The Lost Valley Podcast
186 episodes - English - Latest episode: 21 days ago - ★★★★★ - 23 ratingsAn Irish podcast about 'Lost Worlds' in lore and literature
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Just Like His Old Man: Son Of Kong (with Eddie Guimont)
April 19, 2024 19:29 - 1 hour - 71 MBReturn to Skull Island back in 1933 with Eddie Guimont to see whether there's more to the overlooked SON OF KONG than you've heard. Topics include: -UPDATE ON PERCY FAWCETT’s LOST CITY! -Occult beliefs in Bolsonaro’s government -Was Kong intended to be sympathetic? -The origins & making of Son of Kong -The real-life colonial adventures of Kong’s creators -The social and economic world of Kong’s 1933 -The trope of the ancient lost monument-builders -The ethnicity of the Skull Islander...
The Lost White Tribe (with Michael Robinson)
March 27, 2024 20:00 - 55 minutes - 51.3 MBCian chats with Michael Robinson, author of The Lost White Tribe. Topics include: -the story of Henry Morton Stanley and his 'white' Ruwenzori tribe, a story that was famous at the time but is almost never mentioned today even in biographies of Stanley -the birth of adventure fiction, the obsession with plots about lost cities and lost races -connections to the life and work of HR Haggard, his place as a founder of lost world literature, his fictional lost white tribes in King Solomons M...
Through the Crater's Rim by A. Hyatt Verrill
March 17, 2024 16:18 - 38 minutes - 35.5 MBA lost race in Panama and some man-eating trees show up in this Amazing Stories tale from 1926, written by traveller and finder of Lost Worlds in fact and fiction, A. Hyatt Verrill! Buy Me A Coffee Read the story here
Frank Frazetta's Thun'da
March 05, 2024 19:36 - 36 minutes - 33.9 MBA lost world comic book from the 50s drawn by the great Frank Frazetta!
Lost Valley Podcast - Episode Zero
February 23, 2024 18:58 - 27 minutes - 37.8 MBCian explains changes coming, a new show, a slight change of theme, and some behind-the-scenes info!
The Limits of Flesh-And-Blood Cryptozoology (with Cameron McCormick
February 16, 2024 18:00 - 1 hour - 65 MBCameron McCormick returns to discuss cryptozoological bestiaries that stretch the boundaries of belief with huge numbers of undiscovered critters running around. *NOTE: I made an error in referring to The Bigfoot Filmography. The book I actually had in mind was Cryptid Cinema by Stephen Bisette. I’m away from home for a few days but I’ll fix that when I’m back! LINKS: WoW on BuyMeACoffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/wideatlantic Cameron on Mastadon: https://mastodon.social/@LordGeekin...
When The Stars Are Right: Lovecraft & Astronomy (with Dr Edward Guimont
January 19, 2024 19:00 - 1 hour - 69.3 MBIn celebration of the book 'When The Stars Are Right, HP Lovecraft and Astronomy' by Edward Guimont and Horace A. Smith, Eddie returns to the cabin. We tackle the Old Gent Of Providence and his fascination with turn-of-the-century astronomy, as well as his various connections to the great and good of early planetary science fiction! Including, but not limited to: -Teenage Lovecraft meets Percival Lowell, and worries he's been too harsh on the latter's Martian canal theories -Lovecraft play...
Fragments of Gods: Pagan Survival Theory (with Dr Francis Young)
October 01, 2023 08:58 - 1 hour - 74.8 MBWe chat with Dr Francis Young about that favourite WAW topic, the theory of 'Pagan survivals!' Subtopics include: -what we do know about pre-Christian European socities -how did the Pagan survival theory come about in Victorian times -the significance of yew trees -the Green Man -connections to alien greys LINKS Francis Young Twitter (that’s what I’m calling it) https://twitter.com/DrFrancisYoung?ref_src=twsrc^google|twcamp^serp|twgr^author Twilight Of the Godlings (and other books ...
The Nearest Thing To A Prehistoric Animal: The Loch Ness Road Trip
August 25, 2023 18:18 - 46 minutes - 43.4 MBHit the road with WAW on tour through the highlands of Scotland! We visit the home of Nessie, meet Felicity the Inverness Mystery Big Cat, hear what Lovecraft had to say about the monster of the Loch, go ghost-hunting at Glamis Castle, and have a close call with the Great Grey man of Ben McDhui in a most unexpected location!
