paranormal Study. For a recap on the weekend, refer to the episode Road Tripping with Tim Binnall- AP extends his gratitude to the organizers, attendees, and other speakers for a wonderful time exploring the weird.

This talk goes through the myriad ways Nessie might be interpreted, from pop culture to cryptozoology, folklore and myth, and finally in mysticism- using historical examples such as Aleister Crowley's workings at Boleskine House, the works of F. W. Holiday, the exorcism(s) of the Loch, and the surrealist exploits of Tony 'Doc' Shiels. There was a lot of ground to cover for an hour long talk, so the pace gets a bit frantic, but it's all intriguing and incredibly weird material. Enjoy!

Road Trippin' with Tim Binnall

AP Strange — Sun, 31 Aug 2025 06:00:00 -0400

This week's show is a road recording, as AP and Tim Binnall recap their whirlwind road trip down to Gettysburg for the Paranormal Research Symposium at which AP gave a talk. Recorded in the car as they reached the home stretch back to Massachusetts, the audio quality may be a little different than listeners are used to but the conversation was filled with laughs and paranormal goodness. As a companion to this episode, a bonus episode of the audio from AP's presentation "The Misunderstood Magic of the Monster of Ness" will be in the feed as well, so be sure to check that out!

In this road chat Tim and AP talk about the Symposium, the Gettysburg battlefields, new friends and interesting voices from the event, an odd encounter with a butterfly, and a possible ghost biker. Hear about AP's paranormal event during a presentation, culinary cheers and jeers, and about shenanigans at the Vampa Museum on the way back home. The weekend in Pennsylvania was one for the books, and well worth a discussion! Enjoy!

Being Gravely Concerned with Tui Snider

AP Strange — Sun, 24 Aug 2025 06:00:00 -0400

This week's show is a fun one, as Tui Snider joins AP and guest co-host Stephanie Quick to celebrate the release of her new book Around the World in 80 Graves! Tui, as you might have guessed, is an author and world traveler who has had a lifelong interest in cemeteries. She is also one heck of a story teller, and her most recent book- and this wide-ranging conversation- is a great example of her talent. Weaving together stories of her travels, the people she met along the way, and the various cultures and traditions she encountered, she sets out to prove that cemeteries are for more than just funerals.

This conversation barely scratches the surface of sites and themes covered in her book, but among the topics covered were Highgate Cemetery and Douglas Adams' grave, graves for amputated limbs, and Tui's origin story as a taphophile. A lot of laughs were had along the way, and it was a lighthearted and wholesome chat about a topic usually considered grim and morbid. From symbolism, history, and recounting embarrassing moments to coffee shops around the world, this episode- much like Tui's book- runs the gamut.

Check out Tui's website here: https://tuisnider.com/
...and pre-order her book here: https://www.amazon.com/Around-World-Graves-Tombstones-Transformation-ebook/dp/B0FHYJRJ3J

Studying UFOs via Foucault with Stephanie Quick and Professor WHAM

AP Strange — Sun, 17 Aug 2025 06:00:00 -0400

This week returning guests Stephanie Quick and Professor WHAM join AP for a philosophical deep dive on the works and writings of Michel Foucault, and how the the ideas he talked about could be applied to the subject of UFOlogy. For those unfamiliar with Foucault both Steph and WHAM do a great job of breaking down key concepts and terminology, which opens a wider conversation using examples from UFO narrative history. Such concepts speak to the marginal nature of the subject itself, and especially the common pressures against experiencers in the wider world. Various other themes are explored, such as the attendant paranoia around government and extraterrestrials alike within UFOlogy, power structures in society and culture, and whether the systems we have in place are equipped to address the mystery of the phenomenon.

Stephanie and WHAM bring a wealth of knowledge and insight to this discussion, and a fair amount of humor as well. In addition to the philiosophy discussed, the conversation also gets into science fiction portrayals of aliens, personal notes and experiences, and even Weird Alien Sex!

*Note- there were some issues with the audio at the beginning of the episode, but these are rectified before long into the chat- so please bear with it!

Honoring the Legacy of The Emperor with John Lumea

AP Strange — Sun, 10 Aug 2025 06:00:00 -0400

This week on the show writer, strategist, and founder of The Emperor Norton Trust John Lumea joins AP for an in-depth discussion about an obscure but fascinating historical figure- that of Joshua Abraham Norton, the self-proclaimed Emperor of the United States and Protector of Mexico. What began as a campaign on John's part to recognize the Emperor's association with the San Francisco Bay Bridge turned into the current Trust, which seeks to honor the legacy of Norton I through archival materials, advocacy, and John's writings about the man. Norton's impact in the latter part of the 19th century extended far beyond San Francisco and his time, showing the power of eccentricity and force of will to carry one's beliefs and ideas into reality.

In the interview, John gets into the history of Emperor Norton as well as his ideology, which was surprisingly progressive for his time. In the process, he pushes back on some common misconceptions about the Emperor, painting a picture of a benevolent monarch and poignant, albeit unconventional, thinker. Also discussed are the Emperor's spiritual life, his role as a Discordian saint, and how we can apply the Nortonian ideal in today's age.

Keep up with John at The Emperor Norton Trust here: https://emperornortontrust.org/

Thumbin' Through the Darin Morgan Files with Bradley Plaisier and Robert Skvarla

AP Strange — Sun, 03 Aug 2025 06:00:00 -0400

This week Bradley Plaisier and Robert Skvarla join AP to talk about the classic 90s phenomena that was The X-Files, but more specifically, the episodes written by Darin Morgan. Fans of the TV series know Morgan for his humor and absurdity in stories such as Jose Chung's From Outer Space and War of the Coprophages, "monster of the week" episodes that add levity to the show while at the same time raising important and thought-provoking questions. While he wrote significantly less episodes for the show, the ones he came up with were all instant classics; just as memorable were his appearances onscreen in the episodes Host and Small Potatoes. In addition to a brief but powerful list of writing credits, Morgan also rarely gave interviews. In this discussion a 1996 interview with Cinefantastique is relied upon heavily, bringing insights into the writing behind his first full episode, Humbug, and his most celebrated (and award winning) script for Clyde Bruckman's Final Repose.

