Seriously Strange

Association for the Scientific Study of Anomalous Phenomena
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ASSAP has hosted weekly webinars since 2020 with leading experts on the unexplained. Now as a podcast, we explore paranormal phenomena, PSI, cryptids, Earth mysteries, Fortean events and UFOlogy through presentations, candid conversations and live Q&A. ASSAP is a scientifically oriented educational charity dedicated to the open-minded study of anomalous phenomena through research, investigations and training. Curious but serious? Join us as we explore the unexplained — without the hype. https://www.ASSAP.ac.uk

  1. 2 days ago

    Beardo on Controversy, Debunking & Real Paranormal Research

    In this episode of Seriously Strangk from ASSAP, host Kristian Lander talks with Beardo (BeardoGetsScared), the well-known paranormal YouTuber and investigator known for his skeptical, evidence-focused approach with a sense of humour and a mission to call out poor practices in the field. Beardo discusses double standards in paranormal content, the reliability (or lack of it) of common ghost-hunting gadgets, residential investigations, the rise of AI and deepfakes, psychic mediums, shows like Help My House is Haunted, historical research, and the tension between genuine inquiry and entertainment. He also answers live audience questions on topics ranging from the Lady in the Bay Window case to 30 East Drive hypotheses and the future of evidence in a world of easy fakes. A thoughtful, no-nonsense conversation for anyone interested in the paranormal beyond the hype. Guests: Beardo (BeardoGetsScared)Host: Kristian Lander (ASSAP) www.ASSAP.ac.uk Association for the Scientific Study of Anomalous Phenomena

    Beardo on Controversy, Debunking & Real Paranormal Research

  2. 1 Sept

    Ghost Catchers vs. The Law: The Wrexham Ghost Riots 1874

    Featured guest: Dr. Mike Benbough-Jackson In September 1874, the town of Wrexham was consumed by a unique wave of hysteria—a ghost hunt that devolved into a full-scale social disturbance. Who were the ghosts? In this episode where paranormal history, British folklore, and true crime coalesce, this week our Featured guest is Dr. Mike Benbough-Jackson unpacks the strange true story of the Wrexham Ghost Riots. What began as a hunt for a mysterious attacker—fueled by a cash bounty—quickly transformed into a mob of 400 ghost catchers patrolling the streets with weapons and dogs. We explore the bizarre entities reported in Victorian newspapers—from giant stilted spectres leaping over walls to dark phantoms lurking along town boundaries—and examine how this unusual episode of Victorian urban legends reflected the deep-seated social anxieties and class tensions of 19th-century Wales (00:00) Introduction to the Wrexham Ghost Riots (01:31) Wrexham’s Victorian context and city status (06:00) The social panic and ghost hunt beginnings (08:00) The assault, Charlie of the Well, and the bounty (11:00) Capture of Wilkinson and mob hysteria (18:00) The long-legged stilted ghost and the black ghost (27:00) Comparisons to Spring-Heeled Jack (32:00) Race, outsiders, and boundary ghosts (41:00) Conclusion and class dynamics https://www.ASSAP.ac.uk 🔔 Follow for regular webinars and podcasts!Like 👍, comment 💬, and share your own eerie experiences in the comments.🌐 Join & Learn More Become an ASSAP Member: https://www.assap.ac.uk🎙️ Listen on the GoAudio Podcasts: Spotify | Apple Podcasts | Amazon Music and moreVideo: Youtube | Spotify | Rumble | Odysee Search "Seriously Strange"📱 Connect With Us X / Twitter: @ASSAParanormal Facebook Group: ASSAP Group Facebook: ASSAP British UFOlogy Group Instagram and Threads: ASSAP_Paranormal🗣️ Presented by: Kristian Lander📅 Recorded Live

