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The Q FilesFile Room: Why Is Halloween So Queer?Happy Halloween and welcome to the file room, where we keep all prior episodes of The Q Files. You may have heard this episode previously, but it's worth another listen while we work on bringing you fantastic new episodes.
Let's get spookgay and return to the very first episode of The Q Files! Halloween isn’t just a holiday for LGBTQ people — it’s an institution. But why? Join us on our inaugural episode as we enjoy a glass of wine on Lori's porch and discuss what makes Halloween so queer. We'll cover the history, and we'll share...2022-10-3129 minThe Q FilesFile Room: The Third Bloody OptionWelcome to the file room, where we keep all prior episodes of The Q Files. You may have heard this episode previously, but it's worth another listen while we work on bringing you fantastic new episodes.
In honor of the 130th anniversary of Lizzie Borden Murder Day, August 4, 1892, we hacked through the archives to give you the first episode in our three part Lizzie Borden series. The story of Lizzie Borden as only we could tell it. You've heard it before, but never like this.
Like the story of The Donner Party, Lizzie Borden captured...2022-08-0438 minThe Q FilesFile Room: Ancient Indian Burial Grounds - Oh My!Welcome to the file room, where we keep all prior episodes of The Q Files. You may have heard this episode previously, but it's worth another listen while we work on bringing you fantastic new episodes.
Ancient Indian Burial Grounds - Oh My! was originally a Thanksgiving episode of The Q Files, in it we examined the American pop-culture trope of "Ancient Indian Burial Grounds" and how it has deeply woven its way into countless horror films and books since the late 1970s.
We'll investigate how it even seems to have infiltrated the oral histories...2022-05-3133 minThe Q FilesAtlantisAtlantis - the great, mythological lost civilization. Maybe you've noticed, but we've had a few episodes that have touched on Atlantis - Paschal Beverly Randolph, Occultist, Ghosts in Antarctica, and even The Ten Deadly Plagues...Plated. While admittedly unintentional, we thought it could be fun to talk about some of the stories about Atlantis.
The Ancient Greek philosopher Plato is who we draw all of our knowledge on Atlantis from, and Atlantis is one of his most enduring stories. His writings are full of lasting truths about the human condition, and that is how he is most...2022-05-1621 minThe Q FilesFile Room: Mother's Murder DayWelcome to the file room, where we keep all prior episodes of The Q Files. You may have heard this episode previously, but it's worth another listen.
This week we're taking a twisted turn on Mother's Day by diving into the murderous true crime tale of Ethel Geller Yeldem.
Ethel's story is one of a woman at her wits' end and a society that failed her. Any honest account of her life, and one not told just for morbid murder porn, makes it clear that her story and life, and the stories and lives of...2022-05-0815 minThe Q FilesThe Ten Deadly Plagues...PlatedThe Ten Deadly Plagues of Egypt are a paranormal allegory of power, redemption, and faith. An adventure, born deeply within the notion of resistance. Join us on a culinary tour through the plagues as we explain that this powerful tale is more than just a story, and may in fact be rooted in real life, historical events, of biblical proportions.
The Q Files is a personal, purposeful, paranormal podcast about the highly strange and weirdly unknown. Join us on our queer adventures as we explore the people, places, and phenomena, outside popular consciousness.
The documentary...2022-04-251h 10The Q FilesGhosts of AntarcticaAntarctica is the most haunted place on earth. Located at the liminal edge of our maps. A place where there is one endless day of light, and one endless day of dark - both 6 months long. It's the only continent whose land is without a creation myth, because it never had an indigenous population. It's never had its own language, culture, history, or legends. It is a land of literal and proverbial emptiness - a canvas that its transient inhabitants can fill not only with dreams and ideas, but with nightmarish stories.
The Q Files is a...2022-04-1126 minThe Q FilesLake Erie MonsterIt's our 50th episode and this time we're covering The Lake Erie Monster, also known as Lem or Lemmy (acronymically derived from Lake Erie Monster), and perhaps most popularly, as Bessie.
Bessie has been described as snake-like, 30-40 feet long, over a foot around. Her colour has been reported as grey, copper, and silver. Some say she has a dog-like head and large fins. Others say she has human-like arms. She has been the subject of superstitious sailors, drunk tourists, and newspaper hoaxes over the centuries. But the legend of the serpentine creature living in Lake Erie l...2022-03-2121 minThe Q FilesPerchance to DreamThis episode won't put you to sleep, but it may make you want to - in "Perchance to Dream," we will examine the scientific and mystical elements of sleep or more accurately...the lack of such.
