EP155: Hole in the Bush
The huns are in a NEW (temporary) STUDIO! What do you think? Laid back testes Tate vibes? Or spooky charming library? You decide.
We really freak out about 2 minutes in, when we hear a horrible gas leak sound and worry we'll never leave the studio alive. Talking points include: our trip to HALLOW…
Café del Weirdo: Chasing The Dark with Ben Machell
Ben Machell is a journalist-turned-literary explorer of the uncanny. After writing 'The Unusual Suspect' a true-crime story about a modern Robin Hood-style bank robber, he’s returned with 'Chasing the Dark: Encounters With The Supernatural.' The new book is a complete history of psychic and paranor…
AEWCH 310: THE PARANORMAL IS NORMAL with BEN MACHELL / THE SPIRIT-ERA & ITS AFTERMATHS, PT 4
Friends,This is the fourth episode* in a series called The Spirit-Era and Its Aftermaths in which I look at the way spiritual, technological, and occult flourishings at the turn of the 19th into 20th century are still with us today, and in fact, being echoed by our own time.This time, we’re moving …
A short history of ghost hunting
A spooky story during the Christmas season has become traditional – and the modern ghost story was invented by the Victorians, who embraced the supernatural and tried to understand it. Ben Machell has investigated the history of ghost hunting and supernatural investigations since the mid-19th centu…
Series 5: Case 10: The Priest Hole
A family renovating an old house stumble upon a priest hole, a hidden chamber where Catholic priests took refuge in Elizabethan times.
But the strange discovery seems to signal a change in the atmosphere of the house. Has uncovering the priest hole unleashed something else?
Written and presented b…
Chasing The Dark - The Paranormal Podcast 919
In this episode of The Paranormal Podcast, Jim is joined by journalist and author Ben Machell. His book Chasing the Dark explores more than a century of investigations by the Society for Psychical Research. Ben brings listeners inside a largely forgotten world of serious inquiry into the paranormal…
Does male sex drive peak at forty? - The Saturday Story
A new study has revealed a surprising truth: men’s sex drive peaks in their early forties. As a man hitting this milestone, Ben Machell explores what makes midlife libido so potent, from confidence and emotional stability, to life experience. We dive into why testosterone isn’t everything, how stre…
The Ghost Hunters' Ghost Hunter
We look into 'Chasing the Dark' Ben Machell's incredible biography of one of the Society for Psychical Research lesser known, but incredibly influential paranormal investigators Tony Cornell. Who spent a lifetime investigating poltergeists, psychic mediums, and telepathy. He was also involved in on…
Should we feel sorry for nepo babies? - The Saturday Story
They’re actors, rock stars, models — and the offspring of very famous parents. Some see this as joining in on the family business. Others see it as an unfair advantage. But is the backlash against them justified? Times Columnist Ben Machell weighs in on the nepo baby debate.
This podcast was broug…
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