Strange Things with Chris James

The Titanic hit an ice berg and sunk on April 15, 1912. Or did it. Was the ship replaced by the Olympic, the sister ship that had been involved in a nasty collision and was now uninsurable? Did Captain Smith cause the disaster thinking all the passengers would survive by being rescued by another ship, seen that night, but never recorded? Was the whole thing just one big insurance scam? Here is wha...

Now that you've watched every episode of "Ghost Hunters" and now you want to go ghost investigating. What do you do first? How do you stay out of jail or the hospital? Here are a few good ideas to get you into looking for ghosts and out of trouble. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/strange-things-with-chris-james--4931876/support .

Here are a few more UFO stories from all over the country. Bizarre flying saucers and disks. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/strange-things-with-chris-james--4931876/support .

Jeff Stewart is a Bigfoot investigator as well as having a few run ins with the Hairyman. Jeff joins me to talk about his sightings as well as what he knows about Bigfoot. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/strange-things-with-chris-james--4931876/support .

What can be strange about medicine? Ancient man, as in thousands of years ago, conducted dentistry using flint drill bits. 2000 years ago doctors realized that keeping the sick isolated from the injured was a good idea though they didn't know why. As recently as 1846, doctors thought you were nuts if you washed your hand between touching a corpse and a living breathing patient. Here are a few stor...

Ghosts, what are they? The dictionary tells us a ghost is the spirit of a dead person, especially one that is believed to appear to the living in bodily form or to haunt specific locations. In some cultures ghosts are looked at as another plane of existence. In Japan, your dead ancestors are revered. The Germans had a lot to do with our naming of ghosts here in the Unites states. The word ghost co...

Jacob Waltz was from Germany. When people asked where he was from he would say Deutschland. This led people to think he was Dutch. Waltz was said to have found the richest gold mine in the country. When he died people began searching for his lost mine. many of them died under bizarre conditions. Even today, people go looking for the Lost Dutchman's Mine to never return. Become a supporter of this...

In January 1959, ten students and staff from the Ural Polytechnical Institute, in Russia set out on a cross country hike. Before leaving they had told their friends they would send word by telegraph, there were few phone lines in the area they were heading, just as soon as they reached Otorten, a mountain well known as a hiking and skiing destination. They figured this would happen no later than F...

What is money? Why do we value it? What have people used for money in the past? Here are some strange things about the things we use to buy other things. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/strange-things-with-chris-james--4931876/support .

Some time around November 2000 a man appeared on a chat room saying he was a time traveler from the year 2036. He was on Coast to Coast AM with Art Bell talking about what he was doing in our time. Then he disappeared. No one has heard from him since. Here is what I could find about this man calling himself John Titor. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/strange-th...

Bryan Impey joins me to talk about Bigfoot and some sightings people have reported. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/strange-things-with-chris-james--4931876/support .

Nicola Tesla is one of the most interesting men to ever walk our planet. He was an electrical genius who came up with many of the things that make our lives what they are today. He conceived of a time when people would carry around a small device in their pocket with all the knowledge of the world at their fingertips. He invented the radio. He came up with alternating current. Here is the story of...

Is there such a thing as healing using the energy form your body? My wife and I both looked into it and we found some fascinating results. The energy from around us can be directed into another person to help heal their bodies. Prayer is asking for something while Meditation is listening for the answer. Here is what we could find while looking into Energy Healing. Become a supporter of this podcas...

In 1966, in Point Pleasant, WV, two young couples were attacked by a creature they described as being a giant bird. When the story hit the newspapers the name had been changed to Mothman. As more people saw and were affected by this giant creature people were wondering what it was and way it was here. In 1967, the Silver Bridge collapsed. Many think the Mothman was either responsible or trying to...

Here is a collection of strange stories from a few years ago. Things that have never been explained by the boys in white lab coats. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/strange-things-with-chris-james--4931876/support .

The Texas Bigfoot Conference of 2016. Highlights. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/strange-things-with-chris-james--4931876/support .

The Laredo Paranormal Research Society was formed when police officers, training in an old abandoned building, began seeing and hearing things they couldn't explain. In a bid to find out if ghosts actually exist, a group of investigators spent the night. They came out with plenty of evidence that there were spirits trapped in the building. Today, the LPRS is still looking into ghosts, UFOs, and an...

Who really runs the world? Some folks thing the Illuminate are behind everything wrong today. Others will say it's the Masons. Secret Societies are out there and some are actually trying to control everything. Here is what I could find. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/strange-things-with-chris-james--4931876/support .

The far end of Long Island has had many strange occurrences over the years. The top secret military base that is supposed to be shut down still has power running to it. The area is honeycombed with underground rooms and tunnels. Bizarre experiments were done there involving time travel, mind control, and other things few people will admit are even doable. Become a supporter of this podcast: https:...

Sailors have reported seeing beasts swimming about the seas for as long as people have sailed. Here are a few bizarre creatures folks have spotted. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/strange-things-with-chris-james--4931876/support .

People go missing all the time. Some chose to vanish while others seem to step into another dimension. Where do these people go when no one can find them? Here are a few stories of people who are still missing today. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/strange-things-with-chris-james--4931876/support .

Out in Central Texas three mysterious stone maps were found. In 1902 David Arnold showed up not only knowing about the maps but able to decipher them, sort of. A treasure hunt ensued that led to many men losing their fortunes. The trail led from one small spot in Texas to another as hopeful treasure hunters looked for what the map said was hidden in the vast wilderness. Become a supporter of this...

The Money Pit is one of the most popular subjects on the History Channel. The Curse of Oak Island has ruined many men. So far six men have died trying to find what is buried so far and so well under this small Nova Scotia island. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/strange-things-with-chris-james--4931876/support .

Vampires are undead beings that prey on the living. Just about every culture has a creature of similar hunger. Europeans believed these creatures were animated corpses that came out only at night to hide their desiccated forms. There are hundreds of stories out there. Here are just a few. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/strange-things-with-chris-james--4931876/...

Edgar Cayce is one of the three most interesting men to ever walk the earth. Cayce was also known as the "Sleeping Profit." He was a photographer that could diagnose people's illnesses while in a self induced trance. Here is the story of a man who is still affecting the world today. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/strange-things-with-chris-james--4931876/suppor...