Our Numinous Nature
By Philippe Willis
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Episodes: 104
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Our Numinous Nature is a traveling podcast in search of profound stories focused on regional flora & fauna, folklore & history with a penchant for the mysterious. We’ll be hearing from folks with a deep connection to the land, from herbalists to hunters, folk artists, paranormal investigators, & living historians. The hope is to reach the soul of these people & places through tales of profundity & awe. Find a comfy log and join us at the sonic campfire.
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THE ANTIQUARIAN ANGLER; FLY FISHING FROM THE MEDIEVAL TO EARLY MODERN | Sportsman | Harrison Idol
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Oct 16, 2025 |
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THE FRONTIER LIFE OF THE LONGHUNTERS | Living Historian | Simeon England
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Sep 18, 2025 |
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18TH-CENTURY TRADES FAIR; OF BODGERS, HORNERS & SMITHS | Craftsmen-&-women
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Sep 04, 2025 |
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BRITISH FERRETING: RABBITS, POACHERS & A BOX OF FERRETS | Ferreter | Simon Whitehead
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Aug 07, 2025 |
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THE IRISH HOMESTEAD + THE TUATHA DÉ DANANN | Herbalist | Terri Conroy
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Jul 22, 2025 |
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WELSH FOLK: MINERS, CŴN ANNWN & THE MABINOGION | Author | Russ Williams
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Jul 02, 2025 |
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AVEBURY: STONE CIRCLES, BURIAL MOUNDS & PSYCHEDELIC VISIONS | Mythologist | Oliver Lavery
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Jun 19, 2025 |
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BLACK COWBOYS, JUGS & RHYTHM BONES | Songster | Dom Flemons
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Jun 05, 2025 |
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DIARY OF ABANDONMENT: DILAPIDATED HOUSES & A DIVINE CALLING | Photographer | Laura Stotts
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May 01, 2025 |
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UNSEEN WORLDS, ELEMENTALS & BIODYNAMIC FARMING | Esotericist | Donna La Pré
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Apr 17, 2025 |
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AN ALCHEMICAL APOTHECARY & THE PHILOSOPHER'S STONE | Alchemist | Phoenix Aurelius
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Apr 03, 2025 |
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GOD + SNAKE HANDLING CHURCHES OF APPALACHIA | Religious Scholar | Dan Wells
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Mar 21, 2025 |
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THE JUNGIAN HUNTER: ALCHEMY, UNICORNS & THE ST.HUBERT STAG | Jungian | WH Martin
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Feb 21, 2025 |
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WILLIAM FAULKNER'S BEAR, BIG WOODS & OLD SOUTH | English Professor | Scott Yarbrough
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Feb 06, 2025 |
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THE GREEN KNIGHT OF CHRISTMAS + CERNUNNOS + A BAPTISM OF BEES | Mythologist | Oliver Lavery
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Dec 19, 2024 |
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GHOST DOGS OF BRITAIN + THE WILD HUNT & WASSAILING | Folklore Researcher | Mark Norman
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Nov 26, 2024 |
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ARTEMIS: GODDESS OF THE HUNT + VISIONS FROM HER TEMPLES | Ancient Historian | Carla Ionescu
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Nov 12, 2024 |
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SCOTTISH FOLK: SAMHAIN & THE CAILLEACH, CANNIBALS & POACHERS | Storyteller | Eileen Budd
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Oct 31, 2024 |
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SIGNS, CURES & WITCHERY; GERMAN FOLK MAGIC & MUSIC OF WEST VIRGINIA | Folklorist | Gerald Milnes
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Sep 26, 2024 |
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FERAL PEOPLE OF APPALACHIA + BLACK MOUNTAIN HAUNTINGS | Paranormal Investigator | Brian Jeffrey
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Sep 11, 2024 |
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THE BELL WITCH OF TENNESSEE, BLACK DOGS & SPIRITUAL WARFARE | Pastor | Tyler Estep
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Aug 27, 2024 |
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CORMAC MCCARTHY'S KNOXVILLE & THE SOUTHERN GOTHIC | English Professor | Bill Hardwig
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Aug 12, 2024 |
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GROUNDHOG-OLOGY, 'POSSUM BREEDERS & FOLKWAYS | Naturalist & Storyteller | Doug Elliott
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Jul 30, 2024 |
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GINSENG DIGGERS: A HISTORY OF ROOT GATHERING IN APPALACHIA | History Professor | Luke Manget
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Jul 16, 2024 |
