Magical Mystery Radio: Conspiracy & Paranormal Review

Translation for the Python-challenged: Release the Kraken! No more avoiding it - John and Adam discuss the 2020 election.  Happy New Year! And may 2021 be less interesting.

From August 2, 2017: We interview writer and historian Francis Richard Conolly, the filmmaker behind the explosive documentary and viral sensation, JFK to 9/11: Everything Is a Rich Man's Trick. Released in 2014, it has garnered rave reviews since its release and, probably more than a little consternation from the, "powers that be", as it explains and synthesizes a tremendous amount of information that the elite don't want you to be aware of, let alone understand. Clocking in at 3 1/2 hours, Everything Is a Rich Man's Trick, takes you on a journey from WWI up the present day, explaining the, "who, how & why of the JFK assassination", and the likelihood that many of the same players (or at least the same playbook) were behind 9/11.  It's not only deeply informative, but riveting as well, and we couldn't recommend it any higher for those interested in how the "real world" works.  

Happy Halloween! What was the real-life inspiration for THE EXORCIST? What really happened in AMITYVILLE? Was THE ENTITY a demon, spirit, or poltergeist? Who haunts the HOLLYWOOD SIGN? What silent stars STILL can't rest in peace? Adam and John chew on HOLLYWOOD GHOST STORIES (1986), a delicious slice of vintage 80s direct-to-video cheese.

John tortures Adamski with another political "What's the Word" segment before taking a deep dive into the Jeffrey Epstein/Ghislaine Maxwell scandal - and emerging with the disheartening revelation that there is really is nothing new under the sun.

We discuss cancel culture, the masons, breakaway civilizations, secret moon colonies... and one fascinating, mythical "lost" film from the 80s that ties it all together!

We review the documentary CALLING ALL EARTHLINGS. And then we do it one better by actually covering the material that should have been in the movie. This is the story of George Van Tassel, eccentric, contactee, engineer... genius? Did Van Tassel channel messages from our alien brothers and sisters and use the information to construct a time machine?  Join us and find out!

Is an advanced race of tall, albino-like extraterrestrials from Arcturus living on the Nevada test range? Has our government struck a deal with the aliens to obtain advanced military technology? Take a deep dive with us as we chronicle this fascinating, seemingly implausible story from one man who claims it's all true!

We discuss several recent "documentaries" occupying the twilight zone between fantasy and reality. Are these films omens? Augurs of a dark future? Are we moving into a new dark age of superstition? Is the consensus reality of post-enlightenment reason vanishing in a post-modern haze of news and subjective reality? And why are the French f*cking with us? Oh, and John gets a visit from an owl.

COVID-19. Coronavirus. What else is there to talk about? It's end of the world as we know it, and we feel mostly pretty okay.

The WEIRDEST inventions of all time. John revises his predictions for the upcoming year. When you're too stupid to know you're stupid...  "Mad Mike" Hughes - why the words "homemade" and "rocket" should never appear together in the same sentence (except maybe this one). John and Adam discuss 80s horror (plus War of the Worlds). Breaking: Man throws snowball at this friend and hits him in the face!

Thirty years of Simpsons predictions: Did the venerable animated series really forecast Kobe's helicopter crash, the coronavirus epidemic, and Disney's acquisition of Fox (not to mention a bunch of other stuff)?  The Cotopaxi went missing in the Bermuda Triangle nearly a century ago. Now it's been found. You know it as the ship the aliens dropped in the desert in Spielberg's Close Encounters of the Third Kind. What's the REAL story? The US government declares that releasing any further information about the Nimitz UFO sightings would "gravely damage" national security. Why? What are they hiding? Adam revisits the films of John Hughes. This turns into a discussion of evolving ethical standards in media - and of diversity in the arts.  And John talks about Bigfoot. Again.  

Adam talks Star Wars (again). John talks politics (again). But really he's talking conspiracy, because what is politics but conspiracy? Right? Did you know the Pied Piper legend was based on fact? Seriously, it was. Check it out. John and Adam review their lame and boring predictions from last year, and make new lame and boring predictions for the coming year. Well, there is one fairly bold prediction... Listen and find out what it is!   Happy Whatever!

