Dark Fantasy Stories translated and read by Joe Bandel. Newly translated stories by German authors like Hanns Heinz Ewers, Karl Hans Strobl, Leonhard Stein and many others. Each week will feature a different short story. These stories span the time period of German decadence (1890s-1920s). They include horror, Sci-Fi and dark fantasy in general. All stories copyright Joe E. Bandel. Bandel Books Online
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Dick Masterson has Mad Cow Disease now that his own "Dickpocracy" has caught up to him. After championing his minion Riley going after Eric July, Daxipad tweets his disapproval of the same harmless shenanigans happening to him. I've started a brand new business called RileyEats, where you can have lolcow milk delivered straight to your house. For s…
Welcome to Vatican Insider on what seems to be a torrid weekend in so much of the world! And so many people in the world do not have access to air conditioning or other methods of cooling off so let’s pray for those brothers and sisters of ours!This weekend in the interview segment! I present Part II of my conversation with Fr. Ramil Fajardo, a dea…
065 Broken People by Georg von der Gablentz. This is a very powerful story of tragedy and love. It broke me! Support the Show. Translation by Joe E. Bandel Copyright Joe E. Bandel Joe Bandel Book StoreBy Joe Bandel
I speak with Fr. Ramil Fajardo, a dear friend from the archdiocese of Chicago who, for several years, was the rector of the shrine of St. Frances Xavier Cabrini in Chicago. During his time there, he organized a Jubilee Year dedicated to Mother Cabrini and he is now involved in an interesting way with the Church’s worldwide 2025 Jubilee Year. Fr. Ra…
064 One From The Circus by Paul Busson. The tears of a clown take a totally new meaning in this tragicomedy that hits to close to home! Support the Show. Translation by Joe E. Bandel Copyright Joe E. Bandel Joe Bandel Book StoreBy Joe Bandel
[1.5+ HOUR LONG SHOW! JOIN THE PIZZA FUND! $12 level. https://podawful.pizza/posts/2456] What happens when a PODAWFUL GOON begins dating a PODAWFUL HENCHMAN? Well sparks sure are flying but not for all the right reasons. The Comedy Shaman has wooed his way into our very own Feds’ heart, but it seems autistic cupid has shot his arrow and it struck M…
This week I re-air Part II of an interview I did with Fr. Hans Zollner, a German Jesuit, theologian and psychologist, because his work is necessary to understanding an important event that took place in Rome this week. In 2012, Fr. Zollner founded and was president of the Center for Child Protection at Rome’s Jesuit-run Gregorian University. In Apr…
063 The Bloodletting Man by Karl Hans Strobl. True terror awaits the sisters of the convent. Saint Simon has replaced their normal phlebotomist and things are about to get lively! Support the Show. Translation by Joe E. Bandel Copyright Joe E. Bandel Joe Bandel Book StoreBy Joe Bandel
After two years of being too scared to confront PODAWFUL, Alex Stein showed up on the Steel Toe Morning Show to hash things out with Jesse. It was a bloodbath. The audience was divided on who won the fight. All the Henchmen think Podawful won, all the Chat Rats think Alex won, all the Toe-heads asked Aaron why he got cucked on his own show, and eve…
This week and next in the interview segment, I will re-air an interview I did with Fr. Hans Zollner, a German Jesuit, theologian and psychologist as his work is necessary to understanding an important event that took place in Rome this week. In 2012, he founded and was president of the Center for Child Protection at Rome’s Jesuit-run Gregorian Univ…
[3.5+ HOUR LONG SHOW! JOIN THE PIZZA FUND! $12 level. https://podawful.pizza/posts/2450] Happy Daddy's Day! And the Father Of The Year Award goes to... literally anyone other than Nick Rekieta. I would rather my dad was a deadbeat than in my life and as LAWtistic as Nick. Nick is turning into one of the Earth's Jokers, replacing his alcoholism with…
REDBAR has become the new Howard Stern. Not a replacement for Stern, he's just exactly copying modern day Howard. And Ethan Klein. And Mancow (according to my DM's with Mancow). His constant chase for fame has made his show jump the shark, and his need to be seen as cool while looking like a cold grandmother has warped his show into a teenage pop s…