Cryptofiction - Mystery Animals in Fiction (with Justin Mullis)
July 28, 2023 19:35 - 1 hour - 101 MBFrom the gilllman of Robert W Chambers' 'The Harbour Master' to the monstrous apes and aquatic dinosaurs of 'King Kong,' fiction has informed the cryptozoologists who went out into the dark corners of the earth seeking 'real' mystery creatures. Justin Mullis returns to talk us through his article 'Cryptofiction.' Get ready for a monster-load of influential stories from writers both familiar and obscure. Talk includes: -Famous cryptozoologists who were influenced by monster fiction -The inf...
The Cryptids of Nigel Kneale: The Abominable Snowman (1957) with Blake Smith & Dr Karen Stollznow
May 26, 2023 06:50 - 1 hour - 58.4 MBWe're chuffed to welcome the esteemed hosts of MONSTER TALK, Dr Karen Stollznow and Blake Smith, to the cabin to talk about the 1957 movie THE ABOMINABLE SNOWMAN. Written by the tremendous, influential British writer Nigel Kneale, this has got to be one of the best, and most interesting, cryptic films ever made. The fact that it hails from the days of 1950s yeti-mania makes it an important marker of a cultural cryptozoological moment - but even so, Kneale finds ways to put his own stamp on t...
Take That, Bembridge Scholars: Orientalism, Pulp Cinema, and The Mummy (with Lauren the Gothic Bookworm)
April 24, 2023 19:51 - 1 hour - 62.3 MBLauren the Gothic Bookworm opens the tomb of maybe-classic The Mummy from 1999 as we discuss action movie tropes, Orientalism in Hollywood, the golden age of Egyptology in the popular imagination, and Arnold Vosloo. Digressions include: -The horror-centric directions the film almost went in -The lure of the ‘golden age of Egyptology’ in Western storytelling -Creative use of dodgy CGI -The mummy as an Indiana Jones clone, and Orientalism in lost race fiction -Inconsistent geography in th...
The Mists Clear Away: Arthur Conan Doyle, Professor Challenger and The Land Of Mist (with Professor Christine Ferguson)
March 15, 2023 20:29 - 56 minutes - 51.9 MBProfessor Christine Ferguson visits the cabin to discuss the later adventures of Professor Challenger! In 1925, Arthur Conan Doyle's serialisation of 'The Land Of Mist' began in the Strand magazine. This novel was the author's great attempt to make his decades-long interest in spiritualism palatable to the widest audience possible. Did he succeed? Did he portray the world of 1920s London accurately? And why did he choose Professor Challenger, the maverick of the scientific world, to play the...
Hesketh Hesketh Pritchard Hunts the Mylodon (with Dr Edward Guimont)
January 20, 2023 09:34 - 1 hour - 62.7 MBHow many Lost World connections can we make in this episode about turn-of-the-century ghost writers searching for extinct animals in South America? Dr Edward Guimont is at hand to tell the tale, bringing essential palaeontological and colonial context for South America in 1900. Hesketh Hesketh Pritchard, creator of Flaxman Low, was sent on this expedition for news mogul C Arthur Pearson. Featuring: -a potted history of the Occult Detective genre -Hesketh Pritchard himself as a product of ...
For Fear Of Little Men: Euhemerism and Secret Fairy Peoples (with Justin Mullis)
December 02, 2022 20:33 - 1 hour - 101 MBWhat if 'fairies' are a memory of a squat race of mysterious pre-humans who lived in Europe before modern humans arrived? Justin Mullis brings a LOT to the cabin in this episode. We cover: the origins of euhemerism and 'explanations' for Norse gods. Bernard Heuvelmans and euhemerism, our first (but not last!) connection to cryptozoology. Early famous supporters of a mystery race include Sir Walter Scott! Euhemerism used to explain troll legends in Sweden. Disenchantment and the changing att...
