Sinopsis
The Weird Tales Radio Show, hosted by Charles Christian, is a fortnightly magazine programme carrying news, interviews and comment from the twilight world of ghosts, geeks, urban myths, the paranormal, and magick. Well also be playing a few mystical music tracks and casting some magical spells.
Episodios
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Episode 44: Meet the Krampus - Santa’s Demonic Little Helper
05/12/2018 Duración: 35minEpisode 44 of the Weird Tales Radio Show goes into the bowels of the earth to explore the hidden tunnels beneath historic Norwich – we meet St Nicholas and his demonic little helper the Krampus – and in our latest urban myth-busting was discover that ain’t no vampire – it’s just a punk rocker! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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43: Kitsch & Bad Karma - The Curse of the Crying Boy Paintings
27/11/2018 Duración: 31minEpisode 43 of the Weird Tales Radio Show has a roundup of some of the more bizarre Rock ’n’ Roll Conspiracy Theories. PLUS in Kitsch & Bad Karma, we look at the Curse of the Crying Boy Paintings – ain't nothing a good bonfire can't dispel! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Episode 42: Wait a minute… You’ve just Married a Hologram & Other Bizarre Tales
21/11/2018 Duración: 31minEpisode 42 of the Weird Tales Radio Show contains a major roundup of paranormal and, frankly, just plain weird news. In our Practical Magick section we’ve some handy protection spells for anyone travelling over Thanksgiving and the upcoming Christmas holiday season. And, as we make our way through the Folklore Calendar, we encounter St Hugh of Lincoln, swans, Crownation Day and an amorous revenant who couldn't take a hint. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Episode 41: Call that a Ripping Yarn! Frankly I don’t care if you are abducted by aliens
14/11/2018 Duración: 54minEpisode 41 of the Weird Tales Radio Show features a major interview with the writer Nik Perring in which he discusses the tips and trips associated with turning your real-life paranormal experiences into a book that will enthral and captivate your readers. And Janie looks at the Urban Myths surrounding Daylight Saving Time, as well as some November folklore, including Martinmas, Fenny Poppers & Pully Lugs. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Episode 40: Casting Hexes against Trump & Hitler
31/10/2018 Duración: 29minEpisode 40 of the Weird Tales Radio Show is our casting hexes against Trump and Hitler edition as we report on attempts by witches to thwart Donald Trump today, as well as stop a Nazi invasion in 1940. In an example of truth really being stranger than fiction, Janie looks at the British Royal Family and their bizarre drinking habits And we also have some autumnal folklore as we delve into the phenomenon of Angel Hair. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Episode 39: The Hideous History of the Hermitage Castle
25/10/2018 Duración: 36minEpisode 39 of the Weird Tales Radio Show is our some witch has left a cold spell in the air and given us a cold edition! Our big story is the saga of Robin Redcap and the Hideous History of the Hermitage Castle on the Scottish Borders. We also look at the legends and folklore of St Crispin’s Day - the 25th of October. Ah, we few, we happy few, we band of brothers! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Episode 38: William of Newburgh: Medieval Vampire Hunter
17/10/2018 Duración: 33minEpisode 38 of the Weird Tales Radio Show looks at the curious story of William of Newburgh, a medieval monk who chronicled England’s first accounts of zombies, vampires and little green men. Plus we look at the folklore surrounding St Luke - yes, yet more love divination rituals for girls. And we go urban mythbusting as we ask - just who were the Kitty Witches of Old Yarmouth Town. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Episode 37: Did Barnacle Geese Come from Barnacles?
