In Episode 8 of Shadow Chat Sessions, we plunge face-first into another lineup of the world’s strangest headlines, true crime misfires, and paranormal absurdities. This week’s blend of the bizarre includes:

• Iceland halting road construction to protect an elf habitat (yes, you read that right — and no, the elves didn’t file paperwork)

• The long-running conspiracy that Denver International Airport is actually a secret Illuminati bunker

• A truly disturbing Reddit tale: “My Kid’s Imaginary Friend Knows My Social Security Number”

• A Texas man tries to rob a bank using a toilet plunger as a weapon

• An Arizona burglar breaks into a house, starts a shower, and makes tacos like he owns the place

We also dive into some of the weirdest places on Earth, including:

• The Bridgewater Triangle – Massachusetts' very own paranormal Bermuda

• The mystery of the MV Joyita – a ghost ship where the people vanished but the cargo and logbook didn’t

• The alien-flavored enigma of the Baigong Pipes in China – are they ancient natural formations or... extraterrestrial plumbing?

• The Petrifying Well of Knaresborough, where everyday objects turn to stone

• And the Devil’s Kettle – the river that swallows water… and never gives it back

From folklore and failed felonies to geological glitches and ghost ships, this episode is one long tumble into the weird, the wacky, and the questionably documented.

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In Episode 7 of Shadow Chat Sessions, we dive into another unhinged blend of true crime, paranormal mysteries, and criminal stupidity. This week’s lineup includes the international case of a missing U.S. aviation student in New Zealand, a $75 million cocaine seizure at Brisbane Port, and a woman poisoned with cyanide — slipped into her iced coffee by a “friend.”

We’re also tracking a Florida man who tried to dodge jail because he had a curfew, and a guy who robbed a store using a finger gun and then escaped in a pink SUV like it was a Barbie heist.

On the supernatural side, we explore the haunted Room 873 at Canada’s Banff Springs Hotel, the cursed Dybbuk Box (a haunted wine cabinet blamed for death and madness), and Houska Castle — the Czech fortress allegedly built over a literal gateway to Hell. Then we shift to winged terror with France’s eerie Papillon (a European Mothman?) and close with Cold War horror: the Phantom Cosmonauts — Soviet astronauts who may have died in space and were erased from history.

👻 Strange news. 🕵️ True crime. 💀 Dumb criminals. 🛸 Hauntings. If it’s weird, haunted, or just plain stupid — we’re covering it.

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A stolen cannon weighing 800 pounds—taken to pay off a drug debt. An Olympic coach accused of grooming young athletes. A beloved rock band’s lost instruments... recovered. And a porch pirate bold (or dumb) enough to wear the same outfit to court.

Welcome back to Shadow Chat Sessions, where the headlines are real, the crimes are weird, and the shadows are always watching.

This week, John and Angela tackle:

💉 “She’ll Never Walk Again” – A harrowing domestic violence case that ends at a hospital door 🥋 The shocking arrest of an Argentine Olympic coach amid abuse allegations 🎸 The rock saga: Heart’s missing instruments resurface—and so does the thief 🔫 Kansas crime meets Civil War relic—what do you do when you owe and only have a cannon? 📦 Court fashion faux pas: A porch pirate forgets to change before facing the judge

And in our Weird Shit of the Week:

🐙 The Oklahoma Octopus – Myth or monster? A freshwater predator said to drag swimmers under 😱 The Belmez Faces – Mysterious, recurring human faces appear in a Spanish home’s floor 👻 The Greenbrier Ghost – A murder victim’s spirit who allegedly solved her own case ⏳ The Moberly–Jourdain Incident – A Victorian timeslip... or psychological illusion? 🧥 The Phantom Social Workers – Were they real? UK parents feared a shadowy child-snatching network

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We shine a flashlight into the strange. You just have to press play. 🎧