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Even the Podcast is AfraidTsavo's Serial Killer LionsThe horrifying true story of Lions Gone Wild takes place in Tsavo, a region of Kenya, located at the crossing of the Uganda Railway over the Tsavo River. Where in 1898, for nine months, two mane less male Tsavo lions stalked the campsites, dragging workers from their tents at night, devouring them, becoming serial killer lions with the taste for human flesh.[FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA]TWITTER: www.twitter.com/PodcastAfraidINSTAGRAM: www.instagram.com/PodcastAfraidYOUTUBE: https://tinyurl.com/3mwr54tbTIKTOK: https://www.tiktok.com/@podcastafraid...
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Even the Podcast is AfraidSide Crime: Bubonic CatIn this episode of Side Crime, the hosts of Even the Podcast is Afraid discuss several weird stories that have recently been in the news, including: a fortune teller uses voodoo & satanic items to rid a fake curse, Las Vegas woman sat dead in a chair for years, fertility doctor sued again for using his own sperm, Israeli ring to ward off hangovers was found, jetpack man might be balloons according to the FBI, Bubonic Plaque found in Colorado house cat, and Elf on the Shelf gets banned in a Georgia county.[FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA]
2021-11-221h 02Even the Podcast is AfraidThe Enfield PoltergeistThe Enfield Poltergeist, was a claim of supernatural activity at 284 Green Street, a council house in Brimsdown, Enfield, London, England, between 1977 and 1979 involving two sisters, aged 11 and 13. With claims of furniture moving, disembodied voices, loud noises, thrown toys, overturned chairs, and children levitating. Later, Ed and Lorraine Warren came onto the scene, declaring it a real haunting, and its this case that inspired the horror movie, The Conjuring 2. Was it really haunted? - or just a hoax played about by two young girls seeking attention.[FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA]TWITTER: www.twitter.com/PodcastAfraid
2021-11-151h 06Even the Podcast is AfraidHeaven's Gate Part II: Away TeamIn our final episode on Heaven's Gate, we dive deeper into the beliefs of this UFO cult. From their "Next Level" bodies to the Hale Bopp-Comet, Their core beliefs were enough to give L. Ron Hubbard a run for his money. Plus, we discuss the mass suicide committed by its members in 1997, the reason behind the Nike shoes, and more.[FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA]TWITTER: www.twitter.com/PodcastAfraidINSTAGRAM: www.instagram.com/PodcastAfraidYOUTUBE: https://tinyurl.com/3mwr54tbTIKTOK: https://www.tiktok.com/@podcastafraid[PATREON...
2021-11-081h 01Even the Podcast is AfraidSide Crime: Cocaine HipposIn this episode of Side Crime, the hosts of Even the Podcast is Afraid discuss several weird stories that have recently been in the news, including: Pablo Escobar's hippos get citizenship like humans, a Florida man jumped into river to avoid arrest, New Zealand city's wizard has been fired from his post, 87 year old woman's body found in daughter's freezer, ninja attacks special ops unit at an airport, a group of men take a vehicle with a free car sign and find a body in the trunk, and a man throws his penis out the window during car chase.
2021-11-011h 07Even the Podcast is AfraidHeaven's Gate Part I: Next Level CultIn the part one of our two part series on Heaven's Gate, we dive into some understanding of what is a cult and the techniques cults use for grooming & indoctrination of its members. Plus we head into the beginnings, formation, & some of the beliefs of the Heaven's Gate cult, by its leaders, Marshall Applewhite & Bonnie Nettles.[FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA]TWITTER: www.twitter.com/PodcastAfraidINSTAGRAM: www.instagram.com/PodcastAfraidYOUTUBE: https://tinyurl.com/3mwr54tbTIKTOK: https://www.tiktok.com/@podcastafraid[PATREON]Do you...
2021-10-251h 11Even the Podcast is AfraidSide Crime: Semen SyringeIn this episode of Side Crime, the hosts of Even the Podcast is Afraid discuss several weird stories that have recently been in the news, including: a wanted fugitive at a Dodgers game, Haunted House actor stabs a boy at Ohio fairgrounds, man stabbed a woman with syringe filled with his semen, couple filmed porn in photo booth gets arrested for sex acts, naked woman drove golf cart through armed standoff in Florida, UFO mysteries black shape in the sky in the UK, and alleged pizza roll pooper in Oklahoma.[FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA]TWITTER...
2021-10-1859 minEven the Podcast is AfraidMK-Ultra Part XI: Messiahs, Manson, & Midnight ClimaxesIn this final episode of MK-Ultra series, we will be discussing the rumors that Jim Jones, of the Peoples Temple cult, and Charles Manson were part of MK-Ultra. Plus we dive into some brief history of the dosing of johns by sex workers while CIA agents watched in secret as part of Operation Midnight Climax.[FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA]TWITTER: www.twitter.com/PodcastAfraidINSTAGRAM: www.instagram.com/PodcastAfraidYOUTUBE: https://tinyurl.com/3mwr54tbTIKTOK: https://www.tiktok.com/@podcastafraid[PATREON]Do you need...
2021-10-111h 15Even the Podcast is AfraidMK-Ultra Part X: Project MonarchIn this week's episode, we will be bringing you one of the strangest, weirdest subtopics on MK-Ultra: Project Monarch, the conspiracy of experiments on children including Cathy O' Brien. Which has consistently and repeatedly debunked over the 20+ years since it was published. [FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA]TWITTER: www.twitter.com/PodcastAfraidINSTAGRAM: www.instagram.com/PodcastAfraidYOUTUBE: https://tinyurl.com/3mwr54tbTIKTOK: https://www.tiktok.com/@podcastafraid[PATREON]Do you need more Even the Podcast is Afraid content, and would like to help support...
2021-10-041h 12Even the Podcast is AfraidMK-Ultra Part IX: The Canadian ExperimentsWe all know of the CIA’s crazy, government-overthrowing, civil-rights intervening exploits all around the world and even some horrifying ops practiced on American soil, but somehow one of the most shocking and offensive aspects of the MK-Ultra experiments were the ones done on unknowing and unwilling psychiatric patients in a Canadian clinic.[FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA]TWITTER: www.twitter.com/PodcastAfraidINSTAGRAM: www.instagram.com/PodcastAfraidYOUTUBE: https://tinyurl.com/3mwr54tbTIKTOK: https://www.tiktok.com/@podcastafraid[PATREON]Do you need more Even th...
2021-09-271h 07Even the Podcast is AfraidMK-Ultra Part VIII: LSD Prison ExperimentsIn part eight of our series on MK-Ultra, we are going elbow deep into Gen Pop in cell block WTF with the MK-Ultra prison experiments. Not to be confused with the infamous Stanford Prison Experiment. Those involved in the MK-Ultra project dosed prisoners without their knowledge or consent, including notorious mobster, Whitey Bulger.[FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA]TWITTER: www.twitter.com/PodcastAfraidINSTAGRAM: www.instagram.com/PodcastAfraidYOUTUBE: https://tinyurl.com/3mwr54tbTIKTOK: https://www.tiktok.com/@podcastafraid[PATREON]Do you need more Even...
2021-09-201h 08Even the Podcast is AfraidMK-Ultra Part VII: Project StargateIn part seven of our series on MK-Ultra, we bring you The Men Who Stare at Stranger Things on Shutter Island. Both films, The Men Who Stare At Goats and Shutter Island as well as the hit Netflix series Stranger Things all take based-on-true-event elements related to MK-Ultra and weave them into their story lines in varying ways, including: Project Stargate, Project Monarch, and Project Montauk.[FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA]TWITTER: www.twitter.com/PodcastAfraidINSTAGRAM: www.instagram.com/PodcastAfraidYOUTUBE: https://tinyurl.com/3mwr54tbTIKTOK: https://www...
