Tinker Swiss Cottage

The Bell Witch

Resurrect the podcast with Dustin and Onna as they dive into one of America’s oldest and most terrifying hauntings, the story of the Bell Witch. What began as strange noises on a quiet Tennessee farm in 1817 soon became a full-blown supernatural assault that tormented the Bell family for years. Is the Bell Witch a figment of a collective imagination? What the hell is a witch anyway? Can Dustin and Onna find time to continue doing this podcast? Listen in and find out!

The Rain Man - Don Decker

Flip the script with Onna and Dustin as they struggle to find non-paranormal explanations for the story of Don Decker A.K.A. "The Rain Man."  Can grief give you the ability to make it rain? Would "group think" cause collective hallucinations? Will Dustin ever get an episode out on time? Listen in to find out!   Sources: https://unsolved.com/gallery/don-decker/ [https://unsolved.com/gallery/don-decker/] https://youtu.be/9_AVvNrLul0?si=akI0CfBLk3zkvIjS [https://youtu.be/9_AVvNrLul0?si=akI0CfBLk3zkvIjS] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cyaZNCyxwr4 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cyaZNCyxwr4]

The Florida Skunk Ape

Trudge along with Onna and Dustin through the swamps of Florida as they seek out the elusive Florida Swamp Ape. Are there primates that are undiscovered hiding in plain sight? Do the smells of the past haunt us? How alike are Dustin and his "Florida Man" equivalent? Listen in to find out! Sources: https://skunkapeevents.weebly.com/skunk-ape-sightings.html [https://skunkapeevents.weebly.com/skunk-ape-sightings.html] https://www.outdoorhub.com/stories/2012/12/02/the-scientific-search-for-sasquatch-with-dr-jeff-meldrum/ [https://www.outdoorhub.com/stories/2012/12/02/the-scientific-search-for-sasquatch-with-dr-jeff-meldrum/]   First video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MWPw_D5vpuw [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MWPw_D5vpuw] Second video- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xb9YcIlkl_c [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xb9YcIlkl_c] Third Video - https://youtu.be/Kqe4g0aLxZc?si=hSpUrjWeXSgwNBe9   Further Readings: https://humanorigins.si.edu/evidence/human-evolution-interactive-timeline

Tinker Swiss Cottage

Mosey on out to the Midwest with Onna and Dustin as they look into one of its most haunted houses, the Tinker Swiss Cottage! Do certain materials help store paranormal energies? Is Rockford the most haunted city in the Midwest? Can Onna guess all of Rockford's nicknames?  Listen in to find out!   Videos:  Jack Osbourne https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kz6QawGkGvQ [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kz6QawGkGvQ] 1st Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y55HYKeKGN4&t=86s [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y55HYKeKGN4&t=86s] "EVP" https://youtu.be/LVu2Ba78KpQ?si=Z-90IVPlXLdk7U-V&t=223 [https://youtu.be/LVu2Ba78KpQ?si=Z-90IVPlXLdk7U-V&t=223] Dousing Rods https://youtu.be/asyOsFEf6jM?si=HM-qPlqFHrqvcZgk&t=143 [https://youtu.be/asyOsFEf6jM?si=HM-qPlqFHrqvcZgk&t=143]   Sources: https://www.hauntedrockford.com/tinker-cottage-one-of-rockfords-most-haunted-places/   https://drloihjournal.blogspot.com/2018/01/history-of-tinker-family-and-tinker-swiss-cottage-museum-and-gardens-in-rockford-illinois.html [https://drloihjournal.blogspot.com/2018/01/history-of-tinker-family-and-tinker-swiss-cottage-museum-and-gardens-in-rockford-illinois.html]   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tinker_Swiss_Cottage [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tinker_Swiss_Cottage]

Ghost Hitchhikers

Bum a ride with Onna and Dustin as they cruise across the globe to find evidence of ghost hitchhikers and videos of ghost encounters. Are hallucinations more common than we think? Can vibrations make us see things? Why do we inherently trust young women on the side of the road? Women can have knives too! Listen in a find out!   Videos: Ishinomaki taxi ghosts https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6uN5flrkzfw&t=0s [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6uN5flrkzfw&t=0s]   Night Guard - Jamaica https://www.tiktok.com/@absolutelyjamaican/video/7216248084030852398 [https://www.tiktok.com/@absolutelyjamaican/video/7216248084030852398]   Mechanic https://www.tiktok.com/@nightmarefuel__/video/7186111441265642757 [https://www.tiktok.com/@nightmarefuel__/video/7186111441265642757]   Hospital Guard Argentina GHost https://www.reddit.com/r/Unexpected/comments/yuotmv/a_women_enters_a_clinic/   Two Kids follow https://www.instagram.com/reel/CrNNnoup36g/ [https://www.instagram.com/reel/CrNNnoup36g/]   Security guard Columbia 4:14 https://youtu.be/QDzR59i3Cow?si=_Hsn9xvaLtTa1fRi [https://youtu.be/QDzR59i3Cow?si=_Hsn9xvaLtTa1fRi]   Sources: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2016/02/05/taxi-drivers-see-ghosts-after-tsunami/79871530/ https://www.hauntedrooms.co.uk/bluebell-hill-ghost-kent [https://www.hauntedrooms.co.uk/bluebell-hill-ghost-kent] Beardsley and Hankey: https://warwick.ac.uk/fac/arts/modernlanguages/applying/undergraduate/crossschool/ln305/biblio/beardsley__hankey_the_vanishing_hitchhiker.pdf