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Boggart and Banshee: A Supernatural PodcastSupernatural Feathers: Death Beds, Witchcraft and AngelsChris and Simon wing it through the strange world of feather folklore — from cursed peacock plumes to pillows that prevent the dying from slipping away. Do feather crowns signal a heavenly reward or a witch’s curse? Simon’s disturbed by beds hiding feather rats and spectral bouquets; Chris dares to suggest a rational explanation. There's a detour into swan-lined pits, angel relics, deer hunting and the suspiciously decorative world of Victorian featherwork. Listener beware: this one might leave you checking your pillow twice. 2025-06-0151 min

Boggart and Banshee: A Supernatural PodcastThe Deerness Mermaid: The Best Attested Nineteenth-Century CryptidSimon and Chris dive into a rare cryptid case from Orkney where hundreds of witnesses saw a 'mermaid' swimming in the sea, sitting on a rock, snacking on fish and eels, and tending to her child. Stories of the mermaid went viral in the press. What in the watery world was the creature? Manatee, mutant seal, giant otter or, say it quietly, an actual mermaid? And why, after several years of summer visits to the bay at Deerness, did it vanish from the papers and from history? The duo trade notes about favorite cryptids. Chris goes off on a...2025-05-0149 min

Over EngineeredNative PHP w/ Simon HampSimon Hamp and Marcel Pociot have been working on NativePHP for a number of years, and Simon just surprised with world at Laracon EU with a NativePHP for Mobile announcement. In this episode, Simon and Chris get deep into the the NativePHP innards, explore sustainable open source, and generally just have a good time for over two hours 😅Links:NativePHPZephpyrdagger 2025-04-222h 18

Boggart and Banshee: A Supernatural PodcastSupernatural Serpents: Flying, Milking and Shape-Changing SnakesChris and Simon lift the stone on a nest of ancient terrors, with bosom serpents, snakes on tombs and in graves, helpful household ophidians, and the medicinal horrors of Asclepius’s temple. ('It did what to you?!') Simon tells of his own blood-chilling encounter with a poisonous hisser, while fake snake women, flying serpents, and the perils of vino alla vipera slither revoltingly into the podcast. The duo bicker over cryptozoological creatures’ credibility and ask whether a snake can suckle on a breast or udder: the lap vs suck debate. Also fairies and snakes? Prepare to be amazed amid...2025-04-0146 min

The Pocket with Chris GriffinEP 62: Simon Hill: I Deal With Imposter Syndrome Daily…Welcome to episode 62 of The Pocket with Chris Griffin!Today I sit down with Simon Hill - nutritionist, podcast host, author of The Proof is in the Plants, and one of the leading voices in evidence-based health and wellness.Simon is known for breaking down complex nutrition science into simple, actionable advice. But in this conversation, we went way deeper than just food.We spoke about Simon’s personal journey and what led him to become one of the most trusted names in the health space, as well as the ch...2025-03-241h 23

Boggart and Banshee: A Supernatural PodcastThe Green Children of Woolpit: Fairies or Foreigners?The Green Children of Woolpit: Fairies or Foreigners? Simon and Chris celebrate the new and definitive book by John Clark on the Green Children of Woolpit: two children with ‘leek-green’ skin who, in the middle of the twelfth century, said that they came from a twilight place called ‘St Martin’s Land’. They wore strange clothes of an unknown fabric and spoke a language none could understand. Strangest of all, they ate only beans. Had they strayed from fairyland into Suffolk or were they lost, starving children orphaned by tragedy? Simon and Chris try to sort out some of the curious...2025-03-0145 min

Boggart and Banshee: A Supernatural PodcastSupernatural Music: Fairy Bagpipers, Phantom Fiddlers, and The Choir Invisible***This episode has been our Jonah and has been cursed from the beginning! We are re-releasing it because the first version had fuzzy audio***Chris and Simon wind up the old gramophone and share some numbers from angelic choirs, the nodding ones beyond the grave, and from the rarely good people in the hollow hill. Sing along with a banshee! Trill to a phantom air from Dartmoor! Rhapsodize over an orca’s mermaid song! And shake your tambourine at yellow bats, breeding foxes, Dolly Parton and finger-chewing nereids! Are our listeners in harmony with the Music of th...2025-02-0244 min

