Expanded Perspectives
515 episodes - English - Latest episode: 4 days ago - ★★★★★ - 2.8K ratingsExpanded Perspectives Podcast is your source for Ancient History, Alternative History, Cryptozoology, UFO's, Conspiracy Theories and all things Paranormal. Join the hosts and lifelong friends Kyle Philson and Cameron Hale as they dig into mysteries of our ancient past, unusual events, unbelievable creatures and undeniable truths through research and interviews with top researchers, archaeologist, historians and authors. They take a down to earth approach while maintaining and open mind. Its time for you to expand your perspective!
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Storytime
October 30, 2020 18:21 - 1 hourOn this episode of Expanded Perspectives, the guys start the show off talking about Halloween, Kyle's childhood memories of the holiday and what his son Luke is going to be this year. It could be Chucky, Jason Vorhees, a Killer Clown from Outer Space or a Star Wars character, who knows? Then a varmint hunter in Texas had a strange encounter with what could only be described as a Dogman or Werewolf! Then, a listener writes in with a terrible experience with a demon, an old hag or something el...
Something In The Woods
October 21, 2020 01:10 - 1 hourOn this episode of Expanded Perspectives the guys start the show off talking about some books they have been recently reading including Lyle Blackburn's new book Sinister Swamps. Then, a firefighter writes in to the show with a black triangle sighting that took place near Shreveport, Louisiana back in 2007-2008. It was described as having three solid white lights on the corner or points of the triangle and one blinking red light directly in the center on one side which they believed was the...
Beyond The Fray
October 09, 2020 02:24 - 1 hourOn this episode of Expanded Perspectives the guys start the show off talking about the upcoming deer season and some strange Bigfoot encounters experienced by fellow hunters. After the break they speak with podcast host Shannon LeGro of the Into The Fray podcast. Shannon has been interested in the paranormal since she was a teen, after her own personal sighting of something truly anomalous. And, although it’s not what her encounter entailed, one of her passions is the subject of Sasquatch. ...
Early Airship Scares
October 01, 2020 17:31 - 1 hourOn this episode of Expanded Perspectives the guys start the show off talking about their week, allergies and other things that have been happening to them in general before they get into the news. Then, a woman in West Virginia saw two wolves much larger than they should have been. She believes that they were in fact Werewolves! Then a listener of the show writes in with her very own time slip experience one day while out walking her dog. After the break, Kyle brings up the Airscare of the ...
Sasquatch Tracks
September 18, 2020 03:02 - 1 hourOn this episode of Expanded Perspectives the guys talk to friends and colleagues Micah Hanks, Dakota Waddell and Jeff smith about their new podcast "Sasquatch Tracks". Sasquatch Tracks examines the question of whether large undiscovered species may still exist, with special emphasis on the Sasquatch in North America, and similar claims of apelike “relict hominoids” and other animals purported to exist around the world. Their approach is critically minded, yet open to the possibility that t...
Fairy Nuff
September 11, 2020 02:13 - 1 hourOn this episode of Expanded Perspectives the guys start the show off talking about the coming of fall, the cooler weather and the boys recent appearances on 2 shows. The first one was the Monsters Among Us podcast and the other was Soul Wanderings. Then a listener writes in with a strange encounter with an elderly woman one night while walking home in Washington D.C. Then, a woman and her family had a possible skinwalker barge into their home one evening. After the break Cam brings up some...
The Cooper Vortex
August 28, 2020 02:55 - 1 hourThis week on Expanded Perspectives we have on fellow Podcaster and friend Darren Schaefer on to talk about DB Cooper and his amazing podcast "The Cooper Vortex"! It's the only unsolved hijacking case in the history of commercial aviation. On the afternoon of November 24, 1971—Thanksgiving Eve—a man aboard a flight from Portland to Seattle threatened to detonate a bomb if he didn't receive a hefty ransom. Once he got the money, the hijacker released all passengers and ordered the crew to fly...
