Cults, Cryptids, And Conspiracies

Fictiorama Studios and AMC Games have come together to create a pulpy strategy video game called the Fabulous Fear Machine. Since the plot and mechanics of the game heavily feature cults, cryptids, AND conspiracies, we were very intrigued! The creative team behind the game sat down with us to talk about the real world inspirations they drew on to build the games stories. Thanks for listening and remember to like, rate, review, and email us at: cultscrytpidsconspiracies@gmail.com or tweet us at @C3Podcast. Also check out our Patreon: www.patreon.com/cultscryptidsconspiracies. Thank you to T.J. Shirley for our theme.

This week we discuss the problems of Pseudo Archeology. The discourse around how other cultures have created and utilized societal advancements versus it all being aliens is raging to this day. By starting the conversation around the harmful rhetoric we can avoid the same pitfalls. Thanks for listening and remember to like, rate, review, and email us at: cultscrytpidsconspiracies@gmail.com or tweet us at @C3Podcast. Also check out our Patreon: www.patreon.com/cultscryptidsconspiracies. Thank you to T.J. Shirley for our theme.

This week we discuss the dangers the state of New Hampshire faces. From 2001 until now the growing FreeState movement has perched its Libertarian claws into the town of Grafton. Tune in to hear about how bears and Libertarians intermingle and also why you should please pay your taxes. Thanks for listening and remember to like, rate, review, and email us at: cultscrytpidsconspiracies@gmail.com or tweet us at @C3Podcast. Also check out our Patreon: www.patreon.com/cultscryptidsconspiracies. Thank you to T.J. Shirley for our theme.

This week we discuss what the Greeks were really up to while Persephone was away in hell. Does Demeter rule over a Cult in the city of Eleusis? And will the Eleusinian Mysteries ever be revealed? Well I for one can say fasting for twenty one days never led us to enlightenment. Tune in to solve this mystery!Thanks for listening and remember to like, rate, review, and email us at: cultscrytpidsconspiracies@gmail.com or tweet us at @C3Podcast. Also check out our Patreon: www.patreon.com/cultscryptidsconspiracies. Thank you to T.J. Shirley for our theme.

This week we discuss the Government doing less then stellar projects to manipulate the masses. Are video games truly addictive and do they really make people want to commit more crime? Well we here are not sold but if we ever see a Polybius arcade game we would surely love to play it. Also a note there is no flashing lights with this audio medium. Thanks for listening and remember to like, rate, review, and email us at: cultscrytpidsconspiracies@gmail.com or tweet us at @C3Podcast. Also check out our Patreon: www.patreon.com/cultscryptidsconspiracies. Thank you to T.J. Shirley for our theme.

Our lovely Librarian this month requested we read the first of the Vampire Diaries novels by L. J. Smith. And our feelings on it were... mixed. However, we can all agree that we all hate Elena! In this episode we discuss how we can see the influences of the Vampire Diaries can be seen throughout the genre in the following years. We also talk about some VERY sus relationship choices. Like, girl, value your friends more. Thanks for listening and remember to like, rate, review, and email us at: cultscrytpidsconspiracies@gmail.com or tweet us at @C3Podcast. Also check out our Patreon: www.patreon.com/cultscryptidsconspiracies. Thank you to T.J. Shirley for our theme.

This week Mal jumps in with discussion on the Kensington Runestone. Is the famous stone actually a telling of real events? Or is this rock another fake in a long line of conspiracies. I you are interested in some light Norwegian history tune in!Thanks for listening and remember to like, rate, review, and email us at: cultscrytpidsconspiracies@gmail.com or tweet us at @C3Podcast. Also check out our Patreon: www.patreon.com/cultscryptidsconspiracies. Thank you to T.J. Shirley for our theme.

This week we go a bit into the past towards World War 2. Did an Indonesian Cryptid spook Japanese soldiers in the Kei Islands. The Orang Ikan is a strange creature that is perhaps the most modern mermaid sighting? Prepare for some intense frog opinions. Thanks for listening and remember to like, rate, review, and email us at: cultscrytpidsconspiracies@gmail.com or tweet us at @C3Podcast. Also check out our Patreon: www.patreon.com/cultscryptidsconspiracies. Thank you to T.J. Shirley for our theme.

This week we get mathematical! Was Pythagoras involved in more then just triangles? Or did he spearhead a cult that focused on the numbers of it all. Tune in as we discuss the Pythagorean Brotherhood and the deeper teachings from Pythagoras that didn't involve math. Thanks for listening and remember to like, rate, review, and email us at: cultscrytpidsconspiracies@gmail.com or tweet us at @C3Podcast. Also check out our Patreon: www.patreon.com/cultscryptidsconspiracies. Thank you to T.J. Shirley for our theme.

This week we're keeping things a little light by going back in time to talk about the weird and wacky life of Tycho Brahe. Cristina just can't get enough alchemists, especially when they have metal noses and possibly a pet moose! And maybe were murdered by the King of Denmark? Listen and see!Thanks for listening and remember to like, rate, review, and email us at: cultscrytpidsconspiracies@gmail.com or tweet us at @C3Podcast. Also check out our Patreon: www.patreon.com/cultscryptidsconspiracies. Thank you to T.J. Shirley for our theme.

