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Occulture Shock Podcast
Hosted by Jessica Chobot · EN
Step beyond the veil and into the shadows of forgotten history, fringe science, and the strange rituals shaping our world in plain sight.
Occulture Shock isn't just a podcast — it's a guided descent into the unknown. Hosted by TV & web personality, Jessica Chobot, this show unearths the real origins of ghost hunting techniques, exposes occult influences hiding in pop culture, and tracks the eerie overlap between conspiracy, memory, and myth.
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Inside Secret Archives: Where did the Babalon Working Papers, LaVey's Relics & Edison's Spirit Phone Go?
2w ago00:27:55Tap to summarizeHello Seekers! Welcome back to the 3rd installment of our ongoing Occult Objects: Where Are They Now? mini-series! When we talk about the history of the occult, we're almost always talking about the people: charismatic cult leaders, philosophers, and (of course) Aliester Crowley. But everyone eventually passes on and, when that happens, the real physical anchors left behind are the objects: personal paperwork, ritual altars and cherished trinkets. In today's episode, I am tracking the "paper trail" across the globe and asking one simple question: Where did it all go? Inside OSP: Where Are They Now - Ep. 3, I cover: The Babalon Papers: How Jack Parsons' explosove rocket science and ritual magic with L. Ron Hubbard ended up split between high-security Texas archives and locked O.T.O. vaults. The Relics of Anton LaVey's Black House: What happened to the taxidermied wolves, Baphomet sigils and altar pieces after the wrecking ball hit 6114 California Street? The 2,000 Spoon Cadillac: Uri Geller's wild metallic art car and where it sits parked today. Edison's Spirit Phone: The real life glass vacuum tubes and lab notebooks from America's greatest inventor sitting in federal archives and waiting for the right necromatic schematics to come along. As always, thank you all so much for getting weird with me today and enjoy the show!
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Where Are They Now? Famous Haunted Dolls
3w ago00:17:26Tap to summarizeHey there Seekers! It's been a crazy week, so apologies for being a few days late - However, I'm feeling pretty good since I technically managed to get this episode in before the start of the weekend! (I take my small victories where I can get them). This is episode 2 in a series I've started up called: Occult Objects - Where Are They Now? And so far - it has been a blast - I'm hoping we can get a solid finve decent sized episodes covering this subject matter! As always, Thanks for getting weird with us and enjoy the show!
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The Devil's Bible & John Dee's Occult Mirror: History's Darkest Relics
4w ago00:21:23Tap to summarizeHello Seekers! First off - thank you for all of the birthday wishes :) Secondly - OOOOH BOY! I think we may have found our next podcast mini-series: Occult Relics: Where Are They Now? First up: Codex Gigas, John Dee's scrying mirror (or "shew stone), and The Spear of Destiny Enjoy and thank you for getting weird with us!
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The Dutch Roswell? NATO & The Soesterberg UFO Incident
Jul 100:26:15Tap to summarizeHello Seekers! Ooooooohhhhmmmaaaaannnn! Today's a good one! On multiple levels! Some of you know, some of you don't but I've been living in the Netherlands for the past four years. It's a beautiful country and I enjoy it very much however, one of the tougher adjustments that I've had to make is that I've had a tough time finding the more "mysterious and weird" aspect of the Netherlands. The occult angle here is always a pretty solid given, what with the Ritman library being here, a rich history of practicing alchemists and artists, as well as a castle supposedly inhabited by Faust. But it wasn't until my neighbor told mw about the UFO sighitngs over the area of Soesterberg that the doorway to "weird Netherlands" finally opened a crack! I can't wait to go on this adventure with you - both talking about this particular UFO sighting but also as we explore all the additional esoteric, paranormal and outright weird aspects of my new neighborhood. I feel like we have a brand new playground to run around in! As always, I hope you enjoy the episode and thanks for getting weird with us, -J
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BSR/OSP Classic: (Rerun) The Mysterious Magician Of World War II - Jasper Maskelyne
Jun 2400:11:37Tap to summarizeHello Seekers! We are in a MASSIVE heatwave out in Europe right now - so much so that everythig is closed due to the heat and my computer's fan sounds like a commercial airplane trying to take off. Everything is melting, so I thought a good way to keep up the pace is to debut our first ever OSP (technically, Bizarre States Ressurected) re-run! For those that haven't listened to my old Bizaare States Ressurected podcast - DON'T! They're terrible! However, I listened through it myself, cleaned up and edited my audio and found that the bones for a wonderfully weird history episode are there and worthy of a retread. With that, I hope you're cooling your legs in a pool and sipping on some sort of tropical beverage as we take a short weird history podcast break with The Mysterious Magician of World War II - Jasper Maskelyne. As always, thank you for getting weird with me (and stay cool)!