Welcome to our 100% turkey- and pilgrim-free Thanksgiving special! John and Adam return to the Hollow Earth to discuss oddly compelling stories of lost civilizations and strange peoples. Who were the Green Children? The Moon-Eyed People? Could these have been our starfaring ancestors, now lost to memory? Is the Hollow Earth just a product of the fertile imaginations of pulp adventure writers? Happy Turkey Day!

Is it real - or not? It has become increasingly difficult to distinguish between fact and fiction. We live in a time of "fake news" and "deepfakes", under a constant barrage of disinformation and propaganda. It's only natural that artists would reflect this blurring of the lines in their work. And there's no better place to practice this craft than in the conspiracy and paranormal genres.  Join us as we discuss a few current examples of this emerging phenomenon - and some infamous ones from the recent past - to showcase the Hypernormalization that has infected our culture. A sign of the times? A portent of things to come? Tune in and find out! And HAPPY HALLOWEEN! - John and Adam Oh, and... Adam is "officially" retired from politics. ;-)     

Another exciting episode of, What's the word on the street, Johnny? John goes all in for Trump just to piss you off! Just kidding. He supports Tulsi Gabbard! But what he does reveal is the insanity (and utter stupidity) of our current political discourse. Look, you don't have to "Like" Trump to understand what's happening.  John spent many years satirizing Trump's flaws as a human being (and there are many), but he now sees that Trump Derangement Syndrome (TDS) has reached such a fever-point, that it threatens to take down the whole system with it. In short, a lot of people have lost their friggin' minds.  Orange Man Bad! Politics and conspiracy have always been synonymous. And there are forces trying to take down a legitimately elected president, much like we've seen in the past... *cough* JFK *cough*... because the Powers That Be don't like him. We've seen this as well with Lincoln, FDR, etc. Hate Trump? Adam certainly does. But Trump, whether you like him or not, is a force to be reckoned with, and it's obvious that he threatens the entrenched powers structures of the 21st century. Ask yourself why. The bottom line is that it doesn't matter whether Trump is a force for good or ill. The point is that he's the right man for the right time, regardless if you think that's a positive or negative. Get out of your Hegelian dialectic, escape your bubble, and stop following what the media/CIA tells you. They're not looking out for your best interests. They're deliberately LYING TO YOU. Sorry for the long post, but THINK FOR YOURSELF. And as we say, "Question Everything", no matter where it might lead... Even, and especially, if it overturns your worldview. Peace out.

Bigfoot prowls the North Carolina woods. A new kind of UFO slithers through the skies.  Speaking of slithering, has DNA evidence conclusively identified the Loch Ness Monster? New study concludes WTC Building 7 could not have collapsed on its own. John discusses the Jeffrey Epstein case. More accurately, he discusses why we're NOT discussing it! New extraterrestrial object enters our solar system. Is it the end? Again? Finally... John pitches his Star Wars sequel. And it actually doesn't suck!

We return to our roots and do a feature-length takedown - er, review - of the new(ish) documentary BOB LAZAR: AREA 51 & FLYING SAUCERS.  Do we think there's life on other worlds? Almost definitely. Intelligent? Probably. That they've visited earth? Possibly. The they've visited earth sometime in the last century? Unlikely, but who knows? That Bob Lazar actually participated in a government effort to reverse engineer an alien spacecraft?  Listen and find out!

We're back! John explains why he needed a sabbatical from all this... stuff. What the heck was that thing on Vivian Gomez's security cam? An elf? Dobby? A lost cast member from Mac and Me?  The President and the Mole People. UFOs (or is that UAPs) hitting the news in a big way. You know when even the New York Times gets in on the act, something's going on, as the establishment almost never takes this subject seriously. Coming disclosure? Or just more disinfo? Oh, and stop trying to make UAP (Unidentified Aerial Phenomenon) happen. It's not going to happen.  

