Bunkum and Ballyhoo
Patrick W. Reed
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S3E5 The Von Erich Curse
Bunkum & Ballyhoo returns to the world of professional wrestling, as host, historian and author Patrick W. Reed tells the story of what happens when the make-believe world of professional…
Emergency Episode: "Conformity Gate" - The Phony Finale of Stranger Things
In an impromptu and unscripted emergency episode of Bunkum & Ballyhoo, host Patrick W. Reed considers the emergent pop culture conspiracy theory that the final series of Stranger Things hid…
S3E4 The Mandela Effect, Conspiracy & The Dangers Of Weaponised Ignorance
In a bumper edition of Bunkum & Ballyhoo, historian and author Patrick W. Reed uses examples from his own memory to example one of the internet's favourite bizarre beliefs, the timeline-hopping,…
S3E3 The Autobiography of Howard Hughes
In the world of literary scandal, there have always been books filed under "non-fiction" that are better positioned elsewhere in the library. In this episode, historian Patrick W. Reed looks at one…
S3E2 The Cottingley Fairies
A return to the Fortean and the supernatural, and to the eminently gullible world of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, as Bunkum & Ballyhoo explores the story of fairies photographed in a Yorkshire garden,…
S3E1 The Psychic Mafia
Bunkum and Ballyhoo returns for its third series, as author and historian Patrick W. Reed looks at the phenomenon of True Believer Syndrome, through the story of the spiritualist medium M. Lamar…
S2E7 The Afterlife Of The Highgate Vampire - The Secret Ingredient Is Nazis! (The Highgate Vampire, Part 2)
Part two of a double-header on the story of The Highgate Vampire takes a closer look at the principle players - David Farrant, and Reverend Sean Manchester - to explore the background of two…
S2E6 Does A Vampyre Walk In Highgate? (The Highgate Vampire, Part 1)
Series two of Bunkum & Ballyhoo closes out with the extraordinary story of the Highgate Vampire - a supposed supernatural phenomenon that haunted one of London's great cemeteries in the 1970s,…
S2E5 Grey Owl Is Not What He Seems
Bunkum & Ballyhoo explores the life and complicated legacy of the voice of the Canadian wilderness, an early vocal spokesman for conservation, environmentalism, and native rights; Grey Owl, and…
S2E4 The Life & Times Of The Great Antonio
Bunkum & Ballyhoo host Patrick W. Reed returns to the familiar territory of professional wrestling history to uncover the true story behind one of wrestling's most infamous matches, and to shed…
S2E3 Carlos Kaiser, Brazil's Phantom Footballer
Bunkum & Ballyhoo explores the highs and lows of the footballing career of Brazilian soccer superstar Carlos Kaiser - 13 years, 10 teams, and zero goals. In fact, he never even made it on to the…
S2E2 Frank Searle, Monster Hunter Extraordinaire
Bunkum & Ballyhoo takes its first cautious steps into the murky waters of Cryptozoology as it visits the shores of Loch Ness, and the caravan of its most notorious monster hunter Frank Searle to…
S2E1 The Deadliest Man Alive & The Secret Of The Dim Mak
Bunkum & Ballyhoo returns for Series 2 and Episode 1 takes a look at a legend of comic book ad pages - this is the story of the wild claims and even wilder life of the self-proclaimed Deadliest…
S1E6 Episode 6 - Claude Cahun & Marcel Moore, Jersey's Anti-Nazi Queer Icons
Episode 6 of Bunkum & Ballyhoo rounds up a season on World War 2-related bullshit by looking at when lies and propaganda can be used for good, exploring the lives and times of the revolutionary…
S1E5 Episode 5 - Halloween Special: The Martian Invasion of 1938
Episode 5 is a spooktacular Halloween special looking at Orson Welles' infamous Halloween 1938 radio production of War Of The Worlds, and the stories of mass panic and chaos when the American public…
S1E4 Episode 4 - The Hitler Diaries
Episode 4 of Bunkum & Ballyhoo looks at one of the most notorious hoaxes of the 20th century - the Hitler Diaries; how a clumsy forgery fooled the world's press and one of England's most…
S1E3 Episode 3 - The War Magician
Episode 3 of Bunkum & Ballyhoo is a look at the magician Jasper Maskelyne, the claims that his magical prowess was employed in the fields of camouflage and espionage in World War 2, and why…
S1E2 Episode 2 - Eric "Panther" Pleasants
Episode 2 of Bunkum and Ballyhoo once again looks at an intersection between professional wrestling and dubious politics, with the stranger than fiction story of how Norfolk professional wrestler…
S1E1 Episode 1 - South Africa's Masked Marvel
In the very first episode of Bunkum & Ballyhoo, professional wrestling historian Patrick W. Reed looks at The Masked Marvel, a South African wrestling superstar whose legacy outside the ring was…
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Bunkum and Ballyhoo has published 19 episodes since September 2024, covering topics in Documentary, Society & Culture.
Bunkum and Ballyhoo is currently highly active with new episodes every 2 months. Average episode length is 19m.
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