Life After Life
August 22, 2020 03:21 - 1 hourOn this episode of Expanded Perspectives the guys start the show off talking about how the kids are back in school, the Stanley Cup playoffs are back, Baseball is back and the NBA playoffs are back. Then they get into the news with a sighting of a new species of shrew as well as many other creatures found for the first time in the last couple of years. Then, a listener writes in with some strange sightings they have had over the years. After the break Kyle brings up some very strange cases...
Somewhere In The Skies II
August 15, 2020 02:19 - 1 hourThis week on Expanded Perspectives author and friend of the show Ryan Sprague joins us to talk about the recent announcements in the UFO world, what are these other world vehicles, who pilots them and why is the government coming forward now? Also he talks about his latest work "Somewhere In The Skies, 2nd edition: A Human Approach to the UFO Phenomenon". In this updated and expanded second edition, Ryan Sprague revisits many, and introduces new stories of those who have seen extraordinary ...
Strange Encounters
August 08, 2020 01:22 - 58 minutesOn this episode of Expanded Perspectives the guys start the show off talking about Body Armor sports drinks and then they get into some strange sightings. First off, some more details regarding the sighting of four small hairy hominids that were observed by fossil hunters in west Texas. Then, Cam brings up some more small creatures like the Venezuelan Hairy Dwarves! Which are a variety of hairy humanoid that is shorter than the average human. Unlike the more traditional types of hairy human...
Darkness Bound
July 31, 2020 01:59 - 1 hourOn this episode of Expanded Perspectives the guys start the show off talking about Kyle's recent trip the coast of Texas with his family. How he had to leave early because of an incoming Hurricane or Tropical Storm. Then, they get into the news where a person in Montrose, Colorado witnessed a small circular ship with its landed gear down and a hatch with stairs folded down to the ground. Next to the ship where green lizard-looking beings. Their eyes were bright yellow and there were some tan...
The Wolf of Moscow
July 20, 2020 03:52 - 1 hourOn this episode of Expanded Perspectives the guys start the show off talking about family life, what workflow works best for them and how Kyle has become a cat person over the years. Then they get into the news with some strange sightings. After the break, Kyle brings up a few lesser known serial killers including one known as the Wolf of Moscow! The term "serial killer" was coined in the mid-1970s by Robert Ressler, the former director of the FBI's Violent Criminal Apprehension Program. He...
Special Quarantined Edition
July 07, 2020 00:58 - 53 minutesOn this episode of Expanded Perspectives the guys start the show off talking about how Cam recently tested positive of COVID-19 and has quarantined himself in his home. Then they get into some bizarre Dogman sightings as well as an interesting story sent into Karl Shuker about a giant dog sized spider he saw in Louisiana. All of this and more on this installment of Expanded Perspectives! Show Notes: Possible "Dogman" Encounters in Milford, Michigan Tall Bipedal Canine Continuously ...
Truth vs Hollywood
June 29, 2020 17:02 - 12 minutesEver curious if the movies based on a true story are as real as the story makes it? Then this is the podcast for you! In this clip, you’ll hear David and Joanna breakdown scenes from Goodfellas; they discuss the excellent cast and the real life figures the movie was based on. The episode also includes interview clips from Daniel Simone, the author of “The Lufthansa Heist” a book about the real life robbery featured in Goodfellas. While you’re listening, be sure to search for and subs...
Unseen Companion
June 24, 2020 01:09 - 1 hourOn this episode of Expanded Perspectives the guys start the show off talking about how Kyle is still drinking plenty of fizzy water before they get into the news. Another person has had an encounter with something in the woods that could only be the Glimmer Man! Also, a tall pale humanoid terrifies some campers in Nova Scotia. After the break, Cam brings up some stories about unseen companions. Help from some otherworldly force. Is it a loved one? Guardian Angel? Or something else? All of th...
Murder In Hollywoodland
June 12, 2020 17:49 - 5 minutes - 7.04 MBI want to tell you about a new podcast from Wondery called “Murder in Hollywoodland”. It’s about the the shocking murder of the famous film director William Desmond Taylor, who was the Steven Spielberg of 1920s Hollywood. The list of suspects would be as long as the Oscars red carpet, and just as star studded. And the investigation would eventually shine a light on some of Hollywood’s most scandalous affairs, backroom deals, and shadowy drug dens. This real life Murder Mystery is one of t...