We discuss the tragic circumstances surrounding the death of Isaac Kappy, one troubled individual at the center of last year's Hollywood pedophilia panic. Was it suicide? Or was he "suicided"? Adam's mind is blown by an astounding coincidence linking Kappy with our previous episode's feature on joining the Illuminati.  We pay tribute to GRUMPY CAT (aka Tardar Sauce) and Stanton Friedman (aka The Man Who Made Roswell).

How one man almost joined the Illuminati - by answering an email. For a secret society, they sure don't seem to be very discriminating recruiters. John has a dream. And now he has All the Answers. And he's going to share them with us. What is life? Why is life? How is paradox the key to existence? And what's with all the porn? Quantum physicists prove there is no such thing as absolute, objective reality. Well, that explains a LOT. Bigfoot update! Well, Yeti, but still... 

Did you know Jesus wasn't the ONLY one resurrected that day? Or that chocolate bunnies are hollow for your own safety and well-being? Or that "Easter" has absolutely nothing to do with "Ishtar" (despite what that Facebook meme would have you believe)? Speaking of... Facebook employees have been falling for the conspiracy theories they're supposed to be moderating. What is going on over there? Of course conspiracy theories are already springing up around the Notre Dame fire. Could there be anything to them? The Mueller Report has been released. What earth-shaking revelations have come to light? And can we please put this to bed, now? Four days to Rapture! Again!!

John's bursting with pride at his unerring ability to see the future. John knows all. Trust in John. Yes, the Mueller report has been delivered. Yes, it's a massive letdown. Yes, Trump is still president. John argues that we are living through one of the most egregious and elaborate conspiracies in American history. Adam discovers he's famous. Or at least, a "ghost photo" he took 27 years ago is. Among a certain cohort of modern ghostbusters. He tells the true story of his apparently classic (who knew?) "man in tree" photograph.  Also, we talk about verifiable Catholic Miracles - in particular, incorrupt corpses. Because why not?

Momo! Where did it come from? Is it a hoax? Should parents be concerned? There's something happening here, but what it is ain't exactly clear.   Adam rushes through all the things he WAS going to talk about this episode but is most definitely NOT talking about: New Book American Cosmic, Catholic Miracles, Qi Power, the Mystery of Elisa Lam, Interdimensional Entities, Ed & Lorraine Warren's Haunted Legal Precedent...  Alex Jones recently appeared on The Joe Rogan Experience. This was an epic, nearly-five-hour rantfest covering everything from zombie wasps to human/pig hybrids to clandestine government meetings with alien intelligences. In short, it's everything a paranoid conspiracy buff could want and more... Hey, just because you're paranoid, doesn't mean they're not out to get you. 

Opportunity's last words: did the little Mars rover that could *really* say "my battery is low and it's getting dark"? Do you really want the answer? All about the "Collins Elite"  - the secret cabal that controls all things and stands against the demonic inter-dimensional beings that seeded our civilization... Are personality tests any more accurate than astrology? (For that matter, how accurate *is* astrology?) John and Adam test each other, discuss the Jungian origins of Myers-Briggs, and reveal the personality types most likely to believe in conspiracy theories.  

We are back after an extended holiday break. And it's time to face the music: How accurate were we with our 2018 predictions?  We discuss the frighteningly articulate future forecasts of children living in 1904. Did they fare any better than we did in 2018? Psychic Nikki shares her prognostications for 2019. She's probably wrong about everything so we'll deflect criticisms of our inaccuracies by laughing at her. Oh, also -- are we on the verge of an AI Apocalypse? Yeah, probably.

We attempt to respectfully discuss the origins of our Christmas traditions - including reveling, gift-giving, and virgin birthing. Turns out it's really hard to talk about this stuff and remain one hundred percent respectful.  Were there mythological precedents for the immaculate conception? Of course there were! Was Jesus actually born December 25th? Of course not! And how do Stanley Kubrick and JRR Tolkien fit into all this? Happy Holidays, dear listeners! See you in the new year! John and Adam

Adam looks into the origin of the "tin-foil hat" and accidentally, very possibly, maybe, stumbles onto a a real conspiracy.  John gives us a current events update, then takes a deep dive into how Russia, despite the collusion nonsense, is very likely waging an information war against the United States to weaken us from within... ...and it involves a mysterious Russian mystic whom many have dubbed "Putin's Rasputin".  It's a rabbit hole that we'll be visiting again, as there's much to unpack about this existential threat to western democracy. Just hold tight to your tin foil hat.

