We Are Not Alone

This week Rabia welcomes "Turkish Delight", the "Blue Devil Imam", chaplain Abdullah Antepli, faculty at Sanford School of Public Policy. A dear friend and long time mentor, Abdullah brings to this discussion a lifetime of experience having lived in around the world in different ... Show More

This week journalist and professor Shaheen Pasha shares a lifetime of djinn hauntings with Rabia, from a doppelganger djinn in her mother's home to the old lady djinn that followed her and her family across the globe, and down through the family tree. Learn more about your ad-cho ... Show More

In this week’s episode host Rabia Chaudry is joined by Professor Ali Olomi, a historian and Mid East scholar, djinn and folklore expert, and host of the podcast "Head On History". You can find and follow Ali, and his djinn threads, on Twitter, at the handle @aaolomi. Learn more a ... Show More

Forget everything you learned about 'genies' from Aladdin - tales of the Jinn, also called Djinn, are ancient and not at all as family-friendly as Disney might have you believe. So what are these mysterious creatures, exactly? Join the guys as they delve into the strange story of ... Show More

Revisiting some of our favourite episodes... Since the dawn of communication, we have shared stories about imaginary beings; entities such as demons, angels, monsters, and fairies.  But what if they weren't stories at all? What if these entities were real, existing right next to ... Show More

Spiritualists weren't the only ones who believed the dead could still be heard. That belief came trailing many stories. And with many aims. Some found a nourishing home. Others found a hunting ground. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omn ... Show More

Tracy and Holly talk about the travel thoughts that the show's recent Unearthed! episode brings up. Talk also turns to the various biases that people have had when looking at history, and how that can obscure the ways we interpret information. Learn more about your ad-choices at ... Show More

History is full of stories we think we know. They are old and dark, but time has robbed us of perspective and clarity. They've become obscured and misunderstood. Which is why this series exists: to dig deep and shed light on some of history’s darkest moments. To help us better un ... Show More

These are episodes that we’d love to do as a full-length episode, and we’ve gotten listener quests for most of them. But there’s a book that’s so central to the subject that the book is really the place to go. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.c ... Show More

Fairy tales are for kids right? Well not at first they weren't. They were dark tales of murder, rape, incest, cannibalism and mayhem geared toward adults. What changed? Chuck and Josh will drop that knowledge and more in today's episode. Learn more about your ad-choices at https: ... Show More

Our focus today is on a woman who was actually covered in the podcast several years ago. But she's a figure so mythic and with so many variations to her story that we wanted to give her another look and a little more time. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpod ... Show More

In this second episode in our Shocktober 2020 series, we explore the king of mythical creatures in the middle east - the Jinn. What are some of the misconceptions about these creatures, and what different kinds are there out there? Sources/Further Reading:Lebling, Robert & Tahir ... Show More

Archaeologist and author Chris Gosden explores delves into the history of magical beliefs and practices from ancient times until the present day. Historyextra.com/podcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastc ... Show More