Oddnormal, a podcast that delves into the mysteries that surround us - from the seemingly mundane and casual occurrences that given a second look reveal very odd truths about our world all the way to those incredibly weird happenings that have no rational explanation at all. Is our world getting stranger? Has global weirding entered a critical phase. We’d like to find out.
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Far Off Topic is an adrenochrome fueled playground of the mind that will make you question everything from your personal beliefs to your taste in podcasts. Broadcast from the famous KTLU studios in Pahrump, Nevada, hosts Fiasco Jones, Mr. Glasses & TWee give their unrestrained takes on everything from current events, weird science and bizzaro happenings of every stripe.
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Sharing ghost stories and exploring the creepy side of history
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The Garden Log is an award winning podcast from Ben Dark, Head Gardener at an English country estate. Episodes begin with a review of events in the flowerbeds, meadows and woodland, before moving on to discuss horticultural matters more generally. Ben is an ever-curious host who does not take himself, his job or gardening too seriously. A half-hour spent in his company is a half-hour spent far away from the myriad concerns of modern life.
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Dear Coven, We're starting a new podcast! For some of us, the Dear America book series was a huge part of our lives growing up. Now that we're older, we want to take a look back and see how they hold up. We'll talk about the history behind these stories, discuss the joys and drama of adolescent girlhood, and interview historical experts! Join us on…
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The Curse Market (Demonic Reeboks, Nuclear War, & The Market for Cursed Objects)
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From salt circles, and iron horseshoes to urine-based potions humans across the world have worked tirelessly to protect themselves from the forces of evil. In particular curses. But in, perhaps, another sign that we live in pre-apocalyptic times, a market for cursed things has sprung up on the internet and business is good. We’ll explore the curse …
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A fond farewell from Ben and directions to the new podcast Dear Gardener, where the Garden Log lives on in spirit. I'm going to keep the Garden Log online for those who want to relisten or are finding it for the first time. I'm think ready to start again from the beginning! Dear Gardener can be found on apple here: https://linktr.ee/deargardener If…
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Dark Age 2024 (Trump Anon, Ra Material & Thinking Plants)
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As they say, life comes at you hard and nothing hits harder than a falling empire. Is the US casually drifting into failed state status? Will “domestic asymmetric warfare” become the next big hashtag contaminating social media in our near future? The answer is yes the only question is when. We will scry the omens as we discuss Dark Age 2024 or the …
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Troubled Waters (Nessie MIA & Covid Snake Vaccine)
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What’s strange is new again. Which is another way to say, It’s time to discuss the latest trove of UFO documents pried from the hands of the US Government. According to said documents thirsty UFO’s have been swiping right during their nocturnal visits to earth and if that wasn’t bad enough one of these pervs may have left a woman with it’s hybrid s…
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This is it! We read some of your lovely listener stories and reminisce about the past few years making this great lil' show. We may be bringing this show to a close but we'll see you 'round the web! Twitter: @Haunted_Pod Instagram: @ThisPodcastIsHaunted Facebook: This Podcast is Haunted Discussion Group…
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How to keep plants alive (and other mysteries)
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In this excellent episode Ben finds roses like cats, lawns like dunes and flowers like clothes pegs. Also featuring a few simple tricks to stop things dying.By Ben Dark
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This week we're moodily looking out to sea from our respective lonely islands as we talk about haunted lighthouses! Stay tuned for an announcement at the end! Twitter: @Haunted_Pod Instagram: @ThisPodcastIsHaunted Email: ThisPodcastIsHauntedBy Jen Vos and Cate Reed
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Pine riots, wolf-vines and the joy of other people's gardens: A gardening podcast
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Its a sultry spring day on the Garden Log. We muse on the kindness of strangers, advise on planting for a rubble-strewn drive and yearn for romance. https://ko-fi.com/bendark linktr.ee/bendarkBy Ben Dark
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Mercury is in retrograde and we are slip-sliding back in time and back into nonsense! Cate has a timeslip story about Versailles, and Jen gets groovy in Liverpool. Twitter: @Haunted_Pod Instagram: @ThisPodcastIsHaunted Facebook: This Podcast is Haunted Discussion Group Email: ThisPodcastIsHaunted@gmail.com…
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Underrated shrubs, sweet perfumes and the art of the Garden Room: A petal strewn podcast
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In this recreation of a lost walk Ben visits the garden of G. N Brandt (deceased) who brought the arts and crafts movement to Denmark and whose modest orchard-watergarden-woodland survives in the suburbs north of Copenhagen. https://ko-fi.com/bendarkBy Ben Dark
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#100 Perfect mistakes, rhubarb, rollercoasters, tulips and timeslips: A gardening podcast
