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Talking Weird

by Dean Bertram PhD and Jenn Dorrell

The Paranormal... UFOs... Monsters... Mysteries... From a cabin deep in the North Woods, it's TALKING WEIRD, with your hosts Dr Dean Bertram and Jenn Dorrell. Join us for insightful, strange, spooky, and fun conversations, with fantastic guests every episode.

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  1. Dave Spinks talks WICKED 46, Bigfoot, Hauntings, UFOs

    Dave Spinks has investigated and researched the supernatural since 1986, inspired by several experiences he had as a young man. Since that time he has conducted several hundred investigations in the U.S. as well as Europe. Dave served in the U.S. Air Force for 8 Years and went on to work as a...

  2. Vincent Richardson talks Cryptids, the Paranormal, Forensic Sketches

    Vincent Richardson is the founder of the St.Louis Missouri based paranormal investigation group Minds Eye P.I. established in 2009. He has been lead investigator on local cases helping clients understand and deal with their personal paranormal experiences for 10+ years. Growing up in a 100 year…

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  3. Heidi L. Erickson talks Halloween, Witchcraft, Fairies, Celtic Gods

    Heidi Erickson is a mostly fictional character who has dedicated herself to the telling of tales and spirits, and the tales of spirits, and the spirit of telling a good tale. She has a disturbing and entertaining knowledge of both the supernatural and the best libations to accompany them. She...

  4. Dean and Jenn talk Halloween and Horror Movies

    Talking Weird's hosts Dean and Jenn launch into a fun and fast moving conversation about Halloween, astrology, and horror films. Films they chat about include HALLOWEEN 3: SEASON OF THE WITCH, John Carpenter's original HALLOWEEN (and HALLOWEEN 2), as well as Rob Zombie's remakes and his HOUSE OF...

  5. Kristen Lee talks Paranormal Confessions, Bellaire House, Spirits

    As the owner of the famous Bellaire House in Ohio, Kristin Lee is a profound psychic medium. Her advisory style embraces many multi-culturally diverse, helping people with various life obstacles. As a metaphysician, she helps families when it comes to balancing and overcoming their traumatic...

  6. Joshua Cutchin talks Where the Footprints End, Bigfoot, UFOs, High Strangeness

    Joshua Cutchin is the author of five books: 2015's A Trojan Feast: The Food and Drink Offerings of Aliens, Faeries, and Sasquatch (translated into Spanish as Banquete Troyano); 2016's The Brimstone Deceit: An In-Depth Examination of Supernatural Scents, Otherworldly Odors, & Monstrous Miasmas;...

  7. Johnny and Elijah Henderson talk the Beast of LBL, Dogman, Dinosaurs

    Johnny Henderson is founder and director of the Cryptid Studies Institute. Born in the foothills of Appalachia, he grew up hearing the tales of Sasquatch and the supernatural, which instilled his curiosity to search out these beings and others. When he is not out in the field, he is a part-time...

  8. John Bullard talks A Peek Through The Veil, Spirits, Life After Death

    John Bullard began investigating the paranormal in 2008. Having heard disembodied voices and seen shadow figures, he began to research and investigate haunted locations. After capturing incredible evidence at King's Tavern in Natchez, Mississippi, he began a life long journey to document true...

  9. Patrick Meechan talks Nightmare in Holmes County, Demons, Hauntings

    Patrick Meechan is the author of NIGHTMARE IN HOLMES COUNTY and 220 FIFTH STREET which are now available in greatly expanded second editions. He specializes in the area of spiritual warfare and how it relates to hauntings and possession. Patrick's books are published by Beyond the Fray Publishing...

  10. Jason Hewlett talks Canadian Paranormal Foundation, Sasquatch, UFOs

    Jason Hewlett is a journalist, broadcaster, and podcaster with a degree in filmmaking and film studies. A lifelong interest in the paranormal led him to join Vancouver Paranormal Society in 2017, where he was a lead investigator and society director until 2020, when he and colleague Peter Renn...

