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Wide Atlantic Weird

Wide Atlantic Weird: an Irish podcast about why people believe weird things. Now defunct, enjoy these episodes of investigating the world of the strange, remaining critical, not cynical. And enjoy the final episodes under the guise of the Lost Valley podcast too!

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All Episodes

01:09:23

Sphere Itself: Getting Your Head Round The Flat Earth...

Wide Atlantic Weird ·

2019/07/29

The Flat Earth Theory – so obviously wrong, and bonkers, that it isn’t even worth talking about, right? While Cian enjoys a morning coffee on the porch of the Wide Atlantic Weird cabin, all-round man of science, engineering and medicine James Lynch calls to offer his expertise on this surprisingly important issue. After all, if such a basic ‘fact’ can be thrown into doubt, then so could just about any other scientific fact or theory! Our Flat Earth adventure becomes an exploration of fringe beliefs

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00:36:11

Bigfoot Before 1958 Part 1: The Prehistory Of A Legend

Wide Atlantic Weird ·

2019/06/27

In 1958, enormous footprints found near Bluff Creek, California made Bigfoot a worldwide phenomenon, elevating the mystery primate to cryptozoological superstardom. But believers have always maintained that ideas about Sasquatch predate this key year, both in the legends of Native Americans and in the reports of white settlers. In this episode of Wide Atlantic Weird, Cian relocates to his cabin in the woods for summer and cracks open a bevy of Bigfoot reports that predate 1958 to find out just how

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01:11:25

Monsters Of Britain: Plesiosaurs and Alien Big Cats...

Wide Atlantic Weird ·

2019/05/28

Cian is joined by naturalist and wildlife photographer Neil Philips to discuss what makes British monsters different (and sometimes similar) from their international cousins (American monsters in particular). From the leafy woods surrounding the Wide Atlantic Weird bunker, they discuss the history of Nessie sightings, the Owlman of Mawnan, the Canvey Island Monster, and the incredibly bizarre Alien Big Cats phenomenon. It seems that even when these creatures ARE literally real, as some mysterious

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00:46:03

Cryptids In Classic Fiction: The Desrick On Yandro by...

Wide Atlantic Weird ·

2019/05/13

When it comes to the beasts that hide from man, nobody did backwoods Americana mystery creatures quite like Manly Wade Wellman. His character John the Balladeer was a guitar-slinging hobo who wandered the Appalachian mountains, encountering mythical creatures from North Carolina folklore. In this episode, Cian relaxes in the forest outside the Wide Atlantic Weird bunker and reads one of the best Silver John stories, The Desrick on Yandro. For anyone who enjoys monsters, folklore, and mid-20th

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00:50:06

Cryptids in Classic Fiction: The Horror-Horn by E. F....

Wide Atlantic Weird ·

2019/05/07

When reports of the so-called 'Abominable Snowman' first filtered from the peaks of the Himalayas to Western Europe during the golden age of mountaineering, English writer of classic ghost stories E. F. Benson took the trendy new idea of the mysterious hairy mountain-dwelling apemen and wondered what might happen if they existed not only in remotest Asia, but in the Alps too. 'The Horror-Horn,' written in 1922, tells the tale of daring, winter sport-loving Englishmen who inadvertently come into

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01:21:01

Only A Paper Moon: The Inevitable Apollo Moon Landing...

Wide Atlantic Weird ·

2019/04/29

Somehow the Wide Atlantic Weird Bunker has gotten itself blasted into Earth orbit, and from there, host Cian samples a fine session IPA and speaks with Apollo buff James Lynch about the technical details behind one of the original Big Three conspiracy theories: the Apollo Moon Landing Hoax. They dissect why people believe conspiracy theories in general, why the Apollo landing was ripe for a campaign of distrust, and what this meant for the time in which it happened. They discuss Bill Kaysing, the

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00:36:08

The Yowie: Australia's Bigfoot, Or An Invented Cryptid?

Wide Atlantic Weird ·

2019/04/04

NOTE: the style and format of the show was very different back in these days! But we think you'll still enjoy it. Cian is fascinated by the origins of cyptids and mysterious animals. How do these beliefs get started? Often we’re sold the idea that a creature has been reported for centuries, or has its origins in local folklore. And sometimes it’s clear that a creature has actually been invented (or rebranded) relatively recently, and its supposed history is just a fiction. From the woods outside the

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01:11:57

The Strange World of Post-Truth and the Death of...

Wide Atlantic Weird ·

2019/03/23

Conspiracy theories, UFO folklore, fringe beliefs - they all have something in common, and it's something worrying. A thread of anti-intellectualism runs through them all. Cian decides to find out what's really going on and enlists the help of his brother Donal, PHd student and lecturer in Political Science, to get to the bottom of several important mysteries. Why is conspiracy thinking more rampant than ever? Why is this a danger to the very fabric of democracy? How is all this related to Trump,

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00:33:44

Send In The Clowns: The 2016 Creepy Clown Panic

Wide Atlantic Weird ·

2019/03/12

NOTE: the style and format of the show was very different back in these days! But we think you'll still enjoy it. The bizarre episode of mass hysteria known as the 2016 Clown Panic gets centre stage in this episode as Cian downs a can of Brooklyn lager in the bunker and gets down to investigating a modern case of an anomalous phenomenon. THE 2016 CLOWN PANIC: Cian remembers following this case as it happened. Has time given us any insights? Was this a flash-in-the-pan case of mass hysteria, or does

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00:26:23

The Ballad of Alex Jones and Joe Rogan

Wide Atlantic Weird ·

2019/03/09

Cian downs a Theakston's Old Peculiar and gets a little serious in this episode about conspiracy theorist Alex Jones and his frenemy and all-round bro Joe Rogan. See, conspiracy theories are no longer a silly fringe interest that we can afford to dismiss. They are mainstream, and are having serious effects on world politics. So we might as well understand them. And what better place to start than with the hilarious feud between Alex Jones and Joe Rogan? Alex Jones is a despicable human being. His

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00:56:37

The First UFO: The Kenneth Arnold Sighting

Wide Atlantic Weird ·

2019/02/10

NOTE: the style and format of the show was very different back in these days! But we think you'll still enjoy it. Join Cian by the fire to discuss paranormal and unexplained topics in this spooky episode of Wide Atlantic Weird. Oh, and have a fine ale at hand too! THE FIRST UFO: In 1947, pilot Kenneth Arnold saw nine, shiny, disc-shaped somethings flying in formation over Mount Ranier in Washington State, and the world was never the same again. Over 70 years later, people are still arguing about

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00:36:31

The Strange Case of British Bigfoot

Wide Atlantic Weird ·

2019/02/02

NOTE: The format and style of the show was VERY different back at the start! We still think you'll enjoy it though. In this paranormal-themed episode, Cian sits by the fire with a strong coffee and tries to get to grip with a bizarre and little-known phenomenon. (NOTE: this episode was recorded under the original podcast title Off The Wagon.) BRITISH BIGFOOT: Did you even know this was a thing? Not content with being master of the forests of the Pacific Northwest, Bigfoot has been reported many

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