The Normal, Strange and Amazing: Recent Episodes
Blake "Magic Hat" Draut
This podcast is all about storytelling, from folklore to history, and from myths to made-up. This podcast is for those who enjoy a good story whether you listen in the car, at work, or doing whatever. The main goal is to take the listener on a journey away from the worries of the world.
This a very sad story, it goes to show how safety and regard for human life is important. Hopefully all nuclear power plants and medical staff can learn from this accident to better ourselves today. If you got any light hearted stories you can give me suggestions at drautblake360@gmail.com, or on Twitter: @MagicHatOG, or Instagram: @her0fan. Here are the story links, WARNING, the pictures are highly graphic: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tokaimura_nuclear_accident https://www.unbelievable-facts.com/2016/12/hisashi-ouchi.html https://icantbelieveitsnonfiction.com/2018/02/14/hisashi-ouchi-and-masato-shinohara/
Mysterious lights on top of mountain do to ghost, UFOs, or giant fireflies? I love reading stuff like this and this was a suggestions as well. I love telling stories and doing this podcast, just listening to the episodes supports me a bunch and I thank everyone who does. You can give me suggestions at drautblake360@gmail.com, or on Twitter: @MagicHatOG or Instagram: @her0fan. Here are the story links: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brown_Mountain_Lights http://shadowboxent.brinkster.net/brownexplain2.html https://northcarolinaghosts.com/mountains/brown-mountain-lights/
An strange and interesting legend. Do you believe in La Mona Bruja? If you like more stories like this please listen to the other episodes or send me some more, I would be happy to read all about them! You can give me suggestions at drautblake360@gmail.com, or on Twitter: @MagicHatOG, or Instagram: @her0fan. Here are the story links:
https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mona_(leyenda)
https://thedustybiker.wordpress.com/2013/09/01/the-monkey-witch/
http://leyendasdeelsalvador.com/la-mona-bruja
Just a fun little story to end this season of The Normal, Strange and Amazing. Tomorrow or Friday (depends on what I have going on) will start the 2nd season of the podcast with new and exciting stories with one plot made by myself. I hope you have enjoyed this podcast and I hope that you keep listening! Please contact me with any suggestions either to my email drautblake360@gmail.com, Twitter: @MagicHatOG, or Instagram: @her0fan. Here are the story links: http://americanfolklore.net/folklore/2010/07/yankee_doodle_donkey.html https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yankee_Doodle https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Independence_Day_(United_States)
What a complicated story and tongue twister! If you enjoy listening to me trying to navigate these type of stories please send me more either by email at drautblake360@gmail.com or by social media on Twitter: @MagicHatOG or Instagram: @her0fan. Thank you for listening, here are the story links:
http://americanfolklore.net/folklore/2012/07/xingxing_sings.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xenops
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xenography
http://www.historygraphicdesign.com/a-graphic-renaissance/printing-comes-to-europe/2-xylography
Creepy creatures. I wouldn't want to get face to face with a wendigo any time soon. If you have any more creepy creatures that I should look into please email me at drautblake360@gmail.com, or contact me on Twitter: @MagicHatOG and Instagram @her0fan. Thank you for listening, here are the story notes:
http://americanfolklore.net/folklore/2010/07/windigo.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wendigo
https://www.legendsofamerica.com/mn-wendigo/
https://www.ancient-origins.net/unexplained-phenomena/be-wary-wendigo-terrifying-beast-native-american-legend-insatiable-hunger
What a strange and amazing story, it definitely wasn't a normal one! I wonder if I also have ESP? If you think you can help me unlock my sixth sense or just want to give me suggestions about the podcast please email me at drautblake360@gmail.com or on Twitter: @MagicHatOG or Instagram: @her0fan. Thank you for listening, here are the story links:
http://americanfolklore.net/folklore/2009/11/the_vision.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Rowland_Kirkland
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_Witch_(disambiguation)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extrasensory_perception
https://www.psychics4today.com/types-extrasensory-perception/
http://psychiclibrary.com/beyondBooks/extrasensory-perception-esp/
Lots of cool history about Pendleton, any other underground cities want me to delve into? Let me know at my email at drautblake360@gmail.com, Twitter: @MagicHatOG, or Instagram: @her0fan. Thank you guys for listening, here are the story links: http://americanfolklore.net/folklore/2011/07/underground_1.html http://pendletonundergroundtours.org/our-history/ https://www.onlyinyourstate.com/oregon/pendleton-underground-or/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pendleton,_Oregon
Check out this tongue twisting story and see how fast you can read it. It took me about four minutes not counting the small intro to it. I have another tongue twister story lined up for later if you enjoy me messing up words. If you have any suggestions please email me at drautblake360@gmail.com, or Twitter: @MagicHatOG or Instagram: @her0fan. Here are the story links:
http://americanfolklore.net/folklore/2011/08/tall_teds_turtles.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tonawanda_(town),_New_York