Bradley and Robert bring their unique perspectives as researchers of the paranormal and conspiracy theory material to what became a wide-ranging discussion about high strangeness, media, perception management, manipulation, and so much more. Robert is a freelance writer and can be found on X @robertskvarla, where you can also find Bradley @bpleasies. Check out Bradley's t-shirt shop as well, which has many great and often obscure paranormal designs to choose from at https://bwp.threadless.com/

Discussed as well are the two episodes from the 11th season of the show, as well as Morgan's writing for the spinoff show Millenium. This brings the conversation into some unexpected places, with discussions about the Mandela Effect, Flat Earth, and even Phantom Clowns!

Shoppin' for a Boomstick with J. R. Hikel (3xtC)

AP Strange — Sun, 27 Jul 2025 06:00:00 -0400

This week's show is another Third Time's the Charm (3xtC) installment with J. R. Hikel joining AP to talk about one of the greatest movies of all time- Army of Darkness! J. R. is a small business owner and a lifelong horror fan, and runs J. R.'s Spooky Shack in Hudson, Massachusetts- a one-stop shop for all manner of horror merchandise. He brings his wealth of knowledge and inimitable sense of humor to a fun discussion with AP about this movie, the Evil Dead franchise more broadly, and an unexpected but welcome allusion to The Three Stooges!

Also discussed are the many talents and the legacy of Bruce Campbell, Sam Raimi's filmography, and other horror notables involved in Army of Darkness which may have escaped your notice. It was a fun episode and a wonderful excuse to geek out about the movie as well as the other Evil Dead properties- and even the most primitive of screwheads will be able to enjoy it!

Find J. R.'s shop here: https://www.jrsspookyshack.com/
And follow him on instagram @jrsspookyshack

Entering the Chapel Perilous with Gabriel Kennedy

AP Strange — Sun, 20 Jul 2025 07:25:56 -0400

This week Gabriel Kennedy, aka Prop-Anon, drops in to discuss his book Chapel Perilous: The Life and Thought Crimes of Robert Anton Wilson! This first, and currently only biography of RAW was several years in the making for Gabriel. In this conversation, he and AP discuss how he came to discover Wilson's work, the influences its had on Kennedy as a creative and a person, and much more!

Gabriel is a musician and a writer, as well as a student of Wilson's Maybe Logic Academy. In this wide ranging chat, he and AP discuss everything from the Illuminati's tendrils within hip hop, to influences on RAW from Crowley to Reich to Korzybski, to high strangeness events with UFOs and synchronicities. They talk about Kennedy's personal interactions with Wilson, including at the infamous Disinfo Con- as well as some discussion about interviews and research that went into writing the definitive life story of Bob Wilson.

Get a copy of Chapel Perilous wherever you buy your books, and keep up with Prop on his substack here: https://substack.com/@gabrielkennedyakapropanon

Illuminating the Sandown Clown Legend with Paul A. T. Wilson

AP Strange — Sun, 13 Jul 2025 06:00:00 -0400

AP welcomes folklorist and writer Paul A. T. Wilson to the show to discuss the fantastically weird case of Sam, the Sandown Clown- an entity reportedly encountered on the Isle of Wight in the early 1970s by a pair of young children. Listeners familiar with the story will undoubtedly be thrilled to learn that further encounters with the entity variously called the Ghost Clown or All Colours Sam have come to light. Through Paul's work in finding and interviewing "Fey", the young girl in the original story, he has documented her several later meetings with Sam and shared them in a series of presentations for the first time. In this conversation, Wilson discusses these later meetings with the motley being, how he came to uncover them, and the nature of storytelling and reporting weird tales.

Paul lives on the Isle of Wight and has a background in pre-medieval history there, as well as with writing and sharing tales of wonder related to the island. He talks about his longtime fascination with the Sandown Clown story, which has for decades been frustratingly limited in scope. In uncovering these further stories from the anonymous witness, new dimensions to the legend of Sam are brought to light which raise a panoply of new and exciting questions. Also discussed is the importance of honoring stories and the people who tell them, and respecting their wishes in regard to anonymity. He and AP also talk a bit about the island itself, and its enchanted history with dragons, mystery fogs, and more!

Check out Paul's work on Isle of Wight folklore here: https://www.wihtlore.uk/

Getting Creatively Weird with Todd Purse

AP Strange — Sun, 06 Jul 2025 06:00:00 -0400

This week, cartoonist and ultimate Creative Weirdo Todd Purse joins AP for an inspiring and fun conversation about art, imagination, and the power of bringing ideas to life on the page. Todd makes his living, as he says, by "drawing pictures on coffee bags"- but he also consistently produces whimsical and positive paranormal themed art which he shares on instagram (@toddde85), and publishes zines and prints of his work as well. In conversation, AP and Todd get into some of his early influences, talk about the wonderful medium of comic books and comic strips, and the intersection of paranormal concepts and the creative process.

This lends itself to a lot of geeking out about everything from Calvin and Hobbes to the Loch Ness Monster, from Star Wars to Mothman, and the various trickster masks of the Kentucky Goblins. Other themes explored include parenting, the timelessness of some forms of media, humor, and underlying faith in humanity despite the horrors of the world.

Todd also contributes to the comic book adaptation of Illuminatus!, which was discussed in episode 28- Hailing Discordia with Bobby Campbell- and is the artist behind Welcome UFO People, a collaboration with Rob Kristofferson of Our Strange Skies fame.

Todd is always a pleasure to talk to or hear in conversation- and his work is highly recommended! Check it out here:

https://www.createmagicstudios.com/

Killing the Robots with Michael M. Hughes

AP Strange — Sun, 29 Jun 2025 06:00:00 -0400

Michael M. Hughes joins AP this week to discuss the proliferation of AI technology and the impact it's having on every aspect of society. Michael is an author, a journalist, a tarot reader, and teacher, and his recent writings include a "Humanifesto" which promotes biological intelligence and resists the artifice being sold to us by the tech industry. In both his written work- regularly updated to reflect new insights- and in conversation here, the necessity of so-called AI applications is called into question, leveraged against the very real harms it causes in the human psyche and to the environment.

