This episode’s story is a bit of an oddity. It’s not quite a ghost story…but also not quite something else. The entity – commonly known as Gef the Talking Mongoose is said to have claimed to be a variety of things, ranging from an extra-clever mongoose from India to a spirit to…something else strange, but not completely defined. Matt and, special guest, Dave talk about Gef, what he probably was, and why it matters… or does it?
This episode was written by Matthew Armstrong with music by Matthew Armstrong and production assistance from Kaylia Metcalfe.
There is not currently a transcript of this episode. we apologize.
Dave Haaz-Baroque is a puppeteer and performer in the San Francisco Bay Area.
He runs the Shadow Circus Creature Theatre and you can find more information on Shadow Circus’ FB Page, follow Dave on TikTok, find him on Instagram, and check out his videos on YouTube.
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Show Notes
Time/Life Mysteries of the Unknown
Gef’s least favorite cookie… Trefoil Cookies!
White Sands, New Mexico (Manhattan Project)
Early Animation (Oswald Rabbit, Felix the Cat, Bosko the Cat, Warner Brothers Animation)
Sources:
Gef: The Eighth Wonder of the World
Gef.im – seems to take Gef as a mascot for the general oddities of the Isle of Man, and a celebration of those oddities
Brookesmith, Peter (editor). 1984. Open Files. Orbis Publishing Ltd. London.
Swartz, Tim, Timothy Green Beckley, Hercules Inviticus, Paul Dale Roberts, Harry Price, R.S. Lambert. 2019. Gef the Talking Mongoose: “The Eighth Wonder of the World.” Inner Light – Global Communications. New Brunswick, NJ.
If you have a story about a ghost, some bit of folklore, or anyting else you want to share, please contact me.
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