Dive into "Ghost Stories For The End Of The World," a thought-provoking podcast that intertwines the eerie with the essential, exploring the occult history of post-war politics and its lingering effects on modern society. Each episode invites listeners on a journey through the shadows of true crime, political corruption, and the moral dilemmas we face today. Engaging discussions with notable guests such as journalist and author David Grann, who delves into the intricacies of historical misdeeds, and filmmaker Aurora Guerrero, who reflects on the narratives surrounding identity and societal decay, add depth and insight to each topic. Beyond mere storytelling, the podcast challenges you to confront uncomfortable truths, reminding us that redemption is found not in the confines of a church, but in the streets and homes where we live. Prepare to be captivated by tales that echo the complexities of our world, compelling you to reconsider the history that shapes our present.
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98 - VATICAN SHADOWS BOOK 1: Opus Dei i
You don't make up for your sins in church. You do it in the streets. You do it at home. The rest is bullshit, and you know it. **SUPPORT THE SHOW HERE** SHOW SOUNDTRACKS AVAILABLE HERE:
2025-05-18•1hr 18mins
98 - VATICAN SHADOWS BOOK 1: Opus Dei i
You don't make up for your sins in church. You do it in the streets. You do it at home. The rest is bullshit, and you know it. **SUPPORT THE SHOW HERE** SHOW SOUNDTRACKS AVAILABLE HERE:
2025-05-18•1hr 18mins
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It's time for church
Proxima hebdomade, seriem incipimus nos reversuros esse ut per annum proximum vel sic intermittant. Ecclesia catholica. De Deo loquor. De diabolo loquor. De Caelo, Inferno, et de ultimis diebus loquor. Nemo mea opera iudicet nisi Pater. Proba fidem tuam et opera mea confirma per donando hic Fruere hymnis hic
2025-05-07•18mins
It's time for church
Proxima hebdomade, seriem incipimus nos reversuros esse ut per annum proximum vel sic intermittant. Ecclesia catholica. De Deo loquor. De diabolo loquor. De Caelo, Inferno, et de ultimis diebus loquor. Nemo mea opera iudicet nisi Pater. Proba fidem tuam et opera mea confirma per donando hic Fruere hymnis hic
2025-05-07•18mins
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97 - These Dreams of Menwith Hill
We’re setting the table for the year ahead in Ghost Stories, and to do so we’ll be following a number of threads that may or may not have much to do with each other. Key to this one is the UK’s relationship with the US, which we use to explore how unnerving it feels to be alive in the Hermit Kingdom in the last days, its mind blown out by redundant upper management and a deep state that no longer has any purpose. We mainline the DMT released from the dying spider’s brain, exploring Keir Starmer as the Last Man, dreams in the imperial core, surveillance, terrorism, the dregs of empire, classified US-UK programs like GHOSTHUNTER and APPARITION, temporal dislocation, and long-dead spree killers haunting the Yorkshire moors.
2025-03-25•1hr 44mins
97 - These Dreams of Menwith Hill
We’re setting the table for the year ahead in Ghost Stories, and to do so we’ll be following a number of threads that may or may not have much to do with each other. Key to this one is the UK’s relationship with the US, which we use to explore how unnerving it feels to be alive in the Hermit Kingdom in the last days, its mind blown out by redundant upper management and a deep state that no longer has any purpose. We mainline the DMT released from the dying spider’s brain, exploring Keir Starmer as the Last Man, dreams in the imperial core, surveillance, terrorism, the dregs of empire, classified US-UK programs like GHOSTHUNTER and APPARITION, temporal dislocation, and long-dead spree killers haunting the Yorkshire moors.
