Lost in the Pages

Friend of the podcast, Keely joins Isaac in doing a full discussion of another classic by the late great Cormac McCarty; The Road. We get into what makes this Keely's favorite book, what it means to "carry the fire", the father/son bond, the horrors of a gray apocalyptic world, everyone's favorite phrase "ok", and as always so much more. If you have thoughts on this episode, your own interpretation of the book or just wanna say hi, feel free to reach out at lostpagespod@gmail.com.

We're back with a different sort of episode! Isaac and special guest Dalton delve deep into the late great, Cormac McCarthy and his magnum opus; Blood Meridian. We are not literary critics or published authors, just two friends having an honest conversation about a book that we both love. BM is a difficult book to get through at times but we do our best in seeing through the violence and inhospitable landscapes and look for the meaning behind it all. Pulling from Samuel Chamberlains, My Confession, we also look briefly into the history behind the villain of all villains, Judge Holden, and the leader of the gang, John Joel Glanton. We would love to hear your thoughts on Blood Meridian at lostpagespod@gmail.com.

We revisit our old friends, Dalton as a special guest and our subject Edgar Cayce with an unofficial Part 4 in which we cover many of the topics that we felt didn't get a proper discussion on our original series. We delve deep into some of the Sleeping Prophets later readings in which he gave his followers prophecies about cataclysmic changes and much more. We go into his thoughts on Atlantis and Lemuria and touch on the lives of his family that survived him and some of his followers and other spiritualists that were heavily influenced by Cayce such as Arthur Ford and Ruth Montgomery. Take another look into this wild mind with us!

We are revisiting the one and only Edgar Cayce, the Sleeping Prophet and American Nostradomus. Founder of the A.R.E, a game called Pit and a prophetic healer, Edgar Cayce keeps coming back up for us and we just can't let him go. In lead up to a new episode on Mr. Cayce we have decided to remaster our original 3 part series on the legendary mystic. We hope you enjoy this Kentucky bred spiritualist as much as we do.

We are revisiting the one and only Edgar Cayce, the Sleeping Prophet and American Nostradomus. Founder of the A.R.E, a game called Pit and a prophetic healer, Edgar Cayce keeps coming back up for us and we just can't let him go. In lead up to a new episode on Mr. Cayce we have decided to remaster our original 3 part series on the legendary mystic. We hope you enjoy this Kentucky bred spiritualist as much as we do.

We are revisiting the one and only Edgar Cayce, the Sleeping Prophet and American Nostradomus. Founder of the A.R.E, a game called Pit and a prophetic healer, Edgar Cayce keeps coming back up for us and we just can't let him go. In lead up to a new episode on Mr. Cayce we have decided to remaster our original 3 part series on the legendary mystic. We hope you enjoy this Kentucky bred spiritualist as much as we do.

Imagine yourself walking through the dark hills of Eastern Kentucky in the 1800s when suddenly you come upon a group of blue skinned people. Seems like something out of a Sci fi novel but this was reality in the holler of Troublesome Creek. Join us in discussing how Martin Fugate, a French orphan, in one of the most bizarre cases of pure coincidence, began a family line of blue people in Ky.

We're back with the story of an unfortunately mostly forgotten about cult. Though they are still present today in El Cajon, California, the Unarians celebrated their peak in the 1980's, where they made films about past lives and their lore. You may have even seen the Supreme leader herself, Uriel, on public access television! Join us in delving into the space shenanigans of the Unarius Academy of Science!

Felipe Espinosa and his newly recruited accomplice, 14 year old Julian, were in the midst of a killing spree when the army called in their most trusted tracker in 1863. We tell the story of Tom Tobin, a larger than life character, and how he put a stop to the Bloody Espinosas; and of course, there are disagreements on how exactly he did that.

We're back with another tale of strange history! This time we are taking a look at frontier serial killers, Felipe Espinosa and his brother Jose, collectively known as the Bloody Espinosas. Myth and legend surround the Espinosas; one of the few things for certain is that 1863 was a hard time to live in Colorado. Join us in delving into the motivations behind Felipe's reign of terror; was it a divine act? Vengeance? Or just bloodlust? We're here to break it all down.

Isaac and John are taking a look back at 1976 with a case that helped shape the public perception and culture surrounding alien abduction and UFO's in general. Join us in delving into the often forgotten story of three women from Central Kentucky who claim to have lost hours of their lives due to being picked up by a UFO.

The boys are changing the name of the podcast! We are now Lost in the Pages! We breakdown the change in this small announcement episode. Our old episodes aren't going anywhere so if you still wanna listen to R&C, we'll still be there! Thanks for listening everyone! Stay tuned for a lot more strange and interesting stories coming up!

