mike lucht

KOOKS, CRANKS, AND ICONOCLASTS!

Comedy EN ↓ 218 episodes

Greetings & Salutations! We're here to cover various interesting/infamous/inexplicable living enigmas & anomalies from across all of time, space, maybe even beyond, & from history BOTH ANCIENT & RECENT! Basically it's "BIOGRAPHY!" but focused solely on WEIRDOS! Listen then repeat what you hear to sound smart at parties! STOP being MYOPIC! START being ESOTERIC! (Mmm! Yum!) Stay tuned True Believers! NEW EPISODES POSTED UP ON HUMPDAYS! Clear The Hump w/us as we provide Weekly Bios on strange/insane/shameful/lost/forgotten Misfits of History! Comedy/Conspiracy/True Crime/High Strangeness! Support...

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mike lucht

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Comedy

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Latest episode

Oct 27, 2026

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Episodes

THE GAME OF SATURN Pt.1 - "TO THOSE WHO'D SAY 'EAT LEAD', I SAY "TAST MY STEEL!'" 03.09.2026

The Penultimate episode in "The Game of Saturn" series. PLEASE TO ENJOY!Email us!: kooksandcranks@gmail.comAll music is license/copyright free from Pixaby.comSOURCES:Bossard, Abbé Eugène. Gilles de Rais, Maréchal de France, "Barbe-Bleue" (1886) Bataille, Georges. The Trial of Gilles de Rais (1965) Petit, J.-M. Gilles de Rais: Ou, La gueule du loup (1993)De l'Epinois, H. La Ligue et les papes (1888...

THE MURDER OF IOAN P. CULIANU - "PHANTASMICIDE" (or "ERO-GURU") 03.09.2026

Part of the "GAME OF SATURN" series. PLEASE TO ENJOY!Email us!: kooksandcranks@gmail.comAll music is license/copyright free from Pixaby.comSOURCES: *Anton, Ted. Eros, Magic, and the Murder of Professor Culianu (1996)*Culianu, Ioan P. Eros and Magic in the Renaissance (1987) *Encyclopedia of Religion/Encyclopedia.com. "Culianu, Ioan Petru" *University of Chicago Police Department & FBI Case Fil...

THE CLERICAL UNDERWORLD - "OCCULTISM BY & FOR NERDS (& I'M ALSO THE POPE!)" 29.08.2026

Another entry in the Saturnian Current Series...only 2ish...more to go...I think? Email us!: kooksandcranks@gmail.comAll music is license/copyright free from Pixaby.comSOURCES:Magic in the Middle Ages by Richard Kieckhefer (1989); Forbidden Rites: A Necromancer's Manual of the Fifteenth Century by Richard Kieckhefer (1997); The Transformations of Magic: Illicit Learned Magic in the Later Middle Ag...

LORD WILLIAM "TERRIBLE WILLIAM" De SOULES - "SICK WILLY" 29.08.2026

I'm a machine. This is all I do. Email us!: kooksandcranks@gmail.comAll music is license/copyright free from Pixaby.comSOURCES: - Fordun, John of-Chronica Gentis Scotorum (Chronicle of the Scottish Nation) - Wyntoun, Andrew of-The Orygynale Cronykil of Scotland (c. 1420) - Bower, Walter-Scotichronicon (1440s) - The Exchequer Rolls of Scotland (1320)- The Acts of the Parliaments of Scotland - The D...

WHEN CRYPTIDS ATTACK! (THANKS FOR 300 SUBS ON YOUTUBE!) 28.08.2026

This one's for you...YES, YOU! Thank you all so much! Email is!: kooksandcranks@gmail.comAll music is license/copyright free from Pixaby.comSOURCES: Beast of Bladenboro (1953): The Robesonian & The Charlotte Observer archives (Dec 1953–Jan 1954); Weird NC by Jennifer Joyce. Vampire of Moca (1975): Puerto Rican police blotters and local newspaper records (El Vocero, El Nuevo Día, March–May 1975...

THE RITUAL SACRIFICE OF THE LINDBERGH BABY - "SPOOKY EUGENICS" 26.08.2026

It ALL makes TOO MUCH SENSE! (And I'm not even on acid!) I think I need a lot of room for the sources so...SOURCES:- Pearlman, L. (2020). The Lindbergh Kidnapping: The Suspect No. 1 Theory. Createspace. (Judge Pearlman's work on the medical experiment/cover-up theory)- Gardner, L.C. (2003). The Case That Never Dies: The Lindbergh Kidnapping.- Fisher, J. (1999). The Lindbergh Case. (Comprehensive e...

HEADLESSNESS & OCCULT DECAPITATIONS - "HEADS UP!" 25.08.2026

OHHHHHHHHHH! MY ACHING HEAD! "That's no way to get ahead in life!" and other various head puns! ETC. ! Anyways, this episode, we examine the "Headless/Bornless One Ritual" as well as various other occult aspects of "headlessness" as well as a PLETHORA of some possible (some most definitely) occult decapitations. IT'S QUITE A HEADY MIX! (It's okay, I hate me too.) PLEASE TO ENJOY!Email us!: kooksan...