2025-03-25•1hr 44mins
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BOOKS OF WAR 4: Belle Époque
People try to be the king but the ace is back, with a banging new theme tune and a story that explores the decadence of the Palermo Belle Époque. The mafia is now well entrenched and reaching ever further into the Italian system; a banking crisis exposes industrial-scale fraud and leads to the first eminent corpse. This episode is free to all but most subsequent BOW episodes will be available ONLY ON PATREON, which is HERE: Check out the imposing walls of sound I have erected to accompany various episodes and miniseries here:
2025-02-07•1hr 6mins
BOOKS OF WAR 4: Belle Époque
People try to be the king but the ace is back, with a banging new theme tune and a story that explores the decadence of the Palermo Belle Époque. The mafia is now well entrenched and reaching ever further into the Italian system; a banking crisis exposes industrial-scale fraud and leads to the first eminent corpse. This episode is free to all but most subsequent BOW episodes will be available ONLY ON PATREON, which is HERE: Check out the imposing walls of sound I have erected to accompany various episodes and miniseries here:
2025-02-07•1hr 6mins
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DULCE MIDNIGHT RADIO 6: The Men in Black ft. Robert Skvarla
It's been too long since last we took the Saucer of Insight out for a spin through the feverish Caverns of the Mind, so tonight we're finally getting weird again to talk about those lovable scamps in human skin in black suits: THE MEN IN BLACK. Who they? Where be? What is? And but? All these questions and more will be answered as our good friend Robert Skvarla joins myself and Bradley to explore the social, cultural and political history of the MIB phenomenon. SUPPORT THE SHOW HERE:
2024-12-10•2hr 10mins
DULCE MIDNIGHT RADIO 6: The Men in Black ft. Robert Skvarla
It's been too long since last we took the Saucer of Insight out for a spin through the feverish Caverns of the Mind, so tonight we're finally getting weird again to talk about those lovable scamps in human skin in black suits: THE MEN IN BLACK. Who they? Where be? What is? And but? All these questions and more will be answered as our good friend Robert Skvarla joins myself and Bradley to explore the social, cultural and political history of the MIB phenomenon. SUPPORT THE SHOW HERE:
2024-12-10•2hr 10mins
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ROSEMARY'S BABY (1968) and REC (2007)
This one goes off the rails in a major way because I'm out of practice and it's been a very long month. We begin with an overview of where the main show is heading and our plans for the future, then we talk about (in no particular order here): poison eurodwarf Polanski, occultism and control, Aktion T4, Yorkshire Aunties, pandemics, apartments, left wing thinkpieces, serial killers, if Boris Johnson really had covid, exorcism, the Catholic Church, escaped nazis, lockdowns, American voters, generational warfare, Ira Levin, my Donald Trump impression, homeworking, Satanic panics, hippies, the importance of commute time, and more besides. I am running on fumes and I need sleep. I love you all. SUPPORT THE SHOW HERE: BELGIAN X-FILES SOUNDTRACK AVAILABLE HERE:
2024-11-29•1hr 20mins
ROSEMARY'S BABY (1968) and REC (2007)
This one goes off the rails in a major way because I'm out of practice and it's been a very long month. We begin with an overview of where the main show is heading and our plans for the future, then we talk about (in no particular order here): poison eurodwarf Polanski, occultism and control, Aktion T4, Yorkshire Aunties, pandemics, apartments, left wing thinkpieces, serial killers, if Boris Johnson really had covid, exorcism, the Catholic Church, escaped nazis, lockdowns, American voters, generational warfare, Ira Levin, my Donald Trump impression, homeworking, Satanic panics, hippies, the importance of commute time, and more besides. I am running on fumes and I need sleep. I love you all. SUPPORT THE SHOW HERE: BELGIAN X-FILES SOUNDTRACK AVAILABLE HERE:
2024-11-29•1hr 20mins
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96 - The Belgian X-Files 19: 1985 (Epilogue)
"Set against the backdrop of Belgium's most notorious unsolved crime spree, 1985 begins as three friends - Vicky, her brother Franky, and his best friend Marc - begin a new chapter of their lives, when they set off from their hometown to Brussels. But as their adulthood and careers in the big city commence, the trio risks losing their innocence and noble illusions, as they find themselves caught in the middle of the horrifying events that shocked a generation and will come to leave a scar on the entire country." Nic joins me for an epilogue of sorts to talk about the very good TV show 1985 and kickstart MOVIE SEASON the right way. SUPPORT THE SHOW HERE: BELGIAN X-FILES SOUNDTRACK HERE:
2024-10-22•1hr 41mins
96 - The Belgian X-Files 19: 1985 (Epilogue)
"Set against the backdrop of Belgium's most notorious unsolved crime spree, 1985 begins as three friends - Vicky, her brother Franky, and his best friend Marc - begin a new chapter of their lives, when they set off from their hometown to Brussels. But as their adulthood and careers in the big city commence, the trio risks losing their innocence and noble illusions, as they find themselves caught in the middle of the horrifying events that shocked a generation and will come to leave a scar on the entire country." Nic joins me for an epilogue of sorts to talk about the very good TV show 1985 and kickstart MOVIE SEASON the right way. SUPPORT THE SHOW HERE: BELGIAN X-FILES SOUNDTRACK HERE:
