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Wednesday · 24 min
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Occulture Shock Podcast
Jessica Chobot
Step beyond the veil and into the shadows of forgotten history, fringe science, and the strange rituals shaping our world in plain sight.
Occulture Shock isn't just a podcast — it's a guided descent into the unknown. Hosted by TV & web personality, Jessica Chobot, this show unearths the real origins of ghost hunting techniques, exposes occult influences hiding in pop culture, and tracks the eerie overlap between conspiracy, memory, and myth.
New episodes every Tues. Follow if you dare.
- 24 episodes
- weekly
- Avg 29 min
- English
Counted on this page — what you have heard stays on this device, so it is not something the list can be paged by.
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S2 · E54September 2 · 28 minThe Psychic Cold War Pt. 3
Hello Seekers! In the grand finale of our three part series, we dive into the conclusion of the U.S. government's remote viewing experiment known as STARGATE. The program, which spanned over two decades and cost millions of dollars was finally evaluated by the CIA in 1995 - The question on everyon's mind: Was any of it useful for actual intelligence purposes? And ho9w the heck does The Monroe Institute and astral travel play a part in this? Find the answers to all this and more on today's Psychic Cold War finale ep. and, as always, thanks for getting weird with us.
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What Tourists Are Missing At Gamescom in Cologne
There is so so soooo much more than the big gothic cathedral outside the train station! Hey Seekers! I've been at Gamescom this past week, hence the delayed release for this week's episode (but better late than never is what I always say). It actually kind of worked out because: My planned interview with Seamus Blackley has been pushed to later on in September It gave me the chance to do some deep diving into what creepy and weird sh*t is just underfoot that no one really knows about as they're walking around checking out the latest game demos. REMINDER: Despite this week's late release, we are still on time for the last episode to our 3-part series "The Psychic Cold War" going live this Tues for Patreon members and Wednesday for everyone, everywhere, else! Make sure and keep your eyes and ears attuned for it going live! Enjoy the show and thanks for getting weird with us! -Jess
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S2 · E52August 19 · 27 minThe Psychic Cold War Pt. 02
Hello Seekers! Welcome back to part two of our three part series: The Psychic Cold War! What had started as a story about fake military telepathy claims has quickly turned into one of the weirdest intelligence experiments in modern history. Fast forward to 1972, the U.S. has arrived at the Stanford Research Institute in Menlo Park, California; a place known for advanced physics, defense contracts and Silicon Vallet level technical talent. It is the perfect setting for a truly bizarre intersection of science and the supernatural. In today's episode, we get into the who, what and why of it all over at Stanford and how the program kept surviving even when the government told the public it had all been useless. I hope you enjoy the show and as always.... Thanks for getting weird with me!
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S2 · E51August 12 · 30 minThe Psychic Cold War Pt. 1
Seekers! This one is going to be a DOOZY! Welcome to part 1 of 3 episode mini-series all about the CIA's Project Stargate and Project Gateway and all because of one question I've never really heard annyoe ask in a simple way: Who started it? Thanks for getting weird with us and buckle up!
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S2 · E50August 5 · 24 minThe Magician You Could Order by Mail
Hello Seekers! I have basically made this week's episode entierly with my phone, so apologies that the sound is a bit off this week but I didn't want to have to push the podcast again, so we are trying this technique out. While not ideal...it's not half bad! I hope you find this week's story of an obscure occult mail order musician/magician as intriguing as I did when I stumbled across his work. Who knows? Maybe he will become the next big occult talent to be "discovered" posthumously. After all, only a few folks really knew about Austin Osman Spare until Kenneth Anger came along & now he's finally been given the spotlight he deserves. As always, enjoy the show! Thanks for getting weird with me!
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S2 · E49July 22 · 27 minInside Secret Archives: What Happened to Edison's Spirit Phone?
