<![CDATA[As The Crow Flies]]> https://www.asthecrowfliespod.com/ We’re just two sisters with a love of storytelling and the paranormal 🐦‍⬛

Join us as we explore the creepy, cryptic, paranormal—and beyond. This podcast dives deep into research-driven storytelling, uncovering eerie origin stories, unexplained encounters, and the hidden threads that connect them. From whispered legends to firsthand accounts, we peel back the layers of the unknown and invite you to question what you think you know about the world lurking just out of sight.

]]> RSS.com 2026.701.120359 Mon, 13 Jul 2026 12:20:13 GMT en 24307e0e-b724-5708-8a6e-67fcb51b6f41 https://media.rss.com/as-the-crow-flies/podcast_cover.jpg As The Crow Flies https://www.asthecrowfliespod.com/ yes Desirae Breault + Myriah Colorado Robinson Desirae Breault + Myriah Colorado Robinson Desirae Breault + Myriah Colorado Robinson true serial podcast Vermont, USA <![CDATA[Odds & Ends: 01]]> In this new series, Odds & Ends, Myriah and Desirae each present their own mini-dive into a topic.

Join us as we debrief the Psychic and Holistic Fair, whatever the heck is happening in Ohio, as well as cover Witches Windows and Feng Shui.

We are still looking for story submissions, as we eagerly await to build up a listener-story library to present you a story-telling series!

Send us your stories at: asthecrowflies.pod@gmail.com, and don't forget to check out our website: asthecrowfliespod.com


Sources:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vermont_Republic

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plymouth_Colony

https://www.worldhistory.org/Thirteen_Colonies/

https://www.tripadvisor.co.uk/Attractions-g4672736-Activities-c47-t17-New_England.html

https://buildingsofnewengland.com/tag/one-room-schoolhouse/

https://oldstagecoach.com/covered-bridges-of-northern-vermont

https://www.vermontpublic.org/vpr-news/2017-07-12/whats-the-history-of-vermonts-witch-windows

https://www.vermonter.com/witch-windows/

https://www.newworldencyclopedia.org/entry/Wu_Xing

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wuxing_(Chinese_philosophy)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geomancy

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feng_shui

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compass

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luopan

https://www.gotheborg.com/glossary/wuxing.shtml


]]> https://rss.com/podcasts/as-the-crow-flies/2973972 4c2a9506-e527-48c4-a6be-f801d2eff492 2642 full Sun, 05 Apr 2026 22:04:48 GMT false <![CDATA[Odds & Ends 02: Witchy Women's Social and Listener Stories]]> Thanks for hanging in there as you waited for the drop of this week's episode. Listen as we debrief our time at the Witchy Women's Social, and share some stories from our listeners!


Sources:

Nicole, Our Sister

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Do_Not_Stand_at_My_Grave_and_Weep

Amy Gillespie, The Witches Brew

Crystal, Listener




]]> https://rss.com/podcasts/as-the-crow-flies/2973964 a773a683-e947-4f41-bc22-593b8666bb3f 3217 full Fri, 22 May 2026 02:34:34 GMT false <![CDATA[Episode 01 - Pukwudgies]]> Welcome to the first episode of As the Crow Flies! We are so glad you found us <3


We are Desirae & Myriah, two sisters looking to share our love of the creepy, cryptic, unusual, and beautiful world around us. Join us this week as we learn about Pukwudgies; forest spirits that are surprisingly close to home for us.


You can reach us at asthecrowflies.pod@gmail.com if you have any encounters of your own, or suggestions for upcoming topics. We'd love to hear from you!




Sources:

The good giants and the bad pukwudgies - by Jean Fritz; borrowed from the Internet Archive at https://archive.org/

Native American Legends: Pukwudgie (Puckwudgie) - https://www.native-languages.org/pukwudgie.htm

Pukwudgie vs. 8 Mythical Little People of the World by Dawn Abbot - https://www.culturefrontier.com/pukwudgie/

https://indianahistory.org/blog/pukwudgies-and-where-to-find-them/

https://www.reddit.com/r/mythology/s/UODDGIDY22

https://www.reddit.com/r/Paranormal/s/KInyhysc0k

Open AI, ChatGPT


]]> https://rss.com/podcasts/as-the-crow-flies/2973986 52c411dc-6eca-4651-9756-90f4dcb80391 916 full 1 1 Sun, 04 Jan 2026 14:00:00 GMT false <![CDATA[Episode 02 - Chupacabras]]> Welcome back for our second-ever episode! Thanks for sticking around for more stories about our weird world. This week we discuss chupacabras. Where did they come from, where did they go...? You know the rest ;)


You can reach us at asthecrowflies.pod@gmail.com if you have any encounters of your own, or suggestions for upcoming topics. We'd love to hear from you!




