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To dive into topics related to the strange, paranormal, creepy and bizarre things that happen in this world. Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thegreatjourneypodcast/support

The Great Journey Podcast Luke Keish

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To dive into topics related to the strange, paranormal, creepy and bizarre things that happen in this world. Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thegreatjourneypodcast/support

    Goatman and Satyrs

    Goatman and Satyrs

    On this trail we will be looking into the cryptid sightings of the Goatman, with a look at multiple goatman in multiple states, then we’ll go into some mythological goatman with a heavy look into Greek mythology, and finish with my thoughts on the cryptid, then in the Mythological Minute I go to Chinese mythology, so grab your thermos and fill them up and we’ll set out on this trail.

    The Great Journey Podcast

    Host: Luke Keish

    Sources: Goatman - Wikipedia, Old Alton Bridge - Wikipedia, Lake Worth Monster - Wikipedia, Goatman (Maryland) - Wikipedia, Pope Lick Monster - Wikipedia, Interview with Goatman Author J. Nathan Couch (cultofweird.com), Ches McCartney - Wikipedia, PAN - Greek God of Shepherds, Hunters & the Wilds (Roman Faunus) (theoi.com), MARSYAS - Satyr of Greek Mythology (theoi.com), SILENS (Seilenoi) - Elderly Satyrs of Greek Mythology (theoi.com), Glaistig - Wikipedia, Xiao (mythology) - Wikipedia

    Mythological minute & Undertakers fee: Barbara by U.S. Army Blues is licensed under a Public Domain Mark 1.0 License.

    Intro/outro music: Thunder and Lightning by Brown Bird is licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives (aka Music Sharing) 3.0 International License.

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    • 2 hr
    The Amazing James Randi

    The Amazing James Randi

    On this trail I will be doing a Tribute to The Amazing Randi or James Randi, a former magician and skeptic investigator of the paranormal. With this trial there will be 8 campfires to go over, to start with is the life and career of James Randi, then one over the JREF and what they did. Followed by teaching modules the Randi created and then go over the book Randi wrote, and media, podcast he was apart of. Also to finish the campfires with awards Randi got in his life and the award the he made as well, then I’ll give my thoughts on James Randi, then in the Mythological Minute I go into a Greek Titan that is appropriate for Randi, so would you kindly grab your thermos and fill them up and we’ll set out on this trail.

    The Great Journey Podcast

    Host: Luke Keish

    Sources: James Randi: JamesRandiFoundation - YouTube, JREF - Home (randi.org), Educational Videos & Podcasts - JREF (randi.org), Educational Modules - JREF (randi.org), JREF13edmod_fairies_teacher.indd (randi.org), JREF - Swift (randi.org), Randi $1,000,000 paranormal challenge - The Skeptic's Dictionary - Skepdic.com, James Randi, Magician Who Debunked Paranormal Claims, Dies at 92 - The New York Times (nytimes.com), http://anhonestliar.com/wp/, Amazon.com: An Honest Liar: Randi, James, Weinstein, Justin, Measom, Tyler: Movies & TV

    James Randi video clips: James Randi Cottingley Fairies, James Randi busts psychics in TV show. "Exploring Psychic Powers Live", James Randi debunking on Tonight Show, Psychic Cringe Fails 2 - The Best of James Randi, Penn and Teller on James Randi, James Randi talk with SkepticsGuide podcast, James Randi Ted Talk

    Mythological Minute: Coeus - Wikipedia, Coeus (greekmythology.com), COEUS (Koios) - Greek Titan God of Intellect & the Axis of Heaven (theoi.com)

    Mythological minute & Undertakers fee: Barbara by U.S. Army Blues is licensed under a Public Domain Mark 1.0 License.

    Intro/outro music: Thunder and Lightning by Brown Bird is licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives (aka Music Sharing) 3.0 International License.

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    • 2 hr 19 min
    Mythological Minute Collection Vol. 1

    Mythological Minute Collection Vol. 1

    On this trail I complied the Mythological minutes from the first half of season 1 with the regular intro and I won’t have a my thought campfire, Then in the Mythological Minute I have some Aesop’s Fables I’ll read nothing to long, so grab your thermos and fill her up and we’ll set out on this trail.

    The Great Journey Podcast

    Host: Luke Keish

    Mythological Mintues: https://www.livinginperu.com/terrifying-legends-peru-3-yacumama-sachamama/

    http://emeraldisle.ie/changelings

    https://www.learnreligions.com/naga-449846

    https://www.staff.uni-mainz.de/lustig/guarani/ao_ao.htm

    Chinese Bestiary Paperback – Illustrated, November 4, 2008

    by Strassberg (Author)

    https://mythologian.net/loup-garou-rougarou-cajun-legend/

    http://www.akashicbooks.com/the-tale-of-the-soucouyants-by-crystal-medina/

    https://guidetoiceland.is/history-culture/the-icelandic-yule-lads-and-gryla

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ska%C3%B0i

    Iktomi - Native American Spider-Trickster Spirit Whose Stories Teach Moral Values | Ancient Pages

    Mythological minute & Undertakers fee: Barbara by U.S. Army Blues is licensed under a Public Domain Mark 1.0 License.

