Oh No, Ross and Carrie

“Divine midwife” and “quantum mechanic” Cher Jolyne teaches Ross to use the “highly sophisticated technology” of “fierce prayer” to “access” his “divine genome” and “open” him “to infinite possibility and the miraculous.” Meanwhile, Carrie meets the Buddha Maitreya, the risen Christ, also known as Ronald Lloyd Spencer.For pics and videos, follow us on Facebook!

Carrie attends an interactive lecture with Bernadette King, an expert in deciphering your very own power animal (which is definitely NOT your spirit animal or totem animal). Meanwhile, Ross learns about sacred geometry from Samuel Kiwasz, a retired science and math teacher who has found meaning in the beauty of the mathematical universe. Then, this carnivorous insect and her pi-memorizing friend reunite to exchange notes.For pics and videos, follow us on Facebook!

With Conscious Life Expo 2022 back and in person, Ross and Carrie attend two events featuring “medical medium” Kimberly Meredith, who claims to x-ray and help heal people’s bodies with only her eyes. She was last featured in 2020, when Carrie interviewed her. Now, Ross finally gets to see Meredith in action for himself, with dramatic and dispiriting results; then Carrie attends a panel on Near Death Experiences, featuring Kimberly and moderator Dannion Brinkley, who has exactly one –and only one– thing to say to you. For pics and videos, follow us on Facebook!

Ross speaks with Cory Doctorow, technology activist and author of How to Destroy Surveillance Capitalism, about 5G and fiber, the real conspiracies that the anti-5G crowd is missing, and a host of effects that telecom practice and legislation has on our daily lives. Plus, learn how you can be a technology-wielding Luddite!For pics and videos, follow us on Facebook!

Ross and Carrie go to local hippy hang Inn of the Seventh Ray for an in-person, anti-5G meeting. Questionably-proclaimed 5G expert Larry Gust gives a highly-powerpointed talk about his concerns about 5G’s effects on kids, adults, and the environment with recommendations for fields and shields. Plus, the inside scoop on Inn of the Seventh Ray’s kooky owners.For pics and videos, follow us on Facebook!

Ross, Carrie, and Friend of the Pod® Matthew go to a 5G Free California meeting, where activists meet to oppose the worldwide rollout of enhanced broadband cell networks. They learn about the legal strategies, personal grudges, and strange illnesses claimed by this fascinating group. Plus, Ross teaches Carrie the basics of the technology, which she is pretty sure sounds fine.For pics and videos, follow us on Facebook!

Ross and Carrie enter the Chromasonic, an “immersive sound and light experience” in which pulsing light and sound disconnect them from their usual sense of time and space, while they lie staring at the inside of an oversized egg. Thus, for $35, they close the loop between the immateriality of the environment and the immateriality of themselves. Like ya do.For pics and videos, follow us on Facebook!

Hello, 2022! Ross and Carrie enlist the help of various future-seers, from psychics to astrologers to dead people to Cosmopolitan Magazine… to see how 2022 will pan out for them and for the world. Then, they make their own predictions about nanotechnologies, U.S. politics, electric vehicles, and Bob Newhart. PLUS, an Etsy psychic tells Carrie what Ross REALLY thinks of her, and it’s kind of alarming.For pics and videos, follow us on Facebook!

Ta ta, 2021. In this fun wrapup, Ross and Carrie review forecasts given twelve months ago, and see if this calendar year lived up to the predictions of various psychics, prophets, and other prognosticators. Plus, who is more psychic this year: Ross, Carrie, or lightworker Lori Spagna?For pics and videos, follow us on Facebook!

Hark! For today a podcast has been born, and unto us an episode is given. We two hosts of Occident are bringing you gifts, including a deep-dive look at the birth narrative of Jesus as seen in the gospels, just in time for Christmas conversations with your family. Join your heavenly hosts Ross and Carrie for fun facts about stars, Magi, mangers, angels and comparative genealogies. Perfect listening for watching your flocks by night!For pics and videos, follow us on Facebook!