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TIMELINE JOURNEYING: PAST & FUTURE LIVES, DREAMS & CREATIVITY | Past Life Practitioner | Bobby B
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Jul 02, 2024 |
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ANCESTOR'S CALL & THE SLAVE NARRATIVE OF MOSES GRANDY | Family Historian | Eric Sheppard
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Jun 06, 2024 |
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CAPTAIN JOHN SMITH & THE JAMESTOWN EXPEDITION | Living Historian | Willie Balderson
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May 09, 2024 |
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DIGGING UP JAMESTOWN; FROM REDISCOVERY TO THE STARVING TIME | Archaeologist | David Givens
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Apr 25, 2024 |
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MUSIC OF THE SUMMER MOUNTAIN FARM: BUKKEHORNS, MILKMAIDS & HULDRE-FOLK | Musician | Sissel M. Gullord
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Mar 21, 2024 |
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DROOP MOUNTAIN ARTIFACTS, GHOSTS & FOSSILS + A TURTLE PARTY | Park Superintendent | Mike Smith
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Mar 07, 2024 |
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OLD TIME BEE HUNTERS, COON HUNTERS & A WORK HEARSE | Beekeeper | Kevin Malcomb
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Feb 19, 2024 |
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POE PART II: THE BLACK CAT & OTHER TALES OF MYSTERY & THE MACABRE | Curator | Chris Semtner
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Feb 01, 2024 |
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POE PART I: VIRGINIA'S RAGGED MOUNTAINS & EDGAR ALLAN'S UPBRINGING | Curator | Chris Semtner
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Jan 18, 2024 |
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AN ENGLISH CHRISTMAS FEAST: PLUM PUDDING, HOLLY & THE GREEN KNIGHT
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Dec 22, 2023 |
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BJÖRNJÄGARE; A SWEDISH BEAR HUNTER | Professional Hunter | Rasmus Boström
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Dec 08, 2023 |
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VIKING METALWORK: DWARVES, BOG IRON & THOR'S HAMMER | Blacksmith | Philip Lufolk
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Nov 27, 2023 |
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ICELANDIC FOLKLORE, SORCERERS & A SACRIFICIAL STONE | Museum Manager | Anna Björg
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Nov 09, 2023 |
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THE VEILED MIRROR: VICTORIAN MOURNING, SECRET SOCIETIES & ABANDONED BUILDINGS | Antiquarians | Kath & Olivia
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Aug 31, 2023 |
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THE BESTIARY: A MEDIEVAL ENCYCLOPEDIA OF ANIMALS REAL & FANTASTIC | Curator of Manuscripts | Beth Morrison
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Aug 17, 2023 |
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THE LOST ART OF THE DOG COLLAR + THE ST. BERNARD BARREL | Museum Curator | Claudia Pfeiffer
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Aug 03, 2023 |
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REST IN PIECES; MACABRE ADVENTURES OF A CURIOSITIES COLLECTOR | Oddity Shopkeeper | Justin Torone
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Jul 20, 2023 |
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PAST LIFE REGRESSION & CONVERSATIONS WITH A HUNGRY GHOST | Medium | Carole Louie
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Jul 06, 2023 |
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SHARP'S COUNTRY STORE: PIONEERS, BEE GUMS, & THE ORPHAN AT CLOVER LICK | Antique Dealer | Tom Shipley
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Jun 16, 2023 |
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COLONIAL-ERA WOOL PRODUCTION + BUCKSKINS & HOG SLAUGHTERS | Museum Educator | Mary Kate Claytor
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Jun 01, 2023 |
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WEST VIRGINIA MINE WARS: COAL CAMPS, BLOODSHED & THE REDNECK ARMY | Museum Director | Mackenzie New-Walker
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May 18, 2023 |
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LIFE OF AN APPALACHIAN COAL MINER + SANG, MOONSHINE & THE BIBLE | Miner | Matt Frame
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Apr 27, 2023 |
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UNDER THE WITCHING TREE + SPIRITS OF PLACE + ILL-OMNED LIGHTNING | Folk Herbalist | Corinne Boyer
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Apr 13, 2023 |
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TRAPPING TODAY: MAINE MUSTELIDS & ALASKAN SILENCE | Trapper | Jeremiah Wood
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Mar 30, 2023 |
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THE CELTS: TALES OF GODS, DRUIDS & THE OTHERWORLD | Author of Ancient Studies | Philip Freeman
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Mar 09, 2023 |
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NORSE WOLF & VIKING PITS + MAINE MUSHING & ICE TALES | Musher | Bear Siragusa
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Feb 23, 2023 |
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THE ILLEGAL TURTLE TRADE + HELLBENDERS & SALAMANDER LORE | Herpetologist | JD Kleopfer