Humans are the only animal species in the world that purposely stays awake and research clearly shows that Mother Nature has not nearly had enough time to assist us in adapting our bodies and minds to what has become the one of the most catastrophic habits of our modern times.
And while lack of sleep indeed damages our bodies...2022-03-0735 minThe Q FilesPaschal Beverly Randolph, OccultistPaschal Beverly Randolph was a grand master occultist. He was a black man that was a close confidant of Abraham Lincoln, arguably the largest cannabis importer of his time, a sex magician, and possibly the inspiration behind Marvel's Dr. Strange.
He is notable as the first person to introduce the principles of erotic alchemy to North America, and, according to A.E. Waite (the tarot card guy), establishing the earliest known Rosicrucian order in the United States.
For more powerful episodes, consider listening to a few of these: Witness - minorities and the UFO phenomenon...2022-02-1421 minThe Q FilesBirds Aren't RealBirds Aren't Real and pigeons are liars - wake up sheeple!
In this episode, we'll dive into what makes a conspiracy theory and we'll also get you up to date on the latest big conspiracy theory - Birds Aren't Real.
The Birds Aren't Real movement, is a parody conspiracy theory with a purpose. In our post truth world, we true believers of The Birds Aren't Real movement, have dove down the conspiracy rabbit hole and filled it with absurdism. A way to fight the overwhelming lunacy of the modern world...with lunacy. The idea is...2022-01-3127 minThe Q FilesTold After SupperThis year, for our annual spooky holiday episode, we're diving into a very victorian ghost story - Told After Supper by Jerome K. Jerome. Told After Supper is a collection of short stories, all told on Christmas Eve. To help us tell the tales, we invited a few friends to join us. In this holiday haunts treat, you'll hear from Cam Gibson, John E.L. Tenney, and Michelle Belanger.
So, Gather 'round, get comfortable, light a fire and make some hot chocolate (maybe add some peppermint vodka to it), and ask your friends to join you in...2021-12-211h 12The Q FilesA Brave Little SoldierIn belated honor of the Transgender Day of Remembrance, which occurs on November 20th, we offer this tale of Irish-born immigrant, Albert DJ Cashier, a Union private who served during the Civil War. And as we mark this season of remembrance, it is indeed a cruel irony that Albert himself, in the end, due to dementia and mental illness, would not even be able to remember his own remarkable story.
But we do.
The Q Files is a personal, purposeful, paranormal podcast about the highly strange and weirdly unknown. Join us on our queer adventures as...2021-12-0632 minThe Q FilesThe Final Conversation - Lizbeth BordenOur final conversation on Lizbeth (Lizzie) Borden. After concluding our 3 part series, we felt there was still so much to cover, that would further explain the life of Lizzie Borden. So, we turned to our friend Leigh of the "History Is Gay" podcast to dive into the society and culture of Lizbeth Borden's world.
This conversation can be enjoyed alone or after listening to the 3 other Lizzie Borden episodes: The Third Bloody Option, Still Afraid, and The Last Option - Love.
Lizzie Borden like you've never heard before.
The Q Files is a...2021-11-2232 minThe Q FilesThe Last Option - LoveLizzie Borden like you've never heard before. Part three, of a magically murderous three part series on Lizzie Borden.
Part one was previously released as "The Third Bloody Option." Part two was released as "Still Afraid - Lizzie Borden."
In this episode we pick up the story in the middle of Lizzie Borden's trial for the murder of her parents. Then we dive back into our paranormal investigation and conversation with who we believe was Lizzie Borden - we of course ask her the questions you'd most expect - and receive answers you'd never believe...2021-11-0800 minThe Q FilesStill Afraid - Lizzie BordenThe Lizzie Borden story like you've never heard before. Part two, of a magically murderous three part series on Lizzie Borden. Part one was previously released as "The Third Bloody Option."
In this episode we dive head first into conversation with what we believe is the spirit of Lizzie Borden - using classic tools like dowsing rods and revolutionary techniques like the Estes Method. What we discover, and confirm, is truly astounding.
Then, we get our hands dirty with the real story of what happened at the Borden house and during the trial that captured...2021-10-2542 minThe Q FilesThe Third Bloody OptionThe story of Lizzie Borden as only we could tell it. You've heard it before, but never like this. Part one, of a stunning three part series.
