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Every Tuesday, comedians Rory Powers and Kit Grier investigate a different paranormal case and find the truth inside the mystery. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Three best buddies - Rhys Darby, Dan Schreiber, and Leon 'Buttons' Kirkbeck bring you The Cryptid Factor - a podcast dedicated to all things weird that are yet to be defined by science.Since 2008 they have passionately (and often awkwardly) been discussing 'cryptids' and monsters like Yeti, Chupacabra, Bigfoot and Nessie - as well as weird news of the world, UFO's, Time travellers, robots and space stuff.Though they take these pseudosciences as seriously as they can, they struggle to take th ...
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Created by Jemaine Clement and Taika Waititi, Wellington Paranormal’s television debut in 2018 took Aotearoa by storm and its international release saw it shoot to #1 on the streaming charts in the USA, beating Rick and Morty, Ted Lasso and everything else (it was #1!). Now you can hear the stars of Wellington Paranormal (Mike Minogue and Karen O'Leary) stumble their way through their very own podcast, where they discuss making the "greatest tv show of all time" (according to their mums). Th ...
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Andy Wood, Matt Kirshen

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Professional comedians with so-so STEM pedigrees take you through this week in science. Incompetently. Featuring hosts Matt Kirshen, Andy Wood (and sometimes Jesse Case or Brooks Wheelan) along with a rotating cast of special guests from the worlds of comedy and science.
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Hosted by paranormal TV host and journalist Aaron Sagers (Netflix's 28 Days Haunted and Discovery+/Travel Channel's Paranormal Caught on Camera), Talking Strange is a paranormal pop culture podcast where celebrities, actors, authors, folklorists and experts of the unusual gather to discuss everything from UFOs to ghosts, cryptids, urban legends, and all manner of high strangeness — as well as the movies, TV shows, and other "entertainment of the unexplained" inspired by them.
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Avast Ye! Join the Brigade of Imbeciles as they journey together to break down the world of HBO’s Our Flag Means Death, onscreen and off. Each week, we set sail on an adventure to explore what makes the show so exhilaratingly devastating. From character deep dives to sneak peeks behind-the-scenes, the Brigade of Imbeciles is your one-stop-shop for all things Our Flag Means Death related. Our Flag Means Death is created by David Jenkins and stars Rhys Darby and Taika Waititi as the titular St ...
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From the hilarious to the heartfelt, to the sexy, to the weird, Our Flag Means Death fanfiction is some of the most interesting literature being written right now. The Our Flag Means Fanfiction Podcast explores this spectacular art form and discusses the hosts’ favorite Our Flag fics. We also chat about the characters, the fandom, and everything we love about the greatest series of all time: Our Flag Means Death.
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Joining the podcast this week is: Kim Sherman (https://www.instagram.com/kb_sherman/), host of the Barrel of Oranges Podcast (https://linktr.ee/electrickelpiemedia), Ánaïs (https://www.instagram.com/stedebunnet/), and Ali (https://www.instagram.com/bishopsbarton/)! Check out Ánaïs’ AO3: https://archiveofourown.org/users/PichiPachi In this episode, …
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Matt and Andy host a live installment of the podcast from To 29 and Beyond in Twentynine Palms featuring guests Bobcat Goldthwait, Rhys Darby, Dr. Farah Alibay and Natalia Reagan, digging into topics including indoor rocketry, opening for Nirvana, projectile bibles, the Cryptid Factor podcast, Bobcat's Bigfoot movie, 10 Million Dollar Bigfoot Bount…
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Comedian Todd Barry (@toddbarry) joins Matt, Andy and Jesse to talk about his new special Domestic Shorthair, an FDA ban of a citrus soda ingredient, ginger ale vs. ginger beer, the quackery of Dr. Idz, new images of an asteroid that just whizzed by Earth, Jesse's air force base food poisoning story, whether toxoplasmosis causes crazy cat lady synd…
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‘Lumina’ just had its premiere at the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences in Los Angeles, California. The sci-fi flick by writer/director Gino McKoy explores what would happen to the loved ones of individuals who were abducted by aliens. Joining McKoy are actor Ken Lawson and producer David Seychell, who spoke to Aaron about the project! ________…