From AI slop to plagiarism issues, broligarchs and enshittification, and what Hughes refers to as the "coprophagic ouroboros", the facade of the allegedly monumental shift in tech- not to mention the economic bubble it creates- is revealed for what it is. The conversation is far from being all doom and gloom, though, with plenty of laughs and some uplifting suggestions about how to gently work one's way back to creating, living life, and connecting with the beauty of art, literature, and community.

Read MIchael's humanifesto here: https://medium.com/@michaelmhughes/kill-the-robots-7bad904e3c9e

and check out his website here: https://www.michaelmhughes.com/

Getting Paranormally Active with Icy Sedgwick (3xtC)

AP Strange — Sun, 22 Jun 2025 06:00:00 -0400

For this week's Third Time's the Charm (3xtC) presentation, Icy Sedgwick joins AP to venture into the realm of found footage horror movies with a look at Paranormal Activity 3. As it happens, Icy was the perfect guest to have on for this subject, as she has an honest-to-goodness doctorate in horror movies and used the Paranormal Activity series for her Ph D! In this discussion, she and AP get into the benefits and drawbacks of found footage as a genre, what it says about our perception of paranormal events, and even some of the folklore and tropes that pervade these narratives.

Icy is also a former ghost hunter, a folklorist, and a dark fantasy writer- and these rarified talents and experiences lend themselves well to discussions around the paranormal in both fictional and allegedly true accounts... and everything in-between. The conversation covers everything from how ghosts and demons are portrayed in media, the differences in these portrayals in British and American productions, and the ways in which horror narratives mirror the popular consciousness more readily than other forms of fiction.

They also briefly discuss Icy's book, Rebel Folklore, which is available for purchase on Amazon. She also hosts the wonderful podcast Fabulous Folklore, which you can check out here: https://pod.co/fabulous-folklore-with-icy
And for her writings and other works go here: https://www.icysedgwick.com/

Investigating Flying Saucer Investigators with Charles Lear

AP Strange — Sun, 15 Jun 2025 06:00:00 -0400

This week AP sits down to talk flying saucers with UFO buff, author, playwright, and blogger Charles Lear! Charles is the author of The Flying Saucer Investigators, a book detailing the early history around the personalities who made UFOs a cultural phenomenon. It serves as an excellent primer on the origins of modern UFOlogy, following the storied paths of people like Jim Moseley, Ray Palmer, John Keel, and others- with a lot of classic cases covered as well!

Charles and AP dig into some of the particulars, and the circular nature of the UFO narrative down through the decades. Along the way, they run afoul of the MiB and share some laughs over the absurdity of it all. They also discuss Charles' second book, Crashed Saucers and Malevolent Aliens: The Emergence of the Popular Modern UFO Mythos in the Late 20th Century, and his work blogging for Podcast UFO. There's even a ghost story or two!

Check out Charles Lear's books on Amazon
and his work for Podcast UFO here: https://podcastufo.com/

Mastering Time with Tess Martin

AP Strange — Sun, 08 Jun 2025 06:00:00 -0400

This week, AP sits down with filmmaker and artist Tess Martin to discuss her recent works, and what they have to say about time, memory, and meaning. Tess is a visual artist based in Rotterdam, the Netherlands with a background in classical fine art and animation, and her films are a unique marriage of the two disciplines that get to the heart of the bigger questions in our perceptions of the world and our place within it. In particular, they discuss her film currently being exhibited, Still Life with Woman, Tea, and Letter, and an earlier work called 1976 - Search for Life. Both films use animation of photographs within settings in a way that pulls moments out of time, in a profound and moving way.

In talking about these works, AP and Tess discuss the nature of time, how limited our concepts of it tend to be, and how through art and creative endeavors one might gain mastery over it. It was a fascinating conversation which will leave the listener with much to think about!

Check out Tess Martin's wonderful art here: https://www.tessmartinart.com/

New Age Traveling with Steve Mills

AP Strange — Sun, 01 Jun 2025 06:00:00 -0400

Steve Mills, aka the Reverend StarDoG, returns to the show this week to discuss the festival scene throughout the U.K. in the 1970s into the 1980s. Steve had previously been on for a Third Time's the Charm episode to discuss Halloween III, but this time he and AP get into the music, culture, and adjacent wyrdshit of the free festival movement he was part of.

Starting with a bit of history in the early 70s, they discuss a festival in the Queen's backyard, the infamous Wallys of Wessex court trial, the concerts at Stonehenge, the Battle of the Bean field, and more- including the social and political implications of the hippie caravan lifestyle and its portrayal in popular media of the time. Groups such as the Dwarves, Hawkwind, and the Pink Fairies provided anthemic soundtracks to the scene, and Steve makes a case for these festivals as being a template for later events such as Burning Man.

He also talks about his band Tubilah DoG, opening for Hawkwind, playing onstage whilst "off his tits", and various ways the music industry is a thing apart from the creative forces it depends on. Of course, it wouldn't be a whibble with StarDog if the conversation didn't involve the influence of Discordianism and the wyrdshit that attends it- including possible time slips, mystery fogs, and UFOs.

It was a wild conversation. If you'd like to hear the DoGs' 1996 album, In Search of Plaice, check it out here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dPXLWky7d9s

Getting Cromulent with Michelle Elmquist

AP Strange — Sun, 25 May 2025 06:00:00 -0400

This week AP has a chat with his old friend Michelle Elmquist about The Simpsons- its cultural impact, the weirdness involved in some of the episodes, and how the early seasons captured a particular essence of the 1990s. Michelle had been the host of The Eternal Void, But With Jazz podcast for which AP was sometimes a guest host or cohost. The current show now owes much to Michelle in getting AP into podcasting!

They discuss themes of the ufological, cryptozoological, and conspiratorial within the first ten or so seasons of the classic show, how much people of a certain age are mentally wired by Simpsons references, and also explore some of the alleged predictions of future events that occurred in the series. It was a fun conversation, full of heart and laughs.