2021-09-131h 06Even the Podcast is AfraidMK-Ultra Part VI: 'Jolly' West AcidIn part six of our series on MK-Ultra, we take you into the mind of Dr. Louis Jolyon 'Jolly' West. “Louis Jolyon "Jolly" West was an American psychiatrist whose work focused particularly on cases where subjects were taken to the limits of human experience. West was deeply involved in Korean War-era CIA brainwashing experiments, the Agency's notorious. MK-Ultra mind-control program, and the use and intentional abuse of LSD and other drugs. Plus, he had interactions with both Charles Manson, Jack Ruby, and more.[FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA]TWITTER: www.twitter.com/PodcastAfraidINSTAGRAM: ww...
2021-09-061h 09Even the Podcast is AfraidSide Crime: Eel EnemaIn this episode of Side Crime, the hosts of Even the Podcast is Afraid discuss several weird stories that have recently been in the news, including: a Canadian man who gets arrested for flying helicopter to Dairy Queen, an Alabama woman goes swimming in a 70 foot water tank, a man decides to put an eel up his butt, a vigilante superhero searching for a serial killer, and more.[FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA]TWITTER: www.twitter.com/PodcastAfraidINSTAGRAM: www.instagram.com/PodcastAfraidYOUTUBE: https://tinyurl.com/3mwr54tbTIKTOK...
2021-08-3057 minEven the Podcast is AfraidMK-Ultra Part V: Leary Harvard UnabomberIn part five of our series on MK-Ultra, we discuss Timothy Leary's unusual and wild life that was soaked with LSD, as he was one of the biggest LSD gurus. His life was strange and eccentric, from Harvard LSD Experiments to possibly helping create the Unabomber, but nothing about his days above ground can be matched by his death and adventures in the great beyond. Was Tim Leary an agent for the CIA helping conduct experiments as part of Project MK-Ultra, and did he have a hand in the dosing & creation of the Unabomber, Ted Kaczynski. [FOLLOW US...
2021-08-231h 11Even the Podcast is AfraidMK-Ultra Part IV: The Poisoner in ChiefIn part four of our series on MK-Ultra, we discuss Dr. Sidney Gottlieb, a chemist and spymaster for the CIA and one of the biggest baddies of the whole MK-Ultra project. Occasionally referred to as The Poisoner In Chief, he was a sinister progenitor of the unethical, illegal and immoral clandestine operation. Plus, we look into whether or not Frank Olson’s death was a suicide, as supposedly, Olson leapt to his death from a window. Jumper’ deaths can be difficult to determine if it was done intentionally for the purpose of self-harm or suicide or if it was done by a...
2021-08-161h 15Even the Podcast is AfraidMK-Ultra Part III: Electric Kool-Aid AcidIn part three of our series on MK-Ultra, we discuss The Merry Pranksters, comrades and followers of American author Ken Kesey in 1964. Who lived communally at Kesey's homes in California and Oregon, and are noted for the sociological significance of a lengthy road trip they took in the summer of 1964, traveling across the United States in a psychedelic painted school bus called Furthur, organizing parties and giving out LSD. But of course some of them volunteered as paid experimental subjects in a study conducted by the U.S. Army, aka Project MK-Ultra. Just like we saw in part two, of...
2021-08-091h 01Even the Podcast is AfraidMK-Ultra Part II: Steal Your MindIn part two of our series on MK-Ultra, we discuss 'The Grateful Dead'. Who are known for their iconic Steal Your Face logo, their equally iconic music and their diehard fans, but their start is actually somewhat linked to MK-Ultra. From underground LSD King, Augustus Owsley Stanley III, to LSD drug studies at Stanford University, aka Project MK-Ultra. This might seem either surprising or unsurprising depending on how you view The Dead but the linkage is staggering.[FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA]TWITTER: www.twitter.com/PodcastAfraidINSTAGRAM: www.instagram.com/PodcastAfraid...
2021-08-021h 15Even the Podcast is AfraidMK-Ultra Part I: LSD OriginsProject MK-Ultra was the code name given to a program of experiments on human subjects that were designed and undertaken by the CIA some of which were illegal. These experiments on humans were intended to develop procedures and identify drugs such as LSD to be used in interrogations in order to weaken the individual and force confessions through brainwashing and psychological torture. The ultimate goal of MK-Ultra was to achieve total mind control, to create 'Manchurian Candidates' or 'sleeper cells' who could be activated as mindless automatons to carry out orders. Plus, its no surprise that MK-Ultra has been linked...
2021-07-261h 12Even the Podcast is AfraidSide Crime: Cereal OffenderIn this episode of Side Crime, the hosts of Even the Podcast is Afraid discuss several weird stories that have recently been in the news, including: a Canadian park has been named 'Glory Hole Park', a prison guard smuggles drugs in Rice Krispies treats, a man overreacted over chicken nuggets at McDonald's by threating to blow the place up, drunk woman decided to show the police her Apple Music drivers license, old Texas woman joins a 4th of July parade on a tractor while being chased by police, a new way was found to hide meth within peanuts at the...
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Southern OdditiesGospel in a Rock - Mentone, AlabamaNear the little mountain town of Mentone, Alabama, which is known for its unusually large number of summer camps, is a rustic chapel which appears to have suffered a close encounter with a meteorite, and according to the Gospels, it takes someone divine, to build a church on a rock and that person was Milford Howard.[FOLLOW ON SOCIAL MEDIA & MORE]TWITTER: www.twitter.com/SouthernOddPodINSTAGRAM: www.instagram.com/SouthernOddPodJARED'S TWITTER: www.twitter.com/jared_ordisJARED'S INSTAGRAM: www.instagram.com/jared.ordisORDIS STUDIOS PODCAST...
2021-07-1308 minEven the Podcast is AfraidYosemite Park Killer Part II: Bizarre RequestIn part two of our series on the Yosemite Park killer, we of course finish out the story of Steven Stayner, Timothy White, and Kenneth Parnell from part one, but we officially dive into the Yosemite Serial Killer, Cary Stayner. The murders took place in 1999 and came to be known as the Yosemite Park Murders, a series of killings which took place over a span of four months, when then 37 year old Cary was a handyman at a motel near Yosemite State Park. While there are many stories about people murdered while hiking, and people who come up missing from...
2021-07-121h 22Southern OdditiesPlayboy Tiki Palace - Chattanooga, TennesseeThe city of Chattanooga, is at the transition, between the ridge-and-valley portion of the Appalachian Mountains and the Cumberland Plateau, with Its official nickname the "Scenic City", alluding to those surrounding mountains and ridges. and it just so happens, that one of those, scenic views, was once home to lavish swinger parties, drugs, organized crime, which even lead to murder, Billy Hull's Swingers Tiki Palace aka the Playboy Mansion of the South.[FOLLOW ON SOCIAL MEDIA & MORE]TWITTER: www.twitter.com/SouthernOddPodINSTAGRAM: www.instagram.com/SouthernOddPodJARED'S TWITTER: www.twitter.com...
2021-07-0610 minEven the Podcast is AfraidYosemite Park Killer Part I: 'Stayner' Way From StrangersThe Yosemite Serial Killer, is the story of two brothers: one who suffered sexual abuse at the hands of a pedophile for years and one who later became a murderer and pedophile. This is the story of Steven and Cary Stayner; one who became a victim and a hero and the other who became a predatory monster. And the scene where the horror begins and ends is the same: Yosemite National Park. In part one of our series, we head into an epilogue for Parnell, Timothy and Steven before moving onto Cary, the Yosemite Park Killer. Because, if we just...
