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026-Otherkin?


Have you ever pretended to be a dragon or maybe an elf? Some people believe that these mythological beings are real and might have existed long ago or in another dimension still today. But this is a group who believe even further that their soul is not human. Some think their soul is that of an animal or another race and sometimes the soul of a video game character. These people are in the community that call themselves Otherkin.

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025-Pseudoscience?


Good Science, bad Science or pseudoscience is hard to define. Claims, beliefs or practices which that are seemingly scientific but does not use the scientific method are generally considered Pseudoscience. Regardless of lack of evidence or plausibility some people still have faith in these methods.

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The Curioso on Charles live Vaudeville variety show.

The Curioso Podcast is hosting a vaudeville style variety show as our first live event! We are super excited as we have gathered some of the best talent around the state to perform titillating burlesque, sensational sideshow arts and majestic musical comedy! Let me introduce you to the performers:

Valeria Voxx is a member of BlackTassel BoolesqueTassl , the
mid-Atlantic region’s only spooky burlesque troupe. She knows that the fastest way to a man’s heart is between his second and third rib, and while she doesn’t wear her heart on her sleeve, she might wear yours…If it matches her outfit that day. She’s the fiery red head that gets your soul all hot and bothered!

Speaking of Hot and Bothered we have musical guests Oliver Hot and Stanley Bothered! That Neo-Vaudevillian duo who dresses well and plays music even weller.

Shaggy Wilcox has been a stoic sight around Charles street for years. Now catch him performing his newly learned sideshow stunts for the first time! If there’s any chance of things going wrong its definitely the first time and you wont want to miss it!

Check out the facebook event page here!

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024- Johnny Eck?


Ladies and Gentleman come meet the “Half Man”! He walks everywhere on his hands cause he’s got no choice. He’s only 18 inches tall but he’s a bigger man than us all. Some have called him a broken doll, some a freak. But he’s more than that. Come learn about Johnny Eck the “King of Freaks”!

Companion Video: Edited by Darin Malfi

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023-Gremlins?


Having mechanical errors with your car? Is you biplane having trouble starting? Did your hard drive crash recently? Have you gotten your Mogwai wet or fed him after midnight? Well, you might have Gremlins. Walt Disney and Steven Spielberg have both ventured into portraying these cryptozoological creatures. We talk the Mogwai lifecycle, magic wrenches and for some reason William Shatner on this episode.

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