Strange As It Seems

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The Gulf Breeze Six

2025-12-2901:25:07

Rick and Stephen dive into the bizarre case of the “Gulf Breeze Six,” a group of U.S. Army intelligence analysts who deserted their post in Germany in 1990—traveling to Florida in search of divine instructions, secret knowledge, and perhaps the end of the world. FOLLOW US: Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@StrangeAsItSeemsPodcast Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7loq8pr Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast Podbean: https://strangeasitseems.podbean.com/

Basil Zaharoff: Merchant of Death

2025-11-2602:09:26

Rick and Stephen investigate the life and career of Basil Zaharoff — the “Merchant of Death,” one of the most influential arms dealers of the early twentieth century and a man long rumored to be connected to the secretive Green Dragon Society. FOLLOW US: Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@StrangeAsItSeemsPodcast Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7loq8pr Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast Podbean: https://strangeasitseems.podbean.com/

Order of the Green Dragon

2025-11-1002:11:58

Rick and Stephen explore the murky origins of the so-called “Green Dragon Society,” a rumored occult order said to unite mystics, spies, and power brokers with a singular goal of world domination. FOLLOW US: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7loq8pr Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast Podbean: https://strangeasitseems.podbean.com/

An Introduction to Witchcraft

2025-10-2702:20:19

It is a Halloween special, so naturally Rick and Stephen discuss Margaret Murry, Montague Summers, and Witchcraft! FOLLOW US: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7loq8pr Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast Podbean: https://strangeasitseems.podbean.com/

Spies, Lies, and Hidden History

2025-10-0602:32:25

Rick and Stephen dive into the murky world of espionage and disinformation to uncover the hidden truths behind three elusive spies—Sidney Reilly, Kurt Jahnke, and Arthur Adams. FOLLOW US: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7loq8pr Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast Podbean: https://strangeasitseems.podbean.com/

Bohemian Grove, Bilderberg, and Beyond

2025-09-0802:51:24

Rick and Stephen delve into the shadowy world of elite secret societies—from the rituals of Bohemian Grove to the exclusivity of the Bilderberg meetings, Council on Foreign Relations, and the imperial ambitions of Cecil Rhodes. FOLLOW US: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7loq8pr... Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast... Podbean: https://strangeasitseems.podbean.com/

How To Invent The Future

2025-08-2503:12:34

Rick and Stephen explore how suppressed or imagined technologies, from Mesmer’s animal magnetism to Tesla’s free energy and Russian Cosmism, illustrate humanity’s recurring drive to uncover secret forces. The discussion ties these examples to Nick Land’s concept of hyperstition, showing how myths and speculative technologies can loop back into reality. FOLLOW US: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7loq8pr... Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast... Podbean: https://strangeasitseems.podbean.com/

Who Are The Illuminati?

2025-08-0802:23:32

Rick explores the historical origins of the Illuminati, tracing the rise of Adam Weishaupt’s secret society in 18th-century Bavaria. Along the way, we investigates the Illuminati’s strategies, ideology, and influence—both real and imagined. FOLLOW US: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7loq8pr... Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast... Podbean: https://strangeasitseems.podbean.com/

Who Wrote the Protocols?

2025-07-2501:52:52

Rick examines the origins and evolution of The Protocols of the Learned Elders of Zion, exploring its fabrication, dissemination, and enduring influence as one of history's most destructive pieces of propaganda. FOLLOW US: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7loq8pr... Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast... Podbean: https://strangeasitseems.podbean.com/

Lost Continents and Subterranean Realms

2025-06-2001:52:39

Rick delves into the origins of the legend of Atlantis, tracing its evolution over centuries into a symbol of lost wisdom, advanced civilizations, and hidden realms. FOLLOW US: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7loq8pr... Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast... Podbean: https://strangeasitseems.podbean.com/

Occult Hitler

2025-05-2302:16:28

Rick and Stephen examine the origins of Nazi occultism, tracing the ideas, figures, and organizations that influenced Adolf Hitler. FOLLOW US: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7loq8pr... Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast... Podbean: https://strangeasitseems.podbean.com/

Who Killed the Romanovs?

2025-04-1702:28:43

Rick delves into the dark mystery of the Romanov murders. FOLLOW US: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7loq8pr... Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast... Podbean: https://strangeasitseems.podbean.com/

Ghost in the Machine: The Techno-Occult

2025-03-2802:06:41

From brazen heads to influencing machines, Rick and Stephen explore the eerie convergence of techne and the occult. FOLLOW US: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7loq8pr... Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast... Podbean: https://strangeasitseems.podbean.com/

Flying Saucers and Secret Agents

2025-03-1302:18:00

Rick and Stephen explore the possible links between the UFO phenomenon, espionage and psyops. FOLLOW US: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7loq8pr... Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast... Podbean: https://strangeasitseems.podbean.com/

An Introduction to Occult Politics

2025-02-2802:28:20

"Rick delves into the realm of occult politics by exploring the bizarre story of Clotilde Bersone, French Synarchy and the American "Business Plot." FOLLOW US: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7loq8pryV4bnp8svmiQc4O Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/strange-as-it-seems/id1777455156 Podbean: https://strangeasitseems.podbean.com/

The Occult Life of Jack Parsons

2025-02-1002:04:36

Rick recounts the shadowy life of visionary rocketeer and devoted occultist, Jack W. Parsons. More importantly, he reveals Parsons’ ties to espionage—connections that may have ultimately sealed his fate. FOLLOW US: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7loq8pryV4bnp8svmiQc4O Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/strange-as-it-seems/id1777455156 Podbean: https://strangeasitseems.podbean.com/

The Mysteries of Fred L. Crisman

2025-01-2502:29:13

Rick introduces Stephen to Fred L. Crisman.

Weaponized Magic: Aleister Crowley to MK Ultra

2024-12-0603:00:15

Rick gives a brief history of the connection between occult knowledge, psychic research, and intelligence agencies.

Death in the Adirondacks

2024-11-1302:10:01

Rick walks Stephen through a story of political intrigue in the Adirondack Mountains. Original Publication: Spence, Richard B. "Death in the Adirondacks: Amtorg, Intrigue, and the Dubious Demise of Isaiya Khurgin and Efraim Sklyansky, August 1925." American Communist History, vol. 14, no. 2 (Aug. 2015), pp. 135–158.

An Introduction to James Shelby Downard

2024-11-0602:32:59

Rick introduces Stephen to the strange life of James Shelby Downard.

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