2021-07-051h 14Southern OdditiesWitch Dance - Natchez Trace, MississippiThe Natchez Trace, also known as the "Old Natchez Trace", is a historic forest trail within the United States which extends roughly 440 miles, from Nashville, Tennessee, to Natchez, Mississippi, with some segments listed on the National Register of Historic Places. One of those places, takes us all the way down to Mississippi, just south of Tupelo, where there is a sign on the Natchez Trace Parkway that reads, Witch Dance. While this site serves as a campground today, tales of danger have persisted for centuries, allegedly making it one of the most haunted places in the Magnolia State, with tales...
2021-06-2912 minEven the Podcast is AfraidSide Crime: Whale TaleIn this episode of Side Crime, the hosts of Even the Podcast is Afraid discuss several weird stories that have recently been in the news, including: the suicide of John McAfee in a Spanish prison, man swallowed by a humpback whale, retired nun steals over $800,000 dollars from a school, man threatens to kill everyone at a McDonald's over a Happy Meal, the insane Redneck Rave party in Kentucky that descends into throat slashing & mass arrests, and a California man wearing a red cape after smoking meth breaks into a mans home.[FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA]...
2021-06-281h 09Southern OdditiesDemon of Corpus Christi - Corpus Christi, TexasCorpus Christi is a coastal city in the South Texas, and the county seat and largest city of Nueces County. The city's name literally means, body of Christ in Latin, in reference to the Christian sacrament of Holy Communion. And while Corpus Christi has tons of history, its one roadside oddity, that has kept people curious and wondering of its origins...a giant red demon statue, resembling the devil, that guards a recycling plant on Leopard Street. [FOLLOW ON SOCIAL MEDIA & MORE]TWITTER: www.twitter.com/SouthernOddPodINSTAGRAM: www.instagram.com/SouthernOddPod...
2021-06-2206 minEven the Podcast is AfraidManson Family Part III: Helter SkelterIn part three & final episode of our series on the Mason Family, we look into the LAPD's facepalming idiocy examinations & their crime scene contamination of the Tate murders. Plus we discuss the meaning of Helter Skelter, the breakdowns of possible theories for the murders, a where are they now segment, and more.[FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA]TWITTER: www.twitter.com/PodcastAfraidINSTAGRAM: www.instagram.com/PodcastAfraidYOUTUBE: https://tinyurl.com/3mwr54tb[PATREON]Do you need more Even the Podcast is Afraid content, and would like to...
2021-06-211h 27Southern OdditiesMermaids of Weeki Wachee - Weeki Wachee, FloridaWeeki Wachee was a city located in Hernando County, Florida, with a total population of just 12 people. While the city may be no more, the Weeki Wachee Preserve and the Weeki Wachee Springs State Park, are still running strong. Drawing in people from all over the United States. As Weeki Wachee Springs is one of those old Florida tourist attractions, that many visited from the 1940s through the 1960s. Because it includes water rides, animal shows, manatee watching, and of course, their most famous attraction, the one that literally built the small city, the Mermaids of Weeki Wachee....
2021-06-1509 minEven the Podcast is AfraidManson Family Part II: Political PiggyIn part two of our series on the Manson Family, we continue with Beausoleil in the act of roughing up Hinman over supposed money he had acquired, with Manson cutting off Hinman's ear and cheek, leaving Beausoleil and the two female accomplices in a panic. What happened to Hinman? Plus we look into Bobby Beausoleil's life leading up to him joining the family, how the LAPD messed up the Tate-LaBianca murders, was Manson really at the scene of the crimes, and more.[FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA]TWITTER: www.twitter.com/PodcastAfraidINSTAGRAM: www...
2021-06-141h 13Southern OdditiesThe Pirates' House - Savannah, GeorgiaThe Old Pirates House was opened in 1753 in Savannah, Georgia, as an inn for seafarers, and fast became, a meeting point for bloodthirsty pirates and sailors from the Seven Seas. At the inn, seaman drank and conversated, in ol sailor fashion, on their exotic high seas adventures, from Singapore to Bombay and from London to Port Said. But this inn has a darker past, as some with the possible origins of Shanghaiing, secret tunnels, connections to Treasure Island, many paranormal sightings, and serves as as atmospheric restaurant, cranking out food for hungry customers.[FOLLOW ON SOCIAL MEDIA & MORE]
2021-06-0812 minEven the Podcast is AfraidManson Family Part I: Beads With BloodIn part one of our series on the Manson Family, we began our dive into one of the most familiar names and faces in the realm of true crime is that of Charles Manson, or you can call him Charlie. He has become iconic, and has forever solidified his place in infamy, mainly for being a crazy cult leader who had others kill directly for him. As he lead a group of groupies who became known as 'The Family'. Living the somewhat typical lives of hippies: sex, drugs, and rock-n-roll. Until evil manipulation by Charlie, lead his followers to splash...
2021-06-071h 13Southern OdditiesStoryland - New Orleans, LouisianaNew Orleans, the land of voodoo, jazz, and Mardi Gras, keeps giving up interesting places & exciting secrets, with every corner we turn. Including one place, that proves that New Orleans is not all voodoo and jazz. Storyland in City Park is that proof. This little patch of the Big Easy is for kids, full of innocence and charm, it was born out of some bottom line business calculations and a dream, which is why it has been around for over 50 years. Enchanting kids of all ages, as they enter a world where their imaginations can run wild, as they walk...
2021-06-0110 minEven the Podcast is AfraidSide Crime: Watch It BurnIn this episode of Side Crime, the hosts of Even the Podcast is Afraid discuss several weird stories that have recently been in the news, including: the man who showed up to court with the name Buttf**ker 3000, the body of missing man found inside dinosaur statue in Spain, Aliens are coming Alberta RCMP 911 dispatchers fielding calls about aliens, Dracula's Castle is a Bloody Good Place to get a COVID-19 shot, fisherman quits on the spot when a reptilian nightmares emerges from the water, Ontario woman chokes on a screw in Tim Hortons iced coffee, and woman sets house on...
2021-05-311h 10Southern OdditiesHuggin Molly - Abbeville, AlabamaAbbeville is a city in Henry County, Alabama part of the Dothan, Alabama area Formally incorporated in 1853. Abbeville has a dark tale, for mothers wanting their children to hurry home at dark, and its a unique story to the Alabama town of Abbeville, and though its origins are unclear, it was a story passed down through generations, the legend of the witch, Huggin Molly.[FOLLOW ON SOCIAL MEDIA & MORE]TWITTER: www.twitter.com/SouthernOddPodINSTAGRAM: www.instagram.com/SouthernOddPodJARED'S TWITTER: www.twitter.com/jared_ordisJARED'S INSTAGRAM: www.instagram...
2021-05-2513 minEven the Podcast is AfraidMen in Black Part III: Ancient AliensIn part three, the final episode in our series on the Men in Black, John Keel would go on to form even more conclusions on aliens and the Men in Black, even comparing them to the bible, forming his own Ancient Aliens theory, along with Starseeds, and Doom. As we move into the 1960s through the 1980s with the supposed targeting of individuals from the MIBs and more. Wrapping up our series with what we think might be going on with this conspiracy![FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA]PATREON: www.patreon.com/ordisstudiosWEBSITE...
