Episode 88: Dark History of the Ouija Board

Episode 88: Dark History of the Ouija Board

Can a board game be the portal to evil beyond our comprehension? Is the Ouija board a tool used to speak with the dead? Where did it even come from? Join Sage and Frank as they ask the questions on the origins of the Dark History of the Ouija Board and make sure they say goodbye! Disclaimer: The opinions stated within this episode are entirely our own and do not reflect the opinions, values, or choices of our respective places of employment.  Trigger Warnings: Mentions of demons, evil, possessions and Satan. Brief mentions of death. Communicating with the dead. Sources: Ouija - Wikipedia [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ouija] The Dark History Behind Ouija Boards (Published Oct. 2015) [https://www.baltimoremagazine.com/section/artsentertainment/the-dark-and-fascinating-history-of-the-ouija-board-baltimore-origins/] S-T-R-O-N-G: Investigating the History of the Ouija Board at The Strong Museum [https://www.museumofplay.org/blog/s-t-r-o-n-g-investigating-the-history-of-the-ouija-board-at-the-strong-museum/] Ouija Board: Topics in Chronicling America - Research Guides at Library of Congress [https://guides.loc.gov/chronicling-america-ouija-board] The Curious History of the Ouija Board, Plus: How to Actually Use One! ‹ CrimeReads [https://crimereads.com/the-curious-history-of-the-ouija-board-plus-how-to-actually-use-one/] History - William Fuld & the Ouija Board | The Nevermore Haunt [https://thenevermorehaunt.com/history/history-william-fuld-the-ouija-board/] The Mysterious Talking Board: Ouija and Beyond | SFO Museum [https://www.sfomuseum.org/exhibitions/mysterious-talking-board-ouija-and-beyond] The Ouija Board Can't Connect Us to Paranormal Forces—but It Can Tell Us a Lot About Psychology, Grief and Uncertainty [https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-ouija-board-cant-connect-us-to-paranormal-forces-but-it-can-tell-us-a-lot-about-psychology-grief-and-uncertainty-5860627/] Are You Afraid of the Ouija Board? | Psychology Today [https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/strange-journeys/202508/are-you-afraid-of-the-ouija-board] Ouija Boards 'Dangerous, Dangerous' Tools of Evil That Deny God's Love, Say Catholic Experts - Archdiocese of New York [https://www.archny.org/posts/ouija-boards-dangerous-dangerous-tools-of-evil-that-deny-gods-love-say-catholic-experts] Are Ouija Boards Harmless? | Catholic Answers Q&A [https://www.catholic.com/qa/are-ouija-boards-harmless] Aleister Crowley - Wikipedia [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aleister_Crowley]  Catechism of the Catholic Church - Wikipedia [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catechism_of_the_Catholic_Church]  Socials and Other Links: Instagram @unknownunsolvedunseenpod Puppysaurus Ko-fi and Redbubble: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://ko-fi.com/puppysaurusrex⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://ko-fi.com/puppysaurusrex]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.redbubble.com/people/PuppysaurusRex/shop?asc=u⁠⁠ [https://www.redbubble.com/people/PuppysaurusRex/shop?asc=u]

