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Something Strange
Hosted by Bri and Christiana · EN
Strange stories, ranging from paranormal, to history, to folklore, and more!
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Timothy Dexter
Feb 600:58:28Tap to summarizeWelcome back to Something Strange! It’s episode number 33, and we’re discussing a strange and eccentric historical figure today, Timothy Dexter!Stay tuned at the end of this episode to check out the trailer for Kill Me Maybe podcast! **TRIGGER WARNINGS FOR THIS EPISODE**Discussions of domestic violenceInstagram: @something_strangepodFacebook: Something Strange PodcastYoutube: @Something_StrangePodTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@somethingstrangepod01Linktree: https://linktr.ee/somethingstrangepodSend us a gmail! somethingstrangepod24@gmail.comReferences:New England Historical Society: Timothy Dexter, the Ridiculous Millionaire Who Sold Coals to Newcastle - https://newenglandhistoricalsociety.com/timothy-dexter-ridiculous-millionaire-sold-coals-newcastle/CPI Inflation Calculator: https://www.in2013dollars.com/us/inflation/1767?amount=8.20History: Revolutionary War - https://www.history.com/articles/american-revolution-historyWikipedia: Timothy Dexter - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timothy_Dexter#:~:text=Timothy%20Dexter%20(January%2022%2C%201747%20%E2%80%93%20October,businessman%20noted%20for%20his%20eccentric%20behavior%20andInvestopedia: Continentals: What it Means, History, Worth - https://www.investopedia.com/terms/c/continentals.aspThe Lintonian: Timothy Dexter, an Idiot Businessman - https://www.google.com/search?q=timothy+dexter+revolutionary+war&sca_esv=378965eda3ddb2bd&rlz=1C1RNRA_enUS498US499&sxsrf=AE3TifPL9e-mbex1NFMqq8HIrtYS98FakQ%3A1766778434367&ei=QuZOae2UFpLk5NoP4J_GqAQ&oq=timothy+dexter+revolution&gs_lp=Egxnd3Mtd2l6LXNlcnAiGXRpbW90aHkgZGV4dGVyIHJldm9sdXRpb24qAggAMgUQIRigATIFECEYoAEyBRAhGKABMgUQIRigATIFECEYoAFIwiBQ4gVY-xVwAXgBkAEAmAGTAaABmwuqAQQwLjEyuAEByAEA-AEBmAINoALaDcICChAAGEcY1gQYsAPCAgUQABiABMICBhAAGBYYHsICBBAjGCfCAgsQABiABBiKBRiRAsICChAAGIAEGBQYhwLCAhAQLhgUGK8BGMcBGIcCGIAEwgILEAAYgAQYigUYhgPCAggQABiABBiiBMICCBAAGIkFGKIEwgIFEAAY7wWYAwCIBgGQBgeSBwQxLjEyoAfhRbIHBDAuMTK4B5oNwgcIMy0xMC4yLjHIB-cBgAgB&sclient=gws-wiz-serpYoutube: Mr Ballen, Strange things rich old men do with their money (aka The Stray Cat King) - Internet Archive - A Pickle for the Knowing Ones, by Timothy Dexter: https://archive.org/details/pickleforknowing00dextrich/page/21/mode/1up
Transcribe →Bonus Friday Fun - An Outtake Extravaganza!
