Strange Places

A quiet farm in Australia becomes the center of one of the most bizarre modern mysteries. The Tromp family fled their home in a paranoid panic, leaving everything behind — and no one knows why. Was it a shared psychosis, something more sinister, or a deadly invisible threat hiding in their walls? ----------------- Head to the Strange Places home website, asylum817.com to keep up with all things St...

Head to the Strange Places home website, asylum817.com to keep up with all things Strange Places, as well as the host. Billie Dean Shoemate III is an author with over 40 novels published, a master-trained painter, host of the No Disclosure Podcast, and multi-instrumentalist musician with multiple albums released. To check out Billie's books, albums, paintings and other artistic ventures, head...

When a photo of a Virgin Mary statue seemingly blinking during a church event in Ohio went viral, many called it a miracle. In this episode of Strange Places, we dive into the history of the famous Pilgrim Virgin statue, explore past claims of supernatural activity, and examine the controversial photo that stirred believers and skeptics alike. Was it a sign from above—or just a camera glitch? The...

Head to the Strange Places home website, asylum817.com to keep up with all things Strange Places, as well as the host. Billie Dean Shoemate III is an author with over 40 novels published, a master-trained painter, host of the No Disclosure Podcast, and multi-instrumentalist musician with multiple albums released. To check out Billie's books, albums, paintings and other artistic ventures, head to a...

Before Yuri Gagarin’s triumphant orbit, some say that others were sent into space... and never returned. All of them meeting horrible fates. This episode explores chilling recordings, Cold War secrecy, and the unsettling possibility that the first humans in space were erased from history. Are the voices real? Or just another signal lost in the static? ----------------- Head to the Strange Places h...

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Head to the Strange Places home website, asylum817.com to keep up with all things Strange Places, as well as the host. Billie Dean Shoemate III is an author with over 40 novels published, a master-trained painter, host of the No Disclosure Podcast, and multi-instrumentalist musician with multiple albums released. To check out Billie's books, albums, paintings and other artistic ventures, head...

In this episode, we journey into the strange legend of Ong’s Hat — a ghost town in the New Jersey Pine Barrens tied to one of the earliest internet conspiracy theories. Was it the site of a secret experiment in interdimensional travel, or a brilliant piece of fiction that blurred the lines between myth and reality? We explore the origins, the people involved, and the bizarre claims behind the myst...

The Devil’s Tramping Ground is a mysterious, perfectly round patch of barren earth in the woods near Bear Creek, North Carolina, where nothing will grow. Local legends claim it's where the Devil himself paces in circles at night, plotting his evil deeds. Objects left in the circle are said to be mysteriously thrown out by morning, and those who camp there often report strange noises, eerie sen...

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When the Betz family discovered a strange metallic orb on their property in 1974, they had no idea it would become one of the most baffling unsolved mysteries in modern history. Was it a government device, alien technology, or something else entirely? In this episode of Strange Places, we dive into the bizarre behavior, unexplained phenomena, and enduring questions surrounding the infamous Betz Sp...

Head to the Strange Places home website, asylum817.com to keep up with all things Strange Places, as well as the host. Billie Dean Shoemate III is an author with over 40 novels published, a master-trained painter, host of the No Disclosure Podcast, and multi-instrumentalist musician with multiple albums released. To check out Billie's books, albums, paintings and other artistic ventures, head...

Bodie, California, is a ghost town frozen in time—but some say it's cursed. According to legend, anyone who takes even the smallest artifact from Bodie is doomed to suffer bad luck until the item is returned. Park rangers still receive packages from regretful visitors begging to break the curse. But is it real? ----------------- Head to the Strange Places home website, asylum817.com to keep up...

Head to the Strange Places home website, asylum817.com to keep up with all things Strange Places, as well as the host. Billie Dean Shoemate III is an author with over 40 novels published, a master-trained painter, host of the No Disclosure Podcast, and multi-instrumentalist musician with multiple albums released. To check out Billie's books, albums, paintings and other artistic ventures, head...

