Can You Believe It?

S1E1 - Alien Sex Cult!

Sat, 05 Oct 2019 12:25:35 -0000

In which a French motoring writer flies on a UFO, meets aliens, becomes Rael and starts a sexy religion.

SOURCES: Aliens Adored: Raël's UFO Religion by Susan Palmer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=60HtTORL7Lk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Wi9PUCdP04 https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucien_Morisse https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vuRFdOyzD8c https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5d7rQ_ax-Vk&t=18s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5wXd9YQPLo4 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economic_humanitarianism_(Ra%C3%ABlianism) http://www.rael.org/rael/?prophet https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ra%C3%ABl#Bibliography https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Ra%C3%ABlism https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ikfh31V1BPo Intelligent Design by Rael (compilation of The Book Which Tells the Truth, Extraterrestrials Took me to Their Planet, and Welcoming the Extraterrestrials) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ra%C3%ABlism#History https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ra%C3%ABlian_beliefs_and_practices https://raelianleaks.org https://www.wired.com/2005/08/some-sex-with-your-clone-perhaps/ http://www.religionnewsblog.com/17537/rael https://io9.gizmodo.com/5860418/meet-the-raelians-inside-the-worlds-strangest--and-nicest--ufo-sex-clone-religion?IR=T https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clitoraid https://networthpost.org/net-worth/claude-vorilhon-net-worth/

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S1E2 - Sasquatch Slumber Party!

Sat, 05 Oct 2019 12:39:01 -0000

In which Albert Ostman is kidnapped by a family of fun lovin' Sasquatches and lives to tell the tale.

SOURCES

http://www.bigfootencounters.com/classics/ostman.htm (from Sasquatch: The Apes Among Us by John Green) https://exemplore.com/cryptids/Kidnapped-by-Sasquatch-The-Story-of-Albert-Ostman http://cryptomundo.com/bigfoot/ostman2010/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albert_Ostman http://mysteriousuniverse.org/2018/02/kidnapped-by-a-monster-true-or-false/ Cryptozoology A to Z by Loren Coleman and Jerome Clark http://www.bfro.net/GDB/show_report.asp?id=1091 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Willison_Green https://www.agassizharrisonobserver.com/news/remembering-john-greens-indelible-footprint/ http://montecristomagazine.com/community/john-green-mr-sasquatch https://www.thecryptocrew.com/2012/11/kidnapped-by-bigfoot.html

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S1E3 - The Reverend & The Dinosaur!

Sat, 05 Oct 2019 12:46:15 -0000

In which Reverend Eugene Thomas goes to the Congo and hears about mokele mbembe, the living dinosaur.

SOURCES

http://skepdic.com/mokele.html https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mokele-mbembe https://cryptomundo.com/cryptozoo-news/thomas-obit/ https://www.anomalist.com/reports/mokele.html http://normsplace.homestead.com/liveafricandinosaurs.html http://www.schneebergerfuneral.com/obituaries/Madelyn-Thomas-2/#!/Obituary Congo Journey by Redmond O'Hanlon http://www.cs.joensuu.fi/~vtenhu/hovind/CHP-2.htm https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Tele https://congo.wcs.org/Wild-Places/Lac-T%C3%A9l%C3%A9-Community-Reserve.aspx https://congo.wcs.org/Wildlife.aspx https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Lost_World_(Conan_Doyle_novel) A Living Dinosaur?: In Search of Mokele-Mbembe ny Roy P. MacKal https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roy_Mackal Mokele-mbembe: Fact Or Fiction? by Rick Emmer http://frontiersofzoology.blogspot.com/2012/03/was-mokele-mbembe-killed-at-lake-tele.html http://www.icr.org/article/search-congo-dinosaur/ http://www.unknownexplorers.com/mokelembembe.php http://www.creationliberty.com/articles/dinosaursbible.php https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kent_Hovind

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S1E4 - Don't Shoot The Phoenix Lights!

