Ghosts

Episode 05: The Fox Sisters Part 2 - The Ghosts Told Me To!

Matt and EJ continue the series on the Fox Sisters, the founders of spiritualism. With bills piling up, Leah, Maggie and Kate take their act to the next level and conduct the first public seances in history. Plus, we talk bad science of yesterday and today, 19th century social media feuds and the history of parlor magic. 

Valentine’s Day Happy Hour - Bigfoot and the Racing Hens

In this special Valentine’s Day episode, Matt and EJ tackle the latest cryptid and UFO news, including Anatolian leopard sightings, Bigfoot and bear populations, a tiny UK town that’s become a UFO hotspot and the haunted bricks of the St. Valentine’s Day Massacre. 
 
We also enjoy Ocean Monsters IPA, a collaboration from the Abomination and Mast Landing Brewing Companies. 
 
Anatolian Leopard Video:
https://www.aol.com/elusive-rare-leopard-considered-extinct-184641308.html?guccounter=1
https://amuraworld.com/en/topics/conservancy-report/articles/6738-the-persian-leopard
 
If it’s There, Could it be a Bear? Study:
https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2023.01.14.524058v2.full.pdf
 
UK UFO Hotspot: 
https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/weird-news/charming-uk-village-ufo-hotspot-28863376
 
Sharon Rowlands’ Video: 
https://www.ufocasebook.com/sharonrowlands.html
 
St. Valentine’s Day Massacre’s Haunted Bricks: 
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/chicago-hauntings-st-valentine-day-massacre/
https://skepticalinquirer.org/newsletter/spooky-rocks/

Episode 04: The Fox Sisters Part 1 - Going on a Coffin Run

Matt and EJ discuss the origins of the Fox sisters, a trio of psychic mediums who became famous across the entire western world. They conducted seances throughout the latter half of the 19th century, in the early days of the suffrage movement.