  11. Jill Shelley talks Boyd House, Hauntings, Paranormal Research

    Jill Shelley has been interested in the paranormal since she was a young child. In 2010, with a group of like-minded paranormal enthusiasts she formed an investigative team called St. Croix Paranormal. The group has traveled all over the US to well known haunted locations in search of answers.…

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  12. Edd Schultz talks Hypnosis, Past Lives, Alien Abduction Memories

    For more than 50 years, Edd Schultz has been studying and practicing hypnosis in many forms and venues. He has been both a stage hypnotist and a hypnotherapist, or as he prefers to call it, a hypnoticoach. Edd's first public performance was at the 1964 New York World's Fair when he was only…

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  13. Todd Neiss talks Bigfoot, American Primate Conservancy, Mysterious Disappearances

    Bigfoot witness-turned-researcher, Todd M. Neiss has been an active investigator for over 28 years. As a Sergeant in the Army's 1249th Combat Engineer Battalion, he came face to face with, not one, but three of the elusive giants in the temperate rain forest of Oregon's Coast Range while…

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  14. Kerry Prior talks UFO Disclosure, Bigfoot, MK-Ultra

    Kerry Prior is the writer/director/producer of THE REVENANT, a film that garnered him three best-director awards and several best-in-festival awards (27 awards total). His other feature directing credits include ROADKILL and THE BLARE RABBIT PROJECT. Kerry cut his teeth in Hollywood as a visual...

  15. Chad Lewis talks Supernatural Dares, Wendigo Lore, Big Muddy Monster

    For nearly three decades Chad Lewis has traveled the back roads of the world in search of the strange and unusual. From tracking vampires in Transylvania and searching for the elusive monster of Loch Ness to trailing the dangerous Tata Duende through remote villages of Belize and searching for...

  16. KItsie Duncan talks Paranormal X Road, Hauntings, I'd Rather Talk to Dead People

    Kitsie Duncan is well known in the paranormal world as a fierce, compassionate researcher of the unexplained. She is an author, producer, director and passionate pursuer of not only the evidence of spirit, but the story that the spirits are here to tell. In her book, I'D RATHER TALK TO DEAD…

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  17. Mister Sam Shearon talks Dark Art, UFOs, Ghosts, Cryptozoology

    Mister Sam Shearon is a British dark-artist based in Los Angeles. Specializing in horror and science-fiction, his work often includes elements inspired by ancient cultures, folklore, legend and the occult. His fascination with the supernatural, the paranormal, cryptozoology and the unexplained…

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  18. John Harrigan talks Lightships, UFO Contactees, the Occult

    John Harrigan is a British filmmaker, actor, writer and occultist. He is a founder at FoolishPeople.org, F00lishPe0ple create ritual theatre. Harrigan wrote and directed the immersive horror film STRANGE FACTORIES which toured the oldest independent cinemas in the UK as a live cinematic event as...

  19. Robert C. Robinson talks Legend Tripping, UFOs, Cryptids, Ghosts

    Robert C. Robinson served in the United States Army as an Airborne Military Policeman for 21 years. Rob has a bachelor's degree in Criminal Justice from Everest University and an associate degree in General Studies from Central Texas College and is a certified PADI wreck diver. As a boy, Robert...

  20. Emma Louise Tully talks The Haunting of Sharon Rectory, Elementals, Spirits, Faeries

    Emma Louise Tully was raised in the small village of Newtowncunningham in County Donegal, Ireland. While growing up, Emma faced unexpected challenges as she embarked on a journey with the paranormal. It all began when her parents fell in love with a dilapidated Georgian mansion. The family took…

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  21. Peter Renn talks I Want to Believe, Spirits, Hauntings

    Peter Renn has been a paranormal researcher for over 26 years. He is co-founder of the Canadian Paranormal Foundation and a documenting investigator for an ordained Exorcist in Washington State. He is also the producer and lead investigator of the YouTube show WE WANT TO BELIEVE that can be found...

  22. Ken Gerhard talks The Essential Guide to the Loch Ness Monster & Other Aquatic Cryptids

    World-renowned cryptozoologist Ken Gerhard returns to Talking Weird, to chat about his new book THE ESSENTIAL GUIDE TO THE LOCH NESS MONSTER & OTHER AQUATIC CRYPTIDS. The conversation that ensues covers a wide range of sightings and monster reports, as well as some fun theorizing: ranging from…

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  23. Kenney W. Irish talks American Cryptids, Bigfoot, Dogman, Lake Monsters

    Kenney W. Irish AKA "The Cryptopunkologist," is an author, hardcore/punk musician and Bigfoot researcher. He returns to the show to chat with Dean and Jenn about his #1 best-selling book AMERICAN CRYPTIDS: IN PURSUIT OF THE ELUSIVE CREATURES. Visit Kenney's official website…

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  24. Heidi L. Erickson talks Fae, Anunnaki, and Alien Abductions

    Heidi Erickson is a mostly fictional character who has dedicated herself to the telling of tales and spirits, and the tales of spirits, and the spirit of telling a good tale. She has a disturbing and entertaining knowledge of both the supernatural and the best libations to accompany them. She...