2024-10-22•1hr 41mins
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95 - The Belgian X-Files 18 - Dutroux Affair vii: C'est comme ça que ça termine
Join Nic and I for the final Belgian X-File. This is how it ends. UNLOCK THE REST OF THE EPISODE HERE: SOUNDTRACK NOW AVAILABLE HERE
2024-10-10•51mins
95 - The Belgian X-Files 18 - Dutroux Affair vii: C'est comme ça que ça termine
Join Nic and I for the final Belgian X-File. This is how it ends. UNLOCK THE REST OF THE EPISODE HERE: SOUNDTRACK NOW AVAILABLE HERE
2024-10-10•51mins
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94 - The Belgian X-Files 17 - Dutroux Affair vi: A World Inside the World
Myself and @IRC_NIC discuss the sheer size of the case and consider what The Sprawl means. We go long on how the cops and the media conspired to kill the network angle, and then we look at the truly global scale of the Dutroux Affair and break down what, exactly, the Network was, its historical origins, the social context, how it worked, where it came from, and how it dealt with the threat of exposure. **SUPPORT THE SHOW HERE**
2024-09-20•3hr 39mins
94 - The Belgian X-Files 17 - Dutroux Affair vi: A World Inside the World
Myself and @IRC_NIC discuss the sheer size of the case and consider what The Sprawl means. We go long on how the cops and the media conspired to kill the network angle, and then we look at the truly global scale of the Dutroux Affair and break down what, exactly, the Network was, its historical origins, the social context, how it worked, where it came from, and how it dealt with the threat of exposure. **SUPPORT THE SHOW HERE**
2024-09-20•3hr 39mins
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93 - The Belgian X-Files 16: Dutroux Affair v - Witnesses
EXTREME CONTENT WARNING Regina Louf talks about her experience in the network, the pressure mounts on the investigating team, people continue to die, the families of the victims are pushed to the edge of madness, and Belgium finds itself on the brink of revolution. **UNLOCK THE FULL EPISODE HERE**
2024-08-30•25mins
93 - The Belgian X-Files 16: Dutroux Affair v - Witnesses
EXTREME CONTENT WARNING Regina Louf talks about her experience in the network, the pressure mounts on the investigating team, people continue to die, the families of the victims are pushed to the edge of madness, and Belgium finds itself on the brink of revolution. **UNLOCK THE FULL EPISODE HERE**
2024-08-30•25mins
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92 - The Belgian X-Files 15 - Dutroux Affair iv - Casework
Dutroux and his accomplices start to talk, the people of Belgium try to process news of the staggering investigative failings, prosecutors Bourlet and Connerotte gaze into the abyss, and a young woman steps forward with astonishing information about corruption and savagery at the heart of the Belgian establishment. Next episode Thursday 29th. ***SUPPORT THE SHOW HERE***
2024-08-24•1hr 13mins
92 - The Belgian X-Files 15 - Dutroux Affair iv - Casework
Dutroux and his accomplices start to talk, the people of Belgium try to process news of the staggering investigative failings, prosecutors Bourlet and Connerotte gaze into the abyss, and a young woman steps forward with astonishing information about corruption and savagery at the heart of the Belgian establishment. Next episode Thursday 29th. ***SUPPORT THE SHOW HERE***
2024-08-24•1hr 13mins
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91 - The Belgian X-Files 14: Dutroux iii - Summer Came Early That Year (1996)
@irc_nic guides us through 1996. **SUPPORT THE SHOW HERE**
2024-07-28•1hr 41mins
91 - The Belgian X-Files 14: Dutroux iii - Summer Came Early That Year (1996)
@irc_nic guides us through 1996. **SUPPORT THE SHOW HERE**
2024-07-28•1hr 41mins
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90 - The Belgian X-Files 13: Dutroux Affair ii - Voices in the Walls
EXTREME CONTENT WARNING: This episode contains some very harrowing and upsetting material. I don't recommend you listen to it if you're in a bad place/are likely to be triggered by the subject matter. Please take care. The part about the murders. @irc_nic joins me once again for this journey into Belgium's heart of darkness. ***TRAILER*** UNLOCK THE FULL SHOW HERE:
2024-07-16•21mins
90 - The Belgian X-Files 13: Dutroux Affair ii - Voices in the Walls
EXTREME CONTENT WARNING: This episode contains some very harrowing and upsetting material. I don't recommend you listen to it if you're in a bad place/are likely to be triggered by the subject matter. Please take care. The part about the murders. @irc_nic joins me once again for this journey into Belgium's heart of darkness. ***TRAILER*** UNLOCK THE FULL SHOW HERE:
2024-07-16•21mins
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89 - The Belgian X-Files 12: Dutroux Affair i - The Lost Girls (1956 - 1995)
Nic (@irc_nic) guides us through the life story of Marc Dutroux. We look at his childhood, his descent into crime, and how he may have become a fixer for the Belgian political mafia. "The Kludde" read by Michael S. Judge of Death is Just Around the Corner with our immense thanks. **SUPPORT THE SHOW HERE**