THE GREEK MAGICAL PAPYRI - "SET-TYPHON=YHVH!" 25.08.2026

SUP YOU BEAUTIFUL KOOOOOOOOOOKS! WOOOOOOOOO! This episode (and it's companion piece) are explorations of the mysteries contained within the Greek Magical Papyri...and man, does it get weird! Could the Judeo-Christian "God" be one and the same as the much dreaded ancient chaos monster "Set-Typhon"? PROBABLY!? YOU BE THE JUDGE! (Just don't be judgmental.) PLEASE TO ENJOY!Email us!: kooksandcranks@gm...

HORRORS OF THE MICROCOSM Pt.2 - "BUGFCUK!" 20.08.2026

THE HORROR...THE HORROR! PLEASE TO ENJOY!Email Us!: kooksandcranks@gmail.comAll music is copyright/license free from Pixaby.comSOURCES (for masochists and perverts): - https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/largest-centipede- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scolopendra_gigantea- https://www.newsweek.com/scolopendra-gigantea-giant-centipede-painful-venomous-bite-1711287https://www.nationa...

HORRORS OF THE MICROCOSM Pt.1 - "I GOT WYRMS!" 19.08.2026

This one's got worms, wyrms, demonic parasites, slime gurus, super freaky fungi, and so much more! PLEASE TO ENJOY!Email us!:kooksandcranks@gmail.comAll music is license/copyright free from Pixaby.comSOURCES:- "Behavioral Manipulation by Toxoplasma gondii: Does Brain Residence Matter?" ScienceDirect, 2020. - "Brain parasite may strip away rodents' fear of predators—not just of cats." Science, AAAS...

CHARLES FORT - "DAMNED! DAMNED! DAMNED!" 15.08.2026

SUP YOU BEAUTIFUL KOOOOOOOOOOKS! While I'm still on the mend from being beat with the shitty stick, please accept this introductory examination of one CHARLES HOY FORT! The original high strangeness investigator, or as I like to call him, "THE ANOMALIST!" Check it out and put it in yo' brains baby! ALSO! Stay tuned to the very end so that YOU! Yes, YOU! THE LISTENER! will have a chance to vote for...

THE COPENHAGEN HYPNOSIS MURDERS - "HYPNO-ROPE-A-DOPE!" 12.08.2026

SUP YOU BEAUTIFUL KOOOOOOOOOOOOOKS! Here's a mini-episode on the Copenhagen "Hypnosis Murders"! I feel like runover dogshit right now, so this is it, as far as show notes goes. Email us!: kooksandcranks@gmail.comAll music is license/copyright free from Pixaby.com. SOURCES:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copenhagen_hypnosis_murders If you are struggling with mental health and/or substance abuse issue...

TRUCKER LORE - "PORKCHOP EXPRESS!" 06.08.2026

SUP KOOOOOOKS! Here's a little taste of the road, from me to you! PLEASE TO ENJOY!Email us!: kooksandcranks@gmail.comAll music is license/copyright free from Pixaby.comSOURCES:*"Long Haul: Hunting the Highway Serial Killers" by Frank Figliuzzi: This 2024 true-crime book by former FBI assistant director Frank Figliuzzi serves as a primary source for the modern analysis of highway predators, the psy...

"FROM CODETALKERS TO SKINWALKERS" ("THE AMERICAN NIGHTMARE TRILOGY" FINALE) 04.08.2026

SUP YOU BEAUTIFUL KOOOOOOOKS! WOOOOOOOOOOO! This one's more of an exploration of a theme, but one that includes: skinwalkers, curses, WWII, ghosts, guns, the Trickster, mysterious decapitations, AND SO MUCH MORE! It's a mixed bag and a little something different. This episode was inadvertently inspired by (and is therefore dedicated to) my Mom and Dad! PLEASE TO ENJOY!Email us!: kooksandcranks@gma...

THE OCCULT FOUNDING FATHERS - "WIZARDS WITH SLAVES" 03.08.2026

SUP KOOOOOOOOOOOOKS! Here it is folks! All that weird shit on the American one dollar bill...EXPLAINED! All the Freemasonic layout of Washington D.C....CLARIFIED! All that nonsense about the "Christian" founding fathers...DEBUNKED! (For the most part. There's still a dash of Hey-soose Christo in the mix, but not to the degree SOME PEOPLE...you know the ones I mean...might have you believe!) Who is...

PRIMORDIAL AMERICA - "AN ELDRITCH ABOMI-NATION!" (it's wordplay!) 31.07.2026

SUP KOOOOOOOOOOKS! WOOOOOO! I can not tell a lie...this was some of the harder research to get through but in the end, in all came together...quite DREADFULLY! This is the first episode in an unofficial series of high strangeness explorations of "MURIKA!"...that's "America" for non-native American speaking audiences. Listen up for a Lovecraftian nightmare-centric exploration of ancient, and I do m...

