Best AP Strange Podcasts (2025)

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Shoppin' for a Boomstick with J. R. Hikel (3xtC) 1:10:43

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This week's show is another Third Time's the Charm (3xtC) installment with J. R. Hikel joining AP to talk about one of the greatest movies of all time- Army of Darkness! J. R. is a small business owner and a lifelong horror fan, and runs J. R.'s Spooky Shack in Hudson, Massachusetts- a one-stop shop for all manner of horror merchandise. He brings h…

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Entering the Chapel Perilous with Gabriel Kennedy 2:09:02

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This week Gabriel Kennedy, aka Prop-Anon, drops in to discuss his book Chapel Perilous: The Life and Thought Crimes of Robert Anton Wilson! This first, and currently only biography of RAW was several years in the making for Gabriel. In this conversation, he and AP discuss how he came to discover Wilson's work, the influences its had on Kennedy as a…

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Illuminating the Sandown Clown Legend with Paul A. T. Wilson 1:24:09

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AP welcomes folklorist and writer Paul A. T. Wilson to the show to discuss the fantastically weird case of Sam, the Sandown Clown- an entity reportedly encountered on the Isle of Wight in the early 1970s by a pair of young children. Listeners familiar with the story will undoubtedly be thrilled to learn that further encounters with the entity vario…

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Getting Creatively Weird with Todd Purse 1:36:42

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This week, cartoonist and ultimate Creative Weirdo Todd Purse joins AP for an inspiring and fun conversation about art, imagination, and the power of bringing ideas to life on the page. Todd makes his living, as he says, by "drawing pictures on coffee bags"- but he also consistently produces whimsical and positive paranormal themed art which he sha…

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Killing the Robots with Michael M. Hughes 1:53:30

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Michael M. Hughes joins AP this week to discuss the proliferation of AI technology and the impact it's having on every aspect of society. Michael is an author, a journalist, a tarot reader, and teacher, and his recent writings include a "Humanifesto" which promotes biological intelligence and resists the artifice being sold to us by the tech indust…

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Getting Paranormally Active with Icy Sedgwick (3xtC) 1:17:41

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For this week's Third Time's the Charm (3xtC) presentation, Icy Sedgwick joins AP to venture into the realm of found footage horror movies with a look at Paranormal Activity 3. As it happens, Icy was the perfect guest to have on for this subject, as she has an honest-to-goodness doctorate in horror movies and used the Paranormal Activity series for…

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Investigating Flying Saucer Investigators with Charles Lear 1:36:51

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This week AP sits down to talk flying saucers with UFO buff, author, playwright, and blogger Charles Lear! Charles is the author of The Flying Saucer Investigators, a book detailing the early history around the personalities who made UFOs a cultural phenomenon. It serves as an excellent primer on the origins of modern UFOlogy, following the storied…

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Mastering Time with Tess Martin 1:08:19

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This week, AP sits down with filmmaker and artist Tess Martin to discuss her recent works, and what they have to say about time, memory, and meaning. Tess is a visual artist based in Rotterdam, the Netherlands with a background in classical fine art and animation, and her films are a unique marriage of the two disciplines that get to the heart of t…

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New Age Traveling with Steve Mills 2:38:48

2M ago2:38:48

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Steve Mills, aka the Reverend StarDoG, returns to the show this week to discuss the festival scene throughout the U.K. in the 1970s into the 1980s. Steve had previously been on for a Third Time's the Charm episode to discuss Halloween III, but this time he and AP get into the music, culture, and adjacent wyrdshit of the free festival movement he wa…

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Getting Cromulent with Michelle Elmquist 1:16:47

2M ago1:16:47

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This week AP has a chat with his old friend Michelle Elmquist about The Simpsons- its cultural impact, the weirdness involved in some of the episodes, and how the early seasons captured a particular essence of the 1990s. Michelle had been the host of The Eternal Void, But With Jazz podcast for which AP was sometimes a guest host or cohost. The curr…