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Its spring and Ben is gardening hard. In a special dispatch from the flowerbeds he reports on sparrows, cosmos and creeping jenny. Also featuring a trip to the fairground, tabloid libel and a woman named XBy Ben Dark
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We are officially back on our bullsh-t with an episode about cryptids! Cate introduces us to a little-known sea serpent, Jen discusses the legend of the Deer Woman. Our Patreon is on pause while we get back in the swing of things! Thank you all so much for your support and understanding Twitter: @Haunted_Pod Instagram: @ThisPodcastIsHaunted Faceboo…
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#99 Wildflowers, Tyrants and Sweet Magnolia: A Gardening Podcast
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Ben discusses Ornithogolum, irises, poppies and golden fleece. Also featuring a trip to the Boboli gardens in Florence and a reading from The Grove: A Nature Odyssey in 19 1/2 Front Gardens - recently described by The Daily Telegraph as ‘the best gardening book of 2022’ and available to order from everywhere here: linktr.ee/bendark https://ko-fi.co…
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CW: COVID, hospital stays, medical issues We're back after a long, unexpected hiatus! Cate tells the story of what happened. We'll be back to our regularly scheduled spookiness soon! Twitter: @Haunted_Pod Instagram: @ThisPodcastIsHaunted Facebook: This Podcast is Haunted Email: ThisPodcastIsHaunted@gmail.com…
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The Bellingham Lights Incident (Northwest UFOs, GOP Sex Cults & Feral People)
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No one ever thinks it will happen to them. Least of all anyone who actually wants it to happen to them. Of course I’m talking about UFO sightings but it could apply to anything fun. Ghost encounters, surprise parties or randomly bumping into Scarlett Johansson and realizing that she’s actually just a down to earth person and not the blood thirsty c…
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#98 [On Location] The good, the mad and the hyggeligt: front gardens of Hellerup
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In this special episode of The Garden Log Ben walks out one mid-spring morning in search of beauty and blossom. The pavements brings him plants, thoughts, birdsong and some sort of helicopter, all of which are lovingly reported on. For more of this sort of thing try The Grove: Available to order now: https://www.waterstones.com/book/the-grove/ben-d…
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#97 Of oligarchs, snowberries and other shade lovers: A gardening podcast
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The garden log comes out in favour of seed heads, weeds some beds, throws some droops, sees some shoots - you know, gardening stuff! For events tickets go here - https://linktr.ee/bendarkBy Ben Dark
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Critical War Theory (Ukraine, Racism, & Weirdness)
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It’s been more than two weeks and the war between Russia and Ukraine is already getting old. Outlets are already scaling back their Ooo-Rah headlines about Ukrainian military successes and instead are pivoting to the discrepancy of EU and NATO responses to pretty much every other war between the west and non-westerners. Is this war fatigue? Algorit…
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Russian Into WWIII (Ukraine, John Titor, Young Living Satan Scandal)
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Like the father who abandoned you when you were twelve, we’re back. We’ve returned to your speakers without explanation or apology, and just like your long lost father, we don’t know how long we’ll be staying. But we’re here now, so let’s make the most of it. With Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in full swing it seemed like a great time to dust off so…
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#95 Rose pruning with King Midas: A gardening podcast
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What’s more tangled: a neglected climber or or human morality? The Garden Log sticks its head into thorns and finds out. https://ko-fi.com/bendark http://linktr.ee/bendarkBy Ben Dark
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#94 Sowing Eupatorium, seeing Sorbus and reverting Picea + The Grove, the wind, the snow and the seagulls
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Ben takes to the seed compost, hunts cactus through the snow and talks about his new book, which, by the way, is available to buy here! https://linktr.ee/bendarkBy Ben Dark
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#93 The surprising speed of Arum italicum: featuring Proust’s Asparagus, Mahonia x media and the Aucuba fertilisation frenzy of 1865
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Celebrate the return of the Garden Log with some of your favourite shrubs! Plus mulch shovelling, cotinus and some dodgey but lovable carexBy Ben Dark
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This week we're delving into the archives of declassified CIA stories to find what weird treasures we can find! Thank you to our patrons! Find us a Patreon.com/ThisPodcastIsHaunted Twitter: @Haunted_Pod Instagram: @ThisPodcastIsHaunted Facebook: This Podcast Is Haunted Discussion Group Email: ThisPodcastIsHaunted@gmail.com…
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#92 [On Location] Life in the Ruins: Mutant brambles and runaway figs in the deserted village of Campo di Brenzone
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In this starling-squalled episode of the Garden Log Ben is turned away from the botanic garden and makes his way to the mountains of Italy to talk about vegetables, olives and the Villa Cimbrone https://ko-fi.com/bendarkBy Ben Dark
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