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A paradigm expanding podcast exploring controversial, marginalized, innovative, obscure, anomalous, & system critical topics within history, culture, philosophy, science, & politics, through in depth conversations with the most interesting authors, scholars, researchers, & freethinkers of today.

Al Borealis

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    • Apr 22, 2024 LATEST EPISODE
    • every other week NEW EPISODES
    • 1h 59m AVG DURATION
    • 184 EPISODES
    • 6 SEASONS

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    The Forum Borealis podcast is a hidden gem that I stumbled upon through the Skeptiko podcast. From the moment I started listening, I was captivated by the brilliant guests and the host's extensive knowledge on various subjects. This show is truly a rare find, and I am grateful for the amazing work that has gone into it. As I dive into Al's back catalogue and play catch up, I find myself behind on all of my other favorite podcasts because I can't get enough of The Forum Borealis.

    One of the best aspects of this podcast is its thought-provoking nature and well-researched content. The guests are fascinating, covering diverse topics that range from esoteric knowledge to conspiracy theories to alternative history. The host's ability to engage with these guests and delve deep into each subject is impressive. It's like being a fly on the wall during an intelligent conversation between knowledgeable individuals.

    However, one aspect that can be improved upon is the length of the introductions for each guest. Sometimes, it feels unnecessary to have lengthy personal achievements listed before getting into the meat of the conversation. While it's important to provide context for each guest, shortening these intros would help maintain listener engagement.

    In conclusion, The Forum Borealis podcast stands out as an outstanding platform for engaging thoughts and conversations. In a world filled with deceit and "fake news," this show provides a refreshing dose of intellectual exploration and deep thinking. Whether you're interested in consciousness studies, alternative history, or anything in between, The Forum Borealis will not disappoint. Highly recommended for those seeking intelligent discussions on mind-expanding topics!



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    PRE-RELEASE: Howard "Howdie" Mickoski - Escaping the Mortal Coil (Pt. 2 of 3: Blood Moon Illusion)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 22, 2024 98:07


    This is a pre-release of S09 E08 only to the podcast platforms.All show notes will appear when it is officially out on the video platforms.Recorded: 21 February 2023Series: Exploring Esoteric Philosophy

    PRE-RELEASE: Stacy James - Forgotten Roots (Pt. 3 of 3: The Steampunk)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 10, 2024 132:02


    This is a pre-release of S07 E19 only to the podcast platforms.All show notes will appear when it is officially out on the video platforms.Recorded: 16 June 2021Series: Tesla - Man of Light

    PRE-RELEASE: Jimmy Dore - Truth to Power

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 17, 2024 114:59


    Get your tickets here: https://jimmydore.com/events/list/This is a pre-release of S10 E08 only to the podcast platforms.All show notes will appear when it is officially out on the video platforms.Recorded: 7 March 2024Series: Frontline Dissidents

    PRE-RELEASE: Whitney Webb - Epstein & The Intel Crime Syndicate (Pt. 1 of 2: Operation Underworld)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 8, 2024 88:56


    This is a pre-release of S09 E10 only to the podcast platforms.All show notes will appear when it is officially out on the video platforms.Recorded: 27 April 2023Series: Frontline Dissidents

    PRE-RELEASE: Ralph Blumenthal - UFOhs! Revisited

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 22, 2024 134:35


    This is a pre-release of S09 E05 only to the podcast platforms.All show notes will appear when it is officially out on the video platforms.Recorded: 12 Jan 2023Series: Timeline of a Breakaway Civilization

    PRE-RELEASE: Howard "Howdie" Mickoski - Escaping the Mortal Coil (Pt. 1 of 3: Fragments of Kemetic Survival)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 3, 2024 98:48


    This is a pre-release of S09 E07 only to the podcast platforms.All show notes will appear when it is officially out on the video platforms.Recorded: 21 Feb 2023Series: Tesla - Exploring Esoteric Philosophy

    PRE-RELEASE: Stacy James - Forgotten Roots (Pt. 2 of 3: The Kitegeist)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 16, 2024 116:28


    This is a pre-release of S07 E18 only to the podcast platforms.All show notes will appear when it is officially out on the video platforms.Recorded: 16 June 2021Series: Tesla - Man of Light

    PRE-RELEASE: Katherine Chiljan - Shakespeare Unmasked (Act I: The Case for Oxford)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 28, 2023 156:50


    This is a pre-release of S08 E18 only to the podcast platforms.All show notes will appear when it is officially out on the video platforms.Recorded: 21 November 2022Series: From Solomon's Temple to Arcadia

    PRE-RELEASE: Jim McQuiston - New Atlantis: The Templar Project at Oak Island (Pt. 2 of 2)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 10, 2023 128:44


