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Jun 2023
2:
The hype around the Panasonic RR-DR60
Jun 2023
1:
The Curse of the Luxor Hotel (Part 3)
May 2023
31:
The Curse of the Luxor Hotel (Part 2)
May 2023
30:
The Curse of the Luxor Hotel (Part 1)
May 2023
29:
Crunch time (Learning Things: May 29, 2023)
May 2023
26:
A plea to fellow paranormal researchers: break free of walled gardens and build your own digital gardens
May 2023
25:
How to set up your own digital garden
May 2023
24:
Tending the garden: digital gardening goals
May 2023
23:
Digital gardens, zettlekasten, and paranormal research
May 2023
22:
A meandering week (Learning Things: May 22, 2021)
May 2023
19:
Instant photography, nostalgia, and the paranormal
May 2023
18:
The Philosopher's Stone in Philadelphia
May 2023
17:
An occult doomsday cult in 1690s Philly
May 2023
16:
My Gateway Tapes experience (so far)
May 2023
15:
Digital gardens and fungi research (Learning Things: May 15, 2023)
May 2023
12:
Vintage UFO detectors
May 2023
11:
Window areas and how to find magnetic faults near you
May 2023
10:
Electromagnetism, UFOs, and psychic abilities
May 2023
9:
Dark forests and notable trees (Link Roundup: May 9, 2023)
May 2023
8:
Vintage zines and research woes (Learning Things: May 8, 2023)
May 2023
5:
Spirit boxes and paranormal nostalgia
May 2023
4:
What's the best time for remote viewing and seeing ultraterrestrials?
May 2023
3:
The Nauga, an urban legend created by marketers
May 2023
2:
Fluffy Ghosts: Allan Kardec's Orders of Spirits
May 2023
1:
Learning Things: May 1, 2023
Apr 2023
28:
On mylar balloons and forgotten futures
Apr 2023
27:
Following a vintage automatic writing planchette ad down a rabbit hole
Apr 2023
26:
Modern automatic writing planchettes
Apr 2023
25:
The History of Automatic Writing Planchettes
Apr 2023
24:
Tree talkin' and train tracks (Learning Things: April 24, 2023)
Apr 2023
21:
Spirit highways and New York City sewers
Apr 2023
20:
I miss the old internet (Link Roundup: April 20, 2023)
Apr 2023
19:
Bad architecture, clutter, and hauntings
Apr 2023
18:
Magical days for UFOs and witches
Apr 2023
17:
Magnolia trees and frustration (Learning Things: April 17, 2023)
Apr 2023
14:
The 1897 UFO Flap in North Texas
Apr 2023
13:
Thoughts on some Victorian aliens
Apr 2023
12:
Paranormal fires and UFOs
Apr 2023
11:
Is the Panasonic RR-DR60 worth it?
Apr 2023
10:
Starting the biodata sonification build (Learning Things: April 10, 2023)
Apr 2023
7:
I asked ChatGPT to create and code paranormal investigation gear for me
Apr 2023
6:
Trusting your own perception
Apr 2023
5:
How I use Randonautica in 2023
Apr 2023
4:
Bibliomancy-inspired thoughts about perception and meaning
Apr 2023
3:
Screaming plants (Learning Things: April 3, 2023)
Mar 2023
31:
The UFO crash in Aurora, Texas
Mar 2023
30:
Never travel in an airship without a cat: The Strange Story of the Airship America
Mar 2023
29:
We write to think
Mar 2023
28:
On humanity, writing, and digital dead malls
Mar 2023
27:
DIY REM pod initial build (Learning Things: March 27, 2023)
Mar 2023
24:
Notes for a DIY REM pod build
Mar 2023
23:
Why is it "easier" to capture paranormal evidence using analog tools?
Mar 2023
22:
Accidentally overriding reality: untrustworthy and automatically faked photos
Mar 2023
21:
Why do we feel so nostalgic about Polaroids?
