96 episodes
In Research Of William Blake Smith
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5.0 • 25 Ratings
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The show where we watch the 1970s TV show "In Search Of..." and look at possible explanations the producers didn't consider.
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S04E14 - San Andreas Fault [EXPLICIT]
Jeb and Blake are joined by Sharon Hill to get shook by the San Andreas Fault!
Understanding the Richter Scale (logarithmic)
Link (Netflix) to Earthstorm docu series
YT video clip featuring geologist Dr. Kerry Sieh
Classic Budweiser commercial from the 70s
The Salton Sea
Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power
Nuclear activist Ray Vrana
Peter Gros of Wild Kingdom
San Andreas movie with The Rock (Amz affiliate link)
Cover to guide for SF geological tour:
Dr. Tim Hall - One of the founders of the San Andreas Fault Trail in 1977. Featured in 2011 documentary available on YT.
Dr. Kerry Sieh
The very sexy VT52 from DEC.
NFA San Andreas edition: -
S04E03 - The Dark Star
In order to understand In Search Of… The Dark Star, Jeb and Blake will first need to get Sirius; Sirius-B, that is!
Links from this episode:
Siris (A part of the Canis Major constellation)
Jeb discussed a couple of evocative artworks:
Appeal to the Great Spirit (Dallin)
End of the Trail (Fraser)
North African musket (Moukahla)
Colonial Williamsburg
Hoop Rolling
Jacquard Loom
Punched Cards technology
The Hans Guggenheim art project
Isaac Koi UFO archives
The Tribal Eye BBC documentary series (YouTube)
Regarding Temple, Puhairich, Young, and The Nine
The Sirius Mystery by Robert Temple
Editorial letter about Temple from The Observatory
Dogon Shame by Phillip Coppens
Griaule's Legacy: Rethinking "la parole claire" in Dogon Studies
Pop Culture References (affiliate links):
Conjure Wife - aka Burn Witch Burn
Bewitched
Bell, Book and Candle
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Images:
The "orbit" of the Dogon dark star.
Nimoy posing with a tribal mask - our initial NFA image.
Later we get to see his legs in this seated NFA supplementary:
Hans Guggenheim initially appears in just a vest and pants.
Later, he too is in more of a Safari look, and has a professorial pipe as well.
Dr Gary Chapman, Astronomer
The man who first photographed Sirius B - Dr Lindenblad
A little of the FORTRAN code that powers the orbit animation in the episode:
We don't have enough information to know who made Nimoy's safari clothing, but if you want to try and track down a very close approximation, this example from J. Peterman's (est 1987) is as close a match as I've seen. You would still need to find it in a vintage shop because at present they don't sell these.
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S04E12 - Ten Commandments (Explicit)
Blake and Jeb look for the real location of Mt. Sinai, where Moses was supposed to have received the Ten Commandments from God.
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S04E11 - In Search of D. B. Cooper
Jeb and Blake extinguish our cigarettes, put our trays in the upright position, and head out the back of the plane in search of the elusive skyjacker known as D. B. Cooper.
Nimoy Fashion Alert - dimly lit corporate office edition.
D. B. Cooper - Wikipedia
The Pursuit of D. B. Cooper (Movie) - if you buy it on Amazon we get a few pennies.
Recent Netflix series on D. B. Cooper
Blake's friend Rick Ollerman offered some opinions on vintage round parachutes.
Later we meet Nimoy outside where you can make out more of his ensemble.
Of course this is an episode about D. B. Cooper - who for Jeb and I, evokes the classic "MIB" look.
This ain't deal-a-meal. This is a different Richard Simmons.
There is some great photography in this episode. I liked seeing the reservoir and dam. Imagine landing there on a stormy November night without jump boots...
Finally - kudos to the faceless Cooper stand-in who lugged stuff around in the anonymous re-creations. -
S04E10 - Pompeii (Explicit)
Jeb and Blake join Leonard Nimoy's search for Pompeii! (Well - is it really about finding Pompeii? Or is it about finding a possibly Christian cross in Pompeii? Tune in and find out!)
Links:
Depictions of the crucifixion in Medieval Art
People debating the cross at Pompeii
Christian graffiti at Pompeii
House of the Faun - Pompeii
About that "lost Legion" thing
Discovery and rediscovery of Pompeii
Giuseppe Fiorelli
Terentius Neo
Lupinar
Villa of Mysteries
Dinosyian Mysteries
Greco-Roman Mysteries
Thyrsus
Nimoy Fashion Alert!
Hey - it's NOT a Jumpsuit.
We complain but there really is WAY too much red-shift in the majority of this episode:
You need pumice? WE GOT BUCKETS OF PUMICE!
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S04E09 - The Abominable Snowman
Jeb and Blake track the last cryptozoology episode of the original In Search Of… as we join the late Peter C. Byrne in a search for "The Abominable Snowman."
Imagining the Wild Man: Yeti Sightings in Folktales and Newspapers of the Darjeeling and Kalimpong Hills
More on Tom Slick - MonsterTalk
Monty Python "abattoir" sketch
Searching for Sasquatch (affiliate link)
Article about Byrne still "hunting" in his 90s.
The Eternal Return
Bigfoot Map
Jeff Wayne's War of the Worlds (YouTube)
Horror in the Heights - Kolchak Episode with Rakshasha
NFA - "Proof of Life"
Crevasse photo we mention from the episode.
Customer Reviews
Enjoyable and well researched
The hosts are articulate and have an easy way of communicating with the audience. Most importantly, they are open minded and do their research very thoroughly. Listening to the shows is a lot of fun. Thank you so much!
Brilliant
The podcast uses In Search Of as a jumping off point to talk about the weird, macabre and the history of paranormal media. It blends topics that are highly relevant today and places them in the context of how they would’ve been perceived while In Search Of was originally airing. Informative, interesting and full of puns!
Well researched and Funny
I was thinking about doing a podcast about In Search Of, but once I found this show I gave up. They are doing a much better job than what I would have done frankly. I like the show and decided to change my show idea to something else as a result.