Sat, 05 Oct 2019 12:53:05 -0000

In which UFOs appear over Phoenix, and people lose their minds.

SOURCES

http://www.ufoevidence.org/documents/doc1276.htm https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phoenix_Lights https://youtu.be/rsT3qhH-H6Y https://youtu.be/Emf5K5mD9Gg https://youtu.be/cpT3NCkxA0s https://www.skeptic.com/eskeptic/08-05-21/ http://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/news/the-phoenix-lights-are-no-mystery-6661825 http://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/news/the-hack-and-the-quack-6445593 https://www.dcourier.com/news/2007/mar/18/symington-confirms-he-saw-ufo-10-years-ago/ http://www.nuforc.org/webreports/ndxlAZ.html https://www.azcentral.com/story/entertainment/events/2017/02/17/phoenix-lights-ufo-sighting-ugo-congress-scottsdale/98062066/ https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/weird-news/phoenix-lights-ufo-watch-incredible-4804782 https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/phoenix/2017/03/11/why-do-people-still-talk-phoenix-lights-scl/99048730/ http://www.nuforc.org/EncyclopediaPhoenixLights.htm https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barry_M._Goldwater_Air_Force_Range https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/alt.misc.forteana/SwfIAEscoSI http://phoenixlights.blogspot.com.au/2007/05/blog-post_4126.html https://youtu.be/n0Q4J8_IahA http://www.mufon.com/phoenix-lights---1997.html

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S1E5 - Mary Celeste, Kraken Magnet!

Sat, 05 Oct 2019 12:58:04 -0000

In which the Mary Celeste's crew goes missing and some people wonder if krakens are responsible.

SOURCES

The Story of the "Mary Celeste" by Charles Edey Fay Mary Celeste: The Greatest Mystery of the Sea by Paul Begg Out Of This World - Mysteries of Mind, Space & Time (Mary Celeste section writer Paul Begg) Ghost Ship: The Mysterious True Story of the Mary Celeste and Her Missing Crew by Brian Hicks The Mary Celeste - Legend, Evidence and Truth by Stan Mason http://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/news-articles/inthenews/itn060522 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Celeste https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abel_Fosdyk_papers https://www.straightdope.com/columns/read/1962/what-really-happened-to-the-em-mary-celeste-em/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barratry_(admiralty_law)

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S1E6 - The Curse Of The Socceroos!

Sat, 05 Oct 2019 13:39:35 -0000

In which the Socceroos are cursed by a witch doctor and can never win a World Cup.

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S1E7 - Argentinian Gnome Attack!

Sat, 05 Oct 2019 13:43:49 -0000

In which gnomes run amok in Argentina. Yes - gnomes.

SOURCES

https://mysteriousuniverse.org/2017/11/scary-encounters-with-the-evil-gnomes-of-central-and-south-america/ https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/creepy-gnome-video/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duende https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DlLgd8wjO78 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cvj2UeqPGZc http://inexplicata.blogspot.com/2011/06/argentina-residents-terrified-by.html https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jnOmEIJoxKY http://www.boatos.org/mundo/video-falso-duende-aparece-em-filmagem-de-bebe-na-argentina.html https://nationalcryptidsociety.org/2017/06/28/ncs-case-file-10/ http://darknessprevails.org/a-duende/ http://archivo.unionguanajuato.mx/articulo/2013/05/30/gente/sujeto-captura-un-duende-y-lo-enjaula https://www.guioteca.com/fenomenos-paranormales/el-increible-caso-del-hombre-que-aseguro-haber-atrapado-un-duende-real-y-lo-mostro/ http://www.diario26.com/95193--un-duende-conmociona-a-todo-san-juan http://www.elnaveghable.cl/noticia/sociedad/mujer-asegura-que-fue-secuestrada-durante-cinco-dias-por-duendes-malignos https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/weird-news/mysterious-evil-goblins-capture-woman-8709780 http://www.freaklore.com/woman-kidnapped-by-goblins-in-nicaragua http://weekinweird.com/2011/06/19/violent-elf-terrorizes-argentinian-town-police-issue-state-of-alarm/

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S1E8 - Sexy Priest & Possessed Nuns!

