Could this ordinary house in Ipswich still be occupied by the spirits of people that once lived there? We talk to George Hood about the strange and unexplained experiences of him and his family there, over the years. As well as this, we also sh

The Haunting of Hood House (with George Hood)

Nov 9th, 2020 54m

(Suffolk & the Supernatural) - Could this ordinary house in Ipswich still be occupied by the spirits of people that once lived there? We talk to George Hood about the strange and unexplained experiences of him and his family there, over the yea

Lucid Dreaming and the Light of Awareness (with Robert Waggoner)

Oct 26th, 2020 1h 26m

(Consciousness & Cats) - After a small hiatus, we finally return to our usual antics. This week, we are joined by dream-expert, psychologist and author and Robert Waggoner, to discuss his experiences with the basic fundaments of lucid dreaming

Plain Truths In A Homespun Dress

Sep 14th, 2020 39m 44s

(Success & Stupidity) - This week's episode explores the unusual life of eccentric American businessman Lord Timothy Dexter. Delving into his eighteenth-century escapades in enterprise, we discuss how the man made his fortune, and take a look a

From Rags to Riches - The Journey of Joplin's 'Treemonisha' (with Rick Benjamin)

Aug 31st, 2020 1h 2m

(Operas & Orchestras - in early America) - This week, in another longer episode, we are honoured to be joined by American conductor and music-historian Rick Benjamin, to discuss the history and context of Scott Joplin's only surviving operatic

'Splitting the Atom' - COVID Myths, Deceptions, and Misconceptions (with Atom Bergstrom)

Aug 24th, 2020 1h 6m

(Coronavirus & Controversy) - In this bonus double-length episode, we are honoured to be joined by California-based health educator and notable contrarian Atom Bergstrom, as we discuss untold truths about the coronavirus! We explore his opinion

The Spells of Nostredame

Aug 17th, 2020 34m 59s

(Prophecies & Planet-X) - In the third episode of Mockery Cushion, we dive back in time to the Renaissance, to discuss the strange future predictions and prognoses made by a man named Nostradamus, in his quatrains of 1555. Alongside this, we to

"Where's the Time Gone?"

Aug 11th, 2020 34m 57s

In the second ever episode of Mockery Cushion, we discuss the 'phantom time hypothesis'. A theory put forward by Bavarian physicist Heribert Illig in 1991, proposing that a period of nearly three-hundred years during the early medieval period w

"Where's the Time Gone?"

Aug 10th, 2020 34m 57s

(Charlatans & Charlemagne) - In the second ever episode of Mockery Cushion, we discuss the 'phantom time hypothesis'. A theory put forward by Bavarian physicist Heribert Illig in 1991, proposing that a period of nearly three-hundred years durin

The Curious Case of Benjaman Kyle

Aug 3rd, 2020 34m 52s

(Introduction & Insensibility) - Welcome to our debut instalment of Mockery Cushion! In this first episode, we start by introducing ourselves, and then begin to discuss the mystery of what happened to American amnesiac 'Benjaman Kyle' during mo

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