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The Normal, Strange and AmazingEp. 27 Hisashi Ouchi This a very sad story, it goes to show how safety and regard for human life is important. Hopefully all nuclear power plants and medical staff can learn from this accident to better ourselves today. If you got any light hearted stories you can give me suggestions at drautblake360@gmail.com, or on Twitter: @MagicHatOG, or Instagram: @her0fan. Here are the story links, WARNING, the pictures are highly graphic:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tokaimura_nuclear_accident
https://www.unbelievable-facts.com/2016/12/hisashi-ouchi.html
https://icantbelieveitsnonfiction.com/2018/02/14/hisashi-ouchi-and-masato-shinohara/
2019-06-1220 min
The Normal, Strange and AmazingEp. 26 Brown Mountain Lights Mysterious lights on top of mountain do to ghost, UFOs, or giant fireflies? I love reading stuff like this and this was a suggestions as well. I love telling stories and doing this podcast, just listening to the episodes supports me a bunch and I thank everyone who does. You can give me suggestions at drautblake360@gmail.com, or on Twitter: @MagicHatOG or Instagram: @her0fan. Here are the story links:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brown_Mountain_Lights
http://shadowboxent.brinkster.net/brownexplain2.html
https://northcarolinaghosts.com/mountains/brown-mountain-lights/
2019-06-1022 min
The Normal, Strange and AmazingEp. 25 La Mona Bruja An strange and interesting legend. Do you believe in La Mona Bruja? If you like more stories like this please listen to the other episodes or send me some more, I would be happy to read all about them! You can give me suggestions at drautblake360@gmail.com, or on Twitter: @MagicHatOG, or Instagram: @her0fan. Here are the story links:
https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mona_(leyenda)
https://thedustybiker.wordpress.com/2013/09/01/the-monkey-witch/
http://leyendasdeelsalvador.com/la-mona-bruja
2019-06-0714 min
The Normal, Strange and AmazingEp--24-Yankee-Doodle-Donkey-a8d475c7954ef Just a fun little story to end this season of The Normal, Strange and Amazing. Tomorrow or Friday (depends on what I have going on) will start the 2nd season of the podcast with new and exciting stories with one plot made by myself. I hope you have enjoyed this podcast and I hope that you keep listening! Please contact me with any suggestions either to my email drautblake360@gmail.com, Twitter: @MagicHatOG, or Instagram: @her0fan. Here are the story links:
http://americanfolklore.net/folklore/2010/07/yankee_doodle_donkey.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yankee_Doodle
https://en.wikipedia...
2019-06-0618 min
The Normal, Strange and AmazingEp. 23 Xing-Xing Sings What a complicated story and tongue twister! If you enjoy listening to me trying to navigate these type of stories please send me more either by email at drautblake360@gmail.com or by social media on Twitter: @MagicHatOG or Instagram: @her0fan. Thank you for listening, here are the story links:
http://americanfolklore.net/folklore/2012/07/xingxing_sings.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xenops
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xenography
http://www.historygraphicdesign.com/a-graphic-renaissance/printing-comes-to-europe/2-xylography
2019-06-0319 min
The Normal, Strange and AmazingEp. 22 Wendigo Creepy creatures. I wouldn't want to get face to face with a wendigo any time soon. If you have any more creepy creatures that I should look into please email me at drautblake360@gmail.com, or contact me on Twitter: @MagicHatOG and Instagram @her0fan. Thank you for listening, here are the story notes:
http://americanfolklore.net/folklore/2010/07/windigo.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wendigo
https://www.legendsofamerica.com/mn-wendigo/
https://www.ancient-origins.net/unexplained-phenomena/be-wary-wendigo-terrifying-beast-native-american-legend-insatiable-hunger
2019-06-0218 min
