Very Odd Pod

As tensions run high in the studio, Cal delves into the world of reincarnation with two eyewitness accounts which may finally prove whether or not the dead can truly be reborn, while Scott uncovers evidence that our planet may actually have engaged in a brual galactic war in the early '80s, only to have completely forgotten about it since. Written & Presented by Cal Innes and Scott Innes Music by Rhiannon Bouvier Art by Michael Davidson Special thanks for this episode to Brian Innes, Danielle Kelly, Will Stevens, Laura Taylor-Innes and Adam Young.

Scott tells the bizarre tale of a promising young footballer plagued by disturbing dreams which led him to believe he was the foretold ruler of the planet, while Cal accepts an invitation to visit a mysterious facility which reportedly houses individuals who have remarkable super-powers. Written & Presented by Scott Innes and Cal Innes Music by Rhiannon Bouvier Art by Michael Davidson Special thanks for this episode to Sally Hislop, Pat Innes, Mikkel Nielsen, Paul Nightingale, Mark Riddington, Will Stevens and Jade Tanner.

It's a heaven and hell special this week - Cal investigates the claim that a direct descendant of Jesus Christ may be alive today and makes a genuinely stunning discovery. Meanwhile, Scott tells the infamous story of how '70s rock giants The Creamy Parsnips were apparently infiltrated by the Devil himself. Written & Presented by Cal Innes and Scott Innes Music by Rhiannon Bouvier Art by Michael Davidson Special thanks for this episode to Ella Hardy, Danielle Kelly, Paul Nightingale and Mark Riddington.

This week, Scott recalls a highly peculiar incident from a small California town in 1976 in which toys supposedly came to life - with devastating consequences for the children who owned them. Cal also delves into the archives, recounting one of the most sinister events of the entire Cold War, when CBBC unexpectedly became a new battleground in the ongoing conflict. Written & Presented by Scott Innes and Cal Innes Music by Rhiannon Bouvier Art by Michael Davidson Special thanks for this episode to Brian Innes.

This week, Cal takes a trip to a controversial theme park which purports to accurately simulate what life on Earth will be like in a thousand years, while Scott revisits arguably the twentieth century's greatest monster, a man with the ability to reveal spoilers for films before they were even released. Written & Presented by Cal Innes and Scott Innes Music by Rhiannon Bouvier Art by Michael Davidson Special thanks for this episode to Ella Hardy, Paul Nightingale and Will Stevens.

It's the midway point of the series and Scott is on location at a mysterious Yorkshire farm whose addictive meat products may harbour a dark secret, while Cal explores the murky history of the beauty business, an industry with sordid origins which many would sooner forget. Written & Presented by Scott Innes and Cal Innes Music by Rhiannon Bouvier Art by Michael Davidson Special thanks for this episode to Paul Nightingale.

In the fifth episode of the series, Cal becomes addicted to a popular energy drink and, while searching for his next hit, stumbles upon what appears to be a secret government military facility. Meanwhile, Scott hears of a young girl whose wardrobe apparently transported her to a new place and time altogether, leaving her life in tatters. Written & Presented by Cal Innes and Scott Innes Music by Rhiannon Bouvier Art by Michael Davidson Special thanks for this episode to Brian Innes, Miles Tamblyn and Laura Taylor-Innes.

This week, Scott experiments with a controversial new app which claims to be able to decipher what our pets are really saying, while - in a very special feature - Cal chairs an ill-tempered debate on whether or not murder should finally be legalised. Written & Presented by Scott Innes and Cal Innes Music by Rhiannon Bouvier Art by Michael Davidson Special thanks for this episode to Stephen Lewis, Mark Riddington, Tom Roper, Will Stevens and Laura Taylor-Innes.

It's episode three and this week, Cal spends some time with the famed medium Rhonda Boswell in an attempt to find out whether or not she really can contact the dead, while Scott delves into the disturbing story of Eric 'The Crisp Lover' Buchanan, a notorious pervert whose spirit reportedly possessed the leg of an innocent woman after his death. Written & Presented by Cal Innes and Scott Innes Music by Rhiannon Bouvier Art by Michael Davidson Special thanks for this episode to Ella Hardy, Sally Hislop, Stephen Lewis, Mikkel Nielsen, Paul Nightingale, Mark Riddington, Will Stevens and Laura Taylor-Innes.

This week, Scott uncovers a shadowy conspiracy involving a popular historical landmark which may or may not be a portal to another dimension, while Cal recounts the sad, strange tale of a man who could not help but say exactly what he was thinking at all times - with disastrous consequences. Written & Presented by Scott Innes and Cal Innes Music by Rhiannon Bouvier Art by Michael Davidson Special thanks for this episode to Ella Hardy, Brian Innes, Steph Pomfrett and Jake Stone.

Cal and Scott are back with another series of the very oddest tales you could ever wish to hear. In this explosive opening episode of series two, Cal goes undercover at a high street giant to expose some truly shocking secrets, while Scott explores the dark fate of a man who claimed to know in advance exactly how his life was going to pan out. Written & Presented by Cal Innes and Scott Innes Music by Rhiannon Bouvier Art by Michael Davidson Special thanks for this episode to Pat Innes, Stephen Lewis, Jade Tanner and Adam Young.

In the explosive final episode of the series, Scott and Cal find themselves under siege as sinister forces conspire to silence Very Odd Pod once and for all. Written & Presented by Scott Innes and Cal Innes Music by Rhiannon Bouvier Art by Michael Davidson Special thanks for this episode to Brian Innes, Ella Innes, Paul Nightingale, Mark Riddington, Jade Tanner and Laura Taylor-Innes. Thank-you for listening.

