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The Pigman of Bonnie Brae Bridge (Haunted Denton, Texas)
Buried Secrets Podcast - July 14, 2023 09:00 - 38 minutesThis episode is about the legendary pigman of Denton, Texas. Kinda. The thing is, I'd never heard of the pigman, so it's really an episode about how urban legends and folklore are spread, what makes one urban legend take off while another lingers in obscurity, and what our urban legends say a...
Outlaw ghosts and a haunted bookstore (Haunted Denton Square)
Buried Secrets Podcast - June 30, 2023 11:50 - 39 minutesNot far from the famed Goatman's Bridge in Denton County, Texas, a courthouse square has its share of spirits. I return once more to North Texas—a place of strange UFO and cryptid encounters, and also where I grew up. This time, I'm looking at Denton Square, a historic spot where urban legend...
Feelin' nostalgic: emotions and analog paranormal investigation tools
Buried Secrets Podcast - June 16, 2023 09:00 - 42 minutesContinuing my deep dive into nostalgia and the paranormal! Does the way we feel about paranormal investigation tools change their efficacy? How do our emotions (especially nostalgia) interact with the paranormal? Highlights include: My continuing fascination with whether the ghosts of livin...
The hype around the Panasonic RR-DR60
Buried Secrets Podcast - June 02, 2023 09:00 - 34 minutesA look at lore surrounding the legendary Panasonic RR-DR60. How did the late 1990s audio recorder become a device that now sells for $4,000-5,000 USD on eBay? What makes the DR60 so special? Highlights include: plenty o' nostalgia (and skepticism) a digression about hard drives (everyone's ...
Instant photography, nostalgia, and the paranormal
Buried Secrets Podcast - May 19, 2023 09:00 - 48 minutesA wild ride through nostalgia about instant photography, the pitfalls of both analog and digital photography, the weirdly zeitgeisty history of the Polaroid Corporation, and the search for images we can "trust." Highlights include: My attempts to doctor Polaroid photos Spirit photography ...
Spirit boxes and paranormal nostalgia
Buried Secrets Podcast - May 05, 2023 09:00 - 31 minutesA deep dive into nostalgia, liminality, and the paranormal. Are we interested in the paranormal because we feel nostalgic? Could that be why so much paranormal investigation gear is inspired by 1980s and 1990s tech? Highlights include: Could a state of feeling deep nostalgia help with spir...
The 1897 UFO Flap in North Texas
Buried Secrets Podcast - April 14, 2023 11:30 - 31 minutesIn 1897, a series of mysterious airships were sighted all around the United States. This is a look at the flap in general, with a particular focus on some of the North Texas UFO sightings. Highlights include: The Dallas-Fort Worth area as a "window area" with heighted strange activity A gl...
The UFO crash in Aurora, Texas
Buried Secrets Podcast - March 31, 2023 09:00 - 40 minutesA look at the Aurora, Texas, UFO crash, one of many sightings during the mystery airship flap of 1897. Highlights include: airships! urban legends and uncertain truths Jacques Vallée Check out buriedsecretspodcast.com for the shownotes.
Local spirits, ghosts of the living, and haunted churches
Buried Secrets Podcast - February 24, 2023 10:00 - 54 minutesI really get into it in this one! The stated goal of this episode is to talk about some fascinating takeaways from Consorting with Spirits: Your Guide to Working with Invisible Allies by Jason Miller. However, get ready for many digressions about my own paranormal experiences, several of which ...
Doubt and the paranormal
Buried Secrets Podcast - February 10, 2023 10:00 - 37 minutesDo you ever read a book so interesting that you gotta tell everyone about it? I recently read Consorting with Spirits: Your Guide to Working with Invisible Allies by Jason Miller and was struck by how much great information and advice it contained for paranormal investigators. Though the book is...
