Jason Offut: Midwesty Tales of the Strange

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02/27/25 • 91 min

Howdy partners! This week I am joined by author/researcher, Jason Offutt! Using Jason's wonderful book WHAT LURKS BEYOND as a jumping off point, we get into a wide variety of strange and unusual stories around the midwest. We're talking UFOs, cryptids, time travelers and Jim the Wonder Dog! It was such a joy to talk good old fashioned midwestern Forteanna with a fellow traveler. I hope you all enjoy!

Love, Steve

For more Jason Offutt:

https://www.jasonoffutt.com/books/

https://x.com/TheJasonOffutt

https://bsky.app/profile/thejasonoffutt.bsky.social

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Love, Steve

For more Jason Offutt:

https://www.jasonoffutt.com/books/

https://x.com/TheJasonOffutt

https://bsky.app/profile/thejasonoffutt.bsky.social

Steve Berg LInks:
https://www.patreon.com/HiStrangeness
linktr.ee/steveberg
Pretty please subscribe and leave a review!

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Michael David Strayer: West Virginia Creature Encounters

Oooooohhh this is a fun one! This week I have on Michael David Strayer, and we get into all kinds of strange encounters that take place in wonderful West Virginia. Michael is a writer, podcaster, researcher, and investigator home-based in WV. He's written some amazing books (links below) on some of this favorite creature encounters from the area. I've read them, and I love them! He also created a beautiful zine dedicated to Gray Barker (another beaut!). Michael's podcast Mothboys, features many stories of the strange and unusual, and is not to be missed! Michael was kind of enough to regale me with stories from his books, and much more. Enjoy!

Love, Steve

For more MDS:

https://mothboyspodcast.bigcartel.com/product/welcome-to-west-virginia?fbclid=PAZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAaboFt5Sz-nC0hrgbBzDiVzrmyNwK3ad-Gb1IOIrTo_rp1x2fmu9xv3Sazo_aem_qtnfMQ9by22XgLuFgHl4AQ

https://www.instagram.com/mothboyspodcast/

https://www.instagram.com/michaeldavidstrayer/

https://open.spotify.com/show/0HZ5dSJPFCd6J2OPQpAmEM?si=51db60b7151c4df0

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/mothboys/id1455057844

https://www.smalltownmonsters.com/shop/curious-creatures-the-vegetable-man

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Michael Jasorka: The Herbert Schirmer UFO Experience

Hey buddies! This week I have on Michael Jasorka! Michael is a comic artist and expert on the 1967 Herbert Schirmer UFO encounter in Ashland, Nebraska. Michael created an amazing comic depicting (in Herbert's own words) his encounter, in great detail, I might add. As far as I know, Michael knows more about this case than anyone alive. He's one of the rare few who had meaningful correspondence with Herb before he died. This was a special one for me, as I'm obsessed with high strangeness in Nebraska. If you're into the Herb Schirmer story, or UFO history, this one is not to be missed! Enjoy!

For more Michael Jasorka:

http://www.bombshell-comics.com/?fbclid=PAZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAaYc9X32Q48RheOr-OhdIyaL2lZnTklJpyQlje-Rw0Ja_ZcnK1hQRMNTOzk_aem_jivrSUGk3AiOLqTFXOWM1A

https://www.instagram.com/bombshell_comics/

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