Jan 3000:17:59Tap to summarizeWelcome to Bonus Friday Fun! When there is an extra Friday in the month, we will post some fun bonus content. Today, we decided to put together an outtakes and bloopers reel for your listening enjoyment. We hope you enjoy! Instagram: @something_strangepodFacebook: Something Strange PodcastYoutube: @Something_StrangePodTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@somethingstrangepod01Linktree: https://linktr.ee/somethingstrangepodSend us a gmail! somethingstrangepod24@gmail.comReferences:Fly Faster Chicken by Alexander Nakarada (CreatorChords) | https://creatorchords.comMusic promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.comCreative Commons / Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Transcribe →Legends of Hawk Mountain
Jan 2300:38:12Tap to summarizeWelcome back to Strange Snapshots! Today’s Snapshot will focus on the legends of Hawk Mountain, based on our main episode about Appalachian folklore!**TRIGGER WARNINGS FOR THIS EPISODE**Discussions of Alleged murders, Gore/dismemberment/decapitation, potential cannibalism, massacreInstagram: @something_strangepodFacebook: Something Strange PodcastYoutube: @Something_StrangePodTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@somethingstrangepod01Linktree: https://linktr.ee/somethingstrangepodSend us a gmail! somethingstrangepod24@gmail.comReferences:Hawk Mountain Sanctuary - https://www.hawkmountain.org/Schambachers Tavern: A Real Ghost Story - https://www.hagenbuch.org/schambachers-tavern-real-ghost-story/ The Pennsylvania Rambler: The Haunts of Hawk Mountain - https://thepennsylvaniarambler.wordpress.com/2019/10/23/the-haunts-of-hawk-mountain/Trip Advisor - https://www.tripadvisor.com/ShowUserReviews-g52923-d126684-r131471687-Hawk_Mountain_Sanctuary-Kempton_Pennsylvania.html
Transcribe →The Amityville Horror Hauntings
Jan 1600:50:09Tap to summarizeWelcome back to Something Strange! In this follow up to our episode on the DeFeo family murders, we’ll be discussing the aftermath and the haunting that terrorized the family who bought the DeFeo home. Stay tuned at the end of this episode to check out the trailer for It Came from the Maritimes podcast!**TRIGGER WARNINGS FOR THIS EPISODE**Discussions of murder by gunshot, discussions of domestic violenceInstagram: @something_strangepodFacebook: Something Strange PodcastYoutube: @Something_StrangePodTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@somethingstrangepod01Linktree: https://linktr.ee/somethingstrangepodSend us a gmail! somethingstrangepod24@gmail.comReferences:Wikipedia: The Amityville Horror - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Amityville_HorrorHow Stuff Works: The Real Story Behind the Amityville Horror House - https://history.howstuffworks.com/history-vs-myth/amityville-horror-house.htm Syfy: The True Story of the Amityville Horror - https://www.syfy.com/syfy-wire/the-true-story-of-the-amityville-horror US Ghost Adventures Hollywood Haunts: Unmasking the Amityville Horror and the Conjuring - https://usghostadventures.com/haunted-stories/hollywood-haunts-unmasking-the-amityville-horror-and-the-conjuring/ The Chilling Crime and Real House Behind the Amityville Horror - https://www.biography.com/crime/a66039187/amityville-horror-house-facts
Transcribe →The DeFeo Family Murders
Jan 201:04:11Tap to summarizeWelcome back to Something Strange! It’s episode number 31, and we’re starting the new year off with the insane murder of the DeFeo family in Amityville, Long Island, New York.Stay tuned at the end of this episode to check out the trailer for Grimly Podcast! **TRIGGER WARNINGS FOR THIS EPISODE**Discussions of murder by gunshot, discussions of domestic violenceInstagram: @something_strangepodFacebook: Something Strange PodcastYoutube: @Something_StrangePodTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@somethingstrangepod01Linktree: https://linktr.ee/somethingstrangepodSend us a gmail! somethingstrangepod24@gmail.comReferences:History: The Amityville murders - https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/november-13/amityville-horror-true-story-defeo-family-murdersA&E