Brillyantpodcast
I explore the odd, eerie, and just plain strange. Warning:It gets dark in here.
Poveglia Island-The Forgotten Dead
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Join me as I explore the dark history of Paveglia Island
Exploring the Haunted White Sands of New Mexico with John LeMay!
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John LeMay stops by the Black Barn to discuss his book Haunted White Sands!
Three lesser known members of the Phantom Menagerie
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This week on Brillyant I look at three lesser known members of the Phantom Menagerie!
First, we have the mysterious, shambling Teague Terror!
Then I look at the misleadingly named Batsquatch!
I close with the reptilian humanoid known only as the Dark Denizen.
Source: Lyle Blackburn's True Terrifying Encounters Volume 2
The Warren U.F.O. Incident-Minnesota's Roswell
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In 1979 in Warren, Minesota, a Sheriff's Deputy has an encounter with a U.F.O. A very credible encounter that left behind bizarre physical evidence. Join me and explore this highly credible, and underrated U.F.O. encounter.
Source: Shadowzine "8 written by Dave Schrader.
Keep it weird!
A Trio of Time Slips
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I look at three defy easy explanation and are hard to categorize. I pulled these from Rob Gandy's article 'A Trio of Tantalizing Time Slip's' in Fate Magazine issue 742.
Exploring The Worlds Most Haunted Places with Jeff Belanger!
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Jeff Belanger drops by the Black Barn to discuss his book The Worlds Most Haunted Places.
The World's Most Haunted Places
https://www.amazon.com/Jeff-Belanger/e/B001JS30O0?ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_1&qid=1789343349&sr=8-1
The massively talented Frank Grace drops by the Black Barn!
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Incredibly talented photographer Frank Grace drops by the Black Barn! This one was a lot of fun, check it out!
Chasing Monsters with Jason Offutt
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Jason Offutt stops b the black barn to talk about monsters and his new book, Chasing The World's Monsters hitting shelves soon. Pre order your cop today!
https://www.amazon.com/dp/0738782920/?bestFormat=true&k=chasing%20the%20world%27s%20monsters&ref_=nb_sb_ss_w_scx-ent-bk-ser_k0_1_26_di&crid=2XG36FP3BLBAM&sprefix=chasing%20the%20worlds%20monster
The Hidden Ones
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"If you choose to fear anything in your life, fear the djinn."-Philip J. Imbrogno
I take a look at this ancient and powerful race.
Anomalous Amphibians
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I'm feeling froggy on this week's brillyantpodcast as I present three ribbeting cases!
Extra! Extra! Human Monster seen in Idaho in 1902!
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I look at an old timey newspaper article from 1902 about what could best be described as a bigfoot encounter in Idaho, where a group of kids are terrorized while ice skating bt an 8 foot hair covered man!
Source: Monsters In Print by Adam Benedict
https://www.amazon.com/Monsters-Print-Collection-Creatures-Newspapers/dp/1691242535/ref=sr_1_1?crid=25NRE4ETY7AG0&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.VScInV7lKPuRgQMds5muTqivv5gipoaMny1QoxqNZyDPdkAj-Fz7kM5DEgFkaL3nQmWfcG6DtVNVn4HhPcYNKQ5J3poh4blynx-rcKXXB9c_R6...
MO41
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Paul Blake Smith drops by the black barn to discuss the UFO crash and recovery, including three nonhuman biological entities in Cape Girardeau, Mo. in 1941 and his new book The UFO Bombshell before Roswell available on Amazon and most major book sellers.
https://www.amazon.com/UFO-Bombshell-Before-Roswell-Missouris/dp/0738783153/ref=sr_1_1?crid=376K0YBBJSAAP&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.JubIhul36nSVXReCmShfLupve-PuYccXbiMGM4PVwfFHNYWJpNYZrTANFqESJKN6FMvlujiIPvKzmYdSS8l0gfnso8Tu7ntClFYWXzkQRj07RwLqw7kDUOJajoOAaXyPhRU4V3LNaNLbT8f6r7sYjw.yH_r45DVBZ51f7GKhyOadh1...
Zombie Road
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This week on brillyant I take a brief look at one of the most haunted roads in America-Zombie Road.
Brushy Bill and Billy the kid's post life
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John LeMay will make you famous on this weeks brillyant as we chat about Brushy Bill and Billy the Kid post life.
Missouri's Mad Doctor, Joseph Nash McDowell
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The brilliant but completely eccentric Dr. Joseph Nash McDowell is the Show Me State's own mad scientist. His undeniable brilliance and his influence in medicine was overshadowed by his madness. From the founding of his own medical school to grave robbing, to the horror he hid in the depths of Mark Twain Cave, inspiring the author himself, let's take a look at the remarkable and bizarre life of Missouri's Mad Scientist.
1 year podiversary!
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brillyant celebrates its one year podiversary! Here's a look back at the past year. Thank you to all you brillyant listeners, here's to many more!
The Van Meter Visitors
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In 1903 the small town of Van Meter, Iowa was visited by a bizarre creature.
The Ghosts of Flight 401
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This week on brillyant we fly the haunted skies as we look at the ghosts of flight 401!