Sat, 05 Oct 2019 13:47:32 -0000

In which priest Urbain Grandier is accused of possessing nuns, making a deal with the devil, and being too sexy.

SOURCES

http://weekinweird.com/2016/11/23/father-urbain-grandier-sold-his-soul-to-the-devil-and-you-can-see-the-contract-right-here/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Urbain_Grandier https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loudun_possessions http://www.gutenberg.org/files/2746/2746-h/2746-h.html https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angela_Merici https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ursulines https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Astaroth

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S1E9 - Music From Another Dimension!

Sat, 05 Oct 2019 13:53:16 -0000

In which a new Beatles album called Everyday Chemistry is discovered in a parallel dimension.

SOURCES

https://medium.com/much-stranger-than-fiction/everyday-chemistry-the-story-behind-the-greatest-beatles-albums-that-never-existed-517fb5f415fd http://www.thebeatlesneverbrokeup.com/story/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Collaborations_between_ex-Beatles https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ty8zaBS4Bjg https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Klaatu_(band) https://www.elsewhere.co.nz/weneedtotalkabout/8257/we-need-to-talk-about-everyday-chemistry-the-beatles-beamed-in-from-beyond/

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S1E10 - Blue Chicken Cult!

Sat, 05 Oct 2019 13:57:22 -0000

In which Corey Goode joins a secret government agency and starts the Blue Chicken Cult.

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We are sorry you are about to experience this story that will tarnish your belief in your fellow man. We take no responsibility for any and all injuries sustained due to the absurd nature of what you are about to read. Please only enter and explore this rabbit-hole at your own risk. We ask that only experienced researchers, with a background in this, proceed any further.

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S2E1 - Amityville Ate My Family!

Fri, 08 May 2020 06:22:03 -0000

In which a the Lutz family buy a nice house in Amityville where a murder was committed. SOURCES https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/the-amityville-horror/ The Amityville Horror by Jay Anson https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Amityville_Horror https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ronald_DeFeo_Jr. http://www.ghostvillage.com/legends/2005/legends36_04122005.shtml https://www.topic.com/the-true-twisted-story-of-amityville-horror http://www.amityvillefaq.com/research/1977-05-01_Our_Dream_House_was_Haunted_%28Good_Housekeeping_article%29_FOLDER/ https://www.amityvillefaq.com/truthboard/viewforum.php?f=1 http://www.abc.net.au/science/articles/2011/03/15/3164209.htm https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/1979/09/16/the-calamityville-horror/3daedbf6-10e5-46cd-945c-faf52dc4db17/?noredirect=on&utm_term=.89f01b462716 https://skeptoid.com/episodes/4020 https://web.archive.org/web/20140403044619/http://www.crimelibrary.com/notorious_murders/family/amityville/1.html

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S2E2 - Jesus Of Queensland!

Fri, 08 May 2020 06:29:53 -0000

In which Jesus packs in his life in I.T. and builds a compound in Queensland, Australia.

SOURCES https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jesus https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Historicity_of_Jesus http://ipost.christianpost.com/post/44-bible-verses-about-second-coming-of-jesus-christ-besides-the-gospels https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_messiah_claimants https://www.vice.com/en_au/article/kz77j3/a-day-with-the-australian-couple-who-say-theyre-jesus-and-mary https://www.smh.com.au/national/the-messiah-complex-20130422-2i946.html https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Divine_Truth https://divinetruth.com/sites/main/en/index.htm#welcome.htm https://au.news.yahoo.com/australias-chilling-cult-transcript-10309969.html https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/aj-miller-jesus-mary-luck-magdalene-cult-472312 http://www.aj-miller.com/ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCk_K4iXXIvt6y3MNH4tBK9g http://drmarkk.blogspot.com/2011/10/x-reasons-why-aj-miller-is-not-messiah.html https://www.couriermail.com.au/news/reincarnation-couple-in-cult-friction/news-story/c88185c5008679818bdcee858d741418 https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3708509/Australian-man-thinks-Jesus-remembers-life-century.html

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S2E3 - The Hand Of The Yeti!