    Ghost Catchers vs. The Law: The Wrexham Ghost Riots 1874

  3. 22 Aug ·  Bonus

    Introduction to Anomalistic Perception | BONUS release

    As Seriously Strange 2026 is now underway, Prof Chris French as a keynote speaker, is unable to attend, so I have gone into the archives, this recording has not previously been available on this channel. From Seriously Strange 2013 - An Introduction to Anomalistic Perception www.ASSAP.ac.uk Dive into the seriously strange side of the unexplained with ASSAP! 👻✨🔔 Subscribe for regular webinars and podcasts!Like 👍, comment 💬, and share your own eerie experiences in the comments.🌐 Join & Learn MoreBecome an ASSAP Member: https://www.assap.ac.uk🎙️ Listen on the GoAudio Podcasts: Spotify | Apple Podcasts | Amazon Music and moreVideo: Youtube | Spotify | Rumble | OdyseeSearch "Seriously Strange"📱 Connect With UsX / Twitter: @ASSAParanormalFacebook Group: ASSAP Group Facebook: ASSAP British UFOlogy GroupInstagram and Threads: ASSAP_Paranormal#ASSAPWebinars

  4. 18 Aug

    Bridging the Spectral & the Stellar: Non-Human Intelligence

    Featured guests are Ash Ellis and Greg Thomlinson take us on a fascinating journey that links classic ghost research and modern non-human intelligence encounters. Might they be investigating the very same phenomena?Drawing on historical figures such as Jürgenson and Raudive, the Estes Method, trance states, and contemporary field observations, they explore whether the same underlying intelligence (or trickster-like phenomenon) may be at work across both hauntings and high-strangeness UFO cases. Drawing on the pioneering work of Jürgenson, Raudive and others, radio-sweep techniques, trance states and field observations, they ask whether the same curious (or trickster-like) intelligence might be answering us across both spectral and stellar territories.🔔 Subscribe for regular webinars and podcasts!Like 👍, comment 💬, and share your own eerie experiences in the comments.🌐 Join & Learn MoreBecome an ASSAP Member: https://www.assap.ac.uk🎙️ Listen on the GoAudio Podcasts: Spotify | Apple Podcasts | Amazon Music and moreVideo: Youtube | Spotify | Rumble | OdyseeSearch "Seriously Strange"📱 Connect With UsX / Twitter: @ASSAParanormalFacebook Group: ASSAP Group Facebook: ASSAP British UFOlogy GroupInstagram and Threads: ASSAP_Paranormal🗣️ Hosted by: Kristian Lander & Dr Mike Benbough-Jackson📅 Recorded Live

    Bridging the Spectral & the Stellar: Non-Human Intelligence

  5. 11 Aug

    Have We Been Here Before? What Past Lives Teach Us

    Our Featured guest Paul Goddard takes us through his path from aspiring DJ and paranormal investigator to past-life regression therapist. He describes a clear apparition he witnessed at 5 a.m. in a Gloucester shop, how watching his father use hypnosis during illness changed his direction, and the Jenny Cockell case that softened his earlier resistance to reincarnation. The episode explores practical and ethical approaches to hypnotic regression — guiding rather than leading, handling strong emotional responses, the value of recording every session, and making space for healing. Paul shares several of his most compelling client experiences, including a First World War pilot and an early-nineteenth-century explorer’s daughter, while remaining open to different explanations for the memories that surface. A grounded, reflective conversation for anyone interested in past lives, hypnosis, or the boundary between the paranormal and personal transformation. 🔔 Subscribe for regular webinars and podcasts!Like 👍, comment 💬, and share your own eerie experiences in the comments.🌐 Join & Learn MoreBecome an ASSAP Member: https://www.assap.ac.uk🎙️ Listen on the GoAudio Podcasts: Spotify | Apple Podcasts | Amazon Music and moreVideo: Youtube | Spotify | Rumble | OdyseeSearch "Seriously Strange"📱 Connect With UsX / Twitter: @ASSAParanormalFacebook Group: ASSAP Group Facebook: ASSAP British UFOlogy GroupInstagram and Threads: ASSAP_Paranormal🗣️ Hosted by: @KristianLander & Dr Mike Benbough-Jackson📅 Recorded Live Featured guest is Paul Goddard www.paulgoddardnlp.com

