Episodes

  • Southern Fiction: Shane Brown & Michael Smith

    Southern Fiction: Shane Brown & Michael Smith
    Apr 23 2025
    Southern Fiction: Shane Brown & Michael Farris Smith

    Michael Farris Smith and Shane Brown write what they know. Both could be described as writers of Southern Noir.

    Smith has had a successful career writing novels, screenplays, and short stories. He is also a musician and leads the local Oxford band, Michael Farris Smith and the Smokes. Their latest release is called Lostville. You can see the film, Chasing Rabbits, on Tubi, Amazon Prime, and Apple TV.

    Shane Brown is the son of acclaimed author Larry Brown. He is following in his father's footsteps in writing in a similar voice. He has recently landed a publishing deal and his first book will be out soon. Both authors are located in Oxford, a gathering point for creative types. Must be something in the air.

    Southern noir is a gritty, atmospheric subgenre of fiction that merges the dark, cynical tone of classic noir with the distinct cultural and historical backdrop of the American South. Set in humid, decaying towns or sprawling urban underbellies, it features flawed protagonists—often detectives, drifters, or outcasts—navigating a world of corruption, violence, and moral ambiguity. Infused with Southern Gothic elements, such as grotesque characters and oppressive settings, Southern noir explores themes of racial tension, class struggle, and the lingering weight of history, all wrapped in a sultry, fatalistic vibe. Authors like James Lee Burke and Daniel Woodrell craft taut, evocative tales that pulse with the South’s unique blend of beauty and brutality.

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    46 mins
  • Archive 160 Poltergeist and Bigfoot

    Archive 160 Poltergeist and Bigfoot
    Apr 23 2025
    Archive 160 Poltergeist and Bigfoot

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    25 mins
  • Bigfoot Destroys Heavy Equipment

    Bigfoot Destroys Heavy Equipment
    Apr 21 2025
    Bigfoot Destroys Heavy Equipment

    Bill, a forest ranger student and Timber Cruiser in Eureka, California, worked alone on weekends marking redwood trees for logging. One Monday, he and the logging crew arrived at their forest landing—a cleared area for storing equipment and fuel—to find an astonishing scene: three 55-gallon fuel drums had been thrown down a hill, a locked tool shed was overturned, and, most unbelievably, three 54-ton D-9 Caterpillar tractors had been flipped onto their sides. The crew was baffled by the immense strength required for such feats, and no explanation for the mysterious incident was ever found.

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    6 mins
  • Archive 159 Bigfoot

    Archive 159 Bigfoot
    Apr 21 2025
    Archive 159 Bigfoot

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    25 mins
  • Bluffing the Monster - Dogman Wrecks Summer Camp

    Bluffing the Monster - Dogman Wrecks Summer Camp
    Apr 20 2025
    Bluffing the Monster - Dogman Wrecks Summer Camp

    In the summer of 1987, during a Catholic Youth Organization retreat in the mountains, Youth Ministers along with a group of youths and adults, experienced an unsettling incident. While walking across a large field at night after preparing breakfast, they encountered what they initially thought was a dog. However, the creature stood on two legs, revealing itself as a large, off-white, humanoid figure that silenced the surroundings. Terrified, the Minister brandished a pocket knife, and when he approached, the creature retreated into the woods and vanished. The group reported the sighting to authorities, who seemed unsurprised, prompting the retreat to end early the next day.

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    41 mins
  • Archive 158 Bigfoot

    Archive 158 Bigfoot
    Apr 17 2025
    Archive 158 Bigfoot

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    33 mins
  • Cajuns Hunting Bigfoot

    Cajuns Hunting Bigfoot
    Apr 14 2025
    Cajuns Hunting Bigfoot

    As a kid infatuated with Bigfoot, I worked summers for my dad's painting business, where I met a crew member from Louisiana who shared a chilling tale. His uncle, a seasoned big game hunter, ventured into a notorious Louisiana swamp to hunt a Sasquatch, only to be found days later, nearly dead, aged, and paralyzed, claiming he’d become the hunted. Undeterred, the nephew and his friends entered the same swamp for revenge and deer hunting, but their first night turned chaotic when an eerie silence, a foul odor, and a towering creature with glowing eyes invaded their camp, sparking panic, gunfire, and a frantic escape. They later found their campsite destroyed, and though some dismissed the story, the nephew’s fierce defense of his experience convinced me of his belief in the creature’s existence.

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    21 mins
  • Archive 157 Bigfoot

    Archive 157 Bigfoot
    Apr 7 2025
    Archive 157 Bigfoot

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    27 mins
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