The Farthest Reaches

18/04/2024

IT'S ALMOST THAT SPECIAL TIME OF YEAR AGAIN

Come see us at Monster Fest 2! Get your tickets at stmmonsterfest.com and join us on 6/28 & 6/29 in Canton, OH!

08/04/2024

We would like to report that no one at TFR was sacrificed to the eclipse 🖤

29/02/2024

Fortean friends! Celebrate Leap Year with us by hopping over to the 2nd Annual Loveland Frogman Festival this weekend, in Loveland, Ohio! 🐸Don’t miss out on the premiere screening of Frogman The Movie on Friday, March 1st, as well as a variety of entertainment, vendors, and speakers gathering on Saturday, March 2nd, to geek out about Loveland’s favorite frog and more – including us, your very own guides to the unknown. Stop by our table and get weird with us! Visit frogmanfestival.org for more info.

27/02/2024

It’s National Tell A Fairy Tale Day! 🧚‍♀️ Although most fairy tales as we know them today have been neutered by Disney, their original sources are often more malicious than their pixie dust parodies would imply. For example:
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🍎 The Seven Dwarves were based on the child miners of a copper mine owned by a 16th century German count.
🔨Pinocchio smashed Jiminy Cricket to death with a hammer in a fit of rage.
👀 Pigeons pecked out the eyes of Cinderella’s stepsisters when they tried to steal her suitor prince.
Instead of stealing Arielle’s voice, Ursula the sea witch cut out her tongue to keep her from speaking and becoming fully human – and Arielle didn’t get her happily-ever-after.
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And, of course, we can’t forget the root word of this holiday, fairy, and how declawed most traditional fairy lore stories have become. Many folks well-versed in their history would insist that the fae aren’t all cute, whimsical creatures that shimmer with benevolence and grant wishes; for example, Gwyn ap Nudd, a Welsh fairy king, cut out his enemy’s heart after killing him in battle – and forced the enemy’s son to eat it. (For more Welsh weirdness, have a listen to our recent series on Heol Fanog!)
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Perhaps better known in the fairy realm is the changeling: the uncanny valley replacement for a person (usually a baby) stolen by the fae out of envy, spite, or curiosity. While that in itself is unnerving, the supposed test for a changeling is to threaten the baby with a red hot poker – the impostor baby would supposedly flee out of self-preservation.
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While modern fairy tales are of the vanilla variety, we tip our hats to the dark origins behind the cautionary stories that taught us not everything that glitters is gold. What fairy tales will you tell today?

19/02/2024

Well, it’s President’s Day, during an election year, and the vibes are pretty scary – so we’re running with that theme in our new episode as we take a look at reports of the presidential paranormal!

Listen in for some weird tales of America’s political history, including cryptids, parapsychology, and (of course!) some government ghosts. Catch “President’s Day Special!” on 2/19/24!



1. Teddy Roosevelt, Bigfoot conservationist
2. Mary Todd Lincoln’s infamous séance Red Room, in photo form
3. Mary Todd Lincoln’s infamous séance Red Room, sketch form
4. W.H. Mumler’s spirit photography depicting Abe Lincoln in a photo of Mary Todd Lincoln
5. “Madam Marcia” Champney, trusted psychic of Florence Harding
6. Joan Quigley, trusted psychic of Ronald and Nancy Reagan
7. Ronald Reagan, getting meta with it

14/02/2024

🚨🚨🚨IN CASE YOU MISSED IT!!!🚨🚨🚨
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Listen in as things escalate at Heol Fanog! We’ve got shadow figures, exorcisms galore, creepy-ass paintings, and a whole slew of ridiculous names – as well as some quality voice work and a debut freestyle performance from one of your hosts! 🎤
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Join us to hear our conclusion to this perplexing haunting – Heol Fanog (Part Two) is out now wherever your ears eat podcasts! 😱👂
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1. Liz Rich, modern day, in the Brecon Beacons
2. Becca Rich, modern day, with Bill Rich's paintings

06/02/2024

This week we return to Wales, joining a whole crew of characters as they attempt to help Bill and Liz Rich suss out the sources of the energetic disturbances at Heol Fanog. The strangeness factor keeps ratcheting up at this bucolic home, including the appearance of alarming apparitions and an increasingly negative energy affecting the whole family. God enters the chat after a dark secret from Bill’s past and the farmland’s ancient history lead this bewildered family to the Church for help.