Like the story of The Donner Party, Lizzie Borden captured the American imagination and stole the headlines of the papers that shared the news of their times. It was one of the most covered criminal cases in American history.
At the end of last season, we told you the tale of discovering Hester Foster's true story, a woman who history had turned its back upon. Nothing had been w...2021-10-1138 minThe Q FilesWe Begin Again. Are You Ready? - The Q Files Season 3We begin again. Are you ready?
In season one, we took you on many adventures - we conducted seances, hunted ghost trains, sought out demons and even dug up the dead. In season 2, we ate our way through the weird, chatted with mysterious celebrities, and magically solved a 180 year old murder mystery.
But we were just getting started.
Now, on The Q Files Season 3, we’re going to fully embrace the notion that the phenomenon is aware of our adventures and pushing us to discover even more.
The Q Files is a...2021-09-2702 minThe Q FilesWould You Like To Be On The Q Files?Season 3 of The Q Files is fast approaching and we want you to be a part of it!
All you have to do is record a 15-20 second audio file, easily done on your phone, and submit it to us at theqfilespodcast@gmail.com no later than Wednesday, September 22nd. Tell us what you love about the show, your favorite episode, or just whatever keeps you tuning in.
We'll pick a few of our favorites and include them in the trailer for season 3.
The Q Files is a personal, purposeful, paranormal podcast about t...2021-09-1901 min
Coffee & UFOsLGBTQ+ Pride Month Special Episode of Coffee and UFOsAnd now for something different! Joining me for this special episode of Coffee and UFOs are the authors of UFO SIGHTINGS DESK REFERENCE, Cheryl Costa and Linda Miller Costa; as well as the hosts of THE Q-FILES podcast, Lori Gum and Shane McClelland. We'll discuss the wonder of nature, reality and diversity; as well as breakthroughs in LGBTQ+ representation such as Cheryl's production on the TV show Kestryl and Company; and The Queer Ghost Hunters YouTube channel created by Shane and Lori when it was still novel for LGBTQ+ voices to be seen and heard in these distinct genres. Queer...2021-06-291h 05The Q FilesFinding Hester Foster (Part 2)This week, we will continue the search for the 19-year-old African American woman, Hester Foster. It has seemed, for the most part, that Hester Foster had been left out of the history books. Nothing existed about her life story except for some scanty newspaper articles about her execution and a mention or two in several Ohio history books. However, in this exciting follow up and season ending episode, we reveal Hester's authentic story and change history - all with the help of Hester herself. Well, her ghost anyway.
You'll never believe what we discover, in finding Hester...2021-06-2132 minThe Q FilesFinding Hester FosterThis week, we explore the story of Hester Foster. In what may be our most important episode to date, and one that will undoubtedly rewrite the history books, we tell you the story of Hester's life. In our attempts at contacting her spirit by investigating a building she is said to haunt, we make a miraculous discovery that leads us down some surprising paths and eventually solves a nearly 200 year old mystery.
Hester Foster was a 19-year-old, African-American woman, or so the official story goes, who was not only the first woman executed by the state of...2021-06-0136 minThe Q FilesMother's Murder DayThis week we're taking a twisted turn on Mother's Day by diving into the murderous true crime tale of Ethel Geller Yeldem.
Ethel's story is one of a woman at her wits' end and a society that failed her. Any honest account of her life, and one not told just for morbid murder porn, makes it clear that her story and life, and the stories and lives of her victims, should have been much different.
The Q Files is a personal, purposeful, paranormal podcast about the highly strange and weirdly unknown. Join us on our...2021-05-0915 minThe Q FilesThe Blackbird of ChernobylOn this week's show, we'll be discussing the "blackbird of Chernobyl" and sharing a grim anniversary. 35 years ago today (April 26), an explosion at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant, in the northern region of Soviet Ukraine, led to the worst nuclear disaster in history. The Chernobyl accident, as it is called, put 400 times more radioactive material into the Earth's atmosphere than the atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima in 1945.
With such a landscape of human and environmental destruction, it only makes sense that the paranormal would find a home within this abandoned, condemned and yes, haunted place where nobody liv...2021-04-2625 minThe Q FilesDoctoring the Devil - Appalachian Folk Magic with Jake RichardsOn this weeks magical show, we'll be discussing Appalachian folk magic with Jake Richards. Jake is an expert practitioner of Appalachian folk magic and the author of "Backwoods Witchcraft" and his latest, "Doctoring the Devil: Notebooks of an Appalachian Conjure Man". To celebrate having Jake on the show, we're also hosting a giveaway where you can potential receive a copy of "Doctoring the Devil" AND a set of Jake's brand new conjure cards.
