The ODDentity Podcast

Hello dear listeners, welcome back to another episode of The ODDentity Podcast. This week, I sit down with Folklorist Gail de Vos and we talk all things contemporary legend and folklore. We had a great chat. Hope you enjoy it! Gail's Book: The Watkins Book of Urban Legends https://watkinspublishing.com/book_author/gail-de-vos/ Featured Podcast: Getting Down and Wordy https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/getting-down-wordy/id1581316249 Check out all the PodMoth shows at https://podmoth.network/

Hello dear listeners, welcome to another episode of The ODDentity Podcast. This week, I bring you listener stories, usually reserved for the first episode of the season. I hope you enjoy these spooky tales and that you continue to tune in for more of the creepy, weird, and paranormal.  Sources: Listener content Zapsplat (background): https://www.zapsplat.com/music/weve-got-a-lead-an-arpeggiated-soft-lead-progresses-into-an-exciting-buildup-of-cinematic-drums-rhythmic-strings-and-distorted-guitar-breaks-to-a-strong-pulsating-low-end-bass-w/

Hello dear listeners and welcome back for more of the odd content you crave! This week, I bring you something I've never tackled before: Bigfoot. In the early 1970s, in a remote deer-hunting camp deep in the Sierra Nevada Mountains of California, Ron Morehead and Al Berry captured a series of bizarre vocalizations that became known as the Sierra Sounds. And these sounds are like nothing you've heard before...or maybe you have? Sources Forest Grove “phantom scream,” mechanical whistle noise: local investigations and official statements (Reddit, story.californiasunday.com) The Hum phenomena (Taos, ambient low-frequency hum): studies and surveys (Wikipedia) Eyewitness Reddit accounts from Oregon, Arkansas, Georgia, Maryland, and Montana (Reddit, Reddit, Reddit, Reddit, Reddit) Analysis of bear calls in woods as plausible natural origin for shouting-like sounds (wildmountainechoes.com) Skyquakes and unexplained deep booms in remote areas (Wikipedia, Rarest.org) Morehead & Berry historical background, technical details, University study findings (BFRO) Berry’s personal narrative on the camp encounters and scientific efforts (ronmorehead.com) BigfootBase overview summarizing the recording timeline and vocal types (squatchable.com) Critical commentary on “Samurai chatter” and expert linguistic analysis (bigfootevidence.blogspot.com) Reddit discussions containing direct quotes from witnesses and skeptics (Reddit, Reddit, Reddit, Reddit, Reddit, Reddit, Reddit) Transcript: https://theoddentitypodcast.wordpress.com/ Featured Podcast: Thick Thighs & Creepy Vibes Podcast https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/thick-thighs-and-creepy-vibes/id1736179086

Hello dear listeners! I apologize for the long delay in new content, but I'm finally back! This time around, I introduce you to the Kentucky Meat Shower and a bunch of other weird weather phenomena. Look up and examine the clouds if you dare. Just...you know...keep your mouth closed. Podcast Ad: Beyond the Shadows https://creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/beyondtheshadowspod/ Sources https://www.wate.com/news/kentucky/the-great-kentucky-meat-shower-147-years-passed-since-the-kentucky-shower-of-flesh/#:~:text=The%20'Great%20Kentucky%20Meat%20Shower':%20147%20years%20passed%20since,likely%20fresh%20when%20it%20fell. https://www.scientificamerican.com/blog/running-ponies/the-great-kentucky-meat-shower-mystery-unwound-by-projectile-vulture-vomit/ https://yr.olemiss.edu/piece/kentucky-meat-shower/

Hello dear listeners. This week I bring you a spooky collection of listener stories. Some listeners may find these tales disturbing. Listener discretion is advised.   *Listener stories forwarded to me from Reddit are the property of the Redditors and will be removed upon request.

Hello dear listeners and welcome back for season 12 (yeah, this pod has been around a minute) of The ODDentity Podcast. I hope this episode finds you well and I thank you for your continued support.    This episode contains a club that's actually not a club at all, another asylum filled with ill-served patients, and radioactive oatmeal.   Featuring: The Brutal, Bizarre, and Boozy podcast https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/brutal-bizarre-and-boozy-podcast/id1642538109   Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Plutonium_Files https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/fernald-quaker-oats/ https://www.todayifoundout.com/index.php/2024/07/that-time-quaker-oats-fed-orphans-radioactive-oatmeal-for-reasons/ https://www.nytimes.com/1998/01/01/us/settlement-reached-in-suit-over-radioactive-oatmeal-experiment.html  

This week, I sit down with the Wicked Wiccan Sisters and discuss haunted places and paranormal psychology. I think you'll really like this one, particularly if you've experienced paranormal happenings yourself or have had a visitation from someone who has passed on.  Huge thanks to WWS for sitting down with me. This is the last episode of the season. The podcast will now go dark for a few weeks while I organize and do some research. Stay tuned and, as always, Stay Spooky! Featured Pod: Freaky Fridays https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/freaky-fridays/id1553779633 More About WWS! https://www.instagram.com/wicked_wiccan_sisters/?hl=en https://www.facebook.com/groups/362308145005841/ https://www.tiktok.com/@wickedwiccansisters  