We're on break this week, but we couldn't leave you empty handed! Feast on a compilation of clips related to the JFK assassination and subsequent coverup. We discuss: - recently declassified documents - newly discovered information about Lee Harvey Oswald that potentially changes EVERYTHING - new theories about the actual mechanics of the assassination In addition, we chat with Francis Richard Conolly, creator of the epic documentary EVERYTHING IS A RICH MAN'S TRICK. Have a safe and HAPPY THANKSGIVING!  

Adam shares the tragic story of silent film star Olive Thomas, whose ghost haunts the landmark New Amsterdam Theater in New York City. John finally talks about the Great Purge of 2018. If you're not mad, you should be. This is dangerous stuff. Julian Assange says being forced to clean his cat's litter box is a violation of his fundamental rights. Some dutch guy "identifies" as twenty years younger - and wants to legally change his age. That giant flying rock might be an extraterrestrial probe. Or not. Or maybe it is. Or not.    

HAPPY HALLOWEEN! A spooky little treat from John: Edgar Allan Poe's THE RAVEN and THE TELL-TALE HEART. Best with headphones. ;-) Enjoy! We'll be back next week with a "normal" episode. In the meantime, stay safe and eat lots of candy! Music Credit: Long Note Three Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License  

Ack! The Stupid! It Hurts! Okay, so let's see. In last week's news, Elizabeth Warren releases a dubious DNA test that the mainstream media claims is, "strong evidence" of Native American ancestry. At the same time, the Saudis say that the killing and dismembering of a dissident journalist was simply, "an interrogation gone wrong". Can you say, Idiocracy?  And then, to top it off, after Stormy Daniels described Trump's penis as looking like Toad from Mario Kart, he calls her, "horseface". We're in junior high... and we can blame Aleister Crowley. Adam, as usual, has nothing interesting, so he brings up the Denver Airport conspiracies, which is so 2011.  Then, in the second half, John decides that what he wanted to talk about isn't interesting either, so he and Adam decide to discuss their favorite horror movies instead. Well, it's only one more week until Halloween, so why the hell not. And... and... John actually recommends the new Netflix series, The Haunting of Hill House. Note: John hates most everything, so this comes as a bit of a shock. And finally, find out what classic horror films John and Adam think are worthy of your time.  Hey, This Is Us (inside joke), so trust us. ;-)

Remember Krypton? Now that we're grown-ups we can kinda see how the powers-that-be on Superman's homeworld might turn a blind eye to an impending apocalypse. Case in point: The Yellowstone National Park SUPER-VOLCANO. Which is due to erupt, and which could very well mean the end of humanity. John goes on a political rant. So what else is new? But really, he's pissed - at everyone. Listen and see if you're on the list. It's the 35th anniversary of the film WARGAMES. Did you know Ronald Reagan was a huge science fiction fan? That WARGAMES scared the bejeezus out of him? That his sci-fi fandom was the basis for numerous historic government policies? All true. The first brain-to-brain "social network" has been created! Sort of! John shares an inspiring piece on how to live "an unfuckwithable life." Sounds like a lost Frank Capra movie... Oh hey, didn't Capra direct LOST HORIZON? Well, that gets a shout-out this week, too. And finally, did JFK Jr. fake his own death? Only to emerge as a secret Trump supporter posting as QAnon? Umm... no and NO! Come on, people. Stop giving WaPo snark bait.   

Why did the feds shut down the Sunspot Solar Observatory in New Mexico? Aliens? Espionage? We call shenanigans! What was Ronald Reagan's favorite Soviet joke? The CIA declassifies a trove of cold war comedy gold. Yes, we spent money and manpower on this. Witness the Online Exodus: thousands of Reddit refugees banned from the comfort of their homeland in search of peace, prosperity, and political ascendancy. It's a virtual biblical epic. For the hundred thousandth time - no, we are not "Trump Supporters." But is it too much to ask for a little more honesty in media?  