Boggart and Banshee: A Supernatural PodcastSupernatural Music: Fairy Bagpipers, Phantom Fiddlers, and The Choir InvisibleChris and Simon wind up the old gramophone and share some numbers from angelic choirs, the nodding ones beyond the grave, and from the rarely good people in the hollow hill. Sing along with a banshee! Trill to a phantom air from Dartmoor! Rhapsodize over an orca’s mermaid song! And shake your tambourine at yellow bats, breeding foxes, Dolly Parton and finger-chewing nereids! Are our listeners in harmony with the Music of the Spheres or are these mysterious melodies something more mundane? Kudos also to our organ player from Ohio and to the poltergeist who follows us through th...2025-02-0144 min

Boggart and Banshee: A Supernatural PodcastPixy-Led? The Truth about Fairy Disorientation!Get lost in familiar places? You're not alone! Simon and Chris are bewildered by supernatural disorientation, including cases of people being pixy-led by Newfoundland fairies and Balkan witches. Discover traditional defenses against non-human misleaders, from carrying bread to wearing clothes inside out (and yes, sometimes even stripping naked!). While our hosts consider scientific explanations - glitches in human compasses, they grapple with bizarre reports of impossible landscapes: gardens without paths, eighty foot hedges, and fields that trap their victims. Plus, one host recounts their own uncanny pixy-led experience in a car. Care to guess who?Our r...2025-01-0148 min

Dopey: On the Dark Comedy of Drug AddictionDopey 508: "I Sold Lots of Drugs to Oasis! " Simon Mason on Shooting Speedballs, Catching Fire and Dousing Flames with Urine, Almost Managing Banksy Kurt Cobain, Heroin, RecoveryThis week on Dopey! We have Simon Mason, an author, recovery coach and a shadowy figure of the Britpop scene of the 1990s. whose life story is a whirlwind of rock 'n' roll excess, devastating addiction, and eventual redemption. Known as the "Cat in the Hat," Simon was a dealer to Oasis and other legendary bands, a firsthand witness to the cultural explosion of the era—and a victim of his own spiraling heroin addiction. PLUS! A butt related voicemail, emails and much much more on a brand spanking new episode of the good old Dopey Show!...2024-12-062h 28

Boggart and Banshee: A Supernatural PodcastHells Bells: Polts, Underground Cities and Supernatural DisinfectantChris and Simon ring the changes on bell folklore: bells mysteriously rung by polts (or rats or monkeys or blackbirds), bells ringing in churches beneath the waves and in coalmines, and bells with the power ('supernatural bleach') to drive away plague, the Devil and the Fae. Bells toll as death omens the 'death-bell' or ringing in the ears predicts imminent death, and Big Ben chimes thirteen when a royal is about to die. Chris finds a-peal in some physics experiments testing whether bells drive away thunderstorms and Simon chimes in with mermaids and their watery bells. Also, Great Aunt...2024-12-0146 min

Boggart and Banshee: A Supernatural PodcastThe Cottingley Fairies Exposed: Beyond Photos and FakesSimon and Chris focus in on the new collection of essays on The Cottingley Fairy Photographs, developing the psychic experiences that inspired the images. The two clash over Elsie and Frances’s personalities, recounting Frances’s sightings of “little men” and Elsie’s run ins with a ghost family haunting her own home. They also trade blows over Cottingley conspiracies. And stay tuned for the unexpected dog invasion! Available from all good online booksellers, fifteen authors from six nations: The Cottingley Fairy Photographs. 2024-11-0153 min