"A noble spirit embiggens the smallest man."

Getting Strangely Magickal with Bill Darmon and Dave Goudsward

AP Strange — Sun, 18 May 2025 06:00:00 -0400

On this week's show, the documentary series Strange Magick is discussed with director Bill Darmon and researcher and author Dave Goudsward. The film explores the connections between sites in New England, the odd connections between the magic of places and larger-than-life figures such as Aleister Crowley and H. P. Lovecraft, and even espionage during World War I.
In this conversation the focus is more specifically on Lovecraft and his likely connections to Mystery Hill, also known as "America's Stonehenge" in Salem, New Hampshire. Dave had been the manager at the site, and is also a historian of Lovecraft's life and works- in addition to also being a very fun guy to talk to! Bill and Dave get into Lovecraft's travels and possible romantic entanglements with a less well remembered writer named Myrna Little, and how these elements informed his weird fiction.

The pitch for the film, per Bill, goes like this: Aleister Crowley. Howard Phillips Lovecraft. New Hampshire. While they never met, new independent research has turned up intriguing connections between these two giants of the occult and a mysterious third party, a Radcliffe graduate who factors prominently in both of their writings- was it the same woman?
Could she have been their connection to strange stone sites linked to a German plot during World War I?
Strange Magick is both documentary and cinematic recreation of the work of researchers David Goudsward, Dr. Richard Spence and others- it is as much a story of the research as it is the research itself.
Watch it on YouTube at @StrangeMagickFilm

It was a fascinating and fun conversation, and a great one for Lovecraft fans. Ph'nglui mglw'nafh Cthulhu R'lyeh wgah'nagl fhtagn!

In addition to the YouTube channel, you can keep up with the documentary by following strangemagickfilm on instagram. Bill and Dave can both be found on Facebook as well.
Find Dave Goudsward's books here: http://goudsward.com/dave/

Looking for Mummies and Gnomes with Fred Andersson

AP Strange — Sun, 11 May 2025 06:00:00 -0400

Fred Andersson returns to the show this week to discuss some wild cases from his home country of Sweden, including sightings of mummies, gnomes, and lake monsters! Fred had previously appeared on the show to discuss Jaws 3-D for one of the Third Time's the Charm (3xtC) episodes, but he just has too many cool stories to share to not have him back on for that. In addition, he's a wonderful researcher and just an absolute pleasure to talk to or listen to.

He and AP also get into "phantom stranger" encounters, with each sharing personal tales- and perhaps finding a new connection in one of Fred's strange stories! The conversation runs the paranormal gamut, and as always is the case with Fred it was an entertaining and illuminating chat.

Check out Fred's book here: https://www.amazon.com/Northern-Lights-High-Strangeness-Sweden/dp/1954528728
And follow his work on Medium here: https://medium.com/@fred-andersson

Getting Conspiratorial with Robert Guffey

AP Strange — Sun, 04 May 2025 06:00:00 -0400

Robert Guffey joins AP in this episode for a lengthy and mind-bending chat that covers a lot of weird ground. Robert is a well-known writer and author of both fiction and non-fiction, and in this chat the difficulty in telling the difference between the two is well illustrated. One of his books, Chameleo, is discussed at length- in particular, how much of what seemed fantastic or crazy in it when it was released ten years ago now seems eerily prescient.
In addition, Robert discusses his newest book, The Expectant Mother Disinformation Handbook, and his short stories from Cryptopolis; science fiction and how it overlaps with secret government projects; how stories are told in media broadly about weird and paranoid subject matter; all this and more!

Check out Robert's site here: http://cryptoscatology.com/
If you haven't read Chameleo, you can get a copy here: https://orbooks.com/catalog/chameleo/

Winning the Leprechaunathon with Jeff Knox (3xtC)

AP Strange — Sun, 27 Apr 2025 06:00:00 -0400

Viva Las Vegas! This week AP chats with Jeff Knox, a wonderful UFO researcher and cohost of the YouTube show Ufo Sunset, about Leprechaun 3. AP had come up with the idea of a Leprechanathon- that is, watching all of the Leprechaun movies in a row, and being the madman that his Mr. Knox actually did it! In keeping with the Third Time's the Charm formula, the chat focuses on the Vegas-set third installment but the conversation goes all over the map. From struggles to find internal consistency in the franchise to attempting to understand the dynamics of leprechaun magics, a lot of very silly ground gets covered- with some dirty limericks thrown in to boot!

This episode resulted from a conversation in the show's discord channel- if you are interested in joining the little community over there, send AP a message via Instagram, BlueSky, or smoke signal and he'll let you in!

Find Jeff on those sites under @mrjeffknox , and check out his YouTube shows and lectures here: https://www.youtube.com/@UfoSunset1947

Finding UFO Harmony with Mike Fiorito

AP Strange — Sun, 20 Apr 2025 06:00:00 -0400

This week's episode is a journey through sound and melody, as AP talks with Mike Fiorito about the interrelation between music and the Phenomenon. Mike is a musician, and a freelance music journalist, and also an award-winning author. His latest book, UFO Symphonic- Journeys Into Sound delves into the complex relationship between creativity, the unknown, and consciousness, and specifically the role music plays in all of it. Being a combination of speculation and personal accounts, both his own and those he collected from a variety of musicians, his "polyphonic" approach to the mystery of UFOs and other unexplained phenomena provides plenty of food for thought.

He and AP discuss stories and themes from the book, but also wander off into other fun territories such as weird Elvis stuff, the dangers of driving in Boston, and Italian-American superstition. Mike's insights and poetic approach to the mysteries of the world are a pleasure to explore. Check out his website, where you can also find his books, here: https://mikefiorito.com/

Hailing Discordia with Bobby Campbell

AP Strange — Sun, 13 Apr 2025 06:00:00 -0400

All Hail Discordia! On this episode, comic book artist Bobby Campbell joins AP to discuss his ongoing project to adapt the Illuminatus! Trilogy into comic form. The classic of 1970s high weirdness written by Robert Anton Wilson and Bob Shea is a centerpiece in the world of Discordianism, and adapting it to other media is no small task. Bobby talks about collaborating with others, such as Todd Purse, to bring the story to life on the page in Tales of Illuminatus!