    This is a pre-release of S08 E26 only to the podcast platforms.All show notes will appear when it is officially out on the video platforms.Recorded: 8 December 2022Series: From Solomon's Iceland to Arcadia

    PRE-RELEASE: Walter Bosley - The Nameless Ones (NYMZA & the early Space Program)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 13, 2023 137:06


    This is a pre-release of S08 E15 only to the podcast platforms.All show notes will appear when it is officially out on the video platforms.Recorded: 15 November 2022Series: Timeline of a Breakaway Civilization

    Stacy James - Forgotten Roots (Pt. 1 of 3: The Aether)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 22, 2023 166:43


    This is a pre-release of S07 E17 only to the podcast platforms.All show notes will appear when it is officially out on the video platforms.Recorded: 16 June 2021Series: Tesla - Man of Light

    PRE-RELEASE: Victoria Jones - What you should know about Bitcoin (Pt. 2 of 2: Outcome: How Bitcoin will oust Fiat & Crypto)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 16, 2023 139:04


    This is a pre-release of S08 E24 only to the podcast platforms.All show notes will appear when it is officially out on the video platforms.Recorded: 7 Descember 2022

    PRE-RELEASE: Dr. Haraldur Erlendsson - Esoteric Island: A Hidden History of the Norse

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 26, 2023 143:54


    This is a pre-release of S08 E09 only to the podcast platforms.All show notes will appear when it is officially out on the video platforms.Recorded: 7 July 2022

    PRE-RELEASE: David Sereda - UAP's Explained (Pt. 2 of 3: Holes in Heaven)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 9, 2023 115:07


    This is a pre-release of S08 E19 only to the podcast platforms.All show notes will appear when it is officially out on the video platforms.Recorded: 22 November 2022

    PRE-RELEASE: Johnny Vedmore - Who is Uncle Klaus? (Pt. 2 of 2: Welcome to New Swabia)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 22, 2023 122:43


    Topic: Klaus Schwab, WEF, & The Great Reset.This is a pre-release to the podcast platforms.All show notes will appear when it is officially out on the video platforms.Recorded: 16 November 2022

    PRE-RELEASE: Walter Cruttenden III - Dark Star (Antediluvia, Time Cycles, & Missing Planets)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 6, 2023 109:41


    This is a pre-release to the podcast platforms.All show notes will appear when it is officially out on the video platforms.Recorded: 27 October 2022

    PRE-RELEASE: Robert Bonomo - The Case for Bitcoins (Pt. 2 of 2)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 25, 2023 113:38


    This is a pre-release to the podcast platforms.All show notes will appear when it is officially out on the video platforms.Recorded: 22 February 2022

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    PRE-RELEASE: David Sereda - UAP's Explained (Pt. 1 of 3: NASA vs Pac-Man)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 16, 2023 105:16


    This is a pre-release to the podcast platforms. All show notes will appear when it is officially out on the video platforms. Recorded: 22 November 2022

    PRE-RELEASE: New Atlantis - The Templar Project at Oak Island (Pt. 1 of 2)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 8, 2023 137:43


    This is a pre-release. All show notes will come when it is officially out on the video platforms. Recorded: 8 December 2022

    PRE-RELEASE: Victoria Jones - What you should know about Bitcoin (Pt. 1 of 2: End Game: Class War & the Great Reset Plot)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 18, 2023 121:50


    Recorded: 7 December 2022This is a pre-release. All show notes will come when it is officially out on the video platforms.

    PRE-RELEASE: Loren Jeffries - A Native Elder on Ancient Mysteries (Pt. 2 of 2)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 27, 2023 91:51


    This is a pre-release. All show notes will come when it is officially out on the video platforms. Recorded: 9 December 2021http://www.mysticsofthemaya.com/ https://www.amazon.com/Sacred-Count-Fractal-Calendar-Meso-America/dp/1496175646

    PRE-RELEASE: Dr. Brooks Agnew - Anatomy of the U.S. Deep State

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 17, 2023 179:58


    This is a pre-release. All show notes will come when it is officially out on the video platforms. Recorded: 17 May 2019

    PRE-RELEASE: Johnny Vedmore - Who is Uncle Klaus? (Pt. 1 of 2: Meet the Old Guard)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 23, 2023 108:12


    This is a pre-release. All show notes will come when it is officially out on the video platforms. Recorded: 16 November 2022

    PRE-RELEASE: Erling Strand - Portal of High Strangeness: Hessdalen Lights - Key to UAP?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 7, 2023 147:22


    This is a pre-release. All show notes will come when it is officially out on the video platforms. Recorded: 16 October 2022

    PRE-RELEASE: Dr. Haraldur Erlendsson - What you should know about Psychedelics

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 16, 2022 152:12


    This is a pre-release. All show notes will come when it is officially out on the video platforms. Recorded: 16 July 2022

