Podcast appearances and mentions of Jason Colavito

Do Giant People Exist, Is The Proof In Old Newspapers? Part 2 The Dude Network This has been a super fun and interesting journey that we have embarked on. Jason Colavito, a researcher, is to credit for a lot of this as he chronologically ordered these articles that we are simply just reading for this show. The fascinating part of all of this is the reported similarities in the descriptions of the articles. It is certainly a fun topic to do a deep dive on. So the question is did giants exist?

In the first half, SkyWatch TV host and author Derek Gilbert discussed the origins of the 'Ancient Aliens' hypothesis and revealed a chain of evidence that links together Aleister Crowley, horror fiction author H.P. Lovecraft, and Erich Von Däniken. These links were originally proposed by researchers Peter Levenda and Jason Colavito, he pointed out. Gilbert elaborated on how Lovecraft's themes inspired two French sci-fi authors who delved into such mysteries as who built the pyramids, ancient glyphs, and the Nazca Lines, and this in turn seemed to directly inform Von Däniken's central thesis in "Chariots of the Gods" (1968), that technologies and religions of many ancient civilizations were given to them by ancient astronauts or ETs.Gilbert detailed Lovecraft's complex relationship with theosophy and the occult, noting, "Lovecraft considered himself an atheist and a man of science, but he was more than happy to draw on teachings of people like Helena Blavatsky." He also highlighted the mystical connections between Lovecraft's work and Crowley's magical beliefs. According to Gilbert, Kenneth Grant, Crowley's associate, suggested that Lovecraft was not creating things out of his own imagination but rather was hearing from the same supernatural source as Crowley, specifically concerning a plot device invented by Lovecraft called the Necronomicon (a grimoire of forbidden knowledge or spells). Grant believed this book actually existed in the Akashic records and that Crowley and Blavatsky were accessing it through occult practices.On the topic of ancient aliens, Crowley, in 1907, described a huge tentacled creature in the ocean's abyss, similar to the chaos monster of the Greeks. This was similar to how, some 20 years later, Lovecraft portrayed Cthulhu, the ancient cosmic entity worshiped by cultists. Gilbert also touched on such topics as ET entities called The Nine, the government group known as the Collins Elite, and Ezekiel's wheel.------------In the latter half, paranormal investigator and researcher Kate Ray spoke about her deep fascination with the supernatural, particularly fairies, which have become one of her subjects of expertise. When asked about the connection between fairies and ghosts, she explained her journey from traditional paranormal research to recognizing the presence of fairies in haunted properties. "The more I collected evidence, both in folklore and my own experiences, the more my colleagues and peers took my journey seriously," she reflected. Addressing the physicality of fairies, Ray suggested that while they could be considered etherical or spiritual beings, they have the ability to shape-shift and appear in different guises, perhaps changing from a very small being into human or animal form.The fairies are known to have a rather mischievous streak to the point that they can seem malevolent in their interactions with humans, she continued, adding they don't share the same system of values and morals that we have. Ray observed an increase in fairy interactions during the COVID lockdown as more people sought solace in nature and turned inward. Yet, she cautioned listeners about summoning fairies, stating that if you wish upon a fairy, "do so with caution and some kind of payment," as well as urging respect for nature, as she links fairies to environmental issues. She also spoke about her experience on the television show "Help My House is Haunted," where she utilized remote viewing techniques to connect with a "pixie-type character" causing poltergeist activity in a home.

In the first half, SkyWatch TV host and author Derek Gilbert discussed the origins of the 'Ancient Aliens' hypothesis and revealed a chain of evidence that links together Aleister Crowley, horror fiction author H.P. Lovecraft, and Erich Von Däniken. These links were originally proposed by researchers Peter Levenda and Jason Colavito, he pointed out. Gilbert elaborated on how Lovecraft's themes inspired two French sci-fi authors who delved into such mysteries as who built the pyramids, ancient glyphs, and the Nazca Lines, and this in turn seemed to directly inform Von Däniken's central thesis in "Chariots of the Gods" (1968), that technologies and religions of many ancient civilizations were given to them by ancient astronauts or ETs.Gilbert detailed Lovecraft's complex relationship with theosophy and the occult, noting, "Lovecraft considered himself an atheist and a man of science, but he was more than happy to draw on teachings of people like Helena Blavatsky." He also highlighted the mystical connections between Lovecraft's work and Crowley's magical beliefs. According to Gilbert, Kenneth Grant, Crowley's associate, suggested that Lovecraft was not creating things out of his own imagination but rather was hearing from the same supernatural source as Crowley, specifically concerning a plot device invented by Lovecraft called the Necronomicon (a grimoire of forbidden knowledge or spells). Grant believed this book actually existed in the Akashic records and that Crowley and Blavatsky were accessing it through occult practices.On the topic of ancient aliens, Crowley, in 1907, described a huge tentacled creature in the ocean's abyss, similar to the chaos monster of the Greeks. This was similar to how, some 20 years later, Lovecraft portrayed Cthulhu, the ancient cosmic entity worshiped by cultists. Gilbert also touched on such topics as ET entities called The Nine, the government group known as the Collins Elite, and Ezekiel's wheel.------------In the latter half, paranormal investigator and researcher Kate Ray spoke about her deep fascination with the supernatural, particularly fairies, which have become one of her subjects of expertise. When asked about the connection between fairies and ghosts, she explained her journey from traditional paranormal research to recognizing the presence of fairies in haunted properties. "The more I collected evidence, both in folklore and my own experiences, the more my colleagues and peers took my journey seriously," she reflected. Addressing the physicality of fairies, Ray suggested that while they could be considered etherical or spiritual beings, they have the ability to shape-shift and appear in different guises, perhaps changing from a very small being into human or animal form.The fairies are known to have a rather mischievous streak to the point that they can seem malevolent in their interactions with humans, she continued, adding they don't share the same system of values and morals that we have. Ray observed an increase in fairy interactions during the COVID lockdown as more people sought solace in nature and turned inward. Yet, she cautioned listeners about summoning fairies, stating that if you wish upon a fairy, "do so with caution and some kind of payment," as well as urging respect for nature, as she links fairies to environmental issues. She also spoke about her experience on the television show "Help My House is Haunted," where she utilized remote viewing techniques to connect with a "pixie-type character" causing poltergeist activity in a home.

In the first half, SkyWatch TV host and author Derek Gilbert discussed the origins of the 'Ancient Aliens' hypothesis and revealed a chain of evidence that links together Aleister Crowley, horror fiction author H.P. Lovecraft, and Erich Von Däniken. These links were originally proposed by researchers Peter Levenda and Jason Colavito, he pointed out. Gilbert elaborated on how Lovecraft's themes inspired two French sci-fi authors who delved into such mysteries as who built the pyramids, ancient glyphs, and the Nazca Lines, and this in turn seemed to directly inform Von Däniken's central thesis in "Chariots of the Gods" (1968), that technologies and religions of many ancient civilizations were given to them by ancient astronauts or ETs.Gilbert detailed Lovecraft's complex relationship with theosophy and the occult, noting, "Lovecraft considered himself an atheist and a man of science, but he was more than happy to draw on teachings of people like Helena Blavatsky." He also highlighted the mystical connections between Lovecraft's work and Crowley's magical beliefs. According to Gilbert, Kenneth Grant, Crowley's associate, suggested that Lovecraft was not creating things out of his own imagination but rather was hearing from the same supernatural source as Crowley, specifically concerning a plot device invented by Lovecraft called the Necronomicon (a grimoire of forbidden knowledge or spells). Grant believed this book actually existed in the Akashic records and that Crowley and Blavatsky were accessing it through occult practices.On the topic of ancient aliens, Crowley, in 1907, described a huge tentacled creature in the ocean's abyss, similar to the chaos monster of the Greeks. This was similar to how, some 20 years later, Lovecraft portrayed Cthulhu, the ancient cosmic entity worshiped by cultists. Gilbert also touched on such topics as ET entities called The Nine, the government group known as the Collins Elite, and Ezekiel's wheel.------------In the latter half, paranormal investigator and researcher Kate Ray spoke about her deep fascination with the supernatural, particularly fairies, which have become one of her subjects of expertise. When asked about the connection between fairies and ghosts, she explained her journey from traditional paranormal research to recognizing the presence of fairies in haunted properties. "The more I collected evidence, both in folklore and my own experiences, the more my colleagues and peers took my journey seriously," she reflected. Addressing the physicality of fairies, Ray suggested that while they could be considered etherical or spiritual beings, they have the ability to shape-shift and appear in different guises, perhaps changing from a very small being into human or animal form.The fairies are known to have a rather mischievous streak to the point that they can seem malevolent in their interactions with humans, she continued, adding they don't share the same system of values and morals that we have. Ray observed an increase in fairy interactions during the COVID lockdown as more people sought solace in nature and turned inward. Yet, she cautioned listeners about summoning fairies, stating that if you wish upon a fairy, "do so with caution and some kind of payment," as well as urging respect for nature, as she links fairies to environmental issues. She also spoke about her experience on the television show "Help My House is Haunted," where she utilized remote viewing techniques to connect with a "pixie-type character" causing poltergeist activity in a home.