Episode 87: Italian Unabomber

Between the years of 1993 and 2007, an unidentified individual sent out bombs throughout the Veneto and Friuli-Venezia regions of Italy. Over 30 bombs were planted and discovered or detonated. In all of that time, no one has successfully been charged for the crimes. Who committed such crimes and why? Join Frank and Sage as they look into the Italian Unabomber Disclaimer: The opinions stated within this episode are entirely our own and do not reflect the opinions, values, or choices of our respective places of employment. Trigger Warning: Maiming of people, bombings, and attacks aimed at children. Sources: Unabomber (Italia) - Wikipedia [https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unabomber_(Italia)] Diciassette indizi contro l’ingegnere | Corriere delle Alpi [https://www.corrierealpi.it/cronaca/diciassette-indizi-contro-lingegnere-om1tvmxx]  https://web.archive.org/web/20141016211214/http://www.lastoriasiamonoi.rai.it/puntate/follia-esplosiva/885/default.aspx [https://web.archive.org/web/20141016211214/http://www.lastoriasiamonoi.rai.it/puntate/follia-esplosiva/885/default.aspx]  Unabomber, There is Another Suspect - la Repubblica [https://ricerca.repubblica.it/repubblica/archivio/repubblica/2006/08/29/unabomber-un-altro-indagato.html]  The Unabomber nightmare returns: 9-year-old girl mutilated - la Repubblica [https://ricerca.repubblica.it/repubblica/archivio/repubblica/2003/04/26/torna-incubo-unabomber-bimba-di-anni.html] Unabomber, Children Under Fire - la Repubblica [https://ricerca.repubblica.it/repubblica/archivio/repubblica/2002/09/03/unabomber-sotto-tiro-bambini.html] Unabomber returns to the supermarket - la Repubblica [https://ricerca.repubblica.it/repubblica/archivio/repubblica/2000/11/08/unabomber-torna-al-supermercato.html] Egg bomb at the supermarket - la Republicca [https://ricerca.repubblica.it/repubblica/archivio/repubblica/2000/11/05/uovo-bomba-al-supermercato.html] The pipe bomb was in a colony - la Repubblica [https://ricerca.repubblica.it/repubblica/archivio/repubblica/2000/07/09/il-tubo-bomba-era-in-una-colonia.html] Italian Unabomber - Wikipedia [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italian_Unabomber#1994] Pipe bursts on Lignano beach, causing Unabomber psychosis - la Repubblica [https://ricerca.repubblica.it/repubblica/archivio/repubblica/2000/07/07/scoppia-tubo-sulla-spiaggia-lignano-psicosi-unabomber.html]  ANOTHER BOMB ON THE BEACH - la Repubblica [https://ricerca.repubblica.it/repubblica/archivio/repubblica/1996/08/06/un-altra-bomba-sulla-spiaggia.html] SEVEN ATTACKS, SAME TECHNIQUE - la Repubblica [https://ricerca.repubblica.it/repubblica/archivio/repubblica/1996/08/05/sette-attentati-stessa-tecnica.html]  BBC NEWS | Europe | Italian 'Unabomber' strikes again [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/2978509.stm] Socials and Other Links: Instagram @unknownunsolvedunseenpod Puppysaurus Ko-fi and Redbubble: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://ko-fi.com/puppysaurusrex⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://ko-fi.com/puppysaurusrex]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.redbubble.com/people/PuppysaurusRex/shop?asc=u⁠⁠ [https://www.redbubble.com/people/PuppysaurusRex/shop?asc=u]

Episode 86: MK Ultra

What if the key to brainwashing is LSD? This is the question that the CIA wondered during the Cold War. From dosing colleagues to random people, the CIA conducted a long range of tests to try and develop the perfect methods of mind control. Did it work? Join Sage and Frank as they dig through the files on MK Ultra. Disclaimer: The opinions stated within this episode are entirely our own and do not reflect the opinions, values, or choices of our respective places of employment. Trigger Warnings: Mentions of nonconsensual drugging, use of drugs, brief discussions of death and suicide, unethical psychological practices, mentions of Nazi’s and concentration camps  Sources: MKUltra - Wikipedia [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MKUltra] Project MKULTRA, THE CIA'S PROGRAM OF RESEARCH IN BEHAVIORAL MODIFICATION JOINT HEARING | Senate Select Committee on Intelligence [https://www.intelligence.senate.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/sites-default-files-hearings-95mkultra.pdf] Mind Control: Past and Future [https://www.hks.harvard.edu/sites/default/files/2025-01/24_Meier_02.pdf] The CIA's Appalling Human Experiments With Mind Control | HISTORY Channel [https://www.history.com/mkultra-operation-midnight-climax-cia-lsd-experiments] The work of Donald Ewen Cameron: from psychic driving to MK Ultra - PMC [https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10443815/] MK-ULTRA | CIA, LSD, Mind Control, Cold War, & Discovery | Britannica [https://www.britannica.com/topic/MK-ULTRA] Psychic driving - Wikipedia [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psychic_driving] CHAOS - Charles Manson, the CIA, and the Secret History of the Sixties by Tom O’Neill Socials and Other Links: Instagram @unknownunsolvedunseenpod Puppysaurus Ko-fi and Redbubble: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://ko-fi.com/puppysaurusrex⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://ko-fi.com/puppysaurusrex]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.redbubble.com/people/PuppysaurusRex/shop?asc=u⁠⁠ [https://www.redbubble.com/people/PuppysaurusRex/shop?asc=u]

