The ODDentity Podcast

Sep 08 2024 71 ep. 37 mins 48

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The ODDentity Podcast: Janine Mercer discusses tales of the paranormal, urban legends, folklore, and (occasionally) true crime, with just the right amount of sarcasm and humor. Send me your paranormal stories! [email protected]. Available wherever you binge.

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S11 Ep. 6: INTERVIEW: Wicked Wiccan Sisters

Sep 08 2024 31 mins

This week, I sit down with the Wicked Wiccan Sisters and discuss haunted places and paranormal psychology. I think you'll really like this one, particularly if you've experienced paranormal happenings yourself or have had a visitation from someone who has passed on. Huge thanks to WWS for sitting down with me. This is the last episode of the season. The podcast will now go dark fo

S11 Ep. 5: Been There, Saw That

Aug 18 2024 14 mins

Hello dear listeners and welcome back to another episode of The ODDentity Podcast, a proud member of the PodMoth Media Network, your foray into the weird, wonky, and sometimes downright spooky. This week I re-introduce you to the humble chainsaw, a tool that is more than capable of felling an oak tree but in its early form, could be just as effective during childbirth. Sources: htt

S11 Ep. 4: In a Dark Wood

Apr 27 2024 11 mins

Hello dear listeners and thanks again for tuning in. This week I present to you a haunting tale by Bernard Capes entitled “The Thing in the Forest,” published in 1915. At this point in the season, I’ll be taking a little break to focus my attention on my other passion project, my literary journal. The slush pile is quite deep, per usual, so I’ll be returning after the summe

S11 Ep. 3:Dicyanin Goggles and Walter Kilner

Apr 07 2024 16 mins

Hello dear listeners and welcome back to another episode of The ODDentity Podcast on the PodMoth Media Network, your foray into the weird, wonky, and sometimes downright spooky. This week, we dig into the origins of one of the more interesting pieces of ghost hunting equipment, and ghost hunting history. So put on your shades, squint into the darkness with me, and keep your eyes pe

S11 Ep.2: Three Fingers in Whiskey w/Matt Westmoland

Mar 23 2024 51 mins

Hello dear listeners, this week I bring you a chat with Matt Westmoland, a fellow podcaster on the PodMoth Network, as we discuss Mary and Carl Bach and Mary's untimely demise as well as the odd addition to a museum in Bowling Green, OH. Show Notes: https://www.nationalgeographic.co.uk/travel/2018/02/dark-tourism-when-tragedy-meets-tourism https://daily.jstor.org/the-gruesome-histo

S11 Ep. 1: Listener Stories

Mar 03 2024 19 mins

Hello dear listeners and welcome back to a new episode! I'm so pleased to begin the journey into season 11 with all of you! This episode is all about the past and the energy it holds and how that energy interacts with and affects us. I hope you enjoy. The Ugly Radio: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-ugly-radio/id1515895095 A lo-fi, sci-fi audio theatre anthology series mad

Special Episode: Hallowe’en Spook-tacular!

Oct 31 2023 18 mins

Hope you have a safe and spooky Hallowe'en! The ODDentity Podcast will return in the new year with more tales of the creepy, weird, and paranormal. Until then, have a safe and Happy Hallowe’en and, as always, stay spooky! Show Notes Some spooky sounds from freesound.org https://freesound.org/people/klankbeeld/sounds/207632/ https://freesound.org/people/SergeQuadrado/sounds/5672

S10 Ep. 6: Pennhurst Asylum: Interview with Nathan R. Stenberg

Oct 08 2023 92 mins

Hello dear listeners and a very happy spooky season to all of you! This week, I bring you my customary interview for the end of season 10. I'm joined by Nathan R. Stenberg of the Pennhurst Memorial and Preservation Society for an in depth conversation about the past and current views on disability in the US and the work currently being done to change laws that inhibit disabled peop

S10 Ep. 5: Of Boys and Bergs

Sep 24 2023 26 mins

Hello dear listeners and welcome back to a new episode! This time around I wanted to share something kind of special considering my brush with death. Please enjoy this original folklore tale created by yours truly. Also, please note that this is episode 5. The next episode will feature an interview, as is custom. At that point, I'll see where I am in terms of recovery, but I may t

S10 Ep. 4: Mackenberg

Jun 04 2023 15 mins

Hello dear listeners, and welcome back to another episode of The ODDentity Podcast on the PodMoth Media Network, your foray into the weird, wonky, and sometimes downright spooky. This week, I offer a tale that weaves together spiritualism, Harry Houdini, and a detective named Rose Mackenberg. As you may remember from a past episode, Houdini wasn’t a fan of spiritualists. He saw t