2024-06-29•2hr 2mins
89 - The Belgian X-Files 12: Dutroux Affair i - The Lost Girls (1956 - 1995)
Nic (@irc_nic) guides us through the life story of Marc Dutroux. We look at his childhood, his descent into crime, and how he may have become a fixer for the Belgian political mafia. "The Kludde" read by Michael S. Judge of Death is Just Around the Corner with our immense thanks. **SUPPORT THE SHOW HERE**
2024-06-29•2hr 2mins
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The Belgian X-Files 11: Land of the Dead
Nic (@irc_nic) joins us once again for a panoramic sweep across Belgium at the end of the Cold War, and on the eve of the Dutroux Affair in multi-chapter anthology style episode. 0:53: Prologue 10:00: Chapter 1 - The Paul Vanden Boeynants Kidnapping 52:15: Chapter 2 - The Belgian Gladio Inquiry 82:40: Chapter 3 - The Murder of Gerald Bull 91:21: Chapter 4 - The Murder of André Cools 131:26: Chapter 5 - The Atlas Report and the Nebula 143:38: Chapter 6 - The Murder of Katrien De Cuyper SUPPORT THE SHOW HERE:
2024-06-12•2hr 53mins
The Belgian X-Files 11: Land of the Dead
Nic (@irc_nic) joins us once again for a panoramic sweep across Belgium at the end of the Cold War, and on the eve of the Dutroux Affair in multi-chapter anthology style episode. 0:53: Prologue 10:00: Chapter 1 - The Paul Vanden Boeynants Kidnapping 52:15: Chapter 2 - The Belgian Gladio Inquiry 82:40: Chapter 3 - The Murder of Gerald Bull 91:21: Chapter 4 - The Murder of André Cools 131:26: Chapter 5 - The Atlas Report and the Nebula 143:38: Chapter 6 - The Murder of Katrien De Cuyper SUPPORT THE SHOW HERE:
2024-06-12•2hr 53mins
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87 - The Belgian X-Files 10: BRABANT KILLERS REDUX - Aftermath iii
Tonight we tie off Brabant Killers Redux by looking at an especially bizarre event that occurred just before the final massacre, using it as an illustrative example of how deep into the weeds you can fall, if you so wish, in trying to understand this most eerie of true stories. We then explore various theories people have put forward over the years to explain the crimes, and offer our own holistic take for good measure. We close by discussing what became of major players in the case, and set up threads we will pursue for the remaining episodes of TBXF. ***PREVIEW*** TO UNLOCK THE FULL SHOW SUBSCRIBE HERE:
2024-05-23•20mins
87 - The Belgian X-Files 10: BRABANT KILLERS REDUX - Aftermath iii
Tonight we tie off Brabant Killers Redux by looking at an especially bizarre event that occurred just before the final massacre, using it as an illustrative example of how deep into the weeds you can fall, if you so wish, in trying to understand this most eerie of true stories. We then explore various theories people have put forward over the years to explain the crimes, and offer our own holistic take for good measure. We close by discussing what became of major players in the case, and set up threads we will pursue for the remaining episodes of TBXF. ***PREVIEW*** TO UNLOCK THE FULL SHOW SUBSCRIBE HERE:
2024-05-23•20mins
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86 - The Belgian X-Files 9: BRABANT KILLERS REDUX - Aftermath ii
Particularly strange deaths connected to the Brabant Killers attacks. SUPPORT THE SHOW HERE:
2024-05-17•44mins
86 - The Belgian X-Files 9: BRABANT KILLERS REDUX - Aftermath ii
Particularly strange deaths connected to the Brabant Killers attacks. SUPPORT THE SHOW HERE:
2024-05-17•44mins
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85 - The Belgian X-Files 8: BRABANT KILLERS REDUX - Aftermath pt 1 (1985 - now)
The first Gang Commission, the aftermath of the Brabant Killers operation, and the consequences. Note: This is actually the first part of a four hour recording we did, but after some discussion we decided to cut it down into more manageable 60 - 90 minute instalments. This means Aftermath pt ii will land next week and, most likely, there will be an Aftermath iii dropping the week after. Then we're back to the usual 2 week release schedule. This now means that instead of 10 or 11 X-Files episodes there will probably be 13 or 14. Hope you enjoy, and have a good weekend.
2024-05-10•1hr 8mins
85 - The Belgian X-Files 8: BRABANT KILLERS REDUX - Aftermath pt 1 (1985 - now)
The first Gang Commission, the aftermath of the Brabant Killers operation, and the consequences. Note: This is actually the first part of a four hour recording we did, but after some discussion we decided to cut it down into more manageable 60 - 90 minute instalments. This means Aftermath pt ii will land next week and, most likely, there will be an Aftermath iii dropping the week after. Then we're back to the usual 2 week release schedule. This now means that instead of 10 or 11 X-Files episodes there will probably be 13 or 14. Hope you enjoy, and have a good weekend.
2024-05-10•1hr 8mins
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84 - The Belgian X-Files 7: BRABANT KILLERS REDUX pt 2
The second wave. UNLOCK THE FULL SHOW HERE:
2024-04-26•47mins
84 - The Belgian X-Files 7: BRABANT KILLERS REDUX pt 2
The second wave. UNLOCK THE FULL SHOW HERE:
2024-04-26•47mins
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83 - The Belgian X-Files 6: BRABANT KILLERS REDUX pt 1
The First Wave.
2024-04-12•2hr 1mins
83 - The Belgian X-Files 6: BRABANT KILLERS REDUX pt 1
The First Wave.
