BBFF Pod 307: Everything is Benevolent Ghosts

We're asking for your unbelievable stories for a future episode with the theme "CLOSE CALLS." Record yourself or write your story and send to [email protected] . Stick around to hear a Creepy Pasta written by Kristen and read by Professor Pasta on YouTube. 

Aw yesss, we're back with more Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction. Today's guest is Mike McKenzie of the Red Chord and Wear Your Wounds. Find Mike on Twitter and listen to his latest musical release, Umbra Vitae. The stories in today's episode are The Devil's Tattoo, Static Man, The Bloody Hand, Where Have All The Heroes Gone, and War Surplus. This episode is rife with 90s TV tropes and even has a cameo from a cast member of Salute Your Shorts.  You can find episodes of Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction streaming on Amazon Prime and Roku if you want to watch and play along, but watching the companion episode is not necessary to enjoy the podcast. Thanks! 

We're back to talk about bad cops, ghost poops, Halloween Scrooge, and more with Jim Kauterman from The METAQuest! Find their show on YouTube here.  Play along with us by watching Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction Season 3 Episode 9 on Amazon Prime, or wherever it is streaming. Content warning: today's show and one of the Beyond Belief segments mention death by suicide. 

We're sharing a clip from a Patreon exclusive interview with Tim and Lance from the Crawlspace where we talk about Masshole things, Twitch Streaming, and how the podcast came to be. If you're a fan of Crawlspace, Missing Maura Murray, Empty Frames, or any of the other Crawlspace Media Network shows (like Believe It or Don't) check out the Patreon page for more interviews and videos. Believe it or Don't will be back with a Beyond Belief: Fact or FIction episode on May 5. 

We talk to former competitive swimmer Caroline Gormley about the teen thriller from 2002, Swimfan - starring Jesse Bradford and Erika Christensen. Does the swimming jargon check out? How much of swimming is a mental game? Could any one teenager get away with SO much crime? Find out in this episode and continue the conversation on Twitter @believeitpod.

It's an X-Files/William Gibson sci-fi double header! Engineer Geoff Pitsch joins Kristen and Caleb to talk about AI and what makes us human in this surprisingly philosophical episode. We pull in references from Iain Banks and Nick Bostrom as well as some contextual history. We love this episode and hope you will too. Find us on Twitter @believeitpod for more discussions and listen to Geoff's band Father Octopus on Bandcamp. 

Kristen and Caleb talk about the William Gibson-penned episode of the X-Files, "First Person Shooter," and its believability with seasoned game developer Cardell Kerr. Topics include VR, AR, sexism in the games industry, and of course, Mulder's Tiny Glasses. Please rate and review the show and connect with us on Twitter @BelieveItPod.

Kristen and Caleb discuss Beyond Belief season 3 episode 8 with guest Ted Gabbard. Stories in this episode are Creepy Comics, Louie the Dip, The Wailing, The Landlady, and Curse. Fact-checking is included in this episode! Connect with Ted on Twitter @FriendsofTed. FInd supplemental info and connect with us on Twitter @BelieveItPod. Please subscribe and leave us a review! 

Thanks for sticking with us, loyal BBFF Pod listeners. Find out ALL the relevant information in this announcement episode! 

Surprise! We're not dead yet. The podcast will take a break at the end of January 2020, please feel free to contact me on Twitter @BBFFpod or email [email protected]. Today's guest is Geoff, you can find him and his band Father Octopus on Bandcamp. Today's stories include: Connie, Positive ID, Trucker, Cookout, and New House. I also tell a spiritual story from my own childhood involving a slice of Oscar Meyer Bologna.