The Normal, Strange and AmazingEp. 21 Vision of War What a strange and amazing story, it definitely wasn't a normal one! I wonder if I also have ESP? If you think you can help me unlock my sixth sense or just want to give me suggestions about the podcast please email me at drautblake360@gmail.com or on Twitter: @MagicHatOG or Instagram: @her0fan. Thank you for listening, here are the story links:
http://americanfolklore.net/folklore/2009/11/the_vision.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Rowland_Kirkland
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_Witch_(disambiguation)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extrasensory_perception
https://www.psychics4today.com/types-extrasensory-perception/
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2019-06-0122 min
The Normal, Strange and AmazingEp. 20 Underground Lots of cool history about Pendleton, any other underground cities want me to delve into? Let me know at my email at drautblake360@gmail.com, Twitter: @MagicHatOG, or Instagram: @her0fan. Thank you guys for listening, here are the story links:
http://americanfolklore.net/folklore/2011/07/underground_1.html
http://pendletonundergroundtours.org/our-history/
https://www.onlyinyourstate.com/oregon/pendleton-underground-or/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pendleton,_Oregon
2019-05-3023 min
The Normal, Strange and AmazingEp. 19 Tall Ted's Turtles Check out this tongue twisting story and see how fast you can read it. It took me about four minutes not counting the small intro to it. I have another tongue twister story lined up for later if you enjoy me messing up words. If you have any suggestions please email me at drautblake360@gmail.com, or Twitter: @MagicHatOG or Instagram: @her0fan. Here are the story links:
http://americanfolklore.net/folklore/2011/08/tall_teds_turtles.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tonawanda_(town),_New_York
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turtle
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tongue-twister
http://mentalfloss.com...
2019-05-3020 min
The Normal, Strange and AmazingEp. 18 Sasquatch A lot of interesting facts about the legendary Sasquatch! I hope you enjoyed this episode, if you have any suggestions please email me at drautblake360@gmail.com or contact me at my Twitter: @MagicHatOG or Instagram: @her0fan. Thank you guys for listening! Here are the story links:
http://americanfolklore.net/folklore/2010/07/sasquatch.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bigfoot
https://oregonwild.org/wildlife/sasquatch
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yeti
https://www.bfro.net/
2019-05-2820 min
The Normal, Strange and AmazingEp. 17 Rattlesnake Ridge This story definitely teaches you a lesson in to not make a deal or challenge the Devil. Still got more fun stories before and after this one. If you have any make sure to send them to me at drautblake360@gmail.com or Twitter: @MagicHatOG, or Instagram: @her0fan. Thank you for listening! Here are the story links:
http://americanfolklore.net/folklore/2010/10/rattlesnake_ridge.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rattlesnake_Ridge
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Devil
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fiddle
https://animals.sandiegozoo.org/animals/rattlesnake
2019-05-2713 min
The Normal, Strange and AmazingEp. 16 Pecos Bill Always interesting when reading about stories from the wild west even if they weren't from wild west times. Maybe I can make my own stories in the fakelore genre, sounds like fun. I hoped you enjoyed the story. If you have any suggestions or other stories email me at drautblake360@gmail.com, Twitter: @MagicHatOG, or on Instagram: @her0fan. Here are the story links:
http://americanfolklore.net/folklore/2010/08/pecos_bill_and_sluefoot_sue.html
http://americanfolklore.net/folklore/2010/08/pecos_bill_finds_a_hard_outfit.html
http://americanfolklore.net/folklore/2010/07/pecos_bill_rides_a_tornado.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki...