Phantom footsteps in the woods (Paranormal Investigation of Eno River State Park and William B. Umstead State Park)
Buried Secrets Podcast - January 27, 2023 10:00 - 54 minutesI’ve been told that if I were in a horror movie, I would die first. But can I help it if I'm curious, chaotic, and solitary? Anyway, here's a look at some solo paranormal investigations I did around Halloween 2021 in two North Carolina state parks: Eno River State Park in Durham and William B. U...
Ghosts among the ruins
Buried Secrets Podcast - January 13, 2023 10:00 - 40 minutesA look at a place full of cemeteries, ruins, and ghosts of the past. Also actual ghosts. Those too. Eno River State Park, in Durham, North Carolina, is said to have its fair share of hauntings. I dive into the history of the park, especially the area around the Cabelands Cemetery, which is sup...
The Hidden History of a State Park
Buried Secrets Podcast - December 16, 2022 10:00 - 30 minutesWhen we go to "spend time in nature," we like to think that the parks that we visit are separate from the bustling cities that we live in. But in reality, parks are as human-made and full of history as any landmarked building. You just have to look a little more closely to uncover that history....
The Exorcist Statue and Other Scranton Hauntings (Haunted Scranton)
Buried Secrets Podcast - December 02, 2022 10:00 - 43 minutesWhat if, after you died, a close friend of yours made a bust commemorating you, spending years trying to make the piece of art capture your very essence? What if some of your ashes were put into said statue, which was then displayed in a prominent public area? Might you haunt that statue? Well, ...
Ghosts in the Museum (Haunted Scranton)
Buried Secrets Podcast - November 18, 2022 10:00 - 37 minutesStories of a haunted museum, a former hotel, a historic home, and a pub in Scranton, PA. Plus a couple cool urban legends about a stone couch and a lady in black. Highlights include: - a nun psychopomp - a child who followed a ghost into the basement - a ghost that sneaks up on people in a ...
Ghosts of Nay Aug Park and the Lackawanna Station Hotel (Haunted Scranton)
Buried Secrets Podcast - November 04, 2022 09:00 - 48 minutesA dive into some of Scranton's haunted locations, including the Lackawanna Station Hotel and Nay Aug Park. Plus, a haunted real estate listing. Highlights include: two defunct amusement parks ghosts that love to haunt minor league baseball players a weird treehouse a mine that was nev...
Sleep Paralysis in Scranton (Haunted Scranton)
Buried Secrets Podcast - October 21, 2022 09:00 - 36 minutesI tell the story of a weird paranormal experience I had during a recent trip to Scranton, PA. Highlights include: - my first sleep paralysis experience - a strange roadside creek - my thoughts about Scranton
On Mylar Balloons and Forgotten Futures
Buried Secrets Podcast - October 07, 2022 09:00 - 46 minutesSome thoughts about mylar balloons, what they represent in the paranormal, and what else they might mean in terms of our world and our future. Highlights include: - mylar balloons' history in the paranormal and position as garbage - the idea of being haunted by trash - the power of imaginat...
Folk News and the Haunted Old Alton Bridge (Goatman's Bridge Series)
Buried Secrets Podcast - August 26, 2022 09:00 - 31 minutesA look at what urban legends, especially the Goatman's Bridge urban legends, do in society, including urban legends as "folk news." Plus, some possible debunkings of some of the Old Alton Bridge phenomena. Content note: This episode contains discussions of white supremacist hate groups. High...
Rewriting Urban Legends (Goatman's Bridge Series)
Buried Secrets Podcast - August 12, 2022 09:00 - 45 minutesAn attempt to trace the current tales of the Goatman's Bridge to their source: a 2008 YouTube video that contained seemingly new information about the urban legend, including some information that linked the story to the Mothman legends. Highlights include: • Thoughts about how the internet t...