Hello Seekers! Welcome back to the 3rd installment of our ongoing Occult Objects: Where Are They Now? mini-series! When we talk about the history of the occult, we're almost always talking about the people: charismatic cult leaders, philosophers, and (of course) Aliester Crowley. But everyone eventually passes on and, when that happens, the real physical anchors left behind are the objects: personal paperwork, ritual altars and cherished trinkets. In today's episode, I am tracking the "paper trail" across the globe and asking one simple question: Where did it all go? Inside OSP: Where Are They Now - Ep. 3, I cover: The Babalon Papers: How Jack Parsons' explosove rocket science and ritual magic with L. Ron Hubbard ended up split between high-security Texas archives and locked O.T.O. vaults. The Relics of Anton LaVey's Black House: What happened to the taxidermied wolves, Baphomet sigils and altar pieces after the wrecking ball hit 6114 California Street? The 2,000 Spoon Cadillac: Uri Geller's wild metallic art car and where it sits parked today. Edison's Spirit Phone: The real life glass vacuum tubes and lab notebooks from America's greatest inventor sitting in federal archives and waiting for the right necromatic schematics to come along. As always, thank you all so much for getting weird with me today and enjoy the show!
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S2 · E48July 17 · 17 minWhere Are They Now? Famous Haunted Dolls
Hey there Seekers! It's been a crazy week, so apologies for being a few days late - However, I'm feeling pretty good since I technically managed to get this episode in before the start of the weekend! (I take my small victories where I can get them). This is episode 2 in a series I've started up called: Occult Objects - Where Are They Now? And so far - it has been a blast - I'm hoping we can get a solid finve decent sized episodes covering this subject matter! As always, Thanks for getting weird with us and enjoy the show!
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S2 · E47July 8 · 21 minThe Devil's Bible and the Black Mirror
Hello Seekers! First off - thank you for all of the birthday wishes :) Secondly - OOOOH BOY! I think we may have found our next podcast mini-series: Occult Relics: Where Are They Now? First up: Codex Gigas, John Dee's scrying mirror (or "shew stone), and The Spear of Destiny Enjoy and thank you for getting weird with us!
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S2 · E46July 1 · 26 minThe Dutch Roswell? NATO & The Soesterberg UFO Incident
Hello Seekers! Ooooooohhhhmmmaaaaannnn! Today's a good one! On multiple levels! Some of you know, some of you don't but I've been living in the Netherlands for the past four years. It's a beautiful country and I enjoy it very much however, one of the tougher adjustments that I've had to make is that I've had a tough time finding the more "mysterious and weird" aspect of the Netherlands. The occult angle here is always a pretty solid given, what with the Ritman library being here, a rich history of practicing alchemists and artists, as well as a castle supposedly inhabited by Faust. But it wasn't until my neighbor told mw about the UFO sighitngs over the area of Soesterberg that the doorway to "weird Netherlands" finally opened a crack! I can't wait to go on this adventure with you - both talking about this particular UFO sighting but also as we explore all the additional esoteric, paranormal and outright weird aspects of my new neighborhood. I feel like we have a brand new playground to run around in! As always, I hope you enjoy the episode and thanks for getting weird with us, -J
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S2 · E45June 24 · 11 minBSR/OSP Classic: (Rerun) The Mysterious Magician Of World War II - Jasper Maskelyne
Hello Seekers! We are in a MASSIVE heatwave out in Europe right now - so much so that everythig is closed due to the heat and my computer's fan sounds like a commercial airplane trying to take off. Everything is melting, so I thought a good way to keep up the pace is to debut our first ever OSP (technically, Bizarre States Ressurected) re-run! For those that haven't listened to my old Bizaare States Ressurected podcast - DON'T! They're terrible! However, I listened through it myself, cleaned up and edited my audio and found that the bones for a wonderfully weird history episode are there and worthy of a retread. With that, I hope you're cooling your legs in a pool and sipping on some sort of tropical beverage as we take a short weird history podcast break with The Mysterious Magician of World War II - Jasper Maskelyne. As always, thank you for getting weird with me (and stay cool)!