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Feb 09, 2023 |
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RUSSIAN WOODS: WWII, THE MANSI, TIGERS & ABORIGINAL DOGS | Biologist | Vladimir Beregovoy
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Jan 26, 2023 |
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MY HEART'S IN THE SCOTTISH HIGHLANDS: STAGS, BOGS, & CROFTING | Deer Stalker | Megan Rowland
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Jan 12, 2023 |
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19TH-CENTURY MEDICAL ODDITIES, GRAVE ROBBERS & A CHARRED VENUS | Curator | Dr. Jamie Day
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Dec 30, 2022 |
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FROM THE DEEP DARK HILLS: MURDER BALLADS, WITCHES, HAINTS & DEVIL DOGS | Folk Artist | Mike Ousley
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Dec 15, 2022 |
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CAVE RESCUE & JOURNEYS INTO THE UNDERWORLD | Caver | Earl Suitor
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Dec 01, 2022 |
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HORSES & HOUNDS + ST.HUBERT & ROYAL HUNTS | Master of Foxhounds | Dr. Rita Mae Brown
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Nov 03, 2022 |
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YOUR LORE: SPOOKED HUNTERS & HAUNTED HOUSES | Tales From The Listeners
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Oct 30, 2022 |
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ABANDONED LUNATIC ASYLUMS + A MIDWIFE'S APPARITION | Paranormal Investigator | Marty Seibel
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Oct 20, 2022 |
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STRANGE ENCOUNTERS IN THE MOUNTAIN STATE + THE WITCH'S GRAVE | Cryptid Correspondent | Les O'Dell
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Oct 06, 2022 |
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GINSENG SEASON + HARD DRUGS IN SMALL TOWNS | Forest Farmer | Ed Daniels
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Sep 22, 2022 |
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RURAL MAN-TRACKING + THE 45 & THE HOLY GHOST | Tactical Tracking Instructor | Mike Hull
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Sep 08, 2022 |
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FULL OF THE DEVIL: HATFIELDS & MCCOYS + A PENTECOSTAL EXORCISM | Museum Director | Jack Hatfield
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Aug 25, 2022 |
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HELL OR HIGH WATER IN EASTERN KENTUCKY: FLOOD, FOLKLORE & GOD | Outdoorsman | Stevie Holbrook
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Aug 11, 2022 |
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REINCARNATION: A PAST LIFE WITCH BURNING + A COMA LIFE REVIEW | Herbalist | Lorri Bura
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Aug 01, 2022 |
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OLD MAGIC + A MYSTICAL ABBESS + INTERDIMENSIONAL TRAVELERS | Occult Author | Rebecca Beyer
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Jul 14, 2022 |
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IN THE LAND OF THE CHEROKEE + THE WARRIOR DANCE | Cultural Ambassador | Sonny Ledford
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Jun 30, 2022 |
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THE BLACK POTTER + AN UGLY JUG NAMED SLAVE | Outsider Artist | Jim McDowell
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Jun 16, 2022 |
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METAPHYSICAL COUNTRY STORE + THE HORNED GOD, PAN | Folk Herbalist | Anh Stanley
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Jun 02, 2022 |
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OLD TIME SUGAR HOUSE & THE SHERIFF OF HIGHLAND COUNTY | Maple Syrup Producer | Tim Duff
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May 19, 2022 |
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ONE PATH THROUGH TIME: WW2, ETHIOPIAN SNIPE & A DRUNKEN WOODPECKER | Outdoorsman | Alex ter Weele
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May 05, 2022 |
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SHENANDOAH: AN ANCIENT EFFIGY, ROWDY BOATMEN & THE FLOOD OF 1870 | River Outfitter | John Gibson
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Apr 21, 2022 |
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THE INVESTIGATION OF GHOSTS & THE ROUTING OF DEMONS | Paranormal Investigator | Linda Cassada
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Oct 20, 2021 |
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MOTHMAN & CRYPTIDS OF WEST VIRGINIA + A FAMILY CURSE | Curator of Strange Encounters | Les O'Dell
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Sep 29, 2021 |
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LEGEND OF SLEEPY HOLLOW, THE LEATHERMAN & HUDSON HIGHLAND LORE | Master Storyteller | Jonathan Kruk
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Sep 15, 2021 |
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HUDSON RIVER SCHOOL: PAINTING THE AMERICAN WILDERNESS | Documentarian | Vin Tabone
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Sep 01, 2021 |
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POWHATAN & THE PEOPLE OF THE TIDEWATER + MARSH LIGHTS | Prehistoric Technologist | Daniel Firehawk Abbott
