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Spooky Coop

Michelle and Paul

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Spooky Coop : An Unusual and Light Hearted Paranormal Show. Enter the Spooky Coop for stories of the strange, mysterious, and paranormal with a little humor. Love a good ghost story? So do we. Unique stories you’re not likely to find anywhere else! All things Paranormal. Ghosts, Cryptids, Unexpected True Crime, UFO’s and much more! Are you coming in? Or are you Chicken?
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The History of Saqartvelo Georgia

Grand Embassy Productions

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This is a history of the country of Georgia from the ancient Colchis/Iberian culture to modern day, and delving into the folk lore, national stories, and other cultural items. Become a Paid Subscriber: https://anchor.fm/historysaqartvelogeorgia/subscribe
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Nightmare Lane

Nightmare Lane

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This podcast is 13 episode seasons exploring the imaginations and real location hauntings that spur the imagination and fuel our nightmares. Tune in weekly for short stories and retellings of haunted stories found deep within the depths of the internet and folk lore! Find us @NightmareFuel-4 or [email protected] If you want to support us while we create check out our https://www.buymeacoffee.com/nightmarel6
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The Twilight Zone meets Mystery Science Theatre 3000 meets an uncomfortable Thanksgiving dinner conversation with your in-laws. TFD is a weekly paranormal comedy podcast featuring real ghost stories, Cryptid lore discussions, and true paranormal experiences catering to the week’s theme. Fresh episodes drop every Thursday across all podcast platforms, and feature perspectives from both believer and skeptic sides of the aisle. So if you’re a fan of haunted places, terrifying paranormal activit ...
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Welcome to the wonderful world of Andy King. You know him from the hit documentary series 'Fyre Festival' which catapulted him into meme folk-lore. Now he is opening his celebrity contact book and asking them when they took one for the team. Follow the podcast for weekly episodes!
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Here at Classic Tales we present long forgotten or lesser known tales as well as original (or as close as possible) versions of classic tales we think we know. Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/classictales/support Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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A variety of stories based on personal experiences ranging from the ominous to the macabre, the unusual to the paranormal, and the comical to the inspirational. A semi-monthly podcast including tales from 25 years in entertainment, education, and writing.
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Step into the world of the weird, the wonderful, and the downright bizarre as Curious Britannia: Uncanny Tales & Folklore uncovers England’s most eccentric stories. From whimsical local legends and unexplained phenomena to peculiar historical events and quirky traditions, each episode delves into the strangest corners of English culture. Join your host every week as they journey through eerie ghost lore, medieval oddities, and the folk tales that shaped this green and pleasant land. Learn th ...
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Midnight Slumber

Zack Miller

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Midnight Slumber is a bi-weekly podcast about vivid dreams in short story forms. If you want to hear about adventure, love, horror, sci-fi, or the completely abstract, then there is a story for you. Sound effects and music take this series into a realm beyond the normal. Welcome to Midnight Slumber. Disclaimer: All characters featured in the "Midnight Slumber" podcast are entirely fictitious. Any resemblances to real persons, whether living or deceased, are purely coincidental. The narrative ...
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Legends From The Pacific

Kamuela Kaneshiro

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A weekly Asian & Pacific folklore podcast. Join Kamuela Kaneshiro as he shares tales of people, traditions, and gods from Pacific Island countries, Asia, Australia, and the Americas. These stories influenced films, Marvel and DC comic books, Disney movies, Netflix series, TV shows, and books. Episodes include a featured song, and Hawaiian word. www.LegendsFromThePacific.com
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Antipodean Arts Podcast

Antipodean Arts

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Antipodean Arts Podcast is the heretic child of Brodie-Ann Wright and Gede Parma (Fio). Together we bring five decades of experience in the occult, folk arts, witchcraft, legends and lore. Antipodean Arts Podcast is recorded in West End, Kurilpa, Meanjin.
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A monthly podcast exploring the folk tales and folklore of the East Midlands and beyond. Dylan Knight acts as both our guide and storyteller as we explore these stories from Nottinghamshire, Lincolnshire, Rutland, Leicestershire, Northamptonshire and Derbyshire as well as the lore and legends behind them. Podcast art work by Adaptive on https://www.facebook.com/AdaptivePhotoMedia Feel free to contact Dylan at: [email protected] On Instagram @tales_from_the_otherwood Or simply s ...
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Wave Glass

