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Joshua K. Harris @joshoowuh.bsky.social · Sep 7

God, True Believer Syndrome is a real sonuvabitch.

(Yo, listen to this show!)

Bunkum & Ballyhoo @bunkumballyhoo.bsky.social · Sep 4

In the latest episode of Bunkum & Ballyhoo, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle goes to bat to support the authenticity of some extraordinary photographs, which appear to show two young girls playing with the fairies at the bottom of their garden. But are they the real deal?

🟢: bit.ly/4g755Cl

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Bunkum & Ballyhoo @bunkumballyhoo.bsky.social · Sep 4

In the latest episode of Bunkum & Ballyhoo, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle goes to bat to support the authenticity of some extraordinary photographs, which appear to show two young girls playing with the fairies at the bottom of their garden. But are they the real deal?

🟢: bit.ly/4g755Cl

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Bunkum & Ballyhoo @bunkumballyhoo.bsky.social · Sep 4

Meanwhile, Patreon subscribers get exclusive access to a new episode of Bonus Ballyhoo, redressing the balance when it comes to Arthur Conan Doyle by examining a hoax that, rather than being suckered in by, some have claimed he was responsible for - the Piltdown Man.

bit.ly/4p8lCtJ

Bunkum & Ballyhoo @bunkumballyhoo.bsky.social · Sep 4

In the latest episode of Bunkum & Ballyhoo, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle goes to bat to support the authenticity of some extraordinary photographs, which appear to show two young girls playing with the fairies at the bottom of their garden. But are they the real deal?

🟢: bit.ly/4g755Cl

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Bunkum & Ballyhoo @bunkumballyhoo.bsky.social · Aug 28

Patreon subscribers can access the next episode right now, one week before anyone else, as the patron saint of Bunkum & Ballyhoo rubes, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, returns to the forefront for the story of the Cottingley Fairies.

Bunkum & Ballyhoo S3E2: The Cottingley Fairies | Patrick W. Reed

www.patreon.com

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Bunkum & Ballyhoo @bunkumballyhoo.bsky.social · Aug 15

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Joshua K. Harris @joshoowuh.bsky.social · Jul 23

I can’t say enough great things about this podcast. It’s a briefer listen than most and uses stories about charlatans and oddities to highlight all-too-present truths.

In this season 3 premiere, I was delightfully surprised by a rare left turn — then faced with a very uncomfortable (needed) truth.

Bunkum & Ballyhoo @bunkumballyhoo.bsky.social · Jul 21

Bunkum & Ballyhoo returns to the world of mid-20th century con artists, exploring the story of spiritualist medium M. Lamar Keene and the Psychic Mafia, and the perils of True Believer Syndrome.

Give it a listen now!

🟢: bit.ly/3IVJZdt
🍎: apple.co/4eZcpzn
📦: amzn.to/3IWrMwk

A black and white photo of a white man in an entirely white suit, sat in a very ornate upholstered wooden chair. He has dark hair with a side-parting, and a thick goatee beard. He is holding his hands clasped together in front of his chest.

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Bunkum & Ballyhoo @bunkumballyhoo.bsky.social · Jul 21

Bunkum & Ballyhoo returns to the world of mid-20th century con artists, exploring the story of spiritualist medium M. Lamar Keene and the Psychic Mafia, and the perils of True Believer Syndrome.

Give it a listen now!

🟢: bit.ly/3IVJZdt
🍎: apple.co/4eZcpzn
📦: amzn.to/3IWrMwk

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Bunkum & Ballyhoo @bunkumballyhoo.bsky.social · Jul 21

Bunkum & Ballyhoo returns to the world of mid-20th century con artists, exploring the story of spiritualist medium M. Lamar Keene and the Psychic Mafia, and the perils of True Believer Syndrome.

Give it a listen now!

🟢: bit.ly/3IVJZdt
🍎: apple.co/4eZcpzn
📦: amzn.to/3IWrMwk

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Bunkum & Ballyhoo @bunkumballyhoo.bsky.social · Jul 14

If you're a Patreon subscriber, you can get early access to the first episode of Bunkum & Ballyhoo Series 3 *right now*, one week before general release!

Bunkum & Ballyhoo S3E1: The Psychic Mafia | Patrick W. Reed

www.patreon.com

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Bunkum & Ballyhoo @bunkumballyhoo.bsky.social · Jul 14

If you're a Patreon subscriber, you can get early access to the first episode of Bunkum & Ballyhoo Series 3 *right now*, one week before general release!