Tonight we talk about the possible political sabotage from within the Trump administration. Are we witnessing a coup attempt? Regardless of your politics, none of this bodes well for the future of our country, especially if the Demon Cat starts appearing again. Oh, hadn't heard that one? Yes, apparently a Demon Cat haunts the Capitol Building during times of great political strife. Is the apparition a warning? A harbinger of death? Or chaos?  But, it's mostly movie night here on Magical Mystery Radio. Adam has a revelation about the ending of Kubrick's 2001. He also reveals how he just might be The Wizard of Oz.  And John finally gets around to seeing The Last Jedi. And he hates it. Really fucking hates it. With the burning fiery passion of a million exploding suns.   Tonight's episode dedicated to Mona (Mo), the "bestest" kitty from Texas City. RIP.  "May the force be with you"  

John walks us through the surreal saga of Soul Sistah Omarosa and the Great Trump Hair Theft. Plus, Bill Maher as the Pizza Man. Predictive programming, a glitch in the Matrix, or are the trickster gods having fun again? North Carolina guy with rock-steady hands films a blimp - er,  "spacecraft." The Bermuda Triangle mystery has been solved! Spoiler: it ain't a time vortex. Unless it is. But it probably isn't... unless it is. What is hypocognition? Only the cause of literally ALL our modern societal problems... And finally, John brings us up to speed on the battle of the Anons: Anonymous vs. QAnon. Oh, the irony...  

WARNING: This episode contains disturbing and graphic material. There's been a lot of chatter lately on social media about alleged high-level pedophiles, and the supposed elite networks under which they operate. Much of this is due to a few professed victims posting on Twitter and elsewhere. This is a difficult topic to research and discuss, and we don't take this endeavor lightly. We feel it's important to present the facts and evidence as we know them, so listeners can make up their own minds about the validity of these claims. Separating fact from fiction is always important in conspiracy research - especially when dealing with the abuse and trafficking of children. National Human Trafficking Hotline: https://humantraffickinghotline.org/ National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC): http://www.cybertipline.com/      

We revisit our predictions from the beginning of the year. How are we doing so far? Listen and find out! John is on a quest for evidence of the underappreciated cryptid thunderbird. How goes the hunt? Not great, actually... Three schoolgirls disappear without a trace in Victorian Australia. Murder? Accident? Timeslip? Well, this is just fiction, after all... isn't it? Finally, John brings us an EPIC "What's the Word..." where he dissects the recent Mueller indictment, revisits the Russiagate story, Guccifer 2.0, and the disconnect our elites have with the vast majority of Americans. Which leads us to the inescapable conclusion that we've all... well, not ALL... but most of us have lost our frickin' minds. But hey, it's the Russians' fault, right?  

There's an area in PA called Chestnut Ridge that's been infested with paranormal activity for the last hundred years or so. Bigfoot, UFOs, Dogmen, and prehistoric flying creatures known as Thunderbirds have all made an appearance. We take a look at some of these stories and wonder if there are some areas more prone to supernatural occurrences than others.  Most notable of these stories is The Kecksburg UFO Incident that occurred on Dec. 9th, 1965. Something fell from the sky in the small farming community of Kecksburg, PA, but what was it? A meteor, a downed Russian satellite? Or was it something more down-to-earth, yet even more fascinating? Can you say top-secret Nazi technology? We knew you could.     Speaking of Nazis, toy company Revell recently pulled their Haunebu II flying saucer model kits from store shelves for "teaching kids that the Nazis achieved space travel." Umm... okay? Maybe they should ask NASA to chime in on this one, since many of their top scientists during the space race were... wait for it... Nazis. Should we now ban all model rocket kits too?   

