Episode 72 – Southern New England Haunts with Andrew Lake

Posted on September 21, 2011 by 30 Odd Minutes

In Episode 72 we go ghost hunting in Southern New England with author and paranormal researcher Andrew Lake! This region is full of haunts — some historic, some dark and creepy, and others that are just weird. Andrew Lake takes us on a ghostly tour through some of the region’s most infamous haunts like the USS Salem, the Mark Twain House, Union Cemetery, Mercy Brown’s grave, the Houghton Mansion, and more! Andrew Lake is the founder of Greenville Paranormal Research, and he’s the author of the new book, Ghosthunting Southern New England. Is Nicolas Cage a vampire? Is Will Ferrell a time travelling cross-breeder? Tune in to find out!

Episode 71 – Pop Paranormal Culture and Middle Eastern Legends with Deonna Kelli Sayed

Posted on September 14, 2011 by 30 Odd Minutes

In Episode 71 we explore how and why the paranormal became cool, it became trendy, why the weird became a staple of pop culture. Plus we dive into some Middle Eastern legends with Deonna Kelli Sayed! Sayed is an American-Muslim author, global citizen, cultural commentator, and editor of Ghostvillage.com. Her first book, Paranormal Obsession: America’s Fascination with Ghosts & Hauntings, Spooks & Spirits, is a cultural studies discussion regarding the influence of paranormal reality TV in a post 9/11 American society. Are the pyramids haunted by a Djinn? Tune in to find out!

Episode 70 – Out of Place in Time and Space with Lamont Wood

Posted on September 7, 2011 by 30 Odd Minutes

In Episode 70 we explore that quantum leaps in technology, the gaps in development, and the out-of-place items that turn up in history and art that may offer evidence of UFO visitation, time travelers from the future in a Charlie Chaplin film, or maybe our ancestors were more advanced than we ever gave them credit for. Lamont Wood visits with the 30 Odd Crew to discuss strange items he chronicled in his new book, Out of Place in Time and Space: Inventions, Beliefs, and Artistic Anomalies That Were Impossibly Ahead of Their Time.