Simon Ward, The High Performance Human Triathlon PodcastTriathlete and explorer, Chris Brown, makes history by becoming the first person to reach Point Nemo, the remotest location on Earth.In last week's email I briefly mentioned my adventurous spirit and pursuit of ’triathlon tourism’. Today’s podcast guest, Chris Brown, shares a similar and maybe even more enthusiastic approach to life. Chris is a triathlete, racing driver, entrepreneur, Guinness World Record Holder and explorer. I’ve known Chris for about 20 years. We first met through our local triathlon club, Leeds/Bradford, and Chris and his son Mika swam in my session every Wednesday. For as long as I have known Chris he has always pushed the boundaries be it in business, with his fitness, or with the challenges...2024-10-021h 15

Boggart and Banshee: A Supernatural PodcastDead Famous: Celebrity Ghosts from Mary Queen of Scots to Michael JacksonFrom Tinseltown to Windsor: tales of mysterious encounters with James Dean, Rudolph Valentino, Elvis Presley, Lord Byron (in Florida), Elizabeth the first and second! Does the late Princess Diana visit her butler in Cheshire to console him? Has Marilyn Monroe reincarnated to marry the ghost of Michael Jackson? Are these tulpas, “real” ghostly encounters, or para-social fantasies—where an intimate connection is claimed with a celebrity? How do the Tooth Fairy, the Easter Bunny and the Jolly Green Giant fit into the puzzle? Join Chris and Simon as they unravel bizarre celebrity connections—including Chris’ movie star crush and that unfor...2024-10-0143 min

Boggart and Banshee: A Supernatural PodcastFairies, Nereids and Trolls: Welcome to the Social SupernaturalSimon has just published a book on European fairies, trolls, and other supernatural creatures, who like humans live in societies: going to war, dancing, seducing, holding weddings and funerals, burying the elderly alive....Looking at beliefs from Ireland to Ukraine and from Iceland to the Balkans, Simon and Chris debate the merits of trying to classify supernatural beings, find chilling parallels for the ‘fairy blast’ in Croatia and Greece, and shudder at the vengeful Nixen of Germany’s rivers. They also clash about vampires and werewolves in Ohio, but that is another story...Sometimes these social...2024-09-0143 min

Boggart and Banshee: A Supernatural PodcastTime Slips: Ghosts, Fairies or Black Holes?Chris and Simon take a quantum leap as they ponder the mysteries of vanishing houses and time slips. Did two English ladies walk back in time at Versailles? Is there a street in Liverpool where visitors are transported to the 1950s? Did three Royal Navy cadets find themselves in a 14th century plague village? Vanishing hotels and diners, mysterious visions of medieval Paris, and inexplicable forests in Newfoundland: are faulty memories—or fairies—responsible? 2024-08-0154 min

Boggart and Banshee: A Supernatural PodcastMermaids 101Chris and Simon, don their snorkels and flippers to explore the world of mermaids. Join them as they sail past shaved monkeys, triton hot-spots and a prized vintage tuna doll. Dive in, with our daring duo, to search out mermaid fakes in Belfast, the only living Fish woman, and a singing mer-vicar in Cornwall. Then we navigate around mermaid graves in Scotland, murdered sirens in Germany, and inexplicably, a turnip in a bag on Tyneside. Whether you're a folklore buff, a Weeki Wachee groupie, a wet-suit-wearing cryptozoologist or just like the occasional splash this, dear listener, is the episode f...2024-07-0148 min

The Company Road PodcastE47 Simon Kriss - Demystifying AI: A journey from fear to transformationSend us a text"AI is a little bit like fine wine in that everybody knows the name. Everybody thinks it looks great, but most people still really don't understand it."Simon KrissThis month’s themeThis month we explore the latest trends reshaping various sectors in Australia, from technological innovations driving business growth to market disruptors demanding strategic adaptation for survival. Key topics include leveraging cutting-edge technologies to spur growth as well as formulating agile strategies to respond effectively to industry dis...2024-06-0455 min

