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Hi, Strangeness

Actor and High Strangeness enthusiast, Steve Berg, chats and cheerleads with researchers, investigators, authors, artists, comedians about all things weird. We"re talking UFOs, the paranormal, outsider art, weird belief systems, the occult and all that good stuff.For extra juice and support:https://www.patreon.com/histrangeness/aboutIntroduction by Eric Edelstein - Produced by Sandra MandrellTo get in touch with Steve about appearances, feedback or just to share your own encounters with High

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83:58

Courtney Block: Inside the World's Haunted Libraries

Hi, Strangeness ·

2026/04/16

Hi friends! This week, we have the wonderful Courtney Block back on to discuss her latest book Inside the World’s Haunted Libraries. Holy smokes, I absolutely love this book. Without getting too spoiler-y, Courtney shares a few of her favorite stories, and we also get deep into hauntlogy, the concept of the “third place”, and other reasons why libraires are an attractor to the strange and unusual. Courtney is a gem, and I highly recommend this book. So good! Enjoy! Love, Steve For more ...

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76:08

Jason Andrews: High Weirdness in Southern Illinois

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2026/04/09

Jason is back...and he'll be back regularly as a monthly guest host this summer. I give you: Hi, Strangeness Presents: Paranormal Patio Summer. So bring your favorite lawn chair, some cold drinks, and a covered dish...because Jason will be slinging out the weirdness once a month starting in May. This episode is more than just announcements, however. Jason regales me with some of his own personal stories of the strange and unusual, and holy smokes they are wonderful! I'm real...

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79:36

Delainy Bowers: Monster Among Us Junior/Folklore In...

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2026/04/02

This week, the brilliant Delainy Bowers is back on the show to talk to us about her podcast Monsters Among Us Junior! This is such a fun show, and Delainy is the perfect host for such an endeavor. I also take the opportunity to ask Delainy (since she's a professional folklorist) about how folklore unfolds in real time. We also get into some of the socio-cultural highlights of what folklore can represent. Such a fun conversation. I hope you all enjoy it! Love, Steve For more Delainy Bowe...

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76:16

Christopher Graybill and Adam Gorightly (sort of):...

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2026/03/26

Howdy there - This week my guests are Christopher Graybill and Adam Gorightly! They join the show to discuss their fantastic new documentary, based off Gorightly's book. You guys, I LOVED this film. I've gushed about Adam's book a lot on the show, and this film is every bit as good. Without spoiling too much, this film delves in the misinformation/disinformation in the UFO scene from the early 80's into the present. Not only is this movie a blast, it's also very important if you care at all a...

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109:12

Jason Andrews: Weird Times and Fault Lines in...

Hi, Strangeness ·

2026/03/19

Friends! This week I have Jason Andrews back on the show! Jason has been doing some deep research on the relationship between fault lines and manifestations of the strange and unusual. This is the kind of stuff I live for! Jason regales us with some stories of weird stuff that has occurred around Illinois fault lines, and boy oh boy they are a doozy. Enjoy! Love, Steve For more Jason Andrews: https://www.paranormalpatio.com/#/ https://www.instagram.com/paranormalpatio/ Steve Berg LInks:...

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101:04

Zelia Edgar: Doing the Weird Work

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2026/03/12

Hey hey hey - this week, my guest is the brilliant and super cool, Zelia Edgar! Zelia is an author and youtube creator, focusing on encounters with UFOs, cryptids, monsters, ghosts...you name it. I'm a huge fan of her work, and her point of view on these stories and topics. We get into some great stories, speculation on what it all means, and how the phenomenon is constantly evolving. Please do yourself a favor, and check out some of her videos (link below). You won't be sorry. Enjoy! Love, S...