You can enter the giveaway here or on any of our social media!
American folk magic comes in all shapes and sizes...2021-04-1253 minThe Q FilesThe Last, Last SupperIn this follow up episode to our special Easter show, The Last Supper, we will continue examining the lore, legend, and menu of, arguably, one of the most sacred events in Christianity known as "The Last Supper", and discuss executions in America, today.
We'll also dive into Lori's real life experience with one of America's most notorious serial killers, Aileen Wuornos.
The Q Files is a personal, purposeful, paranormal podcast about the highly strange and weirdly unknown. Join us on our queer adventures as we explore the people, places, and phenomena, outside popular consciousness.
2021-04-0527 minThe Q FilesThe Last SupperIn this special Easter episode, we will be examining the lore, legend, and menu of, arguably, one of the most sacred events in Christianity known as "The Last Supper", the very basis of the Holy Eucharist or Communion.
Ultimately, we'll take a look at, executions. And more importantly, solitary, final dinners of the condemned known as, "The Last Meal".
If ya want tales of the Easter Bunny, Chocolate Eggs, and Peeps, well...this isn't the place. Frankly, Easter ain't pretty.
The Q Files is a personal, purposeful, paranormal podcast about the highly strange...2021-03-2955 minThe Q FilesDark Air with Terry CarnationDark Air with Terry Carnation premiers April 1st - wherever fine podcasts are sold.
In this bonus episode of The Q Files, we have a very special show, with a very special guest. Legendary AM radio host, provocateur, world traveler, bon vivant, raconteur, owner of a great set of gams and a glorious VHS rental store, philosopher and paramour of the paranormal, a god incarnate, and host of Dark Air, Terry Carnation.
Dark Air is a fictional dark comedy podcast that explores the on and off-air life of Terry Carnation (Rainn Wilson) - a late-night t...2021-03-2223 minThe Q FilesPainting the Unexplained - Ralph WaltersWelcome back to The Q Files, in this episode, we'll be discussing the mystical, magical, and paranormal. Events and experiences that are often hard to describe with words. The overwhelming power of such an unusual experience is often processed instead as raw emotion, splintered memory, wonder, confusion or even horror. How do we convey our own reality to others in truly persuasive and authentic communication?
For this episode, we have invited our very own Columbus artist, Ralph Walters, to talk with us about his new, exciting and unique project entitled, "Painting the Unexplained". As Keith Haring once sa...2021-03-1559 minThe Q FilesIs This Spontaneous Human Combustion Or Am I Just Getting Warm?Welcome back to The Q Files. In this episode we'll be sharing the fascinating history of spontaneous human combustion - also known as preternatural combustibility and auto-oxidation - the idea that people can, while simply minding their own business, burst into flames, with no external source of ignition. The fire is believed to start within the body of the victim.
We all know the story: A seemingly perfectly normal person retires to bed for the evening, or they quietly drift off and nap in their favorite chair. While they sleep, they catch on fire and burn to a...2021-03-0115 minThe Q FilesGhosts In The White HouseWelcome back to The Q Files - In this special Presidents Day episode we will examine what is arguably the most haunted house in America. 1600 Pennsylavnia Avenue, also known as, the White House.
There is a long history of the sighting of ghosts, spirits, and apparitions of those who once resided within these famous and hallowed walls....and also the presence of those who would destroy it.
In this exciting new episode we'll cover phantasmic tales from George Washington to Michelle Obama. Let us know your favorite, or if we didn't cover it, tell us...2021-02-1528 minThe Q FilesThe Legend of the Loveland FrogmanThe Legend of the Loveland Frogman
is an enduring piece of Ohio folklore and has a bit of a cult following.
If you've been listening to The Q Files for any length of time you know that we periodically like to remind folks that Ohio is home to all things weird. It's paranormal central. You name it, we got it - and if for some reason we don't have it, everyone involved is either from Ohio or directly connected to it.
The Loveland Frog...man...lizard...goblin thing is no exception.
T...2021-02-0115 minThe Q FilesTwelfth Night
Welcome back to The Q Files and to 2021. We again begin this episode at dinner. (There seems to be a theme here.) But this time to celebrate and honor the long-forgotten holiday of "Twelfth Night" which you might have heard alluded to in a Christmas carol or are familiar with it as the title of one of Shakespeare's most beloved comedies.
