Best Hauntology Podcasts (2024)

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Rescoring Films 33:41

9m ago33:41

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Support Night Clerk Radio on Patreon In this episode, we’re chatting about the process of rescoring films. We largely focus on two examples: Terror Vison’s recent Blu-ray release of Dante’s Inferno and Steven Soderbergh’s 2014 “educational” reimagining of Raiders of the Lost Ark. Soundtrack samples pulled from the trailer here: Dante's Inferno (191…

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80 The Skeptic Ghosthropologist 43:08

11d ago43:08

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Communities of paranormal enthusiasts have long been in dialogue with communities of skeptics, therefore understanding the skeptics movement is relevant to understanding how paranormal beliefs develop and function. In this episode, Matt discusses the history of the skeptics community, as well as his own experiences as a former member in order to il…

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New Music: Before The Forest and www 36:44

14d ago36:44

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Support Night Clerk Radio on Patreon We’re mixing things up this month by doing our July new music episode first! We’re double mixing things up by doing albums from May! So mixed! Join us as we check out Before the Forest by FM Forest and www by christtt, two amazing vaporwave concept albums. Albums Discussed Before The Forest by FM Forest www by c…

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79 The White Lady of Santa Cruz 20:15

22d ago20:15

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The White Lady is a common ghost story motif, and the city of Santa Cruz, California, is home to a classic example. She wanders in a place that is at the edge between urban and rural in a small canyon that gets dark before the sun has even set. If you aren’t careful, you might just find an axe flying towards your head…or not. In this episode, Matt …

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In Conversation with... Charlie Steeds 1:29:00

13d ago1:29:00

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All aboard as Gemma and Simon interview Charlie Steeds, the indie auteur powerhouse with sixteen films under his belt in eight years, ranging from the Lovecraftian to the classical ghost story, from Gothic to Grindhouse. His films include An English Haunting, The House of Violent Desire, Death Ranch, Gods of the Deep – and many, many more! Join us …

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Donald Sutherland: A Tribute 57:01

1M ago57:01

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The legendary Canadian actor Donald Sutherland died on the 20th June. Gemma and Simon remember an iconic performer and scratch the surface of a sixty-year career filled with outstanding performances, including (among many other films) the horror classics Don’t Look Now and Invasion of the Body Snatchers. What are your favourite Donald Sutherland ro…

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New Music: The Lone Rager and QUENCHED 💎🏝️🧃 30:29

19d ago30:29

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Support Night Clerk Radio on Patreon Summer is upon us so we’re easing into the season with two albums packed full of summer jams. Join us for a killer Future Funk party with THAT’S MATT! and then remember to stay hydrated with QUENCHED 💎🏝️🧃 by iacon. Albums Discussed THE LONE RAGER by THAT'S MATT! QUENCHED 💎🏝️🧃 by iacon Credits Music by: 2Me…

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78 Interview With Jim Harold 1:09:28

1M ago1:09:28

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In this episode, Matt speaks with podcaster Jim Harold who has been the host of The Paranormal Podcast since 2005 and Jim Harold's Campfire since 2007. The Paranormal Podcast has allowed listeners to hear both believer and skeptic voices on paranormal subjects. At the same time, the Campfire Podcast has been a venue for listeners to share their own…

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Film Review: The Moor (dir. Chris Cronin, 2024) 53:26

1M ago53:26

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Gemma Files and Simon Bestwick explore Chris Cronin's superb new folk horror film THE MOOR, where superb performances, writing and direction combine to create a haunting and terrifying experience. Watch the trailer for The Moor here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dFcpeoBk5nI If you enjoyed Vicky Morris' poem 'Lesley', check out her collection 'If…

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2024 Discord Spring Cleaning 38:16

1M ago38:16

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Support Night Clerk Radio on Patreon What started as a way to fill an episode when we ran out ideas has turned into one of our favorite traditions. Twice a year we dig through music posted on our Patreon Discord and choose a handful of albums to discuss. Join us as we check out eight (nine!) wonderful recommendations from classic vaporwave to moder…

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77 Interview With A Haunted Tour Guide 34:51

1M ago34:51

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In this episode, Matt talks with Rob Hawthorn, who creates and leads ghost tours in Mendocino County, California. They discuss the process of gathering stories, putting them together, and leading a ghost tour as well as how ghost stories represent the community from which they come.Special Guest Rob Hawthorn: a writer, history buff, paranormal enth…

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New Music: Constant Night and New Position 31:11

2M ago31:11

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Support Night Clerk Radio on Patreon In our May new music episode, we’re covering Constant Night by Alpha Chrome Yayo and New Position by luxury noise. Two amazing albums that highlight the broad range of influences artists can bring to vaporwave with each offering to take the listener on a wild and distinct musical journey. Check them out! Albums …