Aaron Louis Gibson

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A cosmic folk tale meets small-town X-Files, with a bass guitar slung over one shoulder. Wave Glass is a science fiction story inlaid with memory, and mystery, and the music of the universe. It follows Orin Dess, a musician who gets pulled back to his hometown of Mill Creek after his grandfather, Everett, vanishes under eerie circumstances. The town’s got a long history of disappearances, weird phenomena, and maybe something even stranger vibrating under the surface. As Orin digs into his fa ...
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Welcome to The Cunning Man's Journal, a podcast where an anonymous British practitioner of folk magic shares his personal journey, rituals, and reflections. Rooted in centuries-old traditions, this modern-day Cunning Man offers insight into the mystical world of spellcraft, divination, and herbal lore, blending the ancient with the contemporary. Each episode unfolds like an entry from his secret journal, giving listeners a rare glimpse into the mind of a local magical practitioner. Join him ...
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Folkwitchery

Ella Harrison

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Let’s descend into the world of folklore, magic, and witchcraft, sharing stories and practices as once told long ago! From exploring mystical folklore and ancient magic, to practical ways of reconnecting with the wisdom of old (and new) traditions, Folkwitchery invites you to rediscover the magic woven through the ages. Join us, along with special guests, as we delve into the heart of folk magic.
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Belief Hole | Paranormal, Mysteries and Other Tasty Thought Snacks

Belief Hole | Paranormal, Mysteries and Other Tasty Thought Snacks

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Through deep research and high-strangeness storytelling, three brothers explore paranormal encounters and unexplained events. Collecting freaky listener stories and scouring the dusty pages of classic Fortean texts, the brothers use high-production sound design to set the scene for alleged real encounters with, Dogman, Poltergeists, Bigfoot, Fairy Folk, Humanoids, UFOs, Shadow People, and Sky Creatures.. just to name a few. Attempting to parse out the facts within folklore, the brothers of t ...
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Refuse Fascism