Boggart and Banshee: A Supernatural PodcastSex and the SupernaturalThings get steamy in this R-rated episode where Simon and Chris discuss the hot topic of sex and the supernatural. The duo passionately debate the forbidden thrills of witch orgies, fairy intercourse (with one of the seven sisters), spirit marriages (generally with rich old men), randy ghosts named as co-respondents in divorce suits, and coitus in the séance room. All climaxes with succubi, mermaids and demons, oh my! You might want to listen something else if you have kids in the car...2024-06-0145 min

Im Spielekeller#118 Mobile E-Sports und ESL Historie, mit Simon EicherChris Hana, Dennis Gehlen & Johannes Breu In Episode #118 ist Simon Eicher zu Gast Im Spielekeller! Er ist Director Game Ecosystems Mobile bei der ESL FACEIT Group. Er ist also für den Geschäftsbereich des Mobile E-Sports bei EFG zuständig. Bevor er anfang 2023 zu diesem Job kam, war er bereits ca. 18 Jahre lang als Producer, Produktionsleiter und Prokurist bei der ESL tätig. Seit den Anfangstagen der ESL hat er maßgeblich zur Entwicklung des Turnierveranstaltes beigetragen. In der ersten Hälfte der Folge spricht Simon mit Chris und Dennis zum einen über seine Historie mit der ESL. Wie sah...2024-05-291h 22

Hey!DHDHey!DHD - Preview Episode - Simon BrodkinTune in for a special "Preview Episode" of "Hey!DHD," where host Chris Duke takes listeners on a unique journey back to a pivotal moment before he was even aware of his own ADHD diagnosis. A few years ago, Chris interviewed the incredibly talented comedian Simon Brodkin on The Peer Project Podcast, discussing Simon’s journey with ADHD and its impact on his career in comedy.At the time, Chris didn't know he had ADHD, making this an intriguing conversation filled with humor and insights that he would only fully appreciate later. This episode offers a lo...2024-05-0340 min

People + Culture PodcastBeste Recruiting Kampagne des Jahres - so findest Du die richtigen EntwicklerDiese Recruiting-Kampagne gewann nicht umsonst den Österreicher Staatspreis für Marketing 2022. So denkt man Recruiting neu! Der Erfolg der Kampagne spricht auch für sich. Robert Seeger und sein Team von der Agentur Kommunikationskunst haben sich hier was noch nie dagewesenes einfallen lassen. Das Beste daran, jede:r kann es nachmachen! Kontakt Chris Linkedin Mail: chris@withsimo.com Kontakt Simon Linkedin Mail: simon@withsimo.com Instagram: Thecoup_podcast TikTok: Thecoup_podcast ...2024-05-0135 min

Boggart and Banshee: A Supernatural PodcastSpectral Evidence: The Supernatural in CourtPrepare to be haunted by the evidence as star witnesses Chris and Simon summon compelling arguments for paranormal claims in court. Our learned friends cross-examine the standard of proof for mermaid and sasquatch affidavits, exhume the details of changeling murder cases, and put a rapping medium on trial for disturbing the peace in church. The dearly departed won't escape scrutiny either, as our hosts investigate cases of defamation from beyond the grave and leave no tombstone unturned in their search for justice. Will you join the jury and decide the fate of the supernatural on the latest Boggart and...2024-05-0149 min

Boggart and Banshee: A Supernatural PodcastHow to Create a Ghost: the Philip Experiment, 1972-1977Simon raps once for ‘yes’ and Chris raps twice for ‘no ‘over the results of the five-year ‘Philip Experiment’. Canadian parapsychology researchers invented a fictional character, the dashing but suicidal cavalier Philip. Then they began to receive communications from Philip through rappings and table tippings. Expect to learn how you can best create a ghost at home: glasses of wine, sing-songs and wishful thinking top the list. The correct pronunciation of Tibetan tulpa (sorry sprulpa). And all hail the bronies who create anthropomorphic multicoloured ponies at will. 2024-04-0149 min

