The AP Strange Show

Blackwolf John Oates returns to the show to discuss the baffling life and times of Ted Serios, Thoughtographer. Blackwolf first appeared for a Third Time's the Charm (3xtC) episode about RoboCop, but this time he and AP get into more paranormal subject matter. Ted Serios is a fascinating character, and a case study of just how wacky paranormal phenomena and the personalities that instigate it can...

On this week's show, Walker Jaroch joins AP to discuss some of the ideas he poses through his writings on the paranormal and to share some spooky stories he's uncovered in his home state of Wisconsin. Walker is the founder of Driftless Times Media, a website which he started in Spring of 2024- and for only having been online for less than a year, he's already produced some really thought-provoking...

For this week's Third Time's the Charm (3xtC) presentation, Alexx Bollen joins AP to discuss the 32nd Marvel Cinematic Universe movie Guardians of the Galaxy, Vol. III. They talk about Marvel movies more broadly, the attitudes of movie-goers around them, the work of James Gunn and his Troma origins, how underrated the Zune was, and the spiritual implications of being Groot. Alexx is the longtime c...

Super Inframan, aka Saxon, joins AP on this episode in an exploration of media that is traditionally considered geeky such as comic books and kaiju movies and how these forms of media overlap with high strangeness and real world weirdness. He is an honest-to-goodness super hero, a semi-regular co-host on Where Did the Road Go?, and a martial arts instructor. He and AP discuss a wide range of fun t...

It's another Third Time's the Charm episode of The AP Strange Show, and this one is a doozy! This 3xtC episode enters the third dimension of terror for a disaster of a film called Jaws 3-D.  Joining AP in jumping the shark, as it were, is none other than paranormal writer, researcher, television professional, and connoisseur of schlocky cinema Fred Andersson! Fred and AP are unafraid to go back in...

Kicking off 2025 for the show is a wonderful guest in the form of the one-and-only Tim Binnall! Tim is the longtime host of the OG paranormal podcast Binnall of America, as well as the news man we count on for the straight dope on weird news over at Coast to Coast AM. He and AP start off talking about weird crime stories, but naturally wandered all over the weird map. Clowns, Elvis impersonators,...

As 2024 draws to a close, it seemed only appropriate to enjoy a Twilight Zone marathon as a sort of New Year's Eve ritual. Joining AP as he explores the dimension between light and shadow is none other than writer, artist, and host of the 6 Degrees of John Keel Podcast Barbara Fisher! Barbara and AP discuss their favorite episodes, in particular focusing on ones which seem to illustrate elements o...

Magic practitioner, sometimes actress, small business owner and experiencer Lindsey Sokol drops by to discuss a variety of cool things- her recent appearance in the short film "Monochrome Menace", her journey with magic and the books that inspired her, her own personal encounters with anomalous entities, and her business venture Roadside Apothecary.  It was a fun conversation, and even has some ba...

Douglas Batchelor of the What Magic Is This? podcast brings his wealth of knowledge and perspective to the show for a rather philosophical discussion about the weirdness out there in the world and how that's actually a pretty cool thing. He and AP get into the nitty gritty of what constitutes intellect, truth, and belief; fictional realities and how they relate to magical and material reality; app...

Peter C. Hine, co-host of the Vayse Podcast, drops by to discuss the third movie of the Ghostbusters franchise with AP... They chat about nostalgia, the annoying tropes that tend to appear in modern reboots and late sequels, and generally geek out about the best parts of the franchise. Also discussed is some of the real-life weirdness which may have inspired elements of the movies, or are just eer...

Author, paranormal investigator, UFOlogist, and witch Susan Demeter joins AP in a discussion about a dizzying array of fun and paranormal topics- pop culture influences on high strangeness, varying approaches to magic, tea time with demons, the Phillip Experiment, J. Allen Hynek, and more! Susan brings a wealth of knowledge and a refreshing outlook on the weird. You can check out some of her inves...

It's another Third Time's the Charm (3xtC) edition of the AP Strange Show, with Steve Berg joining AP to discuss 1983's Superman III. Steve is an actor, comic, and Fortean weirdo up there with the best of them, and hosts the Hi, Strangeness podcast. Recorded the day after election day, Steve and AP soldier on to bring you some laughs in the form of nostalgia, super heroes, and the comedic acting o...

Fortean artist, writer, thinker, and podcast personality Red Pill Junkie drops in for a freewheeling discussion about a variety of subjects, chief among them UFOs. He and AP talk about those numinous saucers in relation to politics and culture, in terms of art, and humor, and how they relate to consciousness in a world increasingly drawn to "AI". Be sure to keep up with RPJ at https://www.dailygra...

The Most Reverend StarDoG Steve Mills drops in to discuss a Third Time's the Charm selection, namely Halloween III: Season of the Witch. StarDoG and AP are both time travelers, and have used their technology to extend Halloween this year for the listeners in order to showcase this cult classic. StarDoG focuses on the writer of the Myers-less installment of the Halloween franchise, who chose to go...

AP and Sequoyah Kennedy discuss the influential and profoundly stupid book  Weird Scenes Inside the Canyon: Laurel Canyon & the Dark Heart of the Hippie Dream by David McGowan. This episode might ruffle a few feathers, but with cast iron bullshit detectors firmly in hand Sequoyah and AP navigate the weird scenes only to find that they really ain't that weird. Sequoyah is a musician, writer, an...

Blackwolf John Oates drops by to discuss RoboCop 3 in this edition of the Third Time's the Charm series of episodes, but he and AP got a little carried away talking about the whole original trilogy. They discuss Paul Verhoeven and his non-involvement with the sequels, interesting casting choices, RoboCop religious imagery, fictional drugs, and of course RoboCop commandeering a pink Cadillac from a...

Happy Halloween, my friends! As the holiday approaches, I thought I'd cook up a special episode for your spooky season enjoyment about the Universal Monsters and their connections to the Occult and real life wyrdshit... Enjoy, and thanks for listening! Love and Donuts,  AP

Pleasant Gehman joins AP in this episode to share stories from her multifaceted life as an author, tarot reader, rock musician, burlesque dancer, energy healer, and witch. They discuss phenomena like electro psychokinesis and synchronicities, tarot, ghosts and other entities, and rock and roll ducks. Yup, you read that right! Find out more about Pleasant, and while you're at it buy her book Rock'n...

The first in a series of episodes exploring the third movie of a franchise, this episode is actually the third movie in two separate franchises- King Kong vs Godzilla (1963). For such a monumental clash, a special monster guest was required... John E. L. Tenney joins AP to discuss this wonderful mess of a movie, its legacy, and they share a number of laughs along the way. Tenney can be found haunt...

Kay Gray, co-host of the Haunted Mitten podcast, chats with AP about Michigan ghosts, haunted lighthouses, dogmen, and other strange things. They discuss her new book, co-authored by her podcasting partner Crysta K Coburn, Ypsilanti Ghosts & Legends. This is also a "Third Time's the Charm" (3xtC) episode in the second half, where Kay and AP discuss Return of the Jedi: Leia, Ewoks, the Mandela...