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S2 · E44June 17 · 37 minVirginia Woolf, Aleister Crowley & The Occult World of the Bloomsbury Group
Hello Seekers! First off, two things: 1.) I am so so sorry for the quality of my voice in this episode. I got hit with a MASSIVE cold that wiped me out for about two weeks (including during the entierty of my vacation), and I'm just not bubbling back up to the surface. My apologies that I sound all snotty and sniffly. 2.) What do Virginia Woolf, Aleister Crowley, W.B. Yeats, Peter Warlock, a mysterious death on a Cornish hillside and my vacation a few months back have in common? Way more than you'd think. This week on Occulture Shock, I explore the hidden connections between the Bloomsbury Group, the Mermaid of Zennor, my personal roadtrip out there and the occult's over-exposed bad boy, Aleister Crowley and his supposed connection to all of it. As always, I hope you enjoy and thanks for getting weird with us! Ps: Do you know we have a Patreon where you can get episodes early and ad-free? Interested? Then join us...join us...JOIN US at: Patreon.com/OccultureShockPodcast
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S2 · E43June 3 · 32 minThe Secret Occult Lives of Mondrian and the Beats
Hello Seekers! We've got a compilation podcast today which I think does a pretty decent job of covering some intriguing occult, esoteric and borderline paranormal topics, as well as, talking about some occultists/mystics and scientists that you may not have even known were occultists/ mystics and scientists. (sometimes you just have to go beyond the steretypical, and well-beaten path of the SEO and algorithim loving top of the pop version of occult "superstars" to keep it interesting - ya' know)? Also - did you know we have a Patreon? subscribers get early and ad-free access with tiered members getting extra goodies as they become available (such as our Spinnin' Spells live stream music hang-sesh). Does that tickle your fancy? If so, come join us st: patreon.com/OccultureShockPodcast Hope to see you there and thanks for getting weird with us!
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S2 · E42May 27 · 57 minUnlocking the Esoteric- Inside the World of Rare Occult Books with Fool's Journey Books
For this OSP episode we have a special guest joining us for an interview this week - Alfie Prendergast, the owner of Fool's Journey Books! Alfie is joining us to talk about the struggles of how to part with your favorite books when you're trying to run a business but are also a collector yourself, the secret treasures he's come across while hunting for occult titles and personal esoteric philosophies he's developed along the way. Want up-to-date info on new titles he comes across, as well as, more about the man himself? You can also find him at his socials & Substack: Instagram @foolsjourneyweirdbooks Youtube: @FoolsJourneyBooks TikTok: @fools.journey.books Substack: FoolsJourneyBooks Occulture Shock subscribers - Alfie has set up a discount code for OSP members - just use "OccultureShock" at check-out for 10% off of your purchase (heads up - there is currently also a sale going on, so the code will not work until after the current sale is over). Thanks for getting weird with us!
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S2 · E41May 20 · 40 minWidow's Bay Folklore: The Real World Myths That Inspired The Show
Hello Seekers! IMPORTANT - DO NOT LISTEN TO THIS PODCAST IF YOU DON'T WANT WIDOW'S BAY, SEASON 1 - Ep. 1-4 SPOILED!!!!!!! If you are anything like me, you have been obsessed with Apple TV's latest show, Widow's Bay (it's so damn good. Total early X-files vibes kinda' sorta') Combination 1980s horror flick + every IP Stephen King has ever come up with + The Office? = my eyeball entertainment loyalty.....but.... ...it also makes me wonder - what are the REAL mythos behind the islands lore? Come with me as we go over what's happening in Widow's Bay (and where it all really comes from); Season 1, Ep. 1-4). Enjoy & thanks for getting weird with us!
