The world is weird, and that shit is fascinating. Join Portia and Bethan In their exploration of the supernatural, mythical, and straight-up bizarre as they talk about all those legends and conspiracies that kept you up at night as a kid.
Pretending like they never left, Portia and Bethan return with a shiny new episode in a shiny new format. In this episode, Bethan tells us how they ruined their YouTube and Spotify algorithms in their research on Flat Earth, while begging you to please not pull them up on their lack of fundamental physics knowledge.
4 Apr 2020
Area 51 and The Death of Paul McCartney | Episode 09
In episode 9 of Dead Air, made for you fresh outta the new weird quarantine life, we have some escapism in some DIFFERENT weird stuff for you. You might feel we're living in another world, but Bethan explores the mystery surrounding Area 51, its possible inhabitants from other worlds, what happens there, and an inside take from Bob Lazar on his experiences working there. If you're worried about Paul McCartney's vulnerable status during the pandemic; don't, because he's already maybe dead, as Portia explores the conspiracy surrounding his alleged death, his ex-wife's box of "evidence" and the lyrics that contain the clues.
8 Nov 2019
Dead Airnniversary! | Episode 08
Well guys, looks like we made it. An actual year of semi-regular content! To celebrate, we've dug up some true and/or cursed movies which we may or may not have seen in the most epic game of Pong you've ever witnessed*. We cover Groundskeeper Willie's back catalog and Bethan adds another six movies to her list of movies-she's-not-seen-but-probably-should've.
Thank you as always for listening, and we are especially sorry for blowing out your eardrums with Bethan's horrific cough.
*a bold claim, but seriously, how interesting are Pong games anyway?
7 Sept 2019
Dissociative Identity Disorder | Episode 07
On this episode of Dead Air we take a step away from the weird and the creepy to talk to Jess about her experiences with Dissociative Identity Disorder, a condition born out of trauma where an individual is living with multiple personalities in one body.
Jess is on YouTube as Multiplicity and Me, where she talks about living with DID and fighting the stigma associated with it. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8JDIEFbQejP-meo1OwI0DA (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8JDIEFbQejP-meo1OwI0DA)
Our audio got a bit screwy as Jess told us about her new project called Headspace; a 360 video with her and actors playing her alternate identities, recreating their interactions in Jess's mind. Find it on her YouTube channel!
28 Aug 2019
Dyatlov Pass Incident and Zombies | Episode 06
This episode, Portia takes us Russia to ruminate over the mysterious goings on at Dyatlov Pass. Bethan then explores the nuance of everyday zombiism, from Haitian slaves to cat poop.
27 Jun 2019
Dead Queer | Episode 05
Happy Pride! This week, Bethan and Portia have a special guest in to talk about The Secret Language Of Gay People, and play the most longwinded game of Guess The Flag.
If you need more Dead Air in your life to get you through those cold, cold nights, follow us on Instagram @deadsquarepodcast and twitter @readairpodcast.
24 Apr 2019
Dark Web and Lycanthropy | Episode 04
This week, Portia risks her freedom to explore the weird and maybe-not-so-wonderful Dark Net, from safe drug purchases delivered in Pringles cans to the Political Figure Dead Pool. Meanwhile, “prime cannibal meat” Bethan talks about the science behind lycanthropy, and why purple pee might mean you may have a tendency to run with the wolves.
CONTENT WARNING:
31:35 - 33:35 Stillbirth
33:35 -36:37 Child abuse
36:37 - 38:10 Torture
38:00 - 38:16 Animal abuse
3 Apr 2019
Anatoly Moskvin and Robert Ripley | Episode 03
Portia and Bethan bring Anatoly Moskvin and Robert Ripley to the table and its... strange.
14 Mar 2019
Moth Man and Swedenborg | Episode 02
Portia and Bethan dive into the mystery behind the Moth Man and discuss Swedenborg.
Intro music created by Jack Keane, listen on Bandcamp:
https://jackkeane.bandcamp.com/album/dead-air-ep (https://jackkeane.bandcamp.com/album/dead-air-ep)
9 Jan 2019
Krampus and Mari Llwyd | Christmas Special
You think Krampus is scary? You should see the Mari Llwyd. This episode Portia and Bethan discuss the German and Welsh folklores.
7 Nov 2018
The Bermuda Triangle | Episode 01
Portia and Bethan are exploring the mysteries of the Bermuda Triangle, the disappearance of Flight 19, and the (not totally sane) theories behind this decades-long phenomenon.
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