Bunkum & Ballyhoo S3E1: The Psychic Mafia | Patrick W. Reed

www.patreon.com

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Bunkum & Ballyhoo @bunkumballyhoo.bsky.social · Jul 14

Watch this space.

And listen to the old episodes.

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Bunkum & Ballyhoo @bunkumballyhoo.bsky.social · Apr 30

Culminating in part 2 with a closer look at the men at the heart of the Highgate Vampire panic, and some of their other equally unusual, and often unsavoury, beliefs - and why I do Bunkum & Ballyhoo in the first place, and why we should always pay attention to the weirdoes.

bsky.app/profile/bunk...

Bunkum & Ballyhoo @bunkumballyhoo.bsky.social · Apr 7

To end series two of Bunkum & Ballyhoo, we return to Highgate, to look at the afterlife of the Highgate Vampire, to more closely explore the lives of the principle players, and to ask why unusual beliefs are worth paying attention to.

🟢: spoti.fi/3DVVS1e
🍎: bit.ly/42ptqgk
📦: bit.ly/4i8zYFQ

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Bunkum & Ballyhoo @bunkumballyhoo.bsky.social · Apr 30

And finally, an epic two part finale looking at one of the strangest stories of the 20th century press - the Highgate Vampire, the supernatural fiend that stalked a London cemetery in the 1970s, and the intertwined lives of the two men who sought to exorcise it.

bsky.app/profile/bunk...

Bunkum & Ballyhoo @bunkumballyhoo.bsky.social · Mar 31

Series two comes to an end with a bumper two-parter about an infamous bit of 1970s spooky nonsense; this is the story of the Highgate Vampire, of the afterlife of a moral panic, of the feud between two vampire hunters, and of why it matters.

🟢: spoti.fi/4i05O7H
🍎: apple.co/3RqNmdo
📦: bit.ly/4iJogm8

The newspaper headline reads "MIDNIGHT VIGIL FOR THE HIGHGATE VAMPIRE".

The accompanying photo is of David Farrant, a white man with medium length slightly shaggy hair, dressed all in black, with a cross in one hand and a wooden stake in the other, stood outside a stone vault, on which are written the words "THE FAMILY VALUT OF SIR JAMES TYLER".

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Bunkum & Ballyhoo @bunkumballyhoo.bsky.social · Apr 30

In an episode I had planned since first creating Bunkum & Ballyhoo, and eagerly anticipated putting together, a look at the life of Grey Owl, an indigenous North American conservationist who turned out to not be what he seemed.

bsky.app/profile/bunk...

Bunkum & Ballyhoo @bunkumballyhoo.bsky.social · Mar 17

Grey Owl was a pioneering conservationist, an inspiration to legendary figures in that field, and one of the most famous indigenous North American figures in the world.

But Grey Owl harboured a secret. Find out all about it in the latest Bunkum & Ballyhoo.

🟢: spoti.fi/3FAlgKc
📦: bit.ly/4kPZemN

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Bunkum & Ballyhoo @bunkumballyhoo.bsky.social · Apr 30

From the world of wrestling, looking at the life behind the meme and the viral video, exploring the extraordinary life story of The Great Antonio.

bsky.app/profile/bunk...

Bunkum & Ballyhoo @bunkumballyhoo.bsky.social · Mar 3

In the latest Bunkum & Ballyhoo, a look behind an early viral pro-wrestling video, to explore the larger than life story of The Great Antonio - from poverty to international stardom, to the peripatetic life of a beloved eccentric.

🟢: spoti.fi/4h4KbCz
🍎: bit.ly/4i0xEBE
📦: amzn.to/3XqpHNN

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Bunkum & Ballyhoo @bunkumballyhoo.bsky.social · Apr 30

How about Carlos Kaiser, the Brazilian footballing star who never spent a single minute of a single game on the pitch?

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Bunkum & Ballyhoo @bunkumballyhoo.bsky.social · Feb 17

Carlos Kaiser had a 13 year career with some of the biggest football teams in Brazil, & an unmatched record - 0 goals scored. In fact, he never even made it on to the pitch. Hear the story of football's greatest faker in the latest episode:

🟢: spoti.fi/3QlxSqF
🍎: apple.co/42YDYoj
📦: amzn.to/4i0X29N

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Bunkum & Ballyhoo @bunkumballyhoo.bsky.social · Apr 30

Or Frank Searle, Monster Hunter Extraordinaire, and his exploits on the banks of Loch Ness.

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Bunkum & Ballyhoo @bunkumballyhoo.bsky.social · Feb 3

The camera never lies. Bunkum & Ballyhoo takes its first cautious steps into the murky waters of cryptozoology, as we head to the shores of Loch Ness, and the caravan of Frank Searle, Monster Hunter Extraordinaire.

