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Howdy there friends! This week, I'm psyched to bring on the great Timothy Renner! This has been a long time coming for me - I've referenced his work so many times on the show, and I'm just a huge fan of him and his incredible work. On this meeting, we discuss his new book THE KEYSTONE HAGSTONE, and folks, this book is a banger! Holy smokes I just could not have loved it anymore. If...

Hey there, friends. This week I'm psyched to have on Seth Breedlove! Seth is the creator of the incredible Small Town Monsters production company. I'm a big fan of the films and media they've released over the years. We get into all sort of good stuff -- his early filmmaking forays, what intrigues in these subjects, and he even shares some of his personal experiences. This was a sup...

Long time High Strangeness Patreon member, Whitney McKedy joins Jason in the ruins of the Paranormal Patio for this guest host installment! Let us gather round and give praise to young Steven, for without whom this cult would not exist. Did I say cult? I meant fandom. Fandom. It's totally not a cult. Whitney's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/whitneymckedy?utm_source=ig_web_button_sh...

Hi friends - this week, Richard Estep is back on the show to chat about a lovely array of weird topics. I was lucky enough to meet up with Richard (IRL) in Council Bluffs at The Squirrell Cage Jail for an incredible conversation. This episode is kind of a continuation of our hang sesh, covering ghosts, metaphysical cryptids, UFOs and more. Richard is such a wonderful conversationalist, and one hec...

Helllllllllo friends! This week, my guest is good buddy and fellow podcaster of the strange and unusual, Adam Sayne! Adam is the host and creator of the long running, wonderful podcast, Conspiranormal. Adam and I get into a grab bag of topics: UFO news, the Patterson/Gimlin controversy, staying positive in weird times, and much more. Adam also tells us some great tidbits about the Highgate Vampire...

Join special guest host Jason as we kick off Spooky Summer! The guest of this episode is long time Paranormal Patio alumni, Adam Taula! Adam is a former ghost hunter, experiencer, and the host of the hottest weirdo-travel channel on YouTube! Check out Adam's channel here: https://youtube.com/@theparanormalpolynesian?si=ZhrW9HriHTLqzmGh Join the Pineapple Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/...

Friends! How are we doing this week? That's great to hear. I'm psyched to have my good buddy, TIm Binnall, back on the show. Tim and I discuss some current happenings in the world of the strange and unusual -- The UFO Files (lame!), the Patterson/Gimlin controversy, the purity of ghosts, and a whole lot more. Tim is a true OG of these fields, and just an all around wonderful guy. I hope...

This week, our guests are Chris Lost and Scott Hartley from the wonderful indie rock band, Suneaters. We explore the freedom of art, the deeper ideas of music, and stories of meeting William S. Burroughs. This was a fun departure for me from the usual Forteanna coverd on the show. Check out their new album “Heroic Dose”...so good! Love, Steve Suneaters info: Band Electronic Press Kit: https://www....

How goes it, friends? That's great to hear! This week we welcome, Robyn Valentine, to the show! Robyn is an author, podcaster, practicing witch annnnnnd, a very funny human being. We get into various forms of divination, magical practices, superstitions, tarot and oh so much more. Robyn's podcast Coffee and Cauldrons is so fun and enlightening...I highly recommend it. Enjoy! Love, Steve ...

Hi friends! This week, we have the wonderful Courtney Block back on to discuss her latest book Inside the World’s Haunted Libraries. Holy smokes, I absolutely love this book. Without getting too spoiler-y, Courtney shares a few of her favorite stories, and we also get deep into hauntlogy, the concept of the “third place”, and other reasons why libraires are an attractor to the strange and unusual....

Jason is back...and he'll be back regularly as a monthly guest host this summer. I give you: Hi, Strangeness Presents: Paranormal Patio Summer.  So bring your favorite lawn chair, some cold drinks, and a covered dish...because Jason will be slinging out the weirdness once a month starting in May.  This episode is more than just announcements, however. Jason regales me with some of his own per...

This week, the brilliant Delainy Bowers is back on the show to talk to us about her podcast Monsters Among Us Junior! This is such a fun show, and Delainy is the perfect host for such an endeavor. I also take the opportunity to ask Delainy (since she's a professional folklorist) about how folklore unfolds in real time. We also get into some of the socio-cultural highlights of what folklore ca...

Howdy there - This week my guests are Christopher Graybill and Adam Gorightly! They join the show to discuss their fantastic new documentary, based off Gorightly's book. You guys, I LOVED this film. I've gushed about Adam's book a lot on the show, and this film is every bit as good. Without spoiling too much, this film delves in the misinformation/disinformation in the UFO scene fro...