Sources:

https://books.google.com/books?id=e0lWCgAAQBAJ&lpg=PP10&ots=oAQldrleKD&dq=chupacabra%20origin&lr&pg=PP1#v=onepage&q&f=false (Used primarily for Origin Story)


Desirae’s work friend (lol)

 
Encounter: https://creepypasta.fandom.com/es/wiki/Encuentro_con_el_Chupacabras

]]> https://rss.com/podcasts/as-the-crow-flies/2973984 ff554a5e-0da2-4016-83b4-7104f47d44d7 2784 full 2 2 Sun, 18 Jan 2026 15:00:00 GMT false <![CDATA[Episode 03 - Baba Yaga]]> Welcome back!


This week, we’ve followed our trail from Chupacabras up to the forests of Russia where we came across Baba Yaga. Join us as we learn about this staple of Slavic folktales and the many facets of her being. Is she really as evil as she is usually made out to be?






Sources:

https://www.creepypasta.com/im-an-academic-postdoctoral-researcher-and-i-have-some-stories-the-public-should-know/


https://www.facebook.com/groups/281886105961506/posts/1039366873546755/


Becoming Baba Yaga: Trickster, Feminist, and Witch of the Woods

-Kris Spisak


Baba Yaga: The Ambiguous Mother and Witch of the Russian Folktale

-Andreas Johns


Baba Yaga: The Wild Witch of the East in Russian Fairy Tales

-edited by Sibelan Elizabeth S. Forrester, Helena Goscilo, Martin Skoro

]]> https://rss.com/podcasts/as-the-crow-flies/2973982 a75ea3f3-b81a-4572-abcc-0779b2591e6a 3062 full 3 3 Sun, 01 Feb 2026 14:00:00 GMT false <![CDATA[Episode 04 - Dyatlov Pass Pt 1]]> We're staying in Russia this week as we share the events that led to the naming of this area in the Ural mountains. What should have been an exciting and fulfilling hike for this group instead turned into the tragic loss of nine young lives.


Join us for part 1 as Desirae shares the circumstances leading up to their hike, and the disturbingly mysterious state of affairs that were found after the group failed to arrive at their intended destination.





Sources:

Dead Mountain: The Untold True Story of the Dyatlov Pass Incident

Author - Donnie Eichar

Publisher - Chronicle Books, 2013

ISBN - 1452129568, 9781452129563


Websites - 

https://www.dangerousroads.org/eastern-europe/russia/8015-dyatlov-pass.html


https://dyatlovpass.com


]]> https://rss.com/podcasts/as-the-crow-flies/2973980 c0758a48-f436-4e6e-a9df-a03c6249b4bd 3679 full 4 4 Sun, 15 Feb 2026 21:43:29 GMT false <![CDATA[Episode 05 - Dyatlov Pass Pt 2]]> Our continued examination of the Dyatlov Pass incident gives us a much closer look at each hiker's unique injuries and the various states that they were found in along the slopes of Kholat Syakhl. Every detail paints a better picture of the scene, but leaves us more puzzled than ever about why this group abandoned the safety of their tent for the deadly Russian snowscape around them.


Sources:

dyatlovpass.com

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/K%C3%A1rm%C3%A1n_vortex_street

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dyatlov_Pass_incident

https://www.headcountcoffee.com/blogs/coffee-news/the-dyatlov-pass-radiological-evidence-what-investigators-found#:~:text=Ultimately%2C%20the%20radiological%20findings%20remain,illness%2C%20disorientation%2C%20or%20death.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katabatic_wind

https://skybrary.aero/articles/katabatic-wind

https://skybrary.aero/articles/anabatic-wind

https://skybrary.aero/articles/karman-wind


]]> https://rss.com/podcasts/as-the-crow-flies/2973978 ad17b218-f75b-4170-b3d3-5c8231498a38 6290 full 5 5 Sat, 28 Feb 2026 03:04:03 GMT false <![CDATA[Episode 06 - We Are Who We Are]]> Who are we? Why are we here??