Fri, 08 May 2020 06:32:52 -0000

In which cryptozoologists try to steal a yeti hand and smuggle it out of Nepal.

SOURCES https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/saga-of-the-yeti-hand https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pangboche_Hand https://allthatsinteresting.com/yeti-sightings-evidence-facts/2 https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-16264752 https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-edinburgh-east-fife-16316397 http://www.the13thfloor.tv/2016/09/12/jimmy-stewart-and-the-pangboche-hand/ https://exemplore.com/cryptids/Tom-Slick-Millionaire-Yeti-Hunter https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Stewart https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-teddy-roosevelt-panda-expedition-flashback-perspec-0604-20170603-story.html https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Charles_Osman_Hill Bigfoot: The Life and Times of a Legend by Joshua Blu Buhs https://cryptomundo.com/cryptozoo-news/sheep-dog/ https://www.txbiomed.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/TXBiomed-AR-2016-web.pdf https://mysteriousuniverse.org/2015/10/from-monsters-to-espionage/ http://www.unknownexplorers.com/thomasslick.php

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S3E1 - The Talking Mongoose!

Thu, 13 May 2021 10:10:01 -0000

Episode Notes

In which Gef the Talking Mongoose moves in with the Irving family.

SOURCES https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/71816/strange-story-gef-talking-mongoose https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gef http://gefmongoose.blogspot.com/p/the-story-of-gef.html https://sas-space.sas.ac.uk/3299/1/Josiffe-GefTheTalkingMongoose-ForteanTimes269.pdf https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_Price http://www.harrypricewebsite.co.uk/Famous%20Cases/brockenbyharryprice.htm The Haunting of Cashen's Gap by Harry Price http://www.abc-people.com/data/fodor/bio2.htm https://skepticreview.com/2017/09/25/gef-talking-mongoose-debunking-attempt-paranormal-investigator-harry-price/ https://rationalwiki.org/wiki/Gef_the_talking_mongoose https://archive.4plebs.org/x/thread/23760976/ https://www.wattpad.com/292224219-unsolved-mysteries-vol-1-gef-the-mongoose

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S3E2 - Sasquatch Siege!

Thu, 13 May 2021 10:12:50 -0000

Episode Notes

In which Sasquatches circle a house at Honobia, and the Bigfoot Field Researchers Organisation comes to investigate.

SOURCES https://www.bfro.net/avevid/ouachita/siege-at-honobia.asp https://www.bfro.net/REF/aboutbfr.asp https://art19.com/shows/sasquatch-chronicles/episodes/b0686a99-775a-43f6-8edc-206cbd0c4337 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-kB5Vzptevk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GnibdVPv4vE https://sasquatchchronicles.com/ https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/kiamichigiants/memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=1&sid=c6be56d7b340f604baaf4c96cb689d09 https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4049776/ https://twitter.com/Timberghosts

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S3E3 - UFOs Over Narrewarren!

Thu, 13 May 2021 10:16:54 -0000

Episode Notes

In which Kelly Cahill claims to have an encounter with aliens at Eumemmering Creek, Narrewarren.