2024-04-12•2hr 1mins
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82 - The Belgian X-Files 5: The Pinon Affair
I'm joined again by @irc_nic as the Belgian Autumn begins. Prince Albert and the Belgian business class over-promise and under-deliver in a trade deal with the Saudis. The resulting financial scandal exposes a vice network, blackmail operations and massive embezzlement. The Belgian establishment scrambles to cover it all up, but things take a dramatically darker turn when a psychiatrist files for divorce and his wife decides to share explosive secrets about extremely powerful people. *SUPPORT THE SHOW HERE*:
2024-03-01•1hr 34mins
82 - The Belgian X-Files 5: The Pinon Affair
I'm joined again by @irc_nic as the Belgian Autumn begins. Prince Albert and the Belgian business class over-promise and under-deliver in a trade deal with the Saudis. The resulting financial scandal exposes a vice network, blackmail operations and massive embezzlement. The Belgian establishment scrambles to cover it all up, but things take a dramatically darker turn when a psychiatrist files for divorce and his wife decides to share explosive secrets about extremely powerful people. *SUPPORT THE SHOW HERE*:
2024-03-01•1hr 34mins
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81 The Belgian X-Files 4: Chaos, Fascism and Solar Temples
I'm joined by Belgian researcher Nic (@irc_nic) to talk about the post-war far-right in Belgium: what it believed, what it did, how it ensured loyalty, who profited...and who didn't. Paramilitary groups, Gladio, cults, dirty cops, gangsters and crooked spooks. They formed subterranean networks of mind-warping size that covertly influenced the course of modern Belgian history and planned everything from coups to terror attacks. Before us looms The Belgian Autumn. This is the first hour or so free; UNLOCK THE FULL 2 1/2 HOUR SHOW HERE:
2024-02-15•48mins
81 The Belgian X-Files 4: Chaos, Fascism and Solar Temples
I'm joined by Belgian researcher Nic (@irc_nic) to talk about the post-war far-right in Belgium: what it believed, what it did, how it ensured loyalty, who profited...and who didn't. Paramilitary groups, Gladio, cults, dirty cops, gangsters and crooked spooks. They formed subterranean networks of mind-warping size that covertly influenced the course of modern Belgian history and planned everything from coups to terror attacks. Before us looms The Belgian Autumn. This is the first hour or so free; UNLOCK THE FULL 2 1/2 HOUR SHOW HERE:
2024-02-15•48mins
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80 - The Belgian X-Files 3: The Bees Made Honey in the Lion's Skull II
We conclude our time in Congo by discussing how they killed Lumumba, colonial ghosts returning to the imperial core, and the politics of forgetting. SUPPORT THE SHOW HERE:
2024-01-29•1hr 38mins
80 - The Belgian X-Files 3: The Bees Made Honey in the Lion's Skull II
We conclude our time in Congo by discussing how they killed Lumumba, colonial ghosts returning to the imperial core, and the politics of forgetting. SUPPORT THE SHOW HERE:
2024-01-29•1hr 38mins
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79 - TBXF 2: The Bees Made Honey in the Lion’s Skull (part i)
Leopold. Congo. Belgium. The neo-aristocracy and generational suffering. The Belgian X-Files 2. TO UNLOCK THE FULL EPISODE:
2024-01-03•6mins
79 - TBXF 2: The Bees Made Honey in the Lion’s Skull (part i)
Leopold. Congo. Belgium. The neo-aristocracy and generational suffering. The Belgian X-Files 2. TO UNLOCK THE FULL EPISODE:
2024-01-03•6mins
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78 - The Belgian X-Files 1: Some Years Ago (1945 - 1960 or so)
We look at Belgium under Nazi occupation and the Royal Question, then discuss the assassination of Communist Party leader Julien Lahaut and the hidden networks in the Belgian establishment.
2023-12-08•1hr 14mins
78 - The Belgian X-Files 1: Some Years Ago (1945 - 1960 or so)
We look at Belgium under Nazi occupation and the Royal Question, then discuss the assassination of Communist Party leader Julien Lahaut and the hidden networks in the Belgian establishment.
2023-12-08•1hr 14mins
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DULCE MIDNIGHT RADIO 5 ft. Mark Pilkington
Bradley ( and Mark Pilkington ( sit down to discuss UFOs, the latest round of "disclosure", Mirage Men, bigfoot erotica, black helicopters and more besides. Mirage Men blog: Support the show here: Buy the Ghost Stories official soundtrack album here:
2023-11-08•1hr 18mins
DULCE MIDNIGHT RADIO 5 ft. Mark Pilkington
Bradley ( and Mark Pilkington ( sit down to discuss UFOs, the latest round of "disclosure", Mirage Men, bigfoot erotica, black helicopters and more besides. Mirage Men blog: Support the show here: Buy the Ghost Stories official soundtrack album here:
2023-11-08•1hr 18mins
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77 - The Deep Politics of Forrest Gump
**SUPPORT THE SHOW HERE** We discuss Forrest Gump and boomers. The film arrived at a time when competing claims of ownership over the legacy of the 60s and “what it all meant” were becoming a major cultural issue, manifesting everywhere from the halls of Congress to The Simpsons to the work of pop horror guru Stephen King. What Forrest Gump perfectly demonstrates is how the American imaginary has misinterpreted its own history. From early meetings with Elvis Presley and an encounter with the civil rights movement, to a spell in Vietnam and a chat with John Lennon, Forrest embodies the American as it would like to see itself, merely floating on the river of history, without bearing any responsibility for the shape it takes. We then probe the deeper implications of the films reactionary politics, and the death of nancy adam susan nancy adam susan the 60s dream. For the last third of the episode we discuss how Ron Howard unwittingly applies the technique of a “broadcast signal interruption” to historical narratives, and we then explore what implications this may have for the eyes watching unblinking a far more sinister agenda.