Refuse Fascism

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The Refuse Fascism podcast is an independent and all-volunteer show that produces weekly episodes that expose, analyze, and oppose the very real danger and threat of fascism coming to power in the United States. Hosted by Sam Goldman, produced by volunteers with Refuse Fascism.
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Eddie Lenihan is Ireland’s most well known storyteller. He has been telling tales for over 35 years. Each month, Eddie will share Irish wisdom and stories from the past on the Tell Me A Story with Eddie Lenihan podcast. As a cultural preservationist, Eddie has amassed the largest collection of folk stories and tales in Ireland. His dedication to the tradition has seen him collect and compile stories from all across the country, particularly those that deal with the themes of the supernatural ...
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The Wicked Wild Podcast is a movie and television series review show--published bi-weekly--that focuses on horror and thriller stories within the folk, cosmic, science fiction, survival, and wilderness subgenres. Our crew will get together to laugh, rant, argue, and rate new and classic entertainment within our favorite subgenres. We will also be releasing a companion episode for each main show in the alternating weeks, called "Campfire Tales." On this show some of our team will take a deepe ...
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Dylan takes a slightly different approach with this month's story. Firstly, he recorded this unscripted and secondly, rather than a chat regarding the folklore around the Wise Men of Gotham, he incorporates the folklore into the story. In the time of King John, two envoymen ride ahead to explore the Nottinghamshire village of Gotham (It's said "Go-…
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Welcome back to The Freaky Deaky! Tonight, we’re diving headfirst into four mysteries that have baffled and tormented curious minds for decades—maybe even centuries. The Taos Hum, the Tunguska Event, strange disappearances in national parks, and the elusive phenomenon of ball lightning. These aren’t just weird stories; they’re reality-warping riddl…
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Join us at the Youtube Premiere for this episode Midnight Monday EST 🙌 Come say Hi in the Live Chat! point👉 https://youtu.be/WbbervKB6ME?si=rtj_WLve4UVMqae0 "Someone left the gate open… at Camp Creeply." As Strange Listener Stories turns 30, we unlock the vault to share terrifying true listener encounters—too freaky to forget —yet somehow never air…
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Shout out to everyone in the streets yesterday saying Trump Must Go NOW! After a short recap from Sam of the terrifying events of the past week (Trump is directly flaunting the Supreme Court ruling that Kilmar Abrego Garcia must be brought home, and threatening to send “homegrown” people to the torture prison / death camp in El Salvador that he’s b…
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Los Angeles, 1969. The air hums with peace, love, and revolution—until it doesn’t. A string of brutal murders rips through the city, orchestrated by a man with wild eyes and a twisted gospel: Charles Manson. The CIA. The FBI. MKUltra. Mind control. Cults. Conspiracy. These aren’t just buzzwords—they’re threads in a tapestry so dark, so tangled, it …
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This week Sam discusses: deporting students for their ideas, Trump locking away hundreds in a torture prison in El Salvador, SCOTUS rubber-stamping use of Alien Enemies Act to deport Venezuelans, installing concentration camps along the U.S/Mexico border; you know, fascism. Then she interviews artists who are using their talents in the fight agains…
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(🔥 Special Member Episode Dropping NOW! Chat Live in the YT Premiere!) 🔗https://youtu.be/MMNbh2FLEa4 From 1970s missing time events on cold Alaskan highways and Holographic Little Dudes dodging cars near Nome, to Kushtika lore and hairy humanoid bride-abduction, we're braving the cold to bring you the strangest untold Alaskan tales! 🗻 Welcome to Fr…
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A man sits alone in his worn-out armchair, the flicker of a TV casting shadows across the room. Then, out of nowhere, a spark—no warning, no flame, just a sudden, impossible heat. In minutes, he’s gone, reduced to ash, while the chair beneath him barely smolders. They call it spontaneous human combustion, a mystery that creeps into the edges of our…
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October 21st, 1966. A sleepy Welsh village named Aberfan lies hushed beneath a gray dawn. At 9:13 a.m., the earth itself betrays it. The colliery spoil tip, swollen with rain, collapses in a roar of black sludge. It swallows Pantglas Junior School whole. 144 lives vanish—116 of them children. Their voices are silenced beneath the weight of coal was…
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Listen to reports and excerpts from the protests demanding the release of Mahmoud Khalil and against the the broader fascist repression of the student movement to free Palestine. Sam and Mark discuss the moment we're in and the critical need to mobilize intensely for the upcoming protest on April 5 in DC (with additional gatherings in cities around…
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A cosmic folk tale meets small-town X-Files, with a bass guitar slung over one shoulder. Orin Dess is a musician who gets pulled back to his hometown of Mill Creek after his grandfather, Everett, vanishes under eerie circumstances. The town’s got a long history of disappearances, weird phenomena, and maybe something even stranger vibrating under th…
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Due to technical issues, this episode is out late- better late than never! In this month’s episode Dylan reads the two poems inspired by the events of the Gamesters. That’s right, this is a sequel episode! Thomas Hardwicke Rawnsley’s ‘The Three Revellers; or Impiety Punished- A Legend of Holbech- A True Story’ (Written around 1800): https://telling…
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Was it a deer, a demon—or a devilishly clever stunt? When Bristol Zoo Project released night vision images of a “winged and horned” creature in October 2024, panic and intrigue spread like wildfire. Was this Britain’s next big cryptid—or just a cunning Halloween hoax? In this gripping episode of Peculiar Britain, we dissect the evidence, folklore, …
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A six-foot reptile, a viral tweet, and a city that leaned into the mystery. In 2014, a Bristol bus driver reported a crocodile swimming in the River Avon. Within hours, the story exploded across the city—sparking more sightings, unofficial warning signs, and even a film. But was there ever a croc... or just a log and a clever bit of myth-making? Th…
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There’s a thin, unsteady line between the mundane and the terrifying, and sometimes we stumble across it without warning. These stories speak to that unsettling possibility—that evil is not only real but closer than we think. A janitor’s harmless cleaning job reveals strange shadows and impossible footprints that seem to beckon him toward something…
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🔥 Hey gang! Grab your sleeping bag and a toasty campfire beverage, and JOIN USfor the premiere of Camp Creepily 6! The creepiest edition of this camping horror anthology 🔥⛺️ If you're strangely hungry for more allegedly TRUE freaky encounters at the edge of your tent, the campfire is lit! Step into the darkness, if you dare, and we'll see you guys …