Episode 85: Shunka Warakin

For centuries, an unknown animal has roamed the plains and woods of North America. A canine like animal that is not a wolf. Known by some as the Shunka Warak’in or the Ringdocus. This animal shares more in common with hyenas than wolves and hunts the lands. What is it? Join Frank and Sage as they try to find the truth of the Shunka Warak’in! Disclaimer: The opinions stated within this episode are entirely our own and do not reflect the opinions, values, or choices of our respective places of employment.  Sources: American Hyena - Cryptid Archives [https://cryptidarchives.fandom.com/wiki/American_hyena] The Shunka Warak’in, Hyena of the Rockies by Joesph Shelton - Distinctly Montana [https://www.distinctlymontana.com/shunka-warakin-hyena-rockies] Warakin - The Cryptid Crew [https://www.thecryptocrew.com/search?q=warakin] Myth Monday: The Shunka Warak’in, Native American Monster Wolf (Cryptids) – Kara Newcastle's Blog [https://knewcastle.wordpress.com/2019/06/11/myth-monday-the-shunka-warakin-native-american-monster-wolf/] Shunka Warak'in - Cryptid Wiki' [https://cryptidz.fandom.com/wiki/Shunka_Warak%27in]The United States of Cryptids by J.W. OckerMystery Creatures: A Guide to Cryptozoology Volume 2 by George M. EberhartCryptozoology A to Z by Loren Coleman & Jerome Clark Socials and Other Links: Instagram @unknownunsolvedunseenpod Puppysaurus Ko-fi and Redbubble: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://ko-fi.com/puppysaurusrex⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://ko-fi.com/puppysaurusrex]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.redbubble.com/people/PuppysaurusRex/shop?asc=u⁠⁠ [https://www.redbubble.com/people/PuppysaurusRex/shop?asc=u]

Episode 84: Abduction of Carlos Alberto Diaz

In the early hours of January 4th, 1975, Carlos Alberto Diaz was making his way home when he encountered something out of this world. He passed out and awoke in a strange craft with strange occupants. What followed was truly weird and still leaves us wondering today about what happened during the abduction of Carlos Alberto Diaz. Join Frank and Noah as they get abducted and try to hold on to their hair.Disclaimer: The opinions stated within this episode are entirely our own and do not reflect the opinions, values, or choices of our respective places of employment.  Sources: A UFO Abduction in Bahia Blanca, Argentina? - Podcast UFO [https://podcastufo.com/a-ufo-abduction-in-bahia-blanca-argentina/] Carlos Alberto Diaz Was a Hoaxer - UFO Evidence [http://www.ufoevidence.org/Cases/CaseSubarticle.asp?ID=465]   Man taken into craft, encounter with 3 beings - Bahia Blanca, Argentina - January 4, 1975 - UFO Evidence [http://ufoevidence.org/cases/case307.htm]  The case of the abductee from Bahia: "I don't see sense in what happened" - La Nueva [https://www.lanueva.com/nota/2023-6-14-8-6-0-el-caso-del-bahiense-abducido-no-le-encuentro-sentido-a-lo-que-paso]  The UFO AnarchistThe Carlos Alberto Diaz abduction, not unlike the Antonio Villas Boas episode - The UFO Anarchists [https://ufoan.blogspot.com/2011/09/carlos-alberto-diaz-abduction-not.html]  Socials and Other Links: Instagram @unknownunsolvedunseenpod Puppysaurus Ko-fi and Redbubble: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://ko-fi.com/puppysaurusrex⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://ko-fi.com/puppysaurusrex]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.redbubble.com/people/PuppysaurusRex/shop?asc=u⁠⁠ [https://www.redbubble.com/people/PuppysaurusRex/shop?asc=u]