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133:20

David Metcalfe: The UFO Game

Hi, Strangeness ·

2026/02/25

HI there, friends! This week, David Metcalfe joins me for a good, old fashioned, deep deep deep dive in the UFO game. We get into the socio-cultural implications, how the phenomenon evolves, the mainstream normalization, narratives, trends, tricksterism, and much much more. David, to me, is one of the great modern minds when it comes to the topics we cover on this show. The only reason I waited to have him on, is that I wanted to be ready for him. I think I was, I hope. David is real gem - su...

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77:08

Brent Hand and David Flora: Hysteria 51

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2026/02/19

Hey there, friends! This week my guests are Brent Hand and David Flora from the wonderful Hysteria 51 Podcast! Both of these dudes have an incredibly well-rounded and smart approach to all things strange and unusual. We jam around ideas of what UFOs could represent, weird history, and why having fun with these topics is so important to us. This is a fun one - enjoy! Love, Steve For Brent and David: Brent Hand: https://www.hysteria51.com/ https://www.instagram.com/hysteria51podcast/ https://ww...

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68:42

Kevin Lee Nelson: Midwesty Monster Mash

Hi, Strangeness ·

2026/02/05

Howdy Partners! This week, my guest is Kevin Lee Nelson! Kevin a well rounded author/researcher into all things strange and unusual. We get into folk magic, symbolism, The Van Meter Visitor, Wendigo lore and a whole lot more. I highly recommend his book The Van Meter Visitor - such an amazing story! Enjoy! Love, Steve For more Kevin Lee Nelson: https://www.instagram.com/kevinnelson_13/ https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/B00CCSWNKI?ccs_id=44f0393e-975c-4bcc-bda8-50b584d4ed86 https://bsky.app...

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78:34

Susan Demeter: Your Friendly Cosmic Witch

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2026/01/29

Hi friends! This week, my guest is the wonderful and brilliant Susan Demeter! We have a lively discussion ranging from personal UFO experiences to magical practices, and the relationship between all these manifestations of the strange and unusual. Susan wrote a book called Cosmic Witch, and I highly recommend picking up a copy. Enjoy! Love, Steve For more Susan Demeter: https://www.youtube.com/@SusanDemeter paranormalstudiesintuition.wordpress.com linktr.ee/susandemeter Steve Berg LInks: http...

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81:30

Matthew W Bryd: Granny Magic and Weird Tales From...

Hi, Strangeness ·

2026/01/23

This week my guest is Matthew Byrd! Matthew grew up around magic, more specifically, granny magic from the heart of Appalachia. We get into his families magical practices, weird crime, and other tales from the South. Matthew is such a sweet human being. I really enjoyed this chat, and I hope you do too! Love, Steve For more https://www.facebook.com/CaretakerProject https://byrdomen.com/ Steve Berg LInks: https://www.patreon.com/HiStrangeness linktr.ee/steveberg Pretty please subscribe ...

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103:38

Robert Guffey: Encoded Cinema and Hollywood Taboos

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2026/01/15

HI friends! This week, my guest is the legendary fringe culture author, Robert Guffey! Robert has been writing about conspiracy culture for years now, and has contributed a lot wildly fascinating stories, books, magazine articles to this field of interest. On this episode, we spend most of the time discussing his new book Hollywood Haunts the World, which focuses on encoded cinema and cultural taboos. I don't want to spoil too much here, but we get into intel agencies involvement in screenwri...

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84:36

Christina Marie Rappel: Consent: A Thoughtful...

Hi, Strangeness ·

2026/01/08

Howdy friends! This week my guest is Christina Marie Rappel! Christina is an investigator, and practicing witch. We delve deep into the concept of consent, and it's much needed role in the world of the paranormal. We cover intentions, grounding oneself, respecting the space, and a whole lot more. Christina is a gem, and I learned a lot from her on this one. I hope you all enjoy it! Love, Steve For more CMR: https://www.instagram.com/giantessxtina/ https://www.instagram.com/thewiap...