Ghost Hunting 101 with Russell Reynolds
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I welcome Russell Reynolds back to brillyant to give us a little intro to paranormal investigation.
Inez-Remastered
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The story of Inez Gibson, resident ghost at Malvern Manor, Iowa. I first dropped this nearly a year ago, but now I've cleaned it up and am re releasing it. Its one of my favorites.
Shout out to Darren Marlar, host of Weird Darkness for introducing me to some software to help clean up the sound and taking time out to give some advice to some random guy trying to start a podcast. He didn't have...
The great cobra scare of Springfield, Mo.
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John Sellars talks about the great cobra scare of 1953 in Springfield, Mo.!
Wheels of terror
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I look at a trio of cursed cars.
The Golden Eagle
The Black Volga
And Little Eagle, the car James Dean died in.
The Man They Couldn't Hang
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On this brillyant tidbit I look at two improbable tales of men who couldn't be hanged.
'I know how the pyramids were built."-Edward Leedskanin, builder of the Coral Castle
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Spurned by a sixteen-year-old girl, Edward Leedskalnin set out to prove to her and indeed the world that he had greatness inside of him, and boy oh boy, did he succeed. Over 28 years he built the coral castle, “an engineering marvel that has been compared with Stonehenge and the great pyramids of Giza.” It’s website claims that it “has baffled scientists, engineers and scholars since its opening in 1923.” It also inspired a song by Rock Legend Billy Idol. Thi...
Extra! Extra! Incredible Tales of Man-Eating Plants
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Here in the Black Barn, you don't eat your salad, your salad eats you! I have three old timey newspaper articles from the 1890's about man-eating plants for your listening pleasure.
Tales Of The Third Man Vol. 1
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During times of extreme stress, when we are pushed to our very limits in the most dire of circumstances, we are not alone. Hundreds of adventurers and explorers and even everyday folk during their times of greatest need have reported a presence with them. Guiding them, encouraging them. A companion, sometimes silent but always there when it’s needed the most. I pulled the following accounts of survival in the face of impossible odds from the pages of Jo...
The Faceless Ones of Nashville
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I look at a trio of bizarre late-night encounters with faceless entities on the streets of Nashville, Tn.
The Ghouls of Gyb Farm
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This week at the Black Barn I look at a terrifying and bizarre account from The Gyb Farm in the 19th century.
Also, I briefly look at the Ruby Creek Incident where a First Nations Family was terrorized by a bigfoot in a famous account in the annals of cryptozoology.
The Minnesota Iceman
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Step right up and see 'The Man Left Over From the Ice Age'. On display on this week's brillyant tidbit is the curiosity that is the Minnesota Iceman.
March Monster Madness Full Tournament!
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It's the first brillyantpodcast March Monster Madness Tournament! 4 regions 32 monsters 1 champion! With regional brackets curated by experts Jeff Belanger, Jason Offutt, and John Lemay.
Preorder Chasing the World's Monsters by Jason Offutt coming in September.
New Mexico Monsters by John Lemay available April 28th.
and Wicked Strange by Jeff Belanger, available now!
Life's A Riot!
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On this brillyant tidbit we have clowns vs. Firemen as I look at the Toronto Clown riots.
Also a social faux pas sparked an 8 day riot in New York City.
Last we have a deadly riot in Amsterdam, all because of an eel.
March Monster Madness- Midwest Bracket
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March Madness is here and we're doing brillyant style, with the March Monster Madness Tournament. 4 Regions, 32 Supernatural Creatures, 1 winner! We kick off the tourney with the Midwest bracket curated by Jason Offutt author of Chasing American Monsters, Chasing North American Monsters, and coming in September Chasing the Worlds Monsters. He is the go to guy for anything weird in the Midwest and Monsters in general. Let's Go!
Elmer McCurdy, Terrible Outlaw, Fantastic Corpse
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Elmer McCurdy was a lousy outlaw, but he made one heck of a corpse! This week I'll look at his unfortunate life and remarkable post life.
Also, I have another story involving frogs and why its maybe not such a great idea to swallow them.
A racoon goes on a rampage in a Wisconsin restaurant.
Do plants talk to animals? One study says yes, yes they do.
The spirits are afoot in the 'Horse Cemetery' in Missouri!
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A true account of some remarkable paranormal experiences of a pair of ghost hunting cousins in Missouri Including a chilling investigation of a local cemetery known as the 'Horse Cemetery' and experiences growing up in a haunted house.
Undying Love
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I explore a trio of tales from loved one's reaching out from beyond the grave. Happy Valentine's Day!
Flying Devil Monkey
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On this brillyant tidbit, I have selected three separate accounts all involving a bizarre entity that can best be described as a flying devil monkey!
Paranormal Dispatch Volume 1
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Welcome to Season 2! I kick it off featuring a trio of tales pulled from the pages of Eve S. Evans's Supernatural 911 Calls!
Extra! Extra! The terrifying cry of the Osage Monster!
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Hear about the Osage Monster- It's probably not what you think.
Evil Smurfs-Demonic Blue Scourge of the '80's
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I look at the demonic Smurf panic of the 1980's
Ghost Ship of the Mojave
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A Spanish galleon, lade with a fortune in black pearls, lay beneath the sands of the Mojave Desert.