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The ODDentity Podcast

The ODDentity Podcast

The ODDentity Podcast: Janine Mercer

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The ODDentity Podcast: Janine Mercer discusses tales of the paranormal, urban legends, folklore, and (occasionally) true crime, with just the right amount of sarcasm and humor. Send me your paranormal stories! [email protected]. Available wherever you binge.
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A bi-weekly foray into the weird, wonky, and sometimes downright spooky.

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Hello dear listeners. Thanksgiving weekend has been a real gobbler so here's a feed takeover from an awesome PodMoth podcast.

Part 2 of The Phantom Rickshaw will be available on November 13th. Stay tuned!

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Freaky Fridays Podcast - “Scary Stories” - Season 2 Episode 4

Some spooky scary creepy stories for your Halloween enjoyment! We talk about tiny hands, danger following you home, the ghost of La Parva ski resort, frightening talking toys (including a personal story!), creepy kids, haunted houses, and more!

Sleep tight... make sure you keep the lights on...

Listening links and socials all at https://linktr.ee/freakyfridayspod

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Sources: Reddit, Youtube-Mr. Nightmare, Webnovel.com

Background music: Youtube-All Hallow’s Eve Lullabies — Infinity Rooms

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The ODDentity Podcast - S8 Ep. 4: The Phantom Rickshaw (Part 2)
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12/12/21 • 35 min

Hello dear listeners. This week I bring you the conclusion of The Phantom Rickshaw by Rudyard Kipling. If you haven't listened to part 1 (S8 Ep.3), I'd recommend going back to listen to that one first.

Sources:

Kipling, R. & Carpenter Kipling Collection. (1898) The Phantom Rickshaw and Other Stories. [Philadelphia: Henry Altemus] [Pdf] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/98000499/.

http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.gdc/scd0001.00021913364

Library of Congress Control Number: 98000499

Contributor Names: Kipling, Rudyard Carpenter Kipling Collection (Library of Congress)

The books in this collection are in the public domain and are free to use and reuse.

Credit Line: Library of Congress

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The ODDentity Podcast - S8 Ep. 3: The Phantom Rickshaw (Part 1)
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11/14/21 • 34 min

Hello dear listeners and welcome back to another episode of The ODDentity Podcast on the PodMoth Media Network, your bi-weekly foray into the weird, wonky, and sometimes downright spooky.

If you’ll permit me, I’d like to take a moment to thank you all for your messages of condolence and your unwavering support over the last few weeks. It was truly appreciated and made me realize even more how much my listeners and my podcast community mean to me.

This week, I present you with a Victorian ghost story. Part 1 of it, at least. It’s a little longer, so the next episode will feature the tale’s conclusion. Some of these stories are so wonderful and yet they don’t nearly get the readers and appreciation that they deserve. The Victorians were keen on ghost stories. We have that in common. So, settle in next to the fire, pull the blankets up to your chin, and try to ignore the shadows lingering at the edge of the firelight. I’m sure they’re all conjured by your imagination.

This story and books within this collection are public domain, free to use and reuse, and are provided by the Library of Congress.

Sources:

Kipling, R. & Carpenter Kipling Collection. (1898) The Phantom Rickshaw and Other Stories. [Philadelphia: Henry Altemus] [Pdf] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/98000499/.

http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.gdc/scd0001.00021913364

Library of Congress Control Number: 98000499

Contributor Names: Kipling, Rudyard Carpenter Kipling Collection (Library of Congress)

The books in this collection are in the public domain and are free to use and reuse.

Credit Line: Library of Congress

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The ODDentity Podcast - S8 Ep. 1: Bellaire House Hauntings
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09/19/21 • 26 min

Hello dear listeners and welcome back to season 8!

This week, I bring you a special episode about Bellaire House and the book Paranormal Confessions by Kristin Lee. The stories surrounding this property are many and some of them are truly disturbing. For the purposes of this episode, I won’t go into too much detail about the paranormal happenings, simply because the book was only released this year and if you want to know all the details, you should pick up a copy. It’s a great read especially since we’re heading into spooky season.

And now...on with the show!

