187 – The Legendary Nightmare/Dream Eater: The Baku

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In this episode, we delve into the concept of being "qualified" in the workplace, examining who gets labeled as such, who doesn't, and the underlying reasons. We explore "competency checking"—the practice of scrutinizing individuals' abilities—and how it disproportionately affects underrepresented groups, often going unnoticed or unchallenged. Our discussion aims to redefine qualifications in a fair, equitable, and actionable manner. Our guest, Shari Dunn , is an accomplished journalist, former attorney, news anchor, CEO, university professor, and sought-after speaker. She has been recognized as Executive of the Year and a Woman of Influence, with her work appearing in Fortune Magazine, The Wall Street Journal, Ad Age, and more. Her new book, Qualified: How Competency Checking and Race Collide at Work , unpacks what it truly means to be deserving and capable—and why systemic barriers, not personal deficits, are often the real problem. Her insights challenge the narratives that hold so many of us back and offer practical solutions for building a more equitable future. Together, we can build workplaces and communities that don’t just reflect the world we live in, but the one we want to create. A world where being qualified is about recognizing the talent and potential that’s been overlooked for far too long. It’s not just about getting a seat at the table—it’s about building an entirely new table, one designed with space for all of us. Connect with Our Guest Shari Dunn Website& Book - Qualified: https://thesharidunn.com LI: https://www.linkedin.com/today/author/sharidunn TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thesharidunn Related Podcast Episodes: How To Build Emotionally Mature Leaders with Dr. Christie Smith | 272 Holding It Together: Women As America's Safety Net with Jessica Calarco | 215 How To Defy Expectations with Dr. Sunita Sah | 271 Share the Love: If you found this episode insightful, please share it with a friend, tag us on social media, and leave a review on your favorite podcast platform! 🔗 Subscribe & Review: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Amazon Music…

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According to Yokai.com, "The baku is a strange, holy beast that has the body of a bear, the head of an elephant, the eyes of a rhinoceros, the tail of an ox, and the legs of a tiger. Despite their monstrous appearance, baku are revered as powerful forces of good and as one of the holy protectors of mankind." However it goes deeper then that. These things legit eat nightmares caused by evil spirits. However, if you summon a Baku, you best have legit bad nightmares. For if it is not satisfied? The Baku will consume your hopes and dreams instead. Also in this recording, Bob shares his fears over a creepypasta. This story is about the Pokémon, Hypno, whom was based off the legendary Baku. Bob plays the terrifying song based off the story as well. This episode is a quickie since just recorded by himself due to bad weather keeping Count Panek and Bob out of the studio. Bob read from this article here from Ancient Origins.net written by M R Reese https://www.ancient-origins.net/myths-legends-asia/baku-legend-dream-eater-002383

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187 – The Legendary Nightmare/Dream Eater: The Baku

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189 – The Beast of Busco 1:00:39

7 days ago1:00:39

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In recent news, California is attempting to make Bigfoot their official cryptid of the state. That got Bob thinking, is there a cryptid associated with his home state of Indiana? Well, low-and-behold...there is. Meet The Beast of Busco, an enormous giant sized snapping turtle. It was said to be 12 feet long, and 500 pounds. It's beak is so large, that it supposedly could snap a boat in two. However, what's this giant turtle doing in Indiana? Find out more on this episode.…

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188 – SCP Foundation Revisited (SCP-097, SCP-149, SCP-354) 1:00:58

14 days ago1:00:58

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Secure. Contain. Protect. According to the SCP Foundation website, "The SCP Wiki is a collaborative speculative fiction website about the SCP Foundation, a secretive organization that contains anomalous or supernatural items and entities away from the eyes of the public — or so it may appear." This week we look at SCP-097, SCP-149, and SCP 354. We also look at a zombie fungus that infecting cave spiders, and Adele's apparently haunted residence.…

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187 – The Legendary Nightmare/Dream Eater: The Baku 18:14

6 weeks ago18:14

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186 – Momo The Missouri Monster 58:49