He and AP go all over the weird map in this chat, covering not just Wilson and the Discordians- they get into the nitty gritty of creative endeavors, the value of sincerity, the madness of the world and making art in spite of it all, and most importantly following your bliss as an act of resistance.

Bobby is a teacher, an artist, the founder. of MLJC LLC, and an all around wonderful guest.

Find him online here: https://weirdoverse.com/
and check out Tales of Illuminatus! here: https://talesofilluminatus.com/

Exploring Thelema with Maevius Lynn

AP Strange — Sun, 06 Apr 2025 06:00:00 -0400

Maevius Lynn joins AP this week to explore the living tradition of Thelema and discuss the complicated legacy of Aleister Crowley. Lynn is a practicing Thelemic ceremonial magician, a writer, an artist, and a lecturer who offers a unique perspective to an often misunderstood realm of the occult and religious thought. She has a knack for explaining advanced theory in a way that is easy to understand, and does so in her published articles and on her YouTube channel in a way that is inviting, encouraging, and informative.
In this episode Lynn shares parts of her own story, what led her to Thelema and what that looks like in our modern age. Along the way she and AP discuss popular misconceptions around Thelemic terminology, practice, and history and also unpack the life and beliefs of Crowley. It was a wide-ranging and fascinating discussion, and Lynn offers a lot of practical advice and insight for those looking to start a mystical journey of their own.

Make sure you follow Maevius Lynn on YouTube! https://www.youtube.com/@MaeviusLynn

Searching for Spock with Aaron Gulyas (3xtC)

AP Strange — Sun, 30 Mar 2025 06:00:00 -0400

This week, AP and guest co-host Blackwolf John Oates chat with Aaron Gulyas about Star Trek III: The Search For Spock! Setting phasers to "snark", they boldly go where many nerds have gone before in dissecting Star Trek as a franchise, focusing on the original cast and the motion pictures they appeared in. The conversation takes a lot of turns and goes in many geeky directions, including (but not limited to): the dynamics of the original crew, nostalgia for movies with old guys running around, cavalier methods of time travel, whether Bones was a swinger, Roddenberry's many shortcomings, and more!

Aaron is the host of the long-running podcast The Saucer Life, which examines events and people around the subject of UFOs. The podcast is a personal favorite of AP's. He is also a historian, a teacher, an author, and a two-time Jeopardy! contestant. He has a great sense of humor and a wealth of knowledge about all things flying saucer and sci-fi related, and it was a great pleasure to have him on the show.

Check out The Saucer Life here: https://saucerlife.com/
And find Aaron's books here: https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/B00958F6ZM

Finding the Devil in the Details with Doug Brod

AP Strange — Sun, 23 Mar 2025 06:00:00 -0400

Journalist and author Doug Brod joins AP in this episode to discuss his recent biography Born With a Tail: The Devilish Life and Wicked Times of Anton Szandor LaVey. Doug is currently an editor at the Toronto Star, and was formerly editor in chief for SPIN and TV Guide. He has also written for The New York Times, Billboard, Hollywood Reporter, and Fangoria.

Doug's entertaining narrative of LaVey's life and works fills in a lot of gaps left by previous writings on the man, and gets to questions about the nature of truth with larger-than-life figures such as the founder of the Church of Satan. He and AP talk in this episode about the Church, personalities around it, and LaVey's complicated and sometimes problematic philosophy. Also discussed are his aspirations toward celebrity, such as his insistent claims of involvement in the making of Rosemary's Baby, his friendship with Jayne Mansfield, and his appearance in the truly odd horror film The Devil's Rain... not to mention Sammy Davis Jr., who almost had a TV show in which he played a minion of Hell!

In addition Brod was able to interview and gain new insights from people who knew LaVey, such as Jaques Vallee, Don Frew, Nikolas Schreck, and others- resulting in an array of opinions about the controversial and impactful figure.

There's also a brief discussion of Doug's first book, They Just Seem a Little Weird: How KISS, Cheap Trick, Aerosmith, and Starz Remade Rock and Roll. Be sure to check out his books, available on Amazon (although it's preferred if you can order it through your local bookseller!). You can order the book directly from the publisher here: https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/doug-brod/born-with-a-tail/9780306833311/?lens=grand-central-publishing

Contextualizing California with Stephanie Quick

AP Strange — Sun, 16 Mar 2025 06:00:00 -0400

For this week's show, the inimitable Stephanie Quick joins AP for a look at the cultural context around the San Francisco Bay area and her lived experience there. Offering context for a variety of personalities and organizations tangential to weird studies, the artistic and political movements of the area from the 1960s to the present are examined.

Stephanie is one of AP's favorite people to chat with, a notable fortean, synchronicity explorer and self-described Julia Child of Sex Magic. She brings a wealth of knowledge and lived experience from her decades living in and around the Bay Area, and points out often overlooked aspects of it that made it an attractive place for people with fringe beliefs. It is hoped that through the lens of her personal observations, and localized history, listeners will have a better understanding about people and traditions in the Weirdosphere that seem to center on it.

Among the topics covered are pacifist movements, racial justice movements, avant-garde art and music, cooperative living and commerce arrangements, the early punk scene, disability advocacy, Alcatraz, and more!

Getting ESPecially Spooky with Loyd Auerbach

AP Strange — Sun, 09 Mar 2025 06:00:00 -0400

This week's episode has the one-and-only Loyd Auerbach, aka Professor Paranormal, sharing his thoughts and observations from his decades-long career in parapsychology. He is a mentalist, author, investigator of paranormal claims, a chocolatier, and teaches parapsychology courses at the Rhine Education Center and Atlantic University.
He and AP get into the nitty gritty of mentalism and stage magic, and where it overlaps with the ghostly and psi research. From there, they discuss everything from PK effects on machinery, Stupid Psychic Tricks, ghost planes, and spoon bending.
Also discussed is the role of humor in investigation and in presentation of ideas and concepts related to the paranormal. Loyd's charm and wit have served him well in publicly presenting the science behind paranormal investigation, on shows such as Sightings and Coast to Coast AM - but also with some of the spirits he's encountered.