Abduction Recall: A Visit To The Betty & Barney Hill Archives (with Dr Edward Guimont)
November 11, 2022 21:22 - 1 hour - 71.4 MBThe 1961 Hill abduction is usually considered the 'ground zero' of the entire 'genre' of UFO abductions. It's been pored over by UFO believers and skeptics for decades; been the stuff of TV movies and comic strips. In short, it's been done to death. So I didn't want to return to the subject without a fresh take or some new research. Dr Edward Guimont, having been hard at work at the Betty & Barney Hill archives at the University of New Hampshire, returns to the pod to furnish fascinating new...
The Automatic Writer: The Ghost Of 'Patience Worth' (with Lisa Grimm)
October 27, 2022 19:00 - 1 hour - 68.8 MBLisa drops into the cabin with a Halloween tale ... the story of Pearl Curran, a woman who channelled a spirit calling herself 'Patience Worth.' As Patience, Pearl wrote books that gave her a new life among the literati, and eventually adopted a child who she raised as Patience herself. Sources: The Case Of Patience Worth, L. Gilman, 1916 The Patience of Pearl: Spiritualism and Authorship in the Writings of Pearl Curran, Daniel B. Shea, 2012 Ghostwriter and Ghost by Ed Simon, Public Doma...
Haunted Generation: Lost Memories of the Uncanny 70s (with Bob Fischer)
October 08, 2022 15:00 - 1 hour - 58.2 MBBob Fischer, creator of 'Haunted Generation,' joins us for a wide-ranging chat about Hauntology, and how ‘Haunted Generation’ feelings of an uncanny childhood differ around the world. We cover Arthur C Clarke’s Mysterious World and the how the paranormal was presented in the 70s. We cover memories of a pre-digital age, Alan Garner and the Owl Service, Nicholas Fisk and ‘Grinny’ and a few of our favourite 'Paranormal Ambient' albums. There are warm Fighting Fantasy memories, Bob talks about m...
Obsolete Spells: The Life and Work of Victor Neuburg (with Justin Hopper)
August 15, 2022 12:00 - 1 hour - 69.8 MBFor a ramble through the life of a person who made old, wyrd England the focus of his occult writings and poetry, Cian invites Justin Hopper to the cabin. We cover the life and times of Victor Neuburg, the now-obscure creator behind the Vine Press. A man who knew Aleister Crowley intimately, discovered Dylan Thomas, took part in the infamous Paris Working, and became the local eccentric publisher in a small English town. The book Obsolete Spells is out August 15th, 2022. APOLOGIES to all th...
The Lower Quinton 'Witchcraft' Murder (with Dr Jeb Card)
August 06, 2022 08:40 - 1 hour - 93.8 MBJeb Card joins us to discuss the supposed witchcraft connections to the murder of Charles Walton on Valentines Day, 1945. Important players include (returning podcast fave) Margaret Murray, Egyptologist and writer of 'The Witch Cult In Western Europe' and Robert Fabian, Detective Superintendent of the London Met and early true crime tv celebrity. Both took the murder as a clue that something sinister, long-lived, and magical was brewing in the rural English countryside. And of course we can'...
Cryptid Chat (with Truth Is Scarier Than Fiction)
July 20, 2022 19:23 - 52 minutes - 48.6 MBCian is joined by YouTuber 'Truth Is Scarier Than Fiction' to discuss the making of the Cryptid Iceberg videos and more! NOTES Buy Me A Coffee, or I'll wood knock-you out! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/wideatlantic Truth Is Scarier Than Fiction Youtube https://www.youtube.com/c/Truthisscarierthanfiction/videos Truth Is Scarier on Twitter https://twitter.com/TruthScarier The Allure of Vintage Dinosaur Artwork by HoopsandDinoMan https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IKXokoLHXQI
The Many Faces Of Fawcett 4: Never Say Fawcett Again
July 15, 2022 19:49 - 1 hour - 64.4 MBCould this be ... the Final Fantasy of Fawcett? In this last episode of Fawcettmania, Cian sits by a stream and flicks the pages of 'Brazil That Never Was' by A.J. Lees, as well as articles by arch Fawcett-dismisser John Hemming. In an episode as thrilling as a mid-Victorian face-off between rival explorers at a packed RGS debate, we conclude: -confirmation (probably) of the date when Conan Doyle attended Colonel Percy's lecture! -tangents about John Hanning Speke and a descendent at a Lon...
