Hi, Strangeness

Hi ho, buddies! This week, we have the brilliant Jim Perry back on the show. Jim is the creator of the wildly important EUPHOMET. I'm a huge fan of Jim's work, and he's back on the show to tease his new upcoming doc series. Jim and I get into the challenges of navigating the sticky world of the paranormal, and doing our best to avoid the noise. At the end of the day, we both love st...

Jason Andrews is back, and he has an incredible new book called SURFACE: AN INVESTIGATOR'S DESCENT INTO THE TRUE CRIME, OCCULT SYNCHRONICITIES, AND HIGH STRANGENESS OF WESTERN KENTUCKY. Shocker, this book rules! Jason and I get deep into the lore of this book, and his wild personal experiences doing the research. I highly recommend picking up a copy!  For more Jason Andrews:  https://www.amaz...

Howdy howdy, friends. This week, we have Michael Hughes back on the show! I've been wanting to cover this specific subject matter for a while now, and Michael was just the person to help me out. Esoteric right-wing extremism has been an ugly specter on all the various genres of esoterica, the paranormal, and UFOlogy since their incarnations. Michael and I discuss some of the uglier sides of t...

The Final Installment of Spooky Summer! I just want to say thank you Jason Andrews for helping to steer the ship during the dog days of summer. Great work, buddy! Few people have come into Jason's life quite like Matthew Byrd. A research partner, a friend, a gentleman, and a scholar; Matthew Byrd climbs up from the linimal wreckage of what remains of the Paranormal Patio to talk about channel...

Howdy there, friends! This week, our guest is Dr. Richard Spence. Richard is a historian of occultism, history, espionage, secret societies, conspiracy and high weirdness. And guess what, those are our topics for today. Richard is the host of the fabulous podcast Strange As It Seems, which I cannot recommend enough. I hope you enjoy our travels around Weird America! Love, Steve  For more Richard S...

This week, our guest is Nomar Slevik! Nomar has been researching, writing, and documenting all things strange and unusual in the lovely state of Maine since he was just a little lad. He was kind of enough to regale us with some of his favorite stories, and some of his amazing personal encounters. This episode is a true Fortean buffet of weridness - I enjoyed it so much! Love, Steve  For more Nomar...

Howdy there, friends! This week our guest is Vincent Treewell! Vincent is a researcher and host of The Weird Part podcast (currently on hiatus but not for long!). Vincent shares some of his personal stories of high strangeness, which are pretty damn incredible. We also get into some lovely nuggets of Wisconsin lore: cults, ritual magic, cryptids and a whole lot more. Enjoy! Love, Steve  For more V...

Hey hey! I'm back, and with me is my good buddy, and very first guest on Hi, Strangeness, Greg Bishop! Greg is a long time researcher/deep thinker in the UFO game. He's been somewhat of a UFO mentor to me, and his books are essential reading, IMO. On this episode, we get into the limitations of language, art as a means of expressing the UFO experience, and the aimless road of UFO disclos...

Spooky Summer - Martin Shaw - 2 Weird 2-B Fake Scottish author, Martin Shaw, steps into Spooky Summer swinging! Please, welcome Mr. Shaw as he tells us what it's like being a paranormal author, highlights his work, and reads a most excellent passage from his newest book, "Too Wierd II Be Fake". Martin's books available: https://www.amazon.com/stores/Martin-Shaw/author/B0CMC2ZSN...

Oooooohh buddies, I have a fascinating episode for you! John Carlson is my guest this week, and it is a doozy. I don't want to say too much in this description, I'll just say this: If you dig portals and otherworldly creatures coming out of said portals, then this episode is for you! Below, I've linked John's six-part (so good!) blog on the events, and I've also attached t...

Yes, friends! This week we have on my good pal, Nicole Launius. Nicole is a kindred spirit, and is not afraid to get her boots dirty. We cover a bunch of topics: her recent foray into energy magic, her exploratory trip to New Orleans, her methods of investigation, and some of her experiences while out in the field of wonderful weirdness. Nicole is always up to fun stuff, and it was great to catch...

Spooky Summer - Benjamin Silas Foster - It's Always Midnight in Kentucky One of Jason's dearest friends, Ben Foster, joins Hi Strangeness to talk turkey. Folks, we know you like it weird. We know you like outsider art. It's in the intro...it's pretty darn cool. In this episode, Ben walks us through some examples of art being influenced by "the other". Jason and Ben wi...

Well hello, good buddies! This week, we have everyone's favorite bigfoot collector, Michael McMillian back on the show! Michael and I ping pong through some well known, and obscure Kansas cryptid cases. Michael is a wealth of knowledge when it comes to weirdness in the sunflower state, and he surprised me with a handful of cases I'd never heard of. We're talking headless phantoms, g...

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...