Friends! This week I have Jason Andrews back on the show! Jason has been doing some deep research on the relationship between fault lines and manifestations of the strange and unusual. This is the kind of stuff I live for! Jason regales us with some stories of weird stuff that has occurred around Illinois fault lines, and boy oh boy they are a doozy. Enjoy! Love, Steve  For more Jason Andrews: htt...

Hey hey hey - this week, my guest is the brilliant and super cool, Zelia Edgar! Zelia is an author and youtube creator, focusing on encounters with UFOs, cryptids, monsters, ghosts...you name it. I'm a huge fan of her work, and her point of view on these stories and topics. We get into some great stories, speculation on what it all means, and how the phenomenon is constantly evolving. Please...

HI there, friends! This week, David Metcalfe joins me for a good, old fashioned, deep deep deep dive in the UFO game. We get into the socio-cultural implications, how the phenomenon evolves, the mainstream normalization, narratives, trends, tricksterism, and much much more. David, to me, is one of the great modern minds when it comes to the topics we cover on this show. The only reason I waited to...

Hey there, friends! This week my guests are Brent Hand and David Flora from the wonderful Hysteria 51 Podcast! Both of these dudes have an incredibly well-rounded and smart approach to all things strange and unusual. We jam around ideas of what UFOs could represent, weird history, and why having fun with these topics is so important to us. This is a fun one - enjoy! Love, Steve For Brent and David...

Howdy Partners! This week, my guest is Kevin Lee Nelson! Kevin a well rounded author/researcher into all things strange and unusual. We get into folk magic, symbolism, The Van Meter Visitor, Wendigo lore and a whole lot more. I highly recommend his book The Van Meter Visitor - such an amazing story! Enjoy! Love, Steve For more Kevin Lee Nelson: https://www.instagram.com/kevinnelson_13/ https://www...

Hi friends! This week, my guest is the wonderful and brilliant Susan Demeter! We have a lively discussion ranging from personal UFO experiences to magical practices, and the relationship between all these manifestations of the strange and unusual. Susan wrote a book called Cosmic Witch, and I highly recommend picking up a copy. Enjoy! Love, Steve For more Susan Demeter: https://www.youtube.com/@Su...

This week my guest is Matthew Byrd! Matthew grew up around magic, more specifically, granny magic from the heart of Appalachia. We get into his families magical practices, weird crime, and other tales from the South. Matthew is such a sweet human being. I really enjoyed this chat, and I hope you do too! Love, Steve For more  https://www.facebook.com/CaretakerProject https://byrdomen.com/ Steve Ber...

HI friends! This week, my guest is the legendary fringe culture author, Robert Guffey! Robert has been writing about conspiracy culture for years now, and has contributed a lot wildly fascinating stories, books, magazine articles to this field of interest. On this episode, we spend most of the time discussing his new book Hollywood Haunts the World, which focuses on encoded cinema and cultural tab...

Howdy friends! This week my guest is Christina Marie Rappel! Christina is an investigator, and practicing witch. We delve deep into the concept of consent, and it's much needed role in the world of the paranormal. We cover intentions, grounding oneself, respecting the space, and a whole lot more. Christina is a gem, and I learned a lot from her on this one. I hope you all enjoy it! Love, Stev...

Hey friends - this week my guest is Serfiel Stevenson! Serfiel is the co-host of the fantastic Conspiranormal Podcast, and is a researcher into the esoteric and other assorted weirdness. Serfiel has a life long interest in treasure hunting, and there's a lot more to it than I ever knew. We get into some of the folkloric, esoteric, and occult aspects of treasure hunting, and all sorts of other...

Hey hey hey! This week my guest is the brilliant, Smiles Lewis! Smiles is someone I've wanted to have on the show from the get go. He's one of my favorite thinkers in the UFO game, and also, was an OG in the 90s zine scene. We cover a lot of ground - we reference some of Smiles' thoughts on what UFOs represent, and how they've been manipulated since the beginning. We also cover...

Helllllooooooo! This week, I have on Tressa Slater and Jeni Monroe from the Monsters Lounge Podcast! We explore the power of getting your boots dirty, having supernatural experiences, being cautiously skeptical, and much much more! Enjoy! Love, Steve For more Tressa and Jeni: https://www.youtube.com/@monsterslounge patreon.com/MonstersLoungePodcast linktr.ee/monsterslounge linktr.ee/tressa.slater...