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Arcane Carolinas
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Arcane Carolinas, a podcast about the myths, legends, hidden history, and modern weird of North Carolina and South Carolina. www.arcanecarolinas.com
Did you know the North Carolina legislature once included an accused werewolf? Join Michael & Charlie on a historical deep-dive into one of the strangest political history stories in the state! (As a bonus, they & Tally talk fairy stones!)

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Arcane Carolinas: AC 00139-00140 - Laurel Hill's Legislative Lycanthrope & Live from Ret-Con 2025: Fairy Stones
Just in time for Halloween, did you know the North Carolina legislature once included an accused werewolf? Join Michael and Charlie on a historical deep-dive into one of the more surprising political ...
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October 30, 2025 at 6:10 PM
What's big, weird, and extremely niche? The Grafton Monster! Hop in the Wayback Machine to join Charlie and Michael at @retconnc.bsky.social for a discussion of a VERY strange cryptid story local to Grafton, West Virginia!

#cryptid #paranormal #podcast

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Arcane Carolinas: AC 00130 - Live from Ret-Con 2025 - The Grafton Monster
What's big, weird, and extremely niche? The Grafton Monster, that's what! Join us for the first of a THREE-PART live episode recorded at Ret-Con 2025! Also, a couple of tickets got returned by some fo...
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September 7, 2025 at 6:52 PM
It was really, really nice getting back in front of the mics today. :)
July 14, 2025 at 9:58 PM
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Are you in or near #Durham, NC, USA, and want to hear friends & me talk queer horror? Then come to "Rainbow in the Dark" at Durham County Library (main branch, 6/25, 6:00 PM to 7:30 PM)! I'll have copies of CHILDREN OF SOLITUDE! Register here: durhamcountylibrary.libcal.com/event/14458069

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Rainbow In The Dark: Exploring Queer Horror
Join Durham County Library and the Horror Writers Association for a special discussion of queerness, folk horror, and queer folk horror with local authors Michael G. Williams and...
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June 12, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Hey, y'all! Michael here! I've spent the last couple of months getting ready to move and then moving, and now things may be about to settle down for a bit. Can't wait to get back in front of the mic! And Charlie and I may have a new episode format to test out for occasional use!
June 8, 2025 at 5:37 PM
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Our final speaker at 6 pm - Charlie Mewshaw of
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April 26, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Michael here! I hate to say it, but I again have to delay my talk at the SC State Library in Columbia! YIKES. Sorry! Everything is OK, there's just a confluence of life factors that mean I can't be there that day. We're talking now about dates later this year and I'll let y'all know!
March 10, 2025 at 10:26 PM
Bertie County, NC, is a place of rural beauty--and possibly of an angry ghost engaged in some questionable parenting from beyond the grave! Join Michael and Charlie for a deep dive into the history of one of the state's oldest counties and a fun spooky legend!

#podcast #northcarolina #paranormal
Arcane Carolinas: AC 00126 - The Ill-Tempered Ghost of Bertie County NC
Bertie County, NC, is a place of rural beauty--and possibly of an angry ghost engaged in some questionable parenting from beyond the grave! Join Michael and Charlie for a deep dive into the history of...
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February 2, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Got to record a couple of really fun episodes in a fancy studio this morning!

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January 29, 2025 at 9:29 PM
Ah, but will anyone ever be able to tell a generative LLM to gin up 125 episodes (and plenty more on the way) of deep-dive history, folklore, and friendship? (Lord but I sure hope not. Yikes.)
January 28, 2025 at 6:11 PM
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It’s the slow season at work, so I am listening to every episode of @arcanecarolinas.bsky.social again. Check out this podcast even if you don’t live in the Carolinas.
January 14, 2025 at 11:19 AM
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Hi everybody! Back to post about the awesome live episode that @arcanecarolinas.bsky.social put out from Ret-Con. It's about the Pope Lick Monster, which led to some interesting unrelated research results. But here's the relevant spookiness! arcane-carolinas.libsyn.com/ac-00115-ken...
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Arcane Carolinas: AC 00115 - Kentucky Fried Goat-Man - Do Not Go to the Trestle of Death - Live from Ret-Con 2024
As the episode title says, and as we say in the episode, DO NOT GO TO THIS PLACE. IT IS ILLEGAL AND IT IS VERY EASY TO DIE THERE. PLEASE DO NOT DO THAT. Goat-human hybrids: science gone wrong? Or...
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January 13, 2025 at 9:31 PM
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January 18, 2025 at 7:44 PM
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With a killer cover blurb from @rdansky.bsky.social, to boot!
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January 18, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Late on a rainy, foggy night, as you drive through the early settlement of Jamestown, NC, a young woman may flag you down in hopes of a ride to her home. Is there real history behind this well-known tale?

#podcast #northcarolina #ghost #haunting

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Arcane Carolinas: AC 00125 - Lydia's Bridge
Late on a rainy, foggy night, as you drive through the early settlement of Jamestown, NC, a young woman may flag you down in hopes of refuge from the weather and a ride to her home. This is a familiar...
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January 5, 2025 at 11:16 PM
Now that Spooky Season for 2024 has drawn to a close, and Michael and Charlie have gotten a bit of a rest, let's... rewind time to the start of Spooky Season! Note: if you listen to the show with kids, the jokes in this are a little more risqué than usual, just FYI.

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Arcane Carolinas: AC 00123 - Spooky Season Kickoff - Live from Arcana 2024
Now that Spooky Season for 2024 has drawn to a close, and Michael and Charlie have gotten a bit of a rest, let's... rewind time to the start of Spooky Season! Join Charlie, Michael, and an enthusiasti...
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December 1, 2024 at 5:34 PM
Hey, y'all! Yes, Arcane Carolinas is on Bsky, we just previously didn't use it much. Happy to start doing so, especially if our hosting provider adds a Bsky integration for autoposting new episodes.

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November 14, 2024 at 8:46 PM
St. Helena Island in South Carolina is home to one of the best-known and most reliable ghost light phenomena anywhere in the Carolinas! Join us as we dig into what this one could be: ghosts, swamp gas, or something even stranger?

#podcast #paranormal

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Arcane Carolinas: AC 00088 - The Land's End Light
St. Helena Island in South Carolina is home to a rich history encompassing many peoples and cultures--and one of the best-known and most reliable ghost light phenomena anywhere in the Carolinas! Join ...
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September 3, 2023 at 4:48 PM