In the first half, SkyWatch TV host and author Derek Gilbert discussed the origins of the 'Ancient Aliens' hypothesis and revealed a chain of evidence that links together Aleister Crowley, horror fiction author H.P. Lovecraft, and Erich Von Däniken. These links were originally proposed by researchers Peter Levenda and Jason Colavito, he pointed out. Gilbert elaborated on how Lovecraft's themes inspired two French sci-fi authors who delved into such mysteries as who built the pyramids, ancient glyphs, and the Nazca Lines, and this in turn seemed to directly inform Von Däniken's central thesis in "Chariots of the Gods" (1968), that technologies and religions of many ancient civilizations were given to them by ancient astronauts or ETs. Gilbert detailed Lovecraft's complex relationship with theosophy and the occult, noting, "Lovecraft considered himself an atheist and a man of science, but he was more than happy to draw on teachings of people like Helena Blavatsky." He also highlighted the mystical connections between Lovecraft's work and Crowley's magical beliefs. According to Gilbert, Kenneth Grant, Crowley's associate, suggested that Lovecraft was not creating things out of his own imagination but rather was hearing from the same supernatural source as Crowley, specifically concerning a plot device invented by Lovecraft called the Necronomicon (a grimoire of forbidden knowledge or spells). Grant believed this book actually existed in the Akashic records and that Crowley and Blavatsky were accessing it through occult practices. On the topic of ancient aliens, Crowley, in 1907, described a huge tentacled creature in the ocean's abyss, similar to the chaos monster of the Greeks. This was similar to how, some 20 years later, Lovecraft portrayed Cthulhu, the ancient cosmic entity worshiped by cultists. Gilbert also touched on such topics as ET entities called The Nine, the government group known as the Collins Elite, and Ezekiel's wheel. ------------ In the latter half, paranormal investigator and researcher Kate Ray spoke about her deep fascination with the supernatural, particularly fairies, which have become one of her subjects of expertise. When asked about the connection between fairies and ghosts, she explained her journey from traditional paranormal research to recognizing the presence of fairies in haunted properties. "The more I collected evidence, both in folklore and my own experiences, the more my colleagues and peers took my journey seriously," she reflected. Addressing the physicality of fairies, Ray suggested that while they could be considered etherical or spiritual beings, they have the ability to shape-shift and appear in different guises, perhaps changing from a very small being into human or animal form. The fairies are known to have a rather mischievous streak to the point that they can seem malevolent in their interactions with humans, she continued, adding they don't share the same system of values and morals that we have. Ray observed an increase in fairy interactions during the COVID lockdown as more people sought solace in nature and turned inward. Yet, she cautioned listeners about summoning fairies, stating that if you wish upon a fairy, "do so with caution and some kind of payment," as well as urging respect for nature, as she links fairies to environmental issues. She also spoke about her experience on the television show "Help My House is Haunted," where she utilized remote viewing techniques to connect with a "pixie-type character" causing poltergeist activity in a home.

In this episode, I spoke with author Jason Colavito regarding his book "Jimmy, The Secret Life of James Dean". Although he died at a heartbreakingly young age and appeared in only a handful of movies, James Dean revolutionized American manhood. As a celebrity and icon, he melded vulnerability with determination, sensitivity with strength, in a way that offered a bracing and—for some—threatening new vision of masculinity.

For this now-traditional (and beloved) annual UFO history episode, Seriah is joined by Mike Clelland and Aaron Gulyas. Topics include Joshua Cutchin's new novel, Mike's new novel, H.P. Lovecraft, strange owl experiences, ten-foot-tall “shadow aliens” invasion of a Miami mall, Christopher Bledsoe Sr.'s book “The UFO of God”, strange encounters with Bledsoe, three-letter federal agencies, Jim Semivan, To The Stars Academy, foreknowledge of “disclosure”, recurring UFO/UAP experts, David Grusch, Leslie Kean and Ralph Blumenthal, Sean Kirkpatrick, problems with evidence, hysteria and obsession in the disclosure movement, the “Who Killed JFK?” podcast with Soledad O'Brien and Rob Reiner, government secrecy and presidential inaction, Stanton Friedman, Rick Hilberg, limitations of learning about UFOs on the internet, Richard Doty, disclosure and enchantment, society's changing attitude toward UFO phenomena, Jason Colavito, Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, James Dean, Rob Halford, George Knapp, Jeremy Corbell, Jacques Vallee, the book “Trinity”, Robbie Graham, the books “Silver Screen Saucers” and “UFOs: Reframing the Debate”, Steven Spielberg and Ronald Reagan, Mystery Science Theater 3000, Kenn Thomas and Steamshovel Press, the books “Maury Island UFO” and “JFK & UFO”, Fred Chrisman, the “Janus Descending” podcast, superficial content in current ufology, an ex-CIA agent and an encounter with a giant owl, George Noory, Robin Lassiter and her book “Earth: A Love Story”, Suzanne Chancellor, first time guests from the previous, Mike's book “The Unseen”, a bizarre foreshadowing of a romantic relationship, the NASA UAP report, Richard Hoagland, the Brookings Report, the Old Navy retail conspiracy and hyper-dimensional physics, NASA esotericism and secrecy, the face on Mars, Ian Punnett, UFO Tarot Deck, Red Pill Junkie, Susan Demeter, true goals of government disclosure activities, and much more! This is an absolutely fascinating discussion by some true experts in the field!

For this now-traditional (and beloved) annual UFO history episode, Seriah is joined by Mike Clelland and Aaron Gulyas. Topics include Joshua Cutchin's new novel, Mike's new novel, H.P. Lovecraft, strange owl experiences, ten-foot-tall “shadow aliens” invasion of a Miami mall, Christopher Bledsoe Sr.'s book “The UFO of God”, strange encounters with Bledsoe, three-letter federal agencies, Jim Semivan, To The Stars Academy, foreknowledge of “disclosure”, recurring UFO/UAP experts, David Grusch, Leslie Kean and Ralph Blumenthal, Sean Kirkpatrick, problems with evidence, hysteria and obsession in the disclosure movement, the “Who Killed JFK?” podcast with Soledad O'Brien and Rob Reiner, government secrecy and presidential inaction, Stanton Friedman, Rick Hilberg, limitations of learning about UFOs on the internet, Richard Doty, disclosure and enchantment, society's changing attitude toward UFO phenomena, Jason Colavito, Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, James Dean, Rob Halford, George Knapp, Jeremy Corbell, Jacques Vallee, the book “Trinity”, Robbie Graham, the books “Silver Screen Saucers” and “UFOs: Reframing the Debate”, Steven Spielberg and Ronald Reagan, Mystery Science 3000, Kenn Thomas and Steamshovel Press, the books “Maury Island UFO” and “JFK & UFO”, Fred Chrisman, the “Janus Descending” podcast, superficial content in current ufology, an ex-CIA agent and an encounter with a giant owl, George Noory, Robin Lassiter and her book “earth: a love story”, Suzanne Chancellor, first time guests from the previous, Mike's book “The Unseen”, a bizarre foreshadowing of a romantic relationship, the NASA UAP report, Richard Hoagland, the Brookings Report, the Old Navy retail conspiracy and hyper-dimensional physics, NASA esotericism and secrecy, the face on Mars, Ian Punnett, UFO Tarot Deck, Red Pill Junkie, Susan Demeter, true goals of government disclosure activities, and much more! This is an absolutely fascinating discussion by some true experts in the field! - Recap by Vincent Treewell of The Weird Part Podcast Outro Music is UFO by One-Eyed Doll Download