2021-05-241h 29Southern OdditiesHillbilly Garden - Calvert City, KentuckyCalvert City is a home rule-class city in Marshall County, Kentucky with a population of less than 3000 people. But Calvert City also has a hidden gem, that is offbeat and strange, yet oddly amazing, with historic folk art and weird art installations all over the property. in 2005, the hidden gem was born, the ground of old Apple Valley became a quirky and unusual place for kids and families to visit and enjoy, the Apple Valley Hillbilly Garden and Toyland, you never know what you might come across![FOLLOW ON SOCIAL MEDIA & MORE]TWITTER: www.twitter.com...
2021-05-1809 minEven the Podcast is AfraidMen in Black Part II: Uncanny ValleyIn part two of our series on the Men in Black, we start from the beginning! as we all know, that aliens came to earth long ago and created civilization, right? And they left all these clues about this, but now if someone sees a UFO, it's important that no one talk about what they've seen, because that's what makes the most sense, right? We finally dive into the UFO conspiracy theory of the Men in Black (MIB), the supposed men dressed in black suits who claim to be quasi-government agents who harass, threaten or sometimes even assassinate UFO witnesses...
2021-05-171h 26Southern OdditiesPretty Boy Floyd - Akins, OklahomaCharles Arthur Floyd, was an American bank robber and gangster, who operated in and around the West and Central states. His criminal exploits gained widespread press coverage during the 1930s, and has continued to be a familiar figure in American popular culture, sometimes seen as notorious, other times portrayed as a tragic figure, even a victim of the hard times of the Great Depression in the United States. While he is considered one of the greatest outlaws or gangsters of prohibition, Floyd also, has many connections to the Southern United States, including being a Southerner himself, and also has the...
2021-05-1116 minEven the Podcast is AfraidMen in Black Part I: Alien Conspiracy SchoolIn part one of our series on the Men in Black, we breakdown our main cast of characters for this series, as well as some acronyms, terms, and definitions, that we will discuss throughout this entire series: UFOS, Uncanny Valley, Close Encounters and more. As most of these topics all overlap with the main topic of MIBs, and most of what we are going to talk about is going to be crazy off the charts wackiness, so this episode will help you understand. So hold onto your tin foil hats and your "The Truth Is Out There" posters, as we...
2021-05-101h 11Southern OdditiesWitch of Hinds Road - Gadsden, AlabamaGadsden, is a city in Etowah County Alabama. Located on the Coosa River, about 56 miles northeast of Birmingham and 90 miles southwest of Chattanooga, Tennessee. All throughout the 20th century, and even today, there was a dark morbid tale being told around Gadsden. that a witch, living in a shack, along the wooded area of Hinds Road, sold her soul to the devil and, her evil soul continues to frighten the people of Gadsden, the Witch of Hinds Road.[FOLLOW ON SOCIAL MEDIA & MORE]TWITTER: www.twitter.com/SouthernOddPodINSTAGRAM: www.instagram.com/SouthernOddPod
2021-05-0411 minEven the Podcast is AfraidSide Crime: Floridian DinoIn this episode of Side Crime, the hosts of Even the Podcast is Afraid discuss several true crime & weird stories that have recently been in the news, including: Italian man skips work for 15 years, Florida woman spots baby dinosaur on camera running though her backyard, Sasquatch kills pot farmers documentary on Hulu, beaver chews through wire in the most Canadian story, Pentagon confirmed that a video showing triangular UFO is real, mother fights eight grader while having a boxing glove super glued to her hand, and Mars astronauts should eat dead crew members to survive.[FOLLOW US ON...
2021-05-031h 11Southern OdditiesFountain of Youth - St. Augustine, FloridaSt. Augustine, is a city on the Atlantic coast of northeastern Florida. Founded on September 8th, 1565 by Spanish explorers, it is the oldest continuously-inhabited European-established settlement in the United States. Ponce De Leon, is the Spanish explorer who lead the first official European expedition to Florida in 1513, and while this expedition put him in the history books, its the theory that he was searching, all down the East Coast of Florida, for the fabled Fountain of Youth, that has made him more famous today. With all the stories pointing to the oldest city in America.[FOLLOW ON SOCIAL...
2021-04-2712 minEven the Podcast is AfraidGiant Humanoids Part III: Unearthly LibidoIn part three & final episode of Giant Humanoids, Gigantism could defiantly be the cause for folklore and fairytales about giants from our past, especially when you look at the mounds of natives, an Egyptian pharaoh, and the Giants of Seville. Even going back to the giants in the British Isles, as most of these giants were around the size, for someone who would of have Gigantism. But as we will discuss in this episode, could the same be said for those giant humanoids from Norse & Greek Mythology, Biblical Giants, or could these giants actually be the descents of aliens with...
2021-04-261h 09Southern OdditiesWaffle House Museum - Decatur, GeorgiaDecatur is a city in DeKalb County, Georgia, which is part of the Atlanta metropolitan area, with it unofficial motto "Everything is Greater in Decatur". But the town of Decatur gained a national reputation, by being the home, to one of the biggest southern staples, the beloved breakfast restaurant franchise, Waffle House. And In 2007, Waffle House repurchased its original restaurant, which was sold by the chain in the early 1970s and was most recently a Chinese restaurant, and restored it using original blueprints, turning it into the Waffle House Museum.[FOLLOW ON SOCIAL MEDIA & MORE]TWITTER...
2021-04-2011 minEven the Podcast is AfraidGiant Humanoids Part II: Mounds of PossibilitiesIn part two of Giant Humanoids, the Spanish and other worldly explorers have all in some way reported giant Native Americans or just Giant Humanoids in there adventures, it comes at no surprise that the Natives themselves have also told stories of interacting with giants within their folklore. Which means these Spanish explorers accounts could possibly be steeped in some truth. as we venture into the stories of giants from Native American lore, more archeological finds, and the rare genetics that these "so called giants" might have actually possessed.[FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA]PATREON: www...
2021-04-191h 08Southern OdditiesHaunted McRaven House - Vicksburg, MississippiVicksburg, is a historic city in Warren County, Mississippi. Located on a high bluff on the east side of the Mississippi River, across from Louisiana. Steeped in Native American, Civil War, and French colonial its an open history book. But one home located behind the wrought iron gates at 1445 Harrison Street, has seen and endured the majority of Vicksburg's history, the notorious McRaven Home. Since being built in the late 1700s, ownership of the home has changed several times, but one thing has remained the same. It appears to be a magnet for paranormal activity, from unexplainable occurrences to malevolent...
2021-04-1317 minEven the Podcast is AfraidGiant Humanoids Part I: Fe-Fi-Fo-FumGiants appear in the folklore of cultures worldwide as they represent a relatively simple concept, as giants evoke terror and remind humans of their body's frailty and mortality. Often being portrayed as monsters and antagonists, with the exceptions of some who intermingle with humans in a friendly way and even become part of human families with their offspring being portrayed as regular humans. Over the course of this series, we will try to uncover whether giants might in fact roamed the Earth a long time ago, or if they in fact still roam the Earth today, as we dive elbow...
2021-04-1257 minSouthern OdditiesWetumpka Impact Crater - Wetumpka, AlabamaWetumpka, is a city located in Elmore County, Alabama, and its called "The City of Natural Beauty" by some of the locals, like myself. This city is home to Alabama's greatest natural disaster. A meteorite, estimated to be 1,000 feet wide, hit the area about 83 million years ago. Creating a 5 mile wide impact crater, roughly 175,000 times greater than the nuclear explosion in Hiroshima in 1945, that blasted into the bedrock of this so called star wound. [FOLLOW ON SOCIAL MEDIA & MORE]TWITTER: www.twitter.com/SouthernOddPodINSTAGRAM: www.instagram.com/SouthernOddPodJARED'S TWITTER: www...