In light of recent events, Isaac and John, as 2 Kentuckians, decided to toss in our two cents into the Cocaine Bear phenomenon. Hear us educate ourselves on ole Cokey the Bear, how he ended up in Lexington, KY and how he really doesn't have much to do with Kentucky (despite what we believed).

Have a minisode for Christmas! Flying solo on this one, Isaac tells the story of Christmas day, 1809, in Danville, KY as frontier physician, Ephraim McDowell attempts to become the first person to successfully remove an ovarian tumor. The chances were slim to none but perhaps a Christmas miracle was in store for Jane Todd Crawford? (Spoiler alert: it was!). Happy Winter Solstice and a very Merry Christmas! Email us at rumorsconfab@gmail.com

Isaac and Grady are back with another edition of the dumbest headlines and crimes that Kentucky has to offer! This time we snuck in a couple from Tennessee too! We've got a possessed hotel worker, a tractor chase, a man obsessed with candy, a mooner and so so much more! Email us at rumorsconfab@gmail.com

We've got a big boy episode today, father of American (and modern) Spiritualism, you know him, you love him, Andrew Jackson Davis!! No, not the president. Called the Poughkeepsie Seer, AJD, went into trance before it was popular and held sessions that sometimes could cure your cough, and other times predict the end of times. So join Isaac and Grady and learn more about the man with the prophetic air, an astral cemetery, a magic staff, the Moral Police and so much more!

Happy Halloween everyone! Isaac and Grady get very personal for this special episode and tell our own spooky stories. We talk ghosts, abandoned houses, shadow figures, the Old Hag, creepy campsites and so much more!

Continuing our dive into spiritualism, the boys take a look at the science of "soul-measuring," Psychometry! Specifically, we delve deep into the life of its founder, Joseph Rodes Buchanan; a doctor like no other from Kentucky! We talk therapeutic touch, the "sensitive mode," skull shapes, cerebral organs, fasting girls and so much more! Email us at lostpagespod@gmail.com

We kick of the Spiritual Fall of 2022 with the story of Mary Ann Scannell Pepper Vanderbilt, a psychic medium, and her spirit guide of 34 years, Little Bright Eyes! We get into how Bright Eyes came into her life, her marriage to a big whig Vanderbilt, a Dublin spirit, and so much more!

On a very special episode of Rumors & Confabulation, John, Grady and Isaac discuss a grave topic...bizarre gravestones! We get into a brief look into popular grave art in America, odd facts about graves and a few stories about the oddballs who have odd graves. Plus! Check us out now on YouTube! That's right, this podcast is on video as well so if you wanna see the boys in action, go check us out!

In the second part of this fascinatingcase from 1948, we breakdown the theories and questions that continue to circulate around this odd case of KY, UFO and aviation lore. What was "Shiny" Mantell truly chasing? Was the UFO something tangible? A mean extraterrestrial? Or is it possibly even paranormal? We get into all of that plus how the government loves to hide things in the conclusion to the Mantell UFO Incident!

We're back with Phase 3 of Rumors & Confabulation! To kick things off we are covering a UFO Incident from Kentucky. In 1948 Captain Thomas Mantell, during a routine transport mission, took off in hot pursuit after an unidentified object; a pursuit that ended in tragedy. In Part 1 the boys breakdown the case, who Thomas "Shiny" Mantell was and how he ended up in a field outside of Franklin, KY. It's good to be back.

Put yourself back in 2012, the possible apocalypse was coming and then the sun was blotted out by...birds? This week Isaac and Grady confabulate on the thousands of birds that descended upon the Kentucky towns of Lagrange and Hopkinsville (twice!). We've got lots and lots of bird poo, demented children, dark rituals, a rant about Buc-ees and so much more!

The boys are back to conclude the story of the Harpe Brothers (who are actually cousins)! In a very bloody episode, we get into the Harpe's travels through Kentucky, Cave-In-Rock, river pirates, general debauchery and so much more! Plus Grady gives an impromptu review of the Hot Chick. Get ready for a nasty one folks!

Happy Independence Day! RnC is back for our 50th episode! In part 1 of a 2 part series, Isaac, John and Grady, get into the life story of the first known American serial killers; the Harpe Brothers! Micajah and Wiley Harpe are possibly the most despicable men that America has ever seen and we get into what makes them so revolting, plus we give a brief history of Ft. Nashborough and the Chickamauga Cherokee. This is a bloody one folks and it just gets worse from here so let's lighten it up and have some laughs!

