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Files Obscura
by Files Obscura
A dive into dark tales, morbid curiosities, and obscure events
Episodes
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Stonewall
With a culture of denial and criminalization, having to deal with mob owned bars, and constant raids made for an explosive powder keg that blew up in a riot. The fallout led and evolved into what we call Pride and the LGBTQ community. Remember you are loved and always worth it. HAPPY PRIDE
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Military deserters
Today we shake it up a bit by looking into a different kind of rabbit hole. With so many stories and reasons for desertion, we have 2 tales today we felt were a good start
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Looking back since George Floyd
In this short episode I wanted to just have some thoughts and talk briefly about George floyd, the unjust persecution of black people, and how still nothing has changed. This will be the last we cover any current events or major stories of this caliber. Thank you all who have stuck around, we…
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The Monster with 21 faces
The head of the Glico food brand is threatened by an anonymous source going by the monster with 21 faces however there intentions may not be what they seem
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The Austrian wine poisoning conspiracy
The many crimes and conspiracies throughout the 20th century made for many headlines and in this case, disrupted an entire country's wine industry.
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Our One Year Episode!!
It's been one year and we wanna come back strong. We decided to stay relaxed as we come back but normal episodes will resume soon
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Texas Freeze and Weird Dreams
I'm doing something a little different. With unexpected arctic surges devastating Texas, communicating with the team is difficult. I'm going solo in what may be an addition to the series with some minisodes for you guys. Stay warm, check on your loved ones, and get ready to hunker down. We love…
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Chilling Malaysian Tales
Today we take a viewer request from Malaysia. We dipped our toes into some creepy ghost stories on a haunted highway and some cryptids that roam the country
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The MAGA Coup
With the holiday hiatus over it feels great to be back. I do wish there were more exciting news but on January 6th, 2021 the United States Capitol building was stormed but a traitorous mob set to overthrow American Democracy. There is so much that lead to this, so we talked about a few major points
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Close encounters of the third kind: The Zamora and Masse cases
During the cold war the U.S. experienced a massive rise in UFO sightings. We look at the Zamora and Masse cases in two different countries and years claiming to witness the same ship. Unlike most cases however, these cases are widely accepted as the most credible sightings on record
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The Trojan War
In Gabs first episode hosting she takes us on a journey to learn about the trojan war, or more specifically what the gods were up to instead of the heroes we are all familiar with
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Gerald Gardner and NeoPaganism
We dive into the rise of wicca with the Father who brought it into our modern life and the rise of Pagan beliefs that followed after his death
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Election Day
Hello everyone, we are back today and we have a new Election Day episode ready for you. With such an important day and monumental decisions being made, we wanted to catch you up briefly to the madness up until now and share some changes coming your way
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Internet oddities and celebrations
Its our 6 month special and in our attempt to cover some curious things we found online we celebrate going 6 months without fail. I hope you all enjoy this different episode with us and we can't wait to bring out more good stories for you guys
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Harry Harlow and the Pit of Despair
During the 1970's Harry Harlow would design and executemany experiments on infant monkeys that would shape our understanding of attachment and development by giving us the worst possible outcomes both imagined and otherwise
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The Tuskegee Syphilis Study
For 40 years, the United States held an unethical study examining the long term effects of Syphilis in african american men by lying, intentionally withholding treatment, and using outdated beliefs to justify the study
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Strange Blue world
Today we have a bit of fun with a different style of episode as we introduce our new cohost Gabs, my best friend and a new fun personality to add to the mix
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The Philadelphia Experiment
In 1943, the US Navy to undergo a classified top secret experiment that would grant the allies the advantage durring WW2. However it did not go as planned as the crew would suffer horribly and some even perished. With tales of time travel and invisibility on the ocean, what really happened in...
