According To An Idiot

Where my witches at??   We're back with another bizarre history lesson. This episode covers a broad topic that we will undoubtedly return to in the future - WITCHCRAFT! It ain't all broomsticks and cauldrons, ya know.   Join us as we discuss the underrated weirdness of Scandinavian witchcraft, then explore the long and treacherous road that lead to the bloody witch trails of post-medieval Europe! Grab your pitchforks and torture manuals, its gonna be a bumpy ride...    -----------      *JOIN OUR PATREON*   Thanks for listening! We are now available wherever you listen to podcasts! If you enjoyed this, be sure to stay in the loop by following us on Twitter, Instagram, and Youtube. And don't forget to leave us a review on iTunes!    Want in on the fun? Email us your questions and topics to accordingtoanidiot@gmail.com and we'll TALK ABOUT THEM IN A FUTURE EPISODE! Email not your thing? Message us on social media, or RT us @IdiotsAccord.    (Intro/Outro music by Visager)    SEE YOU IN TIME!

This is one spooky ship.   Join us as we set sail into the dark waters of history! We'll be chronicling the fascinating story of a high class ocean liner turned haunted warship. Now moored in Long Beach Harbor, the RMS Queen Mary serves as a hotel and event center. While grand and elegant in appearance, the nautical titan has checkered past filled with conflict and bloodshed.   Today the Queen Mary offers lodging and fine dining, but the ship hosts a crew of bothersome ghosts just below deck! It might just be the most haunted ship in the world...   Is there any truth to its haunted legacy? Come aboard and find out...   -----------      *JOIN OUR PATREON*   Thanks for listening! We are now available wherever you listen to podcasts! If you enjoyed this, be sure to stay in the loop by following us on Twitter, Instagram, and Youtube. And don't forget to leave us a review on iTunes!    Want in on the fun? Email us your questions and topics to accordingtoanidiot@gmail.com and we'll TALK ABOUT THEM IN A FUTURE EPISODE! Email not your thing? Message us on social media, or RT us @IdiotsAccord.    (Intro/Outro music by Visager)    SEE YOU IN TIME!

Ho ho ho! Happy Solstice!   We're throwin’ back the egg nog and getting in the holiday spirit to tell you the TRUE story of Christmas! That’s right, it ain’t just a bunch of gingerbread men and reindeer - Xmas has a far stranger origin.    Join us as we look at the ancient festival of Yule, the true inspiration for Christmas. Along the way we’ll uncover the reason for the season as well as bizarre holiday customs from across the globe!     HAPPY HOLIDAYS!   -----------      *JOIN OUR PATREON*   Thanks for listening! We are now available wherever you listen to podcasts! If you enjoyed this, be sure to stay in the loop by following us on Twitter, Instagram, and Youtube. And don't forget to leave us a review on iTunes!    Want in on the fun? Email us your questions and topics to accordingtoanidiot@gmail.com and we'll TALK ABOUT THEM IN A FUTURE EPISODE! Email not your thing? Message us on social media, or RT us @IdiotsAccord.    (Intro/Outro music by Visager)    SEE YOU IN TIME!

Alchemy: the ultimate life hack.   Want infinite wealth and immortality? Stop wasting money on savings accounts and lousy vitamins. It's time for you to harness the mysterious power of Alchemy! Join us as we take a trip back in time to unearth the strange origins of alchemy and its ties to the occult.    -----------      *JOIN OUR PATREON*   Thanks for listening! We are now available wherever you listen to podcasts! If you enjoyed this, be sure to stay in the loop by following us on Twitter, Instagram, and Youtube. And don't forget to leave us a review on iTunes!    Want in on the fun? Email us your questions and topics to accordingtoanidiot@gmail.com and we'll TALK ABOUT THEM IN A FUTURE EPISODE! Email not your thing? Message us on social media, or RT us @IdiotsAccord.    (Intro/Outro music by Visager)    SEE YOU IN TIME!