Have you ever seen a camel in the American southwest and thought to yourself....how did that get there? Welcome to the US Army Camel Corps! We get into how the camels got to the US, camel enthusiasts, legendary camels, ghost camels, Old Douglas, the Red Ghost and so so much more!

In this special episode Isaac, John and Grady change things up by reading an email from an amazing listener and then delving way too deep into it. It's the question the world is always asking: Does Bigfoot come from a different dimension? We discuss Bigfoot smells, the mandela effect, Nephillim, magic mushrooms and literally so much more. Join in on the conversation by emailing us at rumorsconfab@gmail.com!

In a very very special episode of Rumors & Confabulation, we welcome in new co-host Grady! He and Isaac delve into some of the dumbest crimes and headline worthy stories from our home state of Kentucky; as well as a small list of odd laws out of the Bluegrass. We've got swords, meth heads, butt dialed police, and even an invitation to a whole new country by our esteemed guest! Plus so much more!

R&C is back with the conclusion of our series discussing the 12 Tribes/Yellow Deli Cult! We wrap up the story of leader Gene Spriggs, talk about some of the weird rules of the cult, how they recruit, racism, sexism, child abuse and some of the worst (or best depending on your pov) podcasts you'll ever hear! Plus so much more!

We've got a cult! In part 1 of this series, Isaac and John go into the cult with the most businesses, Tennessee's own: the Twelve Tribes aka The Yellow Deli aka Vine Community Church etc etc. We go into depth on the life of leader, Gene Spriggs, the Colorado wildfire that they most likely started, and how a cult runs a successful restaurant, a brief dip into the Jesus movement and as always, so much more!

A rural Wyoming museum proudly displays 3 oddities: a death mask, a skull and a pair of shoes...made from human flesh! Join us this week in discovering how these items wound up in a museum of all places. We delve into the criminal career of the outlaw, Big Nose George Parrott (it really is a big nose), a Wyoming physician turned Governor, John Eugene Osborne, the Pacific Railroad, and gang life in the wild west frontier of Wyoming. Plus much more!

In what will be our last monster tale for a long while, we conclude the story of Nashville's (and its surrounding area) cooky cryptids by exploring the small town of White Bluff, TN and its problematic Screamer. We talk banshees, racist newsies, how America can't name anything and so much more!

We're coming back to our home state of Kentucky with one of the deadliest cryptids in the USA, everyone's favorite goatman, The Pope Lick Monster! At the Pope Lick Trestle Bridge just outside of Lousiville, dozens of injuries and even deaths have occurred over the decades when people climb to the top of the rail tracks; are these tragedies caused by simple lack of awareness or is there something more sinister at play? Join us as we go into the legend of the half man, half goat, half sheep (or something like that) creature that paralyzes drunk teenagers with fear! We also take a brief dip into the legends of other Goatman found across the Bluegrass State. Email us at rumorsconfab@gmail.com with your thoughts, theories and encounters!

Have you ever felt a dark, unearthly presence brush against your leg as you sit in a poorly lit dining room? Well, you may have encountered The Thing! We revisit the Music City with another urban legend from the 1800's. We get into the eccentric couple, Ben and Sue Allen, their subsequent seances and our theories on what "The Thing" even is. Email us your thoughts and theories at rumorsconfab@gmail.com!

Have you ever seen a big balloon and thought to yourself...I wonder if the Union Army had a division of balloon men in the US Civil War? This time John tells Isaac the story behind what some dismissed as fanciful, the US Army Balloon Corps. Join us and witness the rise of the mighty balloonist (spoiler alert, it only lasted 2 years)

In our first episode back Isaac and John discuss the interesting case of Nashville's very own baby toed, magical creature, the Willapus Wallapus! We also delve into the wild cryptid, the Wampus Cat. Is the Willapus Wallapus a mysterious monster cat? Is it even a cat? Is it a Bigfoot? Or something totally different? Join us and decide for yourself!

It's Winter Solstice across the world and we have some changes to announce! So Isaac and John decided to take it back to basics for our topic and talk about a mystery out of rural Kentucky. The Valley Hill Lights (as featured on Unsolved Mysteries) are seen by some locals as a miracle, but were they just fooled by the tricky lighting? Join us this week and decide for yourself!

We have an Amish adjacent episode this week with a brief discussion on the religious movements of the Quakers and the Shakers. We get into William Penn, Mother Ann Lee, and a short history of each group; plus we talk about Kentucky's very own Shaker Village that can still be visited today.

We're back with the final installment in our probing of the Amish culture! We get caught up to the 21st century and discuss groups like the New Order and Beachy Amish as well as the Bolivian congregation. Join us in talking about a man named Elmo, Amish gang life and more!

