The Esoteric Book Club
Welcome back, Goblins! The Esoteric Book Club reviews books on the supernatural, the magical, and the strange. New episodes are released on the Full Moon and the New Moon and alternated between a book review and a special topic discussion or interview.
Listen on:
Episodes
Tuesday Jun 14, 2022
Tuesday Jun 14, 2022
Are the sightings of pale humanoid creatures crawling along the fringes of humanity a modern myth or is there more to the story? Find out tonight as we take a look at “The Meme Humanoid” by Lon Strickler.
“The Meme Humanoids: Modern Myths or Real Monsters” by Lon Strickler: https://tinyurl.com/2p88ymnx
Phantoms and Monsters Blog: https://www.phantomsandmonsters.com/
WV Folklore Survey: https://forms.gle/rLVG7ABTrkvquBSb7
Theme music is courtesy of Sara Rudy and her band Hello June, and is used with their permission. The song “Fight, Don't Fight” can be downloaded at: https://tinyurl.com/y886ns56
If you want to hear more of their music, you can find them at https://www.wearehellojune.com/ or on Bandcamp at https://hellojune.bandcamp.com/
Esoteric Book Club can be found on:
Facebook: @esotericbookclub
Instagram: esotericbookclub
Web: www.esotericbookclub.org
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Esotericbookclub
Paypal: paypal.me/esotericbookclub
Monday May 30, 2022
Monday May 30, 2022
If you read the title and ask "Huh!?", then you have the correct response. Don't worry. Everything will be explained!
(Edit: Increased the volume on the original recording)
“Do trees exist (scientifically speaking)?”, by Ashley Hamer: https://tinyurl.com/2tru35us
“These meteorites contain all of the building blocks of DNA”,
by Nicoletta Lanese: https://tinyurl.com/53c7jyw3
“Mind-Altering Parasite May Make Infected People More Attractive, Study Suggests”, by Peter Dockrill: https://tinyurl.com/nrr65srn
“'Magnetic anomalies' may be protecting the moon's ice from melting”, by Brandon Specktor: https://tinyurl.com/yck2z3eb
“An interstellar object exploded over Earth in 2014, declassified government data reveal”, by Brandon Spektor: https://tinyurl.com/mtewdj97
“US gov't report proposed nuking the moon, newly released documents reveal”, by Brandon Spektor: https://tinyurl.com/yckrkmea
Paranormal Neighborhood Watch
“Was that ‘triangular-shaped’ object seen flying over east Charlotte a UFO? This is what we know”, by Evan Moore: https://tinyurl.com/48xzyxss
“West Virginia Turkey Hunter Discovers Giant Sloth Skull That's at Least 11,000 Years Old”, by Bob McNally: https://tinyurl.com/yckksz6m
“Cops at a Forensics School are Learning Witchcraft to Find Dead Bodies”, by Shira Li Bartov: https://tinyurl.com/5a42uh3v
“Russia is using military-trained dolphins in the Black Sea, according to satellite images”, by Ben Turner: https://tinyurl.com/28ep574x
News of the Weird
“Astronauts can no longer commit crimes on the moon, Canada decrees”, by Brandon Specktor: https://tinyurl.com/45cf3rwu
“No, the Loch Ness Monster was not a whale's penis”, by Harry Baker:
https://tinyurl.com/3c3bakr9
“Groundbreaking Study Confirms Pterosaurs Really Did Have Feathers – And That's Not All”, by Peter Dockrill: https://tinyurl.com/396fmu7x
“Why have aliens never visited Earth? Scientists have a disturbing answer”, by Ben Turner: https://tinyurl.com/mc89fcw6
“Potentially Alive 830-Million-Year-Old Organisms Found Trapped in Ancient Rock”, by Michelle Starr: https://tinyurl.com/4tz9kh5y
Esoteric Book Club can be found on:
Facebook: @esotericbookclub
Web: www.esotericbookclub.org
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Esotericbookclub
Paypal: paypal.me/esotericbookclub
Saturday Apr 16, 2022
Saturday Apr 16, 2022
Are fairies, angels, demons, and aliens all really just a manifestation of the same phenomena? Dr. Jacques Vallee examines the similarities in this classic text, Passport to Magonia.
Passport to Magonia by Jacques Vallee: https://tinyurl.com/2zuy8zww
Theme music is courtesy of Sara Rudy and her band Hello June, and is used with their permission. The song “Fight, Don't Fight” can be downloaded at: https://tinyurl.com/y886ns56
If you want to hear more of their music, you can find them at https://www.wearehellojune.com/ or on Bandcamp at https://hellojune.bandcamp.com/
Esoteric Book Club can be found on:
Facebook: @esotericbookclub
Instagram: esotericbookclub
Web: www.esotericbookclub.org
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Esotericbookclub
Paypal: paypal.me/esotericbookclub
Friday Apr 01, 2022
Friday Apr 01, 2022
You're listening to Esoteric News Briefs, episode 2.13 – Long Live the Queen!
“Astronomers watched a dead planet smash into a dead star for first time ever”,
by Brandon Specktor: https://tinyurl.com/2p8byfp9
“Ancient Cave Shows Modern Humans Ventured Into Europe Far Earlier Than We Knew”, by
Pierre Celerier, AFP: https://tinyurl.com/2beu6u35
“Mysterious wooden figures with stone eyes found in Yorkshire ditch go on display at British Museum, by Alexandra Wood: https://tinyurl.com/muh2766v
“T. Rex May Have Actually Been 3 Species, According to a Close Look at The Bones”, by Conor Feehly: https://tinyurl.com/wpkh3rb5
“These are the 10 states where you’re most likely to see a UFO”, by Katie Davis: https://tinyurl.com/2p8f98r9
“Sightings of the Supernatural”, but Greatlakesstakes.com: https://tinyurl.com/2489eh56
“Graves of dozens of kings from the time of King Arthur uncovered in Britain”, by Tom Metcalfe: https://tinyurl.com/5n7bbutm
“Signs of 'Significant' Brain Rewiring Have Been Found in Space Travelers”, by David Nield: https://tinyurl.com/yc3aaswh
“Scientists discover lost range of 'supermountains' three times longer than the Himalayas”, by Brandon Specktor: https://tinyurl.com/msutpf4x
“Lunar Rover Discovers Mysterious Glass Spheres on The Far Side of The Moon”, by Michelle Starr: https://tinyurl.com/2p882jsh
“Spiders Caught Hunting in Giant Synchronized Swarms, And Now We Know How”, but Cameron Duke: https://tinyurl.com/3djsfkdt
“Ancient Japanese ‘killing stone’ said to contain evil demon has cracked open”, by Jamie Harris: https://tinyurl.com/2p8eprn8
“Surprising Dinosaur Discovery: Ankylosaur Was Sluggish and Deaf”, by the University of Vienna: https://tinyurl.com/2p862uu4
“Long-necked dinosaurs had a gait unlike any living animal”, by Christa Lesté-Lasserre : https://tinyurl.com/22rb3svs
“We May Have Been Calling Machu Picchu The Wrong Name For Over 100 Years”, by Carly Cassella: https://tinyurl.com/49wk2ntw
“Caving team discovers, retrieves rare ice age-era cat skeleton from Southwest Virginia cave”, by Sarah Wade: https://tinyurl.com/4scdxc43
“Scientists Translated a Spiderweb Into Music, And It's Utterly Captivating”, by Michelle Starr: https://tinyurl.com/mpp278r6
Esoteric Book Club can be found on:
Facebook: @esotericbookclub
Web: www.esotericbookclub.org
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Esotericbookclub
Paypal: paypal.me/esotericbookclub