Satanic Rituals at the Bridge (Goatman’s Bridge Series)
Buried Secrets Podcast - July 29, 2022 09:00 - 30 minutesSatanic Rituals at the Bridge: A look at the urban legends claiming that cultish activity has occurred at Texas’ famously haunted Old Alton Bridge, or Goatman’s Bridge. Content note: This episode contains discussions of white supremacist hate groups and urban legends about animal abuse. High...
“I Seen the Devil” (Goatman’s Bridge Series)
Buried Secrets Podcast - July 15, 2022 09:00 - 36 minutesA deep dive into strangeness associated with the Goatman’s Bridge, featuring weird stories that I found on forums and comment sections, including a devil sighting, a ghost driver, lights turning red, terrifying laughter, Bigfoot-type phenomena, and more. Highlights include: A ghostly driver r...
Who are the Goatmen? (Goatman’s Bridge Series)
Buried Secrets Podcast - July 01, 2022 09:00 - 36 minutesNorth Texas has four different Goatman legends, including the Old Alton Bridge Goatman. Here’s a look at those stories, as well as other urban legends about goatmen around the world. As I continue my series on the Old Alton Bridge, or Goatman’s Bridge, I take a little detour to look at differe...
Death at the Goatman’s Bridge (Goatman’s Bridge Series)
Buried Secrets Podcast - June 17, 2022 09:00 - 34 minutesA look at one legend behind the Goatman’s Bridge, the period of history that inspired it, and a suspicious recent death at the bridge. Highlights include: The Texas Troubles Attempts to bury history Mass hysteria and bloodthirsty vigilantes Some creepypasta-style urban legends Check ou...
This Way to the Goatman (Goatman’s Bridge Series)
Buried Secrets Podcast - June 13, 2022 18:00 - 39 minutesUpdate: Looks like there was a technical glitch when I initially published this episode. It should be fixed now, but let me know if not! One of the most famous urban legends about the Goatman’s Bridge (aka the Old Alton Bridge) has roots in a hidden, unpleasant part of the county’s history. Th...
I went to Goatman’s Bridge (Goatman’s Bridge Series)
Buried Secrets Podcast - May 27, 2022 09:00 - 26 minutesIn December 2021, I visited the Old Alton Bridge, or Goatman’s Bridge. Here’s what it’s like to visit the famously haunted bridge, as well as the history of the bridge itself. CONTENT NOTE: I talk about gun use in this episode (not about people getting shot, but about people shooting guns nea...
I went Goatman’s Bridge (Goatman’s Bridge Series)
Buried Secrets Podcast - May 27, 2022 09:00 - 26 minutesIn December 2021, I visited the Old Alton Bridge, or Goatman’s Bridge. Here’s what it’s like to visit the famously haunted bridge, as well as the history of the bridge itself. CONTENT NOTE: I talk about gun use in this episode (not about people getting shot, but about people shooting guns nea...
The Trickster and the Goatman (Goatman’s Bridge Series)
Buried Secrets Podcast - May 20, 2022 09:00 - 28 minutesThe Old Alton Bridge, or Goatman’s Bridge, is a famously haunted site in north Texas. It has been featured in Buzzfeed Unsolved and Ghost Adventures, and the urban legends about the bridge are well-known in the paranormal world. But in my research, I’ve discovered that everything may not be as it...
I found the owls (Randonautica Series)
Buried Secrets Podcast - May 13, 2022 09:00 - 35 minutesI talk about some of the strangeness and patterns that have emerged during my own randonauting trips. Plus, I tell the story of some freaky fire-related synchronicities that have happened since last week. Highlights include: • Ominous warnings from Randonautica • Lots of owl lawn decorations! ...
The Despair Meme and the Hell Gate (Randonautica Series)
Buried Secrets Podcast - May 06, 2022 09:00 - 40 minutesI finally talk about some of the weird stuff that has happened to me at the Hell Gate since releasing my episodes about the Hell Gate in 2020. Also, nominally, this episode is part of my series on randonauting, so I of course talk about the ways that Randonautica has led me back to the Hell Gate...
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