The American Dreamland

There is nothing more American than cults, conspiracies, aliens and cryptids. Magical thinking is on the rise and were here for the ride. Come along with us as we explore this American Dreamland.

The ADL 025- Boils and Ghouls 10/31/2025

The ADL 025- Boils and Ghouls Happy Halloween Boils and Ghouls! In honor of this most sacred of days Misty and Max decide to celebrate by exploring a classic Art Bell Ghost to Ghost AM from 1995. After attempting to check in on the news but quickly getting derailed on wild speculation regarding some republican’s orientation, they muse on the differences between spectral experiences now and the halcyon days of 1995. Listen through views on the danger of Ouija boards, the rough sounds of nature, and the greatest horror of them all, healthy engaging with your emotions. Intro/Outro Song- In America/ Ezra Furman /episode/index/show/eb834398-bb15-492f-8d23-3a41da8018c9/id/38869765

The ADL 24- Drowning Men Don't Die Quietly (Corrected Audio) 10/19/2025

The ADL 24- Drowning Men Don't Die Quietly (Corrected Audio) Well we finally talked about the thing, not the thing thing but as an excuse to talk about the Nicholas Cage film Snake Eyes. After a through analysis of what is going on in Taylor Swift world, Misty and MAx examine a new theory brought to our attention by disgraced MP George Galloway about hidden clues in the 1997 Brian DePalma picture, as well as the role movies have played in providing clues to some of our greatest conspiracy theories. (Reuploaded and fixed the audio as Max was a dumb and sick so he uploaded the wrong file) /episode/index/show/eb834398-bb15-492f-8d23-3a41da8018c9/id/38635735

The ADL 023-CTExcellence 10/10/2025

The ADL 023-CTExcellence Join Max and Misty as they discuss the NFL and CTEs while reviewing the new horror film HIM. Beginning with reviews of their Renaissance Faire experiences from the previous weekend, the two two then discuss their intial thoughts on HIM before diving into the discovery of CTEs in 2002 with Mike Webster and the infamous case of Aaron Hernandez. Links: NFL Concussion Settlement Former NFL player denied copensention for brain trauma Aaron Hernandez /episode/index/show/eb834398-bb15-492f-8d23-3a41da8018c9/id/38535265

The ADL 022- Die Young 09/18/2025

The ADL 022- Die Young With the chaos of the current moment and ever increasing apathy towards the normalization of political violence Chris, Max, and Misty look for a respite in the world of celebrity ghost hunting. Exploring the 2022 series Conjuring Kesha the gang explores what drives the rich and famous to explore the unknown, how the violence of the Prison Industrial Complex can interfere with a vibe based approach to spiritualism, and the return of Max’s favorite type of weird guy, socially awkward fundamentalists Catholics. /episode/index/show/eb834398-bb15-492f-8d23-3a41da8018c9/id/38272070

The ADL 21- Secure, Contain, Psychosis 09/12/2025

The ADL 21- Secure, Contain, Psychosis This Week Misty and Max return to the world of AI Slop to examine the psychic damage already impacting our society. After a quick catch up on the news take a look at Kendra, the tik tok woman who fell in love with her psychiatrist, James, a VC guy slowly reliving the plot of a bad Phillip K Dick Novel, and the increasingly growing world of AI Romance Partners. /episode/index/show/eb834398-bb15-492f-8d23-3a41da8018c9/id/38190070

The ADL 020- Unidentified Aerial Failson 08/28/2025

The ADL 020- Unidentified Aerial Failson With more shocking revelations about the origin and purpose of UAP to distract from the Epstein Files, the gang looks at the godfather of the modern UFO Conspiracy Movement John Lear. Listen as they explore the story of the aviator, proto-fail son, and CIA contractor who brought notable UFO disclosure figures like George Knapp, Bob Lazar, and Jeremy Corbell to national attention. What does our government know? Who is responsible for 9/11? Is there a radio show he won’t go on if he gets invited? References · The Godfather Of Conspiracy - John Lear : WEAPONIZED : EP #32-https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-KN6ixGagHI · Coast to Coast AM from March 22nd, 2009 · UFO’s & Secret Space Projects| John Lear… CIA Whistleblower- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4_1kbRKaHRc · The Government’s Secret Alien Partnership| John Lear · John Lear on “Nature of Reality Radio”- https://natureofrealityradio.blogspot.com/search?q=john+lear /episode/index/show/eb834398-bb15-492f-8d23-3a41da8018c9/id/37994540

The ADL 019- Mt. Shasta 08/28/2025

The ADL 019- Mt. Shasta In this episode the gang explores the new age and paranormal communities fascination with Mt. Shasta. From Lemurians to the great master "I AM" cults as well as the number of strange happenings and disappearances. Outro: Mount Shasta by Tangerine Dream /episode/index/show/eb834398-bb15-492f-8d23-3a41da8018c9/id/37994520

