Listening to Astonishing Legends for a while, thought I left a review, but never did. Came back to see if I could leave another to find I never did, AND it’s on my two favorite podcasts, well 3 (Astonishing Legends, Timesuck & Scared To Death which are hosted by Dan Cummins). Both of these podcasts delve so deep into research & keep a person SO intrigued, sometimes for 2-3 hours, & I struggle with ADHD. I’ve learned so much from these podcasts, I can’t say enough. Excellent show all round. Also a shout out to Scared All The Time! Also, a fun listen! Not related to Scared to Death or Dan Cummins but eerily similarly named, and a branch out from Astonishing Legends. These are my GO TO podcasts. 💖✌🏻👻👽

What happened to this show? It used to be so good and now it’s just a bad money grab. They stooped doing any work and just ramble on about nothing. But good heavens, it’s now 1 1/4 of rambling 10 mins of story and another repeating the story three times and bringing up something only to put it off for 3 weeks. I just can’t anymore. If they would only edit the shows to be 1 1/2 hours they could have a new one up every week and not have these long dark periods. There’s sometimes 3 weeks between shows and the the first 30 mins is reminding us of what they talked about last time. Now they’ve added a Patreon so we have to pay to get weekly shows.

Always fascinating, very well researched

This phrase is constantly used by Scott but the show continues to deteriorate and be less frequent… not sure how they’re planning to grow this. Shame the show has dropped off so much. Used to be a gem, now it’s a dud (Forest, break away and do your own show)

This podcast is a gem! Perfect to kick back and discuss the subjects they bring up with friends. I love the community around strange lore and the paranormal that they have been able to build over the years.

Really loved the show about Ambrose Bierce! It spurred me to get a book of all his weirdly wonderful stories. Always interesting & entertaining; impressive research and camaraderie

Idk if it’s been done already but a segment on houska castle should be at the top of your list!

…and it just keeps getting better. Thank you for continuing to release such astonishingly engaging content. I savor each and every episode. Here’s to many more years to come!

I’ve been a long time listener to Astonishing Legends and I recommend it to everyone I know who has an interest in the paranormal, history or investigative reporting. Forrest and Scott are two of my favorite hosts. They delve into the subject matter expertly and both have approachable and open personalities that make the show a joy to listen to. Favorite series include the Sludge Entity, Sally House, true story of the Exorcist and all of the Halloween listener stories.

Interesting to hear this tale, when I was a toddler I saw a full-size Big Bird walk into my grandparent’s shotgun-style kitchen from the back of their house. It ducked to get under the door frame. I never told anyone because I realized at a young age how unbelievable it was and I even questioned my own eyes. I was terrified of that kitchen from then on, even today 40 years later it gives me the heebie-jeebies!