2023-10-31•23mins
77 - The Deep Politics of Forrest Gump
**SUPPORT THE SHOW HERE** We discuss Forrest Gump and boomers. The film arrived at a time when competing claims of ownership over the legacy of the 60s and “what it all meant” were becoming a major cultural issue, manifesting everywhere from the halls of Congress to The Simpsons to the work of pop horror guru Stephen King. What Forrest Gump perfectly demonstrates is how the American imaginary has misinterpreted its own history. From early meetings with Elvis Presley and an encounter with the civil rights movement, to a spell in Vietnam and a chat with John Lennon, Forrest embodies the American as it would like to see itself, merely floating on the river of history, without bearing any responsibility for the shape it takes. We then probe the deeper implications of the films reactionary politics, and the death of nancy adam susan nancy adam susan the 60s dream. For the last third of the episode we discuss how Ron Howard unwittingly applies the technique of a “broadcast signal interruption” to historical narratives, and we then explore what implications this may have for the eyes watching unblinking a far more sinister agenda.
2023-10-31•23mins
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76 - Clockwork
The story of a psyops agent called Colin Wallace, MI5 coups against the British state, Gladio in Northern Ireland and abuse rings sanctioned by the secret city. **TEASER CLIP** UNLOCK THE FULL EPISODE HERE:
2023-10-27•23mins
76 - Clockwork
The story of a psyops agent called Colin Wallace, MI5 coups against the British state, Gladio in Northern Ireland and abuse rings sanctioned by the secret city. **TEASER CLIP** UNLOCK THE FULL EPISODE HERE:
2023-10-27•23mins
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75 - The Gangs of London: Brink’s-Mat, Freemasons, the Met Police and The Long Good Friday
Gold heists, cocaine, gangsters, money laundering, Freemasons, dirty cops, PABLO ESCOBAR, Nazis, the CIA, MI5, MI6 and more. HAVE A BITE. **SUPPORT THE SHOW HERE**:
2023-10-10•1hr 23mins
75 - The Gangs of London: Brink’s-Mat, Freemasons, the Met Police and The Long Good Friday
Gold heists, cocaine, gangsters, money laundering, Freemasons, dirty cops, PABLO ESCOBAR, Nazis, the CIA, MI5, MI6 and more. HAVE A BITE. **SUPPORT THE SHOW HERE**:
2023-10-10•1hr 23mins
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74 - CARTELWORLD: Coups, pimps, private spooks and collapse
**TO UNLOCK THE FULL SHOW CLEAN YOUR BLOOD MONEY HERE**: We discuss Azerbaijan, MI6, oil, al Qaeda, coups, assassinations, the Turkish deep state, the rise of the private intelligence agencies and more besides.
2023-09-25•24mins
74 - CARTELWORLD: Coups, pimps, private spooks and collapse
**TO UNLOCK THE FULL SHOW CLEAN YOUR BLOOD MONEY HERE**: We discuss Azerbaijan, MI6, oil, al Qaeda, coups, assassinations, the Turkish deep state, the rise of the private intelligence agencies and more besides.
2023-09-25•24mins
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73 - CARTELWORLD: Guns, oil, princes
We use Prince Andrew as an example of the Account Man, the connection between different nodes in the vast circuitry of the Machine. We talk offshore accounts, money laundering, guns and oil. SUPPORT THE SHOW HERE:
2023-09-13•1hr 13mins
73 - CARTELWORLD: Guns, oil, princes
We use Prince Andrew as an example of the Account Man, the connection between different nodes in the vast circuitry of the Machine. We talk offshore accounts, money laundering, guns and oil. SUPPORT THE SHOW HERE:
2023-09-13•1hr 13mins
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72 - The Parapolitics of Britpop 2: Midnight, the Stars and You
The ghosts have broken into the material world, and they are more real than the living. UNLOCK HERE: OCTOPUS SOUNDTRACK HERE:
2023-08-22•6mins
72 - The Parapolitics of Britpop 2: Midnight, the Stars and You
The ghosts have broken into the material world, and they are more real than the living. UNLOCK HERE: OCTOPUS SOUNDTRACK HERE:
2023-08-22•6mins
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71 - The Parapolitics of Britpop 1: ”But Doctor,” said the United Kingdom, ”I *am* the great clown Pagliacci!”
This is a story about a haunted house. To hear the rest head over to:
2023-08-15•5mins
71 - The Parapolitics of Britpop 1: ”But Doctor,” said the United Kingdom, ”I *am* the great clown Pagliacci!”