SOURCES Encounter by Kelly Cahill https://digitalseance.wordpress.com/2011/09/04/kelly-cahill-the-hoax-is-over/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Chalker https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e8PKD3MC8BM https://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/the-oz-files-who-is-victorian-abductee-kelly-cahill-and-what-did-she-see-in-narre-warren-20160201-gmic19.html http://theozfiles.blogspot.com/2016/03/ https://www.facebook.com/354069178031749/posts/come-along-and-enjoy-a-cuppa-or-two-as-you-listen-to-these-two-fascinating-men-o/702416313197032/ https://www.reddit.com/r/UFOs/comments/672td0/the_remarkable_kelly_cahill_ufo_encounter_with/ Author interviews with Bill Chalker and John Auchettl https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-09-26/ufo-abduction-book-kelly-cahill-encounter-eumemmering-australia/12661498

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S3E4 - Moon Landing Hoax!

Thu, 13 May 2021 10:19:50 -0000

Episode Notes

In which Bill Kaysing births the greatest conspiracy theory of all time - that the moon landing was a hoax.

SOURCES https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Kaysing https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moon_landing_conspiracy_theories https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-07-11/moon-landing-footage-faked-film-expert-shows-why-it-wasnt/11298680 https://gen.medium.com/the-moon-landing-hoax-theory-started-as-a-joke-5a8e66e15d56 http://billkaysing.com/biography.php https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rs0DNSfxt2U https://www.theparisreview.org/blog/2019/07/18/how-stanley-kubrick-staged-the-moon-landing-and-other-stories/ We Never Went To The Moon by Bill Kaysing and Randy Reid https://www.bibliotecapleyades.net/luna/luna_apollomissions10.htm https://web.archive.org/web/20090309005033/http://ogiroux.blogspot.com/2008/06/worlds-fastest-lens-zeiss-50mm-f07.html https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rO8FsKJIgXY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cQKVdVqFZv0 https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/false-stanley-kubrick-faked-moon-landings/ https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/1414144/Worlds-biggest-telescope-to-prove-Americans-really-walked-on-Moon.html https://www.cnet.com/news/bezos-expeditions-recovers-pieces-of-apollo-11-rockets/ https://www.theguardian.com/science/2016/jan/26/secret-success-equations-give-calculations-for-keeping-conspiracies-quiet

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S3E5 - Bloops In The Deep!

Thu, 13 May 2021 10:21:31 -0000

Episode Notes

In which the loudest underwater noise ever recorded... is recorded. Is it Megalodon? A giant squid? Cthulu?

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S3E6 - The Philadelphia Experiment!

Thu, 13 May 2021 10:22:59 -0000

Episode Notes

In which the USS Eldridge "bamfs" hundreds of miles away in an event known as the Philadelphia Experiment.

SOURCES https://www.avclub.com/an-invisible-warship-is-at-the-center-of-wwii-s-greates-1826028487 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philadelphia_Experiment https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Eldridge https://people.howstuffworks.com/philadelphia-experiment.htm https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morris_K._Jessup http://skepdic.com/philadel.html https://www.straightdope.com/columns/read/523/did-the-u-s-navy-teleport-ships-in-the-philadelphia-experiment/ The Case For The UFO: Varo Edition by Morris K Jessup https://cassiopaea.org/cass/Varo-Jessup.PdF https://www.de173.com/ https://www.discovermagazine.com/the-sciences/einsteins-grand-quest-for-a-unified-theory http://abyss.uoregon.edu/~js/glossary/unified_field_theory.html Anti-gravity and the World Grid edited by David Hatcher Childress http://web.archive.org/web/19990202181126/parascope.com/en/articles/allende.htm https://rense.com/ufo/philahoax.htm The X Files Book Of The Unexplained Vol 2 by Jane Goldman

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S3E7 - Hairy Hands Of Dartmoor!

Thu, 13 May 2021 10:28:02 -0000

Episode Notes

In which a pair of hairy hands haunt the roads and fields of Dartmoor, England.

