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Tea’s Weird Week: I Gotta Lotta October Left

Tea Krulos @teakrulos.bsky.social · 2d

For the last ten years or so, October is a real busy month for me. Lots going on!
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Here’s just a list of things I’ve done or will be doing this month. I hope you get a chance to check some of it out. October 3-5: QWERTYFEST MKE: Great stuff. We had people from Milwauk…

Tea's Weird Week Episode 002: QWERTY | Tea’s Weird Week

Tea Krulos @teakrulos.bsky.social · 5d

All of History Channel got to see my dumb face tonight!

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Tea Krulos @teakrulos.bsky.social · 7d

UPDATE: I have now discovered the episode of THE UNXPLAINED I was interviewed airs tomorrow ("Unlocking the Sixth Sense," Oct. 10, 8pm CST, History Channel)! I will also be talking on this subject Oct. 18 at the Milwaukee Paranormal Conference 2025!

Tea Krulos @teakrulos.bsky.social · 13d

QWERTYFEST starts today! I talked with my QF co-organizer Molly Snyder, plus weird news and "Long Days Travel."
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Tea talks to his QWERTYFEST MKE co-organizer Molly Snyder; Tea and Heidi talk weird news about Super Tardigrade Soldiers and more; Jenny tells us about her "Long Days Travel" to North Carolina.

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Tea Krulos @teakrulos.bsky.social · 16d

I'll be on "Lake Effect" on WUWM 89.7 FM - Milwaukee's NPR today at noon (repeats at 8pm) to talk about my article "From Whence the Witches Came" for Milwaukee Magazine.

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Tea Krulos @teakrulos.bsky.social · 23d

There's a dang Rapture predicted for today, so a good of time as any to remind you I wrote a book titled APOCALYPSE ANY DAY NOW (2019, Chicago Review Press). Great item for your bunker bookshelf: teakrulos.com/apocalypse-a...

Tea's Weird Week Episode 001: I'M YOUR HOST | Tea’s Weird Week

Tea Krulos @teakrulos.bsky.social · 26d

Plus weird news about radioactive shrimp, a barefoot LEGO running champ, Pazuzu, and more. Jenny Sanchez tells us about her trip to Wall Drug In our new "Long Days Travel" segment. It's time to get weird!
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Tea Krulos is your host, Heidi Erickson is your host. We're back! This episode Heidi and Tea speak to Alicia Krupsky, director of I'M YOUR HOST, a documentary about Kenosha area horror hosts (based so...

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Tea Krulos @teakrulos.bsky.social · 26d

The Tea's Weird Week podcast is back! Tea Krulos is your host, Heidi L Erickson is your host. This episode Heidi and Tea speak to Alicia Krupsky, director of I'M YOUR HOST, a documentary about Kenosha area horror hosts that screened at several film fests last year and is now available online.

Tea's Weird Week Episode 001: I'M YOUR HOST | Tea’s Weird Week

Tea Krulos is your host, Heidi Erickson is your host. We're back! This episode Heidi and Tea speak to Alicia Krupsky, director of I'M YOUR HOST, a documentary about Kenosha area horror hosts (based so...

teasweirdweek.podbean.com

Vampires, witches, werewolves, and ghoulies – Kenosha has the highest population of horror hosts per capita, who produce their own homemade TV shows showing cult-followed horror films. This documentar...

Tea Krulos @teakrulos.bsky.social · Sep 3

I'M YOUR HOST available to rent/ buy here, just in time for the fall season!
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I'm Your Host

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Tea Krulos @teakrulos.bsky.social · Sep 3

Volunteers! We are in need of some volunteers to help with QWERTYFEST MKE 2025, esp. Fri. Oct. 3. Form here: docs.google.com/forms/d/1lUQ...

Tea’s Weird Week: Hot Cryptid Fall (Cryptid Fests, Part 2)

Tea Krulos @teakrulos.bsky.social · Aug 23

I wish I could go to all of them!
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Back in May, I was inspired to write a listing of cryptid-themed festivals across the country, but I found so many that I decided to split it into two parts. Here’s a listing of celebrations …

Local Magician Bill Blagg Makes the Magic Happen

Tea Krulos @teakrulos.bsky.social · Aug 16

The article I wrote on illusionist Bill Blagg is now available online, so you don't need to pull a quarter from behind your ear at the newstand to buy a copy:
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Magic and its many secrets were always calling Bill Blagg. Failure, determination and a gift for “patter” have helped the Wisconsinite build a successful career from it.