The ADL 018- Enter the Mothman 08/06/2025

The ADL 018- Enter the Mothman In this episode the gang explores the American and later global folk legend of the Mothman. They give a general overview of the sightings of the Mothman in West Virginia and eastern Ohio leading up to the collapsing of the Silver Bridge which cemented the Mothman as a harbinger of doom. They discuss witnesses of Mothman being harassed by "Men in Black". Max and Chris discuss the 2002 movie "The Mothman Prophecies", starring Richard Gere and based on the book that helped popularize the Mothman legend written by John A. Keel. Chris also briefly touches on the interview of Keel by Art Bell in 2002 in which Art Bell claims to have a picture of a large bird-like figure in the aftermath of 9/11. The gang then wildly speculates that Mothman did 9/11 at the behest of George W. Bush /episode/index/show/eb834398-bb15-492f-8d23-3a41da8018c9/id/37766335

The ADL 015- Where is our Pulitzer? 07/14/2025

The ADL 015- Where is our Pulitzer? In this Episode Max leads the gang in a discussion of the "Documentary", "Dreams From My Real Father" by Joel Gilbert. Listen as we discuss the birther community, the radicalization that occurred after Obama's election and our disappointment on how he wasn't influenced by the coolest guy ever. /episode/index/show/eb834398-bb15-492f-8d23-3a41da8018c9/id/37766745

The ADL 014 - I Like to Watch 07/08/2025

The ADL 014 - I Like to Watch This episode is about Remote Viewing an unofficial sequel to the episode on Astral Projection. The gang discusses the longtime and current guest star of Coast to Coast the infamous Major Ed Dames. First they'll look at his professed doings at Project Stargate, his controversies and current "endeavors". CIA Evaluation of the Remote Viewing Program: Project Stargate: A Suggested Remote Viewing Training Procedure: Rational Wiki on Ed Dames /episode/index/show/eb834398-bb15-492f-8d23-3a41da8018c9/id/37464470

The ADL 012- El Chupacabra Part 2 06/23/2025

The ADL 012- El Chupacabra Part 2 In Part Two Chris, Max, and Misty continue their exploration and discussion of the mythical Chupacabra. They first look to see what mysterious “they” is responsible for hiding the truth of the creatures’ origins and some examples of its impact on popular culture. Along the way Max gets sidetracked with some weird cultural references, fun audio drops, his opinion on lore changes made to cryptids by the X-files, and discoveries about life after you co-create Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. Listen to the song The Mothman Ate My Entire Ass by Spooktide- If you are so inclined, please support us on Patreon to support us and get a say in future episodes. Thanks for listening /episode/index/show/eb834398-bb15-492f-8d23-3a41da8018c9/id/37126790

The ADL 011- EL Chupacabra Part 1 06/17/2025

The ADL 011- EL Chupacabra Part 1 In Part One of this Two Part Deep Dive Chris, Misty, and Max return to Cryptids to understand the origins of the mythical Goat Sucker, or Chupacabra. Explore and find out if Max can get thru an episode without slurring his words and mispronouncing basic words, Misty is able to describe a creature without talking about fanfic, and if Chris is disciplined enough to keep the show on track and prevent digressions into 90’s movie tropes and analysis of reality television (Spoiler Alert, he doesn’t). Tito Armstrong Chupacabra Web Page can be found here: Thanks For Listening /episode/index/show/eb834398-bb15-492f-8d23-3a41da8018c9/id/37048390

The ADL 010 - Bull Angels 06/17/2025

The ADL 010 - Bull Angels In this episode Misty recaps a George Noori episode from 2006 all about the Nephilim. The gang learns about this subculture of Christian lore nerds that have latched onto the book of Enoch for totally non-psychosexual reasons and attempt to apply it to modern day politics. /episode/index/show/eb834398-bb15-492f-8d23-3a41da8018c9/id/36974125

The ADL-009 Drop Your Buffs 06/03/2025

The ADL-009 Drop Your Buffs Why does everything suck now? Chris and Max explore this question with our first guest William Craft and if an Old German man has a nonproblematic answer. Jumping off using the recently announced Survivor 50 cast Will, Chris, and Max explore Weber’s Iron Cage and its off shoots to see how capitalism has taken all the fun out of everything while complaining about niche fandoms, Catholicism, and our thoughts on Season 3 of White Lotus. Is fan culture just a time suck and second job for the audience? Did the producers ace it with the cast of Season 50? Will editing his first episode make Max realize how hard Chris works and make him stop being such a thirsty boy for drinks with ice cubes during podcast recording? Thanks for listening, we have a new Patreon if you want more of our interest and analysis or want the chance to bug us and choose an upcoming episode. You can Join /episode/index/show/eb834398-bb15-492f-8d23-3a41da8018c9/id/36840490

