We have a very very special end-of-summer episode for you because not only are we talking about Shadow People but Jeremy and Zack from The Neatcast join us to discuss this super interesting topic. We obviously talk in length about shadow people, Sleep Paralysis, and trans-dimensional beings but we also dip our toes in the cool waters of ancient aliens, Göbekli Tepe, Joro spiders, Running the puppy, the Dog-man and Domentor sniffing to name a few. The cherry on top this shadowy Sunday Smörgåsbord are several particularly haunting personal and true ghost stories told by Tim and Jeremy. This one is a keeper folks so turn off your lights, relax into to a meditative state and ignore those floating shadowy figures above you, because this is Against All Oddities!
Episode 44 - The Monroe Institute
On this episode of Against All Oddities we are talking about the Monroe institute. What is the Monroe institute you ask, Why, it’s just the world leader in human consciousness exploration. Founded in the early 1970s as an educational and research organization by Robert A. Monroe and has a large campus based in Faber Virginia. To spice this episode up even further, Nate enrolled in their program and just got back after spending the last week hooked up to their machines and methodologies. We have a ton of questions for him and he gave us a ton of answers and then some. We talk about the Monroe institute, consciousness, remote viewing, Joseph McMoneagle, Project Stargate, brain waves, the hive mind, the Vietnam War, shamans, and the magical war of England. So stick around and found out how deep the rabbit hole went for Nate.
Episode 43 - Intuition
In case you didn’t read our show’s meta-data we are a philosophy and comedy talk podcast, and although it is impossible to forget that we are hilarious it does occasionally get missed that we are also interested in the many weird, wonderful, and odd modes of thought out there. So in true AAO form we give you a delightful episode on the concept of Intuition. Obviously our conversations covers a lot of things from toe movement, sad cats, bad instincts, and aliens for good measure.
Episode 42 - Road Trips
On today’s episode we’ll be traveling down some conceptually treacherous roads as we explore the meaning of “the roadtrip”. We discuss many things including Crawfish Swarms, The Pink man of West Virginia, Peanut butter toilets, long distance biking, creepy motels, south of the border, the Sheline’s remix, the state of Florida, Marshal McLuhan and Joseph Campbell and everything in between. So grab your gear and jump on shotgun, this is Against All Oddities.
Episode 41 - Backrooms
You must have turned on “no clipping” because you found it, the AAO episode on backrooms. Of course when we say backrooms we’re mainly just talking about secret rooms as we have experienced them in our complicated and mystical lives. In true Against All Oddities fashion we cover a lot of ground here, from George Washington’s toenail clippings, to cave systems, OTO temples, Freemasonry, decapitated hands, hidden grave yards, and nihilism. You found us so you might as well stick around and see how deep this dark room goes.
Episode 40 - Consciousness
Today we will be talking about the many nodes of human consciousness within the great simulation. Yes, this is a big one so join us as we dive as deep as meager monkey perception will allow us to go. We cover a lot of topics in a short amount of time including binaural frequencies, astral projection, hypnotism, out of body experience, the matrix, lucid dreaming and 3rd grade plays. So strap in because you are the universe experiencing itself and this is against all oddities.
Episode 39 - Treasure
This episode of Against All Oddities is all about the concept of treasure, and the treasure adjacent. We aren’t just talking about simple trinkets here, we cover all sorts of stuff related to treasure including Joseph Campbell, Jacques Lacan, the Repressed/Subconscious, Tolkien, The ark of the Covenant, Oak Island, and the lost city of Atlantis, to name but just a few of the golden nuggets of wisdom buried within this very episode.
Episode 38 - Resolutions
On this episode of Against All Oddities we’ll be talking about New Year Resolutions. Obviously we thoroughly cover the cultural oddity that is the New Year Resolution but this episode is so much more than that. We talk about systems of motivation, Death, Cheddar Brats, Edgar Cayce, Tony Robbins, The Source Family, and we even get into the subject of Goth Ska. We have it all, so make a resolute attempt at listening to this episode of Against All Oddities.
Episode 37 - Curse-Mas Special 2021
This episode is the official Against All Oddities Curse-Mas special.
So what’s a Curse-Mas special you ask? Why, its an episode entirely dedicated to the art of hexing and cursing and just so happens to also be the winter holiday season of course! So Stick around and listen to the brothers discuss all things Curse-as. As usually we get into a little bit of everything from the rule of three, Wicca vs traditional witchcraft, movies about curses and cursed movies, topped off with a couple of personal anecdotes about curses that started it all. So join us as we get into the spirit of giving, curses that is, this is against all oddities.
Episode 36 - Fails
Your eyes did not deceive you this episode of against all oddities really is all about failure. Is the subject of failing really an oddity? Well when you're as successful as we are, failure sure can feel like an oddity.
