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When it comes to unexplained phenomena, it is just that. Unexplained. We try to approach this from as many different ways as possible, and to throw out the assumptions that have driven research for a very long time. These strange experiences people have, no matter what you want to label or catagorize them as, are real in some way. They have been reported throughout history and across cultures. If nothing else, they are a very Human experience. None of the theories we have may even come close to divining what we are actually experiencing, if they did, we would have some answers. We do not know what Reality is, what life or death are, or truly why we are here. We do know that our senses filter much out, and our memories do not work like we think they do. New approaches are needed if we are ever to make any progress at all in understanding what we are interacting with. Some of that comes from understanding ourselves, and some of that comes from having a truly open mind in confronting those things that defy explanation. We need new eyes, perspectives, and better questions. That is the goal of Where Did the Road Go? To go places that have not been tread before, and explore new things from new angles. To leave the well worn road, and wander...

Personal Paranormal Stories and Travis Walton - November 4, 2017

Personal Encounters

This is a sort of compilation of some video interviews I have done over the last year. I realize that many people would prefer audio to video, and since these were previously only available as video, I put them all together here. We start with our conversation at Albatwitch Day 2017, where Seriah, Timothy Renner, James Kibler, and Adam Sayne all trade off some strange encounters they have had. Then we hear from Joe about his weird void in the woods, and Dustin about his strange Dream Club experience. Finally we present the interview with Travis Walton and Jennifer Stein from the Travis Premiere in Ithaca, Ny, as well as a talk with Audrey Starborn. 

Outro Music is from Tim Renner's band Albatwitch, with Pin. 

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Strange Familiars: Episode 19: Site 7 – An Introduction

StrangeFamiliarsWe’ve been hinting about Site 7 on previous shows. We have an ongoing investigation at Site 7 but we remain unsure what we are dealing with – we have reports of mystery lights, orbs, bigfoot creatures, and possible spirit activity. Tonight we’ll talk with Chris, who was the first person who told me about Site 7 as well as Lori and Jeff who have had several strange experiences at Site 7. James and I will relate our own experiences at Site 7, some other findings, and on-site audio on a future episode. (Please note: there are some issues with the audio in this episode. We’ve done our best to clean up the audio, but there are still some issues with the audio levels and background noise).


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Episode 18 notes and links:

Saradahttp://www.etsy.com/shop/ArtBySarada

Michael Andersonhttps://drekka.bandcamp.com


Contact us via email at:This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

http://www.facebook.com/strangefamiliars

instagram: @strangefamiliars

http://www.strangefamiliars.com

Intro and background music byStone Breath– which is Timothy’s band. You can find more at http://stonebreath.bandcamp.com

The song which closes the episode isBlood of the Woven-Vine from the Stone Breath album,Witch Tree Prophets.

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Strange Familiars - Episode 18: The Albatwitch

StrangeFamiliarsWith Albatwitch Day approaching, James and Timothy discuss albatwitches: the short in temper – as well as stature – hair covered ape-men said to haunt the riparian regions of South-Central Pennsylvania. We discuss albatwitch legends, some modern sightings, and the etymology of the name “albatwitch”. We also talk to Colin Schneider (aka The Crypto-Kid) about other “little people”, hairy dwarves, and diminutive humanoids from around the world.


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Episode 18 notes and links:

Albatwitch Day: https://www.facebook.com/events/1882624695357956/
Albatwitch Day is October 14, 2017 in Columbia, PA from 11am-4pm. Timothy and James from Strange Familiars will be attending. Stone Breath will be playing some music. Timothy will be giving a lecture on Bigfoot in Pennsylvania…many more activities planned throughout the day. Stop out if you can.

Colin Schneider: http://paranorm101.blogspot.com

The Crypto-Kid Radio:http://www.wcjvradio.com

Saradahttp://www.etsy.com/shop/ArtBySarada

Michael Andersonhttps://drekka.bandcamp.com


Contact us via email at: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

http://www.facebook.com/strangefamiliars

instagram: @strangefamiliars

http://www.strangefamiliars.com

Intro and background music by Stone Breath – which is Timothy’s band. You can find more at http://stonebreath.bandcamp.com

The song which closes the episode is Apples for the Albatwitch from the Stone Breath album, CRYPTIDS.

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Strange Familiars: Episode 17: UFOs

StrangeFamiliarsJames and Timothy hunt down a UFO landing site in rural Pennsylvania. Was it all a hoax or did something unknown land there in 1977? We also interview multiple guests about their UFO sightings and what they think UFOs might be.