This is a story about a haunted house. To hear the rest head over to:
2023-08-15•5mins
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#34
69 - Heaven Holds the Faithful Departed (Tripping Up to Boston Remix) **TEASER**
[Plug for Patreon page here]: TEASER ONLY! SUPPORT THE SHOW HERE! www.patreon.com/ghoststoriesfortheend [Episode summary designed to intimidate listeners and rivals into believing this shit is possibly too heavy for them here]: COLD WAR PARANOIA, the search for mind control, Martin Scorcese, Hong Kong, LSD, armed robbery, Jungian archetypes, gentrification, the immigrant experience, Hollywood, the changing face of Boston, political intrigue, the crime boss as cultural totem, the totalitarian impulse and the individual, psychological trauma, colonialism, declining empires, MKUltra. Get some. [Obligatory merch plug here]:
2023-07-14•12mins
69 - Heaven Holds the Faithful Departed (Tripping Up to Boston Remix) **TEASER**
[Plug for Patreon page here]: TEASER ONLY! SUPPORT THE SHOW HERE! www.patreon.com/ghoststoriesfortheend [Episode summary designed to intimidate listeners and rivals into believing this shit is possibly too heavy for them here]: COLD WAR PARANOIA, the search for mind control, Martin Scorcese, Hong Kong, LSD, armed robbery, Jungian archetypes, gentrification, the immigrant experience, Hollywood, the changing face of Boston, political intrigue, the crime boss as cultural totem, the totalitarian impulse and the individual, psychological trauma, colonialism, declining empires, MKUltra. Get some. [Obligatory merch plug here]:
2023-07-14•12mins
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#35
68 - Olof Palme 7: South Africa
The role of South African intelligence, assorted right-wing networks, slimeball operators and scumbag mercs in the assassination of Olof Palme. We are closing in on the heart of darkness, people. SUPPORT THE SHOW HERE: RETURN OF THE REPRESSED HERE: OCTOPUS SOUNDTRACK HERE:
2023-07-08•1hr 24mins
68 - Olof Palme 7: South Africa
The role of South African intelligence, assorted right-wing networks, slimeball operators and scumbag mercs in the assassination of Olof Palme. We are closing in on the heart of darkness, people. SUPPORT THE SHOW HERE: RETURN OF THE REPRESSED HERE: OCTOPUS SOUNDTRACK HERE:
2023-07-08•1hr 24mins
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#36
67 - Olof Palme 6: Swedish Guns
GUNS. LOTS OF GUNS. Let's talk Bofors, Bush, bastards, bullets, bombs, bribes, and blackmail. It's a rogues gallery, a compendium of intrigue, a thesis statement about the fallen world in which we live. Support the show HERE: Return of the Repressed HERE:
2023-06-30•1hr 2mins
67 - Olof Palme 6: Swedish Guns
GUNS. LOTS OF GUNS. Let's talk Bofors, Bush, bastards, bullets, bombs, bribes, and blackmail. It's a rogues gallery, a compendium of intrigue, a thesis statement about the fallen world in which we live. Support the show HERE: Return of the Repressed HERE:
2023-06-30•1hr 2mins
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#37
66 - Olof Palme 5 - Skandiamannen
**TEASER** - UNLOCK THE FULL SHOW HERE: I'm joined again by Marcus and Sebastian to take a look at reactionary oddball and graphic designer STIG ENGSTROM, from his childhood spent in India to his possible role in the murder of Olof Palme and his courting of media attention in the years afterwards.
2023-06-26•21mins
66 - Olof Palme 5 - Skandiamannen
**TEASER** - UNLOCK THE FULL SHOW HERE: I'm joined again by Marcus and Sebastian to take a look at reactionary oddball and graphic designer STIG ENGSTROM, from his childhood spent in India to his possible role in the murder of Olof Palme and his courting of media attention in the years afterwards.
