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The Mothman Prophecies

Crackpot

Crackpot

Comedy, Society & Culture

4.61.1K Ratings

🗓️ 26 February 2024

⏱️ 80 minutes

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Summary

GET‌ ‌EVERY‌ ‌EPISODE‌ ‌AD FREE PLUS BONUS‌ ‌CONTENT‌ ‌AT:‌ ‌‌www.patreon.com/crackpotpodcast‌

Join Tim and Zach as they delve into the chilling true story behind the Mothman Prophecies. In 1966, the sleepy town of Point Pleasant, West Virginia, became ground zero for a bizarre wave of paranormal activity. From menacing Men in Black to unidentified flying objects and unsettling prophecies, the town was gripped by fear. But the man-sized moth with glowing red eyes, while certainly eerie, was just one piece of this otherworldly puzzle.

This week’s episode explores the unexplained phenomena that plagued Point Pleasant for 13 months, culminating in a tragedy that continues to resonate today. Was it a harbinger of doom, a paranormal convergence, or something entirely different? Tim and Zach unpack the layers of mystery, drawing connections to broader themes of folklore, government secrets, and the unknown.

Tune in for a thrilling journey into the heart of Appalachia, where the line between reality and the supernatural blurs.

Transcript

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0:00.0

Hey everybody Tim here reminding you that you can get all our episodes ad free over at patreon.com slash crackpot podcast.

0:09.0

Over there you can help support the show by signing up at either $3, $5 or $7 a month where you'll get

0:16.2

tons of weekly bonus content, as well as all our shows ad free.

0:22.1

We want to give a huge shout out to our newest Bigfoot hunter,

0:25.2

uphologists, and aluminati members. Christian S. Jamie, Danielle B. K-E-B-1, Becky and Justin, Stephanie, Mindy W, Lindsay, Shannon P, and Xavier L.

0:43.5

And now on to the show.

0:45.2

Hey everybody, welcome to the show.

0:46.7

We got something just a little bit different this week.

0:49.8

That's right.

0:50.8

Well, different in the sense that maybe some of you have seen this before, some of you haven't, or I should say listened.

0:56.6

We would like to re-release some of our fan favorite shows,

1:01.6

specifically the ones that were on the old Patreon feed, make those available

1:06.0

for the public because some of these topics are real Humdingers. We want to get them out there.

1:11.6

And also some of these concepts are very foundational to the things we talk about today

1:16.6

I agree I couldn't agree more actually so this is fun. This was one of our very first Patreon episodes and it was really hard to release

1:26.6

at the time. I don't know if you experienced this or if you remember me talking about it, but

1:31.0

a lot of work went into this episode and unfortunately like only the

1:36.4

Patreon listeners got to listen to it, which is great because I want you guys to hear the cool

1:40.8

stuff we do, but I felt so bad that everyone else wasn't able to hear it.

1:45.2

So here we are now able to release this to the wider audience.

1:50.0

But I went back and I listened to it today, Zach, and I, well first of all, I do not listen to our

1:56.9

episodes after they're out the door, so I have not heard this in like four, three and a half,

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