Hello dear listeners and welcome back to another episode of The ODDentity Podcast, a proud member of the PodMoth Media Network, your foray into the weird, wonky, and sometimes downright spooky. This week I re-introduce you to the humble chainsaw, a tool that is more than capable of felling an oak tree but in its early form, could be just as effective during childbirth. Sources: https://science.howstuffworks.com/science-vs-myth/everyday-myths/why-were-chainsaws-invented.htm https://www.cnn.com/2015/01/30/europe/ireland-symphysiotomy/index.html https://allthatsinteresting.com/why-were-chainsaws-invented Featured Pod: Rowan & Pine https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/rowan-pine-a-spooky-folklore-mythology-podcast/id1632401774

Hello dear listeners and thanks again for tuning in. This week I present to you a haunting tale by Bernard Capes entitled “The Thing in the Forest,” published in 1915. At this point in the season, I’ll be taking a little break to focus my attention on my other passion project, my literary journal. The slush pile is quite deep, per usual, so I’ll be returning after the summer issue drops on July 1. At that point, only two episodes remain for the season. A researched episode and my end of season interview. Stay Spooky and I’ll be back soon. 😊   Digitized Copy “The Thing in the Forest”: https://dn790001.ca.archive.org/0/items/fabulists00capeiala/fabulists00capeiala.pdf   Featured Podcast: Moustachioed Podcastio https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-moustachioed-podcastio/id1516217740   Other PodMoth Network Shows: https://podmoth.network/   Some Background music provided by: https://stocktune.com/free-music/whispers-in-the-void-24438-35445 https://stocktune.com/free-music/whispers-in-the-void-24438-35445

Hello dear listeners and welcome back to another episode of The ODDentity Podcast on the PodMoth Media Network, your foray into the weird, wonky, and sometimes downright spooky. This week, we dig into the origins of one of the more interesting pieces of ghost hunting equipment, and ghost hunting history. So put on your shades, squint into the darkness with me, and keep your eyes peeled! Check out The Lost Signal Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-lost-signal-podcast/id1465964518   PodMoth Media Network: https://podmoth.network/   SHOW NOTES: Kilner: The Human Aura https://archive.org/details/humanatmosphereo00kiln/mode/1up?view=theater https://en-academic.com/dic.nsf/enwiki/5589163 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter_John_Kilner#cite_ref-Obituary_1-1 https://www.encyclopedia.com/science/encyclopedias-almanacs-transcripts-and-maps/kilner-walter-john-1847-1920 https://www.aiprinc.org/human-aura/  

Hello dear listeners, this week I bring you a chat with Matt Westmoland, a fellow podcaster on the PodMoth Network, as we discuss Mary and Carl Bach and Mary's untimely demise as well as the odd addition to a museum in Bowling Green, OH. Show Notes: https://www.nationalgeographic.co.uk/travel/2018/02/dark-tourism-when-tragedy-meets-tourism https://daily.jstor.org/the-gruesome-history-of-ohios-fingers-in-the-jar/ Featured Ad: Bad Acts Twisted true crime tales of dark deeds and despicable people. New episodes every Thursday. Join our Patreon for exclusive bonus episodes here: https://www.patreon.com/badactspod https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/bad-acts-a-true-crime-podcast/id1538464479 More from Matt Westmoland: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/my-second-self-and-i-we-talk-about-weird-crimes/id1635367538

Hello dear listeners and welcome back to a new episode! I'm so pleased to begin the journey into season 11 with all of you! This episode is all about the past and the energy it holds and how that energy interacts with and affects us. I hope you enjoy. The Ugly Radio: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-ugly-radio/id1515895095 A lo-fi, sci-fi audio theatre anthology series made for late nights and strong drinks. Welcome to the Ugly Radio, a phantom frequency broadcasting a pirate signal across time and space. Scenes, songs and frequencies from the void. A monthly audio theatre podcast featuring a rotating list of voice actors, writers, storytellers and musicians. Welcome to the Void. *The stories shared on this episode are used with permission from their original authors.

Hope you have a safe and spooky Hallowe'en! The ODDentity Podcast will return in the new year with more tales of the creepy, weird, and paranormal. Until then, have a safe and Happy Hallowe’en and, as always, stay spooky!   Show Notes Some spooky sounds from freesound.org https://freesound.org/people/klankbeeld/sounds/207632/ https://freesound.org/people/SergeQuadrado/sounds/567203/

Hello dear listeners and a very happy spooky season to all of you! This week, I bring you my customary interview for the end of season 10. I'm joined by Nathan R. Stenberg of the Pennhurst Memorial and Preservation Society for an in depth conversation about the past and current views on disability in the US and the work currently being done to change laws that inhibit disabled people. We also talk about the history of Pennhurst Asylum, what it may have been like for residents, and what's happening with the property at present. I had a blast chatting with Nathan and hearing about everything Pennhurst.  If you're interested in advocating for individuals with disabilities or you just want to learn more about Pennhurst and its dark past, this is a great listen! For more information about Nathan and Pennhurst, check out the links below. Pennhurst Memorial and Preservation Alliance: http://preservepennhurst.org/ Nathan R. Stenberg (Website): https://www.nathanrstenberg.com/ Shout out to the haunters at Pennhurst Asylum for putting on such an amazing show! Enter the Asylum...If You Dare: https://pennhurstasylum.com/ Sources: https://philadelphiaencyclopedia.org/essays/pennhurst-state-school-and-hospital/ Bill Baldini Exposé: Suffer the Little Children (Found in parts on YouTube) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZIepqvHii-M

