Episode 461 - Wafting the Essence (Canadian Lake Monsters)
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Hey there friends and weirdos! This week we take a trip to visit our neighbors in the north to learn about some lake monsters! Does a mystérieux beast named Ponik lurk in a Québécois lake and can we find any good Deviantart pieces about him? And how about the famous Ogopogo of British Columbia; is his namesake another white colonizer oopsie? We discuss all this and much more!
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Episode 460 - Cheese Knife (The Reed Family, Part 2)
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Hey there friends and weirdos! This week we conclude our discussion of the Reed family and their strange history of alien abduction experiences. In this one we focus on Thomas Reed and the memories unlocked by his brother's 2009 abduction. Were the Reeds targeted by aliens as far back as the 1950s and 60s due to something special about their family? How did Thom become a fixture in the UFO community? Were three people murdered over this case? We discuss all this and much more!
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Episode 459 - The Fugitive Recovery Agent
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Hey there friends and weirdos! This week Kyle returns to tell Nile all about the Reeds, a family who just can't seem to escape UFOs and aliens. In part one we focus on Matthew Reed, the reluctant abductee. Did a classic Close Encounter of the Fourth Kind in 2009 cause memories of a family history of alien abductions to resurface in Matt's mind? Why does he seem so shy about UFO stuff while his brother soaks up the limelight? We discuss all this and much more!
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Episode 458 - J.R. "Bob" Dobbs & the Church of the Subgenius (FYD)
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Hey there friends and Weirdos! While Kyle is away, Jules and Nile take a look at a documentary on a self-described cult from the 80s: the Church of the Subgenius. Is it all a joke? Why are Nick Offerman and Penn Jillette here? Should we still be stuffing envelopes with weirdos? All this and much more in this week's FYD episode of It Gets Weird!
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Episode 457 - Divorce Ghost (La Llorona)
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Hey there friends and weirdos! This week we get friend of the show Collin back to discuss the legendary ghost, La Llorona! What confluence of negative energies created the myth of the Weeping Woman and how do stories of her hauntings compare around the world? Does La Llorona still stalk children and scorned, adulterous husbands? We discuss all this and much more!
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Episode 456 - Attacked From a Tree (Indonesian Entities)
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Hey there friends and weirdos! This week we take a little vacation to Indonesia to learn about some "entities." We're talking dark sorcerers, cryptids, and mythological creatures! Can a sorcery adept from Bali gain dark powers that summon nails into the stomachs of their enemies? Are there Javanese fireball ghosts that swoop from trees in the dead of night shooting flames? Does a mythical elephant-fish hybrid lurk in the oceans off the Indonesian coast? We discuss all this and more!
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Episode 455 - Layers and Players (Australian Ghost Antics)
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Hey there friends and weirdos! This week Jules joins the Weird Crew to discuss Australia's bizarre haunted past! Why were so many people in 19th century Australia so into throwing on bedsheets and going around spooking folks? We discuss Dr. David Waldron's "supernatural" history of Australian pranks and folklore, the connections to Spring-heeled Jack and the Mad Gasser, and make plenty of references to music and movies! All this and more!
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Episode 454 - Naruto Milkshake (MK-DECOY, Part 2)
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Hey there friends and weirdos! This week we conclude the investigation into MK-ULTRA subproject 54, aka MK-DECOY. To finish the story, we learn about another, lesser-known subproject only known by number 61. While it's impossible to conclusively link MK-DECOY and subproject 61, the goals look very similar: how can we manipulate a target through a form of brain damage? We discuss all this and much more!
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Episode 453 - 300 Blows On Grumble (MK-DECOY, Part 1)
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Hey there friends and weirdos! This week we begin our investigation into some recent revelations about the mysterious MK-ULTRA subproject, MK-DECOY! Did the CIA try to develop a covert weapon that can induce the "perfect concussion" in a victim? Who are the scientists who have been roped into working on this project? Was the development of such a weapon actually successful? We discuss all this and much more!
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Episode 452 - Blue Smoke Pope (Spanish UFO Flap of 1976)
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Hey there friends and weirdos! This week Nile brings two tales of bizarre UFO sightings in Spain. What in the world was "in the air," so to speak, in 1976 around the Canary Islands? What happened that same year at a an Air Force Base in Badajoz? With hundreds of witnesses watching strange lights in the sky for over forty minutes, you'd think we'd have some answers, but alas, not even declassified Spanish government documents can tell us much. We discuss all this and more!
info_outlineHey there friends and weirdos! This week Jules joins the Weird Crew to discuss the story of Stefan Denaerde and his life-changing contact with extraterrestrial beings from the planet known as Iarga. Can this heroic Dutchman's story help usher in a new, upgraded society that's at peace? Or will the aliens bind him to his word: that Stefan can never actually provide proof of his contact and his two-day off-world seminar learning about Iargian society? We discuss all this and more!