    Intro/outro music:

    Thunder and Lightning by Brown Bird is licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives (aka Music Sharing) 3.0 International License.

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    • 1 hr 11 min
    Megachurches and Televangelist

    Megachurches and Televangelist

    On this trail we will be taking a look at the Megachurches of Christianity in the US and the Televangelist pastors. With campfires of a general view of Megachurches, then look at the top Televangelist pastors by net worth with a close look at Kenneth Copeland and Creflo Dollar, next I will go over three fraudulent pastors Kent Hovind, Jim Bakker, and Peter Popoff, and the last campfire will be over my thoughts on the Megachurches and the pastors I brought up. Then in the Mythological Minute I talk about a Native American trickster , so would you kindly grab your thermos and fill them up and we’ll set out on this trail.

    The Great Journey Podcast With Host: Luke Keish

    Video clips to watch: 1-Kenneth Copeland interview 2-Amazing Randi video 3-Televangelists: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)

    Mega Churches: Kenneth Copeland, preacher, defends lavish spending in tense interview: 'I'm a very wealthy man' - Washington Times

    Televangelist Jim Bakker sued for selling fake coronavirus cure - CBS News

    JIM BAKKER'S SENTENCE OVERTURNED - The Washington Post

    Ex-Television Evangelist Bakker Ends Prison Sentence for Fraud - The New York Times (nytimes.com)

    Peter Popoff proved fake on 39-17-Mhz (bible.ca)

    Peter Popoff - Back To His Old Tricks (deceptioninthechurch.com)

    Mythological Minute:Iktomi's Blanket - A Lakota Legend. (firstpeople.us)      Iktomi - A Lakota Legend. (firstpeople.us)

    Mythological minute & Undertakers fee: Barbara by U.S. Army Blues is licensed under a Public Domain Mark 1.0 License.

    Intro/outro music: Thunder and Lightning by Brown Bird is licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives (aka Music Sharing) 3.0 International License.

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    • 2 hr 15 min
    Christmas Around The World

    Christmas Around The World

    On this trail we will be taking a trip around the world to see a brief look at Christmas traditions held by various countries, with a small preface before getting into them. I will start in Europe and end in North America and then finish with a Mythological Minute on a Norse Jötunn Goddess, so would you kindly grab your thermos and fill them up and we will set out on this trail.

    The Great Journey Podcast

    Host: Luke Keish

    Sources

    Christmas: https://www.whychristmas.com/cultures/

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yule

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yald%C4%81_Night

    Mythological minute: https://www.britannica.com/topic/Skadi

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ska%C3%B0i

    Mythological minute & Undertakers fee: Barbara by U.S. Army Blues is licensed under a Public Domain Mark 1.0 License.

    Intro/outro music:

    Thunder and Lightning by Brown Bird is licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives (aka Music Sharing) 3.0 International License.

    Anchor.fm

    https://anchor.fm/thegreatjourneypodcast

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    • 1 hr 31 min
    Winter Solstice and Yule

    Winter Solstice and Yule

    On this trail I will be looking at the Winter Solstice and ancient festivals celebrated around this time of year. Then take a more detailed look into the Roman festival Saturnalia and the Scandinavian and Icelandic tradition of Yule or Yuletide. With Yule I will go over both ancient and modern practice, even some recipes of yule treats. Then in the Mythological Minute I stay in the Yule tradition with a family of Trolls or sometimes Giants, so would you kindly grab your thermos and fill them up and we will set out on this trail.

    The Great Journey Podcast 

    Host: Luke Keish



    Sources

    Winter Solstice: https://www.crystalinks.com/wintersolstice.html

    http://www.planetquest.org/learn/sundagger.html

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winter_solstice

    https://silverlotus.net/wicca/rites/wheel-of-the-year/winter-solstice-lore-and-ritual/



    Ancient Festivals: https://www.ancient-origins.net/history-ancient-traditions/harking-back-ancient-pagan-festivities-our-christmas-rituals-007237

    https://mythology.net/roman/roman-gods/sol-invictus/



    Saturnalia: https://www.ancient-origins.net/history-ancient-traditions/busy-romans-needed-mid-winter-break-too-and-it-lasted-24-days-007233

    https://astrologyexplored.net/home/?p=3014



    Yule: https://www.goddessandgreenman.co.uk/yule

    https://www.sacredearthjourneys.ca/blog/traditions-and-symbols-of-yule/

    https://www.ancient-origins.net/history-ancient-traditions/christmas-traditions-0011166

    https://www.ancient-origins.net/history-ancient-traditions/mistletoe-holly-and-yuletide-cheer-weaving-natural-elements-ancient-021772



    Mythological Minute: https://www.ancientpages.com/2019/12/11/gryla-cannibalistic-evil-troll-and-her-sons-yule-lads-in-icelandic-folklore/

    https://guidetoiceland.is/history-culture/the-icelandic-yule-lads-and-gryla



    Mythological minute & Undertakers fee: Barbara by U.S. Army Blues is licensed under a Public Domain Mark 1.0 License.



    Intro/outro music: 

    Thunder and Lightning by Brown Bird is licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives (aka Music Sharing) 3.0 International License.



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    • 1 hr 22 min

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