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Future pt. 2 Astract Dystopia
As a continuation of last weeks discussion we had a lot of extra things to talk about on the subject so we hope you enjoy this expanded talk on our thoughts of the future
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Future tech and humans
Today, we relax a bit and discuss our thoughts and speculation on afvancing tech and its impact to our future
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The Rendlesham UFO Encounter
In late December, 1980 strange lights would hover near United States Air Force Bases located in Suffolk, Englad im the Rendlesham Forest and go on to be one of the best documented cases of a UFO encounter with a variety of details and corroborated accounts
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Luka Magnotta
During the late 2000's and early 2010's one man would descend into a pit of narcissism and mental paranoia obsessive in his need to have all eyes on him. Nothing was above this Canadian's morals to get attention and with many web sleuths hot on his tail it was only a matter of time before he'd be...
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The Satanic Panic
During the 1980's and early 1990's America, and later the world at large, would see a massive increase into the fear of an influencing satanic force in the world and ruling their lives. This would strike a moral debate that can still be felt today
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The Devil Made Me Do It
In 1974 in the English countryside, a man would seem to defy all humanity and commit one of the most gruesome murders covered so far on this podcast. We take a look at Michael Taylor and the events of the Ossett murder case and discuss what actually happened, if the Devil really made him do it
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"BROKEN ARROW" and the Nuclear age
Through years of secret research and development, we developed the atom bomb and changed the world ushering in the nuclear age but with our rush to develop the strogest weapon we became careless and we have close to death and destruction many times with accidents designated "BROKEN ARROW"
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The Lead Mask Case of Vintém Hill
In August of 1966, 2 men were discovered atop a hill in Brazil with their eyes covered with homemade lead masks. Durthur down the rabbit hole reveals these electronics specialists were a part of a spiritual scientific group attempting to reach being of intense luminosity. Find out more in our...
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Tales of Haunted Dolls
This episode we talk about The island of dolls, Robert the doll, and Mr Fritz in this loose format episode led by Vlad.
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The Bennington Triangle Feat. Sebastian from the Stay Hydrated podcast
In our first collaboration we welcome Sebastian Guell to discuss the Bennington Triangle and the surrounding area. From man eating rocks to Bigfoot, come listen in on what is happening in the woods of Vermont
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Current events update: civil protests, statues, and Covid 19
In such a unique time in history, we decided to have a different video to talk about important events that have happened
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The Setagaya Family Murders
Just before the turn of the century, a japanese family would meet a tragic end and to this day the murderer remains free and unknown
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Search for Extra Terrestrial Intelligence
On todays episode we take a more general discussion approach to the question, is there life out there. We look at some of the earliest pioneers and useful tools and methods we use to search
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Gloomy Sunday
In 1933 the world would be introduced to the infamous Gloomy Sunday, a song said to drive you to kill yourself. Check out some of the other factors and hear some of the tales that helped build the legend of this song
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Gloria Ramirez, The Toxic Lady
In February 1994, 31 year old Gloria Ramirez would be brought in convulsing and having difficulty breathing. Eventually the hospital staff would begin to suffer a myriad of health issues and fears of a chemical exposure leaking from Gloria. To this day there is no clear answer to explain the case...
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The Kentucky Vampire
because it has insufficient inline citations. Roderrick Justin "Rod" Ferrell (born March 28, 1980) is an American convicted murderer. He was a member of a loose-knit gang of teenagers from Murray, Kentucky, known as the "Vampire Clan". Covicted of killing two adults, we get to see a bit of what…
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Corona virus and Pandemics
This week we cover our current pandemic and try to take a lesson from history with the Spanish flu. We are joined for the first time, by Nathan snowa, our first guest
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Black Wall Street
In a very difficult dive, we explore one of America's darkest chapters dealing with racial discrimination and the kkk and how it destroyed an amazing community
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Cults, VR, and how Society could change
In a more open discussion style we discuss our opinions on the future of social interactions and the dangers of what could come in an evolving landscape and human sociology
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1982 Chicago Tylenol Murders
On September 29th, 1982 7 people would die from extra strength tylenol laced with potassium cyanide. To this day the case has remained unsolved
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The Kelly-Hopkinsville Goblins
In our first dive into the deep discussion into a relatively unknown topic of UFO lore, the Kentucky Goblins
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A dive into dark tales, morbid curiosities, and obscure events
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