Ross has become certified at the Centre of Excellence, and shares with Carrie the newfound information from his Cryptozoology Diploma. In addition to favorites such as Bigfoot and Nessie, learn all about the Yeti, the Kraken, el Chupacabra, Mothman, thunderbirds, and giant anacondas! When were they first discovered? Where did their names come from? Are they real or legend? You’ll feel properly certified after hearing this episode.For pics and videos, follow us on Facebook!

Newly minted crystal diplomat Carrie Poppy sees her first client, one “Ross” in her office, where she assesses his aura and adjusts his chakras, then delivers highly specialized advice for his urgent medical and spiritual conditions. Then, she tells her friend Ross – same name, just a coincidence – about her recent graduation from the Center of Excellence, with a Crystal Healing Diploma, and what the course entails.For pics and videos, follow us on Facebook!

Ross and Carrie follow up their rage room experience with a discussion on anger featuring social psychologist Dr. Carol Tavris, author of Anger: The Misunderstood Emotion. Is anger meant to be released, best to keep bottled up, or is the truth far more subtle and situation-dependent than what can fit on a bumper sticker? Dr. Tavris shares the research, along with relevant examples.For pics and videos, follow us on Facebook!

Ross and Carrie head to downtown Los Angeles, seize their weapons, and give vent to their colossal RAGE. Their targets: about a dozen votive candle holders, a crate of leftover glass bottles, and an old car. Will their towering fury finally abate as they wail on an Impala at a rage room? Or will they discover they’d rather read a book and take a walk?For pics and videos, follow us on Facebook!

Looking for a shortcut to fame, wealth, sex and - most importantly - influence? Ross shares all the tips and tricks you’ll need to create your own cult, including how to claim divine authority, a connection to source, lots of important-sounding catch phrases, a trove of testimonials, and a dash of miracles… in this talk delivered at SkeptiCal 2021.For pics and videos, follow us on Facebook!You can add our RSS feed here.

Inspired by some all-too-serious videos on Tik Tok, Ross and Carrie buy a popular lie-detecting toy and put each other in the hot seat. Will either of them suffer the genuine, battery-powered electric shock reserved for only the most hardened liars? Will they learn who among them is a Truth Teller and who bears false witness? Or will they discover that this $16 toy is, in fact, a toy? It’s hard to say. OR IS IT? For pics and videos, follow us on Facebook!

In honor of Maximum Fun’s Block Party, Ross and Carrie welcome new listeners with a return to one of their favorite investigations: laughter yoga! In 2014, they attended a handful of events put on by organizers of the movement to laugh for no reason. Now, they invite listeners new and old to time travel with them as they revisit this enduring, classic investigation. Plus, they make plans to laugh with you in 2021! Listen to the end!For pics and videos, follow us on Facebook!

NEW EPISODE! Carrie speaks with UK journalist, organizer, host, and long-time friend of the show, Michael Marshall. “Marsh” recently wrote a three-part series of articles in which he revealed the results of his systematic lurking within one online anti-vaccine group. The White Rose Movement has been stickering lampposts around the world with their mysterious, “The media is the virus” message, among others. What Marsh discovered was an underworld of fear and paranoia; and a gateway to something even more dire. Plus, compare strategies for tough conversations, and speak about Marsh’s Be Reasonable podcast, in which he directly engages with fringe believers.For pics and videos, follow us on Facebook!

Ross meets up with former guests Susan Gerbic and Mark Edward to get the juicy details on their latest sting operation centered on the “Seatbelt Psychic” Thomas John. Can they stop him from holding a workshop aimed at children ages 5-12? Will they have to pretend to be kids themselves? How does one join a Zoom call without anyone noticing? It’s an investigation full of twists and turns, but right turns only.For pics and videos, follow us on Facebook!

Ross and Carrie try the Shakti Mat, a foam pad studded with ABS plastic discs wielding thousands of sharp, stabby points. Will this modern spin on the classic bed of nails improve sleep, relax muscles, ease recovery from headaches, and increase circulation? And just how long can [Americans!] Ross and Carrie stand on the mat in their bare feet?For pics and videos, follow us on Facebook!