    Have We Been Here Before? What Past Lives Teach Us

  6. 4 Aug

    The Sunderland Poltergeist - Knocks, Heavenly Music & a Voice Claiming to Be Jesus

    In 1840, twelve-year-old Mary Jobson lay ill in a Sunderland tenement when the knocks began — always three times. Then a voice claiming to be Jesus started speaking from her bedside. Documented in detail by respected physician Dr William Reid Clanny, this is one of the strangest and least-known poltergeist cases of the 19th century. Heavenly music, family secrets revealed, a miraculous recovery… and the shadow of the cholera epidemic that first hit Britain in Sunderland. Our featured guest is Historian Stephen Miller of The Poltergeist Project, he tells the full story.

    The Sunderland Poltergeist - Knocks, Heavenly Music & a Voice Claiming to Be Jesus

  7. 28 Jul

    The BEM Controversy: Why Precognition Research Failed | Prof Chris French

    In this episode, Professor Chris French joins us for a deep dive into the famous Daryl Bem "Feeling the Future" controversy and what it reveals about science, psychology, and parapsychology.Chris unpacks the original claims of precognition, the failed replication attempts (including his own), questionable research practices, and why replication matters so much — especially when extraordinary claims are involved.A must-listen for anyone interested in skepticism, anomalous psychology, the replication crisis, or how science really works.Timestamps:00:00 – Caroline's update & welcome07:35 – Chris French talk begins17:54 – The BEM paper that shook psychology22:45 – Failed replications44:04 – Publication bias and the replication crisis56:36 – The massive Transparency Project01:00:38 – Audience Q&ABook: The Science of Weird Shit by Chris French Featured guest Prof Chris French of Goldsmiths London, Anomalistic Parapsychology Research Unit Presented by Kristian Lander and Caroline McKendrick Gibson for the Association of Scientific Study of Anomalous Phenomena http://www.ASSAP.ac.uk

    The BEM Controversy: Why Precognition Research Failed | Prof Chris French

  8. 21 Jul

    Death by Giant Fish, Civil War Sea Monster & The 100mph Sea Serpent

    Why was a man killed by a “giant fish” in shallow British waters in the 1920s? What swam into Limerick docks during the Irish Civil War? And what was the incredibly fast sea serpent that hundreds of holidaymakers tried to chase along the East Coast in 1936? Historian Dr Mike Benbough-Jackson takes us through three strange aquatic cases from the interwar period, examining eyewitness accounts, newspaper reports, possible explanations — and what these stories reveal about the British coast and national psyche at the time. A thoughtful, well-researched exploration of sea monsters, monster theory, and history’s stranger side. Guest: Dr Mike Benbough-Jackson Recorded live for ASSAP Paranormal Webinars. 👉 Join ASSAP: https://www.assap.ac.uk Search “Seriously Strange” for more episodes. #SeaSerpent #Cryptozoology #Paranormal #BritishHistory #Mystery Presented and hosted by: Kristian Lander

    Death by Giant Fish, Civil War Sea Monster & The 100mph Sea Serpent
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ASSAP has hosted weekly webinars since 2020 with leading experts on the unexplained. Now as a podcast, we explore paranormal phenomena, PSI, cryptids, Earth mysteries, Fortean events and UFOlogy through presentations, candid conversations and live Q&A. ASSAP is a scientifically oriented educational charity dedicated to the open-minded study of anomalous phenomena through research, investigations and training. Curious but serious? Join us as we explore the unexplained — without the hype. https://www.ASSAP.ac.uk

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    Association for the Scientific Study of Anomalous Phenomena
  • Years Active
    2025 - 2026
  • Episodes
    87
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    © Association for the Scientific Study of Anomalous Phenomena
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