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turtle
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tongue-twister
http://mentalfloss.com/article/513952/history-behind-famous-tongue-twisters
A lot of interesting facts about the legendary Sasquatch! I hope you enjoyed this episode, if you have any suggestions please email me at drautblake360@gmail.com or contact me at my Twitter: @MagicHatOG or Instagram: @her0fan. Thank you guys for listening! Here are the story links: http://americanfolklore.net/folklore/2010/07/sasquatch.html https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bigfoot https://oregonwild.org/wildlife/sasquatch https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yeti https://www.bfro.net/
This story definitely teaches you a lesson in to not make a deal or challenge the Devil. Still got more fun stories before and after this one. If you have any make sure to send them to me at drautblake360@gmail.com or Twitter: @MagicHatOG, or Instagram: @her0fan. Thank you for listening! Here are the story links: http://americanfolklore.net/folklore/2010/10/rattlesnake_ridge.html https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rattlesnake_Ridge https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Devil https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fiddle https://animals.sandiegozoo.org/animals/rattlesnake
Always interesting when reading about stories from the wild west even if they weren't from wild west times. Maybe I can make my own stories in the fakelore genre, sounds like fun. I hoped you enjoyed the story. If you have any suggestions or other stories email me at drautblake360@gmail.com, Twitter: @MagicHatOG, or on Instagram: @her0fan. Here are the story links:
http://americanfolklore.net/folklore/2010/08/pecos_bill_and_sluefoot_sue.html
http://americanfolklore.net/folklore/2010/08/pecos_bill_finds_a_hard_outfit.html
http://americanfolklore.net/folklore/2010/07/pecos_bill_rides_a_tornado.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pecos_Bill
https://www.legendsofamerica.com/ah-pecosbill/
Sorry for the day hiatus, this was a very cool story and I can't wait to tell more! Any stories or suggestions please email me at drautblake360@gmail.com, or Twitter: @MagicHatOG, or Instagram: @her0fan. Here are the story links: http://americanfolklore.net/folklore/2010/07/ogopogo_the_lake_monster.html https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ogopogo https://www.ogopogoquest.com/ https://www.gaia.com/article/3-new-sightings-confirm-ogopogo-lake-monster-in-british-columbia
This was short but a fun story indeed. If there are any concerns or complaints please make sure you contact me so I can do my best to improve the show for you guys. I appreciate everyone that listens, it makes me happy to share stories and my love for telling them. Here are the story links:
http://americanfolklore.net/folklore/2010/07/never_mind_them_watermelons.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Devil
So that definitely was very strange. Please if you can help me with this monkey search I will be very grateful. You can contact me at drautblake360@gmail.com or Twitter: @MagicHatOG or Instagram: @her0fan. Thank you for listening, here are the story links: http://americanfolklore.net/folklore/2008/08/madrone_monkeys.html http://americanfolklore.net/folklore/2010/10/oregon_travelogue_days_13.html https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rogue_River_(Oregon) https://www.roguejets.com/tim-brueckner/ https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/trees/madrone/madrone-tree-information.htm https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arbutus_menziesii http://www.softschools.com/facts/plants/madrone_tree_facts/1797/ https://www.rainforest-alliance.org/species/howler-monkey https://www.oregonlive.com/outdoors/2008/11/on_the_rogue_river_dont_fumble.html https://mailtribune.com/archive/takelma-tales https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Takelma
This was one spooky and amazing story. This one defiently deserves its popularity for as it survives the passage of time. If you have more stories like this one, please email me at drautblake360@gmail.com or contact me on Twitter: @MagicHatOG, or Instagram: @her0fan. Thank you for your support and for listening. Here are the story links: http://americanfolklore.net/folklore/2010/07/la_llorona.html https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Llorona https://www.legendsofamerica.com/gh-lallorona/ https://allthatsinteresting.com/la-llorona
What an incredible story! This one was super fun to learn about and read. Hopefully I can do a whole section or couple episodes on Hawaiian and other Native American myths to learn more about the culture and wonderful stories. If you find more stories like this please send them my way at drautblake360@gmail.com or Twitter @MagicHatOG or Instagram @her0fan. Here are the story links: http://americanfolklore.net/folklore/2010/08/the_king_of_sharks.html https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hawaiian_religion https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kamohoalii https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_figures_in_the_Hawaiian_religion https://www.to-hawaii.com/legends/nanaue.php And here is that web book with Hawaiian myths! http://www.ulukau.org/elib/cgi-bin/library?c=beckwit1&l=en
This was a super fun story. I like reading stuff about the wild west and the Gold Rush era, amazing people like Joaquin Murrieta always are the content of great stories. Please if you have suggestions or stories email me at drautblake360@gmail.com or contact on my Twitter @MagicHatOG and Instagram @her0fan. Here are the story links:
http://americanfolklore.net/folklore/2010/08/joaquin_murietta_bandit_of_the.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joaquin_Murrieta
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California_Gold_Rush
http://explore.museumca.org/goldrush/fever12.html
http://www.luckypanner.com/history-of-california-gold-rush-and-the-forty-niners/
If you know someone who has lost a loved one in combat or not please send them this story in hopes it helps them through their loss. I enjoyed this story very much and if you have any stories like this please send them to me at m email drautblake360@gmail.com or my Twitter @MagicHatOG or my Instagram @her0fan. Here are the story links:
http://americanfolklore.net/folklore/2010/07/im_all_right_1.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghost
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soul
Thank you guys for being patient and waiting for these episodes. I enjoy stories like this and I love telling them. Please if you have any more stories or suggestions contact me at Twitter @MagicHatOG or Instagram @her0fan, or just email me at drautblake360@gmail.com. I apperciate all the support and I hope I brighten your day with a little story telling. Here are the story links: http://americanfolklore.net/folklore/2010/07/the_headless_horseman.html https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Headless_Horseman https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hessian_(soldier) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schnapps http://weekinweird.com/2014/10/13/real-ghosts-sleepy-hollow/
I apologize for the long hiatus but now I am back on track. I will be posting two stories to get back up to speed to hopefully expand my stories to myths of stuff i have been brainstorming about. Again let me know how I am doing on Twitter @MagicHatOG and Instagram @her0fan or email me at drautblake360@gmail.com . Thank you guys for listening, your support means a lot. Here are the story links: http://americanfolklore.net/folklore/2010/07/the_goblin_of_easton.html https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goblin https://mythology.net/mythical-creatures/goblin/
Thank you guys for listening, I apperciate all of the support. If you have any stories you want me to read or any suggestions contact me at drautblake360@gmail.com or Instagram @her0fan or Twitter @MagicHatOG. Her are the episode links: http://americanfolklore.net/folklore/2008/09/the_future.html https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psychic https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Future
I apologize for the mispronunciation on these words. I will get better at it for other stories. I liked this story a lot because it kind of is like a recreation of The Headless Horseman but with cowboys. Please if you have any stories or suggestions email at drautblake360@gmail.com or message me on Instagram @her0fan or Twitter @MagicHatOG. This podcast is now on Google Podcast, Breaker, and RadioPublic! Keep listening and then we can have it everywhere! Here are the links to the story: http://americanfolklore.net/folklore/2010/07/el_muerto.html https://www.legendsofamerica.com/tx-elmuerto/ https://www.legendsofamerica.com/we-bigfootwallace/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/El_Muerto https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/El_Muerto_(DC_Comics)
Sorry about the poor quality. I was trying to read some of the confusing language and typos and lost the information I had placed out. I promise to get better, thank you guys for listening. If you have stories or suggestions please email me at drautblake360@gmail.com or DM me on Instagram @her0fan or Twitter @BlakeDraut. Here are the links to the story: http://americanfolklore.net/folklore/2010/07/dem_bones.html https://www.biography.com/explorer/william-kidd https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Kidd https://www.marinersmuseum.org/blog/2012/10/the-difference-between-pirates-privateers-and-buccaneers-pt-2/
This was a great story and I have plenty more like this one to tell! Please go ahead and go on Spotify or Castbox to listen if you aren't on that already. If you have any stories you want me to read or any suggestions please email me at drautblake360@gmail.com or contact me on Instagram @her0fan, Twitter @BlakeDraut, or Facebook which is just my real name. Here are the links to this story: http://americanfolklore.net/folklore/2009/02/the_cherokee_rose.html https://cherokee.org/About-The-Nation/History/Facts/Our-History https://cherokee.org/About-The-Nation/Culture/General/The-Traditional-Belief-System https://cherokee.org/About-The-Nation/History/Trail-of-Tears/A-Brief-History-of-the-Trail-of-Tears https://www.theflowerexpert.com/content/aboutflowers/stateflowers/georgia-state-flowers
This was a fun story to read. Even though it is a part of history it is still shrouded in some history. I enjoying telling stories so if you have some please send them to me at drautblake360@gmail.com. Her are my links I used for today's episode: http://americanfolklore.net/folklore/2010/07/blackbeards_ghost.html https://www.qaronline.org/history/blackbeard https://northcarolinaghosts.com/coast/blackbeards-ghost/
This is my first every podcast episode. I just want to get this out here and do something with my time. If you guys got any suggestions I am all ears, you can email me at drautblake360@gmail.com any suggestions, questions, and stories. Here are links to the story and other information: http://americanfolklore.net/folklore/2008/11/a_bakers_dozen.html https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Nicholas https://www.britannica.com/story/why-is-a-bakers-dozen-13