Detectivery State of Mind and Other Strange Things (DetectiverySOM)

Send us Fan Mail Well, so we find ourselves once again mentally assaulted by the annals of history, wow, have we got a story for you!  The adventures of Adrian Carton De Wiart...he was a man on a mission.  He was shot more than once, survived 2 plane crashes, tore of his own fingers, lost limb(s) and fought in so many wars, it's kind of hard to say how many.  Decided to join the WWII war effo...

Send us Fan Mail Chicago was a bustling city in the 1920s, a mecca, a destination, the place to be, a spectacle to see for the country dwellers...and out of town folk.  But, well most people didn't have a vehicle, maybe you've never ridden in one before and you gotta get somewhere.  So, have a couple dollars you scraped together, how about catch a cab...sounds like a swell idea!   Well,...

Send us Fan Mail Television, TV, all the names we have for our little box of electronic joy.  Oh, but back in the day, these little TV devices were absolutely hackable, and frequently attacked by a multitude of humans with ill intent.  Some of these hacks were full of hilarity, others were probably quite a bit more concerning and caused a panic.  Max Headroom, and so many other notable hacks.  Som...

Send us Fan Mail LAPD (Los Angeles Police Department) one of the country’s most prominent police departments.  The LAPDs history is filled with heroism, skepticism, conspiracies, conflict, and legacies.  How many TV shows, movies, books, and more are based on the life and times of an LAPD police officer, or detective...countless.   So, we take you back to the 1980s, straight into the streets of LA...

Send us Fan Mail Back to the old west we go...into the world of Bass Reeves, legendary lawman!   No more really needs to be said, Bass Reeves has been featured in books, movies, TV shows, comics, on and on...to live a life that lands you in so many different kinds of media, is truly a statement of the mark you have left in history.   We tell the story of Bass Reeves, none of it needs to be fiction...

Send us Fan Mail Here we go!!!  One of our favorite shows to do, the grab bag episode!  This one is going to be a total blitz on your brain, from complete ridiculousness, history, mayhem, to just plain hilarity!  This episode is full of everything for everyone...absolute fun!  So, join us on a mental mind bending brain party, as we take you on a Would You Rather Grab Bag Episode!    What is a grab...

Send us Fan Mail We head back to WWII, and hit the epic adventure of the famed British SAS soldier, Paddy Mayne!  This story is nothing but crazy, and something straight out of the movies...but it's not a Hollywood blockbuster, its a true story from history!   This adventure goes from heroism and mayhem, to sheer lunacy, and tragedy!   Brace yourselves for an amazing journey, was he a hero, a...

Send us Fan Mail Mutual UFO Network (MUFON), if you know who they are, great you are a step ahead.  If you don't know who they are or why they exist, you're gonna learn today!!!   Join us as we take a deep dive into MUFON, with Seth and Anniversary, from MUFON, it was an amazing experience!    This is a don't wanna miss episode!!! Seth and Anniversary drop some serious knowledge on...

Send us Fan Mail Well, most of us have to work, need a job, a career, whatever you call it.  Make money to live, pay bills, and do important things...sometimes those jobs come with a set of unwritten rules.  As a wise person once said, "Do you live to work, or do you work to live."  There is no right answer, only your answer.     If you have spent anytime on social media, you have probab...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode we head back to our roots, and take a dive into some terms often tossed around in the law enforcement culture, military, and first responder world.  From locker rooms, briefing rooms, out in the field, training rooms, and at after work functions.  Maybe you know a police officer, or are one yourself, or you just want a fun look into some crazy terms tossed around!...

Send us Fan Mail Well, it's movie time again folks.  Have we got a doozy for ya, Heat...jam packed with stars abound.  Robert DeNiro, Al Pacino, Val Kilmer, Tom Sizemore, Natalie Portman, Ashley Judd, Dennis Haysbert, William Fitcher, and Henry Rollins, and more.   It is your classic cops and robbers movie, Al Pacino the seasoned LAPD Detective. Chases Robert De Niro all over LA as he takes h...

Send us Fan Mail For this episode, we are headed back to the Pacific Ocean one more time.  We are jumping from Hawaii haunts, to a very small, very remote island in the South Pacific...plopped in the middle of nowhere!   Wake Island is filled with a lot of history, and mystery!  It was pivotal in WWII, was a crucial strategic location for both the US, and the Japanese militaries...like a revolving...