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Getting Strangely Magickal with Bill Darmon and Dave Goudsward 1:40:21

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On this week's show, the documentary series Strange Magick is discussed with director Bill Darmon and researcher and author Dave Goudsward. The film explores the connections between sites in New England, the odd connections between the magic of places and larger-than-life figures such as Aleister Crowley and H. P. Lovecraft, and even espionage duri…

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Looking for Mummies and Gnomes with Fred Andersson 1:22:46

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Fred Andersson returns to the show this week to discuss some wild cases from his home country of Sweden, including sightings of mummies, gnomes, and lake monsters! Fred had previously appeared on the show to discuss Jaws 3-D for one of the Third Time's the Charm (3xtC) episodes, but he just has too many cool stories to share to not have him back on…

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Getting Conspiratorial with Robert Guffey 2:30:45

3M ago2:30:45

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Robert Guffey joins AP in this episode for a lengthy and mind-bending chat that covers a lot of weird ground. Robert is a well-known writer and author of both fiction and non-fiction, and in this chat the difficulty in telling the difference between the two is well illustrated. One of his books, Chameleo, is discussed at length- in particular, how …

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Winning the Leprechaunathon with Jeff Knox (3xtC) 1:33:16

3M ago1:33:16

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Viva Las Vegas! This week AP chats with Jeff Knox, a wonderful UFO researcher and cohost of the YouTube show Ufo Sunset, about Leprechaun 3. AP had come up with the idea of a Leprechanathon- that is, watching all of the Leprechaun movies in a row, and being the madman that his Mr. Knox actually did it! In keeping with the Third Time's the Charm for…

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Finding UFO Harmony with Mike Fiorito 1:34:12

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This week's episode is a journey through sound and melody, as AP talks with Mike Fiorito about the interrelation between music and the Phenomenon. Mike is a musician, and a freelance music journalist, and also an award-winning author. His latest book, UFO Symphonic- Journeys Into Sound delves into the complex relationship between creativity, the un…

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Hailing Discordia with Bobby Campbell 1:50:20

3M ago1:50:20

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All Hail Discordia! On this episode, comic book artist Bobby Campbell joins AP to discuss his ongoing project to adapt the Illuminatus! Trilogy into comic form. The classic of 1970s high weirdness written by Robert Anton Wilson and Bob Shea is a centerpiece in the world of Discordianism, and adapting it to other media is no small task. Bobby talks …

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Exploring Thelema with Maevius Lynn 1:15:03

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Maevius Lynn joins AP this week to explore the living tradition of Thelema and discuss the complicated legacy of Aleister Crowley. Lynn is a practicing Thelemic ceremonial magician, a writer, an artist, and a lecturer who offers a unique perspective to an often misunderstood realm of the occult and religious thought. She has a knack for explaining …

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Searching for Spock with Aaron Gulyas (3xtC) 1:41:19

4M ago1:41:19

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This week, AP and guest co-host Blackwolf John Oates chat with Aaron Gulyas about Star Trek III: The Search For Spock! Setting phasers to "snark", they boldly go where many nerds have gone before in dissecting Star Trek as a franchise, focusing on the original cast and the motion pictures they appeared in. The conversation takes a lot of turns and …

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Finding the Devil in the Details with Doug Brod 1:39:05

4M ago1:39:05

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Journalist and author Doug Brod joins AP in this episode to discuss his recent biography Born With a Tail: The Devilish Life and Wicked Times of Anton Szandor LaVey. Doug is currently an editor at the Toronto Star, and was formerly editor in chief for SPIN and TV Guide. He has also written for The New York Times, Billboard, Hollywood Reporter, and …

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Contextualizing California with Stephanie Quick 1:49:15

4M ago1:49:15

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For this week's show, the inimitable Stephanie Quick joins AP for a look at the cultural context around the San Francisco Bay area and her lived experience there. Offering context for a variety of personalities and organizations tangential to weird studies, the artistic and political movements of the area from the 1960s to the present are examined.…

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Episode X: The End of The End 44:39