Sources https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hairy_Hands https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dartmoor#Myths_and_literature https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HM_Prison_Dartmoor https://www.sabre-roads.org.uk/wiki/index.php?title=B3212 https://www.plymouthherald.co.uk/news/local-news/terrifying-tale-disembodied-hairy-hands-696625 https://www.spookyisles.com/hairy-hands/ Wild Talents by Charles Fort http://www.bbc.co.uk/devon/discovering/legends/hairy_hands.shtml Paranormal Encounters on Britain's Roads: Phantom Figures, UFOs and Missing Time by Peter A. McCue Real Ghosts, Restless Spirits, and Haunted Places by Brad Steiger (segment by Nick Redfern) https://mysteriousuniverse.org/2011/11/the-hairy-hands-horror/ Lore of the Ghost: The Origins of the Most Famous Ghost Stories Throughout The World by Brian Haughton Scottish Myths & Legends by Judy Hamilton https://www.legendarydartmoor.co.uk/hairy_hands.htm http://www.everythingghost.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?f=10&t=967

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S3E8 - JFK Surprise Attack!

Thu, 13 May 2021 10:30:00 -0000

Episode Notes

In which a secret service officer makes a mortal error, and shoots JFK in the head.

SOURCES https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mortal_Error https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assassination_of_John_F._Kennedy https://youtu.be/jdwVUBlK-Y0 https://youtu.be/cDZweMXXY6Y https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Single-bullet_theory http://www.jfkfiles.com/jfk/html/zaxis.htm https://www.archives.gov/research/jfk/select-committee-report/part-1a.html https://mcadams.posc.mu.edu/russ/infojfk/jfk6/timing.htm https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_F._Kennedy_assassination_conspiracy_theories https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=336&dat=19661103&id=bclOAAAAIBAJ&pg=4883,718763 https://www.baltimoresun.com/news/bs-xpm-1992-02-23-1992054044-story.html https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/53763/9-people-who-killed-jfk-according-conspiracy-theorists https://edition.cnn.com/2013/11/16/us/jfk-assassination-conspiracy-theories-debunked/index.html https://www.archives.gov/research/jfk/warren-commission-report/chapter-4.html#marine http://jfk.hood.edu/Collection/Weisberg%20Subject%20Index%20Files/D%20Disk/Donahue%20Howard/Item%2006.pdf https://spartacus-educational.com/JFKhickey.htm https://www.baltimoresun.com/news/bs-xpm-1997-09-30-1997273060-story.html https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=dUsxAAAAIBAJ&sjid=gOYFAAAAIBAJ&pg=4654%2C213971 https://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/opinion/aussie-out-to-show-secret-service-blunder-was-to-blame/news-story/46f853573c29c89f4f8fcb016fb9f1e8 https://www.heraldsun.com.au/truecrimeaustralia/jfk-assassination-robert-f-kennedy-took-his-brothers-brain-after-autopsy/news-story/e22123c43934d769aaa439bb0eeea761 https://www.inquirer.com/philly/news/Shooting_holes_in_theory_that_a_Secret_Service_agent_killed_President_Kennedy.html https://www.amazon.com/review/R1NDDJNK9HO8W3 https://www.smh.com.au/opinion/stuffing-up-the-mother-of-all-jfk-conspiracy-theories-20131106-2x1kk.html https://medium.com/@mokan9997/hidden-in-plain-sight-4761be7b8115

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S4E1 - Elves of Iceland!

Wed, 08 Mar 2023 09:40:05 -0000

Episode Notes

In which the Elves of Iceland assert their power over the government.