🟢: spoti.fi/4jFjLKm
📦: amzn.to/4jLABY7

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Bunkum & Ballyhoo @bunkumballyhoo.bsky.social · Apr 30

Bunkum & Ballyhoo is currently in a between-seasons break, which might run a little longer than expected while @patrickwreed.bsky.social prioritises working on his next book. But that just means there's time to catch up on Series 2, like...

The story of Count Dante!

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Bunkum & Ballyhoo @bunkumballyhoo.bsky.social · Jan 20

We are BACK, kicking off Series 2 with a look at the life and lies of the World's Deadliest Fighter, the Master of the Dim Mak, legend of the comic book ad pages, the mysterious Count Dante!

🟢: spoti.fi/4h2kFPc
🍎: apple.co/4gXE9ET
📦: amzn.to/3E3mTPO

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Sarah Parkin @sarahparkin1.bsky.social · May 5

I don't think any human being has ever had as much fun telling a story as @patrickwreed.bsky.social has here talking about the Highgate Vampire and men who cannot stop yelling about being right.

Bunkum & Ballyhoo @bunkumballyhoo.bsky.social · Mar 31

Series two comes to an end with a bumper two-parter about an infamous bit of 1970s spooky nonsense; this is the story of the Highgate Vampire, of the afterlife of a moral panic, of the feud between two vampire hunters, and of why it matters.

🟢: spoti.fi/4i05O7H
🍎: apple.co/3RqNmdo
📦: bit.ly/4iJogm8

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Bunkum & Ballyhoo @bunkumballyhoo.bsky.social · Apr 30

Culminating in part 2 with a closer look at the men at the heart of the Highgate Vampire panic, and some of their other equally unusual, and often unsavoury, beliefs - and why I do Bunkum & Ballyhoo in the first place, and why we should always pay attention to the weirdoes.

bsky.app/profile/bunk...

Bunkum & Ballyhoo @bunkumballyhoo.bsky.social · Apr 7

To end series two of Bunkum & Ballyhoo, we return to Highgate, to look at the afterlife of the Highgate Vampire, to more closely explore the lives of the principle players, and to ask why unusual beliefs are worth paying attention to.

🟢: spoti.fi/3DVVS1e
🍎: bit.ly/42ptqgk
📦: bit.ly/4i8zYFQ

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Bunkum & Ballyhoo @bunkumballyhoo.bsky.social · Apr 30

And finally, an epic two part finale looking at one of the strangest stories of the 20th century press - the Highgate Vampire, the supernatural fiend that stalked a London cemetery in the 1970s, and the intertwined lives of the two men who sought to exorcise it.

bsky.app/profile/bunk...

Bunkum & Ballyhoo @bunkumballyhoo.bsky.social · Mar 31

Series two comes to an end with a bumper two-parter about an infamous bit of 1970s spooky nonsense; this is the story of the Highgate Vampire, of the afterlife of a moral panic, of the feud between two vampire hunters, and of why it matters.

🟢: spoti.fi/4i05O7H
🍎: apple.co/3RqNmdo
📦: bit.ly/4iJogm8

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Bunkum & Ballyhoo @bunkumballyhoo.bsky.social · Apr 30

In an episode I had planned since first creating Bunkum & Ballyhoo, and eagerly anticipated putting together, a look at the life of Grey Owl, an indigenous North American conservationist who turned out to not be what he seemed.

bsky.app/profile/bunk...

Bunkum & Ballyhoo @bunkumballyhoo.bsky.social · Mar 17

Grey Owl was a pioneering conservationist, an inspiration to legendary figures in that field, and one of the most famous indigenous North American figures in the world.

But Grey Owl harboured a secret. Find out all about it in the latest Bunkum & Ballyhoo.

🟢: spoti.fi/3FAlgKc
📦: bit.ly/4kPZemN

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Bunkum & Ballyhoo @bunkumballyhoo.bsky.social · Apr 30

From the world of wrestling, looking at the life behind the meme and the viral video, exploring the extraordinary life story of The Great Antonio.

bsky.app/profile/bunk...

Bunkum & Ballyhoo @bunkumballyhoo.bsky.social · Mar 3

In the latest Bunkum & Ballyhoo, a look behind an early viral pro-wrestling video, to explore the larger than life story of The Great Antonio - from poverty to international stardom, to the peripatetic life of a beloved eccentric.

🟢: spoti.fi/4h4KbCz
🍎: bit.ly/4i0xEBE
📦: amzn.to/3XqpHNN

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