    PRE-RELEASE: Riz Virk - This is the Simulated Universe Model

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 29, 2022 145:55


    This is a pre-release. All show notes will come when it is officially out on the video platforms. Recorded: 11 July 2022

    PRE-RELEASE: Loren Jeffries - A Native Elder on Ancient Mysteries (Pt. 1 of 2)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 23, 2022 97:23


    This is a pre-release. All show notes will come when it is officially out on the video platforms. Recorded: 9 December 2021 Here you can get the book: http://www.mysticsofthemaya.com/ Errata: It sounds like I'm saying Columbus and his brother sold this map to the king of Portugal. Not so; the king of Portugal obtained  the map from Nicolo Conti some thirty years  before Christibol Colon was born. When Bartholomew went to work in the map-making office of Henry the Navigator, he became aware of the map, and he and his brother concocted a scheme, by which they would reconfigure the map, making the African Continent much larger to discourage the idea of sailing East, and using this to obtain financing for a voyage West. Whether he approached other monarchs beside Isabella and Ferdinand is unknown to me, but Spain bought into this scheme.  - Loren

    PRE-RELEASE: Mark Gober - The Case for Freedom (Pt. 2 of 2: The X Factor)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 13, 2022 116:10


    This is a pre-release. All show notes will come when it is officially out on the video platforms. Recorded: 23 January 2022

    PRE-RELEASE: Steven ”Recluse” Snider - Beyond Epstein (Pt. 2 of 2: Epstein didn't kill himself)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 27, 2022 161:23


    This is a pre-release. All show notes will come when it is officially out on the video platforms. Recorded: 15 December 2021

    PRE-RELEASE: Dr. Fiona Moore - Who is No. One? (Act 2: Many happy returns)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 6, 2022 126:25


    This is a pre-release. Full info will come when it is officially out on the video platforms. Recorded: 09 Nov 2021 NB! Optimal Chronological Order:   1. Arrival 2. Dance of the Dead 3. Free for All 4. Checkmate 5. The Chimes of Big Ben 6. Schizoid Man 7. The General 8. A. B. and C 9. Many Happy Returns 10. A Change of Mind 11. The Girl Who Was Death 12. Hammer into Anvil 13. Do Not Forsake Me Oh My Darling 14. Living in Harmony 15. It's Your Funeral 16. Once Upon a Time 17. Fall Out

    PRE-RELEASE: Catherine Austin Fitts - Timeline of a Global Takeover

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 14, 2022 162:26


    This is a pre-release. Full info will come when it is officially out on the Video Platforms. Recorded: 10 July 2020

    PRE-RELEASE: Mark Stavish - The Secret of Secrets: How to survive death

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 29, 2022 167:18


    This is a pre-release. Full info will come when it is officially out on YouTube. Recorded: 7 October 2021

    PRE-RELEASE: Steven ”Recluse” Snider - Beyond Epstein (Pt. 1 of 2: Private Power Networks & Deep State Players)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 31, 2022 122:58


    This is a pre-release. All show notes will come when it is officially out on the video platforms. Recorded: 15 December 2021

    PRE-RELEASE: Mark Gober - The Case for Freedom (Pt. 1 of 2: Everything is Upside Down)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 22, 2022 124:59


    This is a pre-release. All show notes will come when it is officially out on the video platforms. Recorded: 23 January 2022  

    PRE-RELEASE: Robert Bonomo - The Case for Bitcoins (Pt. 1 of 2)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 29, 2022 114:51


    This is a pre-release. All show notes will come when it is officially out on the video platforms. Recorded: 22 February 2022    

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    PRE-RELEASE: Laurence Caruana - Gnostic Resurrections (Pt. 2 of 2: From Apocrypha to Art)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 16, 2022 169:12


    This is a pre-release. Full info will come when it is officially out on YouTube. Recorded: 18 March 2021.

    PRE-RELEASE: Dr. Joseph Farrell - 4th Reich End Game (Pt. 1 of 2: The Octopus of Fascist Cartels)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 11, 2022 127:44


    This is a pre-release. Full info will come when it is officially out on YouTube. Recorded: 19 October 2021.

    PRE-RELEASE: Ole Dammegård - Fishy Aspects of July 22

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 26, 2022 158:50


    This is a pre-release. Full info will come when it is officially out on YouTube. Recorded: 28 June 2021

    PRE-RELEASE: Mark Stavish - Hacking Egregores (Pt. 2 of 2: Paradise Lost)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 27, 2022 95:23


    This is a pre-release. Full info will come when it is officially out on YouTube. Recorded: 09 June 2021.

