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36: FACT OR FICTION: Witches, poltergeists, UFOs and aliens!

Admin — Wed, 03 Sep 2025 01:00:00 +0000

This week on Eavesdroppin’, Geordie & Michelle discuss witches, bitches, ghosts, aliens and UFOs…

In a century long long ago, Geordie looks at the last witch burned alive in Ireland – the irrepressible Bridget Cleary. Young, smart and entrepreneurial, Bridget was a bit of a live wire in her small rural town. No harm, no foul, you’d think, except when she fell ill at the age of 26, her husband claimed she’d been overtaken by a fairy and burned her alive. Nasty. Listen now for the details! Geordie also examines the naughty Bell Witch from Tennessee, also known as Kate, who in the early 1800s, haunted, tormented and terrorised the John Bell family with tragic consequences. They did have slaves, so, you know. Listen now to hear the story!

Michelle follows with two UFO stories, beginning with an Aussie sighting in Western Australia. In late 1991 at the Harold E Holt naval base in Exmouth, Annie Farinaccio had been partying at the base and stayed there too late to get home safely. Cadging a lift to Exmouth with two police officers, she made the 5km journey home with them, expecting an uneventful ride. Except the officers saw something weird in the sky – and it wasn’t the first time! Listen now to hear what happened next! She follows with another UFO story – this time, in Varginha, Brazil, when three young girls spotted an oily alien with three lumps on its head in some weeds. Was it an alien? A stray dog? Or a homeless person? You decide!

So pop on your headphones, grab a brown lemonade and join Geordie & Michelle for this week’s episode, plus chat about Terrence Stamp, Dirk Bogarde, Charlotte Rampline, telly recs and more, only on Eavesdroppin’ comedy podcast. And remember, wherever you are, whatever you do, just keep Eavesdroppin’!

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27: IT’S A KIND OF MAGIC: Witches, true crime & Wicca!

Admin — Wed, 05 Jul 2023 02:00:49 +0000

Hello, Eavesdroppers! This week on Eavesdroppin’… Witches… The Crucible… What it means to be a witch… The true crime madness of the California witch killers, Suzan Bear Carson and Michael Bear Carson… Wicca – what it is and what it isn’t… The intriguing work of Dr Masaru Emoto and the effects of intention on water… Quantum Mechanics, sort of… Wicca candle spells… Plus: recollections of Nirvana, why Michelle’s not into Dave Grohl’s book, the torture chamber in the Ischia castle and OceanGate… All this and more from hosts Geordie & Michelle on Eavesdroppin’ podcast.

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SHOW LINKS

What it means to be a witch: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/2sVdGfsrPR1QgCfWXS6y0rm/what-does-it-mean-to-be-a-witch

Arthur Miller’s The Crucible: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Crucible

The true crime spree of James Clifford Carson and Suzan Barnes: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Bear_Carson_and_Suzan_Carson and here: https://medium.com/true-crime-fans/the-horrific-story-of-the-california-witch-killers-2f181e71f7ae

The craft of Wicca: https://craftofwicca.com/do-wiccan-spells-work-scientific-evidence/

Candle spells: https://craftofwicca.com/do-wiccan-spells-work-scientific-evidence/

The water experiments of Dr Masaru Emoto: https://thewellnessenterprise.com/emoto/

Meditation can change your brain: https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamainternalmedicine/fullarticle/1809754

Quantum physics for dummies: https://sciencestruck.com/basics-of-quantum-mechanics-for-dummies

Candle colour meanings: https://wiccaacademy.com/candle-color-meanings/

Dave Grohll’s The Storyteller… not my kind of book… https://www.davegrohlstoryteller.com

Nirvana: revisiting the Australian tour in 1992: http://restassuredzine.com/looking-back/6858-revisiting-nirvana-s-1992-australian-tour

Jeff Machado killing: Bruno DeSouza captured https://popculture.com/trending/news/tv-producer-arrested-after-actor-found-murdered-buried-trunk-jefferson-machado/

The OceanGate timeline: https://metro.co.uk/2023/06/21/timeline-of-the-missing-titanic-sub-what-we-know-so-far-18987030/?ico=trending-module_tag_canada_item-6

The torture room at the Aragonese castle in Ischia: https://www.ischiareview.com/the-torture-museum-at-castello-aragonese.html

Daily prayers with decomposing nuns: https://www.ancient-origins.net/artifacts-other-artifacts/prayers-decomposing-corpses-death-aragonese-castle-0010124

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51: WITCH FARM: Demons, poltergeists and the real-life haunting of Bill Rich

Admin — Wed, 21 Dec 2022 03:00:46 +0000

Eavesdroppers! Hello! This week Geordie takes you inside what’s been dubbed Britain’s Amityville Horror – yes, it’s the jacuzzi of terror, hellfire and brimstone true story of the haunting of Heol Fanog…