The Many Faces of Fawcett 3: Veil Of The Primeval
June 22, 2022 19:17 - 1 hour - 58 MBSo there's a lot of Lost World in our Fawcett this episode, but it's not my fault that the two won't stay a Stegosaurus length apart! In this episode, our boy Percy gets down on the British Empire following the First World War, is quite polite about a certain odious British biologist, hints at sightings of living dinosaurs yet again, and lays out his alternative history of South America before going missing for good. It's good for what ails ya. Buy Me A Coffee! https://www.buymeacoffee.com...
H. R. Haggard and Egypt (with Lauren the Gothic Bookworm)
June 09, 2022 16:49 - 1 hour - 72.5 MBLauren returns to the cabin to discuss all things H.R. Haggard, especially his deep obsession with ancient Egypt. We cover: -Haggard in 'Who's Who in Egyptology' -his own visits to Egypt -his writing of 'Cleopatra' -his mania for collecting Egyptian rings -his dislike for modern, changing Egypt -his friendship with Howard Carter -his attempts to exonerate Western archaeologists @gothicbookworm (Instagram & Twitter) @mummymaniamondays @mummymaniafacts (Twitter) http://Theanatom...
H. R. Haggard and Egypt with Lauren the Gothic Bookworm
June 09, 2022 16:49 - 1 hour - 72.5 MBLauren returns to the cabin to discuss all things H.R. Haggard, especially his deep obsession with ancient Egypt. We cover: -Haggard in 'Who's Who in Egyptology' -his own visits to Egypt -his writing of 'Cleopatra' -his mania for collecting Egyptian rings -his dislike for modern, changing Egypt -his friendship with Howard Carter -his attempts to exonerate Western archaeologists @gothicbookworm (Instagram & Twitter) @mummymaniamondays @mummymaniafacts (Twitter) http://Theanatom...
The Many Faces of Fawcett 2: Not Your Father's Fawcett
May 24, 2022 17:51 - 1 hour - 67.4 MBIt's 'Not Your Father's Fawcett!' The journey continues with our dive into the first part of EXPLORATION FAWCETT, the 1953 book of Colonel Percy Fawcett's own notes and journals, as tidied up, illustrated and edited by his son Brian Fawcett. Featuring: -my visit to a Fawcett-related address in London -the infamous giant snake sighting! -Fawcett's links to living dinosaurs and other crypto-critters -Lost cities, Atlantis (because of course), H.R. Haggard, 'white indians' It's enough to m...
The Fictional Life Of Hulk Hogan Part 3 (with Dr Dónal Gill)
May 04, 2022 10:50 - 1 hour - 88 MBIn which we're asked to audition for Metallica, endorse the George Foreman grill, and wrestle over 365 days in a year. We also cover: -Hogan's years at WCW -the infamous Monday Night Wars between WWF and WCW -the meta writing of Vince Russo -Hogan's comeback match against the Rock Buy Me A Coffee, Brother! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/wideatlantic Part 1 https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/wide-atlantic-weird-777986/episodes/fake-news-the-fictional-life-o-70226830 Part 2 https://www...
Beliefs In The Early Medieval Period (with Dr Eoghan Ahern)
April 24, 2022 07:32 - 1 hour - 80.4 MBDr Eoghan Aherne visits the cabin to talk about the early medieval period, and some things we might believe about it that might not be true! Topics include: -modern myths about the medieval period -were medieval people particularly credulous? -a medieval flat Earth? -classical ideas during the medieval period: the four elements -the scientific revolution as continuity rather than revolution -the importance of miracles and the Irish saints -the distinction between ‘natural’ and ‘supern...
Return to the Lost World: Origins and Illustrations (with Dr Richard Fallon)
April 05, 2022 16:43 - 59 minutes - 54.6 MBArthur Conan Doyle and Professor Challenger make a welcome return to the show, as we turn once again to the worlds of Edwardian fantastic Imperial fiction, and the history of still-living dinosaurs in literature. Dr Richard Fallon joins us to talk all things LOST WORLD, in particular the vision Conan Doyle had for a subtle, restrained presentation of the tale via the illustrations of his brother-in-law PATRICK LEWIS FORBES, versus the more familiar, bombastic, monster-filled illustrations of...