  25. Steve Ward talks UFOs, High Strangeness, Mothman, John Keel, Jacques Vallee

    Veteran UFO and paranormal researcher Steve Ward visits Talking Weird for an exploration of the twisting labyrinth of high strangeness. This is one that fans of John Keel, Jacques Vallee, and Patrick Harpur will not want to miss!

  26. Alexandre Brecher talks The Explorer, Mokele-mbembe, Orang Pendek

    Alexandre Brecher is a documentarian, journalist, cryptozoologist and communicator. Born in France, his career in international development has seen him work for the United Nations and other NGOs in Central Asia, the Middle East and Africa. He joins Dean and Jenn to talk about his most recent…

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  27. Jason Hewlett talks We Want to Believe, Paranormal Investigations, Ghosts, Demons

    Jason Hewlett is a host of the popular FROM THE BASEMENT radio program and podcast, co-author (with Peter Renn) of an upcoming book to be released by Shannon LeGro's and G. Michael Hopf's Beyond the Fray publishing imprint, and the creator of the new paranormal web series WE WANT TO BELIEVE. He...

  28. Aaron Daniel Annas talks There's No Such Thing as Ghosts?, Hauntings, Demons

    Aaron Daniel Annas is an Associate Professor and the director of Television and Film Arts at SUNY Buffalo State. He joins Dean and Jenn to chat about his new paranormal documentary film THERE'S NO SUCH THING AS GHOSTS? The fascinating discussion examines Aaron's chilling experiences while filming...

  29. Shannon LeGro talks Paramalgamation, Disappearances, Vampires, John Keel

    Shannon LeGro is an author, publisher, and acclaimed host of the popular INTO THE FRAY podcast, as well as the host of two Small Town Monsters' series: ON THE TRAIL OF BIGFOOT and ON THE TRAIL OF UFOS. She joins Dean and Jenn to chat about her latest spine-tingling book (co-written by USA Today...

  30. Kenney W. Irish talks Folklore Frankensteins, Bigfoot, Cryptids

    Kenney W. Irish author, explorer, and researcher from the New York Bigfoot Society, joins Dean and Jenn to chat about his latest book FOLKLORE FRANKENSTEINS. The fascinating conversation looks at Sasquatch reports in various states across the US, as well as other cryptids: including Lake…

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  31. John and Amy Bullard with Sabrina Ross talk The House in Between, Spirits, Paranormal Investigation

    John Bullard, Amy Bullard, and Sabrina Ross are paranormal investigators and stars of the new feature film documentary THE HOUSE IN BETWEEN (from directors Steve Gonsalves and Kendall Whelpton). The trio join Dean and Jenn to chat about the film, and their investigations into the paranormal,...

  32. Glenn Steckling talks George Adamaski, UFO Disinformation, ET Disclosure

    Glenn Steckling, director of the George Adamski Foundation, joins Dean and Jenn to chat about the life and legacy of history's most famous flying saucer contactee: George Adamaski. Glenn shares some of his, and his family's, own ET contact accounts and UFO sightings. The refreshing conversation...

  33. Ken Gerhard talks The Essential Guide to Bigfoot, Littlefoot

    Ken Gerhard, world renowned cryptid investigator, joins Dean and Jenn to chat about his latest book THE ESSENTIAL GUIDE TO BIGFOOT. Ken shares his own possible Bigfoot encounter, and discusses the history of Bigfoot research. The enthralling conversation also covers missing person stories,...

  34. Lon Strickler talks Winged Cryptids, Mothman, Pterosaurs

    Lon Strickler, cryptid researcher and founder of the influential Phantoms and Monsters website, joins Dean and Jenn to discuss his most recent book WINGED CRYPTIDS: HUMANOIDS, MONSTERS AND ANOMALOUS CREATURES CASEBOOK. Lon talks about some of his own encounters, including his experience with a...

  35. Jay Katz talks Australian UFOs, Mu Meson Archive, Science and Anomalies

    Jay Katz (AKA Jaimie Leonarder), curator of Sydney, Australia's iconic Mu Meson Archive, co-host of the hot new podcast Naked World (with his wife Miss Death), and Vice President of Australia's UFO Research (NSW), visits the show. A fascinating and fun conversation ensues, ranging from Australian...

