Strange Talk

For anyone into weird stuff, you have found 'your people.' We tackle topics of the bizarre, supernatural and otherworldly in an easy, conversational format. If you need to wander down some research rabbit-holes, Strange Talk will provide all the fodder you need.

Strange Talk is a arts podcast hosted by Unknown Host, with 142 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80.

Unknown Host hosts Strange Talk, a arts show with 142 episodes published.

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  Episode #25

  Strange Talk S5E25 Ep. 150 This Wasn't in the Manual (feat. Jean Border)

  Aug 27, 202658 minS5

  This week on Strange Talk, Alyx and Ginelle sit down with Jean Border for a conversation that travels from the deeply personal to the downright strange. Jean shares her journey into exploring energy work and the unseen world, including the experiences that led her down a path far outside the structured, technical world she once knew. From mysterious sensations and strange encounters to the challenges of balancing a scientific and medical mindset with experiences that don't always fit neatly into a box, Jean opens up about what happens when the weird starts demanding your attention. Along the way, the conversation wanders through healing, migraines, energy, retirement, books, conferences, and the importance of finding people you can actually talk to when your life starts getting a little... strange. So turn down the lights, keep an open mind, and settle in for another trip into the unknown. You never know where the conversation might lead or what might be waiting just outside the edges of what we think we understand. Music for this episode includes the Strange Talk Intro by Star Silk, VHS Visions by Karl Casey, and backing tracks by LoFiGeek.

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  Episode #24

  Strange Talk S5E24 Ep. 149 When the Visitors Come Calling (feat. Linda Haley)

  Aug 20, 202656 minS5

  What happens when the paranormal, energy work, and extraterrestrial encounters all start pointing toward the same strange corner of reality? Alyx and Ginelle sit down with Linda Haley, executive director of the Reiki Center in Columbus, Ohio, and the person behind the Experiencer's Forum at the Dayton UFO Conference. Linda shares the story of her own early paranormal experiences, including growing up in a haunted house, and how those frightening encounters eventually led her toward Reiki, energy work, spirit attachments, and helping others navigate experiences that can be difficult to explain. The conversation takes some seriously strange turns as Linda discusses spirit attachments, house clearings, psychic attacks, shadow people, "walk-ins," and the difference between something frightening and something truly dangerous. She also explains why she believes fear can attract lower energies, why she approaches spirits as people rather than monsters, and why she thinks experiencers need somewhere they can tell their stories without immediately being dismissed. And because this is Strange Talk, we couldn't leave the extraterrestrials out of it. Linda talks about her work with people who report ET experiences, her interest in the occupants rather than just mysterious lights in the sky, and her belief that some experiencers may be encountering something far stranger than a UFO overhead. From haunted houses to Reiki, from earthbound spirits to alien encounters, this is a conversation about what happens when the things we call impossible become somebody's everyday reality. The truth is out there, and sometimes, it walks right through the front door. Music for this episode includes the Strange Talk Intro by Star Silk, Ocean View by Karl Casey, and backing tracks by LoFiGeek.

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  Episode #23

  Strange Talk S5E23 Ep. 148 Eternally Curious (feat. Ray Szymanski)

  Aug 13, 202658 minS5

  This time, there’s no rushing Ray out the door. After catching just a few minutes with him at the Dayton UFO Conference, Alyx and Ginelle get a full hour with Wright-Patterson veteran, UFO researcher, author, and professional keeper-of-strange-stories: Ray Szymanski, and there is a lot to unpack. Ray takes us deep into the infamous 1966 Michigan UFO flap, from the hundreds of reports filed by police officers and civilians to the Dexter and Hillsdale sightings that ultimately produced one of ufology’s most enduring explanations: swamp gas. But Ray’s decades of research have taken him far beyond the familiar version of the story. He tracked down eyewitnesses, revisited the original locations, collected never-before-seen video testimony, and uncovered new connections surrounding the case, including a series of witnesses whose stories appear to corroborate one another. Then we head back to Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, where Ray recounts the strange stories he heard shortly after arriving there in 1973 (just a few years after Project Blue Book closed) and how those rumors eventually sent him down decades of UFO research. Along the way, we hear about his field investigations, his time with Travis Walton, and the accidental journey that turned years of research into his trilogy of books. And because one hour with Ray is apparently still not enough, we get into his upcoming presentations, unpublished stories, bizarre adventures in the field, Stanton Friedman stories, and what might happen if Ray ever decides that three books simply aren't enough. So turn down the lights, turn up the radio, and settle in. This is Strange Talk, and tonight, we're going deep down the UFO rabbit hole with Ray Szymanski. Music for this episode includes the Strange Talk Intro by Star Silk, War Games by Karl Casey, and backing tracks by LoFiGeek.

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  Episode #22

  Strange Talk S5E22 Ep. 147 Please Hold for Disclosure (Live at the Dayton UFO Conference)

  Aug 6, 20261h 6mS5

  The lights over Dayton are glowing. This week, Strange Talk broadcasts from the edge of the unknown at the Dayton UFO Conference, where Alyx and Ginelle venture deep into one of the country's premier gatherings of UFO researchers, experiencers, and seekers of the unexplained. First, we sit down with Ray Szymanski to explore the enduring mysteries surrounding Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Project Blue Book, government secrecy, and the strange roads that led him into a lifetime of chasing the impossible...including a ghostly encounter that followed him home from Gettysburg. Then, legendary Roswell investigator Donald Schmitt joins us to discuss the case that refuses to die and what the future of UFO disclosure may still have in store. But between those conversations, the phone begins to ring. Throughout the night, visitors stepped inside the Strange Talk Listener Line Phone Booth to leave behind their own encounters with the unknown. Mysterious lights over Ohio. Silent craft that vanished without a trace. Shadowy visitors. Impossible beings. Encounters that have lingered for decades, waiting for someone willing to listen. So dim the lights, tune your dial to the strange, and keep watching the skies.Because somewhere between static and starlight, the next incredible story is waiting. Music for this episode includes the Strange Talk Intro by Star Silk, Rise of the Machines by Karl Casey, and backing tracks by LoFiGeek.

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  Episode #21

  Strange Talk S5E21 Ep. 146 Objects in the Sky May Be Stranger Than They Appear (Haunted History of Wright-Patt AFB)

  Jul 23, 202657 minS5

  Fresh off our trip to the Dayton UFO Convention, Alyx and Ginelle make one more stop before heading home: the legendary Wright-Patterson Air Force Base. It's a place where aviation history, ghost stories, and extraterrestrial conspiracies all seem to collide...and that's exactly how we like it. Tonight, we're opening the case files on Hangar 18, rumored alien visitors, haunted aircraft, phantom footsteps, ghostly pilots, and the strange stories that have swirled around Wright-Patt for generations. Is there really something lurking behind those heavily guarded gates, or has decades of whispers turned history into the ultimate conspiracy? We'll explore the base's fascinating past, its eerie paranormal reputation, and the UFO legends that refuse to stay grounded. Along the way, expect a few laughs, a few goosebumps, and at least one moment where you'll find yourself staring a little longer at the night sky. Did Roswell's greatest secrets really end up in Dayton? Are the ghosts of pilots still keeping watch over their aircraft? And why does Wright-Patt seem to attract just as many ghost stories as UFO sightings? Grab your flashlight, keep your eyes on the skies, and maybe don't wander off into any restricted hangars. Then tune in as Strange Talk explores the place where history, hauntings, and high strangeness all share the same runway. Music for this episode includes the Strange Talk Intro by Star Silk, Diva by Karl Casey, and backing tracks by LoFiGeek.

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