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Aug 18, 2021 |
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HARRIET TUBMAN, GREENBRIAR SWAMP, & THE LEGEND OF BIG LIZ | History Enthusiast | Jay Meredith
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Aug 04, 2021 |
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SHIPWRECKED IN THE CHOPTANK RIVER + OYSTER DRUDGIN’ | Waterman | Capt. Wade Murphy
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Jul 21, 2021 |
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THE EEL EXODUS, DROWNING ISLANDS, & A MONARCH MIGRATION | Nature Writer | Tom Horton
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Jul 07, 2021 |
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1YR. ANNIVERSARY: A BEAR SKIN, FOLK TREASURE, ELDER WITCHES & THE HEREAFTER | Your ONN Host | Philippe
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Jun 26, 2021 |
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PIRATES OF THE CHESAPEAKE BAY + THE PUNGO WITCH & OTHER HAUNTINGS | Living Historian | Alpheus Chewning
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Jun 09, 2021 |
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SHARK TOOTH SEA WARRIOR + THE GHOSTS OF DEAD HORSE HOLLOW | Fossil Hunter | Paul Murdoch
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May 26, 2021 |
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DOWN TO THE RIVER TO PRAY: WILD YAM, MARSHMALLOW, & THE RED CLOVER FAIRY | Herbalist | Teresa Boardwine
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May 06, 2021 |
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A BOY’S GRAVEYARD ESCAPADES + THE HEART OF A DOGMAN | Hunting Dog Expert | Ron Boehme
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Apr 08, 2021 |
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HERPETOLOGICAL SPRING: PEEPERS, SALAMANDERS, & A SNAKE GIRL | Wildlife Educator | Caroline Seitz
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Mar 17, 2021 |
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INTRO TO CAVING + A COAL MINER'S SON | Caver | Greg McCoy
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Mar 03, 2021 |
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A PATAGONIAN MAN-EATER + MENTORS OF THE WILD | Outdoorsman | Frank Escalona
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Feb 10, 2021 |
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MESSAGE FROM AYAHUASCA + A MYTHIC SNAKE + GINSENG TRADE | Plant Advocate | Susan Leopold, PhD
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Jan 01, 2021 |
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SERMONS & FEASTS: SPIRIT DOGS, TURTLE MEDICINE, OTTER PELTS, & WOLF WOMEN | Your ONN Host | Philippe
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Dec 18, 2020 |
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MAGIC GARDEN: GNOMES, FAYS, & DEARIE THE DEER | Plant Medicine Artist | Donna La Pré
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Dec 02, 2020 |
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PEACEABLE KINGDOM: AN ABANDONED HOUSE, 3 COONS & THE ARMCHAIR PIG | Restaurateur | Katie Crutchfield
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Nov 18, 2020 |
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CHURCH OF THE CRETACEOUS + THE PTERANODON SKULL | Fossil Hunter | Chuck Bonner
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Nov 04, 2020 |
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APPALACHIAN WITCHES + THE EXPLODING ROSE | Folklorist | Tyler Chadwell-English
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Oct 21, 2020 |
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YARB WOMAN + A LAKOTA HORSE SONG | Community Herbalist | Joanne Bauman
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Oct 07, 2020 |
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OZARKS SHERIFF + QUIT STARING AT THE COTTONMOUTH | Fur Buyer | Deputy Stan White
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Sep 23, 2020 |
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KAMIKAZE HAWK, A MESSAGE FROM THE DEAD | Community Herbalist | Victoria Fillmore
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Sep 09, 2020 |
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LIGHTNING BUG LADY: BLUE GHOSTS + BROTHER MOTH | Citizen Scientist | Lynn Faust
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Aug 26, 2020 |
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LIONS & SKUNKS & WEASELS, OH MY! | Furbearer Biologist | Michael Fies
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Aug 09, 2020 |
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A FAMILY FARM + DEADLY STINGS | Farmsteaders | Krista & Rob Rahm
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Jul 26, 2020 |
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WILDLIFE HOSPITAL + THE PEREGRINE MYSTERY | Wildlife Advocate | Edward Clark, Jr.
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Jul 11, 2020 |
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GNARLY ROOTS + THE HERBAL PATH | Community Herbalist | Lupo Passero
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Jun 27, 2020 |
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HAUNTED HOMESTEAD TROUT + AN UNCANNY CANINE | Fly Fisherman | Roger Flinchum
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Jun 26, 2020 |
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ORIGIN STORY + THE RACCOON TRAP | Your ONN Host | Philippe
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Jun 25, 2020 |