Can prayers help them restore the peace to their home, or will the primordial power of the Welsh highlands hold sway? Find out on Tuesday, February 6th, as we see how things pan out for the Rich Family in Heol Fanog (Part Two)!



1. Bill’s art began to take on a darker tone as the years progressed at Heol Fanog, reflecting the family’s suspicion that they weren’t alone in the home…
2. …and some paintings were downright disturbing, such as this depiction of a co**se being consumed by rodents.
3. Liz, baby Rebecca, and Baptist minister Dave Holmwood, around 1991.
4. Liz, baby Tomas, and Bill in the later years at Heol Fanog.
5. A Daily Telegraph article about the Rich family’s experience, from 1996 (the year they left Heol Fanog).

24/01/2024

NEW EPISODE OUT NOW

Tune in and help us figure out what the hell is going on in the house that holds the record for most exorcisms performed in the UK! This one has something for everyone: lactophilia, teenage angst, animals with human names – and plenty of paranormal intrigue!

Available wherever you get your podcasts!

21/01/2024

Weeeee’re baaaaack – and we’re kicking off 2024 by bringing you an unnerving narrative straight from the rolling, idyllic hills of South Wales in the UK: Heol Fanog (Part One) - God Quit His Job!

From 1989 to 1996, Bill and Liz Rich and their three children lived on an isolated farm known as Heol Fanog, tucked into the shadows of the Brecon Beacons mountain range. Their time during those seven years was fraught with a truly confounding procession of smells, sounds, and electrical anomalies – just to scratch the surface.

As these experiences escalated, Bill and Liz delved into the histories and mysteries of Heol Fanog with the help of local lore and a tag team of clerical and metaphysical investigators. In doing so, the Riches questioned their future at Heol Fanog – and looked to the past for possible explanations…

Join us on Monday, January 22nd, to hear more about this unassuming stone farmhouse and the perplexing secrets it contains!

19/11/2023

Making art with our new friend, ghost hunter Richel Stratton. Check out her podcast, Adventure with Brichel the Podcast.

31/10/2023

HAPPY HALLOWEEN from Matt and Josh over here at The Farthest Reaches! In honor of the holiday, we have released our third annual LISTENER TALES episode!! Check it out wherever you listen to podcasts!

30/10/2023

If you listened to our latest TFR NEWS episode, you heard us talk about our very special guest for the episode. Here’s Roni and all his glory!

25/10/2023

Gef the Talking Mongoose part *sigh* 3 is out now! Pretty sure we’re the only podcast in history to make Gef into a multipart series and dang it he deserves it!

Listen anywhere you can find podcasts!

03/10/2023

We’re back with another collab! Head on over to and check out the episode we did with them talking about real tales of vampires! It’s been so fun doing these episodes with Bailey and Ty! Thanks for having us!

27/09/2023

It’s that time of year once again folks!
With us being back, we are once again doing our HALLOWEEN LISTENER TALES!!
In order to do this tho, we need you, the listeners!

Have you ever had a encounter with what you believe to be a spirit, a Bigfoot, an alien visitor etc? If so, we wanna hear about it!
Send us YOUR ENCOUNTERS and we’ll read them for our yearly holiday special episode!

Send to: [email protected]

Or visit the "Make Contact" page on our website: thefarthestreachespodcast.com

We have an absolute blast doing these episodes and look forward to reading yours next!

21/08/2023

68 years ago today, near the communities of Kelly and Hopkinsville, KY, a large family gathering would bear witness to an "alien invasion".

