Encounters

Episode 32: The One about the Portal in the Pentagon (Part 2)

The much anticipated second part of our episode about the portal in the Pentagon is here! If you listened to episode one and were just as intrigued about the intersections about the end of the world, aliens, demons, and the US government--then part two is definitely for you! We do a deep dive into this particularly intense conspiracy theory to talk about the ways in which these very separate beliefs can all intersect.

Episode 31: The One about the Portal in the Pentagon (pt 1)

If you've ever wondered about the connection between UFOs, demons, the government, and witchcraft--have we got the episode for you. This week, we bring you part one of a two part episode, where Ellie and Jesse take a look at a portal that the US government opened up inside the Pentagon.

Episode 30: The One about Krampus

Alright, alright, we know you've been curious how we at Encounters were going to spook up your Christmas--well, with Krampus of course. We're pushing this episode out a little early in celebration of Bloomington's own Krampus parade (https://www.facebook.com/BloomingtonKrampus/). I mean, how often do you get to talk about Saint Nick's companions? Especially ones with cloven hooves and a pension for whipping children?

Episode 29: The One about the Mothman Festival

We recommend listening to Episode 28 before this one! Last episode, we had a series of unexplainable sounds on our audio. We think it's the result of recording in the doll room at our department--which is just as spooky as it sounds. We decided to re-record the second half of that episode so you all could actually hear us talk about one of our favorite December events--the Mothman Festival! We use this episode to think about the role of festival, commodification, and place-making.

Episode 27: The Live One at ISCLR (Part 2)

PART TWO of our two part episode featuring a live storytelling session at the International Contemporary Legend Research Society. If you love live storytelling sessions, than this is the one for you. Most of the stories in this part of the session are centered around the Old Hag or the Mare--so listen to episode 26 for context first! This is from our first EVER live episode, so go easy on us!