I have a return guest this weekend on Vatican Insider, Fr. Lawrence Carney of the diocese of Wichita, Kansas, known in the U.S. for his devotion to the Holy Face and his recent book, “The Secret of The Holy Face.”As you heard him tell us in Part I last weekend, after serving in the diocese for six years, he accepted the position as chaplain of the …
062 From the Journal of an Orange Tree by Hanns Heinz Ewers. Can a person really be transformed into an orange tree? Support the Show. Translation by Joe E. Bandel Copyright Joe E. Bandel Joe Bandel Book StoreBy Joe Bandel
061 The Heart Line by Ugo Ojetti. The tale of the fickleness of a woman's heart. Support the Show. Translation by Joe E. Bandel Copyright Joe E. Bandel Joe Bandel Book StoreBy Joe Bandel
In the interview segment of Vatican Insider on this first weekend of June 2024, I reprise an earlier conversation with Fr. David Hulshof, director of Apostolic Formation at the Pontifical North American College in Rome. This weekend is Part II. Part I aired last weekendThere are a number of apostolates that are mandatory for all seminarians during …
[3.5+ HOUR LONG SHOW! JOIN THE PIZZA FUND! $12 level. https://podawful.pizza/posts/2447] One little appearance from PODAWFUL on Steel Toe Morning Show set off a chain reaction of events that sent the Mersh Effect into a spiral, unspooled Aaron Imholte's life, exposed Nick Rekieta as a swinger and criminal, breathed a fresh 15 minutes into Alex Stei…
060 Dios Vienne by Leo Perutz. An excerpt from the novel "The Marquis of Bolibar". Support the Show. Translation by Joe E. Bandel Copyright Joe E. Bandel Joe Bandel Book StoreBy Joe Bandel
In the interview segment of Vatican Insider on this final weekend of May 2024, I reprise an earlier conversation with Fr. David Hulshof, director of Apostolic Formation at the Pontifical North American College in Rome.By Vatican Insider
NICK REKIETA, LADY (ugh) RACKETS, AND APRIL IMHOLTE HAVE BEEN ARRESTED!!! Podawful was the first show to EVER cover Nick Rekieta all the way back in 2016 when he was still just a Dick Masterson fanboy. Their shared history has been a rollercoaster ride ever since, involving Jesse leaking Nick's blackface pics, Nick campaigning against Jesse's Patre…
059 The White Animal by Georg von der Gablentz. When Dr. Rudiger is called for a medical emergency he never expected an encounter with the supernatural! Especially an encounter with true terror! Support the Show. Translation by Joe E. Bandel Copyright Joe E. Bandel Joe Bandel Book StoreBy Joe Bandel
This Week, Vatican Insider visits Our Lady Of The Rosary Of Pompeii. May is the month of Mary and the month of the rosary and thus, a special time for such a wonderful story.By Vatican Insider
NO COPYRIGHTS INTENDED: https://imgur.com/a/clint-eastwood-no-copyrights-intended-vv2IFvE LOWRES AND HANS ARE HERE! Clint Eastwood has the strangest Twitter account I've ever seen. Every photo posted is just his haggard old face looking lost, and absolutely obliterated with bizarre watermarks. I thought it would be funny to reupload his pics withou…
058 Abdon by Paul Busson. This story is special to me and rather than trying to give a description I will simply say that it has my highest recommendation! Some stories touch your heart and soul in strange and mysterious ways and that is what this story does. Paul Busson is probably my favorite author and this story is one of my favorites. Enjoy! S…
067 Take Marinescu by Karl Hans Strobl. Professor Gerngruber and I were going to the most remote parts of Romania. I was going on a hunting trip and Professor Gerngruber was going to study the language and customs of the primitive people that lived in the deep forests. Take Marinescu was our guide and we trusted him completely until some strange th…
Welcome to Vatican Insider on what was a busy week in the Vatican with the swearing in of new Swiss Guards on May 6 and, on Thursday, May 9, the reading of the Bull of Indiction of the Jubilee Year 2025 during a ceremony in the atrium of St. Peter’s Basilica.After the new highlights stay right here for a Q&A and then Part II of my conversation with…