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S2 · E40May 13 · 22 minTHE RENDLESHAM CODE: UFO Files, A Mythical Island And A Military Meltdown
Hello Seekers! Today's topic is in honor of the recent U.S. UFO document(s) release which, once again, says everything without saying ANYTHING. Considering it is one of the largest UFO/UAP cases in history - and involved the U.S. military personnel - why haven't all of these disclosed UFO docs never really seem to touch. this particular case? Also, nwhat else is going on in that section of England, eh? Why is it just so dang .....weird? As always, enjoy the show, thanks for getting weird with us and see you all for Spinnin' Spells this Sunday!
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S2 · E39May 6 · 25 minThe Rudolf Hess Mystery - The Occult, Roald Dahl and the Royal Secret
Hello Seekers! Here in the Netherlands we just celebrated Liberation Day (when the Allies came and freed the Dutch from German occupation during WWII) and because of that, my mind started wandering about what weird WWII history would make sense for this show... Enter the conspiracy surrounding Hitler's right-hand man, Rudolf Hess. Enjoy the show and thanks for getting weird with us!
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S2 · E38April 29 · 36 minAstaroth in the Magic Kingdom: The Real Witchcraft of Bedknobs and Broomsticks
Hello Seekers! Oh man, I'm pretty fired up about this one (mostly because I feel I actually was there for a little bit of these Gardnerian, mysterious England vibes while I was visiting the King Arthur hot spots throughout the english countryside. Don't worry 0 I ramble on about all of it in today's intro - which you are free to skip if you can't deal with my double dose of word salad this week). So, back to buisness, not only is Disney's Bedknobs and Broomsticks one of my favorite classic live-action Disney movies of all time but after a rewatch this past week, it got me thinking: Why did a 1971 Disney movie feature an incantation using the real, toxic pharmacology of Hellebore, Henbane and Aconite, and what does it all have to do with Algol, The Demon Star? In today's OSP episode, we explore the possible involvement of Walt Disney in Rosicrucianisim and how the "Dark Disney" era of the 70s and 80s smuggled genuine 17th century Goetic demonology into a family friendly matinee. As always, I hope you enjoy and thanks for getting weird with us!
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S2 · E37April 15 · 23 minThe Paperback Occult Boom: How 1970s Occult Books Made Magic Mainstream
Hello Seekers! I have been inspired a lot lately by the 1960 & 70 occult paperback books that are finding their way into my collection. So I thought I would dedicate an episode to them :) Before WitchTok or Occult Tok or paranormal YoutTube, there was the "paperback occult boom." In the 60s & 70s cheap, mass- market books on witchcraft, Satanisim, psychic powers, UFOs, hautings and ceremoial magic flooded bus stations, drug stores and mall bookstores; turning ancient hidden knowledge into mainstream consumer culture almost overnight. In this episode of Occulture Shock, we break down how paperback publishing transformed the occult forever, sparked public fueds between famous witches and Satanists, helped create the modern :pop occultisim," and ultimatly laid part of the ground work for the Satanic Panic that followed in the 1980s. I hope you enjoy the episode and, as always, thanks for getting weird with us!
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S2 · E36April 9 · 50 minThe Benben Stone: Ancient Egypt's Missing Meteorite, Pyramid Origins, and the Karnak Mystery
Hello Seekers! I hope you all had a wonderful holiday break! So, I feel into a pretty deep archeological internet hole the other day around 2 am and this is what I came up with: Today's episode of Occulture Shock goes deep into one of the strangest gaps in ancient Egyptian history: the disappearance of the Benben stone. This artifact was once the most sacred physical object in ancient Egypt And then it vanishes. Just POOF! There one minute, gone the next. In this episode, we break down what the Benben likely was, how it Egyptian construction and design for thousands of years, and why its influence shows up everywhere in Egyptian architecture. Then we follow my weirdo 2 am theory as to where it is...because, why not? I hope you enjoy (it's an extra long one today) & as always, thanks for getting weird with us!