You've made it this far so we figure it's only fair that we share a little more about ourselves and what led us to become the spoopy sisters that we are today.

]]> https://rss.com/podcasts/as-the-crow-flies/2973974 18a702ab-8ed2-4df7-9a5f-a7dd8390a77e 4436 full 6 6 Sun, 08 Mar 2026 21:45:20 GMT false <![CDATA[Episode 07 - Betty & Barney Hill]]> This week, Desirae takes us through Franconia Notch in New Hampshire to learn about Betty & Barney Hill, and their out-of-this-world encounter from September 1961! We can't say exactly how we would react in a situation like this, but we have a feeling few could live up to the calm curiosity that Betty showed that night and in the weeks that followed.






Sources:

The Interrupted Journey: Two Lost Hours Aboard a UFO: The Abduction of Betty and Barney Hill, John G. Fuller, Audible

https://library.unh.edu/find/archives/collections/betty-barney-hill-papers-1961-2006#:~:text=Betty%20(1919%2D2004)%20was,White%20Mountains%20of%20New%20Hampshire.

https://hurricanescience.org/history/storms/1960s/donna/index.html#:~:text=As%20a%20ridge%20of%20high,by%20%E2%80%9CDora%E2%80%9D%20in%201964.

https://www.facebook.com/NWSBoston/posts/on-this-day-in-weather-history-september-22-1961hurricane-esther-was-the-first-l/846090181029313/

https://www.google.com/search?q=Waxing+Gibbous&oq=What+stage+was+the+moon+in+on+September+19%2C+1961%3F&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUyBggAEEUYOTIHCAEQIRirAjIHCAIQIRiPAjIHCAMQIRiPAtIBCTExNTQ5ajBqOagCBrACAfEFQkpCaMiIDLY&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8&mstk=AUtExfBcke4kPmR40yBsZzIPwZzjYFv7t1VPNIQ9IOSpv-jWICZBXxkDJQLZiXRt3QyyWOfYAWMZsQkF33bvFhOcp8s_puJtXSwpKCI6vIVi5bGaraVLSsDe0EWqT_y10rnYDt5uRqItP_rGq-L6ogFdlrD72QixY35_NICieHBw4r038Ao&csui=3&ved=2ahUKEwjTnsjkoMOTAxW2jIkEHRGKAWwQgK4QegQIARAC

https://www.outdoors.org/resources/amc-outdoors/history/the-story-of-betty-and-barney-hill/

https://library.unh.edu/find/archives/collections/betty-barney-hill-papers-1961-2006#:~:text=Betty%20(1919%2D2004)%20was,White%20Mountains%20of%20New%20Hampshire.

Open AI, Chat GPT

]]> https://rss.com/podcasts/as-the-crow-flies/2973970 372ee796-2437-4048-af12-b7df829b4203 5803 full 7 7 Mon, 06 Apr 2026 02:28:41 GMT true <![CDATA[Episode 08 - The Queen of the Gulf]]> We're taking a trip south to explore Galveston, TX and the Grand Galvez hotel! With almost 200 years of history, there is plenty of energy here to attract visitors of all walks of life (and beyond).


And a big thanks to Dan D, 222smama, and Marsha from Get Off the Couch for their trip reviews that we share in today's episode!


Sources:

http://www.getoffthecouch.co/2013/08/my-stay-in-haunted-room-501-of-hotel.html

grandgalvez.com

galvestonhistory.org

galveston.com

yesterdaysamerica.com

ghostcitytours.com

rivercityghosts.com

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galveston,_Texas

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Galveston,_Texas 

TripAdvisor.com

]]> https://rss.com/podcasts/as-the-crow-flies/2973968 11f1b28c-faa5-4212-8158-62b0ae0b4bac 3974 full 8 8 Mon, 20 Apr 2026 00:13:27 GMT true <![CDATA[Episode 09 - Dead Man's Hole]]> Howdy folks! We're back in Texas exploring the aptly named Dead Man's Hole in Austin. In our country's second largest state, it's no wonder that there are plenty of haunts to discover off the beaten path.

