Season One | October - December, 2020
#1 - Tulpas
#2 - Stinkfoot
In Episode Two, the Spectral Skull Session continues as your hosts turn their investigatory powers to the world of cryptozoology. In this weeks’ episode, we discuss sightings of a North American Bigfoot-like creature distinguished by its foul odor: the Stinkfoot! Members of the Stinkfoot family include the “Swamp Ape” of Florida and the “Missouri Monster.” Could the Stinkfoot be a hoax, a rogue monkey, or Florida Man in disguise? Come along with us as we explore the possibilities!
#3 - Machine Elves
DMT is a powerful hallucinogen known for triggering encounters with mysterious entities, sometimes dubbed “Machine Elves.” Chris & Dane explore the supremely weird stratum of psychedelic lore surrounding the Machine Elves in this far-out episode. The discussion ranges from clinical research on psychedelic usage to the early writings of famed DMT-enthusiast, Terrence McKenna. Are the Machine Elves real? Does DMT have the power to put us in contact with another dimension? Come along with us as we explore the possibilities!
#4 - Psi Research
Chris and Dane square off in a debate about the infamous ‘Bem’ experiments, which allegedly found evidence of the reality of psychic ability in otherwise normal college students!
#5 - Pentagon UFO (UAV) Investigations
When U.S. naval pilots began capturing video confirmation of Unidentified Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) in the early 21st century, the U.S. government mobilized to assess the apparent threat to America’s military operators. Could UAVs be software glitches, terrestrial drones, a Pentagon disinformation campaign, or something even more sinister? Chris & Dane comprehensively review the past three years of public news and declassified intelligence about the military’s growing interest in the UAV phenomena. Critically evaluating every possibility, we present the best evidence available in human history that shows there is something seriously strange happening in America’s skies.
#6 - Exorcisms
A quick trip to the Church bathroom turns into deliverance; a Don Juan forms an unholy alliance of sorts; grandma’s haunted bedroom. Chris and Dane map the possible explanations for exorcisms in this hell-raising episode!
#7 - Shadow People
The most commonly encountered cryptid is also one of the most terrifying. Chris and Dane discuss true stories of encounters with shadow people from Jason Offutt’s book “Darkness Walks: The Shadow People Among Us.” After that, we interview Jamie, a Connecticut woman who has been haunted by the shadow people for years.
#8 - The Chicago Mothman
Recent reports of giant birds and humanoid creatures over Northern Illinois have startled journalists into talking of the ‘Chicago Mothman.’ Is this the same cryptid that famously terrorized Point Pleasant, West Virginia, from 1966-67? Are these manifestations an ill portent for the windy city? Chris and Dane explore the possibilities in this Mothman-haunted episode.
#9 - Astrology
We are made of star stuff, orbiting a star, and dependent on that star. Does it not follow that stars rule our destiny? To explore that question, Chris and Dane unpack the case for astrology. After the team delves into the fundamentals of drawing up your horoscope, Chris discusses the possible role of seasonal change in explaining astrological signs. Dane speculates that astrology originated with ancient warring interplanetary civilizations.
#10 - The Bridgewater Triangle
Great evil has taken place in the southeastern corner of Massachusetts. The swamps have been the site of brutal combat and staggering betrayal. Violent cults have stalked the forests. It should come as no surprise that this is one of North America’s most haunted places. Chris and Dane outline the region with a constellation of stories about phantom hitchhikers, giant snakes, thunderbirds, UFOs, pukwudgies, ghostly fires, and native spirits. What is taking place in the Massachusetts wilderness? Is this simply a case of bad memories yet to be forgotten? Or is it something more sinister?
#11 - Psychedelic Mystery Beer Cults
Was the classical world bound together by a potent hallucinogen? Chris and Dane discuss Brian C. Muraresku’s New York Times best-selling book, “The Immortality Key: The Secret History of The Religion With No Name.” Muraresku argues that the Hellenistic world orbited around a mystery cult whose central ritual involved hallucinogenic beer. After assessing the evidence for ritualistic narcotic usage by the ancient Greeks, Chris and Dane shift the conversation to the nature of psychoactive spirituality and the possibility that America’s increasingly permissive attitude towards psychedelics could herald an imminent spiritual revival.
#12 - Galactic Federation or Fraudulation?
The episode begins with an international news round-up of UFOs and otherworldly visitations from the USA, France, and Israel. Next, Dane outlines French scientist & UFOlogist Jacques Vallée’s arguments against the extraterrestrial hypothesis. Finally, Chris and Dane confront their growing suspicions that there is a, possibly sinister, story of manipulation and control behind UFO phenomena.
#13 - Yuletide Tales of Myth and Mystery
The episode begins with an international news round-up of UFOs and otherworldly visitations from the USA, France, and Israel. Next, Dane outlines French scientist & UFOlogist Jacques Vallée’s arguments against the extraterrestrial hypothesis. Finally, Chris and Dane confront their growing suspicions that there is a, possibly sinister, story of manipulation and control behind UFO phenomena.