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76. Blue Lady Ghost of the Moss Beach Distillery 18:18

2M ago18:18

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The Moss Beach Distillery, located just north of Half Moon Bay on California’s coast, is reputed to be haunted by a number of ghosts, most notably a 1920s flapper garbed in a blue dress. In this episode, Matt discusses ghost stories, historical research, commerce, tourism, and technological trickeryFind us on Facebook: facebook.com/ghosthropologyOr…

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Checking Out Hot Takes Vol. 1 36:44

2M ago36:44

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Support Night Clerk Radio on Patreon In this episode, we’re checking out Hot Takes Vol. 1, a community-driven compilation album. Proceeds from the album are donated to the Palestine Children's Relief Fund to support victims of genocide in Gaza. As is tradition, we try to cover way too much great music in one episode, so you should definitely go sup…

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75. Three Water Ghosts 20:37

3M ago20:37

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In this episode, Matt discusses three different ghost stories associated with three different water sources: Isla De Las Munecas in Mexico, Okiku’s Well at Himeji Castle in Japan, and the ghost of the Central Park Canal in Bakersfield, California. The stories are quite different from each other but should provide some chills to listeners.Find us on…

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Five More Films We Loved in April 2024! 33:58

3M ago33:58

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Slightly more than five, in fact! Join Gemma and Simon for a roundup of movies old and new they viewed recently and loved. Music: Come Play with Me Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License ⁠http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/⁠

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New Music: And Then All Was Quiet and Our Lovelessness 33:21

3M ago33:21

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Support Night Clerk Radio on Patreon We’re finishing off April with an exploration of some new music. In this episode, we’re covering And Then All Was Quiet by The Nightworker and Our Lovelessness by Hantasi. Two very different haunted albums. Join us and check them out! Albums Discussed And Then All Was Quiet by The Nightworker Our Lovelessness by…

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Five Films We Loved in April 2024! 28:27

3M ago28:27

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Join Gemma and Simon for a roundup of movies old and new they viewed recently and loved. Music: Come Play with MeKevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution3.0 License ⁠http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/⁠

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74 Chuuk Lagoon, Micronesia 14:46

3M ago14:46

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Are you afraid of encountering human skeletons where they should not be? Are you afraid of deep water, sharks, and crushing pressures? Well, this episode is for you. Come with Matt as he discusses Chuuk Lagoon, a haunted naval battleground in the Pacific Ocean. Previous episodes, sources, show notes, and more: kmmamedia.com/podcasts/ghosthropology-…

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The Music of Dec-Affe-Inated Records 31:41

3M ago31:41

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Support Night Clerk Radio on Patreon For our second episode of Record Label Month™, we’re talking about the Japanese label Dec-Affe-Inated Records. This private label is populated by the numerous aliases of a single artist whose music often focuses on themes of depression, isolation, and loneliness. Join us as we check out two albums that take the …

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73 Shadow People 45:55

4M ago45:55

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Shadow people are an enigmatic paranormal phenomenon, possibly an indication that beings from some alternate dimension are attempting to intrude into our world… or they’re just odd tricks of human perception that people have made a lot of assumptions about. In this episode, Matt discusses the history of shadow people as a phenomenon and what they m…

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The Music of Ill-Advised Records 32:39

4M ago32:39

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Support Night Clerk Radio on Patreon For the month of April we’re talking about record labels of all kinds. In our first episode, we check out two albums from Ill-Advised Records, a record label focused on dark lo-fi and similarly dark-themed subgenres of haunted music. Join us as we celebrate Halloween in April! Albums Discussed Dated - Lofi Hallo…

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3.10 - Frauds, fakes, and the mysterious world of art 1:00:53

3M ago1:00:53

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The third season of Imaginarium : An Alternate History of Art, a podcast where we delve into the most obscure parts of art history. In today's episode we explore the mysterious world of arts and the frauds, heists and fakes that shook it twitter & ig : @imaginarium_pod Substack music: Dream Escape - The Tides BIBLIOGRAPHY : SAID, Edward. Culture an…

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New Music: Magnétoscope and Aquatic Galleria 36:32

4M ago36:32

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New Music: Magnétoscope and Aquatic Galleria Support Night Clerk Radio on Patreon On this month’s new music episode we’re checking out some excellent new vaporwave albums: Magnétoscope by ab97 and Aquatic Galleria by platinum towers, ホテル shampoo, & midnight première. Come join us and check out some great vaporwave! Albums Discussed Magnétosco…

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72. Hauntology 24:14

5M ago24:14

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If you spend much time reading academic research on ghost stories and ghost tourism, you will inevitably come across the term “Hauntology” which, despite its name, is more related to politics than ghosts. However, the term is useful in understanding the social meaning and purpose of many ghost stories. In this episode, Matt explains the concept and…