TV: The Amityville Murders: Ronald DeFeo's Motive for Killing His Family Still Unclear - https://www.aetv.com/articles/amityville-murders-defeoMedium: Ronald DeFeo and the True Amityville Horror - https://medium.com/new-york-voice/ronald-defeo-and-the-true-amityville-horror-da322cf29068The New York Times: Surviving Son Held in Slayings Of 6 in His Family at L.I. Home (digitized version of the original 1974 article) - https://www.nytimes.com/1974/11/15/archives/surviving-son-held-in-slayings-of-6-in-his-family-at-li-home-son.htmlThe New York Times: Slain Family Drugged, Police on L:I..Report (digitized version of the original 11/18/1974 article) - https://www.nytimes.com/1974/11/18/archives/slain-family-drugged-police-on-li-report-motive-still-sought.htmlThe New York Times: Son, 24, is Guilty in Murder of Six (digitized version of the original 11/22/1975 article) - https://www.nytimes.com/1975/11/22/archives/son-24-is-guilty-in-murder-of-six-conviction-follows-longest-trial.htmlWikipedia: Caporegime - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CaporegimeWidipedia: Ronald DeFeo Jr. - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ronald_DeFeo_Jr.Biography: Ronald DeFeo Jr. - https://www.biography.com/crime/ronald-defeoHester Law Group: What is an Insanity Plea? - https://www.hesterlawgroup.com/blog/2022/january/what-is-an-insanity-plea-/Brustein Law: New York 440 Motions - https://www.brusteinlaw.com/440-motions
Transcribe →A Strange Snapshot: Tulpas
Dec 2600:49:13Tap to summarizeWelcome back to Strange Snapshots! Today’s Snapshot will focus on tulpas, based on our main episode from last December about St. Nicholas!Instagram: @something_strangepodFacebook: Something Strange PodcastYoutube: @Something_StrangePodTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@somethingstrangepod01Linktree: https://linktr.ee/somethingstrangepodSend us a gmail! somethingstrangepod24@gmail.comReferences:Wikipedia: Tulpa - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TulpaJSTOR Daily: Where Tulpas Come From - https://daily.jstor.org/where-tulpas-come-from/JSTOR Article: Tracking the Tulpa: Exploring the “Tibetan” Origins of a Contemporary Paranormal Idea - https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1525/nr.2015.19.1.87?mag=where-tulpas-come-from&seq=1Merriam Webster: Theosophy - https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/theosophy#:~:text=noun,by%20her%20follower%20Rudolf%20Steiner.The Theosophical Society: Theosophy - https://www.theosophical.org/about/theosophy#:~:text=Theosophy%20promotes%20understanding%20and%20unity%20among%20people,Society%20has%20headquarters%20in%20Adyar%2C%20Chennai%2C%20India.https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1525/nr.2015.19.1.87?mag=where-tulpas-come-from&seq=3Medium: The Power of the Mind: Creating Tulpas Through Meditation and Visualization - https://medium.com/illumination/the-power-of-the-mind-creating-tulpas-through-meditation-and-visualization-20e561e12ee9WikiHow: How to Make Your Own Tulpa - https://www.wikihow.com/Create-a-TulpaSupernatural Wiki: Hell House - https://supernatural.fandom.com/wiki/Hell_HouseWikipedia: Slenderman - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slender_Manhttps://www.reddit.com/r/AMA/comments/12qrhr/i_have_a_sentient_tulpa_which_is_essentially/
Transcribe →There'll be Scary Ghost Stories
Dec 1900:46:57Tap to summarizeWelcome back to Something Strange! It’s episode number 30 today, and we’ll be discussing the history of telling ghost stories at Christmas time! Charles Dickens, anyone?