Journey to the Fringe

Before the Spoons Bent - Uri Geller part 1 of 3

Uri Geller didn’t just bend spoons—he bent an entire era around himself. In this first episode, we trace his rise from a young Israeli performer with a mysterious origin story to an international psychic celebrity whose claims of telepathy, metal‑bending, and mind‑power captivated a world hungry for the paranormal. Before the lawsuits, the intelligence agencies, and the corporate consulting gigs, there was simply a man, a spoon, and a public ready to believe.Before Uri Geller became a household name, he was a young performer in Israel weaving together a potent mix of charisma, mystery, and just enough supernatural suggestion to ignite the public imagination. Episode 1 explores the early construction of the Geller mythos: the childhood stories that shifted over time, the first demonstrations of spoon‑bending and telepathy, and the cultural landscape of the late 1960s and early 1970s that made audiences unusually receptive to claims of psychic power.We follow Geller as he moves from small local performances to international stages, attracting believers, skeptics, journalists, and eventually the attention of institutions that should have known better. This opening chapter sets the foundation for the stranger turns ahead—government interest, scientific testing, media battles, and the long, complicated shadow Geller would cast over the paranormal world. It’s the story of how a single performer became a global phenomenon, and how the world helped him do it.Links: SRI Research paper: https://www.cia.gov/readingroom/docs/CIA-RDP96-00787R000700110003-2.pdfUri Geller on Johnny Carson: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zD7OgAdCObsUri Geller's website: https://urigeller.com/

Fringey Mini: The air needs to be more profitable

Have you ever worried that we are not pulling enough profit out of everything due to the pesky clean air everyone likes to breathe? Really... you have? that's kinda weird, I like clean air. But I guess you have some things in common with the current US administration. Why don't you give it a listen, we are not legally required listening in this timeline yet but you can get in on what all those other timelines are legally obligated to enjoy. News source: How Trump’s EPA rollbacks could harm our air and water – and worsen global heating | US Environmental Protection Agency | The Guardian

Pale Figures, Dark Encounters

This week we’re diving headfirst into the pale, bony, spine‑like‑a-knife-edge world of crawlers-those emaciated (did I say emaciated), nocturnal humanoids that skitter through forests, rooftops, abandoned buildings, and, apparently, Mozambique living rooms. If the uncanny valley ever decided to get up on all fours and start sprinting, this is exactly what it would look like. As a podcast, we break down everything that makes crawlers so deeply wrong in all the right ways: translucent skin, questionable locomotion choices, and the eternal mystery of cryptid genitals (or lack thereof).We explore the tangled roots of crawler lore—from ancient ghouls to 4chan’s home‑grown nightmare the Rake—and sift through sightings that range from “mildly concerning” to “absolutely not, burn the road down.” Along the way, we roast terrible “confirmed” reports, celebrate the first witness in cryptid history to check for junk, and compare crawlers to everything from fallen angels to a Bigfoot with alopecia. Expect levitating humanoids, fast‑forward forest chases, mirror creepers, and one grandma who drives a Hummer like she’s starring in a cryptid demolition derby. And yes, somehow, the Loveland Frog’s legendary ASS still manages o make an appearance.Hammerson Peters: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6VDGY1kfG0k&t=1243sSUSPENDED 'CRAWLER HUMANOID' Encounter on Rural Backroads South of Zanesville, OhioMOZAMBIQUE 'CRAWLER HUMANOID'! A Wildlife Biologist’s Terrifying EncounterPALE CRAWLER HUMANOID Encountered in Central Pennsylvania Appalachian MountainsThanks Lon!

Fringey Mini: Tiny People, Big Mushroom Energy

This week we're diving into the mushroom that flips the script on undercooked food: instead of food poisoning, you get pint‑sized visitors marching across your plate. As we explore the science and folklore behind Lanmaoa asiatica, we end up questioning why so many hallucinogens summon the same beings—and whether these tiny folk are brain glitches or something hiding in plain sight.Source: https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20260121-the-mysterious-mushroom-that-makes-you-see-tiny-people

Making waves: the Ebo Noah story

Ebo Noah is a young Ghanaian prophet whose apocalyptic flood warning sent hundreds of followers—some from as far as Liberia—rushing to wooden arks he claimed would save them. When the world didn’t end on December 25th, he announced that God had “postponed” the destruction after hearing his prayers, sparking outrage, arrests, a burned ark, and even a surprise rap performance on a national stage. In this episode, we trace how one prophecy spiraled into a national spectacle, a legal crackdown, and a cultural moment uniquely shaped by Ghana’s long, complicated history with doomsday predictions.Ebo Noah—born Evans Eshun in 1995—rose from TikTok obscurity to national notoriety in Ghana after declaring that a catastrophic global flood would begin on December 25, 2025. Acting on what he described as divine instruction, he built eight to ten large wooden arks with the help of local fishermen and urged followers to donate, fast, and even sell their belongings to secure a place aboard. Hundreds of believers abandoned their homes and traveled to ark sites in Elmina and Kumasi, convinced they were witnessing the final days.When the flood failed to materialize, Ebo Noah claimed that his prayers had persuaded God to “postpone” the apocalypse, a declaration that triggered public anger, a burned ark, and accusations of fraud—especially after reports circulated that he had purchased a luxury Mercedes-Benz with donated funds. Days later, he appeared onstage at the Rapperholic 2025 concert, rapping alongside superstar Sarkodie as the crowd roared, deepening the surreal spectacle surrounding his prophecy.His arrest on December 31, 2025, by Ghana’s Special Cyber Vetting Team marked a turning point in the country’s ongoing struggle with harmful prophecies—a phenomenon so widespread that police now enforce annual “Prophecy Communication Compliance Day” to curb predictions that cause fear, panic, or political unrest. From his mother’s public plea for mercy to his own vivid descriptions of prison life—“sitting like a monkey” by day and “sleeping like a fish” by night—Ebo Noah’s story reveals the collision of faith, social media, national law, and the very human desire for meaning in uncertain times.