Seriah is joined by Red Pill Junky, Saxon, and Chris Ernst to discuss the paranormal highlights of 2023. Topics include the Chinese balloon incident, UAP disclosure, David Grusch, hoaxed alien bodies presented to the Mexican congress, alleged aliens at a Miami mall, a meteor and alleged aliens in Las Vegas, stories of strange entities invading a Peruvian village, jet packs, secret government technology, conspiracy theories, Havana Syndrome, corporate legacy programs, non-human biologics, Catherine Austin Fitts, government waste, drones, multiple motives for cover-ups, the Osprey military aircraft, the Iraqi sky jellyfish video, Jeremy Corbell, George Knapp, Jason Colavito, Avi Loeb, strange metal balls in Papua New Guinea, a theory of extraterrestrial probes, Corey Goode and an alleged secret space program, “The Secret of Oak Island” TV show, the Knights Templar, unknown history, a lost city in Ecuador, recently re-discovered ancient civilizations in the Amazon, ancient super-soil, a confusing AI-written paper, AI manipulation of photographs, the difficulties of correctly interpreting history and artifacts, unexplained ancient metal objects, Robert Temple, sophisticated fire-starting lenses in ancient times, the Antikythera mechanism, an AI-assisted battery invention, “Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny” movie, positive and negative uses of AI, Sam Altman and OpenAI, inventor Dean Kamen and the Segway, illusions about AI sentience, the Rob Reiner and Soledad O'Brien podcast “Who Killed JFK?”, “The Creator” film, Tom DeLonge, the Sol Foundation, factions in government and media, the UFO narrative/agenda, Lockheed-Matin, Marty Garza, fusion technology, Leslie Kean, Ralph Blumenthal, Ross Coulthart, NewsNation, Red Pill's theory on the timing of certain news stories, and much more! This is a fascinating, wide-ranging discussion!

Seriah is joined by Red Pill Junky, Saxon, and Chris Ernst to discuss the paranormal highlights of 2023. Topics include the Chinese balloon incident, UAP disclosure, David Grusch, hoaxed alien bodies presented to the Mexican congress, alleged aliens at a Miami mall, a meteor and alleged aliens in Las Vegas, stories of strange entities invading a Peruvian village, jet packs, secret government technology, conspiracy theories, Havana Syndrome, corporate legacy programs, non-human biologics, Catherine Austin Fitts, government waste, drones, multiple motives for cover-ups, the Osprey military aircraft, the Iraqi sky jellyfish video, Jeremy Corbell, George Knapp, Jason Colavito, Avi Loeb, strange metal balls in Papua New Guinea, a theory of extraterrestrial probes, Corey Goode and an alleged secret space program, “The Secret of Oak Island” TV show, the Knights Templar, unknown history, a lost city in Ecuador, recently re-discovered ancient civilizations in the Amazon, ancient super-soil, a confusing AI-written paper, AI manipulation of photographs, the difficulties of correctly interpreting history and artifacts, unexplained ancient metal objects, Robert Temple, sophisticated fire-starting lenses in ancient times, the Antikythera mechanism, an AI-assisted battery invention, “Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny” movie, positive and negative uses of AI, Sam Altman and OpenAI, inventor Dean Kamen and the Segway, illusions about AI sentience, the Rob Reiner and Soledad O'Brien podcast “Who Killed JFK?”, “The Creator” film, David Grusch, Tom DeLonge, the Sol Foundation, factions in government and media, the UFO narrative/agenda, Lockheed-Matin, Marty Garza, fusion technology, Leslie Kean, Ralph Blumenthal, Ross Coulthart, NewsNation, Red Pill's theory on the timing of certain news stories, and much more! This is a fascinating, wide-ranging discussion! - Recap by Vincent Treewell of The Weird Part Podcast Outro Music is Psyche Corporation with Whirring World Download

Seriah is joined by Saxon and Chris Ernst for an episode of listener stories. Topics include a dancing ghost party in Scottland, Jeff Ritzmann, “The Haunted Mansion” theme park ride, a pair of bizarre events involving a massive blast of light at a school bus stop, abduction experiences, forgetting paranormal encounters, “Nur”-the heatless light of Sufi religious revelation, perception vs. reality, rare experiences, a foreign mental voice leads to intervention in a medical emergency, third man syndrome, Susanne Chancellor, Seriah's experience with ending up acting as a stranger's guardian angel, various beings in the Sufi belief system, Dharma and control systems, expectations based on appearance, a bizarre experience in 1960's Spain, power areas vs sensitive people, a conversation with Jeremy Vaeni and Jeff Ritzmann and Jaques Vallee, the attempted creation of a paranormal hot spot, a weird chiropractor and an unexplainable change of tea into coffee, Seriah's strange traffic experience, an incident of misperception by police, “The Invisible Gorilla” book, the “What Happened In Skinner” podcast, linguistics and paranormal experience, the difficulties of translation, strange lights in a forest, childhood Bigfoot experiences, an exorcism and a mysterious death, multi-generational alien experiences, extreme poltergeist activity, Irish traditional folk magic, a strange warning about the Moon, a weird disturbing neighbor, photos of orbs near a cemetery, hereditary paranormal experiences, a Paratopia interview of Debra Kauble AKA Kathy Davis, Budd Hopkins, “Extraordinary Contact: Life Beyond Intruders” by Debra Jordon-Kauble, UFO disclosure, Jason Colavito, Frank Scully, 1950 book “Behind the Flying Saucers”, a report of human-looking aliens dressed in Victorian garb with paper books, and much more! This is a rollicking conversation covering some fascinating stories!This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/4656375/advertisement

Seriah is joined by Joshua Cutchin, Taylor, and graphic artist Matt Festa. Topics include listener comments, government UFO disclosure, strange lights, a bizarre listener encounter with UFOs and a ball of light and a burning smell, an analogy involving cats, Steven Greer and CE-5 experiences, authors meeting their characters, Jeff Ritzmann and co-creation, Wren Collier's encounter with a “polygonal tiger”, Seriah's experiences with anomalous birds, Peter Fenwick, Barbara Fisher, Mike Clelland, George P. Hansen, weird bird incidents and connections, death and soul symbolism, Tim Renner's experience with a large white shape, sky amoebas/manta rays/jellyfish entities, Lon Strickler, Trevor James Constable's “The Sky Creatures: Living UFOs” and “The Cosmic Pulse of Life”, Antony Milne's “Sky Critters: Ufos, Science, and Extraterrestrials”, Jason Pargin's “If This Book Exists, You're in the Wrong Universe”, the frailty and quirks of memory, aging and novel experiences vs routine, cashiers, a listener who met someone in a dream before meeting her in real life, layered dreaming, King Diamond, projected dreams, Jason Colavito, a highly inaccurate AI article about Star Wars, Gizmodo, AI and writing code, Jim Nettles, musicians and synthesizers, pilots and drones, AI panic, an eating disorder helpline that misused AI, spam and clickbait, Commodore 64's “Eliza”, the internet and the collective unconscious, corporate greed, an extensive search for missing Indigenous children in the Columbian jungle involving Ayahuasca and a turtle, inaccessible knowledge, the movies “Resolution” and “The Endless”, Devil's Footprints in Britain, Devil's Horse's Hoofprints in North Carolina, Bath NC, the Devil's Stomping Ground, Blackbeard the pirate, a UFO incident causing paralysis and permanently dead vegetation, the Brown Mountain Lights, “Phantom Armies of the Night: The Wild Hunt and the Ghostly Processions of the Undead” by Claude Lecouteux, the Wild Hunt, radiation, the Cash/Landrum incident, Greg Little, Andrew Collins, a bizarre event during hypnotic regression, Stephanie Quick, a 1970's mass kidnapping of school children solved in part by hypnotic regression, favorite books on the paranormal, the absurdity paradox, anomalous walls, the “Raised by Wolves” TV series, the film “Mr. Nobody”, and much more! This is prime WDTRG fascinating conversation!This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/4656375/advertisement

