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

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.

Episode 69 – The Amityville House with Christopher Quaratino (Lutz)

In Episode 69 we go inside the world’s most famous haunted house — Amityville — with one of the three people still alive today who knows exactly what happened. On November 13, 1974, Ronald Butch DeFeo Jr. walked into his house at 112 Ocean Avenue in Amityville, New York, and shot his two parents, his two brothers, and two sisters dead. He was convicted of the crime and still sits in jail today. The house sat empty for over a year and the price plummeted. In December of 1975, the Lutz Family: George, Kathy, and Kathy’s children Daniel, Melissa, and Christopher, all from a previous marriage moved in. For the next 28 days the family experienced haunting events that would eventually make this home one of the most famous haunted houses in the world today. The Amityville Horror, as it was known has been the subject of a lot of controversy over the years. There have been books written about it, movies made, and the debate continues to rage on. Tonight we hear from Christopher Quaratino (Lutz), who was seven years old when his family lived in the infamous house. We hear about what really happened and how those events have affected his life ever since. Tune in!

Episode 67 – The Paranormal Pastor

In Episode 67 we explore the paranormal through the eyes of Christian Pastor Robin Swope. Swope has been a minister for more than 17 years. He holds a B.A. in Biblical Literature and is finishing his Masters of Divinity. He’s the founder of and chief officiant of Open Gate Ministerial Services and a church council member and pulpit minister of St. Paul’s United Church of Christ in Erie, Pennsylvania. He’s also a freelance journalist and columnist, and he’s written for FATE magazine. What’s this guy doing on 30 Odd Minutes? He’s a seminary trained exorcist who has worked with paranormal investigators on cases involving not just ghosts and demons, but cryptids and aliens too. He’s the author of Eerie Erie: Tales of the Unexplained from Northwest Pennsylvania. Is Bigfoot an alien? Are there ghosts in the Bible? Tune in to find out!