The Hoke Poke Pod

WARNING: THIS EPISODE IS CURSED and the only way to reverse it is to listen to it all the way through and then share this episode with 10 friends before midnight tonight! Join Erica and Emily as they get into the nitty gritty of just what a curse is and what can be done about them. Including factory line curses, technology wizards, and the power of willful ignorance

There's a lot going on in Scotland. From abandoned lighthouses and haunted tunnels, to fairy coffins and grave robbers, join Erica and Emily as they take you on a tour of some of Scotland's best mysteries. Including unconventional uses for bagpipes, the rules and regulations of lighthouse keeping, and business advice for serial killers.

Join Erica and Emily as they explore one of histories most enticing mysteries: when a small town danced themselves to death. Including a checklist of demonic possession, the sturdiness of bridges, and the dangers of poorly baked bread.

In 1974 , deep in the Sierra-Nevada Mountains, four campers captured some of history's most intriguing and haunting audio. To this day its, source remains undiscovered, Is it the cries of bigfoot, a well-timed prank, or something much more terrifying? Join Erica and Emily as they try to find out.

Join Erica and Emily as they offer you a tasting of histories lesser-known serial killers, so you can see what interests you and learn about them in more competent podcasts. Including dedicated cave killers, the entrepreneurial women of poison, and heartbreaking revelations about H.H.Holmes' murder house

Join Erica and Emily as they soar to new heights of ridiculousness and regale you with the incredible tale of Lawn Chair Larry, the first and last man to ever enter US airspace in lawn furniture. Including harrowing escapes from power lines, the difficulties of preparing for flight, and an attempt to find the line between stupidity and brilliance.

Join Erica and Emily as they dive deep into that mysterious realm of reincarnation, and breakdown just how old a soul can be. Including explanations of how easy it is to lie to children, debates on if whales have more souls than the wind, and realisation's that maybe, just maybe, we are all God?

This week Erica and Emily are exploring luck, bad luck to be exact. So join us as we walk you through a simple 10 step process to make your house as unlucky as possible. Including why you should spread broken glass over the floor, what to do with all your old brooms, and why green might just be the worst wallpaper colour

What do thunderstorms, meteorites, and pressurised-air all have in common? They should have been the cause of a gruesome and unlucky death, but miraculously everyone survived! Join Erica and Emily as we explore some truly strange cases of the luckiest people to have ever not died

Erica and Emily are back, this time exploring cursed treasure! In a little island on Nova Scotia, a mysterious booby-trapped pit claims to be the site of lost gold. Does it contain Blackbeard’s secret horde, Shakespeare’s lost manuscripts, or is it just a big hole? Join Erica and Emily to find out

Ever gazed up into the stars and wondered if anyone is gazing back? Well join Erica and Emily as they explore the variety of ways humans have tried to say hello. Including the marvels of mathematics, the shocking scarcity of space suits, and humanities enduring sense of hope

This week Erica and Em take a break from the supernatural, to tell you about a series of murders that occurred in the 70's, and the truly unbelievable trail of clues that lead to their solving. Including the financial history of board games, the origins of a horror movie monster, and a whole load of scrabble

Join Erica and Emily as we discuss the history of all things Vampire. Including its potential medical origins, the blood-drinking self-identified modern vampires, and the incredible feat of getting through the entire podcast without once mentioning Vlad the Impaler

How many times have you placed something down, only to turn around and have it completely vanished? Welcome to Disappearing Object Phenomenon, join Erica and Emily as they guide you through some reasons your items keep wandering off, discuss exactly how to ask for them back, and explore the logistics of vegetable based ghost pranks

Erica and Emily return to the world of dreams and demons, this time taking a comprehensive look at Sleep Paralysis. Including the only time Erica has said no to a haunting, an answer to the question 'can dogs be haunted by ghosts?', and an introduction to the first feminist demon

We're talking Ghost Ships! From spectral visions, abandoned ships, and boatloads of dead sailors, join Erica and Emily as they explore some of the most interesting cases of maritime folklore

Happy Halloween! We hope you are all celebrating and dressed to the nines. While prepping your weird and wonderful costumes, get in the spooky season by joining Erica and Emily as they exploring the legends, histories, and superstitions that make up the greatest holiday of the year. Featuring the conman who invented Jack-O-Lanterns, how apple bobbing can help find your true-love, and why you shoul...

Ever wondered how the world is going to end? Of course you have! It seems impossible not to these days, but between super volcano’s, nuclear annihilation, and a robot uprising, it can be tricky to know which apocalypse to prepare for. Well worry not, and join Erica and Emily as they guide you through some of the more cataclysmic and wild ways we could all die

Join Erica and Emily as they delve into the recent resurgence of witches, its roots in 70's counterculture, and its commodification on social media. Including Emily's complex relationship with belief, unrealistic standards of witchcraft, and why you can't always believe what you see

In 1959 a group of Russian hikers were found dead, suffering from injuries ranging from missing organs to radiation, sparking a 60-year-old unsolved mystery. So why not see if we can solve it? Join Erica and Emily as they return to debate the habits of Yeti's, explore the science of bad luck, and ask the classic question: could it be demons?

In the 1970's the CIA started a project that would involve over two decades of research and millions of dollars' worth of resources. What was this project? Using psychics to spy on (and occasionally kill) Russians, of course. Join Erica and Emily as they discuss Project Stargate, debate the ethics of psychic murder, and re-create the CIA's very own ESP tests

are you wondering if true love exists? Fate? Destiny? SOULMATES? Well wonder no longer and join Erica and Emily as they find out, featuring surprising opinions about astrology, discussions on the pettiness of fate, and Erica paying a psychic to find her soulmate

The business of selling and buying spirits is booming online, but how does it all work, and how can you guarantee it's a real ghost that you're purchasing? Join Erica and Emily as they attempt to find out by discussing the advice of Ed and Lorraine Warren, figure how to befriend a priest, and explore what to do when demons are bad at their job

Join Erica and Emily as they discuss lucid dreaming, astral projection, and come up with a full-proof way to safely explore alien planets with your subconscious

Erica and Emily explore the mystery of the Man from Taured, who arrived at Tokyo airport to board a flight to a country that doesn’t exist. Join us as we delve into the stories origin, discuss the complexities of geography, and explore Erica’s past life as a spy