The Pocket with Chris GriffinEP 7: From Selling T-Shirts at a Market Stall to a $600 Million Pay Day | Simon BeardWelcome to Episode 7 of The Pocket with Chris Griffin!Today, we're joined by an exceptional guest, Simon Beard, the founder behind the iconic brand Culture Kings, a company that ascended from a humble market stall to a staggering $600 million empire.In this candid conversation, Simon shares the thrilling rollercoaster of his entrepreneurial journey, from the early days of setting up shop in the market to building a brand that became a cornerstone of streetwear fashion across the globe. But Simon's story isn't just one of success; it's a tale of strategic decisions, remarkable...2024-03-181h 11

The Mindful Men Podcast116. Bio-hacking and Epigenetics with Chris BarnesWelcome to Episode 116 - Bio-hacking and Epigenetics with Chris Barnes Do you struggle with low energy, weight gain (or loss), brain fog, pain, stress, bad sleep or even mental health challenges? Maybe you’ve tried clean and healthy living, strict dieting, daily exercise, more sleep, less alcohol and drugs – but you don’t seem to be feeling better? And like me… do you feel older than you really are, but you want to feel younger? If you answered YES to some of these, then the answer may lie in epigenetics and bio-hacking...2024-03-111h 07

Come Read with Me, with Rev Chris and David IngallSweeter than Honey – Guest Sermon by Simon JenkinsHow is God’s glory shown in nature?Why does Psalm 19 talk about nature and the law?Why does God give laws to his people?Chris and David are currently recording Season 4. During the interim, we are posting bonus content including sermons, teachings and an upcoming Q&A. This week, please enjoy a guest sermon on Psalm 19 by the warden of Chris’ church, Simon Jenkins.We need your support! Support from listeners like you keeps Come Read with Me going, so please consider donating at www.burningheart.org/comereadwithme.If you're not...2024-03-0617 min

Boggart and Banshee: A Supernatural PodcastFairy Gifts and Fairy Heirlooms: Treasures from the Hidden PeopleThe first rule of fairy gifts is you don’t talk about fairy gifts. Chris and Simon recklessly flout that rule in this look at artifacts stolen from or given by the fairies to human neighbours. Some are exotic, like The Luck of Edenhall and the Fairy Flag of Dunvegan. Others, like elf shot and tiny tobacco pipes, are common field finds. Chris waxes lyrical about fairy textiles, and the connection between Huldrefolk bridal crowns and the Virgin Mary. Simon shoe-horns in a discussion of tiny footwear said to be made by leprechauns, some of which, worringly, show signs of...2024-02-2950 min

The Fort#339 - Simon Wagner - Founder @ Granite Oak - Compounding $1M to $250M in 10 yearsSimon Wagner is the Founder and Managing Partner of Granite Oak, a private investment firm with over $250mm of assets across Real Estate and Venture Capital. His career spans more than 20 years of investing and entrepreneurship in financial markets and alternative investments.On this episode, Chris and Simon discuss: Working in mortgage-backed securities at Morgan Stanley in 2006 Developing his commercial mortgage thesis The Irish real estate market Planning & Entitlements We'd appreciate you filling out our audience survey, so we can continuously work on providing relevant content to our listeners. 2024-02-221h 22

Invest Smarter PodcastISP 152: The Path to Scaling Your Real Estate BusinessInvest Smarter Podcast Episode 152: The Path to Scaling Your Real Estate Business Host: Simon Castillo Guest: Chris LentoSimon Castillo is joined by Chris Lento to discuss: When are you comfortable leaving your day job? The path to scaling your business You are going to have to learn how to raise capital Partnering with others is key The rates will come down, but when...2024-02-2041 min

NNBN PodcastEpisode 19 - Chris Smith from the Royal & Derngate joins us to talk about what's happening and future eventsWelcome to the exciting NNBN Podcast channel sponsored by ⁠Poppy Design Studio⁠. Chris Smith, Development Manager from the Royal & Derngate join us to talk about what's happening and what's coming up as the iconic venue in Northampton celebrates it's 40th season. Listen to Chris and Simon talking about how businesses can support the theatre, what's coming up and some exciting prizes in the auction taking place THIS WEEK! To learn more information, visit ⁠https://www.royalandderngate.co.uk/⁠ If you would like to be a guest on the podcast channel, e-mail hello@nnbn.co.uk or...2024-02-0625 min