  36. Adam Benedict talks Monsters in Print, Historical Cryptids, Bigfoot, Sea Serpents

    Adam Benedict, author and founder of The Pine Barrens Institute, joins Dean and Jenn to discuss his fantastic book MONSTERS IN PRINT: A COLLECTION OF CURIOUS CREATURES KNOWN MOSTLY FROM NEWSPAPERS. Jumping off from Adam's own possible sea monster encounter, the conversation delves into a fun and...

  37. Richard Doty talks Insider UFO Secrets

    Richard Doty, retired Special Agent of the Air Force's Office of Special Investigations, joins Dean and Jenn for what might be the show's most important interview yet. Richard, the quintessential UFO insider, is infamous for his involvement in the Paul Bennewitz affair. He has also been accused…

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  38. Dakota Laden talks Destination Fear, Trail to Terror, Hauntings, UFOs

    Dakota Laden, filmmaker and TV personality, joins Dean and Jenn to discuss season two of his hit paranormal series DESTINATION FEAR. The fun, spooky, and intriguing conversation delves into Dakota's most frightening experiences, both on and off camera. They also chat about GHOST ADVENTURES,...

  39. Lyle Blackburn talks Sinister Swamps, Momo, Boggy Creek, Bigfoot

    Lyle Blackburn, leading cryptid researcher and author, joins Dean and Jenn to discuss his highly anticipated upcoming book SINISTER SWAMPS: MONSTERS AND MYSTERIES FROM THE MIRE, some of his previous seminal works, including MOMO: THE STRANGE CASE OF THE MISSOURI MONSTER and THE BEAST OF BOGGY...

  40. Edd Schultz talks Exorcism, The Warrens, Magic, Hypnosis

    Edd Schultz, once known as "The Psychic Priest", worked alongside famous paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren on several haunting and possession cases. Ordained in the Episcopal Church, Edd has also been a stage magician, teacher, author, actor, and hypnotherapist. He joins Dean and…

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  41. Linda S. Godfrey talks Mystery Panthers, Bigfoot Encounters, UFOs

    Linda S. Godfrey, the world renowned investigator and author, joins Dean and Jenn to chat about her new documentary film RETURN TO WILDCAT MOUNTAIN: WISCONSIN'S BLACK PANTHER NEXUS, as well as her latest book I KNOW WHAT I SAW: MODERN DAY ENCOUNTERS WITH MONSTERS OF NEW URBAN LEGEND AND ANCIENT...

  42. Greg Newkirk and Karl Pfeiffer talk Hellier, UFOnauts, Valis, Hauntings, Bigfoot

    Greg Newkirk (https://weirdhq.com/) and Karl Pfeiffer (https://www.karlpfeiffer.com/) - paranormal researchers and creators of the ground-breaking paranormal series HELLIER - join Dean and Jenn in studio, during the 4th annual MidWest WeirdFest, to chat about their multi-award winning show. The...

  43. Kyle J. Macias talks The Hat Man, Bedroom Visitations, Demons, Tulpas

    Kyle J. Macias, paranormal researcher and documentary filmmaker, joins Dean and Jenn to chat about his film THE HAT MAN: DOCUMENTED CASES OF PURE EVIL. The frightening conversation that ensues explores the terrifying apparition known as the Hat Man, and related phenomena; such as bedroom...

  44. Jenn Dorrell talks Spirits, Sleep Paralysis, Visitation Dreams

    Co-host Jenn Dorrell joins the show for the first time. She talks with Dean Bertram about her many intriguing paranormal experiences, from childhood to the current day. Including: sleep paralysis, visitation dreams (dreams of the dead). contact with spirits, demonic apparitions, and what some…

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  45. Zelia Edgar talks UFOs, John Keel, Jacques Vallee, The X-Files

    Zelia Edgar (www.justanothertinfoilhat.com) joins host Dean Bertram for a trip down the rabbit hole of UFO belief. A fascinating conversation ensues: from the ideas of the late UFO/Fortean writer John Keel and his influence on the X-Files, through the writings of Jacques Vallee, to the cultural…

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The Paranormal... UFOs... Monsters... Mysteries... From a cabin deep in the North Woods, it's TALKING WEIRD, with your hosts Dr Dean Bertram and Jenn Dorrell. Join us for insightful, strange, spooky, and fun conversations, with fantastic guests every episode.

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