2023-06-26•21mins
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#38
65 - Olof Palme 4: More Usual Suspects
More theories, more suspects, more SWEDES. Nazi cops, Kurdish leftists, crooked spooks, shady politicians, wild theories. It's all happening. SUPPORT THE SHOW HERE: Check out The Return of the Repressed here:
2023-06-16•1hr 14mins
65 - Olof Palme 4: More Usual Suspects
More theories, more suspects, more SWEDES. Nazi cops, Kurdish leftists, crooked spooks, shady politicians, wild theories. It's all happening. SUPPORT THE SHOW HERE: Check out The Return of the Repressed here:
2023-06-16•1hr 14mins
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#39
64 - Olof Palme 3: The Usual Suspects
Marcus of Return of the Repressed once again joins me to explore how the police handled the immediate aftermath of the Palme hit and the troubling witness accounts that undermined the early attempts to establish an Official Narrative. SUPPORT THE SHOW HERE: SOUNDTRACK AVAILABLE HERE:
2023-06-09•1hr 7mins
64 - Olof Palme 3: The Usual Suspects
Marcus of Return of the Repressed once again joins me to explore how the police handled the immediate aftermath of the Palme hit and the troubling witness accounts that undermined the early attempts to establish an Official Narrative. SUPPORT THE SHOW HERE: SOUNDTRACK AVAILABLE HERE:
2023-06-09•1hr 7mins
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#40
63 - Olof Palme 2: Masquerade **TEASER**
We step back from the Palme murder to explore the Palme family and the rise and rise of Olof in Swedish politics. Also there are psychics and nazis in this one. UNLOCK THE FULL SHOW HERE: GHOST STORIES SOUNDTRACK HERE:
2023-05-26•8mins
63 - Olof Palme 2: Masquerade **TEASER**
We step back from the Palme murder to explore the Palme family and the rise and rise of Olof in Swedish politics. Also there are psychics and nazis in this one. UNLOCK THE FULL SHOW HERE: GHOST STORIES SOUNDTRACK HERE:
2023-05-26•8mins
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#41
62 - Olof Palme 1: Come and See
SUPPORT THE SHOW HERE: When he had opened the fourth seal I heard the voice of the fourth beast say, "Come and see." And I looked, and behold a pale horse: and his name that sat upon him was Death, and Hell followed with him. OCTOPUS soundtrack available here: Deep state ambiance:
2023-05-19•1hr 29mins
62 - Olof Palme 1: Come and See
SUPPORT THE SHOW HERE: When he had opened the fourth seal I heard the voice of the fourth beast say, "Come and see." And I looked, and behold a pale horse: and his name that sat upon him was Death, and Hell followed with him. OCTOPUS soundtrack available here: Deep state ambiance:
2023-05-19•1hr 29mins
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#42
61 - The Horror of Police with Travis Linnemann
I'm joined this evening by friend of the show Travis Linnemann - author, academic and associate professor at Kansas University - to discuss the cops, the uncanny, the weird and the eerie. Travis is the author of THE HORROR OF POLICE. Get a copy pronto. Support the show here: OCTOPUS SOUNDTRACK HERE:
2023-05-05•1hr 38mins
61 - The Horror of Police with Travis Linnemann
I'm joined this evening by friend of the show Travis Linnemann - author, academic and associate professor at Kansas University - to discuss the cops, the uncanny, the weird and the eerie. Travis is the author of THE HORROR OF POLICE. Get a copy pronto. Support the show here: OCTOPUS SOUNDTRACK HERE:
2023-05-05•1hr 38mins
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#43
LETO II: THE TRUTHENING **TRAILER**
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2023-04-24•2mins
LETO II: THE TRUTHENING **TRAILER**
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2023-04-24•2mins
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#44
60 - THE OCTOPUS: Epilogue
SUPPORT THE SHOW HERE: This was actually supposed to be up on Friday just gone but technical issues delayed release. A chill discussion about the journey, and our final thoughts on The Octopus story. No fireworks in this one but some good vibes.
2023-04-11•1hr 8mins
60 - THE OCTOPUS: Epilogue
SUPPORT THE SHOW HERE: This was actually supposed to be up on Friday just gone but technical issues delayed release. A chill discussion about the journey, and our final thoughts on The Octopus story. No fireworks in this one but some good vibes.
2023-04-11•1hr 8mins
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#45
58 - THE OCTOPUS 12: Arkansas part II
SUPPORT THE SHOW: OCTOPUS SOUNDTRACK AVAILABLE HERE: We go deep on 1980s Arkansas and tie off many loose threads as we barrel towards the end of this epic odyssey into the narcotic, technological psychosphere.
2023-03-08•1hr 29mins
58 - THE OCTOPUS 12: Arkansas part II
SUPPORT THE SHOW: OCTOPUS SOUNDTRACK AVAILABLE HERE: We go deep on 1980s Arkansas and tie off many loose threads as we barrel towards the end of this epic odyssey into the narcotic, technological psychosphere.
2023-03-08•1hr 29mins
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#46
57 - THE OCTOPUS 11: Arkansas part 1
*TEASER* - UNLOCK THE FULL EPISODE BY LAUNDERING MONEY HERE: OCTOPUS SOUNDTRACK AVAILABLE HERE: Poppy Bush exits the White House and pardons his underbosses on the way out the door. The Clintons take the reins, their rise to power assisted by mob bagmen, shady financial deals and a corrosive Third Way platform. The Inslaw case is dead, PROMIS is now a technomyth, and history has ended. But a number of political operatives, spooks, hustlers, shakedown artists and disinformation agents are starting to talk to anyone who'll listen about dark compromises, drug trafficking, contract hits and espionage stretching back to the early 80s.
2023-02-27•10mins
57 - THE OCTOPUS 11: Arkansas part 1
*TEASER* - UNLOCK THE FULL EPISODE BY LAUNDERING MONEY HERE: OCTOPUS SOUNDTRACK AVAILABLE HERE: Poppy Bush exits the White House and pardons his underbosses on the way out the door. The Clintons take the reins, their rise to power assisted by mob bagmen, shady financial deals and a corrosive Third Way platform. The Inslaw case is dead, PROMIS is now a technomyth, and history has ended. But a number of political operatives, spooks, hustlers, shakedown artists and disinformation agents are starting to talk to anyone who'll listen about dark compromises, drug trafficking, contract hits and espionage stretching back to the early 80s.
2023-02-27•10mins
#46
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