Seriah is joined by Saxon and Chris Ernst for an episode of listener stories. Topics include a dancing ghost party in Scottland, Jeff Ritzmann, “The Haunted Mansion” theme park ride, a pair of bizarre events involving a massive blast of light at a school bus stop, abduction experiences, forgetting paranormal encounters, “Nur”-the heatless light of Sufi religious revelation, perception vs. reality, rare experiences, a foreign mental voice leads to intervention in a medical emergency, third man syndrome, Susanne Chancellor, Seriah's experience with ending up acting as a stranger's guardian angel, various beings in the Sufi belief system, Dharma and control systems, expectations based on appearance, a bizarre experience in 1960's Spain, power areas vs sensitive people, a conversation with Jeremy Vaeni and Jeff Ritzmann and Jaques Vallee, the attempted creation of a paranormal hot spot, a weird chiropractor and an unexplainable change of tea into coffee, Seriah's strange traffic experience, an incident of misperception by police, “The Invisible Gorilla” book, the “What Happened In Skinner” podcast, linguistics and paranormal experience, the difficulties of translation, strange lights in a forest, childhood Bigfoot experiences, an exorcism and a mysterious death, multi-generational alien experiences, extreme poltergeist activity, Irish traditional folk magic, a strange warning about the Moon, a weird disturbing neighbor, photos of orbs near a cemetery, hereditary paranormal experiences, a Paratopia interview of Debra Kauble AKA Kathy Davis, Budd Hopkins, “Extraordinary Contact: Life Beyond Intruders” by Debra Jordon-Kauble, UFO disclosure, Jason Colavito, Frank Scully, 1950 book “Behind the Flying Saucers”, a report of human-looking aliens dressed in Victorian garb with paper books, and much more! This is a rollicking conversation covering some fascinating stories! - Recap by Vincent Treewell of The Weird Part Podcast Outro Music is Dimension B-248 from Craft of Unkonwn Origin Download

Some of the main reasons why full disclosure relating to UFOs and alien beings is discussed. Also, CNN this week ran an opinion piece from UFO debunker Jason Colavito that reeks of desperation. Links/Sources: Opinion: UFO testimony shows Congress is too credulous about aliens | CNN Aztec NM, UFO Crash Site Check out my YouTube channel: Quirk Zone - YouTube Extraterrestrial Reality book recommendations: Link to ROSWELL: THE ULTIMATE COLD CASE: CLOSED: https://amzn.to/3O2loSI Link to COMMUNION by Whitley Strieber: https://amzn.to/3xuPGqi Link to THE THREAT by David M. Jacobs: https://amzn.to/3Lk52nj Link to TOP SECRET/MAJIC by Stanton Friedman: https://amzn.to/3xvidfv Link to NEED TO KNOW by Timothy Good:  https://amzn.to/3BNftfT Link to UFOS AND THE NATIONAL SECURITY STATE, VOLUME 1:  https://amzn.to/3xxJvlv Link to UFOS AND THE NATIONAL SECURITY STATE, VOLUME 2: https://amzn.to/3UhdQ1l Link to THE ALLAGASH ABDUCTIONS: https://amzn.to/3qNkLSg --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/james-quirk/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/james-quirk/support

Some of the main reasons why full disclosure relating to UFOs and alien beings is discussed. Also, CNN this week ran an opinion piece from UFO debunker Jason Colavito that reeks of desperation. Links/Sources: Opinion: UFO testimony shows Congress is too credulous about aliens | CNN Aztec NM, UFO Crash Site Check out my YouTube channel: Quirk Zone - YouTube Extraterrestrial Reality book recommendations: Link to ROSWELL: THE ULTIMATE COLD CASE: CLOSED: https://amzn.to/3O2loSI Link to COMMUNION by Whitley Strieber: https://amzn.to/3xuPGqi Link to THE THREAT by David M. Jacobs: https://amzn.to/3Lk52nj Link to TOP SECRET/MAJIC by Stanton Friedman: https://amzn.to/3xvidfv Link to NEED TO KNOW by Timothy Good:  https://amzn.to/3BNftfT Link to UFOS AND THE NATIONAL SECURITY STATE, VOLUME 1:  https://amzn.to/3xxJvlv Link to UFOS AND THE NATIONAL SECURITY STATE, VOLUME 2: https://amzn.to/3UhdQ1l Link to THE ALLAGASH ABDUCTIONS: https://amzn.to/3qNkLSg --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/james-quirk/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/james-quirk/support

Seriah is joined by Joshua Cutchin, Taylor, and graphic artist Matt Festa. Topics include listener comments, government UFO disclosure, strange lights, a bizarre listener encounter with UFOs and a ball of light and a burning smell, an analogy involving cats, Steven Greer and CE-5 experiences, authors meeting their characters, Jeff Ritzmann and co-creation, Wren Collier's encounter with a “polygonal tiger”, Seriah's experiences with anomalous birds, Peter Fenwick, Barbara Fisher, Mike Clelland, George P. Hansen, weird bird incidents and connections, death and soul symbolism, Tim Renner's experience with a large white shape, sky amoebas/manta rays/jellyfish entities, Lon Strickler, Trevor James Constable's “The Sky Creatures: Living UFOs” and “The Cosmic Pulse of Life”, Antony Milne's “Sky Critters: Ufos, Science, and Extraterrestrials”, Jason Pargin's “If This Book Exists, You're in the Wrong Universe”, the frailty and quirks of memory, aging and novel experiences vs routine, cashiers, a listener who met someone in a dream before meeting her in real life, layered dreaming, King Diamond, projected dreams, Jason Colavito, a highly inaccurate AI article about Star Wars, Gizmodo, AI and writing code, Jim Nettles, musicians and synthesizers, pilots and drones, AI panic, an eating disorder helpline that misused AI, spam and clickbait, Commodore 64's “Eliza”, the internet and the collective unconscious, corporate greed, an extensive search for missing Indigenous children in the Columbian jungle involving Ayahuasca and a turtle, inaccessible knowledge, the movies “Resolution” and “The Endless”, Devil's Footprints in Britain, Devil's Horse's Hoofprints in North Carolina, Bath NC, the Devil's Stomping Ground, Blackbeard the pirate, a UFO incident causing paralysis and permanently dead vegetation, the Brown Mountain Lights, “Phantom Armies of the Night: The Wild Hunt and the Ghostly Processions of the Undead” by Claude Lecouteux, the Wild Hunt, radiation, the Cash/Landrum incident, Greg Little, Andrew Collins, a bizarre event during hypnotic regression, Stephanie Quick, a 1970's mass kidnapping of school children solved in part by hypnotic regression, favorite books on the paranormal, the absurdity paradox, anomalous walls, the “Raised by Wolves” TV series, the film “Mr. Nobody”, and much more! This is prime WDTRG fascinating conversation! - Recap by Vincent Treewell of The Weird Part Podcast Outro Music is The Living Room with Eleven O'Clock is When the Drugs Kick In. Download

