In a world where rational, scientific explanations are more available than ever, belief in the unprovable and irrational--in fringe--is on the rise: from Atlantis to aliens, from Flat Earth to the Loch Ness monster, the list goes on. Enter Colin Dickey, Cultural Historian and Tour Guide of the Weird. With the same curiosity and insight that made Ghostland a hit with readers and critics, Colin looks at what all fringe beliefs have in common, explaining that today's Illuminati is yesterday's Flat Earth: the attempt to find meaning in a world stripped of wonder. On this week’s PreserveCast things are about to get weird as we enter spooky season with The Unidentified: Mythical Monsters, Alien Encounters, and Our Obsession with the Unexplained.
PreserveCast Ep. 58: Highway to History: Archaeology and Preservation in the State Highway Administration
PreserveCast Ep. 57: The History Doctor, Taylor Stoermer
PreserveCast Ep.56: Teaching Young Preservationists New Tricks: The YPA's Preservation Podcast
PreserveCast Ep. 55: McMansion Hell!
PreserveCast Ep. 54: Repurposing Historic Mills: The Jones Falls Tell-All
PreserveCast Ep. 53: The Jewish American Society for Historic Preservation
PreserveCast Ep. 52: Dana Saylor and the Art of Historic Placemaking
PreserveCast Ep. 51: On-Site from the American Visionary Art Museum
PreserveCast Ep. 50: In Defense of Brutalism: Greg Galer of the Boston Preservation Alliance
PreserveCast Ep. 49: The Anarchist's Podcast on Historic House Museums
PreserveCast Ep. 48: Jim Lighthizer and the Civil War Trust
PreserveCast Ep. 47: The History of Women's Suffrage in Maryland and Beyond
PreserveCast Ep. 46: True Treats Candy and the Age-Old Sweet Tooth
UPDATED PreserveCast Ep. 45: Mary Anthony and the 1772 Foundation
PreserveCast Ep. 44: Primitive Technology and the Food of the Future with Bill Schindler
PreserveCast Ep. 43: PlaceEconomics and the Threat to the Federal Historic Tax Credit Program
PreserveCast Ep. 42: Montgomery Modern: What's the Future for Mid-Century Modern Architecture?
PreserveCast Ep. 41: Paint Chip Analysis with Dr. Susan Buck
PreserveCast Ep. 40: Colin Dickey's Ghostland and the PreserveCast Spooktacular
PreserveCast Ep. 39: Joe McGill and the Slave Dwelling Project
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