Mar 2023
20:
How I learn things (Learning Things: March 20, 2023)
Mar 2023
17:
Taking pictures of ghosts: Polaroids, instant photography, and paranormal investigation
Mar 2023
16:
Spirit boxes, radios, and analog ghost hunting
Mar 2023
15:
Ghost hunting as nostalgia
Mar 2023
14:
When ghosts feel more real than daily life
Mar 2023
13:
Embarking on a quest
Feb 2023
24:
Local spirits, ghosts of the living, and haunted churches (Insights from Consorting with Spirits: Your Guide to Working with Invisible Allies by Jason Miller)
Feb 2023
10:
Doubt and the paranormal (Insights from Consorting with Spirits: Your Guide to Working with Invisible Allies by Jason Miller)
Feb 2023
5:
Where to start listening
Jan 2023
27:
Phantom footsteps in the woods (Paranormal Investigation of Eno River State Park and William B. Umstead State Park)
Jan 2023
13:
Ghosts among the ruins: Haunted Eno River State Park in Durham, North Carolina
Dec 2022
16:
The Hidden History of William B. Umstead State Park in Raleigh, North Carolina
Dec 2022
2:
The Exorcist Statue and Other Scranton Hauntings (Haunted Scranton)
Nov 2022
18:
Ghosts in the Museum (Haunted Scranton)
Nov 2022
4:
Ghosts of Nay Aug Park and the Lackawanna Station Hotel (Haunted Scranton)
Oct 2022
21:
Sleep Paralysis in Scranton (Haunted Scranton)
Oct 2022
7:
On mylar balloons and forgotten futures (episode shownotes)
Aug 2022
26:
Folk News and the Haunted Old Alton Bridge (Goatman's Bridge Series)
Aug 2022
12:
Rewriting Urban Legends (Goatman's Bridge Series)
Jul 2022
29:
Satanic Rituals at the Bridge (Goatman’s Bridge Series)
Jul 2022
15:
“I Seen the Devil” (Goatman’s Bridge Series)
Jul 2022
1:
Who is the Goatman? (Goatman’s Bridge Series)
Jun 2022
17:
Death at the Goatman's Bridge (Goatman’s Bridge Series)
Jun 2022
10:
This Way to the Goatman (Goatman’s Bridge Series)
May 2022
27:
I went to Goatman’s Bridge (Goatman’s Bridge Series)
May 2022
25:
Goatman’s Bridge Series: Sources and Episode List
May 2022
20:
The Trickster and the Goatman (Goatman's Bridge Series)
May 2022
13:
I found the owls (Randonautica Series)
May 2022
6:
The Despair Meme and the Hell Gate (Randonautica Series)
Apr 2022
29:
Strange Randonautica Synchronicity (Randonautica Series)
Apr 2022
15:
Escaping the Probability Tunnel (Randonautica Series)
Apr 2022
1:
How to Ghost Hunt By Yourself Using the Solo Estes Method
Mar 2022
18:
Why is Fordham University Haunted? (Haunted Fordham University)
Mar 2022
4:
Ley Lines in New York, Window Areas, Liminal Spaces (Haunted Fordham University)
Feb 2022
18:
What Makes a Place Haunted? (Haunted Fordham University)
Feb 2022
4:
The Curse of the Fordham Ram (Haunted Fordham University)
Jan 2022
21:
The Collins Auditorium Ghost and Other Stories (Haunted Fordham University)
Jan 2022
7:
Fordham's Haunted Dorms (Haunted Fordham University)
Dec 2021
24:
Finlay Hall Ghosts - Personal Experiences (Haunted Fordham University)
Dec 2021
10:
Haunted Finlay Hall (Haunted Fordham University)
Nov 2021
26:
Haunted Duane Library and Dealy Hall (Haunted Fordham University)
Nov 2021
12:
Haunted Hughes Hall (Haunted Fordham University)
Oct 2021
29:
Haunted Queen's Court: Part 2 (Haunted Fordham University)
Oct 2021
15:
Haunted Fordham University Series (and Sources)
Oct 2021
15:
Ghosts of Queen's Court: Part 1 (Haunted Fordham University)
Oct 2021
1:
Haunted Cemeteries in Beacon (Haunted Beacon, NY)
Sep 2021
17:
Haunted Bannerman Castle (Haunted Beacon, NY)
Sep 2021
3:
Ghosts of Mount Beacon (Beacon, NY)
Aug 2021
29:
Ouijamania in 1920 Sources / The Feminine Macabre