**TRIGGER WARNINGS FOR THIS EPISODE**Brief discussions of ancient rituals/human sacrificeStay tuned at the end of this episode to check out the trailer for Do You Dare? Podcast!Instagram: @something_strangepodFacebook: Something Strange PodcastYoutube: @Something_StrangePodTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@somethingstrangepod01Linktree: https://linktr.ee/somethingstrangepodSend us a gmail! somethingstrangepod24@gmail.comReferences:- History: How Ghost Stories Became a Christmas Tradition in Victorian England - https://www.history.com/articles/christmas-tradition-ghost-stories- Nerdist: A Ghost Story for Christmas- Britain’s Scary Tradition - https://nerdist.com/article/ghost-story-for-christmas-m-r-james-mark-gatiss/ - The Carterhaugh School of Folklore and the Fantastic: 10 Spooky Ghost Stories for Christmas Time - https://carterhaughschool.com/10-spooky-ghost-stories-for-christmastime/- Wikipedia: A Christmas Carol - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Christmas_Carol- Charles Dickens Museum: A Christmas Carol Synopsis - https://dickensmuseum.com/blogs/explore/a-christmas-carol-synopsis?srsltid=AfmBOop3tgxi8Ixl7Jbx-yT_FP_TrDn9cgjEmBlveLFTnoX75JC3mz5T- Smithsonian Magazine: A Plea to Resurrect the Christmas Tradition of Telling Ghost Stories - https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/plea-resurrect-christmas-tradition-telling-ghoststories-180967553/ - Britannica: Yule - https://www.britannica.com/topic/Yule-festival - Interfaith America: Waiting for the Sun a Pagan Celebration of Yule - https://www.interfaithamerica.org/article/pagan-celebration-of-yule/
Transcribe →Gettysburg
Nov 8, 2024Tap to summarizeWelcome back to Something Strange, and a super huge welcome to our guest and good friend, Teddy! Today we’ll be chatting about the historic town of Gettysburg, PA, and the mysteries that surround the place. **TRIGGER WARNINGS FOR THIS EPISODE* Death, 1800's medical procedures, child abuse, suicide Follow us on Instagram! @something_strangepod Send us a gmail! somethingstrangepod24@gmail.com Resources: Timeline of the Civil War: https://www.loc.gov/collections/civil-war-glass-negatives/articles-and-essays/time-line-of-the-civil-war/1861/ Back to the Beginning: https://celebrategettysburg.com/native-americans-2/ Gettysburg, Pennsylvania: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gettysburg,_Pennsylvania The history of Gettysburg: https://destinationgettysburg.com/history-of-gettysburg/ Brief overview of the battle: https://www.battlefields.org/learn/civil-war/battles/gettysburg Battle of Gettysburg - the history channel: https://www.history.com/topics/american-civil-war/battle-of-gettysburg How the BOG turned the tide of the ACW: https://www.history.com/news/battle-gettysburg-turning-point-civil-war The Mason-Dixon Line: https://www.britannica.com/place/Mason-and-Dixon-Line Cemetery Hill: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cemetery_Hill About Lieutenant General Ewell: https://www.battlefields.org/learn/biographies/richard-s-ewell Highlights of the Wheatfield: https://www.gettysburgbattlefieldtours.com/battlefield-highlights-the-wheatfield/ Pickett’s Charge: https://www.gettysburgbattlefieldtours.com/revisiting-picketts-charge-marching-into-the-fire/ Devil’s Den: https://www.gettysburgbattlefieldtours.com/devils-den-the-key-to-little-round-top/ More on Devil’s Den: https://www.gettysburgdaily.com/devils-den-part-1-licensed-battlefield-guides-garry-adelman-and-tim-smith/ Iversons’ Pits: https://www.gettysburgbattlefieldtours.com/what-are-iversons-pits/ Fake Sharpshooter’s photo: https://www.loc.gov/collections/civil-war-glass-negatives/articles-and-essays/does-the-camera-ever-lie/the-case-of-the-moved-body/ Fake Sharpshooter’s photo 2: https://prologue.blogs.archives.gov/2013/06/20/the-true-story-behind-the-gettysburg-sharpshooter/ Aftermath: https://www.nps.gov/gett/learn/historyculture/gettysburg-overview.htm#:~:text=The%20battle%20brought%20devastation%20to,crowded%20into%20nearly%20every%20building. Aftermath 2: https://www.nps.gov/gett/learn/historyculture/gettysburg-overview.htm#:~:text=The%20battle%20brought%20devastation%20to,crowded%20into%20nearly%20every%20building. Gettysburg BattleField Tours: https://www.gettysburgbattlefieldtours.com/the-ghosts-of-gettysburg/ Travel Channel Article: https://www.travelchannel.com/interests/history/articles/ghosts-of-gettysburg National Geographic: Guide to the World’s Supernatural Places. Author; Sarah Bartlett, pg 32
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