https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-book-of-the-damned--7081817enNaturePublic domainhttps://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/7243edbb36ec63c8bd261d48b81f8e40.jpghttps://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-book-of-the-damned--7081817Fri, 25 Sep 2026 18:30:04 +0000Charles Hoy FortGood Old Classicsfeeds@spreaker.comWelcome to Charles Fort’s The Book of the Damned, a strange archive of falling frogs, impossible stones, vanished data, celestial anomalies, and facts that refused to fit. Learn the true meaning of the word Fortean in a world of rejected evidence,...falsee8749ae3-30e9-5800-a151-3a12c871ddbbserialhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-book-of-the-damned-chapter-1--72362984https://api.spreaker.com/episode/72362984Fri, 05 Jun 2026 09:09:06 +0000Charles Hoy FortIn which an array of excluded and anomalous data—termed "the damned"—is assembled to illustrate the flawed and arbitrary processes by which Science, striving for order and definiteness, excludes that which resists clear categorisation. It is proposed...2069false11fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-book-of-the-damned-chapter-2--72362979https://api.spreaker.com/episode/72362979Fri, 12 Jun 2026 18:30:04 +0000Charles Hoy FortIn which the autumn of 1883, graced with unparalleled sunsets and blue moons, invites a curious scrutiny of scientific explanations pinned to the Krakatoa eruption, challenging the firmaments of accepted knowledge and atmospheric phenomena. We observe...928false12fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-book-of-the-damned-chapter-3--72362980https://api.spreaker.com/episode/72362980Fri, 19 Jun 2026 18:30:03 +0000Charles Hoy FortIn which the author observes the persistent strivings of science toward an elusive realness, while uncovering countless instances of coloured rains—yellow, black, and red—that defy comforting terrestrial explanations and hint at something far stranger...3254false13fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-book-of-the-damned-chapter-4--72362981https://api.spreaker.com/episode/72362981Fri, 26 Jun 2026 18:30:07 +0000Charles Hoy FortIn which a curious catalogue of gelatinous, flesh-like, and other inexplicably falling substances is presented with meticulous care, revealing the persistent human impulse to explain such phenomena within the confines of familiar earthly origins...1671false14fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-book-of-the-damned-chapter-5--72362983https://api.spreaker.com/episode/72362983Fri, 03 Jul 2026 18:30:02 +0000Charles Hoy FortIn which the peculiar phenomena of extraordinary and inexplicable material falls from the sky—ranging from fibrous “marsh paper” to oily and vegetable substances—are surveyed with a sceptical eye towards scientific dogma and its penchant for...2799false15fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-book-of-the-damned-chapter-6--72362992https://api.spreaker.com/episode/72362992Fri, 10 Jul 2026 18:30:02 +0000Charles Hoy FortIn which observations are gathered of unusual substances falling from the sky—sulphur, sandstone, salt, cinders, coal, and even what might be fossils—challenging rigid orthodoxies that exclude such data on account of their preposterousness or...2602false16fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-book-of-the-damned-chapter-7-part-1--72362985https://api.spreaker.com/episode/72362985Fri, 17 Jul 2026 18:30:02 +0000Charles Hoy FortIn which the perplexing phenomena of living creatures such as frogs and fishes falling from the sky are examined with a keen eye on the curious details that defy conventional meteorological explanations, suggesting the presence of unusual zones aloft...1372false17fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-book-of-the-damned-chapter-7-part-2--72362987https://api.spreaker.com/episode/72362987Fri, 24 Jul 2026 18:30:02 +0000Charles Hoy FortIn which an inquisitive mind contemplates a strange aerial region—perhaps a Super-Sargasso Sea—where diverse creatures and objects might linger, only to be washed down by atmospheric upheavals, challenging orthodox notions of gravitation and origin....1380false18fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-book-of-the-damned-chapter-8-part-1--72362982https://api.spreaker.com/episode/72362982Fri, 31 Jul 2026 18:30:02 +0000Charles Hoy FortIn which the curious phenomena of stones and manufactured objects reportedly falling from the sky during storms are pondered with a mixture of sceptical inquiry and open acceptance, challenging orthodox dismissals and inviting consideration of a...2036false19fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-book-of-the-damned-chapter-8-part-2--72362986https://api.spreaker.com/episode/72362986Fri, 07 Aug 2026 18:30:03 +0000Charles Hoy FortIn which a curious catalogue of stones, irons, and shaped objects purportedly fallen from the sky is scrutinised with a keen eye for the peculiarities of evidence and the curious prejudices of scientific orthodoxy. The narrative meanders through...1919false110fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-book-of-the-damned-chapter-9--72362988https://api.spreaker.com/episode/72362988Fri, 14 Aug 2026 18:30:02 +0000Charles Hoy FortIn which a curious assemblage of anomalous objects and phenomena is examined, revealing the restless struggle between scientific orthodoxy and the unsettling evidence that defies conventional explanation. A tapestry of things—nails in stone, geometric...1615false111fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-book-of-the-damned-chapter-10--72362989https://api.spreaker.com/episode/72362989Fri, 21 Aug 2026 18:30:02 +0000Charles Hoy FortIn which the wanderings of early explorers and the curious confusions of earthly geography serve as a stepping stone to contemplations on homogeneity and the eternal striving for a certain cosmic positiveness amidst heterogeneity’s relentless advance....1628false112fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-book-of-the-damned-chapter-11-part-1--72362990https://api.spreaker.com/episode/72362990Fri, 28 Aug 2026 18:30:02 +0000Charles Hoy FortIn which a series of perplexing antiquarian finds—coins, inscribed stones, and artefacts of uncertain origin—are examined with a delicate balance of scepticism and wonder, revealing the persistent tension between accepted knowledge and the shadowy...1382false113fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-book-of-the-damned-chapter-11-part-2--72362996https://api.spreaker.com/episode/72362996Fri, 04 Sep 2026 18:30:02 +0000Charles Hoy FortIn which curious inscriptions upon stones and tablets unearthed in America and Ireland challenge prevailing scientific orthodoxies, provoking a dance between acceptance and denial shaped as much by authority as by evidence. These enigmatic marks and...1480false114fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-book-of-the-damned-chapter-12--72362991https://api.spreaker.com/episode/72362991Fri, 11 Sep 2026 18:30:02 +0000Charles Hoy FortIn which the cosmos reveals a perplexing tableau of worlds and phenomena defying tidy systematisation, suggesting a universe alive with inscrutable tutelary relations and alien influences that challenge our claims of scientific certitude. The earth...2519false115fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-book-of-the-damned-chapter-13-part-1--72362997https://api.spreaker.com/episode/72362997Fri, 18 Sep 2026 18:30:02 +0000Charles Hoy FortIn which we encounter the puzzling phenomenon of stones and other objects falling from invisible sources, challenging our conventional notions of geography and meteorology and inviting speculation on a mysterious Super-Sargasso Sea that may overlie or...1891false116fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-book-of-the-damned-chapter-13-part-2--72362994https://api.spreaker.com/episode/72362994Fri, 25 Sep 2026 18:30:02 +0000Charles Hoy FortIn which the curious phenomenon of lumps and fields of ice falling from the sky is examined through diverse and carefully gathered reports, including those describing living creatures encased within or accompanying the ice, suggesting a mysterious...1825false117full