Boggart and Banshee: A Supernatural PodcastThe Birds: A Flight into the Avian SupernaturalSimon and Chris are all atwitter over stories of supernatural birds: spectral ravens, death-predicting rooks, ghostly-bloodied doves, glass-smashing partridges and, the horror, housebound robins. Chris causes a flutter with an intolerably creepy magpie rhyme; our thoughtful pair wonder at phantom birds often being heard and not seen; and why oh why do birds keep attacking Simon? 2024-02-0147 min

Chris Voss PodcastChris Voss Podcast – Grand Delusion: The Rise and Fall of American Ambition in the Middle East by Steven Simon Grand Delusion: The Rise and Fall of American Ambition in the Middle East by Steven Simon A longtime American foreign policy insider’s penetrating and definitive reckoning with this country’s involvement in the Middle East—and its bitter end The culmination of almost forty years at the highest levels of policymaking and scholarship, Grand Delusion is Steven Simon’s tour de force, offering a comprehensive and deeply informed account of U.S. engagement in the Middle East. Simon begins with the Reagan administration, when American perception of the Middle E...2024-01-2058 min

Boggart and Banshee: A Supernatural PodcastMedieval X-Files: Experiencing the Impossible in the Middle AgesChris and Simon cross swords over a medieval X-files collection: necromancers, monsters emerging from graves, an encounter with a fairy-like Woman in White, the walking dead, and, best of all, a trustworthy demon named Oliver, all found in Caesarius of Heisterbach’s thirteenth-century Dialogue on Miracles. Although Caesarius’s purpose was to instruct Cistercian novices, these stories of medieval high strangeness can still delight the Fortean, the anomalist and anyone else interested in the supernatural. So step into the cloister, dear friend...2024-01-0149 min

Boggart and Banshee: A Supernatural PodcastThe Dancing Fairies of Sennen Cove: An Encounter with the Impossible in Late Victorian CornwallIn the 1880s, two sisters had an encounter with three gyrating, squeaking, white veiled supernatural women at Sennen Cove, Cornwall. Chris and Simon dance around the topics of Cornish otherworldliness, supernatural languages and circle jigs. Were the women goddesses, fairies, vestal virgins or amorous cats? Where do fairies 'foot it all the night'? Why do so many supernatural encounters report high-pitched voices? And most importantly did the ladies of Sennen Cove mess with Simon's mike, which played up in parts of this episode... The booklet with the text of the encounter is Pwca's Magicians, Red Heads and Small People...2023-12-0146 min

Boggart and Banshee: A Supernatural PodcastShrouded in Mystery: The Origins of the Iconic Sheeted GhostChris and Simon embark on a quest to uncover the origins of the archetypal ghost in a sheet, tracing its lineage back to the death shroud. With a dash of sartorial flair, they explore sheet chic, evolving trends of ghostly attire through the ages. They muse on shroud styles, the mystery of naked phantoms, potato thieves, headless Vikings, and that all-important 'Tailored Terror' accessory, rusty chains. But questions linger. Why have apparitions in white draperies become a rarity? Is there a link between zombies and shrouded spectres? And why was phosphorous so important for Victorian ghost enthusiasts?2023-11-0142 min

The Good Listening To Show: Stories of Distinction & GeniusEmbracing Light and Darkness: Career Progression Consultant Simon Bergenroth's Journey of Faith & Purpose on the 15th Anniversary of his Father's Death by SuicideSend us a textHave you ever pondered the question of how to embrace both light and darkness in life? In our latest episode, we join Simon Bergenroth, the MD of 3Hats, as he shares his journey of faith and resilience on the 15th anniversary of his father's death. Simon's inspiring story takes us on a journey through his struggles with bipolar disorder, the influence of his guardian angel, Christina Bruns, and his departure from the West Midlands. This episode explores Simon's path to finding purpose amid adversity and how his faith has helped him c...2023-10-3150 min