Aug 2021
22:
An Acrobatic Ghost in Woodside: Part 2 (Haunted Queens)
Aug 2021
6:
An Acrobatic Ghost in Woodside (Haunted Queens)
Jul 2021
23:
The Gold and Ghost Haunted House in Astoria (Haunted Astoria)
Jul 2021
9:
Haunted Houses in Astoria, NY (Haunted Astoria)
Jun 2021
25:
A Smuggler's Ghost and Tunnels in Astoria, NY (Haunted Astoria)
Jun 2021
11:
Ghosts of Astoria, NY (Part 1)
May 2021
28:
Fortune Telling Teacups
May 2021
14:
The Caladrius (Weird Medieval Creatures)
Apr 2021
30:
Weird Medieval Creatures
Apr 2021
16:
Moore-Jackson Cemetery (Hidden Cemeteries)
Apr 2021
3:
Riker Home and Cemetery: Part 2 (Hidden Cemeteries)
Mar 2021
26:
Lent-Riker-Smith Homestead and Cemetery: Part 1 (Hidden Cemeteries)
Mar 2021
19:
Lawrence Family Cemetery, Astoria, Queens
Mar 2021
12:
Tombstones Around Socrates Sculpture Park in Astoria, Queens
Mar 2021
7:
Ghosts of Hell Gate Sources / The Feminine Macabre
Mar 2021
5:
Hidden Cemeteries in Astoria, Queens
Feb 2021
26:
The Ghostbusters Ruling
Feb 2021
5:
Johannes Kelpius and Occult Monks in Philadelphia
Jan 2021
29:
The New York Crystal Palace Destroyed (Part 2)
Jan 2021
22:
The New York Crystal Palace (Part 1)
Jan 2021
14:
Haunted St. Mark's Church-in-the-Bowery
Jan 2021
8:
Haunted Trinity Church and St. Paul's Chapel, NYC
Nov 2020
27:
The Haunted Hell Gate, New York City
Nov 2020
20:
The General Slocum Disaster, Hell Gate, New York City
Nov 2020
13:
Sunken Treasure at Hell Gate, New York City
Nov 2020
6:
The Roosevelt Island Lighthouse, or The Blackwell Island Light, NYC
Oct 2020
30:
A Victorian Lunatic's Fort: Fort Maxey, Blackwell's Island, NYC
Oct 2020
23:
The Haunted Luxor Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas: Part 2
Oct 2020
16:
The Haunted Luxor Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas: Part 1
Oct 2020
9:
The Book of Thoth and the First Egyptologist
Oct 2020
2:
Se-Osiris, Ancient Egyptian Wizard
Sep 2020
25:
Ancient Egyptian Tomb Raider and Wizard Setne
Sep 2020
18:
Archbishop John Hughes, aka Dagger John: Calvary Cemetery, Queens, New York (Part 2)
Sep 2020
11:
Calvary Cemetery, Queens, New York (Part 1)
Sep 2020
4:
New York City Potter's Fields
Aug 2020
28:
Haunted Asheville, North Carolina
Aug 2020
21:
The Haunted Grove Park Inn, Asheville, North Carolina
Aug 2020
14:
The Cult of Santa Muerte, aka Saint Death
Aug 2020
7:
Thomas Edison's Spirit Telegraph
Jul 2020
31:
Quinta da Regaleira Symbolism: The Occult Mysteries of a Portuguese Palace and Garden
Jul 2020
24:
Kill Daddy: The Turley Ouija Board Murder (Ouija Boards Part 9)
Jul 2020
17:
More 1920s Ouija Board Stories (Ouija Boards Part 8)
Jul 2020
10:
1920s Ouijamania (Ouija Boards Part 7)
Jul 2020
3:
Ouija after World War I (Ouija Boards Part 6)
Jun 2020
26:
Victorian Egyptomania (Ouija Boards Part 5)
Jun 2020
19:
19th Century Ouija Board Stories / Early Ouijamania (Ouija Boards Part 4)
Jun 2020
12:
William Fuld (Ouija Boards Part 3)
Jun 2020
5:
Helen Peters and Ouida / Invention (Ouija Boards Part 2)
May 2020
29:
Planchette and Automatic Writing (Ouija Boards Part 1)
May 2020
22:
Investigating the Hawthorne Hotel in Salem, Part 3, and the Salem Marine Society
May 2020
15:
Investigating the Hawthorne Hotel in Salem, Part 2
May 2020
8:
Investigating the Hawthorne Hotel in Salem, Part 1
May 2020
1:
Playing the Ghost in 19th Century Australia
Apr 2020
24:
The Renwick Ruin and Charity Hospital, Roosevelt Island, NYC - Part 2
Apr 2020
17:
The Smallpox Hospital, aka Renwick Ruin, on Roosevelt Island, NYC - Part 1
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