Gef the Mongoose! - April 20, 2024

Published: May 4, 2024, 8 a.m.

Seriah is joined by Mat Festa and Roejen in a deep dive into the bizarre events surrounding Gef, a self-described talking mongoose in an isolated region of the UK in the 1930\u2019s. Topics include the \u201cProject Archivist\u201d podcast, \u201cParatopia\u201d with Jeff Ritzmann and Jeremy Vaeni, the book \u201cGef! The Strange Tale of an Extra-Special Talking Mongoose\u201d. by Christopher Josiffe, the Isle of Man, poltergeist activity, trickster behavior, \u201cwoo\u201d Bigfoot encounters, family stresses and paranormal phenomena, investigators and their interactions with the family, outside witnesses of a mysterious small animal, rock throwing, urination by Gef, tulpas/thought forms, Gef\u2019s various explanations for his identity, hoax allegations, Fae activity, the Malk- a Faerie cat, Roejen\u2019s childhood experiences with a bizarre black dog, the movie \u201cNandor Fodor and the Talking Mongoose\u201d and its serious flaws, the difficulties with photographic proof of the paranormal, self-negating evidence, investigators Harry Price, Hereward Carrington, and Nandor Fodor, the personal nature of paranormal experiences, \u201cThe Dreams in the Witch House\u201d short story by H.P. Lovecraft, Gef\u2019s apparent psychic abilities, attempts to make plaster casts of his footprints, the film \u201cLate Night with the Devil\u201d, Gef as a cryptid, Joshua Cutchins, Fae as an explanatory concept, similarities with Mothman, forensic testing in that era, alleged photographs of Gef, present day fakery on video, \u201cThe Excluded Middle\u201d, and much more! This is riveting conversation on a fascinating series of incidents!

- Recap by Vincent Treewell of The Weird Part Podcast

Outro Music is by Such a Shame by The Scarlet Ending

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