This episode is a raw, unfiltered ride through the strange, the spiritual, and the supernatural with two heavyweights in the high strangeness space — Tony Merkel, founder of Merkel Media and host of The Confessionals, and Joel Thomas, cryptid-chasing musician and host of Free the Rabbits Podcast.
In one of the deepest conversations ever on The Strange Road, we unpack:
– The origin story behind Tony & Joel’s brotherhood
– Going from music collabs to hunting Dogman in Kentucky
– Paranormal field experiences caught on film — and the ones that never made it
– Why Tony walked away from film production and found spiritual realignment
– The next wave of cryptid documentaries, including Shape of Shadows, The Meadow Project, and Sasquatch & The Missing Man
– A wild ride through AI-driven pyramid discoveries, cloning conspiracies, spiritual awakening, and Gnostic cosmology
Dogman, Bigfoot, Brotherhood & Divine Callings | Tony Merkel & Joel Thomas
This one goes from belly laughs to goosebumps. Brace yourself for a winding road of truth, mystery, and transformation.
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