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Always interesting and often hilarious, join hosts Joe Hodgdon and Brandon Thomas as they investigate the latest in reality, futurology, weird science, consciousness research, alternative history, cryptozoology, UFOs, and new-age absurdity.
Episodes
- 2026 / 7 / 1736.02 - MU Podcast - Other Planets & the Universal HumanWelcome back to MU! In our continuation of Emanuel Swedenborg's works, he claims that for years he spoke with spirits from Mercury, Jupiter, Mars, Saturn, Venus, the Moon, and even worlds beyond our solar...
- 2026 / 7 / 1036.01 - MU Podcast - Beyond and Back - The Christian's Guide to the Eternal AfterlifeWelcome to Mysterious Universe Season 36 episode 01! Kicking this fresh new season off with a look at the uber-religious view of what happens after they die. Christians believe that death is not the end, but...
- 2026 / 6 / 2635.25 - MU Podcast - The Underground WorldWelcome back to the final episode of Season 35! This week we dive into one of the strangest corners of UFO lore: the world of ancient tunnel systems, hidden civilizations, and secret cities beneath the Earth....
- 2026 / 6 / 1935.24 - MU Podcast - (AI) - Artificial Insemination and the Human ZooWhat does one do when one finds oneself nose to absence of nose with those who claim they are on a mighty quest to save that which they themselves have admittingly destroyed? Fortuitously encountering you,...
- 2026 / 6 / 1235.23 - MU Podcast - Reality.exe - The Simulation HypothesisIn the back half of The Simulation Hypothesis, Rizwan Virk leaves the gaming and physics foundations behind and heads straight into the deep end: dreams, reincarnation, karma, synchronicity, near-death...
- 2026 / 6 / 535.22 - MU Podcast - UFO Reflections | AbductionsUFOs capture our attention like nothing else can as we hear stories of these flying wonders and contemplate their origins, missions, and purposes. Some captivate more than others, literally capturing...
- 2026 / 5 / 2935.21 - MU Podcast - The Golden WaveWelcome back to MU! This week we look into Children of the New Earth by Jill M. Jackson, a wild blend of Starseed mythology, psychic children, spiritual evolution, and humanity’s technological crossroads....
- 2026 / 5 / 2235.20 - MU Podcast - Many Mini Mysteries - Making a big deal of the small stuffWelcome to Mysterious Universe Season 35 episode 20!This realm boasts a massive amount of tiny happenings. Many Mini Mysteries can be found to surround you in every wee way within every micro moment of every...
- 2026 / 5 / 1535.19 - MU Podcast - The Inner SignalWelcome back! This week we continue from last week's extension with Colin Wilson's The Occult, and his interesting perspective on what these heightened states are, how they are achieved and maintained, as...
- 2026 / 5 / 835.18 - MU Podcast - From the Mundane to the MagnificentOn this episode we are continuing our mind-blowing adventure with Vera Stanley Alder’s “From the Mundane to the Magnificent”. Today, friends, we discover the inner workings of nature itself with a gander at...
- 2026 / 5 / 135.17 - MU Podcast - Where Science Meets SpiritThis week we’re continuing down the Sheldrake path with The Physics of Angels by Matthew Fox and Rupert Sheldrake, where a theologian and a scientist try to make sense of angels in a modern context. Pulling...
- 2026 / 4 / 2435.16 - MU Podcast - The New CalendarWelcome to Mysterious Universe Season 35 Episode 16! What do you know of how the calendar was created? Hundreds of specialized or regional calendars have existed throughout history, major calendar systems are...
- 2026 / 4 / 1735.15 - MU Podcast - The Lunar QuestionWas the Moon just a byproduct of planetary chaos, or does the Earth–Moon system show signs of deeper structure? In this episode, we dig into Who Built the Moon? by Christopher Knight and Alan Butler,...
- 2026 / 4 / 1035.14 - MU Podcast - The Zodiac and the Salts of SalvationWelcome to Mysterious Universe Season 35 episode 14! Did you know that you can trace every sickness, disease, and ailment to a mineral deficiency? There are 12 primary cell salts developed in the 1870s by...
- 2026 / 4 / 335.13 - MU Podcast - The Hidden TimelineWelcome back to MU! In this episode, we explore the idea that the timeline of history may not be as settled as we’ve been led to believe. From the mysterious concept of Tartaria to strange patterns in 19th...