2021-04-0611 minEven the Podcast is AfraidHarpe Brothers: O' Killers Where Art Thou?The Harpe brothers lived the lives of highwaymen, also engaging in river piracy and serial killing. The legend of their atrocities survives as one of the most disturbing accounts of blood-lust in Tennessee history. Loyal to the British Crown during the American Revolution, the Harpes became outlaws after the war and began robbing and killing settlers in the remote frontier west of the Appalachian Mountains. They are believed to have killed thirty-nine people, and possibly as many as fifty. As the Harpes' crimes gained notoriety, vigilante groups formed to avenge their victims, and they were eventually tracked down and executed...
2021-04-051h 16Southern OdditiesChrist of the Ozarks - Eureka Springs, ArkansasLocated in Eureka Springs, Arkansas atop of Magnetic Mountain, overlooking Eureka Springs, a 65 feet high monumental sculpture of Jesus, known as the Christ of the Ozarks. Like many of the stylized Jesus figures across the globe, the Christ of the Ozarks has developed its own reputation, as he faces west, blessing the town of Eureka Springs, for more than forty years, but that's not all. located just below this colossal Jesus is a a Walt Disney World of American conservative Christianity, The Great Passion Play theme park.[FOLLOW ON SOCIAL MEDIA & MORE]TWITTER: www.twitter.com...
2021-03-3013 minEven the Podcast is AfraidSide Crime: Dating SatanIn this episode of Side Crime, the hosts of Even the Podcast is Afraid discuss several true crime & weird stories that have recently been in the news, including: a half eaten sausage solved 9 year old German burglary, Bay area woman stowaway gets arrested for the 22nd time, St. Louis man assaulted nephew for trying to steal his Netflix password, a prosecutor has been demoted for moonlighting for DoorDash during work hours, man gets arrested for shooting at nothing, man cooks a heart and tries to feed it to his family, a Ronald McDonalds statue goes missing, and Satan tries to...
2021-03-2954 minSouthern OdditiesThe Casket Girls - New Orleans, LouisianaThe old Ursuline Convent, was a series of historic convents in New Orleans, Louisiana. Which housed nuns from the Ursuline Convent of Rouen in Normandy. King Louis the 15th of France, decided that the nuns should go to New Orleans to establish a hospital for the poor sick people and to provide education for young girls of wealthy families. But while the convent has good and holsom history pertaining to the nuns, it also has a much darker story, pertaining to the French girls, who were sent thousands of miles away from their homes, and transplanted to colonial America, to...
2021-03-2314 minEven the Podcast is AfraidDinosaur Cult Part II: Fanatical Dr. DinoIn the final episode of the Dinosaur Cult series, Essentially, Hovind converted the backyard of his home...into a theme park, improvising an entrance....and refusing to file the proper zoning permit requests with Escambia County. Hovind was charged on Sept. 13, 2002, for failure to observe county zoning regulations, the charge is a 2nd degree misdemeanor resulting from refusing to pay a $50 permitting fee. Only three years after the park opened - two years after his stubborn clogging of the legal system over a $50 bill, in April of 2004 Hovind's work office and home were raided by the IRS. The IRS accused...
2021-03-221h 22Southern OdditiesSlum Theme Park - Americus, GeorgiaAmericus, is the county seat of Sumter County, Georgia.. with a city population of a little more than 17,000 people. Its home to Georgia Southwestern State University, the Windsor Hotel, The Fuller Center for Housing's international headquarters, The Rosalynn Carter Institute for Caregivers, and many other organizations. But while Americus is rich in so much history, it is also home to the Habitat for Humanity's international headquarters.Habitat for Humanity is a global Christian based nonprofit housing organization working in local communities across all 50 US states and over 40 countries, with its vision of a world where everyone has a...
2021-03-1613 minEven the Podcast is AfraidDinosaur Cult Part I: Design-O-SaurusIn part one of the Dinosaur Cult, we dive into the leader Kent Hovind, the founder of Creation Science Evangelism (CSE). A world where dinosaurs coexisted with man; a world in which all living things were created out of thin air by a mysterious man who lives in the sky. Now imagine that the world is only a few thousand years old and in that world exists a 'theme park' to promote these ideas. Lastly, imagine that the creator of this theme park (not the mysterious man in the sky) Dinosaur Adventure Land, is serving a 10 year prison sentence for...
2021-03-1557 minSouthern OdditiesSwamp Fox - Charleston, South CarolinaSouth Carolina is one of the oldest states within the Southern United States. Its steeped in history, especially from the American Revolutionary War, that lasted from 1775 to 1783. If you didn't know, about a third of the action of the war took place in South Carolina, more than any other state at the time. As Inhabitants of the state, endured being invaded constantly by British forces. One man was determined to help win the war and reclaim South Carolina. He is widely considered a hero of the American Revolution, who not only fought against tremendous odds, but was indispensable in securing...
2021-03-0911 minEven the Podcast is AfraidSide Crime: Cactus SmugglerIn this episode of Side Crime, the hosts of Even the Podcast is Afraid discuss several true crime & weird stories that have recently been in the news, including: Arizona man accused of faking his own kidnapping to evade work, 12 year old girl accused of selling stun-guns at Tampa middles school, New Zealand sentences cactus smuggler caught with 947 plants strapped to her body, Silver monolith torched in Congo after mysterious appearance, Alaska woman using outhouse attacked by bear from below, and Coca-Cola slammed for diversity training that urged workers to be less white.[FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA]
2021-03-0849 minSouthern OdditiesThe Crescent Cure - Eureka Springs, ArkansasIn Eureka Springs, Arkansas, lies an historic hotel at 75 Prospect Avenue, the 1886 Crescent Hotel and Spa. Its billed as Americas most haunted hotel, even offering ghost tours for free. 'The Grand Ol Lady of the Ozarks' as the hotel is known as, has tons of history.. Built as a resort for the rich and famous but quickly became unmanageable, and fell into disrepair. But while the hotel has all this amazing history, including how Powell and Kearns helped to create this luxury hotel and its years as a college, its the dark history of this place that intrigues the masses...
2021-03-0217 minEven the Podcast is AfraidSurvival Research Laboratories, SRL: Machines, Music, & MeatIn this episode, we discuss the interesting SRL group. What do you get when you take animal carcasses and mix them with robotics while associating with many of the most notable and influential musicians of the early industrial music scene? Survival Research Laboratories. Think Burning Man with lots of tech people and industrial music gurus and without the over-commercialization. Think cyberpunk, Avant Garde artistry mixed with MIT. Think Terminator meets roadkill. Think of the classic 1990 post-apocalyptic sci-fi film "Hardware." And then think about how SRL is one of the most important and yet little known art organizations in the world...
2021-03-0159 minSouthern OdditiesMartian Buried Here - Aurora, TexasAurora is a small town covering just 3.7 square miles in Wise County, Texas, with a population of just 1,200 people. But this small slice of Texas, isn't famous for being a small town in the middle of nowhere. Aurora is best known for the UFO incident that occurred on April 17th, 1897 when, according to locals, a UFO crashed on a farm near town. This incident was similar to the more famous Roswell UFO incident that would happen 50 years later. As according to locals, the UFO crash that happened in 1897 resulted in the death of a pilot that was not...