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Utopia District’s 2023 Year In Review 42:02

4M ago42:02

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Support Night Clerk Radio on Patreon In this episode, we’re digging into Utopia District’s 2023 Year In Review, a feature highlighting some of the best vaporwave (and associated genres) albums of 2023 as suggested by the community. Including our own Ross Payton! This kind of curation and highlighting the work of artists is so important. We had a bl…

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3.09 - The Racim Brothers : Masters of Algerian Ornementalism 44:19

5M ago44:19

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The third season of Imaginarium : An Alternate History of Art, a podcast where we delve into the most obscure parts of art history. In today's episode we explore the history of Omar and Mohamed Racim twitter & ig : @imaginarium_pod patreon Substack music: Dream Escape - The Tides BIBLIOGRAPHY : Bouzid Zaki. Racim, L'épopée des maîtres ornemanistes …

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71. Interview With Dr April Beisaw 1:16:00

5M ago1:16:00

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In this episode, Matt speaks with archaeologist Dr. April Beisaw about the connection between archaeology and ghost hunting, as well as what academics might learn from ghost hunters in terms of communicating with the public.Dr. April M. Beisaw is a professor of anthropology at Vassar College in Poughkeepsie, NY. There she teaches courses on archaeo…

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New Music: Dated New Aesthetic and KEYGEN🔐 38:02

5M ago38:02

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Support Night Clerk Radio on Patreon In this episode, we’re starting our 2024 project of trying to focus more on new releases. There’s no overarching theme or over intellectualizing, just talking about two albums from the past month or so that we really enjoyed. For our inaugural discussion, we’re talking about Dated New Aesthetic by Windows96 and …

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The Music of Cryo Crypt 37:26

6M ago37:26

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Support Night Clerk Radio on Patreon We’re back! We spent January delving into the content dungeons and we’ve returned with two great dungeon synth albums. In this episode, we’re exploring the music of Cryo Crypt, the dark fantasy/dungeon synth sister label of Cryo Chamber. We discuss the first two albums on the label and share our thoughts on the …

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3.08 - Plant explorers and botanical illustrations : the pitfalls of imperialism 43:44

5M ago43:44

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The third season of Imaginarium : An Alternate History of Art, a podcast where we delve into the most obscure parts of art history. In today's episode we explore the orientalism of fashion throughout the years. twitter & ig : @imaginarium_pod patreon: patreon.com/nadjah music: Dream Escape - The Tides BIBLIOGRAPHY : WULF, Andrea. The Brother Garden…

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Hauntology: Part Three 38:18

6M ago38:18

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Gemma and Simon dive into the topic of hauntology and the ‘70saesthetic and mindset that permeates films as diverse as Caught, Possum and Enys Men, novels like Will McLean’s The Apparition Phase, and much more. Music: Come Play with Me Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License ⁠http://creativecommon…

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Hauntology: Part Two 29:57

7M ago29:57

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Gemma and Simon dive into the topic of hauntology and the ‘70saesthetic and mindset that permeates films as diverse as Caught, Possum and Enys Men, novels like Will McLean’s The Apparition Phase, and much more. Music: Come Play with MeKevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution3.0 License ⁠http://creativecommons.…

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Hauntology: Part One 29:13

7M ago29:13

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Gemma and Simon dive into the topic of hauntology and the ‘70saesthetic and mindset that permeates films as diverse as Caught, Possum and Enys Men, novels like Will McLean’s The Apparition Phase, and much more. Music: Come Play with Me Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed underCreative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License ⁠http://creativecommons…

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3.07 - The orientalism of fashion and glamour. 41:00

7M ago41:00

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The third season of Imaginarium : An Alternate History of Art, a podcast where we delve into the most obscure parts of art history. In today's episode we explore the orientalism of fashion throughout the years. twitter & ig : @imaginarium_pod patreon: patreon.com/nadjah music: Dream Escape - The Tides BIBLIOGRAPHY : Cultural Appropriation of the ro…

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In Conversation with Ally Wilkes: Part Three 33:44

7M ago33:44

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Ally Wilkes’ debut, the Antarctic tale of terror All The WhiteSpaces, formed the focal point of our very first podcast, so we’redelighted to have her on the podcast to discuss her second novel, Where The Dead Wait, in which she returns to the frozen wastes, this time those of the Arctic. So wrap up warm and join Gemma and Simon as they talk sub-zer…

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S004 Holiday Supplemental 2023 26:32

7M ago26:32

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In honor of the tradition of sharing spooky stories during midwinter, Matt revisits four scary stories. Commentary can be found in their previous episodes (49: Dudleytown, 35: Poveglia Island, 55: Shanghai Tunnels, 18: Himuro Mansion) Until 2024...By The Ghosthropologist