- 2026 / 3 / 2735.12 - MU Podcast - Mysterious CreaturesWelcome to Mysterious Universe Season 35 episode number 12! Mysterious creatures and rumors of mysterious creatures have been passed down from times long lost, but where do they come from? What may be...
- 2026 / 3 / 2035.11 - MU Podcast - Human StaticThis week we dive into another work by Marcus Lowth, The Electric People. He documents the stories of "SLIders", or Street Light Interference experiencers. From simple accounts of lights flickering when...
- 2026 / 3 / 1335.10 - MU Podcast - Jarring Death RitualsWelcome to Mysterious Universe Season 35 Episode number 10! We are here to talk about some of the most jarring funeral ritual customs from around this freaky world. Featuring but not limited to mummy...
- 2026 / 3 / 635.09 - MU Podcast - When Time LeaksThanks for joining us this week on MU! Today we offer another installment from Dirk Gillabel entitled Accidentally Viewing of Past Scenes. This continues on our investigations into odd moments when time...
- 2026 / 2 / 2735.08 - MU Podcast - Caesar's MessiahWelcome to Mysterious Universe Season 35 episode 08, and the conclusion of Caesar’s Messiah: The Roman Conspiracy to Invent Jesus by Joseph Attwell, which we began on the plus extension last Friday, season 35...
- 2026 / 2 / 2035.07 - MU Podcast - 30 Years Among the DeadThanks for joining us! This week we dive into another older book by Dr. Carl Wickland, who describes decades worth of firsthand experiences with the dead speaking through his highly sensitive wife. He...
- 2026 / 2 / 1335.06 - MU Podcast - The Mysteries of KurupiraWelcome to Mysterious Universe, mental ninjas! Come with us as we explore an unexplored land. A forbidden “lost world” to outsiders reported to be inhabited by strange beasts out of time. Legends speak of not...
- 2026 / 2 / 635.05 - MU Podcast - The Time Slip ExperienceThis week, we take a look at Anthony Meyer's amazing work on time slips! From two biddies walking through a path with several different time periods involved, a disappearing hotel, & a particular street in...
- 2026 / 1 / 3035.04 - MU Podcast - Plasma IntelligenceBookmark the link below for the new Inescapable Podcast coming in Mid-February. Plus+ Members can now find the new feed on your Dashboard and add it to your preferred podcast player ahead of launch. This...
- 2026 / 1 / 2335.03 - MU Podcast - The Short SeasonCheck out the link below for the new Inescapable Podcast where Plus+ Members can go ahead and lock the feed into their favorite podcast player in preparation for their upcoming launch! Welcome back! On this...
- 2026 / 1 / 1635.02 - MU Podcast - Close Encounters of the Texas KindThank you for joining us! Support your favorite show at the link below and catch this episode’s Plus+ Extension and access to all things Mysterious Universe. Michel Whittington has compiled an ode to such...
- 2026 / 1 / 935.01 - MU Podcast - BRB...Dying - The Science of NDE'sThis week on MU we cover the great book by Dr. Jeffery Long, Evidence of the Afterlife: The Science of Near-Death Experiences. From a man collapsing in the ER and meeting God/Buddha/Jesus, to another that is...
- 2025 / 12 / 1934.25 - MU Podcast - Occult LouisianaOccult Louisiana is a documentary made in 2023 by film maker and all around great guy, Chris Mathieu of Forbidden Knowledge Productions. This film takes us exploring into the mysterious happenings in and...
- 2025 / 12 / 1234.24 - MU Podcast - Project ChameleoOn this week’s episode of MU, we dive headfirst into the bizarre tale of Dion Fuller, a seemingly targeted individual. From invisible ninja midgets, to holographic overlays, to covert nanotechnology, this...
- 2025 / 12 / 534.23 - MU Podcast - End of an EraThis very special episode of Mysterious Universe marks the end of an extraordinary era. After nearly two decades, we are honoured to pass the reins to a talented new team who will carry the legacy forward....
- 2025 / 11 / 2834.22 - MU Podcast - Tomb RaiderA cache of looted relics, stolen bones, and vanished cultures sets the stage as we explore the astonishing true story of Don Miller, the Indiana retiree whose quiet suburban home concealed one of the largest...
- 2025 / 11 / 2134.21 - MU Podcast - The Edge of RealityWhat creatures reside at the edge of reality, and what happens when we cross into the space of nonreality where we can’t trust our perceptions? On this episode we explore reports of floating jellyfish...