2021-02-2508 minSouthern OdditiesThe Spy Who Loved Me - Anniston, AlabamaAnniston, Alabama has a lot of history, from the civil war to the Woodstock Iron Company, the brave heroes of the Freedom Riders during the Civil Rights Movement, and The Anniston Army Depot, a major weapons storage and maintenance site during World War 2. What if I told you, there is more World War 2 secrets and artifacts within Anniston, that go back to spies during the war and even the most hated man in history, the dictator of Germany, who rose to power as the leader of the Nazi Party becoming fuhrer in 1934, Adolf Hitler.If that peaked your...
2021-02-2308 minEven the Podcast is AfraidThe Haunting of Borley RectoryIn this episode, we discuss the Borley Rectory. A dark, Victorian mansion in the sleepy Essex parish of Borley. Built in 1862 by Reverend Henry Bull, the estate was beset by reports of the supernatural until its demise in 1944. Borley Rectory’s paranormal activity frequently made headlines thanks to famed paranormal investigator Harry Price. The house replaced an earlier rectory on the site that had been destroyed by fire in 1841, and by 1863 it was reported to have been the first year that the rectory recorded paranormal phenomena. The strange events at the rectory lasted all the way until it was destroyed in...
2021-02-2252 minSouthern OdditiesVoodoo Museum - New Orleans, LouisianaNew Orleans, Louisiana is full of delicious food, the French quarter, bourbon street, the celebration of Mardi Gras, and tons of interesting history. But New Orleans also has a reputation for being mysterious and unusual, and within a city of wide eclectic tastes its no surprise that the area of New Orleans is known for Louisiana Voodoo, given the heritage & culture of the city. While many people don't understand Voodoo they are downright intrigued, and in one museum, located in the heart of the French quarter, has been inviting visitors to experience mysticism and the occult for almost half a...
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Southern OdditiesTown of Spiritualists - Cassadaga, FloridaCassadaga is not only, a Native American word meaning "water beneath the rocks", but is also. a small unincorporated community located in Volusia County, Florida, just north of Deltona. Nothing compares to this one particular small town in the entire state. In fact, this small slice of Florida has gained huge popularity with the spiritualist community, and is known for having many certified psychics, mediums, and healers living within its homes.Astonishing enough, many call the small town of Cassadaga "The Psychic Capital of the World". In this secluded community, psychics and mediums, are known to...
2021-02-1610 minEven the Podcast is AfraidSide Crime: BushmeatIn this episode of Side Crime, the hosts of Even the Podcast is Afraid discuss several true crime & weird stories that have recently been in the news, including: Jealous wife stabs husband after steeing her younger self in old photos, Texas officials apologize after 'Chucky' missing child alert, Police arrest 6 people for changing the letters of famous Hollywood sign to Hollyboob, Oklahoma lawmaker wants to create official bigfoot hunting season, Couple accused of filming public sex at Myrtle Beach attractions, Customs agents seize mystery 'bushmeat' at NJ airport, Gorilla Glue Woman,and Gritty posed nude for a 'French Jawn' painting...
2021-02-1558 minSouthern OdditiesCocaine Bear - Lexington, KentuckyLexington..is the second largest city in Kentucky...and the 60th largest city in the United States. Known as the "Horse Capital of the World", it is the heart of the state's Bluegrass region with many notable locations.. Like the Kentucky Horse park, The Red Mile, the University of Kentucky, and Transylvania University, with its Monroe Moosnick Museum, which was featured in episode two of Southern Oddities. But while the blue bloods of Kentucky want you to associate their state with thoroughbred race horses, bourbon, or even Abraham Lincoln, one rather famous taxidermized bear has become a state icon. Housed...
2021-02-1111 minSouthern OdditiesThe Ozark Howler - Ozark MountainsThe Ozarks, also known as the Ozark Mountains, is a region located in the Southern states of Missouri, Arkansas, Oklahoma, and the southeastern corner of Kansas. The traditional Ozark culture includes stories and tunes, passed orally, between generations, through community music parties, and other informal gatherings. With many of these tunes and tales having been traced back to British origins and German folklore. Most formations of Ozark lore come from individual families, when "backwoods parents begin telling outrageous whoppers to their children, and end by half believing the wildest of these tales themselves.", And among these legends, especially within the...
2021-02-0908 minEven the Podcast is AfraidCarny Cult Part II: You 'Ault' Not Mess With UsIn the conclusion of this series, the Carnies "developed a sort of close-knit culture and code of conduct all of their own. Indeed, they even developed their own language for speaking to each other. Called “Carny” or also spelled “Carnie” and sometimes known as “Ciazarn,” it was developed among the carnies for the purpose of obfuscating their communications and making their dealings unintelligible to nosy outsiders, namely customers.Leading up to the 1991 murder of carnival worker, William Ault by some fringe pseudo Satanic cult. That Ault wanted badly to be a member of, but ended up getting dismembered by these sick and twi...
2021-02-0846 minSouthern OdditiesHometown of Walt Disney - Marceline, MissouriHave you heard of the small town of Marceline, Missouri? with a population of just over 2000 people....many people haven't heard of this small country town....that was laid out in 1887...and named after the wife of a railroad man....but if you have heard of Marceline...then you probably know the most famous resident to come out of this town....Walt Disney....as Marceline was his boyhood home....and the original Main Street USA ....at Disneyland....was inspired by Walt's recollection of his hometown....and while the town of Marceline has the dreaming tree, barn, and other little locations...
2021-02-0409 minSouthern OdditiesOld Car City USA - White, GeorgiaWhite...is a city in Bartow County, Georgia...with a population of just over...670 people...It is a bedroom community of Cartersville...which is located just 9 miles South...connected to the the town of White... by a chain of homes and retail shops. But while this small town has some interesting origins....its one attraction...that's keeps the visitors coming from all over...nestled deep in the heart of White, Georgia.... is something different...from anything else...in the entire state...the world's largest known classic car junkyard....and this eerie graveyard...is where automobiles go to die...allowing you...
2021-02-0208 minEven the Podcast is AfraidCarny Cult Part I: Subculture of a SubcultureIn this series, we bring you the story of the Carny Cult & subculture of a carny. In 1991 a carnival worker named William Ault was excited to discover that several other carnies were involved in some fringe pseudo Satanic cult. Ault wanted badly to be a member, but ended up getting dismembered. Before we can really do that elbow deep dive into this strange-but-true-crime tale, we have to do an examination of carnivals in regards to their place in society as a whole and how they are defined within the confines and constraints of their status as a distinct subculture. And...
2021-02-0140 minSouthern OdditiesCedar Grove Cemetery - New Bern, North Carolinaold cemeteries, are fascinating places. Filled with both hope and despair and cemeteries usually have some personal connection with feelings, that often range from hopes of reconnecting with the souls of departed loved ones., or despair. The complete loss or absence of hope while coming face to face with the realities of death. But one of the oldest cemeteries, in North Carolina, has some intriguing history & paranormal happenings, that you may want to avoid going alone, after the sun begins to set, or after it rains.[FOLLOW ON SOCIAL MEDIA & MORE]TWITTER: www.twitter.com/SouthernOddPod
2021-01-2808 minSouthern OdditiesGraveface Museum - Savannah, GeorgiaSavannah...is the oldest city in the state of Georgia. Established in 1733 on the Savannah River, the city of Savannah became the British colonial capital of the Province of Georgia and later the first state capital of Georgia. Each year, Savannah attracts millions of visitors to its cobblestone streets, parks, and notable historic buildings, in its downtown districts. But tucked away in the beautiful historic district of Savannah , Georgia...on 410 East Lower Factors Walk...is probably one of the strangest places visitors will come across, on this old cobblestone road, and if you are into the strange and the unusual...
