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The ODDentity Podcast

The ODDentity Podcast

Written by: The ODDentity Podcast: Janine Mercer
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The ODDentity Podcast: Janine Mercer discusses tales of the paranormal, urban legends, folklore, and (occasionally) true crime, with just the right amount of sarcasm and humor. Send me your paranormal stories! theoddentitypodcast@gmail.com. Available wherever you binge.Copyright 2017 - 2020 . All rights reserved. Social Sciences True Crime
Episodes
  • INTERVIEW: Folklorist Gail de Vos
    Dec 1 2025

    Hello dear listeners, welcome back to another episode of The ODDentity Podcast. This week, I sit down with Folklorist Gail de Vos and we talk all things contemporary legend and folklore. We had a great chat. Hope you enjoy it!

    Gail's Book: The Watkins Book of Urban Legends

    https://watkinspublishing.com/book_author/gail-de-vos/

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    56 mins
  • S12 Ep. 5 Listener Stories
    Sep 14 2025

    Hello dear listeners, welcome to another episode of The ODDentity Podcast. This week, I bring you listener stories, usually reserved for the first episode of the season. I hope you enjoy these spooky tales and that you continue to tune in for more of the creepy, weird, and paranormal.

    Sources:

    Listener content

    Zapsplat (background): https://www.zapsplat.com/music/weve-got-a-lead-an-arpeggiated-soft-lead-progresses-into-an-exciting-buildup-of-cinematic-drums-rhythmic-strings-and-distorted-guitar-breaks-to-a-strong-pulsating-low-end-bass-w/

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    22 mins
  • S12 Ep.4: Sierra Mountains
    Jul 27 2025

    Hello dear listeners and welcome back for more of the odd content you crave! This week, I bring you something I've never tackled before: Bigfoot. In the early 1970s, in a remote deer-hunting camp deep in the Sierra Nevada Mountains of California, Ron Morehead and Al Berry captured a series of bizarre vocalizations that became known as the Sierra Sounds. And these sounds are like nothing you've heard before...or maybe you have?

    Sources

    • Forest Grove “phantom scream,” mechanical whistle noise: local investigations and official statements (Reddit, story.californiasunday.com)
    • The Hum phenomena (Taos, ambient low-frequency hum): studies and surveys (Wikipedia)
    • Eyewitness Reddit accounts from Oregon, Arkansas, Georgia, Maryland, and Montana (Reddit, Reddit, Reddit, Reddit, Reddit)
    • Analysis of bear calls in woods as plausible natural origin for shouting-like sounds (wildmountainechoes.com)
    • Skyquakes and unexplained deep booms in remote areas (Wikipedia, Rarest.org)
    • Morehead & Berry historical background, technical details, University study findings (BFRO)
    • Berry’s personal narrative on the camp encounters and scientific efforts (ronmorehead.com)
    • BigfootBase overview summarizing the recording timeline and vocal types (squatchable.com)
    • Critical commentary on “Samurai chatter” and expert linguistic analysis (bigfootevidence.blogspot.com)
    • Reddit discussions containing direct quotes from witnesses and skeptics (Reddit, Reddit, Reddit, Reddit, Reddit, Reddit, Reddit)

    Transcript: https://theoddentitypodcast.wordpress.com/

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