The Q Files

File Room: Why Is Halloween So Queer?

Happy Halloween and welcome to the file room, where we keep all prior episodes of The Q Files. You may have heard this episode previously, but it’s worth another listen while we work on bringing you fantastic new episodes. Let’s get spookgay and return to the very first episode of The Q Files! Halloween isn’t…

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File Room: The Third Bloody Option

Welcome to the file room, where we keep all prior episodes of The Q Files. You may have heard this episode previously, but it’s worth another listen while we work on bringing you fantastic new episodes. In honor of the 130th anniversary of Lizzie Borden Murder Day, August 4, 1892, we hacked through the archives…

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File Room: Ancient Indian Burial Grounds – Oh My!

Welcome to the file room, where we keep all prior episodes of The Q Files. You may have heard this episode previously, but it’s worth another listen while we work on bringing you fantastic new episodes. Ancient Indian Burial Grounds – Oh My! was originally a Thanksgiving episode of The Q Files, in it we…

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Atlantis

Atlantis – the great, mythological lost civilization. Maybe you’ve noticed, but we’ve had a few episodes that have touched on Atlantis – Paschal Beverly Randolph, Occultist, Ghosts in Antarctica, and even The Ten Deadly Plagues…Plated. While admittedly unintentional, we thought it could be fun to talk about some of the stories about Atlantis. The Ancient…

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File Room: Mother’s Murder Day

Welcome to the file room, where we keep all prior episodes of The Q Files. You may have heard this episode previously, but it’s worth another listen. This week we’re taking a twisted turn on Mother’s Day by diving into the murderous true crime tale of Ethel Geller Yeldem. Ethel’s story is one of a…

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The Ten Deadly Plagues…Plated

The Ten Deadly Plagues of Egypt are a paranormal allegory of power, redemption, and faith. An adventure, born deeply within the notion of resistance. Join us on a culinary tour through the plagues as we explain that this powerful tale is more than just a story, and may in fact be rooted in real life,…

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Ghosts of Antarctica

Antarctica is the most haunted place on earth. Located at the liminal edge of our maps. A place where there is one endless day of light, and one endless day of dark – both 6 months long. It’s the only continent whose land is without a creation myth, because it never had an indigenous population….

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Lake Erie Monster

It’s our 50th episode and this time we’re covering The Lake Erie Monster, also known as Lem or Lemmy (acronymically derived from Lake Erie Monster), and perhaps most popularly, as Bessie. Bessie has been described as snake-like, 30-40 feet long, over a foot around. Her colour has been reported as grey, copper, and silver. Some say…

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Perchance to Dream

This episode won’t put you to sleep, but it may make you want to – in “Perchance to Dream,” we will examine the scientific and mystical elements of sleep or more accurately…the lack of such. Humans are the only animal species in the world that purposely stays awake and research clearly shows that Mother Nature…

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Paschal Beverly Randolph, Occultist

Paschal Beverly Randolph was a grand master occultist. He was a black man that was a close confidant of Abraham Lincoln, arguably the largest cannabis importer of his time, a sex magician, and possibly the inspiration behind Marvel’s Dr. Strange. He is notable as the first person to introduce the principles of erotic alchemy to…

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