Best Symbology Podcasts (2024)

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Stones and Bones Ep. 2 - Cemetery Symbology 56:09

17m ago56:09

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The earliest forms of language were symbols and pictographs. Cuneiform symbols made up the earliest known languages of Sumerian and Akkadian. Egyptian hieroglyphs are considered the next oldest language. So for humans, symbols have always carried a high level of importance. Symbols can transcend time and culture and be interpreted by future generat…

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Lizzie Borden House Redux 30:32

44m ago30:32

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Growing up, many of us sang a rhyme about the crime attributed to Lizzie Borden that began, "Lizzie Borden took an axe." But did this young woman actually commit the crime for which she was accused and acquitted? What happened to the Borden family inside their home is not in dispute. Two people were murdered with an axe. What is unclear is how they…

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Make America Trump Again 1:31:37

4d ago1:31:37

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The boys talk about the good the bad and the ugly of the 2024 election season and make predictions about what’s in store for the future in Trump’s America. This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thotsprayers.substack.com/subscribe…

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Ep. 562 - Andrew Low House 1:02:47

1h ago1:02:47

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The Andrew Low House is located in Savannah, Georgia and is a beautifully restored 19th century home that sits in the heart of Savannah's historic district. A sculpted and well-cared-for garden leads guests to a door that opens in to a part of the history of a Scottish immigrant, Andrew Low, who left his mark on the city and also the woman who foun…

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HGB Halloween Special 2024 50:49

23h ago50:49

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Horror movies are a Halloween tradition. Many of us spend Halloween night pursuing a good scare via the medium of film. There have been dozens of horror sub-genres and many of these hit their stride in the 1980s. In our opinion, the 1980s was the pinnacle of horror movies. There have been many great movies since, but there was just something specia…

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Monte Cristo Homestead Redux 23:55

1d ago23:55

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The Monte Cristo Homestead is located in Junee, New South Wales in Australia. This Victorian era home sat at the top of the hill overlooking the town the owner helped found. The house knew success and it knew tragedy. The beautiful exterior is deceptive as the interior holds many haunts. Most people claim that this is the most haunted house in Aust…

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Ep. 561 - Legends of Sea Monsters 45:25

6d ago45:25

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The most unexplored areas of the earth are its vast waterways. Humans can't breath underwater and thus our explorations of the seas are very limited. We often wonder if stories about mysterious and sometimes ferocious sea creatures are inspired by our imaginings of what could be below the surface of the water or if they are based on true experience…

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Phantasmal Crime 38 - Murders at the McCormick Farm 17:58

8d ago17:58

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The McCormick Ranch is located in a remote part of the Eastern Plains in Stratton, Colorado. Mike McCormick and his father worked the property with the help of homeless men they hired during the 1980s. No one can be sure if these homeless men were actually paid for their work because many of them ended up dead. The ranch was the perfect place for s…

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Ep. 560 - Haunted Cemeteries 30 31:05

14d ago31:05

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A bench, hewn from natural wood, that is located in one of our featured cemeteries reads, "Here I sit broken-hearted, thinking about, our dearly departed." And that is why we have cemeteries. To remember our dearly departed family and friends. For those of us that wander these cities of the dead, we make new friends along the way as we stop and rea…

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Ohio State Reformatory Redux 27:17

20d ago27:17

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The Ohio State Reformatory in Mansfield was originally meant to help wayward young men get back on the right road. The beautiful Gothic reformatory built of iron and limestone is so picturesque that it was used as a location in the movie, "The Shawshank Redemption." What happened to many of the residents of this building was anything but beautiful,…

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Ep. 559 - Lord Baltimore Hotel 24:56

21d ago24:56

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Viewing historic pictures from the Lord Baltimore Hotel conjures images of the Overlook Hotel and Jack Torrance standing for a photo with a large group of guests. It's heyday came during the glitz and glamour of the 20s and 30s. The hotel has stood for nearly 100 years and hosted several notable people. It also was the scene of several suicides aft…

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Call Him Mommy 12:21

1M ago12:21

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This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit thotsprayers.substack.com The boys discuss the weather, the vice presidential debate, climate change, and Kamabla’s Call Her Daddy appearance.By Thots & Prayers

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Stones and Bones Ep. 1 - Burying the Dead 20:56

1M ago20:56

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One of the more difficult tasks that humans have had to face since the dawn of our era on this dusty little planet is what to do with our dead. Various cultures have worked out a variety of ways to accomplish this task. There are cave burials, fiery boat launches, cliff side burials, canopy burials, burials at sea, above ground crypts, traditional …

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Ep. 558 - Croke-Patterson Mansion 46:51

1M ago46:51

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The Patterson Inn has been known for most of its life as the Croke-Patterson Mansion. This grand Victorian mansion is located in Capitol Hill in Denver, Colorado. This was a private home for many years and then had other uses before becoming the boutique hotel it is today. This is a location where Diane had her second ever paranormal experience. Th…