This extremely humbling episode features hilarious stories of personal failure including tales of electrocution, fire work disasters, British engineering, and the lost art of self body-piercing amongst many others. Between the three of us, we've messed up just about everything, so stick around and hear the juicy details.
Episode 35 - Halloween 2021
Well, It’s that spooky time of year again and although we here at Against All Oddities celebrate halloween all year long, we appreciate the importance this season may have for all of you muggles out there who only dress up as wizards and ghouls once a year.
This year we aim to honor and celebrate Samhain by telling some spooky stories and by dropping some death bombs (more on that later). So stick around while we talk about black eyed children, haunted Richmond, death by turnips, and so much more. When you are ready simply lift the veil, pass the guardian at the threshold, and follow us a little further down the rabbit hole.
Episode 34: Stargate (1978-1995)
On this episode we talk about project Stargate [no not the 1994 classic sci-fi adventure starring Kurt Russell and James spader...tho we do recommend you watch that….] the secret, now defunct, CIA program. This program was de-classified in 1995 after 17 years of doing some really interesting experiments with remote viewing and physic espionage. We talk about all sorts of things related to these topics, Tim reads our favorite remote viewing account from the Stargate project and Chris shows off his astral projection abilities in real time. So please; swallow the rest of your entheogen, climb into your sensory deprivation tank, and crank up the volume because this is against all oddities.
Episode 33: Time
Welcome to against all oddities. The podcast about three brothers coming to terms with the oddly true and the truthfully odd.
Today’s episode focuses on the oddity that is the experience and perception of time. Be warned that this episode of against all oddities is a little bit different than normal and may very well blow your mind. As a way to illustrate the enigmatic nature of time we decided to break the fourth wall of podcasting by recording our conversation in the past, present and future. So the first part of the episode Tim and Nate converse about the nature of time along with a future version of Chris who inserted himself back in time with Nate and Tim. The second half of the podcast all three brothers engage in conversation about time simultaneously. This episode is also available on our YouTube channel, so if your brain can’t handle the complexities of time theories via our podcast then you can try watching our discussion and it may make more sense, and if it still doesn’t then “Don’t try to understand it”
Episode 32: Stephen King
Today’s episode will focus on Stephen King. However, we here at the Against all oddities mega-corporation are not your average Steven king fanboys. So join us for a discussion that includes references to the Dark Tower series, Carrie, Creep show, Cat’s Eye, The Shining, Cujo, The Long Walk and Talisman, but stay for our unique and mystical insight into, The early works of John Bellairs, H.P. Lovecraft, The multiverse and fear itself.
Episode 31: Teeth
Today we’ll be talking about teeth, those odd little pointing things that we store in our mouths…well most of us anyways. We also tell a sad cat story and discuss the benefits of punching one’s younger brother in the face during childhood. This episode is our 31 episode and is episode 1 of season 4. We classify everything as season 1, however secretly this is our 4th season and to celebrate we have posted the video version of this podcast on our site. So for our super fans out there you can now watch the podcast as well as listen to it. Find out more at Dorfyou.com which will give you links to our new youtube channel as well as info about paranormal insurance.
Episode 30: U.A.P.
The theme of todays episode is unexplained aerial phenomena and it’s a doozy! We cover everything from U.A.P.s and U.S.O.s to Chaos Magick and Robert Vince.
Episode 29: Ice Breakers
Today we will be splashing headfirst into the concept of icebreakers. We’re not sure what the bigger oddity, the complexities of human social interaction, or the fact that all three Carroll brothers are master ice-breakers.
Episode 28: Taxidermy
On this episode the brothers talk about the oddity that is human beings desperately trying to transmute their fear of death by preserving and posing the bodies of dead animals, a.k.a, taxidermy. Be warned we do talk about some slightly graphic things in this episode so listener discretion, is advised. This is Against all Oddities.
Episode 27: Commercials
Today on Against All Oddities we’re talking about the oddity that is modern advertising. Coincidentally, our budgetary overlords over at Dorftrottel innovations is threatening to pull all of our funding if we don’t ramp up production on new advertising for Dorftrottel Paranormal insurance. So in order to both appease and mock those fascists wizards at Dorftrottel we’re inviting you, the listener, behind the scenes as we Flesh out some new advertising ideas as well as talk about the insanity that is contemporary marketing.
Episode 26: Bad Samaritan
The subject of today’s episode is Bad Samaritan and we’ll be talking with chef, author, former Richmond native, and current New Orleans based samaritan, Dan Mills. And for all you squares and bean counters out there who don’t think today’s subject is an actual oddity, well then I have news for you, everything is an oddity, there are only shades of grey, the rivers are dark, the ocean is deep, and the cosmos infinite.