7 weeks ago58:49

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According to the Cryptid Wiki, "First reported in July 1971, near Louisiana, Missouri by Joan Mills and Mary Ryan, Momo has been spotted up and down the Mississippi River. It is supposedly a large, 7 ft (~2.1 m) tall, hairy, black, manlike creature that eats dogs and cats, and emits a terrible odor. Some suggest it was a rogue black bear. Following sightings in 1972 beginning at 3:30 p.m. July 11, first reported by Terry, Wally, and Doris Harrison, and lasting for about 2 weeks, tracks were found and submitted to Lawrence Curtis, director of the Oklahoma City Zoo and Botanical Garden. He deemed the tracks to be a hoax." But, was it a hoax? One of the witnesses went to her grave believing what she saw was real. Read from an amazing article describing the creature from Missouri Life Magazine here: https://missourilife.com/the-legend-of-mo-mo-the-missouri-bigfoot/ . So what is Momo? Hoax or real?…

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185 – Sylvia Shults Interview 1:14:14

8 weeks ago1:14:14

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If you read Sylvia's about me on her website, it would say, "Sylvia Shults is the author of several books of paranormal nonfiction, including 44 Years in Darkness, Fractured Spirits: Hauntings at the Peoria State Hospital, and Grave Deeds And Dead Plots. She sits in dark, spooky, haunted places so you don’t have to. She has spent the last twenty-five years working at a public library, slowly smuggling out enough words in her pockets week after week to build a book of her own. She lives a short, ten-minute motorcycle ride away from the haunted asylum that features in so many of her books. She considers it the highest privilege to share the incredible, compassionate history of the Peoria State Hospital. After battling an intense, lifelong fear of the dark, Sylvia decided to become a ghost hunter. (What WAS she thinking?) As a paranormal investigator, she has made many media appearances, including a tiny part in the Ghost Hunters episode “Prescription for Fear”, about the Peoria State Hospital." However, if you ask Bob, he'll tell you she is just one of the nicest people he's ever had the pleasure of interviewing. Sylvia comes on the show to talk about her life in the paranormal experiences while investigating, her books, and her background as an author. You can find out more about her her on her website here: https://sylviashults.wordpress.com/ and links to buy her books here: https://sylviashults.wordpress.com/paranormal-nonfiction/…

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184 – Drones and Spooky Tales to To Tell Around the Holidays 1:01:05

11 weeks ago1:01:05

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You know Dasher, Dancer, Pranser, Vixin, Comet, Cupid, Donner, and Blitzen...but do you recall, the most famous Holiday scare of all? Drones! That's right folks, over the weekend, we had drone footage going on and national scare of things. So, Bob did the best he could to wrap everything in a box wrapped with a nice ribbon. We look at NPR articles, even looking at a government issued statement from a general in our military. Then we take a look at the holiday season and tell some brief excepts from stories that involve ghosts and the holiday season.…

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183 – The Krasue 52:48

13 weeks ago52:48

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According to Joseph Sherwood, "In the Thai version of the story, the krasue was originally a normal human woman who lived a very sinful life. Because of her transgressions during her previous life, she is reborn as a ghost that must live off of rotten or uncooked food. The krasue is cursed to always feel hunger and to only be able to feed at night. To satisfy its ceaseless hunger, the krasue flies around in the night looking for blood and raw flesh to devour. It is known to attack cows and chickens while their owners are sleeping. The krasue will also eat carrion or even feces if there is no fresh blood and flesh to eat." The best part? When it feeds? It legit is a floating head with entrails dangling from it's neck. We also talk about the December 3rd alien attacks, jogging robots, and mass graves.…

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182 – John Harrison Professor of Mathematics at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi, and “The REAL Science Behind the Paranormal” 1:27:15

14 weeks ago1:27:15

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Meet John Harrison. He is a Professor of Mathematics at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi and Doctor of Theorical Physics. John came on to the show to talk about Thermodynamics and ghosts. If ghosts were to exist, how would they appear? Would it suck up a lot of energy? He also talks about the belief in orbs, and how they could be more plausible than actual full body apparitions. The most interesting question asked is how science can or can not explain away an after life. Also, John is asked about how spiritual photography, spirit boxes, and EVPS work in the actual science behind it. This is one episode you won't want to miss.…

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181 – Spiritual Communications: Estes Method, Pendulums, and Ouija Boards…Oh My! 1:07:08