10/10/2018 Duración: 29minEpisode 37 of the Weird Tales Radio Show looks at the folklore surrounding bird migration in autumn - do Barnacle Geese really come from barnacles. We go urban mythbusting as we examine the demonic legend associated with Bleeding Heart Yard in London And we have four Practical Magick Spells for the Autumn. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Episode 36: Witchcraft & the Pop Industry + the Paul McCartney is Dead Myth Returns
03/10/2018 Duración: 32minEpisode 36 of the Weird Tales Radio Show looks at the folklore surrounding winemaking + We report on the latest allegations of witchcraft and black magick in the pop industry - and ask just what is this Florida Water stuff? We also go urban myth-busting as yet more rumours claim Paul McCartney is dead. He’s not. And we look at online psychic development courses, including scrying. We didn’t see that one coming. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Episode 35: Michaelmas, the Patron Saint of Sorcerers, and Viking Squirrels
26/09/2018 Duración: 34minEpisode 35 of the Weird Tales Radio Show looks at the folklore surrounding Michaelmas + We meet St Cyprian, the patron saint of sorcerers and witches - and ask how did he get that gig? We also remember the TV series Bewitched and learn why the vikings’ squirrels were to be avoided. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Episode 34: From the Holy Grail to Leprechauns [Part 2]
19/09/2018 Duración: 43minEpisode 34 of the Weird Tales Radio Show contains part two of our interview with Brendan Keane on Celtic Revivalism, the Occult & the Irish Dimension. Janie looks at the surprisingly recent origins of English church Harvest Festivals and the curious folklore of Chalk Back Thursday. And Inanna Arthen offers a handy guide to North American Neo-Pagan resources, including books and websites. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Episode 33: From the Holy Grail to Leprechauns [Part 1]
12/09/2018 Duración: 32minEpisode 33 of the Weird Tales Radio Show contains the first part of a major interview Brendan Keane on Celtic Revivalism, the Occult & the Irish Dimension. We also have news of the latest haunting: the Ghostly Nun of Fawkham Green - don’t look in the attic, that’s where her skull is stored! And we also remember the curious tales of the New York Straw Hat Riot. No, really, people did take to the streets over wearing straw boaters out of season! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Episode 32: Anglo-Saxon Paganism Redux
05/09/2018 Duración: 37minEpisode 32 of the Weird Tales Radio Show contains the second in our series of interviews on neo-paganism today - the focus this time is the American revival of interest in Anglo-Saxon heathenism. We also have news on the latest hauntings - the focus is on the ghost of the distinctly crazy Mad Jack Mytton and, in our Practical Magick slot, we look at the Top 7 Reasons Why Your Magick Spells Fail. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Episode 31: Neo-Paganism in America
29/08/2018 Duración: 39minEpisode 31 of the Weird Tales Radio Show sees that start of a series of interviews on neo-paganism today and we ask if the United States is now the most heathen nation in the Western world. We also have news on the latest hauntings and, in our Don’t Try This At Home slot, we have the perfect recipe for creating mummies. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Episode 30: Mischievous Faeries, Magick Spells & Mystic Pyramids
15/08/2018 Duración: 32minEpisode 30 of the Weird Tales Radio Show is our Mischievous Faeries edition and, along with recounting the legends and folklore of the Willy Howe barrow, we look at the latest reports that pyramids have mystical powers, and have a recipe for using spells to magic up money. Clean. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Episode 29: Poisoning the Pigeons in the Park
08/08/2018 Duración: 26minEpisode 29 of the Weird Tales Radio Show is our Mythbusting in the Waveney Valley edition and, along with two Medieval Ghosts for August, we look at the legend of Robert Johnson - the founder member of the Forever 27 Club, and go Poisoning the Pigeons in the Park with Tom Lehrer. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Episode 28: Meet the Ancestors - It’s Lammastide and we owe everything to the Denisovans Part 2?
01/08/2018 Duración: 41minEpisode 28 of the Weird Tales Radio Show is our Lammas/Lughnasadh edition and along with walking statues, we air the concluding part of our interview with writer and historian Andrew B. Collins about the Denisovans and Gobekli Tepe. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Episode 27: Meet the Ancestors - Do we owe everything to the Denisovans?
25/07/2018 Duración: 37minEpisode 27 of the Weird Tales Radio Show is our Meet the Ancestors edition as we talk to writer and historian Andrew B. Collins about the Denisovans and Gobekli Tepe. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Episode 26: Top Hats and Brass Goggles Time
18/07/2018 Duración: 27minEpisode 26 of the Weird Tales Radio Show is our Top Hats and Brass Goggles edition as we talk to Australian writer and podcaster Madeleine D’Este about Steampunk, Forteana and the Paranormal. Clean. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Episode 25: Roswell UFOs Remembered, Infamous Paranormal Hoaxes & Don’t be lured into the marshes
11/07/2018 Duración: 34minEpisode 25 of the Weird Tales Radio Show remembers the Roswell & Rendlesham UFO sightings + looks back at some infamous Paranormal event hoaxes + talks about Paris Green & poisoned library books + it’s Jenny Burn-Tail season - don’t let Will o’the Wisp lure you into the marshes. Clean See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.