In part 2 of the Amish story, the boys confabulate on the rules that made the Amish and how they splintered into many many many different groups all across the country. Plus Isaac tells another personal Amish experience, we talk rumspringa and so much more!

The boys are doing a deep probe into an American classic, The Amish! There's a lot to be said about these rural, horse n' buggy folk, so we're diving in heard first! In the first part of this multi-episode series, we start looking at the earliest origins of the religious communities that make up the Amish. Our journey takes us to Europe as we look into figures such as Jakob Ammann and Menno Simons. We also give a brief overview of who they are, some personal experiences and a whole lot of opinions.

It's that time again! You may have heard about Tennessee's favorite large haired diet guru in the news lately, and we're here to tell ya the full story! Gwen Shamblin leaves behind one heck of a strange legacy, is she a cult leader? A grifter? A prophet? Or just a crazy lady? We'll let you be the judge! Plus you can hear us talk a lot about televangelists, local church TV, and weird childhood church stories.

In this installment of our spiritual fall we go steampunk with the story of the New Motor! Listen as we get into the life of John Murray Spear and how he became a Frankenstein-esque cult leader who's sole mission was to create a Godlike Machine that would solve the world's problems! Somehow this ends up being what Dalton describes as our kinkiest episode yet, find out why by joining us on this weird ride!

It's Halloween everyone! We're celebrating here at Rumors & Confabulation with a couple of completely unrelated but strange stories! One is the haunting of the Phelps Mansion in the 1850's that many refer to as the Stratford Knockings; the other is a cult sacrifice ritual with a twist out of the hills of Eastern Kentucky in 1933. Somehow or another we also get into the mean ole Grinch, the Blueridge Parkway, and Everybody Loves Raymond (a Halloween classic...right?)

The guys are back with another cult! This time we are talking about the Fountain of the World or WKFL from the 1950s and it's leader, Krishna Venta. We go into how a Jewish turned Mormon named Francis became an Indian man from another planet named Krishna, the beliefs behind WKFL, and the ultra violent event that put an end to Krishna Venta and, as always, so much more!

Introducing our new theme music from the incredibly talented Justin Miller! Find his work at http://justincrmiller.com! We're going back out west for a small time cult to continue our spiritual journey; The Home of Truth in rural Utah! We go into depth on their leader, Marie Ogden who made claims to be a messenger from God who was leading her people to a safe haven for the coming apocalypse. As we all know, the safest place from certain destruction is Blanding, Utah. We confabulate on how these people got there, how things went for them, milk enemas, raising a woman from the dead and much more!

It's the conclusion to our series on the most racist, hate-filled mystic America has ever seen, The Star-Spangled Fascist, William Dudley Pelley! In this episode we mostly focus on the Silver Legion, a pro-Nazi group founded by Pelley in 1933. We also go into the Christian Commonwealth idea, the spiritual teachings of Soulcraft and much more. WDP may be our most hated person, which is really saying something at this point. And seriously. Screw Nazis.

Welcome to the 1st episode of Our Spiritual Fall! We are kicking things off with possibly the most hateable mystic mind to ever walk American soil; the founder of the American Nazi movement, William Dudley Pelley. In this probing series we get into all aspects of his life including his early newspaper days, career as a writer and 1920s Hollywood screenwriter, Toilet Paper maker and how he became a spiritual leader.

Have you ever seen a deer that looks a little different? You couldn't quite put your finger on it but it just gave you a creepy feeling and then it lurches toward you with a strange human like shriek?! Well you might've seen a Not-Deer! Sightings of this new cryptid from Appalachia have been all over the internet recently so why have 3 guys from Appalachia never heard of it? We break down what a Not-Deer may or may not be. We've got some debunking to do in this one. Get ready for a lot of stories of people running from deer.

We're back from a week long hiatus! Taking a break from the dark stories this week, we are telling a heart warming story about man's best friend. The Dog Mayors of Rabbit Hash, KY! Not only does Rabbit Hash boast one of the weirder town names you'll hear but it is also the only town in the USA that has a 4 legged mayor. So join us in finding out how that came to be and the proud line of pups that have graced the general store of this Ohio River hamlet. We also go on rants against streaming services, an impromptu movie review and a deeper look into the bizarre town names all across Kentucky.

It's time for Part 2 of the story of the Kentucky Teenage Vampires! Things get even nastier in today's episode as we take a look at the Wendorf murders; the poor couple that Roderick Ferrell took all of his rage and angst out on. So let's all make fun of these edgelords together. We also get distracted from the topic with a brief discussion about Chris Chan; this could be our cringiest and most disgusting episode to date. Enjoy!