CHORONZON - "DEMON OF DISPERSION & DATPERSION" 30.07.2026

SUP KOOOOOOOOOOOOKS! Here's a bonus episode on that wheelin' and dealin' Thelemic Demon: CHORONZON! This may help tie up a few loose ends of the last few episode...or maybe just further confuse the issue...which is exactly what CHORONZON would want, so...good fuh'dem! PLEASE TO ENJOY!Email us!: kooksandcranks@gmail.comAll music is license/copyright free from Pixaby.com. SOURCES:*Dee, John-John Dee...

BLACK LODGE 2 - "DEMIURGIC THEURGY BOOGALOO!" 28.07.2026

SUP KOOOOOOOOOOOOOKS! This is the unofficial sequel to "The Black Lodge", where we'll be exploring the idea of "Demiurgic Theurgy"! This is an "ongoing investigation" but this episode will essentially be laying the groundwork for said future investigations. This round we've got Gnosticism, Antinomianism, and dark archontic magic! All the good stuff! PLEASE TO ENJOY!Email us!: kooksandcranks@gmail....

THE BLACK LODGE - "SECRET CHIEFS BE LIKE..." 27.07.2026

SUP KOOOOOOOOOOOOKS! HOW DO YOU DO! This episode is an exploration of "The Black Lodge", an occult concept essentially leveled by one occult group at another who was doing just about anything they didn't like! We'll take a look at a few possible real world candidates, the intersection between the "Black Lodge" concept with the "Men In Black" phenomena, a quick, obligatory "Twin Peaks" reference or...

KENNETH GRANT - "TRANS-YUGGOTHIAN SHENANIGANS!" 24.07.2026

SUP KOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOKS! Hoooo boy! This is a big one! This episode were covering Kenneth Grant and the Typhonian Tradition! We'll take a tour through Grant's life and primarily his occult work, using his books "The Typhonian Trilogies" as a tour guide. We'll also be looking into the strange phenomena that surrounded his occult ritual workings as well as a tour of "The Qliphoth", the dark reverse s...

DEVIL'S NIGHT IN DETROIT! - "NECROTIC FLESHMOB!" a.k.a. "BINGING THE PURGE!" 18.07.2026

WOOOOOOOOOOO! WASSUP KOOOOOOOOKS! This here's the spiritual sequel/sister episode to "The Red Man/Red Dwarf" episode! In this episode, we take an analytical look at "Devil's Night" in Detroit...THEN WE GONNA SETS IT ON FIRE! Nah, but for real, we take a look at some of the old world "holidays", "festivals", and "celebrations" that center upon and revolve around the idea of controlled transgression...

THE RED MAN OF THE TUILERIES & THE NAIN ROUGE (RED DWARF) OF DETROIT - "Le FRONCH GOBLINS!" 17.07.2026

SUP YOU BEAUTIFUL KOOOOOOOOOOKS! This episode we're taking a look at 2 specific...ghosts? Cryptids? Hallucinations of mass hysteria? Humanoid...things? Whatever the hell they were, (OR ARE?) they both, much like the more popular "Mothman", seem to be entities that are also the embodied omens of horrific shit coming just around the corner in history! Pray to your many dark gods that YOU! never see...

THE SPRINGHEELED JACK CONSPIRACY - "BLADERUNNER 1837" 14.07.2026

SUP KOOOOOOOOOOOKS! This episode we take a look at some of the less investigated aspects of the "Springheeled Jack" story! Specifically, that whole "secret cabal of bored, rich aristocrats" aspect that may make old Jack the actual Anti-Batman...even before there was a goddamn Batman! That, plus some considerations given to the potential technologies possibly involved in this tale, as well as how t...

PLASMA CONSCIOUSNESS & DJINN WARFARE - "CHONKY FIRE!" 06.07.2026

'SUP YOU BEAUTIFUL KOOKS! This was some of the most brain melting intensive research I've done in a while! This episode covers djinn warfare, various historical instances of actual djinn warfare, cross-cultural analogs of entities equivalent to djinn, & plasma consciousness! PLUS! A look at modern & future supernatural warfare! This one infested my brain pretty hard! PLEASE TO ENJOY!Email...

SUPERNATURAL CATS & FELINE HIGH STRANGENESS - "CHAIRMAN MEOW" 02.07.2026

WHAT'S UP YOU BEAUTIFUL KOOOOOOOOOKS! Here's a bit of a light hearted little romp, something of a pre-dinner antacid tablet to the horrors coming around the corner. In this episode we explore [SEE TITLE]! It's got everything: the supernatural, occultism, UFOs, aliens, ANCIENT ALIENS (take a shot), weird science, cryptids, AND SO MUCH MORE! This episode is dedicated to all the cats I've ever loved...

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