Mick West joins us to talk about trying to solve UFO mysteries while keeping his cool. Mick is the author of Escaping the Rabbit Hole: How to Debunk Conspiracy Theories Using Facts, Logic and Respect. He hosts a leading site for analysis of weird aerial phenomenon called Metabunk. He also maintains the site "Contrail Science" which tries to resolve the pseudoscience of "Chemtrails." In the intro there are some clips about NASA and US Congressional looks at the "UAP" phenomenon. I will argue that UAP is just a UFOmism and that the general public is largely unaware these are all just the same old things driven by the same old limitations of human perception and cognition. I mention Jason Colavito in the intro. It's worth checking out his historical take on this modern rebranding. Also mentioned in the episode was the sad (probably psychogenic) syndrome known as "Morgellons Disease." I wanted to include a link for the curious. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Chris Hedges is the guest on this special February 2023 fundraising episode of The Chauncey DeVega Show. He is a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, bestselling author, and social critic. His two most recent books are Our Class: Trauma and Transformation in an American Prison and The Greatest Evil is War. ***Your generosity and support help to sustain the podcast and to keep it free, not behind a paywall and available to all listeners.*** Chris Hedges reflects on the lessons he learned during his long career as a journalist about the “business” that is the news business, how the “truth” is manufactured, why it pays very well to be a careerist who does not care about confronting Power, and the ways that the limits of the approved public discourse are shaped to serve the interests of the rich and the powerful. He also offers counsel and advice to Chauncey DeVega about enduring difficult times and navigating the personal cost to one's physical, mental, and emotional health that comes from being a serious journalist who is committed to telling uncomfortable and unpopular truths in dangerous times. Chris Hedges also shares his worries about how Russia's war against Ukraine, and America and NATO's response to it, could potentially spiral out of control into a wider war and even worse disaster. Given all of the recent excitement about “UFOs” and an “alien invasion” of the United States (meaning balloons and/or drones) these last few days and weeks, there are two special bonus segments on this episode featuring professional skeptic and author Jason Colavito. The first segment is from 2021 where Jason Colavito explains why today's America is so sick with conspiracy theories and other anti-truth beliefs. He also outlines how right-wing extremists are using the public's interest in ancient aliens, UFOs, and other conspiracy theories to recruit new members (especially insecure white men) online. The second segment is from 2014 where Jason discusses a wide-range of topics including the ancient aliens hypothesis, why white supremacists are obsessed with UFOs, the faux rigor and "scientific" approaches used by the fringe history community, and the case of Betty and Barney Hill, an interracial couple who were supposedly kidnapped by extraterrestrials in the 1960s. And on this episode of the podcast, Chauncey DeVega shares a very special Valentine's Day review of the new movie Magic Mike's Last Dance. WHERE CAN YOU FIND ME? On Twitter: https://twitter.com/chaunceydevega On Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/chauncey.devega My email: chaunceydevega@gmail.com HOW CAN YOU SUPPORT THE CHAUNCEY DEVEGA SHOW? Via Paypal at ChaunceyDeVega.com Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thechaunceydevegashow

Before H.G. Wells penned War Of The Worlds, the alien invasion genre as we know it didn't exist. And perhaps more than any text in this series, his landmark science fiction novel focused readers deliberately on the monster in the mirror: the British Empire's civilizing, Christianizing mission, refracted through his technologically enhanced Martian colonizers. But 120 years later, War of the Worlds and its central premise have been coopted by the forces of nationalism, and Christian nationalism in particular. Today we're going to talk about how War of the Worlds captures the tension between two visions of the future amidst escalating crises today: a world that moves beyond the hallowing of blood and soil, and a world that violently, defiantly, embraces it.  With Dr. Sarah Cole of Columbia University Written, produced, and narrated by Lucas Kwong  Voice acting: Christian Young-Valdovinos, Lucas Kwong Special Thanks to Pixabay's audio artists for public domain FX clips Clips from various films and news used under fair use laws Theme song "Lair" by The Brother K Melee (brotherk.bandcamp.com) Closing song "Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silence" by The Brother K Melee Support the podcast at https://ko-fi.com/lucaskwong! Or leave a review! https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/monster-in-the-mirror/id1654399705 Further Reading Michael Barkun. A Culture of Conspiracy: Apocalyptic Visions in Contemporary America Sarah Bond. "Pseudoarchaeology and the Racism Behind Ancient Aliens." https://hyperallergic.com/470795/pseudoarchaeology-and-the-racism-behind-ancient-aliens/ Jason Colavito. The Cult of Alien Gods: H. P. Lovecraft and Extraterrestial Pop Culture Jason Colavito. "Review of Ancient Aliens S03E12: Aliens and Deadly Cults." //www.jasoncolavito.com/blog/review-of-ancient-aliens-s03e12-aliens-and-deadly-cults Sarah Cole, Inventing Tomorrow: HG Wells and the Twentieth Century Michael Coren, The Invisible Man: The Life And Liberties Of H.G. Wells John Carlos Frey. Sand and Blood: America's Stealth War on the Mexico Border Michael Heiser. "Ancient Astronaut Nonsense as an Interpretive Filter for the Bible." https://drmsh.com/ancient-astronaut-nonsense-interpretive-filter-bible/ Sam Moore and Alex Roberts, The Rise of Ecofascism: Climate Change and the Far Right A. Brad Schwartz. Broadcast Hysteria: Orson Welles's War of the Worlds and the Art of Fake News Alexander Zaitchik. "Close Encounters Of The Racist Kind." https://www.splcenter.org/hatewatch/2018/01/02/close-encounters-racist-kind Ben Zeller, Ed. Handbook of UFO Religions. Full Text of War Of The Worlds: https://www.gutenberg.org/files/36/36-h/36-h.htm Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