Episode 17 notes and links:

Our UFO interviewees were, in order:

Matthew
Aaron David http://www.charmthewater.com
Jeff V.
James R.
Seriah Azkath https://www.wheredidtheroadgo.com
Jeff Ritzmann http://numinousden.blogspot.com

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Saradahttp://www.etsy.com/shop/ArtBySarada

Michael Andersonhttps://drekka.bandcamp.com

 

Contact us via email at:This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

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instagram: @strangefamiliars

http://www.strangefamiliars.com

Intro and background music byStone Breath– which is Timothy’s band. You can find more at http://stonebreath.bandcamp.com

The song which closes the episode isOwl Eyes from the Crow Tongue album,Prophecies and Secrets: The Red Hand Mark in Dubhttps://handeye.bandcamp.com/album/prophecies-and-secrets-the-red-hand-mark-in-dub

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Strange Familiars: Episode 16: Gettysburg Ghosts

StrangeFamiliarsIn this episode we talk about the ghosts of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. Featuring interviews with author Mark Nesbitt, Patrick from the Gettysburg Paranormal Association, and Jack from the Cashtown Inn. James also tells about some of the strangeness he experienced staying at some of the haunted inns around Gettysburg.


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Episode 16 notes and links:

Mark Nesbitt can be found at https://ghostsofgettysburg.com
Mark‘s books on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Mark-Nesbitt/e/B001JS4SAK/

Cashtown Innhttp://cashtowninn.com

Gettysburg Paranormal Associationhttp://gettysburgparanormalinvestigations.com

Saradahttp://www.etsy.com/shop/ArtBySarada

Michael Andersonhttps://drekka.bandcamp.com

Contact us via email at: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

http://www.facebook.com/strangefamiliars

instagram: @strangefamiliars

http://www.strangefamiliars.com

Intro and background music by Stone Breath – which is Timothy’s band. You can find more at http://stonebreath.bandcamp.com

The song which closes the episode is Mother Grave from the new Stone Breath album, Witch Tree Prophetshttps://stonebreath.bandcamp.com/album/witch-tree-prophets

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Ghosts, Magick, and more with Melissa Martell and Tim Renner - September 14, 2017

Melissa Martell and Tim Renner

Melissa Martell joins us for the first time, and we discuss a variety of subjects, including Folklore, Ghosts, Pet Ghost Encounters, Crowley, Magick, and much more...

Timothy Renner can be found at www.StrangeFamiliars.com

Melissa can be found at MDM Create for graphic design, as well as writing for The Curious Fortean, and behind the scenes at The Folklore Podcast.

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Outro Music is Morpheus V2.1 by Psyche Corporation

 

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Strange Familiars: Episode 15: Kelly, Don’t Pet the Devil Monkey

In this episode we talk with Aaron David and Kelly from the Charm the Water podcast. Aaron and Kelly talked about some strange things going on around their house during a recent Charm the Water episode. Some of the things they were describing set off some alarms for us and made us think: they are going to have a cryptid sighting soon. Not long after, we saw Aaron post on Facebook that they had seen a cryptid creature. We immediately asked them to come on Strange Familiars.

We talk about Charm the Wateroccult spirituality, magic, and more. We also discuss their cryptid sighting and how it may be connected with the occult. Timothy and James also give some hints about some of the things they are experiencing at Site 7 – an area we will talk a lot more about in the future.


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Episode 15 notes and links:

James’ sketch of the devil monkey creature:

James' Sketch of the Devil Monkey Creature


Charm the Water
http://www.charmthewater.com

Saradahttp://www.etsy.com/shop/ArtBySarada

Michael Andersonhttps://drekka.bandcamp.com


Here are links to the upcoming events where Strange Familiars / James and Timothy will be appearing:

September 16, 2017: Haunted Haldeman Mansion Paranormal Expo http://www.hauntedhaldemanmansion.com/events

September 29, 30 + October 1, 2017: Monster Mania http://monstermania.net/mmc-38-guests/

October 14, 2017: Albatwitch Day https://www.facebook.com/columbiahistory.net/


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http://www.facebook.com/strangefamiliars

instagram: @strangefamiliars

http://www.strangefamiliars.com

Intro and background music by Stone Breath – which is Timothy’s band. You can find more at http://stonebreath.bandcamp.com

The song which closes the episode is Witch Tree Prophetess from the new Stone Breath album, Witch Tree Prophetshttps://stonebreath.bandcamp.com/album/witch-tree-prophets

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Strange Familiars - Episode 14: A New Voice

StrangeFamiliarsIn this episode Timothy introduces James, his new partner for paranormal investigations – and a voice you’ll be hearing a lot more on Strange Familiars. They talk about some weird happenings from James’ childhood: Were bigfoot creatures stalking around his family home? What was the strange thing is father saw crouched along Toad Road? (They also promised to get to some of Timothy’s experiences but ran out of time. Look for those on a future episode.)