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Haunted Pine Barrens and the Jersey Devil Redux 23:18

1M ago23:18

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The Pine Barrens cover 1.1 million acres in New Jersey and the thick wooded area has lent itself to stories of hauntings and dozens of legends. The most famous legend features the Jersey Devil, a tale about a mother giving birth to a devil baby. We'll explore the superstitions that existed in the area around the idea that devil babies could be born…

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A Dead Cade of History Goes Bump 50:31

1M ago50:31

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Welcome to our 10th anniversary! On October 1, 2014, the first episode of History Goes Bump dropped. I never imagined that this little hobby I had started up would get to over 8 million downloads, be nominated for awards, get covered in magazines and become another form of income for me. I just hoped my family and friends would listen and enjoy wha…

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Ep. 557 - The Life and Afterlife of Karen Carpenter 38:27

1M ago38:27

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Karen Carpenter was one half of the Carpenters, a brother and sister singing duo that sold over 150 million records and they had 17 hits. She was an amazing drummer and singer. Her voice had no equal. But despite her amazing talent, she was a tortured soul that suffered from an eating disorder at a time when such a thing was misunderstood and it ev…

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The Deliverance and Demon Possession 56:50

2M ago56:50

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Paranormal Conversations are random, off-the-cuff discussions on all things paranormal. On this 25th Paranormal Conversation, we are joined by the hosts of the Hillbilly Horror Stories Podcast, Jerry and Tracy Paulley. This is a little different conversation as we decided to collaborate on a discussion about the Netflix movie "The Deliverance." We …

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Ep. 556 - Nashville's Belmont Mansion 40:16

2M ago40:16

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The Belmont Mansion is haunted by a woman who knew devastating loss, Adelicia Hayes Franklin Acklen Cheatham. That's a lot of surnames because there were a lot of marriages. The mansion is located in Nashville and is now a part of the Belmont University Campus. This is an elaborate antebellum villa that served as a summer respite from the Louisiana…

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Blowing Up My Pager 16:34

2M ago16:34

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This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit thotsprayers.substack.com The boys discuss the vibe off between Trump and Kamala. Touch on Israeli blowing up pagers. Then meander down how weird it is highly paid professionals called doctors spend their days looking up peoples butts.By Thots & Prayers

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Eloise Asylum Redux 26:29

2M ago26:29

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Like so many other asylums that started in the early 1800s, this was first a poor farm and then became an asylum, sanatorium and psychiatric hospital. At its height, the facility stretched out over 900 acres with 78 buildings, making it the largest psychiatric facility in America. Eloise became a decaying former mental hospital, but is today a haun…

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Ep. 555 _ Arlington Resort Hotel and Haunted Hot Springs 30:44

2M ago30:44

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The Arlington Hotel and Spa has so many ghost stories that are connected to it that it would make more sense for us to tell the listeners that it is located in Haunt Springs rather than Hot Springs, Arkansas. The hotel is located in the heart of downtown Hot Springs and is the third version of the hotel to stand and has been here for 100 years. Thi…

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Bonus: Dixie House Investigation 55:02

2M ago55:02

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We return to one of our favorite places to investigate in St. Augustine, the Dixie House. We had seven listeners join us on this one and we captured some great evidence including: ghost bells ringing, REM Pods going off, weird light anomalies and full on conversations over the Portal. We think we may have provided some real help to a spirit here. P…

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Ep. 554 - Alberta's Crowsnest Pass 36:07

2M ago36:07

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Nestled within the Canadian Rockies in southwest Alberta is Crowsnest Pass. The name is a translation of Native American words that meant "the nest of the crow." Crowsnest Pass is an area of stunning scenery, but also a place of tragedy, rum running, coal mining and was the home of the last woman to hang in Alberta. There are many interesting stori…

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The Self as God: Ninth Gate and Occult Symbology with @fitnessfeelingz 1:39:46

2M ago1:39:46

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The boys welcome Fitz back to the pod to discuss ninth gate, a seemingly shitty late Polanski film. We break down the veneer around the film and discuss the detailed occult symbolism, the film as an intelligence test, and Polanski lore. We end with some comments on Kamala’s disastrous interview. This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss th…

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Skirvin Hotel Redux 19:48

2M ago19:48

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Westward expansion was pulling people from the east into the wild west. Oklahoma City was booming and it called to a man named William Skirvin. He built a hotel that has survived into today. The Skirvin Hotel was meant to be the most grandiose and fancy hotel in the area. And it was, hosting some of the luminaries of the day. Now it seems to be hos…

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Ep. 553 - Hanford Bastille 39:31

3M ago39:31

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The Bastille is a former jail that dates back to the Wild West and ran as a jail for nearly 70 years. The building has had many iterations after it closed as a jail. This was an art gallery, a restaurant, a bar and a nightclub. Today, it stands empty and in need of major renovations. This may or may not please the current residents of the building,…

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