Ross and Carrie connect with Pyradyne proprietor Megan Bell. Megan is the daughter of the late Fred Bell, inventor of the famous “pyradome” and other creations. In this refreshing conversation, Megan honors her father’s memory, while facing head-on Ross and Carrie’s concerns about the Pyradyne product line, their marketing materials, and Fred Bell’s extraordinary biography. Plus, she surprises them with a very generous offer.For pics and videos, follow us on Facebook!

Ross and Carrie have spent a few weeks now, trying out their Pyradyne pyramid hats, to stave off headaches, fatigues, and yucky blood. Now, they turn their attention to Pyradyne’s founder and discoverer, Fred Bell. According to Pyradyne materials, Bell was an inventor, alien contactee, former NASA rocket scientist, Air Force veteran, and PhD. Ross tells Carrie about Bell’s book, The Promise (co-authored with Brad Steiger), which tells how Bell discovered secret, ancient technology, escaped Nazi attackers, and embarked on an epic tale worthy of Tolkien (but, according to Carrie, less boring). Then, Carrie shares her findings regarding Bell’s bona fides, including his alleged direct descendence from Alexander Graham Bell. For pics and videos, follow us on Facebook!

Ross and Carrie spend a few weeks wearing metal pyramid hats on their heads in order to “gently detoxify” their bodies by “creating a field of negative ions” around their craniums. Choosing different models, Ross aims to cleanse his blood, stimulate his adrenal glands, and give himself an “extreme energy boost,” while Carrie’s promises blood pressure stabilization, relaxation, headache reduction, and tranquility. Plus, can a pyramid hat keep your produce fresh? Only one man can say.For pics and videos, follow us on Facebook!

Have you ever wondered who is more psychic, Ross or Carrie? Well, thanks to The Amazing Kreskin’s mid-century board game, “Kreskin’s ESP,” the two have now been formally tested using completely unimpeachable scientific methods. Together, in under two hours’ time, they put to bed the age-old question of whether telepathy, clairvoyance and divination are real (they are) and which of them is three times as psychic as the other (which is still not very psychic).For pics and videos, follow us on Facebook!

Ross and Carrie prick their fingers, bleed onto some card stock, and send it off to Everlywell, to be evaluated for various food “sensitivities.” Will Carrie’s documented food reactions show up in her blood? Will Ross confirm that he’s sensitive only to that one thing he ordered for lunch one time? And will the results be the same if the same blood is sent off twice? Plus: is Carrie a supervillain who drains her loved ones of vital life fluids? Find out!For pics and videos, follow us on Facebook!

Ross and Carrie visit a local psychic who is able to read their past lives simply by glancing at their birth dates and then having them hold a crystal. Which very obvious points in history will they be placed in? How did Ross once gruesomely die? To whom was Carrie once a servant? How do past life readers preserve their energy? And have Ross and Carrie been friends for many lives?! (Yes.)For pics and videos, follow us on Facebook!

Carrie, recovering from her recent tonsil removal, tells Ross how she treated her pain and “enhanced” her “wellness” with homeopathy and Peggy Huddleston’s pre-surgical autohypnosis tapes. Plus she explains the bizarre and somewhat rare experience she had, waking up from anesthesia and not speaking her native language! This is gonna go good, and is a great idea.For pics and videos, follow us on Facebook!

Ross, recovering from his recent wisdom tooth removal, tells Carrie how he treated his pain and “enhanced” his “wellness” with homeopathy and Peggy Huddleston’s pre-surgical autohypnosis tapes. Then he helps Carrie prepare for her tonsillectomy, using same. This is gonna go great, and is a good idea. For pics and videos, follow us on Facebook!

Ross and Carrie chat with Lucien Greaves, co-founder and spokesperson of The Satanic Temple, a non-theistic religious group which uses the character of Satan as a symbol of rebellion and critical thought. Lucien tells us about the organization’s early days, its work fighting pseudoscience, and how exactly one comes to found a religion.For pics and videos, follow us on Facebook!

