BackAlley Alchemist

Recently, the US congress held a hearing concerning multiple sightings of unidentified flying objects around US territory spanning decades. The discussion was mostly about national defense and whether or not these aircraft pose a threat to national security. However, the witness testimonies presented during the hearing strongly suggest that these aircraft are not... of this world. I go over the im...

The story of the BunnyMan or BunnyMan Bridge has gained a lot of popularity in recent years. It all started with an article published in 1999. Or was it a news story from 1970? Or a terrifying series of events in 1904? Let's figure it out! Main Source Material: Conley, B. A. (2023, July 16). FCPL curated content: Fairfax county history: The bunny man unmasked. The Bunny Man Unmasked - Fairfax...

Bullshitting and talking about a few interesting cryptids tonight! Let me know if you like the more casual format, or if you miss the more intense episodes. I also need to know how you feel about the butthole mouth. Sources: https://www.wlwt.com/article/the-loveland-frogman/37871711 https://www.sj-r.com/story/news/2013/10/06/valerie-lariviere-cryptic-cryptid-tales/41766459007/ https://southernmost...

I'm gonna tell you my favorite story and another story that's real cool, and we're gonna talk about PROPHECIES!!!

Ever hear of haunted organs? When people undergo drastic changes in their behavior following an organ transplant, is it because of some complicated relationship between the body and the soul, or is it just some crazy biology? Find me on youtube for the video version, and if you're into it, I'd love some patrons! Contact Email: BackAlleyAlchemist.podcast@gmail.com Youtube.com/BackAlleyAlche...

Special guest! Tonight, I just had a chat with Holly of Morning Orange Tarot. She does divination for a living, and also we grew up together in our weird, spiritual family. Figured it would be fun to get together on Discord and just kinda talk about dreams, spirituality, and whatever came up. She's damn near the opposite of myself while still being basically the same. Follow her on social media an...

This is my first time recording video along with the podcast, so I apologize to audio only listeners for all of my references to the camera. This episode was supposed to come out in December, but here we are. It's about how the cold, and the darkness, and isolation make our brains and bodies all out of whack.  Look for it on YouTube in the days following the upload here if you're interested....

I deep dive about weird burials, vampires, some science about decay, and a retelling of the story of the Dearg Due.  This is a re upload because I became aware that the volume on my original file was garbage. 

It was gonna be simple. But it's never simple. Tulpas, Tibetan Buddhism, Meditation, Spuritual grifters, and Bronies. Hear my brain explode in real time!

A look at sleep related Demons around the world, and an explanation on why it's a universal terror

I gotta talk about Greg Locke and the Early Modern Witchcraze right now.

Loch Ness, it's monster, and why people are scared of the dark.

An off-the-cuff episode about wanderers in folklore. I'm mostly waxing philosophical about wandering and traveling and what it means to people.

More convo about the history of christmas. and some other stuff.

Some history behind the holiday of Christmas and my favorite midwinter deities!

The people who make the monsters are the real freaks, bruh

KRAMPUS!

Sources are not in proper format, but here they are anyway!  http://faculty.webster.edu/corbetre/haiti/voodoo/terms.htm ZOMBIES 2. https://www.harvardmagazine.com/2017/10/are-zombies-real 3. Mar Drugs. 2015 Oct; 13(10): 6384–6406. Published online 2015 Oct 19. doi: 10.3390/md13106384 PMCID: PMC4626696 PMID: 26492253 Tetrodotoxin, an Extremely Potent Marine Neurotoxin: Distribution, Toxicity,...

Support here or on Patreon at: Patreon.com/BackAlleyAlchemist Sources: www.livescience.com?oldest-rock-art-supernatural-beings.html www.iflscience.com/editors-blog/weirdos-werewolves-and-full-moon/ Irving-Pease, Evan K.;Ruan, Hannah; Jamieson, Alexandra; Dimopoulos, Evangelos A.; Larson, Greger; Frantz, Laurent A. F. (2018). "Paleogenomics of Animal Domestication". In Lindvqvcist, C.; Rajora, O. (...

Decided I would take this opportunity to talk about one of my favorite subjects: Scandinavian history and Norse Mythology. Happy Leif Erikson Day, nerds!  Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/BackAlleyAlchemist Source Materials: Gardeła, Leszek. "‘Warrior-women’in Viking Age Scandinavia? A preliminary archaeological study." Analecta Archaeologica Ressoviensia 8 (2013). Polygyny, Concubinage, and...

The sound quality on this one is a bit rough.  Patreon: Patreon.com/BackAlleyAlchemist Medium: Medium.com/YamunaHrodvitnir Email: BackAlleyAlchemist. Podcast@gmail.com

Original Paper: https://yamunahrodvitnir.medium.com/wendigo-the-monster-born-of-starvation-and-greed-32a191b846dd Patreon: Patreon.com/YamunaHrodvitnir References Eflin, J. (2014). Incursion Into Wendigo Territory. Digital Literature Review , 9. Jusiak, K. (2015). “The Embodiment of the Taboo: the Images of Wendigo in Literature and Their Rendition in Modern Media”. Teicher, M. I. (1960, April). W...

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