Need a lift?   We're hitting the road to investigate the legend of the Vanishing Hitchhiker! We've all heard the old tale of a weary motorist giving aid to a stranded stranger on the side of dark road.    In these twice-told legends, the driver offers the hitchhiker a ride home... only for the strange passenger to VANISH before arriving at their destination - which is often revealed to be a long-abandoned home or spooky graveyard. This story is nothing new. Long before our modern era of automobiles, travelers on horseback have crossed paths with lost souls in need of transportation.    Is there any truth to this urban legend? Buckle up and find out...   HAPPY HALLOWEEN!   -----------      *JOIN OUR PATREON*   Thanks for listening! We are now available wherever you listen to podcasts! If you enjoyed this, be sure to stay in the loop by following us on Twitter, Instagram, and Youtube. And don't forget to leave us a review on iTunes!    Want in on the fun? Email us your questions and topics to accordingtoanidiot@gmail.com and we'll TALK ABOUT THEM IN A FUTURE EPISODE! Email not your thing? Message us on social media, or RT us @IdiotsAccord.    (Intro/Outro music by Visager)    SEE YOU IN TIME!

Please enjoy this FREE episode from our Patreon Exclusive series "Creepypasta", where we read and discuss your favorite internet-born horror stories! If you've spent any time on the worldwide web, you've likely encountered Creepypasta.   Emerging in the late 1990s, the world was first introduced to the genre when text from horror-themed email chains were reposted to internet forums. The movement quickly grew, spawning a new era of urban legends!   This episode tells the popular story of "Jeff the Killer", a homicidal maniac whose ghoulish image has haunted the internet for over a decade. As we quickly discovered after reopening this viral classic, not all creepypasta's have aged gracefully. This was a blast to record.   For more Creepypasta stories, join the Patreon gang and get access to a treasure trove of exclusive content! We'll see you on the other side...   -----------     *JOIN OUR PATREON*   Thanks for listening! We are now available wherever you listen to podcasts! If you enjoyed this, be sure to stay in the loop by following us on Twitter, Instagram, and Youtube. And don't forget to leave us a review on iTunes!    Want in on the fun? Email us your questions and topics to accordingtoanidiot@gmail.com and we'll TALK ABOUT THEM IN A FUTURE EPISODE! Email not your thing? Message us on social media, or RT us @IdiotsAccord.    ("Creepypasta" Intro/Outro music by James McCollum)    SEE YOU IN TIME!

We're back with an EXTRA close encounter of the Third Kind! ... In 1957, Brazilian farmer Antonio Vilas-Boas was plucked from his tractor and brought aboard an alien spacecraft. Unlike other tales of alien contact, Antonio's account centers around an experiment in hybrid breeding. You know what they say: one man's traumatic event is another man's x-rated Star Trek fanfiction.    Join us as we dig through the salacious details of a benchmark alien abduction story. Was Antonio's experience an exotic fantasy or otherworldly nightmare? You be the judge!   -----------     *JOIN OUR PATREON*   Thanks for listening! We are now available wherever you listen to podcasts! If you enjoyed this, be sure to stay in the loop by following us on Twitter, Instagram, and Youtube. And don't forget to leave us a review on iTunes!    Want in on the fun? Email us your questions and topics to accordingtoanidiot@gmail.com and we'll TALK ABOUT THEM IN A FUTURE EPISODE! Email not your thing? Message us on social media, or RT us @IdiotsAccord.    (Intro/Outro music by Visager)    SEE YOU IN TIME!

Walkin' pants. What more is there to say?   Greetings earthlings! Unlike our typical minisodes that run rather girthy - this puppy is an easy-breezy 20 minutes! Consider it an appetizer for the other content we've got in the chamber coming soon.    Have you seen the Nightcrawlers?   -----------     *JOIN OUR PATREON*   Thanks for listening! We are now available wherever you listen to podcasts! If you enjoyed this, be sure to stay in the loop by following us on Twitter, Instagram, and Youtube. And don't forget to leave us a review on iTunes!    Want in on the fun? Email us your questions and topics to accordingtoanidiot@gmail.com and we'll TALK ABOUT THEM IN A FUTURE EPISODE! Email not your thing? Message us on social media, or RT us @IdiotsAccord.    (Intro/Outro music by Visager)    SEE YOU IN TIME!