Giants of Ancient America
May 29, 2020 17:43 - 1 hourOn this episode of Expanded Perspectives the guys start the show off talking about Kyle's recent trip up to Oklahoma for a baseball tournament and Cam's remodel of both bathrooms at his home. Then they get into the news with a person working in a factory during the graveyard shift had a terrifying encounter with a black eyed senior! And a listener sends in his story where they believe they had an encounter with a woman in a white dress in the middle of a Texas forest. After the break they sp...
Where the Footprints End with Joshua Cutchin and Timothy Renner
May 22, 2020 03:11 - 1 hourOn this episode of Expanded Perspectives the guys start the show off talking about Cam's recent remodel of his bathrooms in his house and the return of baseball up in Oklahoma. Then, they get into some news about an unknown green eyed bided in Kentucky, another Glimmer Man sighting from North Carolina and a sparsely furred humanoid in Kentucky. After the break we speak with Joshua Cutchin and Timothy Renner about their new book "Where the Footprints End: High Strangeness and the Bigfoot Phen...
Above the Law
May 16, 2020 02:48 - 58 minutesOn this episode of Expanded Perspectives the boys start the show off talking about Kyle had to get up early and help an old man who fell down at his house next door to where Kyle lives. Then, the guys into some strange sightings including a limping Humanoid, a devil dog, a werewolf and a possible Rake! After the break Kyle brings up some UFO encounters by people in law enforcement. Among the many witnesses of UFOs, some of them make up the men and women of law enforcement. Like we talk abou...
High Strangeness with Nick Redfern
May 01, 2020 02:23 - 1 hourOn this episode of Expanded Perspectives the guys start the show off talking about how Cam has been remodeling both bathrooms in his house. After chatting about that the boys get into some strange sightings! First off, a woman in Florida was waiting in her car for a friend when she spotted an odd looking winged creature with glowing red eyes in a nearby tree just staring at her. Then, famed journalist and author, Geraldo Rivera, and his then wife, Sherryl Raymond, had left Miami in their boa...
Silver State Monsters
April 24, 2020 02:03 - 59 minutesOn this episode of Expanded Perspectives the guys start the show off talking about how the coronavirus is ruining everything including gambling. Because they are covering the great state of Nevada, they talk about the shut down of Las Vegas, video poker and the human cockroach! Then they get into a strange listener story from Sydney, Australia and some odd UFO sightings! After the break, Cam continues his march across the United States by exploring high strangeness one state at a time. Today...
Ancient Dwarves of North America
April 16, 2020 03:05 - 1 hourOn this episode of Expanded Perspectives the guys start the show off talking about fake martial arts instructors vs. real MMA fighters and how it doesn't work out for them. Then, they discuss a listener story about seeing a shadowy figure standing by the basement entrance. Then, back in April of 2014 in the state of Alabama, a person on Easter claims their son saw a giant black Easter Bunny staring at him through his bedroom window! Next, two sightings of strange transformer looking flying h...
Monsters and More: Georgia
April 04, 2020 01:57 - 1 hourOn this episode of Expanded Perspectives the guys talk abut whether or not Kyle survived COVID-19 or not and the recent Live Stream the boys did over the weekend. Then, on Saturday March 28, 2020, the eyewitness, along with his mother and a friend, were at the Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area. They were hiking in the area of the Elk & Bison Prairie when they saw some strange paw prints. Then, they saw a dogman like creature! Next, a person from Banff, Scotland writes that they...
The Knowles Family UFO Encounter
March 28, 2020 02:00 - 1 hourOn this episode of Expanded Perspectives the guys start the show off talking about how everyone around town is being well mannered and courteous because of the COVID-19 lock down. Then, they get into some very strange news. A person in Limestone, Maine saw a bizarre ape like thing with a large T-Rex tail walking across a parking lot before climbing a tree. Then, a couple walking their dogs encountered something very strange, a large flying humanoid. A person in Canada saw an upright walking ...