In this episode, we will dig deep into the darker, more unnerving and more confounding elements of this age-old tradition. And on the lighter side, we'll even try to persuade you that just maybe w...2021-01-1857 minThe Q FilesHoliday Haunts Specter SpectacularWelcome to a special holiday haunts edition of The Q Files. In this specter spectacular we'll partake in the holiday tradition of telling ghost stories. To make that happen, we invited some of our friends to share a story with all of you.
In this creepy holiday treat, you'll hear from:
Sapphire Sandalo of Stories with Sapphire (2:01),
Bucky Cutright of Booze and Boos (22:33:50),
Ryan Sprague of Somewhere In The Skies (29:35:25),
Alex Matsuo of The Spooky Stuff (39:31), and
Jim Perry of Euphomet (59:21).
Co-host Lori Gum provides a particularly special story in this episode as well (42:28:50).
2020-12-2100 minThe Q FilesThe Kentucky Meat Shower of 1876Welcome back to The Q Files, in this episode, we will be looking to clouds above us, while we ponder the many historical accounts of very bizarre things that have fallen...from the sky. Particularly, we will examine one of the oddest events we have ever come across in our search for the weird and unknown - The Kentucky Meat Shower of 1876.
To this day, it remains one of the great unexplained mysteries of the last 150 years. So, put up your umbrellas and open your mind to this episode of epic high strangeness.
The Q F...2020-12-0735 minThe Q FilesAncient Indian Burial Grounds - Oh My!In this special Thanksgiving episode of The Q Files, we will be examining the American pop-culture trope of "Ancient Indian Burial Grounds" and how it has deeply woven its way into countless horror films and books since the late 1970s. We'll investigate how it even seems to have infiltrated the oral histories of our local communities and how it undeniably influences our own individual attempts to explain the unexplainable around us, often, even, when it happens in our own backyards.
We were lucky enough to get writer Colin Dickey to talk with us. He is the author of...2020-11-2333 minThe Q FilesThe UFO ShowWelcome back to the The Q Files. On this episode we're hitting the road in search of UFOs, and joining the Roundtown UFO Society (RUFOS) in Circleville, Ohio.
Circleville is home to a fascinating, but somewhat forgotten, history of UFO sightings. Lucky for us, RUFOS invited us to their annual meeting on the Stevenson Farm. The location of an iconic Ohio UFO event, and arguably the first classic UFO sighting in history.
Listen in, because you'll never believe the adventure we had.
The Q Files is a personal, purposeful, paranormal podcast about the...2020-11-1657 min
Nite Drift with Jim PerryGhost Investigators Shane McClelland, and Lori Gum with co-host Darcy StaniforthWelcome to EUPHOMET'S Week Of Halloween - tonight, a special edition of NITE DRIFT - Brought to you by SHUDDER***Please Follow, Subscribe, Rate, and Review NITE DRIFT on its NEW feed on Spotify, and APPLE PODCASTS***Host JIM PERRY with co-host DARCY STANIFORTH interview Ghost investigators Shane McClelland and Lori Gum of the Q-Files podcast in front of live Patreon audience.Shane and Lori have appeared on the acclaimed web-series Queer Ghost Hunters and now produce The Q Files, which is a paranormal podcast about the highly strange and weirdly unknown. Join...2020-11-021h 42
The Q FilesDining With The DeadWelcome back to the The Q Files. Bring an appetite for this episode as we explore the long forgotten tradition of cemetery picnics.
During the 19th century, beneath towering pines and sturdy oak trees, people - both living and dead - would literally rest (and dine) in peace, in the new park-like cemeteries and graveyards that were spreading across America.
In this episode we're joined by local Columbus, Ohio legend, expert storyteller, and folklore aficionado, Bucky Cutright of Columbus Ghost Tours and Booze & Boos. You can connect with Bucky or schedule a tour, through his...2020-11-0246 minThe Q FilesDonner Dinner Party (Part 2)Welcome back to the Q Files. In the second part of the Donner Dinner Party, we'll continue to tag along on the snowy trail with our unlucky pioneers. We'll share the rarely examined Native American perspective of this epic American tale and finally, conclude our own dinner party with our Donner-inspired main dish and...a little desperation pie.