2021-01-2609 minEven the Podcast is AfraidBela Kiss: The Perfect Kiss of DeathIn this episode, we bring you the story of the serial killer, Bela Kiss, one of the scariest people you have never heard of and one of the scariest people never caught... Long before Jeffrey Dahmer was storing remains of his victims in large chemical barrels, Bela, the perfect kiss of death, was picking and pickling young women in a far away land. Surely we can all agree that anyone with the last name Kiss is doomed to be either a killer or a porn star. Kiss unfortunately chose the be the former. Were not even sure what porn was...
2021-01-2540 minSouthern OdditiesThe Face in the Courthouse Window - Pickens County, AlabamaThe town of Carrollton has a very dark and troublesome past. Situated around the Pickens County Courthouse. As the courthouse square was used frequently as a site for public lynching's by whites, of African Americans. It was part of a program of intimidation and racial terrorism, part of numerous efforts to suppress the African American people. During a time of high tensions, as whites struggled for dominance, with many senseless and barbaric murders, that were frequent in the decades on either side of the turn of the 20th century. On November 16th, 1876, the people of Carrollton, Alabama, watched as the...
2021-01-2111 minSouthern OdditiesBush's Baked Beans Museum - Chestnut Hill, TennesseeBaked beans..is a dish traditionally containing white beans which are boiled and then baked at a low temperature for a lengthy period of time in some sort of sauce.. and this is the usual preparation of the dish in the United States when not using canned beans..as Canned baked beans are not baked, but are cooked through a steam process. Today, baked beans are commonly served all throughout the United States alongside barbecue food of various kinds and at picnics... with the beans in a brown sugar, sugar, or corn syrup sauce. Sometimes with or with out a...
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Even the Podcast is AfraidSide Crime: Horny No BeltIn this episode of Side Crime, the hosts of Even the Podcast is Afraid discuss several true crime & weird stories that have recently been in the news, including: The Capital Riots protestor in Viking Headdress "Horny No Belt", NFL Broadcasted on Nickelodeon with SpongeBob, Scared Woman finds "Human Toe" In Mud, Calls Police: Its a Potato, Naked Fugitive Rescued From Crocodile-Infested Mangroves by Fishermen, Massachusetts Lawmaker Wants to Name Official State Dinosaur, Mysterious Gingerbread Monolith Appears in San Francisco, Group Finds Decomposing Body Inside "Haunted House" Which Burns Down Two Days Later, Professor and Napoleonic Re-Enactor Who Shot and Dismembered...
2021-01-1859 minSouthern OdditiesBlue People of Kentucky - Haddix, KentuckyHaddix, Kentucky.. is an unincorporated community and coal town in Breathitt County, Kentucky. Named after an early settler. Samuel Haddix, a native of Virginia. Haddix is located near the confluence of Troublesome Creek. A small settlement with no roads or railways to connect it to the nearby towns until 1910... and this creek is located in Breathitt, Perry, and Knott counties in Kentucky. With the surrounding watershed named after it but why all this talk about troublesome creek?... its because a strange medical condition was discovered in troublesome creek. And this condition was so peculiar that some didn't really believe the...
2021-01-1410 minSouthern OdditiesMiracle Cross Garden - Prattville, AlabamaReligion ...is the belief in and worship of a superhuman controlling power. Especially a personal God or Gods. A particular system of faith and worship...or a pursuit of interest to which someone ascribes supreme importance. Religion is a way of devotion, and its the first act of the virtue of religion and is defined as the promptness or readiness of will.. in the service of God. Concretely, this means the perfect offering of the will itself to God, for readiness of the will in the service of God is the will offered to God in worship. and while many...
2021-01-1210 minEven the Podcast is AfraidExorcism of Roland Doe Part II: Fantastical DemonologyIn part two, the conclusion, before diving deeper into the details of Roland's exorcism, we move into the basics of exorcisms in general, and then we do a few laps in basic demonology and then we attempt a double backwards somersault from the high dive back into the accounts of Roland's exorcism. And we will even do a little nose dive in some interesting movie facts about The Exorcist, followed by a more in-depth swim aerobics into the skeptical view of the Roland Doe case to finish out this two part paranormal case.[FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA]
2021-01-1155 minSouthern OdditiesBirthplace of Kermit the Frog - Leland, MississippiLeland, is a city, located in Washington County, Mississippi. With a population of just over 4,000 people. For a long time, it was the center of cotton culture, which is still a very important commodity crop in this rural area. Leland is located in the Mississippi Delta. On the banks of Deer Creek, and since before the Civil War, farming has always been the basis of the local economy...with the town also being known for its fishing of catfish & hunting of white tail deer. but Mississippi has also spawned many famous folks. Especially from the town of Leland. A number...
2021-01-0708 minSouthern OdditiesTown of Christmas Spirit - Santa Claus, GeorgiaChristmas is that time of the year for sharing the spirit of giving, festive traditions with family or friends, Christmas Cards, magical lights, holiday music, like Holly jolly Christmas, Its the Most Wonderful Time of the Year, Jingle Bells, and Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer. But as children, we grow up under the magical umbrella of Christmas, with all the stories of Santa Claus, his reindeer, and those little elves working all through the night, making toys for all the good little boys and girls.. around the world, filling Jolly ol Saint Nick's red sack, full of presents...
2021-01-0510 minEven the Podcast is AfraidExorcism of Roland Doe Part I: Disturbing ImageryIn part one, we discuss perhaps one of the most terrifying and iconic horror films of all time, "The Exorcist," that stands the test of time in its ability to fill the audience with a sense of sweat-soaked terror and dread. It is a strange and gripping film filled with disturbing imagery and a lot of subtle - and not-so-subtle - symbolic meaning of a real exorcism that took place. Back in 1949, when the world was still very much collectively healing from the devastation of World War II, a young boy was said to have become possessed by a demon...
2021-01-0449 minSouthern OdditiesMillennium Manor - Alcoa, TennesseeIn many religious and occult concepts, an apocalypse usually discloses something very important or hidden.. the belief is usually accompanied by the idea that civilization will soon come to a turbulent end, due to some sort of catastrophic global event. These views and movements often focus on cryptic revelations about a sudden, dramatic, and cataclysmic intervention of God in history; the judgment of all men; the salvation of the faithful elect; and the eventual rule with God.. in a renewed heaven and earth, and while many have their own theories of what the Book of Revelations actually means, one very...
2020-12-3112 minSouthern OdditiesThe Driskill Hotel - Austin, TexasIn Austin, Texas lies one of the oldest. Best known. Operating hotels in the whole state of Texas, The Driskill Hotel. A Romanesque style building remains one of the premiere hotels in Austin, featuring lavish bridal suites, two restaurants, and a grand ballroom. Constructed in 1886..the hotel is even listed in the National Register of Historic Places. Colonel Jesse Driskill, a successful cattle baron, moved to Texas from Missouri in 1849. Flushed with cash from his service to the Confederate Army, to who he supplied beef to all throughout the Civil War, decided to construct a the finest hotel south of...
2020-12-2913 minEven the Podcast is AfraidSide Crime: Iron Crotch MastersIn this episode of Side Crime, the hosts of Even the Podcast is Afraid discuss several true crime & weird stories that have recently been in the news, including: China's Iron Crotch Masters fight to preserve painful--looking tradition, Florida man finds decomposing body in friend's trash can, man who posed as special needs patient so home nurses would change his diaper, Czech hunter reports rifle stealing deer to police, wooden dick statue mysteriously pops up in Bavarian Mountains, Japanese man selling hyper-realistic masks featuring faces of strangers, and illegal winery busted at Alabama town's sewage plant.[FOLLOW US ON...
