The Podcast About Everything

Broadcasting from a deep valley, lost among the Alleghenies, Michael and Don talk with Dr. Robert Gross about UFOs.  We hope that you will enjoy our interview with the legendary, Dr. Robert Wenzel Gross. Dr. Robert Wenzel Gross's Website: https://bobwenzelgross.com/ Dr. Robert Wenzel Gross's Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqFHgAllw4IuMyCpd8fCaXA Released declassified UFO do...

This is our final bookend episode about Cryptids. We talk about Bigfoot, The Yeti, Sasquatch, and the Abominable Snowman.  But, you know us, we end up talking about smelly mountain men, midget sasquatch that loves apples, and flying monkeys. We even sing in this episode!  Contact Don by email at donald@ruffhousemarketing.com , Storyteller, and Co-Founder of Ruff House Marketing. Co-Host,...

It's Cryptid Month!  In the age of exploration, as maps were being created of the new worlds being discovered, the unknown regions were often decorated with images of sea serpents and other horrors of the deep. These unknown areas struck fear into the heart of the average mariner….for there, be monsters.  List of Cryptids: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_cryptids   Cryptid Art...

Don and Michael explore the life and impact of sci-fi writer Henry Beam Piper. We will look at how he influenced many of the themes and ideas we see today in film and in books. A continuation of our series on pulp literature and the writers who created it.  Warning… This episode starts out a little crazy… We will take you behind the scenes during our production for a few laughs.  Oh, and...

Many of the popular cultural themes of today’s books and movies started out as serialized stories, sold for a penny on the streets of London. This episode will focus on the rise of Dime Novels and American Pulp Literature. Contact Don by email at donald@ruffhousemarketing.com , Storyteller, and Co-Founder of Ruff House Marketing. Co-Host, Michael Allison, Artist, Historian, Storyteller.  Owne...

We will be exploring fear and trauma with 5-time published author and therapeutic counselor Bill Krill. Bill Krill can be contacted at Gentle Counseling, LLC by phone at 932-7078 or by: Website: www. Gentling.org  Gentling Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/Gentling-1737897283159199/ Buy Bill's books on Amazon:   https://www.amazon.com/William-E-Krill/e/B003KI5BBM/ref=dp_byline_cont...

The Phone Stalker.  In 2007, ABC News documented a series of cell phone calls to families with terrifyingly specific details... Beware - Technology can be wonderful, but it can also be watching you.  Don Mast was your host for today's bonus story.  Contact Don by email at donald@ruffhousemarketing.com , Storyteller, and Co-Founder of Ruff House Marketing. Co-Host, Michael Allison, A...

Many of the popular cultural themes of today’s books and movies started out as serialized stories, sold for a penny on the streets of London.  Part two will focus on Dime Novels and American Pulp Literature.  Contact Don by email at donald@ruffhousemarketing.com , Storyteller, and Co-Founder of Ruff House Marketing. Co-Host, Michael Allison, Artist, Historian, Storyteller.  Owner of...

Everything Was Fake but Her Wealth...This is a story about the reclusive millionairess who lived in a New York Hotel Room For 24 Years. Ida Wood, who lived for decades as a recluse in a New York City hotel, would have taken her secrets to the grave—if her sister hadn’t gotten there first. Episode Link : SMITHSONIAN MAGAZINE 2013: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/everything-was-fake-but-her-w...

Reopening An Architectural Treasure. The 104-year old Blair County Historical Society will open it's 98th season in the 1849 Elias Baker Mansion with new room restorations and new exhibits starting Friday, July 3rd.  Learn more about Baker Mansion by visiting their website: www.blairhistory.org . You can also talk with our podcast special guest Julia Plummer Schokker , Vice-Chair of The Blair...

"The Twin Boys" is a creepy story from Mexico about two young boys who don't behave and they get a nasty surprise when they dare to disrespect the dead.  "The Twin Boys" shared by Podcast Host: Don Mast, Co-founder of Ruff House Marketing - donald@ruffhousemarketing.com . Contact Don by email at donald@ruffhousemarketing.com , Storyteller, and Co-Founder of Ruff House Marketing. Co-Host, Mich...

So it is summertime officially… People are ready to hit the road… Don’t hit the road without listening to this podcast. We are discussing A Monster Trifecta, a group of three creatures that have stomping grounds in a day trip from Central Pennsylvania. Contact Don by email at donald@ruffhousemarketing.com , Storyteller, and Co-Founder of Ruff House Marketing. Co-Host, Michael Allison, Artist, Hist...

A folk story from the Appalachia region of the United States. Joseph and George Cox are known through the Allegheny Mountains as The Lost Children of the Alleghenies. George and Joseph Cox, then aged seven and five respectively, disappeared from their home in Pavia on April 24, 1856. Their dead bodies were found several days later in the surrounding woods and they were buried in the Mount Union Un...

Jared Frederick has a lifelong passion for American History. Among his books include Images of Modern America: Gettysburg National Military Park and Dispatches of D-Day. Jared also served as a park ranger at Gettysburg National Military Park and Harpers Ferry National Historical Park. He currently serves as an Instructor of History at Penn State Altoona, where he specializes in various realms of A...

by Rob Crisell and The Society of Classical Poets and shared by Host: Don Mast, Co-founder of Ruff House Marketing  Kilmer I think no eye has ever seen, A poem like this quarantine. E.B. Browning How do I glove thee? Let me count the ways. Poe It was many and many a year ago, In a kingdom not-so-clean, That a virus there lived that you may know By the name of COVID-19. Dickinson Because I cou...

Join us today on the podcast about everything. Put the top down, slap on your ray bans as The Wolf Man and Dracula go Hollywood!  Contact Don by email at donald@ruffhousemarketing.com , Storyteller, and Co-Founder of Ruff House Marketing. Co-Host, Michael Allison, Artist, Historian, Storyteller.  Owner of StudioEFX. You can contact Michael by email: mjallison.studioefx@verizon.net . Foll...

The Podcast About Everything BONUS: Stella Elizabeth Williamson’s obituary appeared in the Altoona Mirror newspaper on Aug. 28, 1980. It was standard, listing only the names of her parents — Alfred and Dessie Williamson — and that she was a member of Gallitzin United Methodist Church’s Women’s Society.  It was little to be remembered by.  But it was Williamson’s secrets that would drive...

Episode 1: "Our White Lady (and everyone else's)" Explore where urban legends first began and how they have been passed down through history and culture. We will talk about some popular and terrifying ghost stories, fairy tales, and legends.  Enjoy. Contact Don by email at donald@ruffhousemarketing.com , Storyteller, and Co-Founder of Ruff House Marketing. Co-Host, Michael Allison, Artist, Hi...