At about three-and-a-half feet tall, with an oversized head, arms extended almost to the ground, hands with talons, big yellow eyes, and a body that gave off an eerie shimmer as if it was "made of metal", multiple of these creatures would terrorize the family throughout the night causing a shootout with the otherworldly beings and a trip to the nearest police station to describe what had happened.

Project Blue Book had investigated the case but documents suggest that the case was never properly pursued. However, around a year later, the Center for UFO Studies (CUFOS), founded by Dr J. Allen Hynek, would commence a thorough investigation on the matter and publish their findings decades later.

No promising evidence of extraterrestrials at the farmhouse has ever been found, leading to the idea of a hoax, but you can't dismiss the eyewitness accounts. TFR, as well as many other people, communities, and organizations, continue to hold out for this case to be an official stamp of an extraterrestrial visit 👽

30/07/2023

06/07/2023

Want a shirt but couldn’t make it to MonsterFest?! Well you’re in luck! We know how our design up on TeePublic now for you! You can get this design on all kinds of stuff! And it’s currently on sale!!

Let people know that El Chupacabra gives the best you've ever had.

22/06/2023

Yesterday we sat down with the one and only Micah Hanks of The Debrief and chatted at length about the recent whistleblower David Grusch and how the world looks at UAP’s (once UFO’s) continues to change daily.

This interview was such a treat and we really hope everyone enjoys our first ever interview on the podcast.

21/06/2023

Something different coming down the pipeline soon.
This was such a treat, and we can’t wait for you to hear it.

20/06/2023

We recently sat down with fellow Ohioians Cult Talk Net on their show Cult Talks: Conspiracy and spoke more about how we got started as a show, cryptids, shared some tales and much more! This was an absolute blast to do and the first of many new crossovers coming up. Please go check out Cult Talk: Conspiracy on all your favorite podcast platforms.

https://linktr.ee/Culttalknet?fbclid=PAAaaPsmmohLuGTPMBWrTEv685T_gClrxKNIOfieFP2xl8OtkByEAakM0lgLI_aem_th_AUaowbb8si9SFi5aHAywdtb81w1g7M23SSnrftUCZ2issOI-d3l4DsjY_-bOcHFnGRc

14/06/2023

Dropping next Tuesday, June 20th, we are very excited to announce that we will be appearing on Cult Talk Net, talking about some of our strange experiences and how we got started as a podcast. We had a blast sitting down and chatting with these folk and we hope you enjoy listening!

11/06/2023

🚨 NEW EPISODE ANNOUNCEMENT 🚨 On this episode, we talk about a number of outlandish declassified government operations! Including Operation Pigeon, Operation Horizon, and many others!

07/06/2023

"Braxton Co. Residents faint, Become Ill After Run-In With Weird 10-Foot Monster"

That would be the headline of the 'Charleston Daily Mail' just days after Freddie May, his brother Edward, their friend Tommy Hyer, Kathleen May, local children Neil Nunley and Ronnie Shaver, and West Virginia National Guardsman, Eugene Lemon, would witness what is now known as "The Flatwoods Monster" on September 12, 1952

Rest In Peace, Freddie. Our hearts go out to his friends and family

03/06/2023

All set up for Monster Fest!

01/06/2023

THIS SATURDAY JUNE 3rd! Small Town Monsters presents Monster Fest!! We’ll be there and it’s gonna be such a blast! Come see all the amazing vendors, speakers and presenters! We’ve got merch in the form of shirts, buttons, and stickers!

31/05/2023

We’re coming with all the swag you can grab at Small Town Monsters’ Monster Fest happening this SATURDAY in Canton, Ohio!
Stickers by imakeflair featuring art by DefectiveDeity!

29/05/2023

Oh, what’s this?!?!?!?!
After talking about it forever, we have shirts! First, and VERY SMALL, batch of these bad boys will only be available at Small Town Monsters’ Monster Fest this upcoming weekend, but fear not your little heads, we plan on getting these up on our shop very soon!

Shirt design by the ever talented and wonderful DefectiveDeity

Thanks Matt for being our model. A true pod bod