2020-12-2857 minSouthern OdditiesThe Wooden Indian - Kawliga, AlabamaOne troubled & lonely Alabama country singer, storyteller, and legendary songwriter used his writing of emotional convictions, by giving the world a series of musical hits like "Cold, Cold, Heart" , "Your Cheatin Heart", and "I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry" , garnering himself many nicknames like Mr. Lovesick Blues and The Hillbilly Shakespeare, country music legend. Hank Williams Sr. He recorded 35 singles that would reach the Top 10 of the Billboard Country & Western Best Sellers chart, including 11 that ranked number one, with a few of these songs releasing after his death. But one of these number one songs, that just so happened to...
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Even the Podcast is AfraidOrigins of Krampus: Birch Twigs for Bad KidsMost belief systems - even those that do not directly come from Eastern traditions - seem to fall into the Yin and Yang concept of balance. For every hero, there is a villian, or at least an anti-hero. God has his nemesis, the Devil, and so too does good ol' St. Nick. We are venturing far away from the hustle and bustle of our modern day Christmas and returning to the land of evil myths and wicked legends; the lands we visited for our three part series on the occult roots of Nazism - Germany and Austria of course, with...
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Southern OdditiesLand of OZ - Beech Mountain, North Carolina"The Wonderful World of OZ" by L. Frank Baum, America's greatest and best loved homegrown fairytale. The World of OZ is one of the best known stories in American literature, as it chronicles the adventures of a young farm girl named Dorothy in the Magical Land of OZ, after she and her pet dog, Toto, are swept away from their Kansas home by a Tornado. The Wizard of OZ film was a marvel for its time, characterized by its use of Technicolor, fantasy, storytelling, musical score, and memorable characters, making the film an American Pop Culture icon. This American musical...
2020-12-1015 minSouthern OdditiesThe Alabama White Thang - Central & North AlabamaEveryone has heard stories of the Bigfoot or also known as Sasquatch by the Native Americans, the hairy ape like.. bi-ped creature, that supposedly roams the woods, predominantly around the Pacific Northwest of the United States & Canada. Most cultures have accounts of human-like giants in their folk history, expressing a need for "some larger-than-life creature", each language even had its own name for the creature, and many of the names translated back to "wild man" or "hairy man". But while the Native Americans of the Pacific Northwest and many others have added Bigfoot to their American Bestiary, one within the...
2020-12-0710 minEven the Podcast is AfraidSimulation Theory Part I: Glitch in the MatrixIn part one of this series on Simulation Theory, a simulation hypothesis or simulation theory is the proposal that all of reality, including the Earth and the rest of the universe, could in fact be an artificial simulation, such as a computer simulation. There are still some who wonder if those tiny manifestations of ones and zeroes on our computer screens are indicative of a weirder reality: if we are doing terrible things to digital humans , like in the widely popular video game "The Sims", whose to say that we aren't Sims ourselves and a player on a level above...
2020-12-0751 minSouthern OdditiesRock City - Lookout Mountain, GeorgiaMountains and rock formations always carry many tales and legends within the South, while many have settings of wars and civilizations, they also house beauty and mystique, drawing captivation and history, enter Lookout Mountain. While Lookout Mountain does have its far share of history, the mountain does have many roadside attractions & state parks, and depending on which state you are in, depends on which attractions you will see, but one of these attractions is situated in Lookout Mountain, Georgia, and is by far the most famous of all the attractions in the area, going all the way back to the...
2020-12-0315 minSouthern OdditiesChurch of Bleach - Mobile, AlabamaThe Snake Oil Salesman, this phrase always conjures up images of seedy profiteers trying to exploit an unsuspecting public by selling it fake & unknown cures, through the art of deception. In 1932, Jim Humble, a future snake oil salesman, was born in Mobile, Alabama. Jim would later take many trips.. to many places, all around the world, be married and divorced several times, become a grifter of poison, and form his own church, or for the lack of a better term, a cult soaked in bleach. Giving Jim an audience to market and sale his his toxin, the Miracle Mineral Solution, a...
2020-12-0114 minSouthern OdditiesMoon Eyed People - Appalachian MountainsIn the Appalachian Mountains, once lived a group of mysterious occupants. According to the native peoples accounts, who made contact with them, they were small, bearded men with pale skin, & blue eyes, that were said to be a nocturnal race that only emerged from their deep underground caves at night, as according to Cherokee Tradition & Folk tales, this was due to their skin & eyes being to sensitive to the sun, thus giving these mysterious people the name, "The Moon-Eyed People." Various tales have been told over time about the Moon Eyed People stretching from North Carolina all the way to...
2020-11-2613 minSouthern OdditiesGarden of Eden - Bristol, FloridaEvery religion has a story of creation, of how man & woman became to inhabit & flourish life on Earth, of how a supernatural being, bigger than us, created a Terrestrial Paradise or simply a paradise, the biblical "Garden of God". We never forget certain aspects of this biblical story....Adam and Eve wondering around the garden in the nude due to their innocence, God forbidding Adam & Eve from eating fruit from the "Tree of Knowledge", or how Eve was tempted by a snake to eat an apple, causing a disruption, Adam & Eve's disobedience against God.While scholars and other archaeologists...
2020-11-2412 minSouthern OdditiesTransylvania Moosnick Museum - Lexington, KentuckyWhen I say the word Transylvania, what comes to mind? for most people it brings up the images of blood sucking vampires & castles. What if I told you there is another Transylvania, and this Transylvania was not located in Europe, but in Lexington, Kentucky, that has more scientific teaching instruments than any college in America except Harvard, would you believe me? Transylvania University, in the many years its been serving up academic achievements, has also turned out some very interesting history. One of those bits of history is the Transylvania Moosnick Museum or as its actually called The Monroe Moosnick...
2020-11-1911 minSouthern OdditiesBarker Rites Cult - Limestone County, AlabamaThroughout history, there has always been certain types of people, who are able to influence others with bizarre doctrines & unnatural religious teachings, claiming to be divine in nature or prophets of God, pulling many under their wicked spell. One of those self-proclaimed prophets was, John Samuel Barker. Barker might of looked like a sickly man, but he had the incredible abilities of public speaking. This self-proclaimed prophet of God influenced a number of people to depart from churches of Christ to follow his peculiar teachings, forming the cult known as the Barker Rites.-----FOLLOW ON SOCIAL MEDIA & MORE-----...
2020-11-1610 minSouthern OdditiesSouthern Oddities: TrailerOn November 16th the tales will began, with the premiere of Southern Oddities. Twice a week I will bring you stories from all around the South, of the interesting people, the unexplained places, & the mysterious artifacts that helped shape legends of the Deep South. Subscribe now on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music, Stitcher, or your favorite podcast listening app to listen for Free! Grab your sweet tea, gather around, and lets spin a yarn.. Welcome, to Southern Oddities.-----FOLLOW ON SOCIAL MEDIA & MORE-----Follow Southern Oddities on Twitter and Instagram, by clicking the links, or by searching @SouthernOddPod...
2020-09-2801 minEven the Podcast is AfraidIntroduction to Even the Podcast is AfraidWelcome to Even the Podcast is Afraid! In this introduction to the show, Jared Ordis (Host, Creator, and Producer) gives a brief overview of what happened to episodes 1 through 20, and when did the show actually change over to Even the Podcast is Afraid. As at one time, the show was actually three different shows all in one feed, talk about confusion![FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA]TWITTER: www.twitter.com/PodcastAfraidINSTAGRAM: www.instagram.com/PodcastAfraidYOUTUBE: https://tinyurl.com/3mwr54tb[PATREON]Do you need more Even...
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