I was kinda wiped out after that double tap of Howard Hughes + the Halloween show. Fully recharged and ready to rock again, next episode will be up later this week. It's a "taking stock" type thing, summing up where we are so far in Season of the Witch, then exploring the "vibe" of Nixon's America, this recurring theme of a nation and its deep p...
2021-11-09 20:51:02 +0000 UTC View Post
In association with iLovePodMedia, and with the support of Bradley and the Mrs, this year we offer a trilogy o' terrifying tales for All Hallows' Eve. For your consideration:
1. The ExorCIAist
2. Project Blue Beam: The New World HORRORder
3. Operation Stab-io
Enjoy. Well...I say "enjoy"...ahahahahaha...
2021-10-31 12:24:31 +0000 UTC View PostHoward Hughes goes to war with the Syndicate in Las Vegas. We look at a deep state in transition, the mob on the brink of implosion, and a private eye chasing land fraud and silver mining scams.
2021-10-27 12:52:54 +0000 UTC View Post
Plans for October? I'll go first:
SEASON OF THE WITCH continues, but this week's episode might be a little later than usual because it's that time of year again ☝️. I hope to get the next SOTW installment up for Friday but, failing that, it will be up at the start of next week. This one has ballooned outwards and is straying perilousl...
Jimmy Falun Gong (@JimmyFalunGong) of Programmed to Chill is here to blow minds and explode myths about the RFK assassination. Once again, 1968 proves to be a crucial year for us as we traverse a land haunted by women in polka dot dresses, the Rosicrucian Order, the rise of Nixon, the CIA, sinister hypnotists and more.
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2021-10-15 16:09:03 +0000 UTC View Post
The next stop on our mission upriver:
CHEMIST
DROP OUT
GANGSTER
REVOLUTIONARY
CON MAN
BRITISH
TERRORIST
ACCOUNTANT
FREEDOM FIGHTER
NERD
RONALD MOTHER FUCKING STARK
2021-10-09 06:59:24 +0000 UTC View Post
Had a last minute rethink of it. Patreon-only baby. Ronald Stark, the 🌊👁️🅰️, longhair freakers, and what have you.
2021-10-07 16:40:04 +0000 UTC View Post
Our mission upriver continues. We draw closer to the heart of darkness. We have access to too much beer and too much research, and little by little we are going insane.
2021-10-01 03:01:54 +0000 UTC View PostPart 2 of our look at the Bay Area and the serial killer as a social and political subject in the 60s and 70s. The Dark Cowboy (Brace - @TrueAnonPod) once again guides the humble host (me - @ghoststoriesend) on a dark voyage into the West Coast netherhead. A psychedelic abyss, you might say, where spooks, dirty politicians, killers, crooks, cult...
2021-09-30 14:18:08 +0000 UTC View Posthttps://discord.gg/n3BqVyVW
I am told by the thingy that it's good for 24 hours.
Our operation continues to expand. I'm not gonna be overly involved in it other than to steal your ideas and pass them off as my own on the show. It's subscribers only and you all seem very nice so I don't anticipate we'll have too much drama, but obviously, no sexism, racism, transphobia, homophobia, you know what I'm saying. It's there for you...
2021-09-25 17:20:44 +0000 UTC View Post
The monthly, patreon-exclusive history of the Sicilian Mafia spin-off is coming, but I was anticipating I'd have another couple of months to get all my ducks in a row before releasing the first installment. I mean, we will begin the story in the 1100s, you know? We are going *fucking deep* my friends, and I'm still waiting on a bunch of translat...
2021-09-24 18:17:04 +0000 UTC View Post**RE-UPLOADED WITH AUDIO ERROR AT 1:21:05 FIXED
The Spacemen 3 tune came blasting in as Brace was making a good point that tied up the episode. This is the corrected version of the ep. Apologies. On the other hand, if you didn't know who Spacemen 3 were then congratulations, you've just found your new favourite band.**
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It occurred to me that I never actually introduced myself. Wasn't trying to be mysterious, I just never got around to it.
Hello. How do you do.
...are some very subtle clues about next week's episode. Ponder this image, turn it this way and that in the grey light of an Autumn evening, and perhaps you will solve this fiendishly magnificent puzzle. Ahahahahahaha.