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Two Yuletide Tales 46:11

7M ago46:11

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It's very nearly Christmas, just after Midwinter's Eve and the Solstice is upon us. So draw your curtains, turn down the lights and let Gemma Files and Simon Bestwick tell you a couple of seasonal weird tales: 'No Light, No Light,' and 'Last Christmas....' Music: Come Play with MeKevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By A…

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In Conversation with Ally Wilkes: Part Two 26:25

7M ago26:25

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Ally Wilkes’ debut, the Antarctic tale of terror All The WhiteSpaces, formed the focal point of our very first podcast, so we’redelighted to have her on the podcast to discuss her second novel, Where The Dead Wait, in which she returns to the frozen wastes, this time those of the Arctic. So wrap up warm and join Gemma and Simon as they talk sub-zer…

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Vaporwave Christmas Compilations 31:40

7M ago31:40

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Support Night Clerk Radio on Patreon On our last episode of the year, we spend far too much time opining about Christmas and not nearly enough time discussing these amazing Vaporwave Christmas Compilations. Thankfully, they are all linked below so once we’re done talking you can start listening! We can’t wait to see what everyone puts out this year…

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In Conversation with Ally Wilkes: Part One 25:46

7M ago25:46

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Ally Wilkes’ debut, the Antarctic tale of terror All The WhiteSpaces, formed the focal point of our very first podcast, so we’redelighted to have her on the podcast to discuss her second novel, Where The Dead Wait, in which she returns to the frozen wastes, this time those of the Arctic. So wrap up warm and join Gemma and Simon as they talk sub-zer…

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70. La Llorona 42:41

8M ago42:41

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La Llorona is a story that many of us have heard, but it has a history and a meaning that goes beyond the surface. In this episode, Matthew gets into the politics, art, and history of the weeping white lady looking for her children.Previous episodes, sources, show notes, and more: kmmamedia.com/podcasts/ghosthropology-podcastFind us on Facebook: fa…

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Japanese Signalwave 32:10

8M ago32:10

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Support Night Clerk Radio on Patreon It’s a well known fact that we love signalwave, not just because it’s great music, but because it also provides unique insight into how other artists process their own media and nostalgia. In this episode, we’re exploring signalwave produced by artists in Japan with the help of 直子coed. We’re checking out one of …

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3.06 The secret lives of the muses of pre-raphaelism 39:28

8M ago39:28

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The third season of Imaginarium : An Alternate History of Art, a podcast where we delve into the most obscure parts of art history. In today's episode we delve into the lives and art of the women who inspired and built the movement of Pre-raphaelism. twitter & ig : @imaginarium_pod patreon: patreon.com/nadjah music: Dream Escape - The Tides Hosted …

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69. Digital Folklore With Trevor Blank 49:19

8M ago49:19

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In this episode, Matt speaks with folklorist Trevor Blank about digital folklore, including creepypasta, and its role in shaping how creepy subjects are discussed. Matt and Trevor also discuss why folklorists were slow to accept that online folklore is, in fact, folklore. Along the way, there are detours into prison folklore, Slender Man, and Blood…

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Rummaging Through The Discord 46:09

8M ago46:09

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Support Night Clerk Radio on Patreon The community members on our Patreon Discord are constantly posting suggestions and recommendations for great albums of all genres. We’ve gotten into the habit of digging through them every six months or so and seeing what’s there. We cover everything from vaporwave to dark ambient to hip hop to jazz. We aren’t …

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68. The Myrtles Plantation 54:09

9M ago54:09

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The Myrtles Plantation, claimed by many to be one of the most haunted places in the United States, is famed primarily for the ghost of a young enslaved woman named Chloe. In this episode, Matt provides a few different perspectives on how the ghost stories of the Myrtles developed and what they mean to visitors. Previous episodes, sources, show note…

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Lost Media That Never Existed 40:07

9M ago40:07

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Support Night Clerk Radio on Patreon We love the concept of lost media that never existed. In this episode, we’re checking out two albums that present themselves as soundtracks or music to movies that never were. One album is the “restored” soundtrack to a lost horror movie, while the other skates by on a technicality because I love SWANS and never…

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3.05 Traveling and the global world. 40:23

9M ago40:23

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The third season of Imaginarium : An Alternate History of Art, a podcast where we delve into the most obscure parts of art history. In today's episode we are talking about the ways the world we live in has always been more interconnected than we think of it, and the ways traveling across the world has brought amazing art and culture. twitter & ig :…

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67. Interview About The Vampire(s) 44:39

9M ago44:39

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In this episode, Kaylia joins Matt to discuss something more ghost-adjacent than ghostly: the vampire. Much of what is generally thought of as vampire folklore is actually the result of 19th-century fiction, but Matt and Kaylia get into even earlier actual folklore from Europe.Previous episodes, sources, show notes, and more: kmmamedia.com/podcasts…

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