At the end of our last episode, we left the band of our desperate immigrants seeking relief, lost deep in the unrelenting blizzards that had covered the Sierra Nevada mountains in 20 ft. snow drifts. They called themselves, "The Forlorn Hop...2020-10-1246 minThe Q FilesDonner Dinner PartyWelcome back to the second season of the Q Files. In our first episode, we will give you plenty of fascinating food for thought and more than a few human conundrums to chew upon. There are few stories that have captured the American imagination like the tragic and horrifying story of the Donner Party. We'll explore the tale of their cannibalistic nightmare...and host our own Donner dinner party.
The Q Files is a personal, purposeful, paranormal podcast about the highly strange and weirdly unknown. Join us on our queer adventures as we explore the people, places...2020-09-2823 minThe Q FilesIt's Time To Reopen The Q FilesAre you ready? In Season one, we took you on many adventures - we conducted seances, hunted ghost trains, sought out demons and even dug up the dead. But we were just getting started. Now, on The Q Files, Season 2, we’re going to fully embrace the notion that "not all those who wander are lost".
The Q Files is a personal, purposeful, paranormal podcast about the highly strange and weirdly unknown. Join us on our queer adventures as we explore the people, places, and phenomena, outside popular consciousness.
The Q Files documentary series will fe...2020-09-2104 min
Feedback with EarBuds: The Podcast Recommendation Podcast46: "Marginalia and Radical Curiosity" WeekBlack lives matter and we will continue to amplify BIPOC (Black, indigenous, people of color) voices in podcasting. Welcome to episode 46. It covers the week of August 17 -21, 2020.This week’s theme is: *Marginalia and Radical Curiosity* and is curated by Shane McClelland.This week’s newsletter and podcast are sponsored by Future Hindsight and The Q Files.https://www.patreon.com/futurehindsighthttps://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-q-files/id1484292666Thank you to Buzzsprout for their sponsorship! More here: https://www.buzzsprout.com/?referrer_id=869632More on t...2020-08-1608 minThe Q FilesWhat Fresh Hell Is ThisIn this special episode, we'll share with you a brand new story related to Digging Up The Dead. This time covering the story of Dorthy Parker - an American writer of short stories, poetry, critical essays, and most notorious for her clever and biting wit and wise-cracks.
Be Weird. Stay Curious.
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Your hosts, Shane McClelland and Lori Gum, are curious explorers of the weird and strange. They co-created the hit series 'Queer Ghost Hunters' and together with their team of...2020-07-2708 min
The Q FilesThe Season 1 PorchIn the final episode of season 1, we'll go back to where it all began - Lori's back porch. Join us as we discuss our favorite episodes, what we're dying to cover next season, and give you a behind the scenes look at everything that happened in the first 18 episodes.
We'll be back before you know it! But be sure to subscribe to the show so you don't miss a thing.
Be Weird. Stay Curious.
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Your hosts, Shane McClelland and...2020-07-1359 min
The Q FilesDigging Up The DeadIn this episode, we'll get our hands dirty, digging up the dead. It’s not an often thought of or spoken about process, but exhumation happens more often than many of us realize. Ranging from lighthearted to deadly serious, Shane and Lori will explore stories ranging from King Arthur and vampires to Medger Evers and Emmett Till.
Be Weird. Stay Curious.
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Your hosts, Shane McClelland and Lori Gum, are curious explorers of the weird and strange. They co-created the hit se...2020-06-2228 minThe Q FilesFreaks - Johnny EckIn this freaky episode, we will look "beyond" the normal. Just another way of saying "paranormal" if you will... but this time, from a very different vantage point.
We know this might seem an odd choice to start off the Pride Month of June but...just stick with us.
What fun is normal anyway?
Be Weird. Stay Curious.
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Your hosts, Shane McClelland and Lori Gum, are curious explorers of the weird and strange. They co-created the...2020-06-0120 minThe Q FilesPhantom of FlatwoodsThis paranormal adventure has Shane and Lori exploring the legend of the Phantom of Flatwoods - a mysterious alien-cryptid from West Virginia.
The Phantom of Flatwoods is also known as: the Braxton County Monster, The Green Monster, and most famously as, The Flatwoods Monster.
The astonishing event was the talk of the small town. It made local news, national news, world news - later even ending up in video games like Zelda and Fallout. It was rated as the #11 story of 1952.
Be Weird. Stay Curious.
If you enjoyed this curious alien...2020-05-1810 minThe Q FilesGhost TrainThe ghost train investigation has Shane and Lori in the field and haunting the railroad. Hundreds of people over the years have claimed to have seen the ghost train traveling across its familiar tracks. It has been witnessed that clocks and watches stop as the translucent, spectral train image passes in front of them. Sometimes people even see phantom smoke belch from the train stack as it approaches.
