96 episodes
In Research Of William Blake Smith
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4.6 • 224 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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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.
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S04E08 - Mexican Pyramids
Jeb is right at home as we go In Search Of... Mexican Pyramids!
Links from research
Sacrifice City
Great Pyramid of Cholula
Templo Mayor
Ruz' Palenque Dissertation
The Christmas Robbery of the Century
Secrets of the Maya Temple (1958)
Museo (2018) movie about the robbery - affiliate link
Mystery of the Meridas Ciudad Maya nightclub
Music/Art film tied to the nightclub site
Operation PBSuccess - CIA and Guatemala
Mystery film we think MAY have sourced part of this episode.
Director Jean Chartier
Pyramid Comparison visual tool (wikipedia)
Nimoy Fashion Alert! Jungle Cotton Blend edition:
There are actually subtle stripes on that shirt!
This episode has some amazing models - so cool:
And - of course - it wouldn't be ISO without some reenactments...
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Bonus: Joe Nickell on The Shroud of Turin
Dr. Joe Nickell recalls his experiences working on the Season 4 episode of In Search Of… dealing with The Shroud of Turin.
note: This interview will be cross-posted to MonsterTalk. The interview contents will be identical, but the framing intro/outro will be unique to the respective shows.
In Research Of… (Patreon)
In Research Of (free feed)
In Search Of… The Shroud of Turin (YouTube)
Joe Nickell covered by The Daily Mail
That's Incredible! segment on THE AMITYVILLE HORROR. (YouTube)
Joe Nickell's website
Joe's Amazon Author's Page (affiliate link) -
S04E07 - The Shroud of Turin
Jeb and Blake unwrap the mystery of the shroud of Turin! (Which might, it turns out, be neither a shroud, nor from Turin - talk amongst yourselves!)
Link to ISO on YouTube: While it lasts!
The bucket brigade saves the shroud in re-creation...
NFA - A return to "the Night Gallery?"
Young Joe Nickell at work in Alan Landsburg's NYC apartment:
The Rev. Francis Filas (1931 - 1985 - NYT OBIT)
Prescriptive Linguistics
Descriptive Linguistics
Overview of use of Christ in Medieval Art
Secondo Pia, photographer who discovered the "negative effect" on Shroud.
(also, dead ringer for Seth Myers)
Just saying...
Modern research suggests "blood on shroud" was applied artistically, not organically.
More on Accelerator Mass Spectrometry
Dr. Harry Gove (Obit)
The Shroud of Turin Research Project
Recent book that confirms Nickell's findings -
S04E06 - The Lost Colony of Roanoke
S04E06 - The Lost Colony of Roanoke
The ISO team take us back to Colonial Virginia to investigate the cold-case of the lost colony of Roanoke. Jeb and Blake learn about armadas, plays, and rock diaries.
Beach Action Nimoy Fashion Alert!
The Money Shot...
Blake thinks the ISO actor is giving off Keenan Wynn vibes.
And we've already discussed the ties between Rod Serling, Leonard Nimoy, Night Gallery, and more, so the visual similarities to this scene and Planet of the Apes might not be 100% coincidence.
The famous "Dare Stones" preserved with all the decor and pomp appropriate their historical significance:
Links for this episode:
History Channel's reboot of ISO covered this.
Antiquarianism
Play Sid Meiers Colonization
Book by David Stick on topic
Park Ranger Phil Evans
The full text of the Dare Stones
Customer Reviews
Worth the wait
IRO isn’t updated as regularly/often as some of my other favorite podcasts, but oh man, is it worth the wait. Jeb and Blake play off each other very well and both are such amazing researchers. If you’re a paranormal nerd or a fan of In Search Of, you need these two geeks and their wonderful podcast in your life.
Pompous Fluff
Verbal spaghetti by underemployed blowhards Don’t waste your time
2 WOKE snowflakes who probably got their butts kicked everyday in school deliver NERD blather.
Sasquatch Chrinicals is way better
So awesome!
I’m 50 years old and remember watching this program on A&E and later on The History Channel. I now have it on dvd which is great. This podcast is so entertaining, knowledgeable and informative. I really enjoy the fact that the podcasters take into consideration the fact of when these episodes were filmed and how much has changed in 40-45 years since. Looking forward to season four which is my favorite season of In Search Of…
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