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Sources

https://www.nytimes.com/1979/08/26/archives/a-tribute-to-a-mighty-1800s-mule.html

https://wtov9.com/news/local/paranormal-investigators-bunking-in-bellaire-house

https://www.amazon.com/Paranormal-Confessions-Hauntings-Possession-Bellaire/dp/1642970263

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4141124/Haunted-home-Ohio-town-draws-paranormal-investigators.html

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The ODDentity Podcast - S8 Ep. 2: Travelers

S8 Ep. 2: Travelers

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10/03/21 • 24 min

As you all know by now, I receive a lot of listener submitted tales of the weird and paranormal. It’s getting to a point that I’m having to have one show per season that focuses on these stories alone as my email is ready to burst. This time around, I thought I’d pull out some submissions that focus on travel (short trips and longer ones) and hotels/motels. Traveling and staying in an unfamiliar place can be stressful and you never know what sort of things you might encounter.

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The ODDentity Podcast - S9 Ep. 4: Bloodsuckers

S9 Ep. 4: Bloodsuckers

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09/05/22 • 15 min

Hello dear listeners, and welcome back to another episode of The ODDentity Podcast on the PodMoth Media Network. Your bi-weekly foray into the weird, wonky, and sometimes downright spooky. This week I bring you vampire legend and lore and the strange connection it shares with early understanding of disease and affliction.

While I have your ear, I also wanted to let you know that I’ll be teaching the first of (I hope) many English courses this fall so episodes of the podcast might be staggered depending on the workload. The concept of teaching at the collegiate level is still quite new to me so it might take me a couple of weeks to get into the swing. As always, I’ll keep you posted as things progress.

If you’d like to support this podcast, please head on over to the link in the show notes and check out Coddies fabulous fishy footwear! Head on over to coddies.com and use code ODDENTITYPOD to save 10% on your order! Coddies has wonderful slippers and flip-flops to suit every taste and they’re whimsical to boot! So, turn that trouty-mouthed frown upside down and snag a pair of Coddies today!

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Coddies: https://www.coddies.com/discount/ODDENTITYPOD?ref=oddentitypod

Sources:

https://www.history.com/news/vampires-tuberculosis-consumption-new-england

https://www.history.com/topics/folklore/vampire-history

https://theconversation.com/more-disease-than-dracula-how-the-vampire-myth-was-born-167482

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The ODDentity Podcast - S9 Ep. 2: The Green Man

S9 Ep. 2: The Green Man

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05/22/22 • 18 min

Hello dear listeners and welcome back to a new episode of The ODDentity Podcast on the PodMoth Media Network, your bi-weekly foray into the weird, wonky, and sometimes downright spooky. If you’re looking for more great podcasts to binge, head on over to podmoth.network.

In this episode, I revisit a past topic that is crying out for the new format. The story of Ray Robinson, also known as The Green Man. This topic was originally recorded sometime in season 4, but I think it’s weird and wonderful which means it deserves a re-record.

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Use code ODDENTITYPOD for 10% off your order! https://www.coddies.com/discount/ODDENTITYPOD?ref=oddentitypod

Sources:

http://weekinweird.com/2011/09/26/green-man-true-pennsylvania-legend/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raymond_Robinson_(Green_Man)

https://www.thrillist.com/travel/nation/charlie-no-face-legend-true-story

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https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/freaky-fridays/id1553779633

Transcript Here:

https://hauntheads.wordpress.com/2019/03/22/the-green-man-myth-and-legend/

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The ODDentity Podcast - S7 Ep. 4: Mass Hysteria

S7 Ep. 4: Mass Hysteria

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04/11/21 • 29 min

This week, I bring you strange tales of dancing in the street that continued long past the point of injury and defied all logic, at least at the time.

Sincerest thanks to all who have promoted The ODDentity Podcast to their family, friends, and coworkers. Every little bit helps.