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In February 1993, Air Force Captain Gary Sudbrink received a series of mysterious and disturbing phone calls from an unknown number. The strange voice asked question after question, repeating the same bizarre warning - "YOU'RE BEING IMPERSONATED BY THE OTHER VOICE". Was this just an innocent prank call? Or was this something much more PARANORMAL? F…
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Hattie aka Baby Kraken has so many intersections between her life and Our Flag Means Death it’s insane! Her sister went to drama school with Nathan Foad, and her mom became the O.G. Nathan Foad fan BEFORE OFMD and even before his Twitter videos! We get details about that and specifics about what Con O’Neill was like as an acting teacher… But, mostl…
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In this episode - Rhys is ahead of his time, Dan is listening to the band 'The Lip Slitsticks' and Buttons employs the 'Trisand' effect - making it highly likely that this will be the most listened episode ever! Also In here there's old men failing at reminiscing, Goonies Tridems, buried Mash, banned books on banned books, cheap top-secret Chinese …
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This episode we revisit an earlier talk with Jason Surrell, author, screenwriter, and the former Imagineer behind the book The Haunted Mansion: Imagineering a Disney Classic. Jason joins the show to discuss the secrets behind the famed and beloved Haunted Mansion attraction. Also, this episode ties into the Spooky Explorers Club. This September 26-…
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We've all had a horrible boss in our lives, normally you can just quit your job and escape them. But what if that boss followed you into DEATH? For the poor sods who worked in Alabama's notorious Sloss Furnace that's exactly what happened when the evil shift master James 'Scum' Wormwood mysteriously died and then continued to haunt the deadly facto…
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For this week’s epitizer on the Our Flag Means Fanfiction podcast, I’m sharing the opening chapters of 'Murders at the Inn' by ahopelessnecromantic. (https://archiveofourown.org/works/51317491/chapters/129665956) I love a fic that’s genuinely funny – especially with the kind of humor that’s on brand for the show, and this fic does just that. I thin…
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Writer/podcaster Jordan Morris (@Jordan_Morris) returns to the show to talk with Matt, Jesse and Andy about his upcoming graphic novel Youth Group, the YA genre, hawk tuah, breakdancing in the Olympics, elephants calling each other by name, wartime magicians, GPT-4 passing the Turing Test, using AI to cancel customer anger, a new stab at AI alignme…
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Danny Robins created a smash hit with his Uncanny podcast in the UK, and is now bringing his exploration of the paranormal to the United States with the fourth season, and his Apple TV and BBC Select television series. More about Danny Robins For four seasons, journalist, writer, broadcaster and ghost host Danny Robins has explored the paranormal w…
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This is a FLASHBACK to episode #174, When we originally investigated the bizarre world of sleep paralysis! What happens when our body slips between the dream world and the real world? Who are the shadow people? And how is everyone across the world seeing the same man watching them? Follow us on Twitter, Instagram, and YouTube Join our Secret Societ…
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In today's episode we're investigating the scariest corner of the paranormal world - German Folklore. When it comes to sleep paralysis, we all know about the shadow people and the tall hat man, but few have heard about this weird demonic cousin - The ALP. Follow us on Twitter, Instagram, and YouTube Join our Secret Society Facebook Community Suppor…
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I got Rhys Darby's birth time! So let's talk about astrology—the astrology of Our Flag Means Death and how the show's astrology intersects with the astrology of all of us: the fans! Joining this week is: Ringa Sunn (https://www.instagram.com/ringasunn/), Tessa, Chloe, and Me, Carly Heath (https://www.instagram.com/carlylynheath/). Also: Chloe’s sub…
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This episode has the team in their usual places... that is if you can count Buttons being somewhere unusual as usual. You'll find news of hidden microphones and camouflaged cigars, Ray Jay getting busy changing the fabric of time, Magical Banks getting full of tellers, underground dino-aliens from Harvard... along with lots of family Cameos! We als…