Have scientists debunked all these "Hitler survived" conspiracies and definitively proved - once for all - that the Nazi leader did indeed die in the bunker in 1945, just as the history books have always told us? Or, does this so-called proof raise even more questions than it answers? Case definitely NOT closed... in our humble opinion. The cinematic genius of Russian filmmaker Andrei Tarkovsky, existential angst, prophecy, and the subconscious mind. And, of course, what kind of film discussion would it be without mentioning Kubrick... and Freddy Krueger? Sick of all the negativity these days? Try shifting your thinking to a more positive mindset. Can this work for conspiracy theorists as well? Yes it can! ;-) 

Roseanne Barr says MK-Ultra rules Hollywood. Is she a victim herself? She also seems to have a history of dissociative identity disorder - which would not be inconsistent with her claims. What other celebrities have struggled with dissociative identity disorder? And what does the disorder say about the mind, about the soul, about life? Yanny/Laurel? How about Green Needles/Brainstorm? This one is way cooler, and opens up all kinds of questions about how the mind works. John gives us a HUGE Q-Anon update with another exciting episode of What's the word on the street, Johnny? 

We talk of many things: of shoes and ships and sealing wax... of cabbages and kings... You want ghosts? We got em. Aliens? Of course! Time Travel? Naturally. Interdimensional invaders? Flat earth theorists? Government cover-ups? AI apocalypse? Out-of-body experiences? Star Wars? Yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, YES! Oh, and the "Laurel"/"Yanny" thing. If you did a search for this and it brought you here -- you know what we mean.  

It's a Conspiracy! A rash of recent "scientific" studies about what makes conspiracy theorists tic have been hitting the news lately. Why? Well, we could say it's a conspiracy to try and debunk conspiracy theorists and conspiratorial thinking, but then that just proves we're conspiracy theorists prone to conspiratorial thinking. As if that's a bad thing. John nearly falls for an Ethereum scam, but escapes at the last minute. Probably because he used his conspiratorial thinking to question the scam, natch! Kanye West (or is that Yeezus) tweets, "Question Everything". Hmm... great minds think alike. ;-) An A.I. bot named Norman that's a real psycho, which leads us into a discussion of robot cognition, and life, the universe, and everything. The future's gonna get weird.       

UFOs, Area 51, Exorcism, Time Travelers, Vampires... We discuss our favorite moments from Art Bell's seminal COAST TO COAST AM. Called "The Godfather" of late night paranormal and conspiracy talk radio, Bell had a huge influence on a generation of fringe-dwellers and truth-seekers - us included. He will be missed. In an extended "What's the Word on the Street?", John walks us through the possibility that the Syrian poison gas attack was a false flag operation, allowing the US and its allies to execute a decades-old strategy to overthrow nations and shape U.S. foreign policy in the middle east.

April Fools and Happy Easter! Back from a much needed Spring Break, John and Adam return to the weird, wacky, and wondrous world of conspiracy and the paranormal to learn that THERE IS NO HELL. And Jesus apparently died in vain.   That's one small step for a man, one giant leap for Flat-Earthers. Mad Mike Hughes' hilarious and dangerously idiotic attempt to prove that... he's Evel Knievel? Super Dave Osborne? Adam experiences a little post current events synchro-mysticism. Sci-fi writer accurately predicts the iPhone. In the second half, John addresses the recent QAnon controversy brewing on the Inter-tubes. Has the Q psyop been exposed? Are the geniuses behind Cicada 3301 puzzles involved somehow? We'll just let the Gracie Allen and George Burns of conspiracy explain it for you. They should really take their act on the road. And finally, we tie all of this together by preaching the importance of media literacy, a mantra of ours, particularly as it pertains to the new conspiracy world order.

The subtitle of this podcast should be: How to Stop Worrying and Love the Surveillance State. As we mentioned in last week's show, Adam purchased an Alexa Echo, which has been making the news lately for randomly laughing at its users. Amazon claims they've addressed the problem and fixed it. But this story raises some troubling questions about the potentially sinister nature of these new technologies. How much control do we want to cede to these behemoth tech companies for convenience? Are we headed for a HAL 9000 future? And speaking of behemoth tech companies, by now most people realize the power Google, Facebook, and Twitter have over our online lives. These juggernauts have so far monopolized much of the online space - which, of course, was by design.  Now that they've essentially cornered the market, they feel emboldened to censor - or outright eliminate - voices THEY DON'T LIKE. All in the name of combating so-called Hate Speech and Fake News. Factor in all the negative psychological affects these new technologies inflict, the admitted implementation of "keyboard warriors" to sow discord, spread disinformation and propaganda, bots to amplify those messages, algorithms to suppress information... and you have the perfect recipe for the Weaponization of Social Media. Oh, and apparently, they found Amelia Earhart's bones.