SOURCES

https://www.nytimes.com/1982/03/30/world/iceland-s-elves-are-enlisted-in-anti-nato-effort.html https://www.vanityfair.com/culture/2009/04/iceland200904 https://sedulia.blogs.com/sedulias_quotations/2012/11/michael-lewis-on-alcoas-problem-with-elves-and-icelanders.html https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2009/03/reality_check_vanity_fairs_fis.html https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hulduf%C3%B3lk https://timarit.is/files/12740786 https://web.archive.org/web/20120329134710/https://www.icelandreview.com/icelandreview/daily_news/Angry_Elves_Said_to_Have_Wreaked_Havoc_in_West_Fjords_0_379383.news.aspx https://web.archive.org/web/20210125004333/https://www.icenews.is/2011/07/02/icelandic-town-hopes-angry-elves-have-been-soothed-by-songs/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iceland https://www.dw.com/en/iceland-searching-for-elves-and-hidden-people/a-2786922 https://theelfschool.com/ https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/road-project-in-iceland-delayed-to-protect-hidden-elves-9021768.html Huldufolk 102, directed by Nisha Inalsingh https://grapevine.is/mag/articles/2014/08/20/it-was-my-way-and-the-highway/

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S4E2 - Robert Johnson & The Devil!

Wed, 08 Mar 2023 09:50:43 -0000

Episode Notes

In which Robert Johnson does a deal with The Devil at the crossroads in order to become a great blues guitarist.

SOURCE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XaKkzNqCPnc&t=672s https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Johnson Up Jumped The Devil: The Real Life Of Robert Johnson by Bruce Conforth and Gayle Dean Wardlow ReMastered: Devil At The Crossroads, director Brian Oakes https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Son_House https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Johnson_recordings#Sessionography https://entertainment.howstuffworks.com/devil-and-robert-johnson.htm https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Me_and_Mr._Johnson https://www.theguardian.com/music/2011/jun/16/robert-johnson-sells-soul-devil https://trueblueser.wordpress.com/2010/04/14/the-truth-about-robert-johnson/ https://web.archive.org/web/20070718180120/http://www.nps.gov/history/delta/blues/people/tommy_johnson.htm

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S4E3 - The Magician & The Monsters!

Wed, 08 Mar 2023 09:53:59 -0000

Episode Notes

In which a magician and some naked witches summon a series of monsters, including Nessie.

SOURCES https://twitter.com/tetzoo/status/1279732505285984257 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tony_%22Doc%22_Shiels https://www.google.com.au/books/edition/Monstermind/IhE8MQAACAAJ?hl=en https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penwith_Society_of_Arts https://cornwallartists.org/cornwall-artists/tony-doc-shiels http://www.artcornwall.org/features/Paul_Francis_Memoirs.htm https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morgawr_(folklore) https://tetzoo.com/blog/2021/2/2/morgawr-and-the-mary-f-photos https://www.encyclopedia.com/science/encyclopedias-almanacs-transcripts-and-maps/morgawr http://www.artcornwall.org/features/Andy_Roberts_Tony_Doc_Shiels.htm Sixpence for the Wind: A Knot of Nautical Folklore by Malcolm Archibald https://itsmth.fandom.com/wiki/Morgawr http://magoniamagazine.blogspot.com/2013/12/monstrous-tales.html https://www.cornwalllive.com/news/cornwall-news/cornish-owlman-mawnan-smith-been-4045776 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loch_Ness_Monster https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/tetrapod-zoology/photos-of-the-loch-ness-monster-revisited/ https://www.apstrange.com/2019/04/nessie-day-4-tony-shiels-whats-up-doc.html

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S4E4 - Spring-Heeled Jack!

Wed, 08 Mar 2023 09:55:48 -0000

Episode Notes

In which a strange ghost-like figure terrorises the streets of London.

SOURCES https://web.archive.org/web/20061018113915/http://living.scotsman.com/people.cfm?id=1465132006 https://www.historic-uk.com/CultureUK/Spring-Heeled-Jack/ https://unresolved.me/springheeled-jack https://eehe.org.uk/?p=33406 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Beresford,_3rd_Marquess_of_Waterford https://www.irishpost.com/entertainment/origins-painting-town-red-waterford-england-alcohol-fuelled-debauchery-169446 https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/93472/19th-century-aristocrat-who-literally-painted-town-red The Legend of Spring-heeled Jack by Karl Bell

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