⁠Oh boy, tonight we’re diving into unheard, eerie encounters with strange, diminutive humanoid beings reported across the world!

Thanks to the Fairy Census, we’ve got an archive at our fingertips of close encounters with the fae.Witnesses describe impossible figures: a leathery tall entity speaking in an unknown language and a winged gargoyle-like railroad hopper throwing a creepy ‘side-eye’ are just a taste of the weirdness happening along the woodline.

Join us in the Expansion as we hop along the way, and explore connections to folklore surrounding Pukwudgies, the Álfar, and other descriptive forms of the hidden folk!

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⏰Timestamps

00:00 | Opening and Fairy Census Setup
08:57 | The Forest Quiets When It Speaks | A witness in a wooded area encounters a tall, leathery-skinned being
14:24 | Winged Thing on the Track | A bizarre sighting of a horned, winged creature near a driveway and railroad tie
00:00 | Comparative Gargoyle Listener Story Discussion
21:52 | Pukwudgie in the Bookcase
00:00 | Pukwudgie lore and Native traditions.
29:40 | Folklore, Sources, and Bad AI Writing discussion
36:02 | The Fisherman of the Alpha Folk | An American tourist in Iceland sees an older man fishing in a river who appears completely real before suddenly vanishing.
41:18 | Break
42:41 | Dog-Faced Man of West Germany | A British soldier’s Cynocephali encounter
46:42 | Office Satyr Encounter
52:31 | Fairies on the Road | An Australian road-trip encounter turns into a lantern-lit fairy parade
59:58 | Art Bell Archives and Show Notes
1:03:00 | Art Bell’s Baby Guardian Ghost Story | A classic call-in story describes a glowing white woman who seems to watch over a baby
1:10:03 | Ghost Gallery Photos and Final Thoughts