2019-05-2616 min
The Normal, Strange and AmazingEp. 15 Ogopogo. the Lake Monster Sorry for the day hiatus, this was a very cool story and I can't wait to tell more! Any stories or suggestions please email me at drautblake360@gmail.com, or Twitter: @MagicHatOG, or Instagram: @her0fan. Here are the story links:
http://americanfolklore.net/folklore/2010/07/ogopogo_the_lake_monster.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ogopogo
https://www.ogopogoquest.com/
https://www.gaia.com/article/3-new-sightings-confirm-ogopogo-lake-monster-in-british-columbia
2019-05-2515 min
The Normal, Strange and AmazingEp. 14 Never Mind Them Watermelons This was short but a fun story indeed. If there are any concerns or complaints please make sure you contact me so I can do my best to improve the show for you guys. I appreciate everyone that listens, it makes me happy to share stories and my love for telling them. Here are the story links:
http://americanfolklore.net/folklore/2010/07/never_mind_them_watermelons.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Devil
2019-05-2314 min
The Normal, Strange and AmazingEp. 13 Madrone Monkeys So that definitely was very strange. Please if you can help me with this monkey search I will be very grateful. You can contact me at drautblake360@gmail.com or Twitter: @MagicHatOG or Instagram: @her0fan. Thank you for listening, here are the story links:
http://americanfolklore.net/folklore/2008/08/madrone_monkeys.html
http://americanfolklore.net/folklore/2010/10/oregon_travelogue_days_13.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rogue_River_(Oregon)
https://www.roguejets.com/tim-brueckner/
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/trees/madrone/madrone-tree-information.htm
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arbutus_menziesii
http://www.softschools.com/facts/plants/madrone_tree_facts/1797/
https://www...
2019-05-2217 min
The Normal, Strange and AmazingEp. 12 La Llorona This was one spooky and amazing story. This one defiently deserves its popularity for as it survives the passage of time. If you have more stories like this one, please email me at drautblake360@gmail.com or contact me on Twitter: @MagicHatOG, or Instagram: @her0fan. Thank you for your support and for listening. Here are the story links:
http://americanfolklore.net/folklore/2010/07/la_llorona.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Llorona
https://www.legendsofamerica.com/gh-lallorona/
https://allthatsinteresting.com/la-llorona
2019-05-2219 min
The Normal, Strange and AmazingEp. 11 King of Sharks What an incredible story! This one was super fun to learn about and read. Hopefully I can do a whole section or couple episodes on Hawaiian and other Native American myths to learn more about the culture and wonderful stories. If you find more stories like this please send them my way at drautblake360@gmail.com or Twitter @MagicHatOG or Instagram @her0fan. Here are the story links:
http://americanfolklore.net/folklore/2010/08/the_king_of_sharks.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hawaiian_religion
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kamohoalii
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_figures_in_the...
2019-05-2120 min
The Normal, Strange and AmazingEp. 10 Bandit of the Goldfield This was a super fun story. I like reading stuff about the wild west and the Gold Rush era, amazing people like Joaquin Murrieta always are the content of great stories. Please if you have suggestions or stories email me at drautblake360@gmail.com or contact on my Twitter @MagicHatOG and Instagram @her0fan. Here are the story links:
http://americanfolklore.net/folklore/2010/08/joaquin_murietta_bandit_of_the.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joaquin_Murrieta
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California_Gold_Rush
http://explore.museumca.org/goldrush/fever12.html
http://www.luckypanner.com/history-of-california-gold-rush-and-the-forty-niners/
2019-05-1915 min
The Normal, Strange and AmazingEp. 9 I'm All Right If you know someone who has lost a loved one in combat or not please send them this story in hopes it helps them through their loss. I enjoyed this story very much and if you have any stories like this please send them to me at m email drautblake360@gmail.com or my Twitter @MagicHatOG or my Instagram @her0fan. Here are the story links:
http://americanfolklore.net/folklore/2010/07/im_all_right_1.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghost
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soul
2019-05-1916 min
The Normal, Strange and AmazingEp. 8 The Headless Horseman Thank you guys for being patient and waiting for these episodes. I enjoy stories like this and I love telling them. Please if you have any more stories or suggestions contact me at Twitter @MagicHatOG or Instagram @her0fan, or just email me at drautblake360@gmail.com. I apperciate all the support and I hope I brighten your day with a little story telling. Here are the story links:
http://americanfolklore.net/folklore/2010/07/the_headless_horseman.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Headless_Horseman
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hessian_(soldier)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schnapps
http://weekinweird.com/2014/10/13...