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81:52

Serfiel Stevenson: Treasure Hunting in the USA

Hi, Strangeness ·

2025/12/30

Hey friends - this week my guest is Serfiel Stevenson! Serfiel is the co-host of the fantastic Conspiranormal Podcast, and is a researcher into the esoteric and other assorted weirdness. Serfiel has a life long interest in treasure hunting, and there's a lot more to it than I ever knew. We get into some of the folkloric, esoteric, and occult aspects of treasure hunting, and all sorts of other strangeness surrounding these endeavors. Weirdness abounds! I hope you enjoy! For more Serfiel Steven...

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107:20

Smiles Lewis: UFOs: What's the deal?

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2025/12/18

Hey hey hey! This week my guest is the brilliant, Smiles Lewis! Smiles is someone I've wanted to have on the show from the get go. He's one of my favorite thinkers in the UFO game, and also, was an OG in the 90s zine scene. We cover a lot of ground - we reference some of Smiles' thoughts on what UFOs represent, and how they've been manipulated since the beginning. We also cover some of the happenings in the analogue zine scene of the 90's. What a time! I hope you all enjoy it! Love, Steve&nbs...

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66:28

Tressa Slater and Jeni Monroe: Welcome to the Monster...

Hi, Strangeness ·

2025/12/11

Helllllooooooo! This week, I have on Tressa Slater and Jeni Monroe from the Monsters Lounge Podcast! We explore the power of getting your boots dirty, having supernatural experiences, being cautiously skeptical, and much much more! Enjoy! Love, Steve For more Tressa and Jeni: https://www.youtube.com/@monsterslounge patreon.com/MonstersLoungePodcast linktr.ee/monsterslounge linktr.ee/tressa.slater linktr.ee/jenimonroeoriginal https://www.instagram.com/jenimonroeoriginal/ https://www.instagram....

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80:22

Richard Soule: Nebraska Bigfoot Research

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2025/12/04

Hey buddies! This week, my guest is Nebraska based bigfoot researcher, Richard Soule. Richard has documented, and researched the bigfoot situation in Nebraska more than anyone else that I'm aware of, and he's got the miles on his boots to prove it. Richard not only documents, but has interacted with these creatures for a good bit now, and he's learned a lot from his boots on the ground research. Almost no one thinks of Nebraska when it comes to bigfoot, but there are a good amount of cases in...

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93:14

Stephanie Quick: Sex Magic and Erotic Mysticism Part One

Hi, Strangeness ·

2025/11/20

Howdy partners! This week, coming back for second appearance, is the brilliant Stephanie Quick! Stephanie gave a wonderful and illuminating talk on her Youtube channel recently, which was an overview of sex magic and erotic mysticism, and I thought it was so fascinating that I wanted to do an entire show on the subject. So...I was lucky enough to get Stephanie back on to do an overview of some of the personalities involved. I found this to be a wonderful history lesson for myself, and gave me...

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128:18

Rob Kristoffersen: It's Personal

Hi, Strangeness ·

2025/11/13

Yooooooo friends! This week, back for a fourth time, is my good buddy Rob Kristoffersen! On this outing, Rob tells us about his lifetime of experiences with strange and unusual. Some of these stories I've heard, but many I have not. Rob has recently written about his experiences on his fantastic Substack "Foology" https://foolology.substack.com/. I'm very grateful to Rob for telling us about his experiences. I highly recommend giving his Substack a read. It's high quality stuff! For more Rob:...

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108:38

Joseph Matheny: Starving for Story

Hi, Strangeness ·

2025/11/06

Hi there, friends! This week, back on the show, is the brilliant, Joseph Matheny! Joseph and I have a granular look into UFO, "the phenomena", starving for original stories, being the class clown, AI, technology being used for magic and tons more. Joseph is a very inspiring person to me, and his approach, and experiments into these topics fascinates me beyond words. If you haven't heard the first episode I did with him, I highly recommend giving it a listen. October 8th, 2024. Enjoy! Love, St...

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