It was an honor and a pleasure to have Loyd on the show! He was a big influence on a young AP.

Check out his website here: https://loydauerbach.com/
And to take part in his live "Ask Professor Paranormal" events, subscribe to his YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/@profparanormal

Teaching Zombies to Behave with Bryan White (3xtC)

AP Strange — Sun, 02 Mar 2025 06:00:00 -0500

This week's episode is a Third Time's the Charm (3xtC) offering featuring zombies!

Bryan White drops into AP's underground bunker to talk about Day of the Dead, the third installment of the George Romero zombie flicks that began with Night of the Living Dead and more or less kicked off the whole genre of zombie movies. Bryan co-hosts the horror movie podcast Bring Me the Axe! with his brother Dave, and the two of them also host the shows 99c Rental and an X-Files rewatch podcast called Do You Think I'm Spooky? In addition, Bryan also has a music program called Radio Free Haddonfield- he's a busy man!
This conversation includes an examination of the brutal special effects, the over-acting, and the not-quite-met goals of the movie. Discussed also: Bub the Zombie, the Return of the Living Dead franchise, how ratings systems affected movie distribution in the 80s, video rental store memories, and important questions like how getting one's head pulled off affects the pitch of one's scream.
It was a really fun chat!
Check out Bring Me the Axe! here: https://bringmetheaxe.com/

Exploring Other Dimensions with Solomon Pakal

AP Strange — Sun, 23 Feb 2025 06:00:00 -0500

Solomon Pakal joins AP this week for a far-ranging discussion of occult concepts and strange phenomena, with a focus on Meso America and the Maya roots of ideas still prevalent today. Solomon is a historian, a practitioner of magic, an author, and just generally an amazingly knowledgable researcher and seeker after mystical truths.
He talks a bit about his story, his lineage of Guatemalan brujeria and upbringing in Washington, D.C. and how they informed his studies in the ancient practices and history of Maya. He breaks down a lot of misconceptions, the complicated effects of colonization and how it changes the magic and phenomena in the region, and provides examples of entities regularly reported (and sometimes filmed!) throughout Central America.
Solomon's work is important and much needed, because as discussed in this episode narratives such as Mayan Calendar doomsday prophecies and how the culture is misrepresented in shows such as Ancient Aliens.
It was a fascinating conversation that went in a lot of directions, and listeners are encouraged to check out Solomon's work elsewhere!

Being Directed by David Lynch with Professor WHAM

AP Strange — Sun, 16 Feb 2025 06:00:00 -0500

AP is joined in this episode by the one and only Professor WHAM for a tribute to, and exploration of the life and works of David Lynch in honor of his passing from this realm in January of 2025. They focus in particular on the esoteric and mystical aspects of his movies and Twin Peaks, while also touching on his visual art and music. A lot of ground gets covered here, including (but not limited to) allusions to The Wizard of Oz, Lynch's decades-long practice of Transcendental Meditation, synchronicity, overlaps from UFOlogy into his work, and comparisons to themes found in the Seth Materials.

Professor WHAM is an author, a teacher, an occultist and longtime researcher of UFOs and the paranormal. She's one of AP's favorite voices in the paraweird, and listeners are strongly encouraged to check out her website, books, and YouTube channel.

Find WHAM here: https://www.professorwham.com/
On YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/@professorwham3481
And check out her books here: https://www.professorwham.com/books

Taking Things Serios-ly with Blackwolf John Oates

AP Strange — Sun, 09 Feb 2025 06:00:00 -0500

Blackwolf John Oates returns to the show to discuss the baffling life and times of Ted Serios, Thoughtographer. Blackwolf first appeared for a Third Time's the Charm (3xtC) episode about RoboCop, but this time he and AP get into more paranormal subject matter.
Ted Serios is a fascinating character, and a case study of just how wacky paranormal phenomena and the personalities that instigate it can be. He was reportedly able to psychically project his thoughts onto film, taking polaroids of images from his mind's eye with the aid of his "gismo"- all of which was studied by Dr. Jule Eisenbud, a parapsychologist who ultimately wrote a book called The World of Ted Serios.
It was a great conversation about a case that seems to get overlooked or forgotten- the tale of an alcoholic, unemployed Chicago bellhop who once channeled a pirate and took pictures with his mind- and the scientist who championed him.

Catchin' the Drift with Walker Jaroch

AP Strange — Sun, 02 Feb 2025 06:00:00 -0500

On this week's show, Walker Jaroch joins AP to discuss some of the ideas he poses through his writings on the paranormal and to share some spooky stories he's uncovered in his home state of Wisconsin. Walker is the founder of Driftless Times Media, a website which he started in Spring of 2024- and for only having been online for less than a year, he's already produced some really thought-provoking and interesting work.
Drawing on a background in journalism and publishing, as well as critical film analysis, he has pulled as nuances in paranormal storytelling through factors such as economics, social and political viewpoints, and even the use of lighting in documentaries. He and AP get into a little bit of all of this in the show, and listeners are encouraged to check out Walker's site for more!
You can find him here : https://driftlesstimesmedia.com/
and on SubStack here: https://driftlesstimesmedia.substack.com/

Guarding the Galaxy with Alexx Bollen (3xtC)

AP Strange — Sun, 26 Jan 2025 08:11:40 -0500

For this week's Third Time's the Charm (3xtC) presentation, Alexx Bollen joins AP to discuss the 32nd Marvel Cinematic Universe movie Guardians of the Galaxy, Vol. III. They talk about Marvel movies more broadly, the attitudes of movie-goers around them, the work of James Gunn and his Troma origins, how underrated the Zune was, and the spiritual implications of being Groot.
Alexx is the longtime co-host of the movie review podcast John and Alexx Hate Stuff, and of the magical Adventure Time themed Wiz Biz, and formerly hosted the long-running podcast The Alexxcast. He is also a wonderfully imaginative writer, and the author of Periphery and The Theravada Machine and Other Stories which you can check out here: https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/B004RC3JVO?ccs_id=39fed134-def7-4496-923b-92e528e480a6

Seeking Out Heroes and Monsters with Super Inframan

AP Strange — Sun, 19 Jan 2025 06:00:00 -0500

Super Inframan, aka Saxon, joins AP on this episode in an exploration of media that is traditionally considered geeky such as comic books and kaiju movies and how these forms of media overlap with high strangeness and real world weirdness. He is an honest-to-goodness super hero, a semi-regular co-host on Where Did the Road Go?, and a martial arts instructor. He and AP discuss a wide range of fun topics, starting with the wild story of Count Dante and the dojo wars of Chicago and ending in Middle Earth.
Along the way are discussions about the mystical side of Jack Kirby, some personal strange encounters, super heroes as cryptids, the mainstreaming of geek culture, and of course plenty of laughs.