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Bosch Painting: http://www.ibiblio.org/wm/paint/auth/bosch/stone.jpg

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https://journalofethics.ama-assn.org/article/cure-folly-or-removing-stone-madness/2000-03#:~:text=Some%20involved%20medical%20intervention%20%E2%80%94%20bleeding,cause%20the%20affliction%20of%20madness.

https://www.jstor.org/stable/44449765?mag=when-dancing-plagues-struck-medieval-europe&seq=7#metadata_info_tab_contents

https://web.archive.org/web/20121013075434/http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2008/08/01/dancing-death-mystery.html

https://daily.jstor.org/when-dancing-plagues-struck-medieval-europe/

https://web.archive.org/web/20141108120740/http://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(09)60386-X/fulltext

http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/258521

https://www.treehugger.com/strange-cases-mass-hysteria-4864276

https://www.pbs.org/wnet/secrets/witches-curse-clues-evidence/1501/

https://publicdomainreview.org/essay/the-dancing-plague-of-1518

https://brainblogger.com/2011/05/27/extracting-the-stone-of-madness-the-search-for-the-cure-to-insanity/

Bauer, Patricia. "Dancing plague of 1518". Encyclopedia Britannica, 7 Oct. 2020, https://www.britannica.com/event/dancing-plague-of-1518. Accessed 31 March 2021.

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Hello dear listeners and a very happy spooky season to all of you!

This week, I bring you my customary interview for the end of season 10. I'm joined by Nathan R. Stenberg of the Pennhurst Memorial and Preservation Society for an in depth conversation about the past and current views on disability in the US and the work currently being done to change laws that inhibit disabled people. We also talk about the history of Pennhurst Asylum, what it may have been like for residents, and what's happening with the property at present. I had a blast chatting with Nathan and hearing about everything Pennhurst.

If you're interested in advocating for individuals with disabilities or you just want to learn more about Pennhurst and its dark past, this is a great listen!

For more information about Nathan and Pennhurst, check out the links below.

Pennhurst Memorial and Preservation Alliance: http://preservepennhurst.org/

Nathan R. Stenberg (Website): https://www.nathanrstenberg.com/

Shout out to the haunters at Pennhurst Asylum for putting on such an amazing show!

Enter the Asylum...If You Dare: https://pennhurstasylum.com/

Sources:

https://philadelphiaencyclopedia.org/essays/pennhurst-state-school-and-hospital/

Bill Baldini Exposé: Suffer the Little Children (Found in parts on YouTube)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZIepqvHii-M

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The ODDentity Podcast - Special Episode: Hallowe’en Spook-tacular!
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11/01/23 • 18 min

Hope you have a safe and spooky Hallowe'en!

The ODDentity Podcast will return in the new year with more tales of the creepy, weird, and paranormal. Until then, have a safe and Happy Hallowe’en and, as always, stay spooky!

Show Notes

Some spooky sounds from freesound.org

https://freesound.org/people/klankbeeld/sounds/207632/

https://freesound.org/people/SergeQuadrado/sounds/567203/

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Podcast Q&A

Which episode should someone start with?

Absolutely my Jack the Ripper series. Any of my interviews.

Which have been your favourite episodes so far?

I love the episodes about spiritualism and wacky inventions.

What is your favourite other podcast that isn't yours?

I have a lot of favorite podcasts so it’s impossible to pick just one. I recommend anything on the PodMoth Media Network.

How did you come up with the name for your podcast?

It’s a combo of odd and identity. I’ve always been an oddball and have felt like being odd is basically my whole identity.

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How many episodes does The ODDentity Podcast have?

The ODDentity Podcast currently has 71 episodes available.

What topics does The ODDentity Podcast cover?

The podcast is about Society & Culture, True Crime, Documentary and Podcasts.

What is the most popular episode on The ODDentity Podcast?

The episode title 'FEED TAKEOVER! S2 Ep. 4: Freaky Fridays Podcast - “Scary Stories”' is the most popular.

What is the average episode length on The ODDentity Podcast?

The average episode length on The ODDentity Podcast is 37 minutes.

How often are episodes of The ODDentity Podcast released?

Episodes of The ODDentity Podcast are typically released every 13 days, 23 hours.

When was the first episode of The ODDentity Podcast?

The first episode of The ODDentity Podcast was released on Nov 10, 2019.

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Janine is amazing. Passionate, kind, and wonderful work!

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Love me some paranormal stuff and this is a great podcast!

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