If you would like to help us continue to make Strange Familiars, get bonus content, t-shirts, stickers, and more rewards, you can become a patron: http://www.patreon.com/StrangeFamiliars

Episode 14 notes and links:

Saradahttp://www.etsy.com/shop/ArtBySarada

Michael Andersonhttps://drekka.bandcamp.com

Contact us via email at: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

http://www.facebook.com/strangefamiliars

instagram: @strangefamiliars

http://www.strangefamiliars.com

Intro and background music by Stone Breath – which is Timothy’s band. You can find more at http://stonebreath.bandcamp.com

The song which closes the episode is Old Bones from the new Stone Breath album, Witch Tree Prophetshttps://stonebreath.bandcamp.com/album/witch-tree-prophets

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Strange Familiars: Episode 13: Listener Stories 1 - Fae, Grassman, Hatman, and More

StrangeFamiliarsFor episode 13 we talk with Jim Pyre. Jim is a Strange Familiars listener and he reached out to us with some of his experiences with the strange and paranormal. We talked about will-o-the-wisps, the fae folk, grassman, hatman and more – including some thoughts about what may be behind some of these phenomena.

We’ll be featuring listener stories on occasion and we would like to do compilation shows featuring multiple listeners – so even if you just have a short encounter, we would love to hear from you.

If you would like to help us continue to make Strange Familiars, get bonus content, t-shirts, stickers, and more rewards, you can become a patron: http://www.patreon.com/StrangeFamiliars

Episode 13 notes and links:

You can find Jim‘s blog at http://www.JimPyre.com

Saradahttp://www.etsy.com/shop/ArtBySarada

Michael Andersonhttps://drekka.bandcamp.com

Contact us via email at: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

http://www.facebook.com/strangefamiliars

instagram: @strangefamiliars

http://www.strangefamiliars.com

Intro and background music by Stone Breath – which is our band. You can find more at http://stonebreath.bandcamp.com

The song which closes the episode is My Offering from the forthcoming Stone Breath album, Witch Tree Prophetshttps://stonebreath.bandcamp.com/album/witch-tree-prophets

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The Danger of Dogma - August 2, 2017

945210CBB0EB8C343AB2CF7019D64FBD525810725E0353E7C1pimgpsh fullsize distrSo this show is in response to a short bit Peter Benard recorded after listening to our June 9th Show on Fiction and the Paranormal. Although he misquoted me a couple of times, overall his points were excellent, so this show is in response to his response. We clear up what he seems to have misunderstood, in case anyone else did as well, and then build off of the points he made. Overall, this show is about how to stay sane, and not get caught up in the beliefs these things create. 

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You can hear Peter's Bit Below, if you want to listen to that first. It is not necessary, but it will give you a better idea of where we are coming from as we go into this. 

And here is the email Peter send us; 

"I have a lot of respect for the older episodes of "Where Did The Road Go" but I think Seriah has become too involved with certain other people who are unconsciously intent on creating a new religion of Forteanism in which the majority of logical thought is labeled heresy.

 
I recorded thsi for PQ Ribber's show, but I don't know when he's going to upload it. My long-winded commentary, interrupted by me taking a picture of a robin and avoiding crazy(er) people.
 
It's reached the point where Seriah recently expressed GUILT about listening to fiction about horror and wondered openly if horror fiction POLLUTES THE EVIDENCE POOL of paranormal research.

"Pollutes the evidence pool" is to Forteans in 2017 what "Trump and Russia" is to MSNBC and CNN in 2017. It excites the cult members while making everyone else see you as completely batshit crazy. 

Keel told me to NEVER BELIEVE ANYTHING ABOUT ANY OF THIS STUFF. Once you start believing anything, then YOU WILL GO INSANE.

Hence, my attraction to Andy Kaufman-style pranking, like Mullah Nasrudin, Robert Anton Wilson, and other heretics before me. To drive you SANE. If pranks make you ANGRY instead of making you LAUGH, then YOU are the one who most needs to be pranked. Pranksters pull pranks TO REMIND YOU THAT YOU BETTER STOP BELIEVING IN SHIT for the sake of your own sanity. If you're wondering if it's heretical to listen to FICTION, then you need to take a break and go listen to ANYTHING else for a while. Take a break. Watch a comedy. Go see a band play, man. Don't make up random fortean rules based on the limited thinking of the people who collect Bigfoot or UFO paraphernalia then beat yourself for sinning against these arbitrary and weird rules. 

cough cough Blink 182 cough cough

If your first assumption is not ALWAYS that it was a prank, then you've become a cult member and a believer, and you have no ability to claim being involved in scientific inquiry. All of forteana is just a collection of stories. A collection of stories is not a "pool of evidence," it's FOLKLORE. Horror fiction is also essentially folklore. You ask if folklore is polluting folklore! That's not logical thought. Anyone who has read RAW knows that's only ghost words based on dogma instead of the reality(ies) in front of your nose. 

You guys fret about how to be taken more seriously by people outside your little circle. If you ACTUALLY want to understand that, listening to my audio would be a good place to start. Or you can get angry at me for liking and respecting you enough to spill my guts for you. My next appearance in Boston I'm being lumped in with a Simpsons animator and a Grateful Dead t-shirt artist, nothing in my world is changed if you heed my words or not. 

End of mansplanation"

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