Rising silently from the grounds of Delhi’s Qutb complex, the Iron Pillar stands as a riddle wrapped in rustless metal. Over 1,600 years old, this ancient monument has defied time, weather, and science—refusing to corrode despite centuries of exposure. Forged during the reign of Chandragupta II and inscribed with praise for a forgotten king, the pillar’s true origins and metallurgical secrets rema...

Denver International Airport isn’t just the largest airport in the U.S. by land area — it’s a magnet for mystery. Since its opening in 1995, the DIA has fueled countless conspiracy theories involving secret underground bunkers, connections to the Illuminati, and even a supposed headquarters for a New World Order. Add to that its eerie murals, cryptic symbols, and the towering, red-eyed horse statu...

Bobby Mackey’s Music World in Wilder, Kentucky isn’t just a honky-tonk bar—it’s a place where the veil between the living and the dead feels razor thin. Built over the site of a former slaughterhouse with a blood-soaked history, this unassuming nightclub has earned a reputation as one of the most haunted locations in America. Shadow figures, phantom voices, and violent paranormal encounters are ju...

The Ilkley Moor alien photo, taken in 1987 by retired police officer Philip Spencer, is one of the UK’s and the world's most debated pieces of alleged extraterrestrial evidence. While walking across Ilkley Moor in West Yorkshire, Spencer claimed to have seen a strange, small humanoid figure. He snapped a photo just before the being fled, and shortly after, he reported witnessing a silent, flyi...

The Tisul Princess is a controversial and enigmatic figure said to be a 2,000-year-old woman discovered in a perfectly preserved state inside a sarcophagus in Russia's Kemerovo region in 1969. According to the legend, Soviet authorities swiftly covered up the find, suppressing information and silencing witnesses. The princess, allegedly submerged in an unknown liquid, was described as having d...

Head to the Strange Places home website, asylum817.com to keep up with all things Strange Places, as well as the host. Billie Dean Shoemate III is an author with over 40 novels published, a master-trained painter, host of the No Disclosure Podcast, and multi-instrumentalist musician with multiple albums released. To check out Billie's books, albums, paintings and other artistic ventures, head...

Coral Castle in Homestead, Florida, is a baffling stone fortress built by Edward Leedskalnin between 1923 and 1951—entirely by hand. Weighing over 1,100 tons, its massive coral structures defy explanation, sparking theories of lost knowledge or even anti-gravity. Leedskalnin claimed he built it for a lost love, but how he did it remains a complete mystery. Can we shed light on this strange structu...

Head to the Strange Places home website, asylum817.com to keep up with all things Strange Places, as well as the host. Billie Dean Shoemate III is an author with over 40 novels published, a master-trained painter, host of the No Disclosure Podcast, and multi-instrumentalist musician with multiple albums released. To check out Billie's books, albums, paintings and other artistic ventures, head...

The Flatwoods Monster, also known as the Braxton County Monster, is a cryptid linked to an alleged alien encounter in Flatwoods, West Virginia, on September 12, 1952. Witnesses, including a group of local boys and a mother, reported seeing a towering, humanoid figure with glowing eyes, claw-like hands, and a metallic, skirt-like lower half. The creature was described as emitting a noxious mist tha...

In this episode of Strange Places, we explore the eerie final moments of legendary comedian Sam Kinison. Known for his wild, unfiltered style, Kinison’s tragic death in a car accident took a chilling turn when witnesses reported hearing him speak to an unseen presence in his final moments. What did he see? Who was he talking to? And why did he seem to accept his fate so suddenly? Join us as we del...

The Kensington Runestone is a controversial artifact discovered in 1898 in Minnesota, bearing runic inscriptions that some believe indicate Norse explorers reached the region in 1362. While some see it as evidence of pre-Columbian European contact, others dismiss it as a 19th-century hoax. In this episode of Strange Places, we explore the mystery, the debates, and what the runestone could mean for...