In 1989, Bill and Liz Rich moved their family into a beautiful old stone farmhouse in the Brecon Beacons in Wales. Looking for ‘the good life’, the couple saw the move as a chance to live off the land, raise their family, keep some lovely animals and live a happy, hippy life. But the farmhouse was built from old gravestones and before they knew it, all their animals had died and the family was haunted by ghosts, poltergeists and demons. Listen now to find out what the hell was going on at Heol Fanog and what eventually happened to Liz and Bill (spoiler, one of them gets possessed…)

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SHOW LINKS

Danny Robbins’ Witch Farm Series on the BBC: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/brand/p0d508t8

2.22 a ghost story: https://222aghoststory.com

More on Heol Fanog: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/tv/0/true-horror-heol-fanog-really-happened-welsh-amityville/

What is dowsing? Find out here! https://britishdowsers.org/dowsing-explained/

More on Maxine Sanders: https://www.maxine-sanders.com

Eavesdroppin’ episode The Other C Word – Linda’s account of having cancer: https://eavesdroppinpodcast.com/podcast/5-the-other-c-word/

Is it ok to pee in the shower? It’s problematic for your pelvic floor! : https://www.express.co.uk/life-style/health/1493448/peeing-in-shower-urinary-incontinence

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SHOW LINKS

Danny Robbins’ Witch Farm Series on the BBC: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/brand/p0d508t8

2.22 a ghost story: https://222aghoststory.com

More on Heol Fanog: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/tv/0/true-horror-heol-fanog-really-happened-welsh-amityville/

What is dowsing? Find out here! https://britishdowsers.org/dowsing-explained/

More on Maxine Sanders: https://www.maxine-sanders.com

Eavesdroppin’ episode The Other C Word – Linda’s account of having cancer: https://eavesdroppinpodcast.com/podcast/5-the-other-c-word/

Danny Robbins’ Witch Farm Series on the BBC: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/brand/p0d508t8

2.22 a ghost story: https://222aghoststory.com

More on Heol Fanog: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/tv/0/true-horror-heol-fanog-really-happened-welsh-amityville/

What is dowsing? Find out here! https://britishdowsers.org/dowsing-explained/

More on Maxine Sanders: https://www.maxine-sanders.com

Eavesdroppin’ episode The Other C Word – Linda’s account of having cancer: https://eavesdroppinpodcast.com/podcast/5-the-other-c-word/

Is it ok to pee in the shower? It’s problematic for your pelvic floor! : https://www.express.co.uk/life-style/health/1493448/peeing-in-shower-urinary-incontinence

The latest Eavesdroppin’ Hoarders episode: https://eavesdroppinpodcast.com/podcast/48-what-a-load-of-rubbish-hoarders-phyllis-the-doll-hoarder-sydney-hoarder-bruce-roberts-a-murder/

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Why we want to talk about witches…

Admin — Wed, 03 Mar 2021 14:33:26 +0000

When we were growing up in Australia, being into witchcraft, crystals, tarot, seances and anything supernatural was really normal. A sign of the times? A cultural phenomenon? Who knows… It’s just that everyone we knew had some kind of attraction to, affinity with or at the very least, a curiosity for spirituality and the supernatural. In some ways it has informed our lives and although we never chose those paths as careers or even for ongoing practice, a fascination with all things spiritual, divine, witchy and wonderful has made our lives richer. So in the week’s episode, we talk all things witchy-woo! Like most of our episodes, we look at different angles and come together to chat and this week’s episode is no different – while researching, Michelle went down the rabbit hole of modern witchcraft, witch influencers, witchcraft true crime and feminism, while Geordie recounts the story of a woman who bought a house that had previously been a jail for witches… with terrifying consequences. We don’t claim to know everything about witchcraft. We haven’t even scratched the surface, but we just have a little chat about witchy things and we hope you enjoy it! Happy listening.

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10: Let’s talk about WITCHES!

Admin — Wed, 03 Mar 2021 03:00:00 +0000

Witches… They’ve been around since the dawn of time and in this episode, the girls rev up their broomsticks to chat all things witchy! Not before a disgusting rat-chat rat off about rats, rat guts and rat encounters, that is… So, witches! Witchcraft! Familiars! Witchy True Crime! It’s all here… Michelle reminisces about Mysteries in Covent Garden and whether Geordie has a witchy face… Geordie chats about the Crucible, her drama years and Goody Goode… Michelle talks about modern witches, witch influencers, feminism and #witchesofinstagram… Geordie dives into the case of Vanessa Mitchell, whose dream home in St Orsyth turned into a nightmare when the ghosts of witches past haunted her beyond the grave. 15th Century witch Ursula Kemp gets discussed, as do modern witches Bri Luna & Harmony Nice, and the ep gets wrapped up with a terrifying True Crime recap of the case of Kristy Bamu and a couple of spells you can try at home to get rid of unwanted friends. What more could you want!

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