Flying Saucer Cinema: Day The Earth Stood Still vs Thing From Another World (with Dr Edward Guimont)
March 26, 2022 11:19 - 1 hour - 87.1 MBCian welcomes Dr Edward Guimont back to the cabin for a chat about two seminal 1951 flying saucer movies. There'll be saucers skipping across water (whyever would you do that?), McCarthyism, and pulp-era sci-fi authors acting like jerks. Topics include: -our history with both movies -the short story 'Farewell To The Master' and 1930s pulp Sci-fi origins -Robert Wise and Star Trek: The Motionless Picture -The Star Wars Expanded Universe -The classic flying saucer shape on film -Klaatu a...
The Many Faces of Fawcett: Lost City Of Z
March 20, 2022 09:34 - 1 hour - 119 MBCian returns to the cabin to tackle a subject that he should have tackled long ago: the life and mysterious disappearance of Percy Harrison Fawcett. First part (fingers crossed) of a series attempting to contrast the various books about Fawcett that are out there. Featuring: -extended thank yous to all the nice folks who've sent me books and things during the hiatus -in-depth breakdown of the 2009 David Grann book 'The Lost City Of Z' -audio from my trip to Spike Island, where Fawcett was...
Megalodon and Other Prehistoric Cryptids (with Tyler Greenfield)
November 05, 2021 19:07 - 1 hour - 63 MBTyler Greenfield visits the cabin to chat about sightings of supposed living extinct creatures. We discuss early 20th century origins of living Megalodon stories, the French Pterodactyl trapped in rock, the bizarre 'Triassic Kraken,' and how the mysterious Cadborosaurus got its type specimen. (Episode picture thanks to Tyler! It's a full-size replica of our titular beast) Links: Buy Me A Coffee https://www.buymeacoffee.com/wideatlantic Tyler’s Blog https://incertaesedisblog.wordpress.co...
The Man Who Studied Ghouls: TC Lethbridge and Weird Archaeology (with Lisa Grimm)
October 25, 2021 12:04 - 1 hour - 56 MBAncient chalk figures, Arctic exploration, pendulums, and emotions 'recorded' onto the landscape: TC Lethbridge dabbled in them all, and remains an important figure in mid-20th century alternative thinking. Lisa from the Beer Ladies Podcast joins us at the cabin to talk about Lethbridge. We cover: -Lethbridge’s early archaeological career -Lethbridge as an institution figure vs an outsider -The imperial era of archaeology and exploration -The Mildenhall Treasure -‘Lost white race’ theor...
The Man Who Studied Ghouls: TC Lethbridge and Weird Archaeology
October 25, 2021 12:04 - 1 hour - 56 MBAncient chalk figures, Arctic exploration, pendulums, and emotions 'recorded' onto the landscape: TC Lethbridge dabbled in them all, and remains an important figure in mid-20th century alternative thinking. Lisa from the Beer Ladies Podcast joins us at the cabin to talk about Lethbridge. We cover: -Lethbridge’s early archaeological career -Lethbridge as an institution figure vs an outsider -The imperial era of archaeology and exploration -The Mildenhall Treasure -‘Lost white race’ theor...
Paranormal, People, & Politics with the Workers Cauldron
October 13, 2021 18:53 - 1 hour - 76.2 MBCian is joined at the cabin by David & Mercedas from the Worker’s Cauldron to talk about a variety of paranormal topics and their cultural/political influences. Subjects include: -evolution of Wicca -social context and the paranormal -alien abduction in the 90s -creating episodes -David’s trip to Bluff Creek -colonial literature’s influence on Forteana -Demonic possession and economic anxieties -Ghost-hunting groups -The Ballinspittle Moving Statues -70s Haunted House Stories -Vam...
