Episode 36: The Ghosts of Sloss Furnaces Part 3 - To Live and Die in Birmingham

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04/30/24 • 72 min

Matt and EJ conclude their investigation of Sloss Furnaces and the malicious ghost of Slag Wormwood. We discuss ghost hunting, the problems with EVPs and the complicated history and future of dark tourism.

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Fortean Roundup: April - Conspiracy Theories

Matt and EJ dive into the recent Fortean news, talking about underwater UFOs, the Satanic Panic, alien spaceports, Havana Syndrome and the Mad Gasser of Mattoon.

Underwater Anomaly:

https://www.newsweek.com/underwater-anomaly-larger-texas-spotted-african-coast-1889674

Bennet Braun and the Satanic Panic:

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/12/us/bennett-braun-dead.html

Sumerian Spaceport

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/iraq-spaceships-transport-minister-kazem-finjan-iraqi-sumerians-space-travel-7000-years-ago-a7340966.html

Havana Syndrome:

https://www.skeptic.com/reading_room/new-study-finds-no-evidence-for-havana-syndrome/

https://theness.com/neurologicablog/what-to-make-of-havana-syndrome/

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Episode 37: WW1 Sea Monster Attacks Part 1 - Sails, Subs and Serpents

During World War I, a new kind of naval warfare emerged: the submarine. Over the course of the German U Boat campaign in the British Isles and the Mediterranean, more than two hundred submarines were lost. While most of these were the result of attacks or accidents, two of the subs disappeared under more mysterious circumstances. According to legend, they were destroyed by massive sea monsters.