We're back with a new episode that covers two interweaving government conspiracy theories about secret military experiments. First, the testing of a controversial new cloaking device leaves a WW2 battleship in uncharted waters.   This event known as the "Philadelphia Experiment" would bring about bizarre consequences that inspired a decades long study into electromagnetism and psychic powers. That rumored military study was known colloquially as the "Montauk Project". Set in the coastal New York town of (you guessed it) Montauk, this tale of obscene human experimentation borrows heavily from our favorite tropes about shadow governments and psychic phenomena.   If you enjoy crackpot conspiracies, unreliable narrators, and time travel - you are in for a treat!   -----------   *JOIN OUR PATREON*   Thanks for listening! We are now available wherever you listen to podcasts! If you enjoyed this, be sure to stay in the loop by following us on Twitter, Instagram, and Youtube. And don't forget to leave us a review on iTunes!    Want in on the fun? Email us your questions and topics to accordingtoanidiot@gmail.com and we'll TALK ABOUT THEM IN A FUTURE EPISODE! Email not your thing? Message us on social media, or RT us @IdiotsAccord.    (Intro/Outro music by Visager)    SEE YOU IN TIME!

"It always feels like somebody's watchin' me." - Rockwell   Have you ever found yourself alone when suddenly you catch the feeling of watchful eyes? It might manifest as an unwanted specter peeking through the crack in the closet door, or the burning stare of some invisible voyeur watching from beyond a darkened window. In these moments of unexplainable panic, we often tell ourselves that it's the mind playing tricks - but for the citizens and visitors of California's central coast, its all too real.    The Dark Watchers are one of Cali's strangest secrets. Be it natural phenomenon or supernatural forces, the one thing that IS known about "Los Vigilantes Oscuros" is that they've haunted Californians for centuries. Starting in the 1700s when Spanish scouts first braved the central mountain ranges, the Watchers were reportedly seen in large numbers staring down from clifftops and waiting along the horizon. Silent, towering silhouettes of men in black shrouds and wide-brimmed hats. Looming, waiting, watching.     Listen as we unravel the mystery of these shadowy guardians. But first: take a good look around. Someone may be watching you...   -----------   *JOIN OUR PATREON*   Thanks for listening! We are now available wherever you listen to podcasts! If you enjoyed this, be sure to stay in the loop by following us on Twitter, Instagram, and Youtube. And don't forget to leave us a review on iTunes!    Want in on the fun? Email us your questions and topics to accordingtoanidiot@gmail.com and we'll TALK ABOUT THEM IN A FUTURE EPISODE! Email not your thing? Message us on social media, or RT us @IdiotsAccord.    (Intro/Outro music by Visager)    SEE YOU IN TIME!    

The Bible & Monsters. Name a more iconic duo.   Our latest minisode examines the legend of a beast both apocalyptic and allegorical. The primordial sea serpent known simple as "The Leviathan" appears throughout the Old Testament and serves as the ultimate symbol of godly power and primal evil. Having numerous interpretations and meanings, this monster is as mysterious as it is weird.    *JOIN OUR PATREON*   -------------   Thanks for listening! We are now available wherever you listen to podcasts! If you enjoyed this, be sure to stay in the loop by following us on Twitter, Instagram, and Youtube. And don't forget to leave us a review on iTunes!    Want in on the fun? Email us your questions and topics to accordingtoanidiot@gmail.com and we'll TALK ABOUT THEM IN A FUTURE EPISODE! Email not your thing? Message us on social media, or RT us @IdiotsAccord.    (Intro/Outro music by Visager)    SEE YOU IN TIME!  