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Sam discusses how the Trump regime is taking the attacks on the rule of a law to a whole new level and the alarming leaps towards fascist consolidation from this past week, emphasizing the urgent need for mass resistance to defeat Trump/MAGA fascism. Then she interviews Craig Johnson, author of How to Talk to Your Son About Fascism and host of the …
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In this chilling episode of Spooky Coop, Paul and Michelle uncover the horrifying crimes of Karl Denke, a seemingly harmless elderly man from Münsterberg who was secretly one of history’s most disturbing serial killers. Denke preyed on society’s most vulnerable, luring them into his home under the guise of offering food and shelter—only to brutally…
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Life has a way of lulling us into a false sense of certainty, where the day-to-day feels predictable and safe. But every so often, something slips through—a moment so unexplainable it stops you in your tracks. Like a friend navigating unfamiliar streets, led home by what she swears was a pack of werewolves. Or a disembodied voice that cuts through …
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Sam and Coco talk about the ominous significance of the kidnapping, ICE detention and plans for deportation of Columbia graduate and activist Mahmoud Khalil (not to mention, green card holder married to a US citizen) and the need to quickly and dramatically step up resistance to the whole Trump MAGA fascist program. "NOW IS THE TIME WHEN WE MUST RI…
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Welcome back to Tiny Little Folk Lore Part II! If you haven't had a chance to listen to last week's episode, be sure to check it out, as we covered Duendes, Aluxes and Leprechauns. This week, we're taking a peek into Norse culture on a search for dwarves and elves. As well as getting into some lore behind Hawaii's Menehune, and closing things out w…
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👊 Sponsor: Factor 🌮 Eat smart with Factor! Get started at factormeals.com/FACTORPODCAST and use code FACTORPODCAST to get 50% off your first box plus free shipping! Venture with us once more to the strange and lovely land down under for a fascinating expedition into some of the most bizarre encounters from the Darkest reaches of the Australian outb…
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Sam recaps this past week including Trump's fascist address to Congress, the regime's progress towards their goals and the protests demanding Trump, Musk and the fascist regime's removal around the country. Then, she talks to author and essayist A.R. Moxon (author of Very Fine People and The Revisionaries). Follow his work at www.armoxon.com and su…
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Welcome back to The Freaky Deaky, friends and fiends, this week we're diving into part one of what is sure to be an ongoing foray into the realm of little folk. I've spent a great deal of time combing through cultures all over the world, and was absolutely astounded by the sheer volume of lore that surrounds these beings. It seems that practically …
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In this chilling episode of Spooky Coop, Paul and Michelle take you on a dark ride down America’s highways — exploring both the terrifying and the paranormal. 🚚 Part 1: Long-Haul Terrors We kick off with the real-life horrors of serial killers who used the open road as their hunting ground: • Keith Hunter Jesperson — Known as the Happy Face Killer,…
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Mark recaps the latest from the fascist shitstorm... then we share highlights from the live forum this week featuring Sunsara Taylor, Debra Sweet and your questions leading into this week of protests. Watch Sunsara Taylor on The RNL - Revolution Nothing Less - Show every week on Youtube. Mentioned in the episode: Protest Trump Tuesday March 4 outsi…
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It’s an old classic- three men walk into a bar and decide to give their dead friend’s corpse one last card game- oh, wait! You mean you HAVEN’T heard that one? This Lincolnshire story was based on something that really happened! Despite being kept from the 18th Century press, it seems local gossip about the event not only inspired different version…
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Beware the voice that knows your name, the cry that echoes from the shadows, the call that beckons from beyond the veil. Mimic spirits are not mere phantoms—they are predators, masters of deception that wear the familiar as a mask. They weave illusions with sound, imitating the voices of loved ones, the laughter of friends, even the cries of the in…
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🎙️ What You’ll Hear in This Episode: The Crimes of Cleo Joel Green III: His early life and criminal escalation The chilling details of his most heinous acts The bizarre events that finally brought him down The Language of Sasquatch: An introduction to the Sierra Sounds — Bigfoot vocalizations recorded in the 1970s Linguistic analysis by Scott Nelso…
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🔥👀 Get 2x the episodes! Become a member! 🔗👉 https://bit.ly/7-2-exp Well friends, We've been on the road exploring the righteous roadways of big Sky Country, and we wanted to bring you a long for the ride! (in a manner of speaking). In an effort of communion, we're filling the Hole this evening with True, Terrifying Tales from our Texas listeners! J…
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In this episode Sam shares clips from voices of conscience who've spoken up this past week before joining Mark to dissect and analyze the state of the fascist ascent one month in. Topics include CPAC, growing protests, and major moves of the regime this week: their military purge, the terror they're unleashing against immigrants, their expanding cu…
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There’s a world beyond the one you know, vast and strange, where the rules of reality shift like smoke. People have always been drawn to it—the astral plane, the space between dreams and waking life. Some go seeking answers, others escape, but no one ventures there without risk. What you find might defy your expectations, but it might also leave a …
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Sam shares an excerpt from Refuse Fascism's Virtual Forum "Only The People Can Defeat Fascism" featuring commentary from Paul Street and Sunsara Taylor. You can view the entire forum here. She then interviews Sasha Abramsky, author of Chaos Comes Calling and Western Correspondent for The Nation. In this conversation, Sasha discusses the rapid ascen…
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Welcome back to Spooky Coop! In this episode, we’re checking into one of Los Angeles’ most infamous hotels—the Cecil Hotel. With a past filled with crime, death, and eerie paranormal encounters, the Cecil’s reputation is as unsettling as the stories that surround it. 🕵️‍♂️ What’s Inside This Episode? 🔪 Richard Ramirez & The Cecil’s Connection to Se…
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Some say reality is a tapestry, woven tight with logic and reason, but what if the threads are fraying? What if, every so often, we glimpse the unraveling edges—a shadow out of place, a moment unmoored from time? These aren't just fleeting doubts, dismissed as tricks of the mind; they are profound ruptures in the fabric of our existence, moments wh…
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