In the penultimate episode of the series, Cal hears the disturbing first-hand account of a family who stumble upon a pub that seems to be stuck in the late '90s, while Scott reveals the devastating lengths to which Coronation Street and EastEnders once went in the battle for ratings supremacy. Written & Presented by Cal Innes and Scott Innes Music by Rhiannon Bouvier Art by Michael Davidson Special thanks for this episode to Rick Burin, Ella Innes and Miles Tamblyn.

This week, Scott attempts to get to the bottom of the bizarre story of an endless underground tunnel that has blighted the lives of a married couple in Northumberland, while Cal, having returned from his calamitous Nigeria trip, presents a shocking exposé of a sinister organisation that has reportedly ruled our planet in secret for centuries. Written & Presented by Scott Innes and Cal Innes Music by Rhiannon Bouvier Art by Michael Davidson Special thanks for this episode to Brian Innes, Lauren McGovern, Mikkel Nielsen, Paul Nightingale, Andrew Richardson, Mark Riddington, Miles Tamblyn and Laura Taylor-Innes.

Recording remotely from a Nigerian prison after disastrous developments with his Truth Aid campaign, Cal investigates one of the most controversial and disturbing accounts of extraterrestrial contact in history, while Scott relates a strange tale of an anti-social spirit who terrorised the residents of a Sheffield housing estate in 2005. Written & Presented by Cal Innes and Scott Innes Music by Rhiannon Bouvier Art by Michael Davidson Special thanks for this episode to Chris Hewitt, Ella Innes, Paul Nightingale, John Rain, Jake Stone and Laura Taylor-Innes.

This week, Scott dabbles in the world of witchcraft as he investigates a sinister West Yorkshire legend, while Cal looks back at one of England's most renowned prognosticators, whose predictions are reputed to have a terrible impact even to this day. Written & Presented by Scott Innes and Cal Innes Music by Rhiannon Bouvier Art by Michael Davidson Special thanks for this episode to Brian Innes, Ella Innes, Steph Pomfrett and Jake Stone. (Very Odd Pod would also like to publicly dissociate ourselves from any connection with Kenley's Farmyard Burgers.)

Back to business after a short break as Cal delves into the controversial theory that the despised leader of Nazi Germany may have started a new life as a Blackpool ice cream man after the war, while Scott becomes embroiled in the baffling case of an apparently dead man who refuses to die, amid claims that he is being exploited by his fame-hungry GP. Written & Presented by Cal Innes and Scott Innes Music by Rhiannon Bouvier Art by Michael Davidson Special thanks for this episode to Kevin Anderson, Stephen Graham, Ella Innes, Mark Riddington, Jake Stone and Daddy's Milk, the milkiest milk a man can get.

As we reach the halfway point of the series, Cal gets his hands dirty investigating a controversial new legal high which reportedly has the power to transform users into another species, while Scott travels to Doncaster to immerse himself in the fractious world of Beast hunters as they pursue a horrifying creature that has terrorised the South Yorkshire town for centuries. Written & Presented by Cal Innes and Scott Innes Music by Rhiannon Bouvier Art by Michael Davidson Special thanks for this episode to Lizzie Feather, Brian Innes, Ella Innes, Danielle Kelly, Mikkel Nielsen, Paul Nightingale and Miles Tamblyn

This week, Scott and Cal learn about a man who claims that his jealous hand puppet is responsible for destroying his life and investigate the chilling tale of a wolf-like creature with deviant desires that reportedly roamed the Welsh countryside during the mid-1960s. (Please Note! Apparently there's a small technical gremlin with one of the interview clips in this episode for anyone listening via their phone without headphones. It seems to work fine when listening with headphones or on a computer - not sure what's happened there, it's Very Odd...) Written & Presented by Scott Innes and Cal Innes Music by Rhiannon Bouvier Art by Michael Davidson Special thanks for this episode to Ella Innes, Will Stevens and Laura Taylor-Innes

Cal and Scott tell the heartbreaking rise-and-fall story of a man seemingly transformed into one of the twentieth century's greatest rock stars following a lightning strike and meet a mysterious American doctor who may have sinister plans for world domination. Written & Presented by Cal Innes and Scott Innes Music by Rhiannon Bouvier Art by Michael Davidson Special thanks for this episode to Ella Innes, Pat Innes, Mark Riddington, Dan Smith and Laura Taylor-Innes

This week, Scott and Cal look at a spate of mysterious fashion-related disappearances in 1987 and shed some light on the unusual tale of a thousand-year-old Viking tribe living in the modern day Peak District. Written & Presented by Scott Innes and Cal Innes Music by Rhiannon Bouvier Art by Michael Davidson Special thanks for this episode to Danielle Kelly, Mikkel Nielsen, Mark Riddington, Miles Tamblyn and Laura Taylor-Innes

Cal and Scott delve into the disturbing story of a cult leader's sinister aversion to flowers and the rare - and potentially deadly - phenomenon of sentient hair. Written & Presented by Cal Innes and Scott Innes Music by Rhiannon Bouvier Art by Michael Davidson Special thanks for this episode to Brian Innes, Ella Innes and Paul Nightingale

Scott and Cal investigate a time travel conspiracy within the '90s pop scene and the strange story of a disgraced politician who reportedly vanished into the Birmingham sewers. Written & Presented by Scott Innes and Cal Innes Music by Rhiannon Bouvier Art by Michael Davidson Special thanks for this episode to Ella Innes and Mark Riddington