ALIENS BUILT OUR MOON - HOLLOW MOON DOCUMENTARY The Hollow Moon hypothesis and the closely related Spaceship Moon hypothesis propose that Earth's Moon is either wholly hollow or otherwise contains a substantial interior space. No scientific evidence exists to support the idea; seismic observations and other data collected since spacecraft began to orbit or land on the Moon indicate that it has a thin crust, extensive mantle and small, dense core, although overall it is much less dense than Earth.The first publication to mention a hollow Moon was H. G. Wells' 1901 novel The First Men in the Moon. In 1970, two Soviet authors published a short piece in the popular press speculating that the Moon might be "the Creation of Alien Intelligence". Since the late 1970s, the hypothesis has been endorsed by conspiracy theorists like Jim Marrs and David Icke.he Hollow Moon hypothesis is the suggestion that the Moon is hollow, usually as a product of an alien civilization.[1][2] It is often called the Spaceship Moon hypothesis[1][2] and often corresponds with beliefs in UFOs or ancient astronauts.[2][3]The suggestion of a hollow moon first appeared in science fiction, when H. G. Wells wrote about a hollow moon in his 1901 book The First Men in the Moon.[1][4] The concept of hollow planets was not new; The first discussion of a Hollow Earth was by scientist Edmond Halley in 1692.[5][6] Wells borrowed from earlier fictional works that described a hollow Earth, such as the 1741 novel Niels Klim's Underground Travels by Ludvig Holberg.[7]In 1920, fringe author Marshall B. Gardner cited Wells's speculation of a Hollow Moon as support of the Hollow Earth theory.[8]Both Hollow Moon and Hollow Earth are now considered to be a fringe theories or conspiracy theories.[9][1][10][11] The concept of the Moon as a spaceship is often mentioned as one of David Icke's beliefs.[10][12][13]Claims and rebuttalsDensityThe fact that the Moon is less dense than the Earth is advanced as support for it to be hollow. The moon's mean density is 3.3 g/cm3, whereas the Earth's is 5.5 g/cm3.[14] One explanation of this discrepancy is that the moon may have been formed by a giant impact which ejected some of the early Earth's upper crust into its orbit.[4][15] The Earth's upper mantle and crust are less dense than its core.[16]The Moon rang like a bellBetween 1969 and 1977, seismometers installed on the Moon by the Apollo missions recorded moonquakes. The Moon was described as "ringing like a bell" during some of those quakes, specifically the shallow ones.[17] This phrase was brought to popular attention in March 1970[1] in an article in Popular Science.[18]On November 20, 1969, Apollo 12 deliberately crashed the Ascent Stage of its Lunar Module onto the Moon's surface; NASA reported that the Moon rang 'like a bell' for almost an hour, leading to arguments that it must be hollow like a bell.[1] Lunar seismology experiments since then have shown that the lunar body has shallow moonquakes that act differently from quakes on Earth, due to differences in texture, type and density of the planetary strata, but there is no evidence of any large empty space inside the body.[17]Vasin-Shcherbakov "spaceship" conjectureSpeculative cutaway model of a Spaceship MoonIn 1970, Michael Vasin and Alexander Shcherbakov, of the Soviet Academy of Sciences, advanced a hypothesis that the Moon is a spaceship created by unknown beings.[2] The article was entitled "Is the Moon the Creation of Alien Intelligence?" and was published in Sputnik,[10] the Soviet equivalent of Reader's Digest.[1][19] The Vasin-Shcerbakov hypothesis was reported in the West that same year.[20]Their hypothesis relies heavily on the suggestion that large lunar craters, generally assumed to be formed from meteor impact, are generally too shallow and have flat or even convex bottoms. They hypothesized that small meteors are making a cup-shaped depression in the rocky surface of the moon while the larger meteors are drilling through a rocky layer and hitting an armoured hull underneath.[14]The authors reference earlier speculation by astrophysicist Iosif Shklovsky, who suggested that the Martian moon Phobos was an artificial satellite and hollow; this has since been shown not to be the case. Sceptical author Jason Colavito points out that all of their evidence is circumstantial, and that, in the 1960s, the atheistic Soviet Union promoted the ancient astronaut concept in an attempt to undermine the West's faith in religion.[2]"Perfect" solar eclipsesIn 1965, author Isaac Asimov observed: "What makes a total eclipse so remarkable is the sheer astronomical accident that the Moon fits so snugly over the Sun. The Moon is just large enough to cover the Sun completely (at times) so that a temporary night falls and the stars spring out. [...] The Sun's greater distance makes up for its greater size and the result is that the Moon and the Sun appear to be equal in size. [...] There is no astronomical reason why Moon and Sun should fit so well. It is the sheerest of coincidence, and only the Earth among all the planets is blessed in this fashion."[21]Since the 1970s, conspiracy theorists have cited Asimov's observations on solar eclipses as evidence of the Moon's artificiality.[22][23] Mainstream astronomers reject this interpretation. They note that the angular diameters of Sun and Moon vary by several percent over time and do not actually "perfectly" match during eclipses.[24] Nor is Earth the only planet with such a satellite: Saturn's moon Prometheus has roughly the same angular diameter as the Sun when viewed from Saturn.[24]Modernly, some scholars have claimed that "the conditions required for perfect solar eclipses are the same conditions generally acknowledged to be necessary for intelligent life to emerge"; If so, the Moon's size and orbit might be best explained by the weak anthropic principle.[24][25][26]

ALIENS BUILT OUR MOON - HOLLOW MOON DOCUMENTARY The Hollow Moon hypothesis and the closely related Spaceship Moon hypothesis propose that Earth's Moon is either wholly hollow or otherwise contains a substantial interior space. No scientific evidence exists to support the idea; seismic observations and other data collected since spacecraft began to orbit or land on the Moon indicate that it has a thin crust, extensive mantle and small, dense core, although overall it is much less dense than Earth.The first publication to mention a hollow Moon was H. G. Wells' 1901 novel The First Men in the Moon. In 1970, two Soviet authors published a short piece in the popular press speculating that the Moon might be "the Creation of Alien Intelligence". Since the late 1970s, the hypothesis has been endorsed by conspiracy theorists like Jim Marrs and David Icke.he Hollow Moon hypothesis is the suggestion that the Moon is hollow, usually as a product of an alien civilization.[1][2] It is often called the Spaceship Moon hypothesis[1][2] and often corresponds with beliefs in UFOs or ancient astronauts.[2][3]The suggestion of a hollow moon first appeared in science fiction, when H. G. Wells wrote about a hollow moon in his 1901 book The First Men in the Moon.[1][4] The concept of hollow planets was not new; The first discussion of a Hollow Earth was by scientist Edmond Halley in 1692.[5][6] Wells borrowed from earlier fictional works that described a hollow Earth, such as the 1741 novel Niels Klim's Underground Travels by Ludvig Holberg.[7]In 1920, fringe author Marshall B. Gardner cited Wells's speculation of a Hollow Moon as support of the Hollow Earth theory.[8]Both Hollow Moon and Hollow Earth are now considered to be a fringe theories or conspiracy theories.[9][1][10][11] The concept of the Moon as a spaceship is often mentioned as one of David Icke's beliefs.[10][12][13]Claims and rebuttalsDensityThe fact that the Moon is less dense than the Earth is advanced as support for it to be hollow. The moon's mean density is 3.3 g/cm3, whereas the Earth's is 5.5 g/cm3.[14] One explanation of this discrepancy is that the moon may have been formed by a giant impact which ejected some of the early Earth's upper crust into its orbit.[4][15] The Earth's upper mantle and crust are less dense than its core.[16]The Moon rang like a bellBetween 1969 and 1977, seismometers installed on the Moon by the Apollo missions recorded moonquakes. The Moon was described as "ringing like a bell" during some of those quakes, specifically the shallow ones.[17] This phrase was brought to popular attention in March 1970[1] in an article in Popular Science.[18]On November 20, 1969, Apollo 12 deliberately crashed the Ascent Stage of its Lunar Module onto the Moon's surface; NASA reported that the Moon rang 'like a bell' for almost an hour, leading to arguments that it must be hollow like a bell.[1] Lunar seismology experiments since then have shown that the lunar body has shallow moonquakes that act differently from quakes on Earth, due to differences in texture, type and density of the planetary strata, but there is no evidence of any large empty space inside the body.[17]Vasin-Shcherbakov "spaceship" conjectureSpeculative cutaway model of a Spaceship MoonIn 1970, Michael Vasin and Alexander Shcherbakov, of the Soviet Academy of Sciences, advanced a hypothesis that the Moon is a spaceship created by unknown beings.[2] The article was entitled "Is the Moon the Creation of Alien Intelligence?" and was published in Sputnik,[10] the Soviet equivalent of Reader's Digest.[1][19] The Vasin-Shcerbakov hypothesis was reported in the West that same year.[20]Their hypothesis relies heavily on the suggestion that large lunar craters, generally assumed to be formed from meteor impact, are generally too shallow and have flat or even convex bottoms. They hypothesized that small meteors are making a cup-shaped depression in the rocky surface of the moon while the larger meteors are drilling through a rocky layer and hitting an armoured hull underneath.[14]The authors reference earlier speculation by astrophysicist Iosif Shklovsky, who suggested that the Martian moon Phobos was an artificial satellite and hollow; this has since been shown not to be the case. Sceptical author Jason Colavito points out that all of their evidence is circumstantial, and that, in the 1960s, the atheistic Soviet Union promoted the ancient astronaut concept in an attempt to undermine the West's faith in religion.[2]"Perfect" solar eclipsesIn 1965, author Isaac Asimov observed: "What makes a total eclipse so remarkable is the sheer astronomical accident that the Moon fits so snugly over the Sun. The Moon is just large enough to cover the Sun completely (at times) so that a temporary night falls and the stars spring out. [...] The Sun's greater distance makes up for its greater size and the result is that the Moon and the Sun appear to be equal in size. [...] There is no astronomical reason why Moon and Sun should fit so well. It is the sheerest of coincidence, and only the Earth among all the planets is blessed in this fashion."[21]Since the 1970s, conspiracy theorists have cited Asimov's observations on solar eclipses as evidence of the Moon's artificiality.[22][23] Mainstream astronomers reject this interpretation. They note that the angular diameters of Sun and Moon vary by several percent over time and do not actually "perfectly" match during eclipses.[24] Nor is Earth the only planet with such a satellite: Saturn's moon Prometheus has roughly the same angular diameter as the Sun when viewed from Saturn.[24]Modernly, some scholars have claimed that "the conditions required for perfect solar eclipses are the same conditions generally acknowledged to be necessary for intelligent life to emerge"; If so, the Moon's size and orbit might be best explained by the weak anthropic principle.[24][25][26]