15 weeks ago1:07:08

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So, you want to talk to the dead. Well, you have tons of options to try. Some may hire a psychic, or perhaps a paranormal investigation team. Or maybe you want to take matters into your own hands. This week, Count Panek and Bob look at 3 different methods of spiritual communication. Estes Method: A technique that allows investigators to sensory deprecate themselves into a channel in which they could communicate with the dead. They use a blind fold and listening blocking muffs, and filter white noise into it. 2. Pendulums: A crystal that dangles by thread. Can be used to make the spirits move it in a direction to answer a question. 3. Ouija Boards: A piece of wood with letters and phrases on there. Idea is that people use a planchette to move around the board guided by spirits. These are just three quick tools or methods people use to communicate with the dead.…

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180 – The Spookiest of Anniversaries 1:10:59

16 weeks ago1:10:59

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Coast 2 Coast calls it, "Open Lines" when they just have time dedicated to fans calling into the show. We call it, "It's our anniversary. Please call in." Well, it was indeed our anniversary, and we had a bunch of callers calling in with their spooky tales, and encounters they could not explain. There's also some news, and a brief history of Halloween. Thanks for sticking by us all these years later.…

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179 – The Pied Piper of Hamelin 38:24

17 weeks ago38:24

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*NOTE* This is more or less a lost episode. It is the best cut we could get. According to the BBC, "The Piper was hired by Hamelin to rid the town of its plague of rats. Trailing after the hypnotic notes of the rat-catcher’s magical flute, the rodents politely filed through the city gates to their presumed doom. They weren’t the only ones lured by his music, though. When the town refused to pay the Piper for his service, the saviour turned into a more satanic seducer and came for Hamelin’s children. Entranced by the notes of his flute, the transfixed boys and girls followed the Piper out of town and simply vanished." Today we look at that weird and possibly eerie truth behind The Piped Piper.…

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178 – The Scary Truth Behind Little Red Riding Hood 52:04

19 weeks ago52:04

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I believe it was the famous poet, Sam the Sham and The Pharaohs who said, "Hey there, Little Red Riding Hood. You sure are lookin' good. You're everything a big, bad wolf could want." That's what we are talking about this week on the show. Is the true story behind Little Red Riding Hood. The horrible truth behind it, and the idea of did she indeed run into a scary Dog Man like we talk about in cryptozoology.…

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177 – Reapers Realm and The Horrifying Truth of Hansel and Gretel 1:04:03

22 weeks ago1:04:03

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Disclaimer on this one folks. We were swamped by technical difficulties all throughout this recording. We also spend a BIG chunk of this episode interviewing two people before we get to the lore of the week. Bob had the pleasure with speaking to an employee from Reapers Realm Haunted House in Hammond, Indiana. According to Reapers Realm Website, "In the heart of the mist-shrouded woods, nestled in a forgotten corner of the world, lies a place that defies the boundaries of reality. A place where darkness takes shape, where the veil between the living and the dead is paper-thin, and where the chilling echoes of the past reverberate through every creaking floorboard and every whispering gust of wind. As you prepare to embark on a journey into the unknown, prepare your nerves for a relentless assault, your courage for an unending test, and your heart for a dance with the macabre. For once you step through the foreboding gates of Reaper's Realm, you will find yourself ensnared in a nightmare from which there may be no escape." I mean, that gives you the willies just reading it to set the mood. Reapers Realm is a haunted house attraction that has been in Hammond, Indiana for 35 years. As they face what could be their final year, we have a conversation about the property. Also, the possibility of the place actually being haunted. Also, Bob speaks to his pal Neal with Graveside Paranormal. He talks about events he has Bob booked at including a paranormal night life bus tour. All across Chicago's South Side. Finally, Bob starts the strange tales of the truth behind fairy tales. This week, he looks at the weird first printing of Hanzel and Gretel. Find out more about Reapers Realm here: https://www.reapersrealm.com/ Find out how to get tickets to events Bob's hosting here: https://gravesideparanormal.com/…

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176 – Ritual Pastas 2 1:02:56

23 weeks ago1:02:56

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Bloody Mary, The Raven Man, Three Kinds, and the Black Phone are examples of a ritual pasta. A story that has passed around from either generation to generation, or from forum to forum. Each one these has different set of some supernatural rules to accomplish a paranormal achievement. This week we talk about three different ones. Research for this episode can be found here: https://www.wattpad.com/249270237-the-rituals-handbook-must-read-warning-disclaimer…

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175 – The Black Eyed Children 1:00:49

25 weeks ago1:00:49