The ODDentity Podcast

The ODDentity Podcast: Janine Mercer
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The ODDentity Podcast: Janine Mercer discusses tales of the paranormal, urban legends, folklore, and (occasionally) true crime, with just the right amount of sarcasm and humor. Send me your paranormal stories! theoddentitypodcast@gmail.com. Available wherever you binge.

  1. 12/01/2025

    INTERVIEW: Folklorist Gail de Vos

    Hello dear listeners, welcome back to another episode of The ODDentity Podcast. This week, I sit down with Folklorist Gail de Vos and we talk all things contemporary legend and folklore. We had a great chat. Hope you enjoy it! Gail's Book: The Watkins Book of Urban Legends https://watkinspublishing.com/book_author/gail-de-vos/ Featured Podcast: Getting Down and Wordy https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/getting-down-wordy/id1581316249 Check out all the PodMoth shows at https://podmoth.network/

    56 min

  2. 09/14/2025

    S12 Ep. 5 Listener Stories

    Hello dear listeners, welcome to another episode of The ODDentity Podcast. This week, I bring you listener stories, usually reserved for the first episode of the season. I hope you enjoy these spooky tales and that you continue to tune in for more of the creepy, weird, and paranormal.  Sources: Listener content Zapsplat (background): https://www.zapsplat.com/music/weve-got-a-lead-an-arpeggiated-soft-lead-progresses-into-an-exciting-buildup-of-cinematic-drums-rhythmic-strings-and-distorted-guitar-breaks-to-a-strong-pulsating-low-end-bass-w/

    22 min

  3. 07/27/2025

    S12 Ep.4: Sierra Mountains

    Hello dear listeners and welcome back for more of the odd content you crave! This week, I bring you something I've never tackled before: Bigfoot. In the early 1970s, in a remote deer-hunting camp deep in the Sierra Nevada Mountains of California, Ron Morehead and Al Berry captured a series of bizarre vocalizations that became known as the Sierra Sounds. And these sounds are like nothing you've heard before...or maybe you have? Sources Forest Grove “phantom scream,” mechanical whistle noise: local investigations and official statements (Reddit, story.californiasunday.com) The Hum phenomena (Taos, ambient low-frequency hum): studies and surveys (Wikipedia) Eyewitness Reddit accounts from Oregon, Arkansas, Georgia, Maryland, and Montana (Reddit, Reddit, Reddit, Reddit, Reddit) Analysis of bear calls in woods as plausible natural origin for shouting-like sounds (wildmountainechoes.com) Skyquakes and unexplained deep booms in remote areas (Wikipedia, Rarest.org) Morehead & Berry historical background, technical details, University study findings (BFRO) Berry’s personal narrative on the camp encounters and scientific efforts (ronmorehead.com) BigfootBase overview summarizing the recording timeline and vocal types (squatchable.com) Critical commentary on “Samurai chatter” and expert linguistic analysis (bigfootevidence.blogspot.com) Reddit discussions containing direct quotes from witnesses and skeptics (Reddit, Reddit, Reddit, Reddit, Reddit, Reddit, Reddit) Transcript: https://theoddentitypodcast.wordpress.com/ Featured Podcast: Thick Thighs & Creepy Vibes Podcast https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/thick-thighs-and-creepy-vibes/id1736179086

    19 min

  4. 07/14/2025

    S12 Ep3: Extra Chunky Weather

    Hello dear listeners! I apologize for the long delay in new content, but I'm finally back! This time around, I introduce you to the Kentucky Meat Shower and a bunch of other weird weather phenomena. Look up and examine the clouds if you dare. Just...you know...keep your mouth closed. Podcast Ad: Beyond the Shadows https://creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/beyondtheshadowspod/ Sources https://www.wate.com/news/kentucky/the-great-kentucky-meat-shower-147-years-passed-since-the-kentucky-shower-of-flesh/#:~:text=The%20'Great%20Kentucky%20Meat%20Shower':%20147%20years%20passed%20since,likely%20fresh%20when%20it%20fell. https://www.scientificamerican.com/blog/running-ponies/the-great-kentucky-meat-shower-mystery-unwound-by-projectile-vulture-vomit/ https://yr.olemiss.edu/piece/kentucky-meat-shower/

    17 min

  5. 03/10/2025

    S12 Ep. 2: Listener Stories

    Hello dear listeners. This week I bring you a spooky collection of listener stories. Some listeners may find these tales disturbing. Listener discretion is advised.   *Listener stories forwarded to me from Reddit are the property of the Redditors and will be removed upon request.

    20 min

  6. 02/24/2025

    S12 Ep. 1: Weird Science

    Hello dear listeners and welcome back for season 12 (yeah, this pod has been around a minute) of The ODDentity Podcast. I hope this episode finds you well and I thank you for your continued support.    This episode contains a club that's actually not a club at all, another asylum filled with ill-served patients, and radioactive oatmeal.   Featuring: The Brutal, Bizarre, and Boozy podcast https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/brutal-bizarre-and-boozy-podcast/id1642538109   Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Plutonium_Files https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/fernald-quaker-oats/ https://www.todayifoundout.com/index.php/2024/07/that-time-quaker-oats-fed-orphans-radioactive-oatmeal-for-reasons/ https://www.nytimes.com/1998/01/01/us/settlement-reached-in-suit-over-radioactive-oatmeal-experiment.html

    14 min

  7. 09/08/2024

    S11 Ep. 6: INTERVIEW: Wicked Wiccan Sisters

    This week, I sit down with the Wicked Wiccan Sisters and discuss haunted places and paranormal psychology. I think you'll really like this one, particularly if you've experienced paranormal happenings yourself or have had a visitation from someone who has passed on.  Huge thanks to WWS for sitting down with me. This is the last episode of the season. The podcast will now go dark for a few weeks while I organize and do some research. Stay tuned and, as always, Stay Spooky! Featured Pod: Freaky Fridays https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/freaky-fridays/id1553779633 More About WWS! https://www.instagram.com/wicked_wiccan_sisters/?hl=en https://www.facebook.com/groups/362308145005841/ https://www.tiktok.com/@wickedwiccansisters

    32 min

  8. 08/18/2024

    S11 Ep. 5: Been There, Saw That

    Hello dear listeners and welcome back to another episode of The ODDentity Podcast, a proud member of the PodMoth Media Network, your foray into the weird, wonky, and sometimes downright spooky. This week I re-introduce you to the humble chainsaw, a tool that is more than capable of felling an oak tree but in its early form, could be just as effective during childbirth. Sources: https://science.howstuffworks.com/science-vs-myth/everyday-myths/why-were-chainsaws-invented.htm https://www.cnn.com/2015/01/30/europe/ireland-symphysiotomy/index.html https://allthatsinteresting.com/why-were-chainsaws-invented Featured Pod: Rowan & Pine https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/rowan-pine-a-spooky-folklore-mythology-podcast/id1632401774

    14 min
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The ODDentity Podcast: Janine Mercer discusses tales of the paranormal, urban legends, folklore, and (occasionally) true crime, with just the right amount of sarcasm and humor. Send me your paranormal stories! theoddentitypodcast@gmail.com. Available wherever you binge.

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  • Creator
    The ODDentity Podcast: Janine Mercer
  • Years Active
    2017 - 2025
  • Episodes
    77
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