Category: People
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Ep 276: Wild Thing with Laura Krantz
David is joined by journalist, editor, producer, and author Laura Krantz to talk about her podcast Wild Thing and her book The Search for Sasquatch! Laura Krantz hosts the amazing serial podcast Wild Thing which she has now parlayed into a middle-grade book. She discusses her experience stepping into the world of Bigfoot hunting as…
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Ep 265: The Burke and Hare Murders
Season 11 of Blurry Photos kicks off with the Burke and Hare murders! A wild story of 19th century body-snatching, the Burke and Hare murders may have helped advance anatomical science, but definitely regressed ethics. William Burke and William Hare, Irishmen living in Scotland, have become two of the most famous serial killers of the…
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Ep 253: Irish Pirates
Season 10 roars into port with a slurry photos about Irish Pirates! Celebrating the season opener, Flora grabs the Jameson and Guinness and takes you through some fun history with stories of Irish Pirates. Learn about the likes of Anne Bonny, George Cusack, and Grace O’Malley. Hear the tale of the Ouzel Galley, the ship…
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BP Bonus: Tesla
The boys are back at the roundtable with Flora’s pick for the month, the 2020 film Tesla! Starring Ethan Hawke, Tesla is an artistic take on the inventor’s life and struggles, but does it do the man justice? Derek from Monsters Among Us and Justin from Zeng This! join David to discuss this odd selection.…
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Ep 247: The Barnabet Axe Murders
The horror continues in Blurry Photober with a mega episode about the Barnabet axe murders. Flora is joined by authors Alan Gauthreaux and Dr. Daryl Hippensteel as well as numerous Louisianans to explore the ghastly tale of the Barnabet axe murders. Southwestern Louisiana was terrorized in 1911-12 by brutal axe murders. One young woman was…
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Ep 237: Time Life Mysteries of the Unknown
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Flora is joined by Ryan from Rumor Flies and Brent from Hysteria 51 to discuss the classic Time Life book series Mysteries of the Unknown. A 33-book set detailing all kinds of Forteana and weird topics, Time Life’s Mysteries of the Unknown introduced high strangeness to countless individuals around the world. The boys get together…
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Ep 231: John Dee part 2
The saga of John Dee continues in a massive second part of the episode. The second half of John Dee’s life was even wilder than his first, scrying with Edward Kelley and writing down the angelic language. Flora continues an incredibly deep dive into the polymath’s life, detailing his actions with Kelley, travels abroad, and…
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Ep 231: John Dee part 1
Flora is back with the beginning of a mega episode all about John Dee! Conjurer, magus, sorcerer, astrologer – these are but a few things the 16th century polymath John Dee was called. History knows him as a smart man who chose an occult path. He cast horoscopes. Talked with angels. Practiced alchemy. Continually searched…
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BP Bonus: Ambrose Bierce with Black Clock Audio Tales
DB Spitzer invited Flora to join him on a barrage of Ambrose Bierce in this bonus episode of Blurry Photos! Black Clock Audio Tales, hosted by DB Spitzer, has covered Ambrose Bierce this month, and this is the first of a 2 part culmination on him. Flora and DB talk about the man and his…
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Ep 214: Lemp Mansion part 1
Crack open a cold one and settle in for a detailed history of the Lemp Mansion! Home to one of the most successful and tragic families in St. Louis brewing history, Lemp Mansion stands as solemn reminder of both accomplishment and sorrow. In part 1 of this 2 part mega-sode, David delves deeply into the…
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Ep 207: The Mad Gasser of Mattoon
Shut the windows and change your mask filters, the Mad Gasser of Mattoon is prowling the podcast! A WWII-era midwestern mystery, the Mad Gasser of Mattoon held a small town in a gaseous grip of fear for 2 weeks with no explanation and few suspects. Panic took hold as locals tried to figure out what…
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Ep 204: John Titor
The time is nigh to learn about what your future may have in store as Flora tackles the tale of John Titor! An Internet legend 20 years in the making, the story of the time traveler John Titor is chock full of future claims, physics, and maybe something else. Who was the mysterious traveler that…
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Ep 201: Colin Schneider, Cryptid Predation
Flora welcomes the Crypto-kid, Colin Schneider, in a fun and fascinating interview! One of the youngest cryptid researchers out there today, Colin Schneider already has impressive credentials and joins to discuss cryptid attacks on livestock. He shares his copious amount of research and findings on strange reports of unknown beasts and the theories about them.…
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Ep 195: Mad Roman Emperors
Lace up your sandals and sharpen your gladius, David and Dave are taking you on a crazy whirlwind history lesson all about mad Roman emperors! Drinking, fornicating, spending, killing, and Jupiter-knows what else, are hallmarks of the mad Roman emperors, but were they as bad as history says? The boys take an closer look at…
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Ep 181: Ivan T Sanderson
Forteana has a few big names in the field, but only one may be bigger than Ivan T Sanderson! A well-read, well-traveled man of many interests, Ivan T Sanderson was a prolific naturalist whose interest in Forteana paved the way for students of the unexplained. Flora and Stecco take an in-depth look at his life…
