Speakers

 
 

IN-PERSON AND ONLINE SPEAKERS (NOVEMBER 1-3)

Steve Berg

Actor and improviser

Steve Berg (MC)

Steve Berg is an actor and improviser who just finished work on Olivia Wilde’s new film Don’t Worry Darling, and is currently working on the feature Snack Shack. He can also be seen in New Line’s comedy feature Tag starring Jon Hamm and Rashida Jones. His credits also include recurring roles on NBC's The Good Place, ABC's The Goldbergs, Comedy Central's Idiotsitter, and BET's The Comedy Get Down. He has appeared in two features for director Joe Swanberg -- the Netflix Original Win It All and the indie Digging For Fire which premiered at the 2015 Sundance Film Festival. Other credits include Mike White's directorial debut Year of the Dog, Jared Hess’ Gentlemen Broncos, and Joss Whedon's digital series Dr. Horrible's Sing Along-Along Blog. Berg has been a drunk narrator multiple times on Comedy Central's Drunk History and was a series regular in the Fox Television pilot WTF America produced by Ron Howard and Brian Grazer. He performed live sketch and improv for over a decade in Los Angeles at The Second City, Upright Citizens Brigade and Improv Olympic. He is originally from Omaha, Nebraska.89

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HOST OF BINNALL OF AMERICA AND NEWS EDITOR AT COAST TO COAST AM

Tim Binnall

Tim Binnall is the news editor for Coast to Coast AM as well as the host of the pioneering paranormal podcast Binnall of America. For more than a decade and over the course of hundreds of BoA programs, he has interviewed a vast array of researchers, spanning a wide spectrum of paranormal genres and ranging from bonafide esoteric icons to up-and-coming future players in 'the field.' A graduate of Syracuse University, Binnall aims to maintain an outsider's perspective on the paranormal world with a distinct appreciation for its absurdities and a keen interest in the personalities and sociology of esoteric studies.

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AUTHOR AND PRACTITIONER

KIKI DOMBROWSKI

Kiki Dombrowski is a spiritual researcher and explorer who has spent her life studying mythology, magic, witchcraft, and the supernatural. She lives in Savannah where she is a professional tarot card reader, certified life coach, and professional writer. Her sophisticated perspective allows her to help improve and expand her clients’ and readers’ spiritual awareness and evolution.

Kiki has been reading tarot for over 25 years and has delighted her clients by giving them thoughtful, accurate, and encouraging readings. As a certified life coach, Kiki’s tarot readings are a unique experience that require the client to interact through conversation and exploring present successes and opportunities. Her advanced knowledge of the tarot and spiritual knowledge allow for her to offer proactive advice, creative solutions, and inspiring insights.

She received her BA in English and Creative Writing from Southern Connecticut State University. She received her MA in Medieval English from the University of Nottingham. Her background in writing and academic research has allowed her to find success in writing.

Kiki has recently published a second edition of A Curious Future, an inviting book that explores unusual and fascinating forms of divination. Her next book on tarot will be published late summer 2022.

Kiki has been a contributing writer for Witch Way Magazine for over five years and works as a content specialist for the magazine. Kiki is a passionate traveler who has lived abroad in Paris and Nottingham. Most recently she has visited Egypt in the fall of 2021.

For more information please visit her website kikidombrowski.com or follow her on Twitter: @KikiD333.

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High Strangeness In The Penny Royal podcast

Nathan Isaac

Nathan Paul Isaac is a writer, filmmaker, and host/creator of the Penny Royal podcast. A native of Kentucky, he has been researching the folklore, mystery, and high strangeness of the Bluegrass State for over two decades. In addition to the Penny Royal podcast, Nathan films and produces the music series SomerSessions.

CURATOR OF VISUP VIEW BLOG,HOST OF “THE FARM” PODCAST

STEVEN SNIDER AKA RECLUSE

S. William Snider, aka Recluse, is the longtime curator of the VISUP blog (visupview.blogspot.com), where he has explored high strangeness and parapolitics in all their many forms for over a decade. More recently, he has branched out into books and podcasts. He is the co-author of Strange Tales of the Parapolitical: Postwar Nazis, Mercenaries, and Other Secret History and the host of The Farm podcast (thefarmpodcast.com). He is also a reoccurring guest on the Penny Royal podcast. Most recently, he has issued the 30,000 word essay More Strange Tales: Hellier, the Lovecraft Gnosis, and Psychological Warfare in conjunction with the first Penny Royal release. The first installment of a three part trilogy exploring the origins of Jeffrey Epstein's network, A Special Relationship: Epstein, Trump, and the Secret History of the Anglo-American Establishment, is set to drop this October.

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OCCULT PRACTITIONER

WREN COLLIER

Wren Collier is an occultist and Thelemite living in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He is a frequent contributor on the "Where Did The Road Go?" podcast, as well as contributing to projects like NAEQ.IO and the Lunar Cry occult community. He also sells fine occult goods at his Etsy store, Atelier Argent, and is working on his first book, "CTHONIA", an exploration of katabasis narratives, underground kingdoms, pulp scifi, and the Hollow Earth. He can be found at liminalroom.com

Author

Joshua Cutchin

Joshua Cutchin is the author of seven books about the supernatural. He has appeared on dozens of programs including Coast to Coast AM, and is regularly invited to speak at paranormal conferences. He recently released his first novel, THEM OLD WAYS NEVER DIED.

Author and editor

Brent Raynes

Brent Raynes has been immersed in the field of ufology and it's many components of high strangeness going back 57 years this coming January. He is the editor of the monthly online journal Alternate Perceptions, and the author of Visitors from Hidden Realms, On The Edge of Reality, and John A. Keel: The Man, The Myths, and the Ongoing Mysteries.


ONLINE-ONLY SPEAKERS (SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 3)

HOST OF “WHERE DID THE ROAD GO?”

SERIAH AZKATH

Seriah Azkath is the host of Where Did the Road Go?, which he began in Jan of 2013. He is in the process of working on two books, one on his own personal experiences, and one on new ways of looking at reality and the strange phenomena within. He is a True skeptic in the true sense of the word, asking questions instead of pushing beliefs.His talk will be about time, and how it's odd connection to unexplained phenomena, as well as different ways of looking at experiences people have. Throwing out new ideas, even as thought experiments, to try and make connections we have missed.

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HOST OF “STRANGE FAMILIARS” PODCAST AND AUTHOR

TIMOTHY RENNER

Timothy Renner is an illustrator, author, and folk musician living in Pennsylvania. His illustrations have appeared in the pages of various books, magazines, fanzines and comics as well as on many record and CD covers. Since 1995, Timothy has been making music both solo and with his band, Stone Breath. Timothy is the creator of "Strange Familiars", a podcast concerning the paranormal, weird history, folklore and the occult. He makes regular appearances on the paranormal radio show, "Where Did the Road Go?", and has appeared as a guest on many other podcasts and radio programs, including "Coast to Coast AM".