Ley Lines and Spooky Geology (with Sharon Hill)
September 25, 2021 08:17 - 1 hour - 60.9 MBSharon Hill joins us to speak about Spooky Geology and Ley Lines! We discuss the origins of the lines before they became associated with mystical ideas, leys as a way to connect with landscape, how they’re thought of in the paranormal community today, connections to UFOs (of course!), a little bit of Stone Tape Theory, and some real geological processes that might have been an influence on the idea. Sharon’s Strange Times https://sharonahill.substack.com/ Spooky Geology https://spookygeo...
Tales From The Hollow Earth (with Dr Edward Guimont)
August 28, 2021 09:42 - 1 hour - 64.6 MBThe history of beliefs regarding lost cities and civilizations beneath the Earth's surface is as vast and winding as the caverns of Agartha itself. In this episode we welcome Edward Guimont back to the cabin for a chat about some of the most interesting characters who have contributed to Hollow Earth thinking. Beginning with an apocryphal tale of American pilot Admiral Byrd encountering a super-civilization of Nordic Masters inside the Hollow Earth, we cycle back to John Cleeve Symmes and h...
Bigfoot At The Movies: Man Or Beast
August 15, 2021 09:10 - 57 minutes - 53.5 MBPack your harmonica and join an expedition into the murky world of 1970s low-budget docudrama-making as we take a look at Bigfoot hunter Robert Morgan's 1974 'American Yeti' Expedition into the Pacific Northwest, and the recobbled film 'Bigfoot: Man Or Beast' that chronicles this epic event! NOTES: Sasquatch hunters need coffee. Help me out here: https://buymeacoffee.com/wideatlantic Bigfoot: Man Or Beast on Youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XeJ-KORUt5E&t=73s Bigfoot, The Life An...
Oceans Of Time: Thoughts On Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992) with Victoria Pearson
August 07, 2021 07:49 - 1 hour - 72.2 MBCian and Victoria discuss the definitive Dracula of their childhood, Francis Ford Coppola's 1992 'Bram Stoker's Dracula!,' which is a mouthful. NOTES: Buy Me A Coffee because I never drink wine! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/wideatlantic Victoria's Twitter https://twitter.com/vpearsonduffy The Impossible Archive, Project Blue Book episode https://impossiblearchive.podbean.com/e/project-blue-book-ft-kate-dorsch/ Marsh's Library Dublin exhibition on Bram Stoker https://www.marshlibrary...
Some Thoughts On Mystery Big Cats
July 24, 2021 08:44 - 53 minutes - 49.3 MBRecorded at the tail (aha!) end of an uncharacteristic Irish heatwave, and following a spot of solo camping that accidentally strayed into mystery big cat territory, Cian marshalls some thoughts on the subject of ABCs or Alien Big Cats. With some detail on the Exmoor Beast and the Surrey Puma, as well as thoughts on whether this is a flesh-and-blood happening, or something more mystical.
Lost Souls and Lost Cities: Stories of Polar Terror
July 17, 2021 08:48 - 1 hour - 72.8 MBIn a MUSICAL episode long delayed, Cian welcomes Leanne from The Strange Ways blog to talk about the special place the chilly polar extremes have always held in fact and specifically horror fiction. The poles themselves become mirrors through which colonial-era Europeans saw themselves and measured their achievements. We discuss Dan Simmons' book The Terror, the more recent TV adaptation, the clairvoyants who searched for the lost Captain Franklin, Arthur Conan Doyle's captain Of The Pole St...
Lost Souls and Lost Cities: Stories of Polar Terror (with Leanne from Strange Ways)
July 17, 2021 08:48 - 1 hour - 72.8 MBIn a MUSICAL episode long delayed, Cian welcomes Leanne from The Strange Ways blog to talk about the special place the chilly polar extremes have always held in fact and specifically horror fiction. The poles themselves become mirrors through which colonial-era Europeans saw themselves and measured their achievements. We discuss Dan Simmons' book The Terror, the more recent TV adaptation, the clairvoyants who searched for the lost Captain Franklin, Arthur Conan Doyle's captain Of The Pole St...
Mummy Lore In Myth And Fiction (with Lauren the Gothic Bookworm)
July 10, 2021 14:31 - 1 hour - 84 MBTake THAT, Bembridge scholars! Cian is delighted to welcome Lauren the Gothic Bookworm to the cabin for an awesome chat about all things Mummy, curses, and of course, Victorian Gothic! So many of our favourite writers, books, historical topics and more appear, including but not limited to: -the mummy in comparison to other 'classic' monsters -The Victorian/Edwardian fascination with Egypt and mummies; colonialism & orientalism -Victorian 'invasion' literature -early Victorian mummy ficti...