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Author Mitch Horowitz discusses his new experiencer and data driven show Alien Encounters: Fact or Fiction, which premieres Weds, June 19, 10 p.m. ET/PT on Discovery and MAX. More about the show: Mitch Horowitz is a seasoned author (Occult America, The Miracle Club) and lecturer with a passion for unearthing the hidden truths of our universe. He’s …
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There are lots of things they don't teach you in schools: how to hot-wire a car, for example. But they really should teach children which shapes are paranormal. Because in the world of the paranormal, squares, circles, and rectangles are all safe, but triangles are apparently extremely deadly. The Bermuda Triangle, The Bridgewater Triangle, and now…
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Prince Ricky, who is now an Admiral, has just been informed that Blackbeard, Bonnet, and Izzy Hands have sunk one of his ships. So that means Izzy is alive. Ricky now needs to return to sea to track down the nefarious pirates but has grown fond of the following of pre-teen girls who fawn over him now that he has this dark, outsider aesthetic. This …
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Actor, comedian, and podcaster Rhys Darby returns to the show to talk about new episodes of The Cryptid Factor show, and all things monstrous and extraterrestrial — as well as the significance of his show Our Flag Means Death, which ended far too soon. You know Rhys Darby from Flight of the Conchords, the Jumanji reboots. the What We Do in the Shad…
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In this episode Miniogue and O’Leary make an important public service announcement. You won’t want to miss it as they make the announcement and then seemingly change their minds multiple times before settling somewhere in the middle. To be continued? Follow us on Instagram here! Follow us on TikTok! And subscribe to our YouTube channel! This is a F…
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Back in 1913, local residents STORMED a settlement house in the west-side of Chicago. This angry crowd, filled with priests, politicians and furious locals, were all yelling the same thing as they hammered on the buildings front door - "We want to see the devil baby!" Follow us on Twitter, Instagram, and YouTube Join our Secret Society Facebook Com…
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We’re talking dark fics this week with Chloe and Tessa! Why do we like dark fics? What would we love to see? What are some of our favs? Have a listen and find out! Also: Chloe’s substack: https://splitscene.substack.com/ Essay rec: Angst as an act of self love by Merlina Garance https://www.katherineblakeman.com/post/angst-as-an-act-of-self-love-by…
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This is a FLASHBACK to episode #224, when we investigated a creature known as the Michigan Dogman. For years, this cryptid has stalked the residents of Wexford County, Michigan. Those who have seen it describe a creature with a striking resemblance to the Beast of Bray road. Could these two cryptids be linked together? Or maybe, they're one in the …
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Comedian, quizzer, doctor, chaser and now author Paul Sinha (@paulybengali) joins Jesse, Andy and Matt about his new memoir One Sinha Lifetime, training for quiz shows, underperforming on Taskmaster, Paul’s Parkinson’s diagnosis, how he transitioned from medicine to comedy, being outed decades after coming out, this weekend’s To 29 and Beyond, the …
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Behold! It’s the Wellington Paranormal The Podcast The Live Show Podcast! Recorded this year at the Podfest held at Q Theatre in Auckland. With guests Maaka Pohatu, Coiri Gonzales-Maceur and a live audience! Follow us on Instagram here! Follow us on TikTok! And subscribe to our YouTube channel! This is a Frank Podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.co…
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Karen Gillan joins the show to talk about her new comedy film Late Bloomers, in theaters June 7 — as well as spooky Scottish stories, and the 10th anniversary of her film Oculus, directed by Mike Flanagan. Gillan went from Doctor Who fame to franchise movie star with roles in Guardians of the Galaxy, Jumanji, and Gunpowder Milkshake — as well as in…
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For over 100 years, the people of Walworth County, Wisconsin have been stalked in the night by a demonic, wolf-like creature known as the BEAST of Bray Road. Rory and Kit are a little too afraid to investigate this one alone, so joining them this week is Rhys Darby and Dan Schreiber from The Cryptid Factor! Check out The Cryptid Factor Follow us on…
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