Ross talks with Mick West, creator of Metabunk.org and author of Escaping the Rabbit Hole. We break down some of the popular UFO/UAP footage that’s been making the news, and then share tips on how to effectively and respectfully communicate with friends and family who have fallen down rabbit holes of 9/11 Truth, Chemtrails, Flat Earth, and other conspiracy theories.For pics and videos, follow us on Facebook!

Ross and Carrie follow up with Claire Knowlton to see how her first-ever vaccination went, which shot she got, how her family reacted, and whether her arm is now magnetized (with a special shout-out to a former Flat Earth guest). Plus, how does Claire remember the story of Carrie’s haunted house and how they finally lifted the curse of the Psychic Eye?For pics and videos, follow us on Facebook!

We’ve reached the climax of Ross and Carrie’s conversation with Clint Ober, one of the leading proponents of Earthing. As the room heats up, so do the questions. Clint is beginning to doubt his ability to tell if his devices are on, Carrie’s hand is swelling up, and Ross is collecting data based on one maverick penny’s whims. How will Clint do on his test? What recently killed one of Earthing’s biggest devotees? And why do the studies in Clint’s book have inconsistent scales? The other shoe drops (and then is removed, so as to connect to the earth properly) in this final episode of our Earthing investigation. For pics and videos, follow us on Facebook!

Ross and Carrie drive into the 100+ degree desert to interview Clint Ober, the founder and discoverer of Earthing. Surrounded by wires and a rapidly heating room, Ross devises a basic experiment to test Clint’s claims, and Carrie gets hooked up to a surefire anti-inflammation device that is definitely gonna work. Plus, they ask some awkward questions, get some startling answers, take a tour of the warehouse, and voluntarily injure at least one of them.For pics and videos, follow us on Facebook!

Ross and Carrie further test an Earthing mat and body band by assessing the voltage in their bodies before and after grounding, and checking whether the process lowers their blood pressure. Plus, Ross examines the confidently titled, “Earthing: The Most Important Health Discovery Ever!” (Formerly titled “Earthing: The Most Important Health Discovery Ever?”)For pics and videos, follow us on Facebook!

Ross and Carrie explore “the most important health discovery ever,” Earthing. Earthing (also known as Grounding) is an alternative-medicine process in which the participant makes direct contact with the Earth in their bare feet, thus connecting themselves to Mother Earth’s healing electrons. Don’t have time to go outside in your bare feet? No problem. Ross and Carrie try out patented Earthing mats and body bands that plug into the wall. Plus Carrie reviews the official Earthing documentary. Begin counteracting “the most destructive invention that man has ever made” today! (It’s SHOES!)For pics and videos, follow us on Facebook!

Carrie tells Ross about her faith journey, from latchkey kid who finds Jesus at camp to unbeliever who hides in her friend’s trunk to get a glimpse of a mega-pastor. Featuring tragic death, a terrifying exorcism, and how realizing you don’t believe in God is like being on shrooms.For pics and videos, follow us on Facebook!

Ross tells Carrie about his faith journey, from Bible study leader who thinks evolution is bunk, to nonreligious churchgoer who sleeps with a haunted doll by his head. Featuring talking in tongues, the JFK assassination, and ripping up phone books for Jesus.For pics and videos, follow us on Facebook!

Ross and Carrie take the official Hartman Institute Color Code Personality Science assessment, which divides all of humanity into four personality “colors”: red, blue, yellow, and white. These color types are based on each person’s “driving core motive.” And as we know, every single person is driven by power, peace, intimacy, or fun. Once they know their colors, they examine the science and origins behind this $40 groundbreaking analysis.For pics and videos, follow us on Facebook!

Ross and Carrie each pay strangers to tell them whether they are psychic, based on very little information, then try to make sense of the reports they receive as a result. Who will have more psychic abilities: Ross or Carrie? Can Ross smell the future? Will Carrie finally be able to communicate with dads?For pics and videos, follow us on Facebook!

