The Hollinwell Incident – Our Curious World Special
The Hollinwell Incident, 255 children mysteriously collapsed at a Jazzy band gala event held at the Hollinwell Showground, Kirkby in Ashfield in July 1980. Mass hysteria? Poisoned? Was there a cover-up? 40+ years on, still holds hot debate and discussion over the true events. Our…
Claire Davy | Irish ghosts & poltergeists | Our Curious World
Claire Davy of the Society of Psychical Research, The Ghost Club and ASSAP joins an upbeat conversation talking poltergeists and exorcisms. Ghosts and legends of Ireland. Further talking a personal passion for a case in Barbados researching where coffins moved violently in a sealed tomb….
Richard Freeman | Lake monsters of Siberia
Richard Freeman returns as our guest from the Centre for Fortean Zoology. Cryptozoological field research slowed down dramatically during Lockdown. Japanese culture and history featuring a wide variety of unusual cryptids and creatures. Lake monsters of Siberia. The Woke effect on culture. James Bond, Manga…
Sion-Marc Simpson | Our Curious World – Mental Health, Animism, Paranormal and Art.
Sion-Marc Simpson – a martial artist, a teacher, spiritually following an animist pagan path, paranormal enthusiast and artist. A powerful conversation. Sion-Marc and I opening up discussing mental health. How art can be an outlet for expressing emotion. Sion-Marcs growing private one-off unique macabre art…
Deja Vu | a discussion
“Already seen”, those who have experienced the feeling describe it as an overwhelming sense of familiarity. In September of 2013, Mark Birch, Sion-Marc Simpson and I gathered around a table with beers with a dictaphone running. Free-flowing conversation across many subjects and topics. Thoughts and…
Our Curious World #30 | Sherwood Observatory MSAS
Sharing a conversation with Rob Dawes and Brendan Scoular of the Mansfield and Sutton Astronomical Society. Who operates the Sherwood Observatory. Our Curious World | Sherwood Observatory MSAS. A great conversation with Rob and Brendan. Discussing the 50 year anniversary of the Observatory driven by…
Megan Shore | Our Curious World #29 Nottingham Festival of Science and Curiosity
“There can be many curious people in the world”. Sharing a conversation with Megan Shore of the Nottingham Festival of Science and Curiosity coming up on the 8th – 17th February 2021. We discover how the festival came to be, and what activities are involved,…
Lovejoy Denigro | Our Curious World #28 – Zanda Zulu. The art of wrestling and culture
Lovejoy Denigro – the double life of Zanda Zulu. Student of the art of professional wrestling with the House of Pain academy and lifelong gamer with a grounding in personal development philosophy “State of Being” and culture. An exciting conversation. Lovejoy and I talk about…
Our Curious World #27 | HidDenmark
In this show, I share a conversation with Thomas and Lasse of Hidden Denmark. Their team has forged together from different backgrounds and disciplines. Bringing to the table a variety of knowledge and experience. All with a dedicated passion for folklore, history, legends, and a…
Our Curious World #26 | Samadhisoundscapes
David at Samadhisoundscapes is a lifelong musician with a mastery of many instruments, who I have shared a friendship with for more than 5 years. Davids talent also extends to creating instruments and unique wands crafted from drumsticks. The Handpan is a signature of Davids…