In this week's episode we review a fascinating UFO incident that occurred in October of last year. What makes this case so interesting, is that researchers were able to obtain the audio recording of the air traffic controllers, pilots, and the FAA while it was happening in real-time. Fighter jets were scrambled, but still there are no definitive answers yet on what the object was, its final destination, or intention. What the hell was it? Another Bigfoot lawsuit filed in California. The witness swears she saw a neanderthal-like 800 pound creature in a tree, and she's willing to go to court to prove it. Those Japanese scientists are up to their old tricks again. This time developing AI that can read your thoughts. Frightening if true. More time travelers. Most are obvious LARPs, but there's one who just might be the real deal. Believe it, or not! Oh, and apparently there was a cat in a tree holding what witnesses were sure was an AR-15. Due to all the mass shootings, it appears our feline friends aren't the only "scaredy-cats" these days.   

In this week's episode, John and Adam tackle the Parkland School Shooting conspiracies, the disinformation, and outright bullshit surrounding this tragic event. Shouts of "False Flag" and "Crisis Actor" are all too common these days and, far more often than not, without merit. We'll dissect these claims and, hopefully, contribute a little critical thinking to the conversation.  In the second half, John breaks down the recent Mueller indictments of the 13 so-called "Russian Trolls" who apparently had so much influence they were able to swing an entire election. This whole thing is starting to turn into a bad Hollywood comedy. And finally, Adam provides a brief explanation for all the recent Black Panther hype. Hint: Marketing. 

John and Adam take a deep dive into the pros and cons of having too much information at our fingertips. Are we in the midst of an information overload? How do we know what's true or false? With all the frightening new technologies coming down the pike, how can we even determine that what we're seeing is real?  Are we entering a new dark age - an "Infopocalypse," if you will? Adding insult to injury to all this is our penchant for focusing on the negative, as well as our tendency to over- and under-estimate our own abilities. But hey, things aren't all that bad, are they? Maybe we're just looking at all of this the wrong way. Or maybe, just maybe, western civilization is suffering from a mind virus, a psychic pathogen that attaches itself to the unconscious, producing negative and destructive thought-forms - an evil spirit or energy the Native Americans called Wetiko.  Ahh, forget all that and just sing Monty Python's "Always Look on the Bright Side of Life." Stop worrying, and be happy.  Yeah, right. ;-)

We review the fascinating and disturbing documentary, HOLY HELL. The film chronicles the 22-year journey of former members who were trapped in the bizarre Buddhafield cult.   Through personal archive footage and interviews, the film chronicles the rise and fall, not only of the cult itself, but of its strangely charismatic leader, Michel Rostand (aka Andreas). This is one of those "cautionary tales" of how cult leaders use time-tested techniques to manipulate and coerce vulnerable and impressionable minds to do their bidding. Check it out.

How can we communicate with our descendants thousands of years in the future about the dangers of nuclear waste? Sounds easy enough right? Well, maybe not. Maybe what we need is an elite secret society of scientists, an Atomic Priesthood if you will, to help protect the future of humanity with a kind of "language of eternity" built on myth and symbols.  Win $70,000! All you gotta do is catch Bigfoot. Or Nessie. Or the Chupacabra. Or the Cornish Owl Man, whatever the hell that is. Easy money, right? Government claims Bin Laden liked Pixar, National Geographic, and funny YouTube videos. Believable? Well, I guess if you believe the government. Can the infamous Nimitz UFO footage be traced to a German film company? And finally, by popular demand, we present our last-ever Bitcoin update. Yeah right.