Paranormal Outsiders

Flip the script with Onna and Dustin as they struggle to find non-paranormal explanations for the story of Don Decker A.K.A. "The Rain Man." 
Can grief give you the ability to make it rain? Would "group think" cause collective hallucinations? Will Dustin ever get an episode out on time?
Listen in to find out!
 
Sources:
https://unsolved.com/gallery/don-decker/
https://youtu.be/9_AVvNrLul0?si=akI0CfBLk3zkvIjS
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cyaZNCyxwr4

Trudge along with Onna and Dustin through the swamps of Florida as they seek out the elusive Florida Swamp Ape. Are there primates that are undiscovered hiding in plain sight? Do the smells of the past haunt us? How alike are Dustin and his "Florida Man" equivalent? Listen in to find out!
Sources:
https://skunkapeevents.weebly.com/skunk-ape-sightings.html
https://www.outdoorhub.com/stories/2012/12/02/the-scientific-search-for-sasquatch-with-dr-jeff-meldrum/
 
First video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MWPw_D5vpuw
Second video- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xb9YcIlkl_c
Third Video - https://youtu.be/Kqe4g0aLxZc?si=hSpUrjWeXSgwNBe9
 
Further Readings:
https://humanorigins.si.edu/evidence/human-evolution-interactive-timeline

Mosey on out to the Midwest with Onna and Dustin as they look into one of its most haunted houses, the Tinker Swiss Cottage!
Do certain materials help store paranormal energies? Is Rockford the most haunted city in the Midwest? Can Onna guess all of Rockford's nicknames? 
Listen in to find out!
 
Videos: 
Jack Osbourne
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kz6QawGkGvQ
1st Video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y55HYKeKGN4&t=86s
"EVP"
https://youtu.be/LVu2Ba78KpQ?si=Z-90IVPlXLdk7U-V&t=223
Dousing Rods
https://youtu.be/asyOsFEf6jM?si=HM-qPlqFHrqvcZgk&t=143
 
Sources:
https://www.hauntedrockford.com/tinker-cottage-one-of-rockfords-most-haunted-places/
 
https://drloihjournal.blogspot.com/2018/01/history-of-tinker-family-and-tinker-swiss-cottage-museum-and-gardens-in-rockford-illinois.html
 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tinker_Swiss_Cottage
 

Bum a ride with Onna and Dustin as they cruise across the globe to find evidence of ghost hitchhikers and videos of ghost encounters.
Are hallucinations more common than we think? Can vibrations make us see things? Why do we inherently trust young women on the side of the road? Women can have knives too! Listen in a find out!
 
Videos:
Ishinomaki taxi ghosts
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6uN5flrkzfw&t=0s
 
Night Guard - Jamaica
https://www.tiktok.com/@absolutelyjamaican/video/7216248084030852398
 
Mechanic
https://www.tiktok.com/@nightmarefuel__/video/7186111441265642757
 
Hospital Guard Argentina GHost
https://www.reddit.com/r/Unexpected/comments/yuotmv/a_women_enters_a_clinic/
 
Two Kids follow
https://www.instagram.com/reel/CrNNnoup36g/
 
Security guard Columbia 4:14
https://youtu.be/QDzR59i3Cow?si=_Hsn9xvaLtTa1fRi
 
Sources:
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2016/02/05/taxi-drivers-see-ghosts-after-tsunami/79871530/
https://www.hauntedrooms.co.uk/bluebell-hill-ghost-kent
Beardsley and Hankey:
https://warwick.ac.uk/fac/arts/modernlanguages/applying/undergraduate/crossschool/ln305/biblio/beardsley__hankey_the_vanishing_hitchhiker.pdf
 

Go on a tireless search with Dustin and Onna as they try to find something spooky in Denmark! In this episode, we talk about a famous paranormal occurrence in Copenhagen and the lack of any evidence.
Is there a black hole of paranormal evidence in Denmark? Will Dustin's Danish accent get progressively worse throughout the episode? Listen in and find out!
 
Sources:
https://www.visitdenmark.com/denmark/things-do/history/haunted-castles
https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/laksegade 

Trick or treat with Onna and Dustin as they discuss a possible origin of Halloween and one of the most common traditions associated with the holiday - carving pumpkins. How important were the druids? Did the pope ruin the holiday on purpose? Is fear the new cocaine? Listen in and find out!
 
Sources:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halloween
https://carnegiemnh.org/the-jack-o-lanterns-origins/

Aaaand we're back! Hi Everyone. Wanted to drop a quick message that season 2 is starting at the end of this month. We also wanted everyone to know that we have an Instagram now. We'll use that to post updates and drop hints on our upcoming shows and investigations. Follow us here -> Paranormal Outsiders Instagram.
 

Get real with Onna and Dustin as they discuss a personal experience with sleep paralysis. Does a demon possess Dustin? How do you pronounce Liluthu? Are our dreams more than just our own scrambled brain waves? Listen in and see what your dreams hold!
Sources:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5167075/
Buzzfeed Stories:
https://www.buzzfeed.com/danieldalton/wake-up-wake-up-wake-up
Video Evidence:
https://youtu.be/X-LEbBrbmKE?t=66

Journey with Onna and Dustin as they drive through the back roads of Wisconsin to uncover the truth behind one of North America's unique cryptids - The Beast of Bray Road. Will the beast show itself to Onna and Dustin? What new smells will they discover in America's heartland? Will Dustin ever remember to bring a flashlight? Find out on this episode! 
 
Sources:
https://www.tsemrinpoche.com/tsem-tulku-rinpoche/paranormal/creatures-and-monsters/the-beast-of-bray-road.html
https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/B07H9C6BHL/ref=atv_dp_share_cu_r
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beast_of_Bray_Road
 

Dig deep with Onna and Dustin as they explore the fascinating world and culture that surround Hollywood's favorite boogie man, the Zombie. Do the dead rise in search of brains and human flesh? Or did we borrow a religious ceremony in order to shine a light on some of our culture's more unsavory features? Listen in to find out!
Show Notes:
Zora
https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/claiming-space-when-happened-when-zora-neale-hurston-studied-voodoo-haiti/#:~:text=When%20author%20and%20anthropologist%20Zora,of%20thanks%20to%20her%20sponsor.
Clarvius
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clairvius_Narcisse
Wade Davis Lecture:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qGq2Bj3FGpc
Real Zombies
https://www.npr.org/sections/codeswitch/2013/12/13/250844800/zoinks-tracing-the-history-of-zombie-from-haiti-to-the-cdc