- 2025 / 11 / 1434.20 - MU Podcast - The Goddess CodeAs we open the show, we explore the extraordinary claims of an experiencer whose encounters with strange craft, vivid dream intrusions and possible abductions point toward a larger cosmic drama. Her visions...
- 2025 / 11 / 734.19 - MU Podcast - Phantom PredatorsShadows gather at the edges of quiet forests and lonely backroads where people report encounters with figures that seem neither fully human nor animal. They speak of upright wolves, phantom predators and...
- 2025 / 10 / 3134.18 - MU Podcast - The Unseen WarIt’s Halloween, and fittingly, our stories take a dark and eerie turn. We begin with the unsettling accounts of a psychiatrist whose faith is tested by cases of possession, patients climbing walls with...
- 2025 / 10 / 2434.17 - MU Podcast - Bigfoot UnleashedDangerous encounters with Bigfoot and other cryptids reveal a side of these creatures that’s far more unsettling than many realise. This episode explores chilling stories of researchers and witnesses who’ve...
- 2025 / 10 / 1734.16 - MU Podcast - Guests from the SkyA chilling pattern runs through centuries of human contact with beings that straddle the line between alien and spirit. On this episode, we explore strange abductions, parasitic intelligences, and the...
- 2025 / 10 / 1034.15 - MU Podcast - Flames of the UnknownCould unknown energies be linked with spontaneous human combustion? On this episode, we trace the eerie patterns of unexplained fires that affect not just humans but animals as well. Drawing on the work of...
- 2025 / 10 / 334.14 - MU Podcast - Path of the Rain GodsAcross cultures, dragons and serpents have been revered as rain spirits and storm bringers, their myths echoing an ancient recognition of nature’s hidden intelligence. In this episode, we explore the...
- 2025 / 9 / 2634.13 - MU Podcast - Rivers of TimeThose who immerse themselves in the paranormal begin to notice something strange: reality starts to shift. This episode explores the idea that it’s not always entities reaching out to us but that our own...
- 2025 / 9 / 1934.12 - MU Podcast - The Lady's RevengeAfter a string of baffling technical failures and narrowly avoided accidents we began to wonder if we are tempting the curse of the White Lady. Drawn deeper into the mystery, we examine chilling reports of...
- 2025 / 9 / 1234.11 - MU Podcast - The Supernatural HighwayLate one night in rural Iowa, a driver on a routine trip found himself stalked by strange lights that morphed into otherworldly shapes and seemed to close in on his car. In this eerie episode we explore how a...
- 2025 / 9 / 534.10 - MU Podcast - Transgenic EmploymentSomething strange lingers at the far reaches of the UFO and abduction mystery, a place where the familiar turns uncanny and control seems to slip from human hands. In this episode, we venture into the bizarre...
- 2025 / 8 / 2934.09 - MU Podcast - Hermit MagicTony Cornell stands out as one of the most remarkable investigators to ever work with the UK’s Society for Psychical Research, and this episode follows his extraordinary life and career. Drawing on long lost...
- 2025 / 8 / 2334.08 - MU Podcast - Invisible Joy RideStrange beings appear in the dead of night. Some say they’re aliens, others aren’t so sure. In this episode, we explore unsettling encounters that seem extraterrestrial but may be something far stranger....
- 2025 / 8 / 1534.07 - MU Podcast - The Orb PilotsThey’re often dismissed as harmless lights in the sky, but the glowing orbs that haunt the edges of our reality may be far more than they appear. In the quiet fields near crop circles and the forgotten...
- 2025 / 8 / 934.06 - MU Podcast - Web of the Plasma AngelNew Age communities often promote "love and light", but many hide darker influences. This episode explores clairvoyant Maya Zahira’s claims of false-light entities manipulating spiritual groups through energy...
- 2025 / 8 / 134.05 - MU Podcast - Truth Lurks in ShadowsDespite the fierce efforts of skeptics to dismiss the supernatural, a persistent truth emerges: countless ordinary people continue to report chilling encounters with the unknown. In this episode, we explore...
- 2025 / 7 / 2534.04 - MU Podcast - The Occult WyrmThe mystery of the Loch Ness Monster is far from settled. This episode dives deep into the legends and firsthand accounts of strange beings not only in Loch Ness but in surrounding bodies of water—creatures...
- 2025 / 7 / 1834.03 - MU Podcast - Treading the InfiniteIn this episode, we dive into the radical theories of parapsychologist D. Scott Rogo, who suggested that many hauntings, abductions, and even poltergeist phenomena might not come from outside forces, but from...