2019-05-1814 min
The Normal, Strange and AmazingEp. 7 Goblin of Easton I apologize for the long hiatus but now I am back on track. I will be posting two stories to get back up to speed to hopefully expand my stories to myths of stuff i have been brainstorming about. Again let me know how I am doing on Twitter @MagicHatOG and Instagram @her0fan or email me at drautblake360@gmail.com . Thank you guys for listening, your support means a lot. Here are the story links:
http://americanfolklore.net/folklore/2010/07/the_goblin_of_easton.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goblin
https://mythology.net/mythical-creatures/goblin/
2019-05-1814 min
The Normal, Strange and AmazingEp. 6 The Future Thank you guys for listening, I apperciate all of the support. If you have any stories you want me to read or any suggestions contact me at drautblake360@gmail.com or Instagram @her0fan or Twitter @MagicHatOG. Her are the episode links:
http://americanfolklore.net/folklore/2008/09/the_future.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psychic
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Future
2019-05-1112 min
The Normal, Strange and AmazingEp. 5 El Muerto I apologize for the mispronunciation on these words. I will get better at it for other stories. I liked this story a lot because it kind of is like a recreation of The Headless Horseman but with cowboys. Please if you have any stories or suggestions email at drautblake360@gmail.com or message me on Instagram @her0fan or Twitter @MagicHatOG. This podcast is now on Google Podcast, Breaker, and RadioPublic! Keep listening and then we can have it everywhere! Here are the links to the story:
http://americanfolklore.net/folklore/2010/07/el_muerto.html
https://www.legendsofamerica.com/tx-elmuerto/
https...
2019-05-1017 min
The Normal, Strange and AmazingEp. 4 Dem Bones Sorry about the poor quality. I was trying to read some of the confusing language and typos and lost the information I had placed out. I promise to get better, thank you guys for listening. If you have stories or suggestions please email me at drautblake360@gmail.com or DM me on Instagram @her0fan or Twitter @BlakeDraut. Here are the links to the story:
http://americanfolklore.net/folklore/2010/07/dem_bones.html
https://www.biography.com/explorer/william-kidd
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Kidd
https://www.marinersmuseum.org/blog/2012/10/the-difference-between-pirates-privateers-and-buccaneers-pt-2/
2019-05-0918 min
The Normal, Strange and AmazingEp 3 Cherokee Rose This was a great story and I have plenty more like this one to tell! Please go ahead and go on Spotify or Castbox to listen if you aren't on that already. If you have any stories you want me to read or any suggestions please email me at drautblake360@gmail.com or contact me on Instagram @her0fan, Twitter @BlakeDraut, or Facebook which is just my real name. Here are the links to this story:
http://americanfolklore.net/folklore/2009/02/the_cherokee_rose.html
https://cherokee.org/About-The-Nation/History/Facts/Our-History
https://cherokee.org/About-The-Nation/Culture/General/The-Traditional-Belief-System
https://cherokee...
2019-05-0818 min
The Normal, Strange and AmazingEp. 2 Blackbeard's Ghost This was a fun story to read. Even though it is a part of history it is still shrouded in some history. I enjoying telling stories so if you have some please send them to me at drautblake360@gmail.com. Her are my links I used for today's episode:
http://americanfolklore.net/folklore/2010/07/blackbeards_ghost.html
https://www.qaronline.org/history/blackbeard
https://northcarolinaghosts.com/coast/blackbeards-ghost/
2019-05-0710 min
The Normal, Strange and AmazingEp-1 A Baker's Dozen This is my first every podcast episode. I just want to get this out here and do something with my time. If you guys got any suggestions I am all ears, you can email me at drautblake360@gmail.com any suggestions, questions, and stories.
Here are links to the story and other information:
http://americanfolklore.net/folklore/2008/11/a_bakers_dozen.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Nicholas
https://www.britannica.com/story/why-is-a-bakers-dozen-13
2019-05-0713 min