There are known knowns, known unknowns, and unknown unknowns. But there are also unknown knowns.
The Ancient and Esoteric Order of the Jackalope is a secret society devoted to unearthing and sharing this forgotten knowledge. In podcast form.
Our intrepid #13 is one of the most dedicated explorers of forgotten knowledge and is the kindest, bravest, warmest, most wonderful human being you’ll ever know in your life. (He is also responsible for updating the website so take anything you read here with a grain of salt.)
Forty miles north of Chicago lies Zion, IL, a sleepy city with a sordid history of faith healing, financial fraud, flat Eartherism... and figs? Read More...
Categories: Eccentrics & Prophecies, People & Places, Series 6
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For one week in January 1909, the Jersey Devil walked among us. Maybe. Read More...
Categories: Footsteps into the Unknown, Hoaxes, Frauds & Forgeries, Legendary Lands & Beasts, Myths & Legends, Series 6, Wild Card
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Sometimes a journey of ten thousand miles starts with mailing yourself from San Francisco to Honolulu. Read More...
Categories: Daring & Epic Journeys, Eccentrics & Prophecies, Intriguing & Unsolved Mysteries, People & Places, Series 6
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For years the Monongahela Valley was terrorized by the Torso Burchianti Gang. Except maybe that gang wasn't quite as fearsome as the cops thought... Read More...
Categories: People & Places, Series 6
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A fun night out at the theater featuring ethnic jokes, slapstick violence, a sappy moral, three tons of feminine pulchritude, and a dead cat. Read More...
Categories: Bonus Episodes, Entertainment & Media, Wild Card
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How many times will folks fall for the same old tricks? You might be surprised. The story of Prince Mike, King Ben, and the Houses of Israel and David. Read More...
Categories: Biography, Eccentrics & Prophecies, People & Places, Series 5
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In 1929 it was a sensation, "the most notorious witchcraft trial since Salem." Today it's all but forgotten. Let's talk about the York County Hex Murder. Read More...
Categories: Footsteps into the Unknown, People & Places, Series 5
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The idea that color has healing power is a relatively modern (and utterly fallacious) one. We discuss its development through the 19th and 20th centuries. Read More...
Categories: Hoaxes, Frauds & Forgeries, Science & Nature, Series 5
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Why, exactly, was there a statue of a Viking explorer in Philadelphia? And why isn't it there now? Read More...
Categories: Arts & Culture, Daring & Epic Journeys, Series 5
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