    PRE-RELEASE: Alex Tsakiris (& friends) - The Skeptiko Journey (Part 2 of 2: Paradigm Expansion) 15th Y Anniversary Show

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 3, 2022 140:05


    This is a pre-release. Full info will come when it is officially out on YouTube. Recorded: 24 Jan 2022  

    PRE-RELEASE: Alex Tsakiris (& friends) - The Skeptiko Journey (Part 1 of 2: Debunking Debunkers) 15th Y Anniversary Show

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 28, 2022 139:46


    This is a pre-release. Full info will come when it is officially out on YouTube. Part 2 to be pre-released here within 24 hours. Recorded: 24 Jan 2022  

    PRE-RELEASE: Rick Davy - Who is No. One? (Act 1: Once upon a time)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 31, 2022 125:47


    This is a pre-release. Full info will come when it is officially out on YouTube. Recorded: 26 July 2021 NB! Optimal Chronological Order: 1. Arrival 2. Dance of the Dead 3. Free for All 4. Checkmate 5. The Chimes of Big Ben 6. Schizoid Man 7. The General 8. A. B. and C 9. Many Happy Returns 10. A Change of Mind 11. The Girl Who Was Death 12. Hammer into Anvil 13. Do Not Forsake Me Oh My Darling 14. Living in Harmony 15. It's Your Funeral 16. Once Upon a Time 17. Fall Out  

    PRE-RELEASE: Stacy Fry - Mystics of the Maya (Pt. 3 of 3: Forbidden Powers)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 15, 2022 120:08


    This is a pre-release. Full info will come when it is officially out on YouTube. Recorded: 03 December 2020. http://www.mysticsofthemaya.com/ https://www.patreon.com/mysticsofthemaya

    PRE-RELEASE: Harry Cooper - The South Pole Scheme

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 29, 2021 158:29


    This is a pre-release. Full info will come when it is officially out on YouTube. Recorded: 25 April 2017.

    Dr. Joseph Farrell - The Hess Mess Enigma (Pt. 1 of 3: Who are you, Mr. H?)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 20, 2021 80:19


    Inspired by the great book of Picknett & Prince, the Forum Professor has examined the Hess mystery further & elaborates on these issues that we briefly touched in an early show. Some topics raised: Why did the Hess case go silent? Why is he almost erased from history? Why did the worst war criminals go free? How is German unification & EU expansion related? Why did they never release him? Was he the brain of the party? How is Dulles & Bormann involved? What influence did Haushofer & Thule have? How's Goring & Hess tied to Antarctica? Why did Goring cover for the Scotland flight? Was Bormann the Soviet Spy? And hear how Al got radiation poisoning...   :: :: :: ::   All programs are gratis & listener funded. Please consider supporting our work and help cover costs by donating, subscribing to our channel, liking & sharing our posts. Subscribing to our website (https://www.forumborealis.net/contribute) gives you direct access to all shows before public release + various bonus & backstage clips. Our shows are chronologically arranged in different series collected in separate playlists.   :: :: :: ::   * The Hess Mess Enigma (Part 1 of 3: Who are you Mr. Hess?) - A conversation with Joseph Farrell   * © Forum Borealis. May not be reproduced in any commercial way.   * Guest: Professor Joseph Patrick Farrell (https://www.forumborealis.net/guests)   * Recorded: 09 July 2018   * Bumper music used with cordial permission from © Loopus.net   * This Program is part of our first series called TIMELINE OF A BREAKAWAY CIVILIZATION (http://www.forumborealis.net/series)  

    PRE-RELEASE: Thor Elptirdalr - What you should know about Vikings

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 25, 2021 133:12


    This is a pre-release. Full info will come when it is officially out on YouTube. Recorded: 26 June 2021.  

    PRE-RELEASE: Laurence Caruana - Gnostic Resurrections (Pt. 1 of 2: Malta, Yeshua, & Forgotten Scriptures)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 7, 2021 116:58


    This is a pre-release. Full info will come when it is officially out on YouTube. Recorded: 18 March 2021.

    PRE-RELEASE: Randall Carlson - When the Earth nearly Died

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 25, 2021 168:52


    This is a pre-release. Full info will come when it is officially out on YouTube. Recorded: 21 July 2021.

    PRE-RELEASE: Stacey Fry - Mystics of the Maya (Pt. 2 of 3: The Sundance Kids)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 9, 2021 126:27


    This is a pre-release. Full info will come when it is officially out on YouTube. Recorded: 03 December 2020. http://www.mysticsofthemaya.com/ https://www.patreon.com/mysticsofthemaya

    PRE-RELEASE: Nick Cook - Pentagon‘s Biggest Secret

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 26, 2021 124:23


    This is a pre-release. Full info will come when it is officially out on YouTube. Recorded: 02 April 2021

    PRE-RELEASE: Dr. Diana Muir - The Journals of Sir Henry Sinclair (Pt. 2 of 2)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 28, 2021 91:16


    This is a pre-release. Full info will come when it is officially out on YouTube. Recorded: 27 March 2021.

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