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Tea Krulos @teakrulos.bsky.social · Aug 14

Update: My dumb face was supposed to be on THE UNXPLAINED tomorrow, but in a twist worthy of the Bermuda Triangle, the episode has been bumped back to October: teakrulos.com/2025/07/16/t...

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Tea Krulos @teakrulos.bsky.social · Aug 7

uy now! I did a Q and A with him for Milwaukee Magazine here : www.milwaukeemag.com/dont-say-ple...

Tea Krulos @teakrulos.bsky.social · Aug 7

Big congrats to Sahan Jayasuriya on his book "Don't Say Please: The Oral History of Die Kreuzen." He's worked on this a long time and I know how much effort a project like this is and Sahan did a great job preserving this chapter of Milwaukee and music history.

Tea’s Weird Week: QWERTYFEST schedule is live, stage magic, Krampusnacht art, and more

Tea Krulos @teakrulos.bsky.social · Jul 31

Some things I've been working on:
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QWERTYFEST MKE, a celebration of typewriters, Milwaukee history and innovation, writing and the lost arts, music, and fun happening Oct. 3-5, is something me and my co-organizer Molly Snyder have b…

Tea Krulos @teakrulos.bsky.social · Jul 26

MIlwaukee Krampusnacht art! It's Dec. 7 this year.

Your TYPE of fest: See the full schedule for 2025 QWERTYFEST MKE

Tea Krulos @teakrulos.bsky.social · Jul 26

QWERTYFEST schedule!
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The third annual Qwertyfest MKE is set for three days in October, and here's everything that's happening.

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Tea Krulos @teakrulos.bsky.social · Jul 23

I wrote this to coincide with Shark Week.
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Tea’s Weird Week: Trump is a Goblin Shark

Happy Shark Week to those who celebrate. (Note: Highlighted words=sources.)I was a real weird kid. When I was around 7 or 8, I asked my dad if he would read entries about U.S. Presidents from a set…

Tea’s Weird Week: Hey, I’m Going to be on “The UnXplained” on August 15

Tea Krulos @teakrulos.bsky.social · Jul 16

I am glad to say I will be on an episode of History Channel's THE UNXPLAINED, hosted by our guy Willy Shatner on Aug. 15. I'm discussing an unusual Milwaukee character, psychic detective Arthur Price Roberts.
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A few months ago, I was flown out to Boise for an interview session for an episode of The UnXplained. If you’re not familiar, the show is hosted by our Captain, William Shatner, for the Histo…

Tea’s Weird Week: The Jewish Space Laser Bill

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Tea Krulos @teakrulos.bsky.social · Jul 9

It's been a bit since I reflected on my book AMERICAN MADNESS and conspiracy (it moves so fast, it's hard to keep track) but here we are. Conspiracy legislation.
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In 2020, the year the conspiracy tsunami broke loose, I had a book published titled American Madness. In it, I got to know an intense conspiracy theorist named Richard McCaslin (also known as the c…

A three-day festival celebrating the invention of the typewriter in Milwaukee 150+ years ago. | Check out 'QWERTYFEST MKE 2025' on Indiegogo.

Tea Krulos @teakrulos.bsky.social · Jul 5

Hey @everyone we are down to our last 12 hours of fundraising. We still have a long way to go, so any donation to help us make QWERTYFEST MKE is appreciated. Here's the link: www.indiegogo.com/projects/qwe...

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Tea Krulos @teakrulos.bsky.social · Jul 2

A note on Central Library and last call for our QWERTYFEST fundraiser.

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Tea’s Weird Week: I Love Central Library (and a last call for help in QWERTYFEST fundraising)

Last month, I penned a piece for the Shepherd Express titled “A Love Letter to American Science & Surplus,” which was about the unique store’s fundraiser to stay in business (…