Listen in to see what they find.
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Your hosts...2020-05-0420 min
Stories with SapphireQuarantine Podcast Recommendations!While Stories With Sapphire is on a hiatus until May 20th, I wanted to share the work of some of my friends and fellow independent podcasters that I know you'll love listening to during lockdown! Check out their shows and show them some love! In order of appearance: Euphomet - with Jim Perryhttps://www.euphomet.com Scare You To Sleep - with Shelby Scotthttps://www.scareyoutosleep.com American Hysteria - with Chelsey Weber-Smithhttps://www.americanhysteria.com Deliver Us From Disney - with Whitney Moore and Ani Bakerhttps://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast...2020-04-2214 minThe Q FilesThe Crosswick MonsterThis paranormal adventure has Shane and Lori exploring the legend of The Crosswick Monster - a mysterious cryptid from Ohio.
Cryptids are animals that have not been proven to exist - like Bigfoot. However, as you'll learn, the cryptid from Crosswick is a reptilian monster that was seen by many folks before mysteriously vanishing.
Be Weird. Stay Curious.
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Your hosts, Shane McClelland and Lori Gum, are curious explorers of the weird and strange. They co-created the...2020-04-2016 minThe Q FilesStigmata Minisode UpdateAn exciting update to our last episode - Stigmata. This paranormal minisode includes a riveting find by Lori, and a supernatural question from Shane. If you have any additional finds or thoughts of your own, please let us know on Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram.
We encourage you to listen to our full Stigmata episode before this, if you have not. From last week's spooky stigmata episode:
Stigmata is the supernatural appearance of wounds that mimic the wounds of Jesus Christ during his crucifixion.
If coronavirus/covid-19 has you staying home and avoiding others...2020-04-1304 minThe Q FilesStigmataStigmata is the supernatural appearance of wounds that mimic the wounds of Jesus Christ during his crucifixion.
If coronavirus/covid-19 has you staying home and avoiding others, if you've already binged the Tiger King Joe Exotic 17 times, join Shane and Lori on an exciting paranormal adventure that travels through time exploring occurrences of stigmata.
In this supernatural Easter themed episode of The Q Files, we'll discuss the history of stigmata and share the stories of modern stigmatists, Cloretta 'Cocoa' Robinson and Rhoda Wise.
Be Weird. Stay Curious.
If you enjoyed this...2020-04-0625 minThe Q FilesLady Wonder - Psychic HorseThis psychic paranormal adventure takes Shane and Lori through the archives to discover the famous Lady Wonder.
Lady was a super natural horse, and with the help of her owner Claudia, amazed crowds of folks for decades. Providing psychic guidance and solving crimes for the police.
Be Weird. Stay Curious.
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Your hosts, Shane McClelland and Lori Gum, are curious explorers of the weird and strange. They co-created the hit series 'Queer Ghost Hunters' and together with...2020-03-2319 minThe Q FilesA Place To Hide - The SeanceThis ghostly paranormal adventure has Shane and Lori hosting their first ever seance in an effort to make contact with their long time ghost friend Madeline (Sarah), and perhaps solving the mystery of her life.
Rebekah Lee Ives, Psychic Medium, leads Shane and Lori through making contact with Sarah Barron - an entity they first made contact with at Collingwood Arts Center, a former convent, and the first location in their hit series, Queer Ghost Hunters.
Part reunion, part going away party. The mystery of Sarah's life, and why she needed to hide, may finally...2020-03-0931 minThe Q FilesWhen Lincoln Could FlyThis paranormal adventure takes us back in time to when people could...fly.
Were there special gifts of flight, magically gifted half a world away? Could that gift be further given to another, with just a few magical phrases?
In this episode we sit down with historian, Professor William R. Black and discuss a few examples of historical, magical, flight. These are astounding supernatural stories, not often heard - phenomena outside the popular consciousness. Stories about President Lincoln, from ex-slaves, describing the unimaginable.
Come...fly away with us.
Be Weird. Stay...2020-02-2424 minThe Q FilesBryn Du and the Estes MethodBryn Du and the Estes Method - This weeks paranormal adventure takes us to Granville, Ohio where for the first time ever, a spirit will "come out of the closet" using the Estes Method. Several years ago while filming with Queer Ghost Hunters at Bryn Du Mansion we came in contact with a famous local ghost, Sallie. Based on our prior research we thought she might be LGBTQ. On our return trip we upgrade our skill set and determine to meet Sallie again, this time using the Estes Method. You'll witness the groundbreaking moments and hear the teams excitement. 2020-02-1041 minThe Q FilesAustin Dam Mystery ManThe Mysterious Man in Black: The Mystery of Austin Pennsylvania’s Flood Visitor. A Spooky Stranger that Predicted Disaster?