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Virginia Woolf, Aleister Crowley & The Occult World of the Bloomsbury Group
Jun 1700:37:55Tap to summarizeHello Seekers! First off, two things: 1.) I am so so sorry for the quality of my voice in this episode. I got hit with a MASSIVE cold that wiped me out for about two weeks (including during the entierty of my vacation), and I'm just not bubbling back up to the surface. My apologies that I sound all snotty and sniffly. 2.) What do Virginia Woolf, Aleister Crowley, W.B. Yeats, Peter Warlock, a mysterious death on a Cornish hillside and my vacation a few months back have in common? Way more than you'd think. This week on Occulture Shock, I explore the hidden connections between the Bloomsbury Group, the Mermaid of Zennor, my personal roadtrip out there and the occult's over-exposed bad boy, Aleister Crowley and his supposed connection to all of it. As always, I hope you enjoy and thanks for getting weird with us! Ps: Do you know we have a Patreon where you can get episodes early and ad-free? Interested? Then join us...join us...JOIN US at: Patreon.com/OccultureShockPodcast
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The Occult Lives of Famous Artists, Writers & Politicians: Mondrian, Mackenzie King and The Beats
Jun 300:32:19Tap to summarizeHello Seekers! We've got a compilation podcast today which I think does a pretty decent job of covering some intriguing occult, esoteric and borderline paranormal topics, as well as, talking about some occultists/mystics and scientists that you may not have even known were occultists/ mystics and scientists. (sometimes you just have to go beyond the steretypical, and well-beaten path of the SEO and algorithim loving top of the pop version of occult "superstars" to keep it interesting - ya' know)? Also - did you know we have a Patreon? subscribers get early and ad-free access with tiered members getting extra goodies as they become available (such as our Spinnin' Spells live stream music hang-sesh). Does that tickle your fancy? If so, come join us st: patreon.com/OccultureShockPodcast Hope to see you there and thanks for getting weird with us!
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Unlocking the Esoteric- Inside the World of Rare Occult Books with Fool's Journey Books
May 2700:57:32Tap to summarizeFor this OSP episode we have a special guest joining us for an interview this week - Alfie Prendergast, the owner of Fool's Journey Books! Alfie is joining us to talk about the struggles of how to part with your favorite books when you're trying to run a business but are also a collector yourself, the secret treasures he's come across while hunting for occult titles and personal esoteric philosophies he's developed along the way. Want up-to-date info on new titles he comes across, as well as, more about the man himself? You can also find him at his socials & Substack: Instagram @foolsjourneyweirdbooks Youtube: @FoolsJourneyBooks TikTok: @fools.journey.books Substack: FoolsJourneyBooks Occulture Shock subscribers - Alfie has set up a discount code for OSP members - just use "OccultureShock" at check-out for 10% off of your purchase (heads up - there is currently also a sale going on, so the code will not work until after the current sale is over). Thanks for getting weird with us!
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Widow's Bay Folklore: The Real World Myths That Inspired The Show
May 2000:40:47Tap to summarizeHello Seekers! IMPORTANT - DO NOT LISTEN TO THIS PODCAST IF YOU DON'T WANT WIDOW'S BAY, SEASON 1 - Ep. 1-4 SPOILED!!!!!!! If you are anything like me, you have been obsessed with Apple TV's latest show, Widow's Bay (it's so damn good. Total early X-files vibes kinda' sorta') Combination 1980s horror flick + every IP Stephen King has ever come up with + The Office? = my eyeball entertainment loyalty.....but.... ...it also makes me wonder - what are the REAL mythos behind the islands lore? Come with me as we go over what's happening in Widow's Bay (and where it all really comes from); Season 1, Ep. 1-4). Enjoy & thanks for getting weird with us!
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THE RENDLESHAM CODE: UFO Files, A Mythical Island And A Military Meltdown
May 1300:22:53Tap to summarizeHello Seekers! Today's topic is in honor of the recent U.S. UFO document(s) release which, once again, says everything without saying ANYTHING. Considering it is one of the largest UFO/UAP cases in history - and involved the U.S. military personnel - why haven't all of these disclosed UFO docs never really seem to touch. this particular case? Also, nwhat else is going on in that section of England, eh? Why is it just so dang .....weird? As always, enjoy the show, thanks for getting weird with us and see you all for Spinnin' Spells this Sunday!
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