Sources:

https://101highlandlakes.com/dead-mans-hole-marble-falls/

https://austinghosts.com/dead-mans-hole/

https://visitmarblefalls.org/listing/dead-mans-hole/223/

https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/dead-mans-hole

https://www.wideopencountry.com/10-haunted-places-texas-hill-country/#3_Dead_Mans_Hole_in_Marble_Falls

]]> https://rss.com/podcasts/as-the-crow-flies/2973966 2644f4fa-21a7-45de-bdde-e85743ba7960 2197 full 9 9 Mon, 04 May 2026 04:48:56 GMT true <![CDATA[Episode 10 - The Yowie]]> Follow us as we venture into the Australian Outback with today's episode on the Yowie. If you follow us on Facebook, you'll see that we lost video as a result of an app crash, so this week's episode is audio only.

Thanks for sticking with us, as always!

Sources: 

The Why Files, Episode - Terrifying Yowie Encounters 

https://www.news.com.au/technology/science/animals/this-is-the-end-dean-harrison-tells-of-neardeath-experience-with-a-yowie/news-story/b28c3e7a5d7beeb7a9d98998b6e76f63

https://www.britannica.com/topic/Special-Air-Service

yowiehunters.com.au

https://godsandmonsters.info/yowie/ 

superbugtom.com/yowie

cryptidz.fandom.com/wiki/Yowie

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aboriginal_Australians

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yowie

]]> https://rss.com/podcasts/as-the-crow-flies/2973962 ccceab00-7743-4129-87c6-55ef121bbdd7 3153 full 10 10 Tue, 02 Jun 2026 20:04:55 GMT false <![CDATA[Episode 11 - Matilda O'Donnell MacElroy]]> A supposed weather balloon crash, telepathy, and alleged government conspiracies since the beginning of humanity - what more could you ask for?


We hope to provide a few "answers", but we may just end up leaving you with more questions. Join us as Desirae shares some background behind the book 'Alien Interview' and the otherworldly encounter that changed the trajectory of Matilda O'Donnell MacElroy's life forever.





Sources:

ALIEN INTERVIEW, Lawrence R. Spencer, 2008

Alien Interview: Reader's Edition, Lawrence Spencer, Narrated by Lyanne Greystoke

The Why Files, The Roswell Alien Interview | Your Soul Has Been Here Thousands of Times


]]> https://rss.com/podcasts/as-the-crow-flies/2973960 66437308-b162-43f6-abaf-60e16f6f440a 3182 full 11 11 Mon, 15 Jun 2026 17:27:50 GMT true <![CDATA[Episode 12 - Aliens!!]]> We come in peace as we traverse the world (wide web) looking for more signs of life beyond Earth, and evidence of their interactions with us mere mortals! Follow us to a few remote locations this week as we ponder what could be hidden right in plain sight, and also what the fluff is up with kangaroos??

Sources:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kapustin_Yar

https://www.russianspaceweb.com/kapyar.html

https://geometki.com/en/places/6616c82e992b7

https://www.ryanjhite.com/2025/08/03/russias-area-51-the-secret-history-of-kapustin-yar/

https://vocal.media/history/the-mountain-that-should-never-wake-mount-yamantau-the-second-secret

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Yamantau

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cold_War

https://www.project1947.com/kbcat/kbnulla.htm

https://uforq.org/the-knowles-family-ufo-incident-1988/

https://nullarborroadhouse.com.au/1581-2/

https://untamedescapes.com.au/destinations/the-nullarbor/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nullarbor_Plain

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eyre_Highway

https://project1947.com/ 

https://mapsforupsc.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Major-Mountain-Ranges-of-the-World-Map.png

]]> https://rss.com/podcasts/as-the-crow-flies/2973958 aa8cdbef-b7e7-4dd4-b424-98065589768f 3440 full 12 12 Mon, 29 Jun 2026 14:23:32 GMT true <![CDATA[Episode 00 - Teaser Trailer]]> Here’s a sneak peek at what is in store! Full episode to be released on January 04, 2026.

]]> https://rss.com/podcasts/as-the-crow-flies/2973987 08a59c81-0306-4b83-9519-6d5e5266f64e 90 trailer 1 1 Thu, 01 Jan 2026 03:23:38 GMT false