Jumping the Shark with Fred Andersson (3xtC)

AP Strange — Sun, 12 Jan 2025 06:00:00 -0500

It's another Third Time's the Charm episode of The AP Strange Show, and this one is a doozy! This 3xtC episode enters the third dimension of terror for a disaster of a film called Jaws 3-D.
Joining AP in jumping the shark, as it were, is none other than paranormal writer, researcher, television professional, and connoisseur of schlocky cinema Fred Andersson! Fred and AP are unafraid to go back into the water, analyzing this third installment in ways that most people wouldn't dare, or for that matter, care to. Conversation naturally meanders into a lot of tangential territories, and many laughs were had. Fred is a charming and fun guest, and will have to return again!

You can follow Fred's fortean writings on his medium account here: https://medium.com/@fred-andersson
And check out his book Northern LIghts: High Strangeness in Sweden here: https://a.co/d/gqTHtiR

On the Weird News Beat with Tim Binnall

AP Strange — Sun, 05 Jan 2025 06:59:11 -0500

Kicking off 2025 for the show is a wonderful guest in the form of the one-and-only Tim Binnall!
Tim is the longtime host of the OG paranormal podcast Binnall of America, as well as the news man we count on for the straight dope on weird news over at Coast to Coast AM.
He and AP start off talking about weird crime stories, but naturally wandered all over the weird map. Clowns, Elvis impersonators, professional wrestling, Mystery Houses, the internecine struggles of Nessie sighting verification, drones, and more!
Talking with Tim is always a blast, enjoy the show!

Make sure you're subscribed to Binnall of America on your favorite podcast app, and follow the show on YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/@binnallofamerica

Entering the Twilight Zone with Barbara Fisher

AP Strange — Sun, 29 Dec 2024 06:00:00 -0500

As 2024 draws to a close, it seemed only appropriate to enjoy a Twilight Zone marathon as a sort of New Year's Eve ritual. Joining AP as he explores the dimension between light and shadow is none other than writer, artist, and host of the 6 Degrees of John Keel Podcast Barbara Fisher!
Barbara and AP discuss their favorite episodes, in particular focusing on ones which seem to illustrate elements of real-life reports of high strangeness, as well as the social messages which are eerie in their continuing relevance today. It's the kind of chat that was bound to go on for a while, and easily could have gone on much longer! Fans of the Zone will enjoy this episode, but it also serves as a good primer for those who never really watched it and points to a handful of the really classic ones to look up.

Check out Barbara's website and podcast here: https://6degreesofjohnkeel.com/about

Brewing Ritual Coffee with Lindsey Sokol

AP Strange — Sun, 22 Dec 2024 06:00:00 -0500

Magic practitioner, sometimes actress, small business owner and experiencer Lindsey Sokol drops by to discuss a variety of cool things- her recent appearance in the short film "Monochrome Menace", her journey with magic and the books that inspired her, her own personal encounters with anomalous entities, and her business venture Roadside Apothecary.
It was a fun conversation, and even has some bathroom ghosts at the end!
More about Monochrome Menace here: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt31104208/
(We had mentioned during the show that you could view the film through the film festival website, but unfortunately that was only available for a limited time- still, check out the Waterford Film Festival here: https://www.waterfordfilmfestival.net/

And of course, check out Lindsey's shop here: https://www.etsy.com/shop/RoadsideApothecary

Thinking Magically with Douglas Batchelor

AP Strange — Sun, 15 Dec 2024 06:30:00 -0500

Douglas Batchelor of the What Magic Is This? podcast brings his wealth of knowledge and perspective to the show for a rather philosophical discussion about the weirdness out there in the world and how that's actually a pretty cool thing. He and AP get into the nitty gritty of what constitutes intellect, truth, and belief; fictional realities and how they relate to magical and material reality; approaches to magic and initiation, important books, World Peace, and more!

Douglas is an amazing voice and champion for all things magical, and you are highly encouraged to check out his show here if you haven't done so already!

https://whatmagicisthis.com/

Exploring the Afterlife with Peter C. Hine (3xtC)

AP Strange — Sun, 08 Dec 2024 06:30:00 -0500

Peter C. Hine, co-host of the Vayse Podcast, drops by to discuss the third movie of the Ghostbusters franchise with AP... They chat about nostalgia, the annoying tropes that tend to appear in modern reboots and late sequels, and generally geek out about the best parts of the franchise. Also discussed is some of the real-life weirdness which may have inspired elements of the movies, or are just eerily similar to them, and also ideas about how to revisit some of these properties in a fun and imaginative way.

It's a fun conversation with plenty of laughs and even a bit of paranormal intervention...

You can find Peter's podcast here: https://www.vayse.co.uk/

Getting Cosmic with Susan Demeter

AP Strange — Sun, 01 Dec 2024 06:30:00 -0500

Author, paranormal investigator, UFOlogist, and witch Susan Demeter joins AP in a discussion about a dizzying array of fun and paranormal topics- pop culture influences on high strangeness, varying approaches to magic, tea time with demons, the Phillip Experiment, J. Allen Hynek, and more!
Susan brings a wealth of knowledge and a refreshing outlook on the weird.