The ADL - 007 AI 05/27/2025

The ADL - 007 AI Misty, Chris and Max discuss AI and the cult-like behavior around it. Chris uses the topic as an excuse to talk about science fiction and the programmer nerds along with the people who look up to them that take it literally. Link to Atun Shei video about "The Metamorphosis of the Prime Intellect" : Outro song- Computer Love by Kraftwerk /episode/index/show/eb834398-bb15-492f-8d23-3a41da8018c9/id/36723715

The ADL - 006 Nevada City Psychic Fair 05/20/2025

The ADL - 006 Nevada City Psychic Fair Max, Misty and Chris enter the sphere of Crystal Mommies when they visited the 35th annual Nevada City Psychic Fair to help stimulate the local economy. They all had their futures told, Misty got an aura photo, Christ got a Raccoon necklace and Max got an unhealthy obsession with a naked bear lady statue. The gang eventually end up musing on their social anxiety and speculating about the sexuality of Misty's boss. Azeban Folktale: /episode/index/show/eb834398-bb15-492f-8d23-3a41da8018c9/id/36645185

The ADL - 005 Popewatch Parte Due 05/20/2025

The ADL - 005 Popewatch Parte Due Emergency Pod: Max has touched the lathe of heaven and brought about the idiocy of our 'Merican pope. Max, Chris and Misty discuss how we somehow got it right, what it means for the American Trad Cath movement. They also share their plans to ensure we can avoid sharing citizenship with the holy father by joining a Californian secession movement inspired by recent episodes of The Drain, a podcast exploring California local politics. /episode/index/show/eb834398-bb15-492f-8d23-3a41da8018c9/id/36645135

The ADL 004- Starseeds 05/20/2025

The ADL 004- Starseeds Help Earth ascend to the fifth dimension as Misty, Max and Chris explore the rise in popularity of the Starseed belief system and review its decades long history in the esoteric community. Daviess, Beth. “A Wolf in New Age Clothing: Starseed beliefs, conspirituality, and a soft pathway to radicalization.” Center on Terrorism, Extremism and Counterterrorism, Middlebury Institute of International Studies. Occasional paper. June, 2024. Medium Article on Starseeds by Jules Evans: /episode/index/show/eb834398-bb15-492f-8d23-3a41da8018c9/id/36645085

The ADL - 003 Popewatch 2025 05/09/2025

The ADL - 003 Popewatch 2025 Folks, we have ourselves a CONCLAVE! In this episode Max indulges in his weird fascination with politics behind the Throne of St Peter while Chris and Misty enjoy his surprising lack of references to HBO’s The Young Pope. We first discuss the current standing of the conclave and how Americans have decided to once again make it all about them. We then follow up with Max’s failures of discipline as the crew scratch the surface of American Trad Caths and contemplate the complicated feelings of such a gold mine of future content at the expense of any sense of moral clarity or spirituality in our dying Empire /episode/index/show/eb834398-bb15-492f-8d23-3a41da8018c9/id/36513170

The ADL 013 - We Have Such Sights to Show you 05/07/2025

The ADL 013 - We Have Such Sights to Show you In this episode Misty leads the trio in an exploration of Astral Projection. First they discuss the 1997 Coast to Coast Art Bell interview of Albert Taylor a former NASA Engineer turned self proclaimed Paranormal Researcher. Then the gang pick's apart a book that was given to them on the street written by Abhay Charanaravinda Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada a popularizer of the Hare Krishna movement in the U.S. Finally the episode ends discussing the famed Gateway Program and Monroe Institute. Albert Taylor's Website Albert Taylor’s Coast to Coast: CIA Analysis and Assessment of the Gateway Process: NPR on Hare Krishnas: Intro/Outro: In America by Ezra Furman /episode/index/show/eb834398-bb15-492f-8d23-3a41da8018c9/id/36974145

The ADL 002 - The Tale of Mel's Holes 05/06/2025

The ADL 002 - The Tale of Mel's Holes /episode/index/show/eb834398-bb15-492f-8d23-3a41da8018c9/id/36645985

The ADL 001 - My Bible is My Heart 05/01/2025

The ADL 001 - My Bible is My Heart In this the first official episode Max, Chris and Misty introduce you to their favorite of Art Bell's guests Stan Johnson and his extraordinary and controversial beliefs about Bigfoot. Intro Song: Delorean Dynamite- Todd Terje The Interview(starts about 15 mins in): Historical Footage of what Stan Johnson probably did for a living: Info about Native American Workers in the Logging Industry: Outro Song: Lumberjack - Johnny Cash /episode/index/show/eb834398-bb15-492f-8d23-3a41da8018c9/id/36394550

The ADL 000 - The Journey Begins 04/22/2025

The ADL 000 - The Journey Begins Meet Max, Chris and Misty as they talk about their new project to develop a coping mechanism to deal with our ever devolving and ever pilled world. Intro Song: Delorean Dynamite- Todd Terje Source Matt Christman clip: Outro Song: Comfort Eagle- Cake /episode/index/show/eb834398-bb15-492f-8d23-3a41da8018c9/id/36645980

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