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While LSD wasn't the sole cause of "The Sixties", the era would have looked far different without acid. Tonight we explore how LSD and other psychedelics served a political and social function from the earliest days of the CIA, taking in Cold War brinkmanship, MKUltra, and the search for mind control.
2021-09-16 23:47:55 +0000 UTC View Post
...that Matt Christman referred to on the show. I was reminded of it again today after friends sent me a few annoying posts they saw over the last few days. I sometimes suspect my friends hate me, because they insist on telling me about "YouTubers" and "tweet doers" they don't like. I totally get why we all feel the urge to jump in and offer a n...
2021-09-13 23:05:21 +0000 UTC View PostI've been trying to find the "sound" of MKULTRA for the upcoming show. I finally came up with this - it's a drone/noise piece called "The Resulting Void". Also my little homage to The Haxan Cloak. Basically ran my guitar through a series of pedals and got these marvelously scary sounds. If you're looking to make weird music on a budget and don't...
2021-09-07 14:21:20 +0000 UTC View Post!PATREON EXCLUSIVE! We kick off our Season of the Witch miniseries with a look at the New Left of the 1960s and 1970s, and for this one Mr Matt Christman (@cushbomb) of Chapo Trap House kindly stopped by to share some insight about the times. We talk about the Weather Underground, the Black Panthers, Vietnam, Dustin Hoffman, and more. It's a tal...
2021-09-06 11:17:28 +0000 UTC View PostI couldn't sort the technical issues out in time for the MKUltra episode, BUT instead I'm gonna release a really cool convo I had with a super cool dude for the inaugural ep of Season of the Witch. It actually works better this way tbh, as this frames everything going forward, and I have a feeling you're gonna enjoy this one, so keep an eye out ...
2021-09-04 22:14:15 +0000 UTC View Post
Episode will be delayed a couple of days while my guy fixes it, truly sorry folks. If it looks like I can't get something up by Monday I will let you know. Maybe do a Q&A ep using my phone to record or something as a holdover. Scoot a few questions below if you absolutely need to hear my drawl engaging with the dark issues of history and tod...
2021-09-02 12:36:50 +0000 UTC View Post
Things are going pretty well since the show returned, in no small part because of you, my killas, and your continued support for this show. I was very surprised to hit 100 subs without paywalling anything, and now we're into the 200s. For a show with a release schedule that used to be as patchy as Ghost Stories... , and considering I disappeared...
2021-08-26 16:11:56 +0000 UTC View PostIn the first half of this week's show, we explore the roots and rise of the Chicago Outfit, analyzing its influence, structure, activities, demographic makeup, and compare it to more traditional mafia syndicates elsewhere in the States. In the second half, we follow Sam Giancana after the JFK assassination and look at examples of people connecte...
2021-08-25 11:34:29 +0000 UTC View Post
Episode will be ready soon.
2021-08-25 00:14:47 +0000 UTC View Post
You mentioned some names, I did some reaching out. To my surprise and excitement, a couple of people are kindly donating some of their time for the upcoming series about the "American Years of Lead" I'm putting together. I anticipate it'll be a good six or seven parts, and I have snagged some great guests for key episodes. I'm gonna call it "Sea...
2021-08-21 01:02:56 +0000 UTC View Post
Anyway we'll be talking about the Chicago Outfit at length next week. In the meantime, I was thinking about trying to get some more guests on the show. Had a blast talking UFOs with Bradley, so it'd be cool to chat with other people too, expand the GSFTEOTW universe a bit. Any preferences? Who would you like me to try and snag for an hour or so?...
2021-08-19 15:16:23 +0000 UTC View PostTonight we look at the life and times of James Angleton. We examine his obsession with the so-called Monster Plot, and his mysterious role in the aftermath of a high-profile 1964 murder. It's a moody outing tonight, friends, as we navigate an underworld of poetry, spook intrigue, Cold War paranoia, and the melancholy of the deep state.
Little bit under the weather at the moment so no episode today, but it'll be ready by Monday. It's about the real Cigarette Smoking Man, the Poet Spook himself, and a weird death connected to JFK. Been wanting to discuss this guy ever since I began the show, very excited.
2021-08-13 05:04:31 +0000 UTC View Post