McDows Hole
March 21, 2020 00:25 - 1 hourOn this episode of Expanded Perspectives the guys start the show off talking about the recent quarantine, the COVID-19 virus and the lack of toilet paper. Then, some sightings of gnomes, fey folk and a possible alien abduction. After some news Cam brings up the interesting story of McDows Hole in Texas. In the 1860s, a couple, Charlie and Jenny Papworth, moved into a cabin near the McDow Hole on the creek. The hole was named after his uncle, Jim McDow. After Charlie’s parents died, he left ...
Borrego Triangle
March 12, 2020 02:33 - 1 hourOn this episode of Expanded Perspectives the guys start the show off talking about how Kyle's feeling better, the taking of probiotics and eating kimchi. Then, David Flora and Derek Hayes join us to talk about their new documentary they are trying to fund called "Shadows In The Desert". Blurry Monsters Media is a small, independent production company started by podcasters Derek Hayes and David Flora. Their goal is to explore unique areas and stories of weird phenomena to bring you high-qual...
OTC#9
March 11, 2020 03:35 - 1 hourOn this episode of Expanded Perspectives the boys start the show off talking about the next door neighbor performing dentistry on their dog, Kyle's continuing education courses, Cam's recent 3-D Archery tournament and other things going on around the studio. After the basic chit-chat the guys get into some very strange sightings! All of this and more on this episode of Expanded Perspectives! Music: All music for Expanded Perspectives is provided by Pretty Lights. Purchase, Download and Do...
Elkins Creek
February 24, 2020 04:01 - 1 hourOn this episode of Expanded Perspectives the guys start the show off talking about how a man and his son back in August of 2006 were sitting on the back porch of their house in Bensenville, Illinois when the saw a strange winged humanoid descend from a tree and pick up a squirrel with it's talons. Then, a woman shares an interesting tale of encountering real life gnomes multiple times during her life. Not only has she seen these mythical creatures, she has spoken to them and received gardeni...
Hyena Monsters
February 17, 2020 22:43 - 1 hourOn this episode of Expanded Perspectives the guys start the show off talking about how woodchucks and ground hogs are the same animal, the upcoming movie Swamp Thing and how Kyle's children are upset about their slow internet speeds. Then, according to a local news report, the U.K.'s Ministry of Defense will be publishing secret UFO reports for the very first time. From the early 1950s until 2009, a department in the United Kingdom's Ministry of Defence (MoD) documented and investigated repo...
Septic Tank Sam
February 10, 2020 18:57 - 1 hourOn this episode of Expanded Perspectives the guys start the show off talking about where they've been and Kyle's recent hospital stay with double pneumonia and a blood infection known as streptococcus. Also, Cam had a recent trip to New Orleans, Louisiana where he visited an amazing World War II museum, Bourbon Street and some less desirable areas. Then they get into the news where apparently two people in North Carolina say they came upon a "huge bigfoot!" As they were driving they passed ...
Mogollon Monster
January 12, 2020 23:01 - 1 hourOn this episode of Expanded Perspectives the guys start the show off talking about the holidays, time off of work, family and their recent trip to Arizona. Then they briefly talk about how the weird hum heard around the world has been solved. Then, a woman in Illinois sees not one but four red eyed winged humanoids flying above her backyard. Then, early Denisovan humans were much more complex than originally thought. The discovery of the Tibetan mandible solves that mystery, and also expands...
Insectoids
December 24, 2019 02:32 - 1 hourOn this episode of Expanded Perspectives, the guys start the show off talking about a Sasquatch encounter in Connecticut. Then, a listener writes in about 2 large hulking creatures seen running down the road at night in Toledo, Ohio. After the break Cam brings up the very strange insect looking aliens that have been encountered by only a small group of people. What are they? Where do they come from? And what do they want from us? Mantis aliens are perhaps the most mysterious and unsettling...
