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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! theoddentitypodcast@gmail.com. Available wherever you binge.

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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!

Show Notes:

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

Member of the PodMoth Network 🎙💀

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

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

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12/12/21 • 35 min

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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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11/14/21 • 34 min

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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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S8 Ep. 2: Travelers

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10/03/21 • 24 min

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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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09/19/21 • 26 min

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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!

Show Notes:

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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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S9 Ep. 2: The Green Man

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05/22/22 • 18 min

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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.

Show Notes:

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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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S9 Ep. 4: Bloodsuckers

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09/05/22 • 15 min

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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!

Show Notes:

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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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S7 Ep. 4: Mass Hysteria

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04/11/21 • 29 min

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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.

SHOW NOTES:

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

Sources:

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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05/08/22 • 25 min

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Welcome back for Season 9! Can't believe we're here already. It's been a fun ride so far. :)

This week, I bring you listener stories of the strange and macabre. The spirits walk with us and the dead speak, granted this is the case for some more than others. So sit back, relax, and find your happy place because you’re about to come face to face with those who walk beyond the veil. Listen, if you dare.

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This week's featured pod: Dead On

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Show Notes:

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Happy Halloween, dear listeners! I hope your tricks and treats abound!

I'm still feeling a little overwhelmed so I'm sharing this awesome episode with all of you. I always have a blast when I record with Saturdays Are for the Ghouls and this discussion is no different. We share some of our favorite urban legends and discuss the backgrounds of some of these tales. It's a super fun episode all 'round!

I promise I'll be back soon.

Stay safe out there and Stay Spooky!

SAftG Show Notes:

Kathryn and Hayley are joined by Janine from the ODDentity Podcast to talk about Urban Legends, Cryptids, and creepy animals. We covered stories about The Fresno Nightcrawlers, The Bunny Man, Silverpilen Ghost Train, The Jersey Devil, Minwashitu, Ghost Cats, The Mexican Pet, The Hook Man, The Choking Doberman.

Check out The ODDentity Podcast

If you have any spooky, creepy, or just straight up odd stories or tales that you want us to read during Campfire Stories episodes, send them to us on our Instagram or Facebook ( @saturdaysarefortheghouls ).

This podcast is part of the Podmoth Network. https://podmoth.network/

Join us EVERY Saturday for your weekly dose of spooky!

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**SOURCE NOTES**

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bunny_Man

https://research.fairfaxcounty.gov/local-history/bunnyman

https://cryptidz.fandom.com/wiki/Fresno_Nightcrawler

https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/the-silver-arrow-the-real-ghost-train-haunting-the-stockholm-metro

https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/560646/legend-silverpilen-stockholm-ghost-train

https://ghostsofnorthdakota.com/2015/12/06/legend-of-miniwashitu-missouri-river-monster/

https://jacksflightclub.com/travel-hub/dont-read-these-urban-legends

https://cryptidz.fandom.com/wiki/Jersey_Devil

https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/the-hook/

The Mexican Pet by Jan Harold Brunvand

Encyclopedia of Urban Legends by Jan Harold Brunvand

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