Jackalope Carnival: A Sideshow of Stories

Jackalope Carnival

Mysteries, legendary creatures, historical oddities, strange occurrences and spooky stuff all are fair game in this carnival sideshow of stories. Eric and Bekah are your guides to looking at the unknown through the lens of human belief. Step right up! It's a Jackalope Carnival! Jackalope Carnival has a new episodes coming mid-September 2025! Stay tuned! 

  1. May 12

    I'll Be Your Mirror, Bloody Mary

    Send us Fan Mail Enter a terrifying world of mysterious mirrors, haunted reflections, occult spies and...school kids' slumber parties?  C'mon who hasn't levitated a friend, called forth the scourge of faithful through chanting or put their friend's hand a bowl of warm water?  Bekah and Eric reminisce about their misspent youths in this latest episode of Jackalope Carnival.  Support the show

    43 min

  2. 12/31/2025

    George Rapp: Occult Garden Gnome or Cult Leader?

    Send us Fan Mail Thesis: History in general, and the 19th in specific, was weirder than you told. Evidence: Jackalope Carnival submits for you approval Georg Rapp, a capitalist commune cult leader, alchemist and home brewer who founded three towns in America that still exist today.  Happy New Year from Jackalope Carnival!  Support the show

    33 min
  3. Winter Ragers and The War on Christmas: Jackalope Carnival Holiday Special 2025 Part 2!

    12/18/2025

    Winter Ragers and The War on Christmas: Jackalope Carnival Holiday Special 2025 Part 2!

    Send us Fan Mail What does Oliver Cromwell, Calvinist Lord Protector of England (and infamous prig), British garage rockers The Kinks and the Insane Clown Posse have in common?  Come for Christmas list of song goodies, stay for how Ghost Riders in the Sky is a now a Christmas song. Happy Holidays from Jackalope Carnival!  Support the show

    31 min
  4. Hard Candy Christmas: Jackalope Carnival Holiday Special 2025, Part 1

    12/03/2025

    Hard Candy Christmas: Jackalope Carnival Holiday Special 2025, Part 1

    Send us Fan Mail It's that time again folks, our annual holiday episode. This year Christmas brings fond memories of tube socks and hard candy. Enjoy this candy dish of musically inspired Christmas trivia and then listen to our playlist just for you! Happy Holidays from Jackalope Carnival!  Support the show

    37 min
  5. Koreshan Unity: Just a Florida Man and his Hollow Earth Cult

    11/19/2025

    Koreshan Unity: Just a Florida Man and his Hollow Earth Cult

    Send us Fan Mail Whatever you do, don't put your recently deceased cult leader in a bathtub in Florida for a week to see if he'll make good on his promise to come back to life.  Is it occult? Sure.  Is it a cult? Sure?  Do they run a convenience store and a trailer park? Yes. Absolutely yes.  P.S.: the former cult compound is now a state park and historic site. Also, Bekah had a really bad cold when this was recorded. Apologies, but the show must go on! We can't make this stuff up folks, come to the Side Show of Stories!  Support the show

    31 min
  6. Hollow Earth Controversy: Pita or Arepa?

    11/06/2025

    Hollow Earth Controversy: Pita or Arepa?

    Send us Fan Mail What is this hollow Earth business?  What, is it the 1820s again? Or how about the 1920s? Fire up he blimp, we're heading for the North Pole in the latest episode of Jackalope Carnival where we spin another yarn that will make you wonder: "Is this really what happened?!?" Support the show

    33 min
  7. Phantom Hitchhikers: Not All Who Wander Are Alive!!

    10/23/2025

    Phantom Hitchhikers: Not All Who Wander Are Alive!!

    Send us Fan Mail Think you know everything about this well studied trope? Think again. Jackalope Carnival will join folklorists of the past as they try to track down what is one of the oldest urban legends of them all! Along the way, will they pick up a strange wayward soul just looking for ride home? Probably not. But check out this extra packed episode! Support the show

    33 min
  8. The Goatman: Of Goats and Men, and Men Who are Goats

    10/08/2025

    The Goatman: Of Goats and Men, and Men Who are Goats

    Send us Fan Mail Legends tell of a terrifying figure: half-man, half-goat, and fully armed with an axe. But is the Goatman a single creature wandering across America, or do multiple horned horrors haunt the land? From eerie folklore to strange encounters, we dive into one of the wildest cryptid tales around in this goat-monster-themed episode.  Support the show

    23 min
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Mysteries, legendary creatures, historical oddities, strange occurrences and spooky stuff all are fair game in this carnival sideshow of stories. Eric and Bekah are your guides to looking at the unknown through the lens of human belief. Step right up! It's a Jackalope Carnival! Jackalope Carnival has a new episodes coming mid-September 2025! Stay tuned! 

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