Feast your ears on this PARANORMAL ICON!   In this installment we tell the tale of the Flatwoods Monster - a bonafide classic urban legend that came about at the peak of America's "flying saucer fever"...   One evening in 1952, a gaggle of schoolboys followed an earthbound fireball as it crash landed in the little town of Flatwoods, West Virginia. As they approached the crash site they witnessed an otherworldly creature whose baffling image would continue to haunt the small town for over half a century.   Be it alien or animal, "The Green Monster" would go on to become one of West Virginia's quirkiest mascots (2nd only to the legendary Mothman).   *JOIN OUR PATREON*   -----------------   Thanks for listening! We are now available wherever you listen to podcasts! If you enjoyed this, be sure to stay in the loop by following us on Twitter, Instagram, and Youtube. And don't forget to leave us a review on iTunes!    Want in on the fun? Email us your questions and topics to accordingtoanidiot@gmail.com and we'll TALK ABOUT THEM IN A FUTURE EPISODE! Email not your thing? Message us on social media, or RT us @IdiotsAccord.    (Intro/Outro music by Visager)    SEE YOU IN TIME!

Look! In the sky - its a bird - its a plane! No, its just an interplanetary aircraft... For our 50th (whoa!) episode, we're covering a landmark case in alien abduction! The fascinating story of Betty & Barney Hill and their infamous detour into the warped corners of "the unknown" remains to be one of the most convincing first hand accounts of extraterrestrial contact.    Remember: WATCH THE SKIES!    -----------   *JOIN OUR PATREON*   Thanks for listening! We are now available wherever you listen to podcasts! If you enjoyed this, be sure to stay in the loop by following us on Twitter, Instagram, and Youtube. And don't forget to leave us a review on iTunes!    Want in on the fun? Email us your questions and topics to accordingtoanidiot@gmail.com and we'll TALK ABOUT THEM IN A FUTURE EPISODE! Email not your thing? Message us on social media, or RT us @IdiotsAccord.    (Intro/Outro music by Visager)    SEE YOU IN TIME!

Welcome to Hell!   Perched upon a steep rocky cliff in the Czech wilderness sits Houska Castle, a 13th-century gothic fortress hiding a dark secret within its unconventional walls. Upon first glance, one would notice the structure's peculiar design - it appears to have been built INSIDE OUT.   While your typical castle is built to defend against outside attack, Houska's defensive walls all point inward. And if that wasn't ominous enough, the castle was built atop a seemingly bottomless pit that local legend claims to be a portal to HELL...    Join us as we take a quick dive into one of Europe's most puzzling mysteries!   -----------   *JOIN OUR PATREON*   Thanks for listening! We are now available wherever you listen to podcasts! If you enjoyed this, be sure to stay in the loop by following us on Twitter, Instagram, and Youtube. And don't forget to leave us a review on iTunes!    Want in on the fun? Email us your questions and topics to accordingtoanidiot@gmail.com and we'll TALK ABOUT THEM IN A FUTURE EPISODE! Email not your thing? Message us on social media, or RT us @IdiotsAccord.    (Intro/Outro music by Visager)    SEE YOU IN TIME!

Move over Grandma, there's a new bitch on the block!   Old ladies are sweet and unassuming, right? WRONG. Across the centuries elderly women have appeared in folklore and fairytales as menacing hags who deal in trickery and evil schemes. Look no further than the classic figure of "The Witch", a black magic wielding villain traditionally depicted as a decrepit old woman who is hideous in both appearance and nature. Sometimes these evil grannies even practice cannibalism, like in the tale of 'Hansel and Gretel'.  But what is it about old ladies that scare us so much? Why do our fairytales demonize GILFs? And where did this negative archetype come from? In this minisode we'll ruminate on these kinds of questions as we look at the legend of "Baba Yaga", a supernatural hag from early eastern European folklore who is the epitome of that old witchy archetype.  WARNING: this minisode includes discussions of murder, vulvas, and houses with chicken legs. -----------   *JOIN OUR PATREON*   Thanks for listening! We are now available wherever you listen to podcasts! If you enjoyed this, be sure to stay in the loop by following us on Twitter, Instagram, and Youtube. And don't forget to leave us a review on iTunes!    Want in on the fun? Email us your questions and topics to accordingtoanidiot@gmail.com and we'll TALK ABOUT THEM IN A FUTURE EPISODE! Email not your thing? Message us on social media, or RT us @IdiotsAccord.    (Intro/Outro music by Visager)    SEE YOU IN TIME!