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AP & Chase fight for Earth's survival (and friendship) after finally coming face to face with a reality television obsessed Telesyndicate (Actress/Model Sabrina Ahmed). Will AP actually quit Beyond Strange & a lifelong friendship? Will the Tellesyndicates make good on their threat and blow up Earth? Could this be the very last description I ever wr…

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Getting ESPecially Spooky with Loyd Auerbach 1:21:40

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This week's episode has the one-and-only Loyd Auerbach, aka Professor Paranormal, sharing his thoughts and observations from his decades-long career in parapsychology. He is a mentalist, author, investigator of paranormal claims, a chocolatier, and teaches parapsychology courses at the Rhine Education Center and Atlantic University. He and AP get i…

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Tell All Part 2 48:19

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The Tell All tea is back to spilinnnn'! Beyond Strange AM is back after its much-anticipated week-long commercial break. Hosts Chase and AP (in that order—take note) are joined by returning guests Tuwb the Ghost (comedian and Scary Movie Sleepoverco-host, Tanner Hodegeson) and Sophia Mars (Big Time Fresh star Bella Mars). Making his BSAM chaotic de…

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Teaching Zombies to Behave with Bryan White (3xtC) 1:23:26

5M ago1:23:26

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This week's episode is a Third Time's the Charm (3xtC) offering featuring zombies! Bryan White drops into AP's underground bunker to talk about Day of the Dead, the third installment of the George Romero zombie flicks that began with Night of the Living Dead and more or less kicked off the whole genre of zombie movies. Bryan co-hosts the horror mov…

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Tell All Part 1 35:33

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Catch up with all your favorite guests from Beyond Strange: Asked By Aliens including Rondell Weatherford (Actor/Comedian Jordan Coleman), Jerri Poppins/Sophia Mars (Big Time Fresh's Bella Mars), Mark Stevenson (Comedian Scott White), & A2419 aka Mitzi (Actress Jenna Lawson) on this insane first part of the wildest Tell All you've ever heard. Mostl…

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Exploring Other Dimensions with Solomon Pakal 2:04:24

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Solomon Pakal joins AP this week for a far-ranging discussion of occult concepts and strange phenomena, with a focus on Meso America and the Maya roots of ideas still prevalent today. Solomon is a historian, a practitioner of magic, an author, and just generally an amazingly knowledgable researcher and seeker after mystical truths. He talks a bit a…

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Season One Finale Part I Trailer 2:28

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This one's for all the marbles- will Earth be destroyed? Find out soon on Part 1 of the epic conclusion to the first season of Beyond Strange: Asked By Aliens!By AskedbyAliens

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Being Directed by David Lynch with Professor WHAM 1:51:23

5M ago1:51:23

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AP is joined in this episode by the one and only Professor WHAM for a tribute to, and exploration of the life and works of David Lynch in honor of his passing from this realm in January of 2025. They focus in particular on the esoteric and mystical aspects of his movies and Twin Peaks, while also touching on his visual art and music. A lot of groun…

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Ep 165 Octopus Psychic 45:23

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On a totally-nothing-scary-happening-right-now-when-it-comes-to-the-fate-of-earth-in-particular episode of Beyond Strange AM: AP & Chase are joined by a mysterious woman, Deborah Helen Mirren (Legitimate Octopus Psychic, Ashley Deighton), who claims to be a legitimate Octopus Psychic. Where do these tentacled visitors come from? Why do they worship…

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Taking Things Serios-ly with Blackwolf John Oates 1:48:27

6M ago1:48:27

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Blackwolf John Oates returns to the show to discuss the baffling life and times of Ted Serios, Thoughtographer. Blackwolf first appeared for a Third Time's the Charm (3xtC) episode about RoboCop, but this time he and AP get into more paranormal subject matter. Ted Serios is a fascinating character, and a case study of just how wacky paranormal phen…

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Ep 164 Listener Call-In Redux 37:08