Detective Trapp
December 17, 2019 02:57 - 10 minutesAnaheim investigator Julissa Trapp is not like other detectives. She’s the only woman on the homicide squad, and a skilled chameleon: undercover cop in vice stings, crime-scene commander, patient confidante of killers. A master interrogator, she invokes her personal experience – and deepest griefs – as a tool to elicit confessions. When a young woman’s body is found at a trash-sorting plant, Trapp learns the murder may be linked to the disappearance of three other women in nearby Santa Ana. ...
Bigfoot: Eyewitness Accounts
December 04, 2019 19:48 - 1 hourOn this episode of Expanded Perspectives the guys start the show off talking about their recent Thanksgiving Day celebration as well as Cam's recent birthday dinner. Then they discuss some strange sounds heard in the woods near Kenton, Tennessee, a recent Bigfoot Report from Arizona and Satanists may be attacking animals in Britain. After the break the boys play some audio clips from eyewitnesses who claim to have unbelievable close encounter experiences with the legendary Bigfoot. Bigfoot...
Bizarre Encounters with Giant Insects
November 19, 2019 00:40 - 1 hourOn this episode of Expanded Perspectives the guys start the show off talking about soda, fizzy water and coffee. Then they get into a strange sighting where a person believes they encountered a large 7ft tall Bear Man! That's right it was not a person, bear, or sasquatch. Then, a skin walker terrorizes a group of young men in the deserts of New Mexico. After the break Cam brings up some truly disturbing encounters with giant insects. For most people insects like roaches, spiders and bugs of...
The Witches Tomb
November 05, 2019 01:34 - 1 hourOn this episode of Expanded Perspectives the guys talk about how trick or treating went this Halloween as well as Kyle's allergies. Then, they get into some scary encounters as well as the history of the Witches Tomb in Greenwood Cemetery located in Weatherford, Texas. All of this and more on this installment of Expanded Perspectives! Music: All music for Expanded Perspectives is provided by Pretty Lights. Purchase, Download and Donate at www.prettylightsmusic.com. Songs Used: Pretty...
Stalin’s Cannibal Island
October 11, 2019 03:06On this episode of Expanded Perspectives the guys start the show off talking about horror movies, the upcoming Halloween season and what they have been up to lately. Then, a man in Burlington County New Jersey claims he witnessed a baby Bigfoot when he was driving his truck in June of 2019. At first the witness claims he at first thought it was a giant ground hog, but then it stood up. Then, a person and a couple of friends were hanging out one night on a levee near Stockton, California when ...
Stalin's Cannibal Island
October 11, 2019 03:06 - 1 hourOn this episode of Expanded Perspectives the guys start the show off talking about horror movies, the upcoming Halloween season and what they have been up to lately. Then, a man in Burlington County New Jersey claims he witnessed a baby Bigfoot when he was driving his truck in June of 2019. At first the witness claims he at first thought it was a giant ground hog, but then it stood up. Then, a person and a couple of friends were hanging out one night on a levee near Stockton, California when...
American Elections: Wicked Game
October 08, 2019 00:56 - 2 minutesAmerican Elections: Wicked Game is a new podcast from the host of Wondery’s American History Tellers (Lindsay Graham) that will explore all 58 presidential elections, leading up to the big day in November 2020. From the inevitable election of George Washington in 1789, to Donald Trump’s surprise electoral victory in 2016, we’ll attempt to discover if there ever was a “good ol’ days,” or if presidential politics have always been played dirty. Listen now at: http://wondery.fm/AmericanElection...
Mysteries Down Under
September 24, 2019 01:29 - 1 hourOn this episode of Expanded Perspectives the guys start the show off talking about the recent flooding in southeastern Texas and southwestern Louisiana. Then they get into actual newspaper clipping from the Hammond Times which is located in Munster, Indiana. This particular clipping was from Friday, October 25, 1935 and the article tells a very interesting story about a lost race of Wildmen in the wilderness of British Columbia. Then a person and their brother saw a giant dragonfly near Bolt...
The Nimitz Encounters
September 14, 2019 18:08 - 1 hourOn this episode of Expanded Perspectives the guys start the show off talking about the new movie IT part 2 and Kyle's son Luke's obsession with seeing it. Then they get into what's been generally going on with the two of them over the last couple of days before getting into a strange sighting of a possible Dogman back in the 1960's. Then Kyle brings up the incredible sightings of something very strange just under the service of the Pacific ocean about a 100 miles west of San Diego by two F-...