The Austin Dam Flood was called the “Austin Horror” in period newspapers around the world. A mysterious figure stalked the town of Austin for the year prior to the September 30, 1911, flood. Was it just a ghost or was it a Mothman style warning, left unheeded?
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Your hosts, Shane McClelland and Lori Gum, are curious explorers of the weird and strang...2020-01-2722 minThe Q FilesWitness - Minorities And The UFO PhenomenonIn this enlightening episode Lori and Shane sit down with Chris Blake to discuss the concepts in his Terra Obscura article "THE PATTERN AND THE PHENOMENON; WHEN PERSONS OF COLOR SEE UFOS."
Chris is a lawyer and journalist. We encourage you to read his article, and if you would like to engage further with Chris, he can be reached on Twitter: @ Chris3LB
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Your hosts, Shane McClelland and Lori Gum, the self-proclaimed queer Mulder and Scully, are curious...2020-01-1345 minThe Q FilesHoliday Haunts - Christmas Ghost StoriesHoliday Haunts - Christmas Ghost Stories
Welcome to a special holiday edition of The Q Files. There’s murder and mystery in the cold winter air. So curl up next to the fire, and pour yourself a mug of hot chocolate, because it’s the most wonderful time of the year.
On this episode of The Q Files, Shane and Lori will sit down with their friend Bucky Cutright of Booze & Boos and discuss the holiday tradition of Christmas ghost stories. After, they join Bucky on a haunted holiday tour around Columbus, Ohio.
Be W...2019-12-231h 13The Q FilesThe Hinsdale House (Part 3)Q-File 4: The Haunted Hinsdale House.
In part 3, Lori and Shane sit down to discuss the makings of a haunting and what may actually be going on at The Haunted Hinsdale House. In part 1 we explored the outside of this enchanted property. In part 2, we venture inside in search of ghosts or evidence of the alleged demon that haunts Hinsdale.
The Hinsdale House, located in Hinsdale, New York, is allegedly the most haunted home in the state, and one of the most notoriously violent hauntings in the country. Hinsdale, much like Amityville, has all the makings...2019-12-1658 minThe Q FilesThe Hinsdale House (Part 2)Episode Notes
Q-File 3: The Haunted Hinsdale House. The Hinsdale House, located in Hinsdale, New York, is allegedly the most haunted home in the state, and one of the most notoriously violent hauntings in the country. Hinsdale, much like Amityville, has all the makings of a classic haunting. Ghostly manifestations, levitating objects, glimpses of demonic looking creatures, and at least one exorcism.
In part 1 we explored the outside of this enchanted property. In part 2, we venture inside in search of ghosts...or evidence of the alleged demon that haunts Hinsdale.
This is part 2 of...2019-12-0535 minThe Q FilesThe Hinsdale House (Part 1)Episode Notes
Q-File 2: The Haunted Hinsdale House. The Hinsdale House, located in Hinsdale, New York, is allegedly the most haunted home in the state, and one of the most notoriously violent hauntings in the country. Hinsdale, much like Amityville, has all the makings of a classic haunting. Ghostly manifestations, levitating objects, glimpses of demonic looking creatures, and at least one exorcism.
This is part 1 of a 3 part series.
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Your hosts, Shane McClelland and Lori Gum, the...2019-11-2132 minThe Q FilesWhy Is Halloween So Queer?Q-File 1: Let's get spookgay! Halloween isn’t just a holiday for LGBTQ people — it’s an institution. But why? Join us on our inaugural episode as we enjoy a glass of wine on Lori's porch and discuss what makes Halloween so queer. We'll cover the history, and we'll share the stories of our first queer Halloweens.
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Your hosts, Shane McClelland and Lori Gum, the self-proclaimed queer Mulder and Scully, are longtime fans and explorers of the weird and strange. They co-cre...2019-10-3129 minThe Q FilesThese Are The Q FilesThe Q Files are a paranormal podcast about the highly strange and weirdly unknown. Join us on our adventures as we explore the people, places, and phenomena, outside popular consciousness.
The series will feature astonishing stories about the paranormal, the supernatural, occulture, forgotten history, and the strange.
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