You can check out some of her investigations here : https://paranormalstudiesintuition.wordpress.com/
And check out her book here! https://www.amazon.com/COSMIC-WITCH-magic-witchcraft-supernatural/dp/B08FP12XFR

Believing a Man Can Fly with Steve Berg (3xtC)

AP Strange — Sun, 24 Nov 2024 06:30:00 -0500

It's another Third Time's the Charm (3xtC) edition of the AP Strange Show, with Steve Berg joining AP to discuss 1983's Superman III. Steve is an actor, comic, and Fortean weirdo up there with the best of them, and hosts the Hi, Strangeness podcast. Recorded the day after election day, Steve and AP soldier on to bring you some laughs in the form of nostalgia, super heroes, and the comedic acting of Richard Pryor. We also discuss Superman as an archetypal ideal, the accident-pronedness of the citizens of Metropolis, and the legacy of Christopher Reeve.

Steve's entertaining and wonderful podcast Hi, Strangeness can be found here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/hi-strangeness/id1690998245

Gettin' Absurd with Red Pill Junkie

AP Strange — Sun, 17 Nov 2024 07:00:00 -0500

Fortean artist, writer, thinker, and podcast personality Red Pill Junkie drops in for a freewheeling discussion about a variety of subjects, chief among them UFOs. He and AP talk about those numinous saucers in relation to politics and culture, in terms of art, and humor, and how they relate to consciousness in a world increasingly drawn to "AI".

Be sure to keep up with RPJ at https://www.dailygrail.com/
If you need to commission some awesome artwork, like the image used for this very podcast, contact Red Pill at https://absurdbydesign.wordpress.com/

Battling the Mechano-Men of Stonehenge with Rev StarDoG (3xtC)

AP Strange — Sat, 09 Nov 2024 07:00:00 -0500

The Most Reverend StarDoG Steve Mills drops in to discuss a Third Time's the Charm selection, namely Halloween III: Season of the Witch. StarDoG and AP are both time travelers, and have used their technology to extend Halloween this year for the listeners in order to showcase this cult classic.
StarDoG focuses on the writer of the Myers-less installment of the Halloween franchise, who chose to go uncredited: British sci-fi and horror writer Nigel Kneale. The conversation covers a good deal of his career, the Quatermass movies, and his influence on both the fiction genres he worked in and the greater conversations around wyrdshit.
Also: John Carpenter's influences from the Hammer movies! Gef the Talking Mongoose's secret connection to this movie! Mechano-Men and Stone Tape Theory!
Enjoy!

Takin' in the Weird Scenery with Sequoyah Kennedy

AP Strange — Sun, 03 Nov 2024 07:00:00 -0500

AP and Sequoyah Kennedy discuss the influential and profoundly stupid book Weird Scenes Inside the Canyon: Laurel Canyon & the Dark Heart of the Hippie Dream by David McGowan. This episode might ruffle a few feathers, but with cast iron bullshit detectors firmly in hand Sequoyah and AP navigate the weird scenes only to find that they really ain't that weird.
Sequoyah is a musician, writer, and had been the co-host of the mind-expanding podcast The Nonsense Bazaar and has a uniquely fine-tuned mind for untangling ill-conceived narratives. This chat ran a bit long, but there's just so much to say...

Cruisin' in RoboCop's Pink Caddy with Blackwolf John Oates

AP Strange — Sun, 27 Oct 2024 07:00:00 -0400

Blackwolf John Oates drops by to discuss RoboCop 3 in this edition of the Third Time's the Charm series of episodes, but he and AP got a little carried away talking about the whole original trilogy. They discuss Paul Verhoeven and his non-involvement with the sequels, interesting casting choices, RoboCop religious imagery, fictional drugs, and of course RoboCop commandeering a pink Cadillac from a pimp.
This is Blackwolf's first podcast appearance, and you can find him writing about his hair metal trading card collection on Twitter or Instagram (@BlackwolfOates and @blackwolf_john_oates respectively).

Bonus Halloween Episode The Children of the Monsters You Couldn't Mash

AP Strange — Thu, 24 Oct 2024 07:00:00 -0400

Happy Halloween, my friends!

As the holiday approaches, I thought I'd cook up a special episode for your spooky season enjoyment about the Universal Monsters and their connections to the Occult and real life wyrdshit...

Enjoy, and thanks for listening!
Love and Donuts,
AP

Rockin' and Witchin' with Pleasant Gehman

AP Strange — Sun, 20 Oct 2024 07:00:00 -0400

Pleasant Gehman joins AP in this episode to share stories from her multifaceted life as an author, tarot reader, rock musician, burlesque dancer, energy healer, and witch. They discuss phenomena like electro psychokinesis and synchronicities, tarot, ghosts and other entities, and rock and roll ducks. Yup, you read that right!

Find out more about Pleasant, and while you're at it buy her book Rock'n'Roll Witch or get a reading from her at https://pleasantgehman.com/tarotreadings/rocknroll-witch-book/

Tenney vs King Kong vs Godzilla (3xtC)

AP Strange — Sun, 13 Oct 2024 07:00:00 -0400

The first in a series of episodes exploring the third movie of a franchise, this episode is actually the third movie in two separate franchises- King Kong vs Godzilla (1963). For such a monumental clash, a special monster guest was required... John E. L. Tenney joins AP to discuss this wonderful mess of a movie, its legacy, and they share a number of laughs along the way.
Tenney can be found haunting the internet on Twitter and Instagram, lecturing at various paranormal events, and on his podcast What's Up Weirdo.

Talkin' Ghosts and Ewoks with Kay Gray

AP Strange — Sun, 06 Oct 2024 07:00:00 -0400

Kay Gray, co-host of the Haunted Mitten podcast, chats with AP about Michigan ghosts, haunted lighthouses, dogmen, and other strange things. They discuss her new book, co-authored by her podcasting partner Crysta K Coburn, Ypsilanti Ghosts & Legends. This is also a "Third Time's the Charm" (3xtC) episode in the second half, where Kay and AP discuss Return of the Jedi: Leia, Ewoks, the Mandela Effect, and the Turkish knock-off Star Wars movie.
Check out her book and podcast here:
https://www.hauntedmitten.com/