Man Of The Year Million: The Ideas and Futurism of HG Wells (with Dr Dónal Gill)
July 03, 2021 09:18 - 1 hour - 81 MBBest remembered today for his incredible output of genre-defining early science fiction novels during the 1890s, for much of his career Herbert George Wells was perhaps better known for other things. From the early 1900s he positioned himself as a man who would predict the future. Cian and Dónal chat about War of The Worlds, When The Sleeper Wakes, Well' ideas about progress and eugenics, and about his amusing meetings with other famous folks from his day - Joseph Conrad, George Orwell, Orso...
Bonus Episode: Jurassic Park Trespasser
June 26, 2021 08:01 - 36 minutes - 34.1 MBFrom the vaults, comes a Crichton-adjacent bonus episode in which Cian and Chris 'The Voice' Joyce discuss Jurassic Park: Trespasser, a famous over-reaching early open-world game that pretty much disappointed everybody upon its release. But, sifting through the wreckage of this abandoned dream, the guys discover that somehow, life ... has found a way. NOTES: After much consideration, you have decided to endorse the podcast: Buy Me A Coffee The Jurassic Time Youtube videos of Hammond's me...
Heuvelmania: Bernard's Sea Serpent Classification System (with Cameron McCormick)
June 15, 2021 20:03 - 1 hour - 83.3 MBCameron McCormick, writer on marine monster mysteries and sea serpent superfan, drops into the cabin to talk about the work and influence of Bernard Heuvelmans, remembered as the 'father of cryptozoology.' Heuvelmans was important as an early figure in the codification of cryptozoology, but many of his ideas were to remain unique to him in the decades that followed. Despite his respected status as a pioneer, not many who followed built upon the specific zoological ideas he came up with to ex...
Neanderthals And Northmen: Eaters Of The Dead (with Dr Edward Guimont)
May 29, 2021 08:45 - 1 hour - 72.2 MBMichael Crichton had a habit of recycling various Victorian-era fringe beliefs and obsessions in his techno-thriller fiction. With Eaters Of The Dead, he created a faux-academic 'translation' of the travels of the real-life Ibn Fadlan. The resulting novel has echoes of Beowulf, elements of cryptozoology, relic hominids, and a positive portrayal of Vikings as part of America's changing process of self-identification. Incoming professor of history at Bristol Community College, Fall River, MA,...
From The Vaults: The Reincarnation of Bridey Murphy
May 15, 2021 07:59 - 1 hour - 65.2 MBA classic episode about the fascination 1950s America had with a woman who relived a past life as a 19th century woman from Cork! Hypnotism, regression, and a time in podcasting history ...
Red Sky At Night: In Search Of The Lost Cosmonauts (with Dr Tom Ellis)
May 01, 2021 15:30 - 1 hour - 74.6 MBDr Tom Ellis talks about the myth of the Lost Cosmonauts, why this symbol has had such staying power, and what it tells us about Western perceptions about the Soviet Union and its space programme. Topics include: -American reactions to Yuri Gagarin’s flight -The secrecy of the Soviet space programme breeding rumours and myths -The idea of the ‘communist mind’ and communism as a ‘secular religion’ -Robert Heinlein and the Lost Cosmonauts -‘Yurimania’ and promoting Yuri Gagarin as a sex s...
Red Sky At Night: Lost Cosmonauts (with Dr Tom Ellis)
May 01, 2021 15:30 - 1 hour - 74.6 MBDr Tom Ellis talks about the myth of the Lost Cosmonauts, why this symbol has had such staying power, and what it tells us about Western perceptions about the Soviet Union and its space programme. Topics include: -American reactions to Yuri Gagarin’s flight -The secrecy of the Soviet space programme breeding rumours and myths -The idea of the ‘communist mind’ and communism as a ‘secular religion’ -Robert Heinlein and the Lost Cosmonauts -‘Yurimania’ and promoting Yuri Gagarin as a sex s...