In this episode, I tackle a topic that I have already edged around in several different episodes: the myth that the ancient earthworks of America were not built by Native Americans but rather by some lost "superior" race.  Pledge support on Patreon for ad-free episodes and exclusive content. Read The Mound Builder Myth by Jason Colavito. Check out my novel, Manuscript Found!  And check out the show merch!    Further support the show by giving a one-time gift at paypal.me/NathanLeviLloyd or finding me on Venmo at @HistoricalBlindness.    Some music on this episode is copyright Alex Kish. Contact him at alexkishmusic.com to get music for your own projects. Other music, including "Remedy for Melancholy," "Evermore," "Wake Up," "Brooks," "daemones," "modum," "daesalus," "Oneiri," and "Mercy," are by Kai Engel, licensed under Creative Commons (CC BY 4.0). Additional Music: "Maestro Tlakaelel" by Jesse Gallagher, licensed under Creative Commons (CC BY 2.0). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week, Rachel and Jared cover the mystery of the 1957 Wedding Photos and the All-American movie star, James Dean! ✸ Content Warning: This episode contains adult themes and language such as homophobia, sexual abuse, and descriptions of sudden death. 1957 Wedding Photos: "The mystery photos of a 1957 gay wedding" by BBC News "The Phenomenal Mystery of the 1957 Gay Wedding Photos" by Deanna T Our One Story website (view the photos at this link!) "The Mystery of the 1957 Gay Wedding Photos" by Lucas Grindley "Docuseries will uncover mystery of gay wedding photos from 1957" by Oisin Kenny James Dean: "It's Time We Let James Dean Be the Queer Icon He Is" by Jason Colavito "10 Things You May Not Know About James Dean" by Jesse Greenspan James Dean Official Website James Dean Wikipedia ✎ Make sure to send in your coming out stories, stories about when you knew you were queer, or stories of queer figures in your own life to historicallyreallygoodfriends@gmail.com to be read on the podcast! ✦ Feel free to rate, review, and subscribe wherever you listen! ☻ Give us a follow on Instagram @historicallyreally to see photos from today's episode! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

A wall is broken down during a renovation, revealing what could be another world.  Is a priest in Ecuador in possession of metal plates that could hold the answer to if aliens visited us. A flying ace is breaking a world record reaching the north pole, but did he maybe go even further than that? Our host Fredrik continues the mission to discover what is genuine, fake, and somewhere in between on the TV-show Ancient Aliens. In this episode we will explore the underground and look for aliens in places rarely touched by the sun. We are going to break down episode 4 from season 2 titled “Underground Aliens” (S02E04). To help us out we have a very special guest, Dr. Bill Farley assistant professor by day and host of Video Game Archaeology at night. Dr. Farley are specialized in Native New England in the colonial period but have many other interests such as archaeobotany, archaeological method and theory and colonialism and its interactions with indiginous people.  He is also using his knowledge to analyze and use the archeological toolkit on games giving a new and fresh look on the medium. You can find Dr. https://twitter.com/ArchaeologyGame (Farleys twitter right here), his https://www.youtube.com/c/VideoGameArchaeology (Video Game Archeology youtube channel) and his research at https://www.researchgate.net/profile/William-Farley-2 (researchgate here).  In this episode we will cover these ancient and not so ancient sites and topics: Derinkuyu, Native American creation stories, Dulce, the new Area 51, Cueva de los Tayos, The Metal library, Tahtzibichen Underground labyrinth temple, Hollow Earth. Sources, resources and further reading suggestionshttps://shop.dissonancepod.com/product/the-grand-unified-theory-of-bullshit/ (Cicirello, C. and Curry, T. (2022). The Grand Unified Theory of Bullshit. 1st ed. Chicago: Gloryhole Studios.) De Anda, Guillermo. (2007). Sacrifice and Ritual Body Mutilation in Postclassical Maya Society: Taphonomy of the Human Remains from Chichén Itzá's Cenote Sagrado. 10.1007/978-0-387-48871-4_8.  Portal to mythical Mayan underworld found in Mexico. (2008). Reuters. [online] 15 Aug. Available at: https://www.reuters.com/article/scienceNews/idUSN1442474520080815 (https://www.reuters.com/article/scienceNews/idUSN1442474520080815) JASON COLAVITO. (2012). Playboy's 1974 von Däniken Interview (Part 4): Admitting Fraud. [online] Available at: https://www.jasoncolavito.com/blog/playboys-1974-von-dniken-interview-part-5-admitting-fraud (https://www.jasoncolavito.com/blog/playboys-1974-von-dniken-interview-part-5-admitting-fraud) JASON COLAVITO. (2012). Remembering Neil Armstrong's Brush with Ancient Astronauts. [online] Available at: https://www.jasoncolavito.com/blog/remembering-neil-armstrongs-brush-with-ancient-astronauts (https://www.jasoncolavito.com/blog/remembering-neil-armstrongs-brush-with-ancient-astronauts) Dunning, Brian. (2018). Cueva de los Tayos and the Lost Metal Library: Part 2. [online] Available at: https://skeptoid.com/episodes/4638 (https://skeptoid.com/episodes/4638) Dunning, Brian. (2018). Cueva de los Tayos and the Lost Metal Library: Part 1. [online] Available at: https://skeptoid.com/episodes/4637 (https://skeptoid.com/episodes/4637) Music used in this episode:“Now we ride” by Alexander Nakarada (https://serpentsoundstudios.com (serpentsoundstudios.com))  Licensed under Creative Commons BY Attribution 4.0 License  http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ All sounds and music used with permission, support your creators! https://www.facebook.com/Digging-up-Ancient-Aliens-108173641647111/ (Remember to like our Facebook page)!

March is 'New Chronology' month! We'll not only be looking at Anatoly Fomenko's idea about how history is far too long, but we'll also dip into some other alternative histories too. Today we try to wrap our heads around Fomenko's hardly groundbreaking idea that history is wrong, and try to understand the general points of it. Spoilers, it's basically all made up. ____ Show Notes: (Why do I use Wikipedia in my show notes? Usually because it's not a bad place to start researching things, especially pseudo-theories. Also, people who want to pretend like the WIki is the devil are either 1) being elitist dicks or 2) don't understand how access works. I could also be using it to directly annoy someone. Either way, I'm not going to stop using it as a launch point. If that bothers you, you may want to re-read the above sentences.) Who Lost The Middle Ages: What's Behind the Attempt to Impose a "New Chronology" on History? Jason Colavito 2004 https://www.jasoncolavito.com/who-lost-the-middle-ages.html New chronology (Fomenko) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_chronology_(Fomenko) TikTok Conspiracy Theory: Ancient Rome Never Existed? A Classicist Reacts Lady of the Library 2021 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2UXvI5aopXA&ab_channel=LadyoftheLibrary Rome Aint Real, Y'all (playlist) ArchyFantaies 2021 https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLehDM9olevhx9GWB5ueH8aQqHYlJDq1xu What is Fomenko's New Chronology? Ctruth 2019 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EmGxpktR4Pg&ab_channel=Ctruth History: Fiction or Science?: Dating methods as offered by mathematical statistics, eclipses and zodiacs (Chronology Book 1) Kindle Edition by Anatoly Fomenko https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07K2FQS4M/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?_encoding=UTF8&btkr=1 ___ Check the Patreon for the Free Blog, and consider joining for early release and bonus content: patreon.com/Archyfantasies Check out the Podcast: anchor.fm/archaeologicalfantasies And you can find me on Twitter and IG as @ArchyFantasies You can email me at ArchyFantasies@gmail.com

Several pilots have recently come out and claimed that they have seen UFOs. Jason Colavito, who has written extensively on the subject, uses facts and science to throw cold water on our dreams and explain why it's unlikely that they encountered aliens. Guest Hosts: Dave Noriega and Debbie Dujanovic. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

COVID, drones, and UAP are our topics this week. First, Mike and AJ discuss the most recent turn in the COVID-19 pandemic. Then, we consider the New York Times' investigation into 1,300 civilians killed by the United States' drone warfare, which was published this past weekend.  Finally, our reaction to Jason Colavito's myopic piece in the New Republic about the Gillibrand amendment.  Follow us on Twitter and support us on Patreon.Support the show

Why is ancient Egyptian civilization, including the Great Pyramids, the subject of so many conspiracy theories? Author Jason Colavito joins me to discuss how and why the history of Egypt has been rewritten and manipulated over the centuries.