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AP Stark & Chase Austin take another stab at answering calls from the faithful listeners of Beyond Strange AM. If you thought they'd only get around to a single call this time, well lemme tell ya... you'd be exactly correct. Tin Can Collector & Trash Can Enthusiast, Rondell Weatherford (actor & comedian Jordan Coleman), calls in to discuss his disc…

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Catchin' the Drift with Walker Jaroch 1:32:44

6M ago1:32:44

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On this week's show, Walker Jaroch joins AP to discuss some of the ideas he poses through his writings on the paranormal and to share some spooky stories he's uncovered in his home state of Wisconsin. Walker is the founder of Driftless Times Media, a website which he started in Spring of 2024- and for only having been online for less than a year, h…

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Ep 8 We Dash Earth's Hope 15:09

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M.i.C. extracts data related to this supposed "hope" from legendary human podcasters the Aforementioned AP Stark & Faithful Co-Pilot Chase Austin. Let's just say they better french kiss that sweet little planet of theirs while they still can... iykyk...By AskedbyAliens

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Guarding the Galaxy with Alexx Bollen (3xtC) 1:21:43

6M ago1:21:43

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For this week's Third Time's the Charm (3xtC) presentation, Alexx Bollen joins AP to discuss the 32nd Marvel Cinematic Universe movie Guardians of the Galaxy, Vol. III. They talk about Marvel movies more broadly, the attitudes of movie-goers around them, the work of James Gunn and his Troma origins, how underrated the Zune was, and the spiritual im…

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Ep 163 Millennial Conspiracy Theory Influencer 31:46

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Viral Millennial TikTok sensation Sophia Mars (Big Time Fresh's Bella Mars), joins AP & Chase on a wild trip down the conspiracy rabbit hole. Is Hillary Duff secretly Bernie Sander's immortal granddaughter? Are the Olsen Twins not only a single Olsen moving extraordinarily fast, but also single handedly responsible for Global Warming? Find all of t…

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Seeking Out Heroes and Monsters with Super Inframan 2:09:28

6M ago2:09:28

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Super Inframan, aka Saxon, joins AP on this episode in an exploration of media that is traditionally considered geeky such as comic books and kaiju movies and how these forms of media overlap with high strangeness and real world weirdness. He is an honest-to-goodness super hero, a semi-regular co-host on Where Did the Road Go?, and a martial arts i…

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Ep 7 We're Not Jealous, You Are! 18:23

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M.i.C. gets the tea on a rather humorous human emotion: Jealousy. The Aforementioned AP Stark finally returns from his weeks long trek with infamous earthling Bigfoot Hunter/Baby Psychic Christian Wells. Faithful Co-Pilot, Chase Austin, is feeling some kind of way about it. Observe!By AskedbyAliens

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Jumping the Shark with Fred Andersson (3xtC) 1:41:41

6M ago1:41:41

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It's another Third Time's the Charm episode of The AP Strange Show, and this one is a doozy! This 3xtC episode enters the third dimension of terror for a disaster of a film called Jaws 3-D. Joining AP in jumping the shark, as it were, is none other than paranormal writer, researcher, television professional, and connoisseur of schlocky cinema Fred …

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Ep 162 Silhouette Person Conspiracy (The Crisis Actor You Never Knew Existed) 45:13

7M ago45:13

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Chase Austin and guest co-host Bryce Levi take the helm of Beyond Strange AM while AP Stark is away on "business." Joining them is the elusive Jon/Jane Doe (four-time Razzie nominee Phillip Miller), who reveals their identity as a member of a mysterious, previously unknown race of Shadow— er... Silhouette People. Discover the mind blowing secrets o…

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On the Weird News Beat with Tim Binnall 1:25:39

7M ago1:25:39

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Kicking off 2025 for the show is a wonderful guest in the form of the one-and-only Tim Binnall! Tim is the longtime host of the OG paranormal podcast Binnall of America, as well as the news man we count on for the straight dope on weird news over at Coast to Coast AM. He and AP start off talking about weird crime stories, but naturally wandered all…

