S03E17 - Psychic Sea Hunt
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The In Search Of team heads of to to hunt for underwater archaeology guided only by "remote viewers" Ingo Swann and Hella Hammid. Nimoy Fashion: Links from our Discussion: Robert Ballard Stephan Schwartz (wikipedia) - it also recently showed up in a certain Marvel creative endeavor which I'm not going to mention because of "spoilers." HYCO submarine was a "Pisces Class" deep submersible and some of these went to The IS FOR SALE!!! Blake & Jeb with Hayley Stevens on her podcast The Spooktator. who some have accused of being a "." Ed Dames, and making...
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S03E16 - The Money Pit Mystery (EXPLICIT)
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We include a warning in the intro to this one. It's got an explicit tag. That's for language because this one brought out some strong feelings, but that's all explained in the intro. What's not explained in the intro is that my audio is pretty awful in this one. Once again Skype decided to randomly use my laptop's microphone instead of my podcasting mic. This is the last time that will happen because I've ditched the laptop in favor of a more powerful machine with no internal microphone! My apologies for that, but hopefully you'll find more treasure in this...
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S03E15 - Animal ESP
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Blake and Jeb are joined again by Alex French to discuss the tantalizing possibility that animals may possess powers of ESP! Cat Roulette (AMZ) (News story - 46 years later) (statistics - wikipedia) (business - wikipedia) (wikipedia) (wikipedia) (obit) (news article) 1970s Fashion that's still in fashion: Animal Psychic Bea Lydecker is apparently (wiki)
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S03E14 - Dreams and Nightmares
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Jeb and Blake are joined again by Alex French to discuss Dreams and Nightmares. Will there be weird video effects and creepy dream re-creations? Does Spock love a syllogism? Tune in and find out! Nimoy Fashion Alert: Research Links: (1933 - 2021) (1922 - 2021) - (Amz affiliate link). Note the "EEG" pattern on her lab coat! (Amz affiliate link) (clip on YouTube) (Wikipedia) (Amz affiliate link) (Amz affiliate link) (Amz affiliate link) (Amz affiliate link) The "New Age Donnie and Marie" sequence: ...
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S03E13 - Lost Vikings (Explicit)
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EXPLICIT - Jeb and Blake discuss the idea of a lost Norse settlement in Canada, and the racism and eugenics inherent in this episode of IN SEARCH OF.
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TEASER: Not Jeb's Maya
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This is a teaser for a Patreon Exclusive - NOT JEB's MAYA. A respectful homage, to NPR's "Wait, Wait, Don't Tell Me."
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S03E12 - Sherlock Holmes
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Jeb and Blake are joined by Ken Feder (Frauds, Myths & Mysteries , Fifty Sites) to discuss the question of whether Sherlock Holmes was largely a real person - namely Arthur Conan Doyle.
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S03E11 - Indian Astronomers
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Jeb and Blake examine the idea that the builders of Cahokia's "Woodhenge" might have had links with the Maya.
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Ghostbusters Bonus - Part 2 Preview
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Jeb and Blake continue their look at the 1984 film Ghostbusters. The full version of this has an additional 90 mins of coverage and is available at our Patreon page for as little as $2/month. (Explicit)
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S3 Bonus - Ghostbusters (part 1)
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A deep dive into the real history behind the popular 1984 comedy GHOSTBUSTERS. Jeb and Blake bring their "in research of" skills to bear on this masterpiece of thriller/comedy.
info_outlineJeb and Blake are joined by Ken Feder (Frauds, Myths & Mysteries , Fifty Sites) to discuss the question of whether Sherlock Holmes was largely a real person - namely Arthur Conan Doyle.
The Great Game - the playful (usually) exploration of the idea that Sherlock was real
Michael Saler, As If
Sherlockian and author Peter Lovesey wandering in the "western docks."
Sherlockian Stanley MacKenzie in front of part of his collection of memorabilia.
Holmes' deerstalker comes from actor Sidney Paget.
The phrase "elementary my dear Watson" and the big smoking pipe come from William Gillette.
There was a 1916 silent film that was lost until rediscovered in 2014.
The story of Sherlock's Violin
Doyle's father - Charles Altamont Doyle - troubled (but gifted) artist.
Anna May Wong (actress)
In a number of films from the 30s Arthur Wontner was Holmes & Ian Flemming as Watson (This was Australian actor Ian Flemming, not the British action/spy novelist behind that other famous British crime solver, James Bond.) Wontner got the Sherlock role after he'd played a popular version of a Holmes-style knock off character called Sexton Blake.
Lots of Star Trek connections to Sherlock.
Sherlockian and Scotland Yard official, Philip Dalton
In a re-creation located in The Sherlock Holmes public house.
Smithsonian on the location of 221B Baker.
Nimoy Fashion Alert:
Sherlockian H. R. F. Keating (and man guarding wizarding library from curious muggles...)
Did Doyle introduce skiing to Switzerland?
Doyle's letter writing campaign on armor for British soldiers.
Cases Doyle worked on:
Sherlock Holmes and the Piltdown Controversy?
Amazing little documentary about the Cottingley Fairies hoax.