The Anecdotalist

by Paul Packard & Jason McKinney

The Anecdotalist is a place to explore the paranormal, unsolved mysteries, urban legends and the extraterrestrial. Each episode, you will hear me tell a story to my friend Jason, who will make comments and ask questions along the way. Our hope is to provide compelling and fun story telling.

Podcast episodes

  • Season 1

  • Ep. 24 The Aurora Texas UFO

    Ep. 24 The Aurora Texas UFO

    Alien and UFO Encounters Something was laid to rest in a small town cemetery in Aurora, Texas. In 1897, an “airship” collided with Judge Proctors’ windmill, exploding and throwing shards of molten Aluminum and Iron all across his property. A small, humanoid creature was pulled from the wreckage. Some say the body of the alien is still there, buried in the town cemetery. Visit us at: https://theanecdotalistpodcast.com/ Follow us on: Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/AnecdotalistPod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the_anecdotalist?igshid=M2RkZGJiMzhjOQ%3D%3D&utm_source=qr Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheAnecdotalistPodcast Sources https://www.dallasobserver.com/news/heavenly-hoax-6389024 https://texashillcountry.com/1897-aurora-texas-ufo-alien-buried-cemetery/ https://youtu.be/7v7M7al8qxc?si=TLUvr4hqMyQnMwCZ https://cdn.preterhuman.net/texts/alien.ufo/Aurora%20Texas%20Crash%20(1897).pdf https://fwtx.com/culture/the-aurora-spaceman-legend/ https://www.keranews.org/texas-news/2016-04-18/nearly-120-years-after-alleged-ufo-crash-small-texas-town-is-all-about-aliens?_amp=true https://medium.com/@solidi/the-aurora-incident-roswell-of-texas-ce68156ee8d9 https://www.auroratexas.gov/community/history/ https://www.theordinaryextraordinarycemetery.com/blog/the-legend-of-the-aurora-texas-ufo-crash/

  • Ep. 23 October Spooktactular 3. All Hallows Eve

    Ep. 23 October Spooktactular 3. All Hallows Eve

    Halloween, or All Hallows Eve. Paganism and Christianity merge to create the holiday we know and celebrate today. Visit us at: https://theanecdotalistpodcast.com/ Follow us on: Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/AnecdotalistPod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the_anecdotalist?igshid=M2RkZGJiMzhjOQ%3D%3D&utm_source=qr Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheAnecdotalistPodcast Sources: https://www.britannica.com/topic/All-Saints-Day https://the-demonic-paradise.fandom.com/wiki/Crom_Dubh#google_vignette https://folklorethursday.com/folktales/the-sluagh-spirits-of-the-unforgiven-dead/#:~:text=One%20of%20the%20most%20fascinating,for%20humans%20to%20pick%20off. https://www.theirishplace.com/heritage/the-dullahan/?amp=1 https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Púca#CITEREFLoth1894 https://www.history.com/topics/holidays/samhain#dumb-supper https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stingy_Jack https://hauntpay.com/2023/10/the-history-of-halloween-and-its-traditions/ https://blogs.loc.gov/headlinesandheroes/2021/10/the-origins-of-halloween-traditions/ https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halloween

  • Ep. 22 October Spooktacular 2. The Ghost of Route 44

    Ep. 22 October Spooktacular 2. The Ghost of Route 44

    October Spooktacular The Ghost of Route 44 is a legend that reaches as far back as those in New England can remember. Passed down through oral tradition and legend. They say, if you are unlucky enough to be traveling down Route 44 outside Rehoboth Massachusetts late at night you may have the unlucky pleasure of meeting the red headed hitchhiker. Visit us at: https://theanecdotalistpodcast.com/ Follow us on: Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/AnecdotalistPod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the_anecdotalist?igshid=M2RkZGJiMzhjOQ%3D%3D&utm_source=qr Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheAnecdotalistPodcast Sources: spookysouthcoast.com/red-headed-hitchhiker-of-route-44/ https://trippingonlegends.com/2017/05/31/the-red-headed-hitchhiker-of-route-44/ https://fun107.com/the-ghostly-tale-of-the-redheaded-hitchhiker-of-route-44/ https://theimpactnews.com/columnists/retired-columnists/to-be-perfectly-frank/2020/12/22/secrets-of-the-oliver-house/ “New Englands Haunted Route 44” by Thomas D’ Agustin and Arlene Nicholson “The New England Ghost Files” by Charles Turek Robinson

  • Ep. 21 October Spooktacular 1 The Black Shuck

    Ep. 21 October Spooktacular 1 The Black Shuck

    October Spooktacular The legend of the Black Shuck dates back to Odin. The demon dog, or hell hound roams the countryside of Suffolk. It’s said that if you hear or see this dog it’s too late. Visit us at: https://theanecdotalistpodcast.com/ Follow us on: Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/AnecdotalistPod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the_anecdotalist?igshid=M2RkZGJiMzhjOQ%3D%3D&utm_source=qr Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheAnecdotalistPodcast Sources: https://villains.fandom.com/wiki/Black_Dog_(folklore) https://allthatsinteresting.com/black-shuck https://www.theshoebox.org.uk/the-black-shuck-and-the-black-dogs-of-norfolk/ https://mythology.net/norse/norse-concepts/the-wild-hunt/ https://norfolkrecordofficeblog.org/2023/08/03/black-shuck-the-hell-hound-that-terrorises-blickling-hall/#_ftn1 https://www.norfolkfolkloresociety.co.uk/post/the-spectral-wolf-of-southery https://quod.lib.umich.edu/e/eebo/A00943.0001.001/1:3?rgn=div1;view=fulltext https://web.archive.org/web/20090323040252/http://nli.northampton.ac.uk/ass/psych-staff/sjs/blackdog.htm https://www.theshoebox.org.uk/the-black-shuck-and-the-black-dogs-of-norfolk/

  • Ep. 20 The Mystery of the Dyatlov Pass Pt.2

    Ep. 20 The Mystery of the Dyatlov Pass Pt.2

    Unsolved Mystery When 9 hikers went missing in the winter of 1959, a search team was dispatched to the Ural Mountains. What they found baffled them. A tattered tent, and 9 bodies in various locations up to a mile away. What happened to these people? Some speculate UFO’s, others the Yeti. In part 2 Jason's power goes out and I try podcasting alone. I wrap up the story from part 1 and then dive into the theories surrounding the death of these hikers. Visit us at: https://theanecdotalistpodcast.com/ Follow us on: Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/AnecdotalistPod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the_anecdotalist?igshid=M2RkZGJiMzhjOQ%3D%3D&utm_source=qr Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheAnecdotalistPodcast Sources: https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2021/05/17/has-an-old-soviet-mystery-at-last-been-solved https://dyatlovpass.com/camera-thibeaux-brignolle https://kit10phish.wordpress.com/2023/07/30/the-dyatlov-pass-incident-the-mansi-theory-part-7/ https://dyatlovpass.com/1079-maps https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Infrasound https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dyatlov_Pass_incident “Dead Mountain The Untold True Story of the Dyatlov Pass Incident” by Donnie Eichar “Death of Nine: The Dyatlov Pass Mystery” by Launton Anderson