*JOIN OUR PATREON*   Greetings mortals! Join us as we discuss the cheery topic of death, in particular the physical representation of death in mythology and folklore. What is death? Why does the Grim Reaper carry a scythe? And who the heck is the god of death? We try our best to answer these gnawing questions (and many more) in this very special episode!    Thanks for listening! We are now available wherever you listen to podcasts! If you enjoyed this, be sure to stay in the loop by following us on Twitter, Instagram, and Youtube. And don't forget to leave us a review on iTunes!    Want in on the fun? Email us your questions and topics to accordingtoanidiot@gmail.com and we'll TALK ABOUT THEM IN A FUTURE EPISODE! Email not your thing? Message us on social media, or RT us @IdiotsAccord.    (Intro/Outro music by Visager)    SEE YOU IN TIME!

Happy Halloween!   We wrap up this very scary Spooky Season with a tale for the ages! In honor of all that is weird, we're covering a cryptid that is straight up wacky. This episode is all about the Frogman of Loveland, Ohio (also known as the "Loveland frog" or the "Loveland Lizard") which has been hopping around the Buckeye state since the 1950s.   [SUPPORT US ON PATREON]   ----------------   Thanks for listening! We are now available wherever you listen to podcasts! If you enjoyed this, be sure to stay in the loop by following us on Twitter, Instagram, and Youtube. And don't forget to leave us a review on iTunes!    Want in on the fun? Email us your questions and topics to accordingtoanidiot@gmail.com and we'll TALK ABOUT THEM IN A FUTURE EPISODE! Email not your thing? Message us on social media, or RT us @IdiotsAccord.    (Intro/Outro music by Visager)    SEE YOU IN TIME!

Wanna get crazy?   This time we wind black the clock to investigate mental health treatment (or the lack there of) in the days of yore! Join us as we explore some of the most terrifying "mad houses" or lunatic asylums across history.     [SUPPORT US ON PATREON]   ---------------    Thanks for listening! We are now available wherever you listen to podcasts! If you enjoyed this, be sure to stay in the loop by following us on Twitter, Instagram, and Youtube. And don't forget to leave us a review on iTunes!    Want in on the fun? Email us your questions and topics to accordingtoanidiot@gmail.com and we'll TALK ABOUT THEM IN A FUTURE EPISODE! Email not your thing? Message us on social media, or RT us @IdiotsAccord.    (Intro/Outro music by Visager)    SEE YOU IN TIME!

America is home to some of the strangest places in the world. Perhaps none is more strange than the city of New Orleans, Louisiana. With a history reaching back centuries before the nation's founding, "The Big Easy" boasts a rich and colorful past forged from triumph and tragedy. Ghosts, ghouls, massacres, and monsters await us this episode! Buckle up, its about to get WEIRD!   *SUPPORT US ON PATREON*   ---------------------   Thanks for listening! We are now available wherever you listen to podcasts! If you enjoyed this, be sure to stay in the loop by following us on Twitter, Instagram, and Youtube. And don't forget to leave us a review on iTunes!    Want in on the fun? Email us your questions and topics to accordingtoanidiot@gmail.com and we'll TALK ABOUT THEM IN A FUTURE EPISODE! Email not your thing? Message us on social media, or RT us @IdiotsAccord.    (Intro/Outro music by Visager)    SEE YOU IN TIME!

Don't let the seashell bra fool you, mermaids are treacherous beasts. Throughout time every culture has had its own rendition of aquatic humans, known broadly as "merfolk". Join Moe and Jeremy as they chronicle the history of these mythical creatures, sharing stories of seductive fish-ladies to salty sea hags!    *SUPPORT US ON PATREON*   -------------------   Thanks for listening! We are now available wherever you listen to podcasts! If you enjoyed this, be sure to stay in the loop by following us on Twitter, Instagram, and Youtube. And don't forget to leave us a review on iTunes!    Want in on the fun? Email us your questions and topics to accordingtoanidiot@gmail.com and we'll TALK ABOUT THEM IN A FUTURE EPISODE! Email not your thing? Message us on social media, or RT us @IdiotsAccord.    (Intro/Outro music by Visager)    SEE YOU IN TIME!