As countries around the world roll out COVID-19 vaccines to ever-widening populations, Ross and Carrie talk to Claire Knowlton, who at age 38 will be receiving the first vaccine of her life. Immunity expert Dr. Paul Offit joins them to answer Claire’s remaining questions, and offer some comfort as she struggles with the unfamiliar process. Plus, the internationally renowned expert shares insight into the myths surrounding Spider-Man. For pics and videos, follow us on Facebook!

In this joyful review, Ross and Carrie discuss the mystery of Mystery of the Kingdom of God, a Christian movie of unknown provenance that appeared across the United States for two weekends, then suddenly disappeared. This animated feature boasts a unique theology, scathing commentary on the FRAUD that is charitable giving, talking in tongues, real-life demon battles, and exactly one voice actor for dozens of roles. You can’t miss this movie! Just kidding; you already missed this movie!For pics and videos, follow us on Facebook!

Welcome back to Flavor Babies, the show where we eat two things that don’t (or do?) go together and see how gross they are. This week, they try hash browns and icing, lemon Oreos and Diet Coke, mustard and yogurt, and more. How will they taste? Really gross? Just kinda gross? Surprisingly good? Only your two favorite chefs, Ross and Carrie, know the answer. After all, they’ve been making this show, which is called Flavor Babies, for ten years. For pics and videos, follow us on Facebook!

Ross and Carrie meet the great psychologist and memory expert, Elizabeth Loftus. Loftus, never one to shy away from the most difficult topics, tells us how bad our memories are at doing what they’re supposed to do; why we can’t simply “believe” one person’s version of events; and why we should approach concepts like repression with skepticism.For pics and videos, follow us on Facebook!

In a touching and at times wrenching interview, Carrie and Ross talk to Dr. Jenny Rice, an archivist and rhetoric professor who studies the intersection of evidence and persuasion… and who happens to be a former patient of Dr. Jerry Mungadze. She shares how his methods impacted her mental health, what a questionable diagnosis did to her and others, and how her journey out brought her to the important work she does now.For pics and videos, follow us on Facebook!

Ross and Carrie grew up in a society with a Base-10 number system, so they stop to reflect on the last TEN YEARS of investigations, interviews, and friendship! They quiz one another on their own show, take a few audience questions and think about how far they’ve come since episode one dropped on March 11, 2011. Happy rossiverscarrie, everyone!For pics and videos, follow us on Facebook!

Ten years on, and more than $2,000 spent, Ross and Carrie complete their exorcism training with Bob Larson. After learning all about angels, they are now prepared for the exact steps to de-demonize their clients. They pass their final tests and become certified exorcists under Bob Larson’s tutelage, the final step in -- Oh, what’s that? There’s a new advanced level? Oh.For pics and videos, follow us on Facebook!

Ross and Carrie grit their teeth as they round the bend on the last few classes in Bob Larson’s exorcist school. In this episode, they learn how to act like a therapist without being one, and how to protect yourself from lawsuits should anyone hold you to account. Plus, they study Bob’s distinctions between possession, schizophrenia, bipolar, borderline, and dissociation. (Spoiler: it’s not very clear!)For pics and videos, follow us on Facebook!

Ross and Carrie are now seniors at Bob Larson’s International School of Exorcism, where they begin level three, the “Exorcist Level.” They learn the difference between a soul and a spirit, learn to perform inner healing, and examine Bob’s theories about demonization, repressed memory, and dissociative identity disorder. For pics and videos, follow us on Facebook!

Clap clap clap clap. Very good, Johnny. Now it’s time for Carrie to read the class her book report on Bob Larson’s “Satanism: The Seduction of America’s Youth.” Learn which animal’s blood is tastiest to Satanists, why murderers love reporting themselves to Bob, and the unexpected Satanic use of helicopters. Plus, one of Bob’s former employees goes on the record about her bizarre and difficult period working for Bob’s ministry.For pics and videos, follow us on Facebook!

Ross and Carrie turn to several different psychics for their visions of 2021. Will Ross and his wife expect a baby? Will Carrie get married as planned? Should they get the COVID-19 vaccine? Will Donald Trump go to prison? Who knows? (These people!) Plus, updates from former ONRAC subjects Teal Swan and Lori Spagna.For pics and videos, follow us on Facebook!