The Man Who Knew Too Much
August 31, 2019 20:12 - 49 minutesOn this episode of Expanded Perspectives the guys start the show off talking about how there is a giant spider loose in Kyle's house. Then, Cam brings up a strange Sasquatch encounter while a person was out deer hunting. Since the encounter, the person refuses to hunt or hike in that area. Then, Kyle brings up a werewolf type creature living in the sewer's of Minot, North Dakota. After the break Kyle talks about the recent death of Jeffrey Epstein and the possible connection to the Clinton'...
Prophet of the Kraken
August 16, 2019 18:01 - 1 hourOn this episode of Expanded Perspectives the guys start the show off talking about Kyle's birthday and Cam's run in with food poisoning. Then they get into some news and Cam talks about Pierre Denys de Montfort, the Kraken, Great White sharks, Sea Serpents, the San Clemente Sea Monster and other watery beasts! In 1820 a man died of starvation in a cold Parisian gutter. He was given a pauper’s burial and the few who attended did so only to snicker at the feeble-minded fool that believed in s...
Something in the Closet
August 09, 2019 03:26On this episode of Expanded Perspectives the guys start the show off talking about Kyle's recent sleep study and that he has Sleep Apnea. They get into the news by bring up a strange account by the local Sheriffs Department in Weatherford, Texas. Then, a professional photographer was pursued by a dark entity in a red cloak. After the break Kyle brings up some very strange cases that involve the closet. Why do so many children from all over the globe see monsters in their closet? All of this...
Something In The Closet
August 09, 2019 03:26 - 56 minutesOn this episode of Expanded Perspectives the guys start the show off talking about Kyle's recent sleep study and that he has Sleep Apnea. They get into the news by bring up a strange account by the local Sheriffs Department in Weatherford, Texas. Then, a professional photographer was pursued by a dark entity in a red cloak. After the break Kyle brings up some very strange cases that involve the closet. Why do so many children from all over the globe see monsters in their closet? All of thi...
Mindscape
August 06, 2019 01:09 - 9 minutesCheck out this preview of Sean Carroll's Mindscape! Link: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/sean-carrolls-mindscape-science-society-philosophy/id1406534739
OTC #8
July 26, 2019 17:47 - 59 minutesOn this episode of Expanded Perspectives "Off The Cuff", the guys talk about global warming, the new Lion King movie, time slips, more stickmen sightings and a person who was allegedly blinded by a gnome! All of this and more on this installment of Expanded Perspectives!
On the Border
July 19, 2019 15:27 - 1 hourOn this episode of Expanded Perspectives the guys start the show off talking about how they have been enjoying their summer starting with celebrating the 4th of July, fireworks, swimming and grilling. They talk about Kyle's love of corn and watching M. Night Shyamalan movies. Then, they get into the news where a person named K.M. witnessed what looked like a giant Pterosaur flying over Wheaton, Illinois. The witness noticed a strange form flying in the sky at an altitude of approximately 200...
Mysterious Encounters
July 11, 2019 01:21 - 1 hourOn this episode of Expanded Perspectives the guys start the show off talking about the move to the brand new studio (Skelekin Studios B). Then, they get into the weekly news starting with a strange sighting someone had of a giant bird back 1993 in Chino, California. The person noticed what appeared to be a 5 foot tall black bird just chilling on a gate. Then, a person who was working in the Los Padres National Forest had what they believe was a Sasquatch sighting. Stranger yet, the park ran...
More Morbach Like Monsters
June 20, 2019 00:58 - 59 minutesOn this episode of Expanded Perspectives the guys start the show off talking about how Kyle "Big Phizzy" Philson has still been trying all types of Fizzy water and how it's helped him cut back on drinking soda. They give a shout-out to Bushwick Bill of the famous rap group the Ghetto Boys who recently passed away. Then they read a strange listener story and Cam reports on a strange troll like creature that was recently caught on someone's security camera. After the break Cam brings up even ...