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Ep 178: Scottish Cannibals
Season 6 begins with a bloody bang, as Blurry Photos take a look at Scottish cannibals! Scotland’s history is even bloodier than advertised with such harrowing Scottish cannibals as Sawney Bean and Christie Cleek looming over it. But how much of the infamous cannibals’ legends are true? Join David and Dave as they explore the history…
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Ep 176: Coral Castle
Get your two bits ready, Flora and Stecco are taking you on a tour of the Coral Castle! A limestone construct in southern Florida, Coral Castle might just be a roadside oddity if not for the fact that tons of limestone was erected by a single man. Latvian-born Edward Liedskalnins single-handedly built a strange, stone…
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Ep 170: Chase Kloetzke, Admissible
Blurry Photos are proud to present a full interview with Chase Kloetzke! An author, researcher, and all-around badass, Chase Kloetzke joins to discuss her role at MUFON and her latest book Admissible, a field guide for conducting investigations into the unknown the right way. With over 20 years experience in the field, Chase is has seen…
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Ep 167: Pliny the Elder
The time has come for the Roman showman himself, Pliny the Elder! A moderately-known figure from Roman history, Pliny the Elder led a fascinating life and often comes up in Forteana because of his writings. The boys of Blurry Photos go over his life and accomplishments, including his most famous work, Natural History. Was he…
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Ep 154: Josef Mengele
The Davids put a microscope on one of history’s most notorious dealers of evil, Josef Mengele. Known for his time as a doctor at Auschwitz during WWII, Josef Mengele came to be called the Angel of Death for his role in atrocious experiments and control of people’s fates. Blurry Photos examine his life, including education,…
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Ep 150: Monster Hunters with Tea Krulos
Flora and Stecco had a chance to chat with Tea Krulos, author of Monster Hunters in this episode! A freelance writer and author from Milwaukee, WI, and also founder of the MKE Paracon, Tea Krulos joins the boys to discuss his latest book, Monster Hunters. From paranormal investigators to proprietors of cryptozoological sites, the book…
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Episode 146: The Count of Saint Germain
Grab your bedazzlers and elixirs of life, David and Dave are taking a good long look at the Count of Saint Germain! Largely unknown in modern times, the Count of Saint Germain was a mysterious Renaissance man, alchemist, and possible immortal who ran amok in 18th century Europe. Those who met him were charmed and interested…
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Episode 132: Elisa Lam
The boys of Blurry Photos take on a recent mystery as they examine the odd death of Elisa Lam. Spurred into the limelight by a strange viral video in 2013, the death of Canadian student Elisa Lam captured the world’s attention and scrutiny. What happened to this poor girl at the Cecil Hotel in downtown…
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Episode 130: Robin Hood
Lythe and listin, gode Blurrievers, if ye but only could, the boyes of Blurry Photos speak tayls of Robin Hood! A faymosse thief was Robin Hood, whose dedes are worldly knowne, yet was he man or mythe or wat wouldst histry have hym showne? Thos daryng, dashyng, handsom prynces David and yon Dave, hav delvd into…
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Episode 118: Charles Fort
Time for a hat tip to one of the weird and wild’s #1 guys, Charles Fort! Widely considered the grandfather of research into weird, strange, occult, and out-there subjects, Charles Fort helped usher in the era of interest into such subjects which Blurry Photos thrive on. The boys dive into his life and times including…
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Episode 116: The Bloody Benders
July kicks off with a grisly bang as the boys of Blurry Photos introduce you to the Bloody Benders. Considered by many to be America’s first serial killers, the Bloody Benders were an immigrant family living in 1870s Kansas who ran a roadside murder inn. Flora and Stecco discuss the frightening family including history, victims,…
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Episode 111: DB Cooper
The Davids are hijacking the airwaves with the help of DB Cooper in this episode! One of very few to hijack a plane and not be caught by the FBI, DB Cooper’s motives, methods, and whereabouts are still a mystery to this day. With the lax security of 1970s airports, a man was able to take over…
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Episode 106: Carl Jung
The much-anticipated, probably over-rated annual drinking episode is finally here, and the boys embark on a quest to know Carl Jung in this one. A Swiss-born psychiatrist, Carl Jung was a monumental pioneer in the early days of psychological science. His theories on the mind’s workings and cultural phenomena resonate strongly today, even amidst…
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Episode 99: King Arthur
With the big 1 double 0 on the horizon, David and Dave embark on a perilous quest to find out what they can of the legendary King of the Britons, King Arthur. A man, a myth, a legend, few figures in history can claim such a legacy as King Arthur, yet a debate rages to…
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Episode 87: Edgar Cayce
Flora and Stecco wake the prophet in this Edgar Cayce-palooza. Considered by many to be the father of the New Age movement, Edgar Cayce is perhaps the most famous American clairvoyant to date. From humble beginnings in Kentucky to heading his own center for psychic research, Cayce sought to help those that came to him…