Send us Fan Mail Oh, the great majesty of Hawaii, and all it's splendor, the ocean gently colliding with the white sandy beaches, people drinking cocktails laden with sweet, tropical flavors...while the children harmlessly stare at the faceless ghost woman floating by a tree.  Oh, the Hawaii you thought you knew, we have the tales of some of Hawaii's craziest haunts, some steeped in lege...

Send us Fan Mail So, you find yourself bored, sitting around on some dull day, then the internet creeps into your brain, and you think gee, what about those Tartarian people, or what about flat earthers, hollow earth or the phantom time hypothesis theory...Heribert Illig.  Well if this has ever happened to you, then we got you covered!  You are in the right place...good luck everyone...it's g...

Send us Fan Mail The Vietnam war is a black mark in history, many stories from Vietnam are filled with tragedy and sadness.  The story of McNamara's Project 100,000 was a practice in idiocy...went on to garner the nickname "McNamara's Morons", a complete tragedy.   In this episode we take a look at this absolute disastrous plan to fill the ranks of depleting soldiers in the Vie...

Send us Fan Mail It is that time once again for one of our absolutely favorite episodes to do, the GRAB BAG!!!!  We love the grab episodes, so entertaining, fun, and filled full of awesomeness!!! Todays topics cover Strange Facts, Mysteries, and the Paranormal...a literal hat is filled with a pile of cutout pieces of paper containing a wide array of topics.  We simply take turns reaching into the...

Send us Fan Mail If you have been in the military, or worked in any facet of law enforcement, you have probably heard the name Lt. Col. Dave Grossman.  If you haven't you are gonna learn today!!!  This is an interview you don't want to miss .   We are extremely thankful, appreciative, and very excited for the opportunity to speak with Lt. Col. Dave Grossman.  We are really grateful he sp...

Send us Fan Mail Myth's, mythology, the unknown, misunderstood, and lest us forget the reptilian humanoids...yeah, there is a lot to unpack here.  Now, we understand myths can cover a very wide range of thought, spanning religion, to just plain terrifying.   In todays show, we dive into the world of modern mythology, and the reptile people and we cover so much more in between.  Nothing gets l...

Send us Fan Mail It was a decade of pure violence and absolute movie magic, the 1980s martial arts movie mayhem.  This decade was running amuck with martial arts movies.  In this episode we dive into the crazy decade of 1980s martial arts movies...the freaking doors blew off in the 1980s, everyone wanted a piece of the action!  There is no end to the number of 1980s classic martial arts movies, ab...

Send us Fan Mail The classic train robbery, can see it now, old spaghetti westerns playing out on the silver screen...horses, bandanas, 6-guns a blazing...robbing the train.  Well, we take you deep into an actual train robbery in England in 1963 and the story of Ronnie Biggs!    It is a twisted tale of criminals, trains, music, love story, and a criminal on the run, and a pregnant lady in Brazil.....

Send us Fan Mail The year was 1874, Charley and Walter Ross were taken by 2 nefarious actors while playing in their front yard in Germantown, PA.  Walter Ross was released that same day, but Charley would never be seen again...a crime that still remains partially unsolved, the body of Charley Ross was never recovered.  Many people over the years following his abduction would come forward claiming...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode we are honored to have with us in Detectivery State of Mind and Other Strange Things studios, Dr John Giduck .  Dr. Giduck is the author of a fabulous new book now available on Amazon.com (https://a.co/d/h10mah2) titled 1500 Years of Fighting:  The Complete Book of Russian, Ukrainian, and Soviet Martial Arts from the Cossacks to Spetznaz, and Beyond!  If you are a...

Send us Fan Mail Ripped right from the headlines!  College in Massachusetts, lures a man on campus and chase him off with a violent mob of angry college students!!!  It was all set off by a TikTok trend based on the TV show "To Catch a Predator".  Unfortunately, the man who was chased off the Assumption Campus was a Army soldier on leave, and was deployed after the incident...oops!  Join...

Send us Fan Mail We have seen the stories, the movies, the books on alien abductions...brings about so many feelings, some of dread, and some of pure fantasy.  What do you believe...and today the alien abduction mystery deepens.  In this episode we tackle the challenge of making sense out of something that fits in so many realms, fact, fiction, morality, and psychological mental mayhem.  Brace you...

Send us Fan Mail So, well, the first Congressional Hearing on UAPs, and UFOs happened in July of 2023.  The second hearing just happened on 11/13/2024...and boy is there a lot to unpack here!  In today's episode we take you through the second Congressional UAP hearing, the information presented is earth shattering, and at some moments bone chilling.  Is the information presented a gift to soc...