Hello dear listeners and welcome back to a new episode! This time around I wanted to share something kind of special considering my brush with death. Please enjoy this original folklore tale created by yours truly.  Also, please note that this is episode 5. The next episode will feature an interview, as is custom. At that point, I'll see where I am in terms of recovery, but I may take a break from podcasting until the beginning of next year in order to focus on getting the winter issue of my literary journal completed. I'll update in the next few weeks. Cheers! Show Notes: Podcast Ads: Crime and Spirits (https://linktr.ee/crimeandspiritspodcast) and My Second Self and I (https://open.spotify.com/show/3pzH0fR9c5jqIV404VuAAM?si=a189ce0b59bc4241&nd=1) The story, Of Boys and Bergs, was created by Janine Mercer (Copyright 2023). Sharing of this work, in its entirety or in part, is strictly prohibited without prior permission of the author.

Hello dear listeners, and welcome back to another episode of The ODDentity Podcast on the PodMoth Media Network, your foray into the weird, wonky, and sometimes downright spooky. This week, I offer a tale that weaves together spiritualism, Harry Houdini, and a detective named Rose Mackenberg. As you may remember from a past episode, Houdini wasn’t a fan of spiritualists. He saw them as charlatans who took impressionable and grieving individuals for their money. This episode marks summer hiatus for the podcast. I'll return in September with more tales of the strange, weird, and macabre. Until then, Stay Spooky! Show Notes: Pod Ad: Speak of the Devil https://linktr.ee/speakofthedevil https://www.thepeoplehistory.com/1920s.html https://blog.newspapers.com/astonishing-adventures-of-houdinis-favorite-detective/ https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/female-ghost-buster-rooted-out-spiritual-frauds-for-houdini https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/06/obituaries/rose-mackenberg-overlooked.html Houdini’s Crystal Ball (?)/Mackenberg Manuscript: https://www.wildabouthoudini.com/2011/11/rose-mackenberg-manuscript-and-houdinis.html

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Hello, dear listeners, and welcome back to another episode of The ODDentity Podcast on the PodMoth Media Network, your foray into the weird, wonky, and sometimes downright spooky. This week, I introduce you to the strange world of early medicinal cures, some more odd than others, and enlighten you with the details of a strange arrangement that came to benefit women all over the world. Show Notes: Memento Mori Podcast: https://www.mementomoripod.com/ PodMoth: https://podmoth.network/ Sources: https://uselessetymology.com/2018/01/17/the-etymology-of-hysteria/ https://www.history.com/news/7-unusual-ancient-medical-techniques https://qz.com/710516/the-strange-story-of-a-fertility-drug-made-with-the-popes-blessing-and-gallons-of-nun-urine#:~:text=It%20took%20about%2010%20nuns,of%20the%20women%20were%20pregnant.  

Hello dear listeners and welcome back to another episode of The ODDentity Podcast on the PodMoth Media Network, your foray into the weird, wonky, and sometimes downright spooky. This week, I bring you The Well by W.W. Jacobs, a charmingly twisted little tale. You’ve likely heard of The Monkey’s Paw (if you haven’t, you should get on that,) but The Well may have slipped past your radar. Well, here it is for your listening pleasure. Read with permission from Project Gutenberg. The Well is a haunting piece of prose that is delightfully dark and difficult to forget. W.W Jacobs “The Well” is generously provided by Project Gutenberg and is read with permission in accordance with all outlined provisions and restrictions. The work, in its complete form, can be found at https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/12124/pg12124-images.html. Show Notes: To protect the Project Gutenberg™ mission of promoting the free distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase “Project Gutenberg”), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project Gutenberg™ License available with this file or online at www.gutenberg.org/license This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere in the United States and most other parts of the world at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.org. If you are not located in the United States, you will have to check the laws of the country where you are located before using this eBook. Ads: Saturdays Are for the Ghouls: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/saturdays-are-for-the-ghouls/id1570983561 Brutal, Bizarre, and Boozy: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/brutal-bizarre-and-boozy-podcast/id1642538109 Check out all the other awesome pods on the PodMoth Media Network! https://podmoth.network/  

Hello and welcome back for season 10! This week, I bring you creepy listener stories centered around customer service/retail sales. They're sure to give you creepy vibes and make you rethink ever doing front-facing customer service work. For more great pods, check out https://podmoth.network/ Ad: Fuck My Work Life Podcast https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/f-k-my-work-life/id1555824690 WordPress: https://theoddentitypodcast.wordpress.com/ *All listener stories read on this episode were used with permission from their respective authors.