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Ep 6 We Get Sad 18:01

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M.i.C. forces legendary Earthling podcasters AP Stark & Chase Austin of Beyond Strange AM to explain this supposed "sadness" they keep going on about. Beware, listener- these humans do not hold back... also a little whiny, imo. A little whiny. I don't get it.By AskedbyAliens

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Entering the Twilight Zone with Barbara Fisher 2:06:54

7M ago2:06:54

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As 2024 draws to a close, it seemed only appropriate to enjoy a Twilight Zone marathon as a sort of New Year's Eve ritual. Joining AP as he explores the dimension between light and shadow is none other than writer, artist, and host of the 6 Degrees of John Keel Podcast Barbara Fisher! Barbara and AP discuss their favorite episodes, in particular fo…

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A Very Rebroadcasted Christmas Special 48:24

7M ago48:24

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Journey into the Vault of Beyond Strange AM as we present a Christmas Special that originally aired on December 25th, 2017. An individual who claimed to be a retired Elf, Eddie Sparkles (Comedian Big Boy), joined AP Stark & Chase Austin on this classic rewind episode that finally exposed the truth about the man we call Santa Clause. It's even darke…

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Brewing Ritual Coffee with Lindsey Sokol 1:08:50

7M ago1:08:50

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Magic practitioner, sometimes actress, small business owner and experiencer Lindsey Sokol drops by to discuss a variety of cool things- her recent appearance in the short film "Monochrome Menace", her journey with magic and the books that inspired her, her own personal encounters with anomalous entities, and her business venture Roadside Apothecary…

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Ep 161 Real Life Ghost Tells All 51:12

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Beyond Strange AM Enthusiast & Regular Listener, Tuwb (Comedian Tanner Hodgeson), writes AP & Chase an endearing letter begging to be allowed on the show to talk about personal paranormal experiences. Turns out the only paranormal thing they uncover is him- mostly due to his ghostly nature, my dude. Keep up! He's a ghost! That's right: A bona fide …

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Thinking Magically with Douglas Batchelor 1:18:52

7M ago1:18:52

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Douglas Batchelor of the What Magic Is This? podcast brings his wealth of knowledge and perspective to the show for a rather philosophical discussion about the weirdness out there in the world and how that's actually a pretty cool thing. He and AP get into the nitty gritty of what constitutes intellect, truth, and belief; fictional realities and ho…

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Ep 5 We FINALLY Learn About Fear 16:40

8M ago16:40

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M.i.C. FINALLY extracts data about this so-called "fear" from Legendary Earthling Podcasters AP Stark & Chase Austin. Also our Medical Officer has expressed concern about Chase's... backlog. It is their recommendation that you seek emergency Earthling medical assistance immediately.By AskedbyAliens

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Exploring the Afterlife with Peter C. Hine (3xtC) 1:27:46

8M ago1:27:46

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Peter C. Hine, co-host of the Vayse Podcast, drops by to discuss the third movie of the Ghostbusters franchise with AP... They chat about nostalgia, the annoying tropes that tend to appear in modern reboots and late sequels, and generally geek out about the best parts of the franchise. Also discussed is some of the real-life weirdness which may hav…

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Ep 160 Human Lab Rat (A2419) 35:48

8M ago35:48

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[REDACTED] corporate lackey, A2419/Mitzi (Television's Jenna Lawson), claims to be a literal Human Lab Rat. But what exactly does that mean? Is there low deductible insurance coverage? And most importantly- are they currently hiring? Join AP & Chase as they try to unravel the true nature of Mitzi's insane existence on a BRAND SPANKING NEW episode o…

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Getting Cosmic with Susan Demeter 1:17:05

8M ago1:17:05

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Author, paranormal investigator, UFOlogist, and witch Susan Demeter joins AP in a discussion about a dizzying array of fun and paranormal topics- pop culture influences on high strangeness, varying approaches to magic, tea time with demons, the Phillip Experiment, J. Allen Hynek, and more! Susan brings a wealth of knowledge and a refreshing outlook…