Goose Chase Podcast

Episode 41: H 2 Oh No

Today we talk about the many crazy expensive ways people find to sell plain old water. The raw water movement (which is less a "movement" and more of "some silicon valley dudes hawking water at thousands of times the price) is just one of the many ways people have found to make a new product out of a very old thing. And with some very familiar justifications too. 

Episode 40: 'Cause Every Girl's Crazy 'Bout the Tollund Man

This week we discuss Tollund Man, an artifact known as a bog person. He's over 2000 years old and his body remains remarkably pristine, part of a very strange phenomenon that occurs when a person is, er, deposited in a very specific kind of bog in very specific parts of the world. We talk about the processes that preserve the body beyond death and some of the stranger outcomes that can occur. 

Episode 39: The Great Bovine Uprising of 2038

Tonight we talk about time travel with our special guest, Aubrey! There are a lot of great pieces of apocryphal time travel lore to explore here, with varying degrees of explainability. We drop in on one particularly notable story that found its way to the Art Bell forums, and we revisit a previous topic as well.  Join us for a trip through time. Don't eat the beef. 

Episode 38: Prana Addiction

Tonight we discuss the Breatharian movement, a very old idea with a modern resurgence, that suggests none of us need to actually eat anything. Just a nice dose of fresh air and sunlight can sustain you for up to 70 years, depending on who you believe.  News Flash: You definitely should never ever do this, because it's a really really bad idea. We present the Breatharians themselves. You decide.  Goose Chase!

Episode 37: Prince Roy's Pirate Pad

Tonight we talk about a little slice of pirate heaven. Famously covered around the world for its peculiarity, Sealand is a legal principality off the coast of England, on a ocean platform.  First seized by pirate broadcasters and later repurposed into a floating empire, there is so much history and drama around this little rusty platform that it beggars belief.  Goose Chase with us!

Episode 36: David "Avocado" Wolfe - The Piss, the Pit, and the Peel

Our second guest episode with Jen and Mel! If you're on Facebook, you've probably seen today's subject, David "Avocado" Wolfe. At first blush, he seems like just a generally harmless and motivational type figure.  But there is so, so much more. We're creating a rogue's gallery for this podcast, and you're on it David. 

Episode 35: The Sound of No Hand Clapping

This week we talk about Tony Robbins, who wants to assure you he's not your guru, even though a lot of people seem to think of him as exactly that thing. We talk about his roots, what his seminars look like, and what kind of an investment of time and money is required to see one of the world's most well known self help experts.  It's a fine line between trying to be helpful and and going a bit too far it seems, but that might be subjective. Goose Chase!

Episode 34: Roanoke and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Cup

This week we discuss the mysterious vanished colony of Roanoke island, an enduring mystery of early English colonialization of America that has had many people scratching their heads for a long time. With a little bit of ingenuity, some hidden secrets revealed, and modern technology, there's maybe a bit more light to shed on this ages old mystery. 

Episode 33: Gynetroid Prime

Love is a many splendored thing, they say.  Except maybe not, when it gets kinda weird. Or maybe it is. We are still trying to figure that out. This week, we discuss virtual girlfriends, texting partners for hire, and certain pornier aspects of trying to find love in the digital space, with our super guest stars Laura and TJ.  XOXO, Goose Chase. 

Episode 32: Why Won't They Listen?

This week, we talk about Poppy. Poppy is an internet star. Poppy likes things that are nice. Poppy is your friend.  But there is way more to Poppy. An internet sensation that has spawned all variety of fandoms, we talk about Poppy, Titanic Sinclair, Mars Argo, and the mystery surrounding them all.