It's been a week as we move into a new phase of American life. This week we discuss the People of Praise and the connection to a current supreme court judge. Amy Coney Barrett has a long history with this Cult and its ties and the tales it comes from are not all wholesome or righteous. Thanks for listening and remember to like, rate, review, and email us at: cultscrytpidsconspiracies@gmail.com or tweet us at @C3Podcast. Also check out our Patreon: www.patreon.com/cultscryptidsconspiracies. Thank you to T.J. Shirley for our theme.

Last month we suffered with an absolutely horrible book, and this month our Librarian gave us an apology in the form of Ambereye, by Gill McKnight. Join us as we discuss a wholesome, genuinely funny book about two lesbians in love, and one of them just so happens to be a werewolf.Thanks for listening and remember to like, rate, review, and email us at: cultscrytpidsconspiracies@gmail.com or tweet us at @C3Podcast. Also check out our Patreon: www.patreon.com/cultscryptidsconspiracies. Thank you to T.J. Shirley for our theme.

This week we discuss a haunting that plagues one woman and her family. In 1974 Doris Bither hired some paranormal investigators, Barry Taff and Kerry Gaynor, to witness her suffering. With light evidence and even a psychic on board will this haunting be perhaps movie worthy? Tune in to learn of this weeks spooky tale. Thanks for listening and remember to like, rate, review, and email us at: cultscrytpidsconspiracies@gmail.com or tweet us at @C3Podcast. Also check out our Patreon: www.patreon.com/cultscryptidsconspiracies. Thank you to T.J. Shirley for our theme.

Have you ever heard of Stanley Meyer, and his wonderous water fuel cell? Some say his work was lost to time because it never really worked. Some say that the Forces That Be suppressed it so that no one could upset the status quo. Listen along with us, as we discuss Stanley's water-driven car and his mysterious death. Thanks for listening and remember to like, rate, review, and email us at: cultscrytpidsconspiracies@gmail.com or tweet us at @C3Podcast. Also check out our Patreon: www.patreon.com/cultscryptidsconspiracies. Thank you to T.J. Shirley for our theme.

This week we continue with the story of Nero the emperor and how he was potentially the Antichrist. Or was he just hated by the Christian people enough that they wrote a whole book of shade about him? Tune in to find out how this power bottom is perceived. Thanks for listening and remember to like, rate, review, and email us at: cultscrytpidsconspiracies@gmail.com or tweet us at @C3Podcast. Also check out our Patreon: www.patreon.com/cultscryptidsconspiracies. Thank you to T.J. Shirley for our theme.

This week we continue the discussion on the great replacement and its advancement. Specifically the great acceleration and the intense meanings this can all relate to. Remember to stay safe out there and it may look bad but lets all just rely on those we love in these hard times. Thanks for listening and remember to like, rate, review, and email us at: cultscrytpidsconspiracies@gmail.com or tweet us at @C3Podcast. Also check out our Patreon: www.patreon.com/cultscryptidsconspiracies. Thank you to T.J. Shirley for our theme.

This month, our Librarian Celeste decided to inflict another book by Jenny Frame onto us. Heart Of The Pack is a lesbian werewolf romance novel that we have Strong Opinions about. Our two lovers here infuriate Chelsea and Cristina to know end, though Mal comes in with a few wildcard opinions. Please enjoy us screaming, shouting, and building up to the end of Mal and Chelsea's marriage.(JK they're fine that's a goof.)Thanks for listening and remember to like, rate, review, and email us at: cultscrytpidsconspiracies@gmail.com or tweet us at @C3Podcast. Also check out our Patreon: www.patreon.com/cultscryptidsconspiracies. Thank you to T.J. Shirley for our theme.

This week we celebrate our Fifth Anniversary with Wood and Silver being the theme. Come listen to some stories found by both of our hosts for this one. Are carnivorous trees real? Why do we use silver against monsters? Tune in to find out. Thanks for listening and remember to like, rate, review, and email us at: cultscrytpidsconspiracies@gmail.com or tweet us at @C3Podcast. Also check out our Patreon: www.patreon.com/cultscryptidsconspiracies. Thank you to T.J. Shirley for our theme.

This week we learn about some intense hate from a man who claims to be the victim in all this. Renaud Camus is a man from France who has a theory that all the white people in the world are facing an apocalypse level extinction event. Ya let that one settle in. Read all about it in his book: Le Grand Remplacement. Actually don't read it just listen to us on this one. Thanks for listening and remember to like, rate, review, and email us at: cultscrytpidsconspiracies@gmail.com or tweet us at @C3Podcast. Also check out our Patreon: www.patreon.com/cultscryptidsconspiracies. Thank you to T.J. Shirley for our theme.

Due to a little mix up, the episode this week isn't going to be released until Sunday evening when Mal and Chelsea return from their travels. Sorry about the delay, everyone!