In H.P. Lovecraft's 1936 novella "At the Mountains of Madness," a scientific expedition to Antarctica accidentally uncovers evidence—both archaeological and biological—of an ancient, perhaps otherworldly civilization. Eddie and Bill discuss how they first encountered Lovecraft, why his imagination was drawn to the polar regions of the earth, what the story tells us about early-20th-centuries anxieties about race and civilization, the influence this story had on "The Thing" and the modern ancient aliens myth, and more.   Citations/links:   Kate Dorsch's dissertation, which will be discussed in the next episode (2019; no paywall): https://repository.upenn.edu/edissertations/3231/   H.P. Lovecraft, "At the Mountains of Madness" (1936; full text): https://www.hplovecraft.com/writings/texts/fiction/mm.aspx   Edward Guimont, "An Arctic Mystery: The Lovecraftian North Pole," Lovecraft Annual (2020; paywall): https://www.jstor.org/stable/26939814   Edward Guimont, "At the Mountains of Mars: Viewing the Red Planet through a Lovecraftian Lens," Lovecraftian Proceedings (2019)   S. T. Joshi, "Lovecraft's Alien Civilizations: A Political Interpretation," Crypt of Cthulhu (1985)   Jason Colavito, "The Origins of the Space Gods: Ancient Astronauts and the Cthulhu Mythos in Fiction and Fact" (2011; free ebook): https://www.jasoncolavito.com/origin-of-the-space-gods.html   Garrett P. Serviss, "Edison's Conquest of Mars" (1898)   Louis Pauwels and Jacques Bergier, "The Morning of the Magicians" (1960)   Erich von Däniken, "Chariots of the Gods?" (1968)

There are two guests on this episode of The Chauncey DeVega Show. Dr. Hakeem Oluseyi is the author (with Joshua Horwitz) of the new book A Quantum Life: My Unlikely Journey from the Street to the Stars. He is also a professor at the Florida Institute of Technology, and a frequent contributor to the Discovery Channel and National Geographic. Hakeem has given multiple TED talks and is regularly invited to speak at science forums all around the world.  Hakeem reflects on how he managed to go from being an at-risk youth and self-described gangster nerd to one of the leading astrophysicists in the world. He shares the choices, luck, highs and lows, and random good fortune that pushed him along on that journey. Hakeem also offers wisdom and advice about navigating the color line as a black scientist, the importance of mentors, and his relationship with the late Chadwick Bowsman. And of course, he does some teaching on the likelihood of UFOs visiting the planet Earth, dark matter, and the multiverse. Jason Colavito is a professional skeptic and author. His investigations have appeared on the American Heroes Channel and the History Channel. Colavito's essays and commentary have also been featured by The New Republic and other leading publications. His forthcoming book is The Legends of the Pyramids.  Jason returns to the podcast to offer his thoughts on the Pentagon's newly released UFO/UAP report and what it does and does not reveal about “extraterrestrials” and other “exotic” and “unknown” “aircraft” and their supposed encounters with the United States military. Chauncey DeVega continues to warn that Donald Trump and his regime did in fact attempt a military coup. And Chauncey also highlights one of the funniest and most dark and revealing new episodes in the white right's anti-black and anti-brown “critical race theory” moral panic – Christian fascist Pat Robertson channeling his Django Unchained nightmare about black people taking up the “whip handle” against white people. SELECTED LINKS OF INTEREST FOR THIS EPISODE OF THE CHAUNCEY DEVEGA SHOW Pat Robertson calls critical race theory an ‘evil' urging Black people to take ‘whip handle' against whites Top US general rejected Trump suggestions military should 'crack skulls' during protests last year, new book claims Inside William Barr's Breakup With Trump OAN host suggests ‘traitors' who ‘stole' election should be executed How close did Trump come to attempting a military coup? Much too close What would America be like if Trump's coup had succeeded? Suppressing SNL is only the start WHERE CAN YOU FIND ME? On Twitter: https://twitter.com/chaunceydevega On Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/chauncey.devega My email: chaunceydevega@gmail.com HOW CAN YOU SUPPORT THE CHAUNCEY DEVEGA SHOW? Via Paypal at ChaunceyDeVega.com Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thechaunceydevegashow Music at the end of this week's episode of The Chauncey DeVega Show is by JC Brooks & the Uptown Sound. You can listen to some of their great music on Spotify.

After US Department of Defense released videos of what appear to be UFOs, or Unidentified Aerial Phenomena in April 2020, Congress demanded a report to look at these incidences. Author and editor Jason Colavito joins Boyd to tell us what is in this long awaited report and why the discussion of UFOs on Capitol Hill is far from over. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jason Colavito is an author and journalist with a focus on “alternative archeology” and, more recently, the UFO cultural phenomenon. In May 2021, he wrote the article: “How Washington Got Hooked on Flying Saucers” in...

Jason Colavito is a professional skeptic and author. His investigations have appeared on the American Heroes Channel and the History Channel. Colavito's essays and commentary have also been featured by The New Republic and other leading publications. His forthcoming book is The Legends of the Pyramids.  Jason Colavito explains why today's America is so sick with conspiracy theories and other anti-truth beliefs. He also outlines how right-wing extremists are using the public's interest in ancient aliens, UFOs, and other conspiracy theories to recruit new members (especially insecure white men) online. Colavito also details how the various elements of right-wing conspiracy culture such as QAnon, the UFO community, and other subcultures came together in the January 6 coup attempt and attack on the U.S. Capitol by Trump's followers. And Colavito shares what he believes the much-anticipated report by the Pentagon on “Unidentified Aerial Phenomena” will actually reveal – hint: these “aircraft” are not “extraterrestrials”.   Chauncey DeVega continues to ponder why so many people are “shocked” by the new “revelations” about the true scale of Trump's coup attempt and how perilously close American democracy really was to being overthrown on January 6. And Chauncey shares what will likely be some unpopular opinions about the new films “In the Heights” and “The Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard”. SELECTED LINKS OF INTEREST FOR THIS EPISODE OF THE CHAUNCEY DEVEGA SHOW "Stop the Steal" means "Start the Coup": Experts on Trump's Jan. 6 coup plot and the power of denial In the fight for democracy, Democrats are being outmaneuvered — and time is against them 'Pure insanity': How Trump and his allies pressured the Justice Department to help overturn the election 'Neoliberal proto-fascism': Noam Chomsky explains how Trumpism has made the GOP a 'white supremacist' cult Is Mass. Lobster Diver's Whale Story a Fish Tale? Some on Cape Are Skeptical WHERE CAN YOU FIND ME? On Twitter: https://twitter.com/chaunceydevega On Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/chauncey.devega My email: chaunceydevega@gmail.com HOW CAN YOU SUPPORT THE CHAUNCEY DEVEGA SHOW? Via Paypal at ChaunceyDeVega.com Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thechaunceydevegashow Music at the end of this week's episode of The Chauncey DeVega Show is by JC Brooks & the Uptown Sound. You can listen to some of their great music on Spotify.

Who's the real protagonist in the recent UFO kerfuffle: the Department of Defense, or the "invisible college" it funded?   Bill and Eddie discuss a recent article by Jason Colavito: https://newrepublic.com/article/162457/government-embrace-ufos-bad-science   In the previous episode, Bill and Eddie discussed this New Yorker article, which Colavito is rebutting: https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2021/05/10/how-the-pentagon-started-taking-ufos-seriously   The article Colavito cites re: Luis Elizondo's belief in a "demon [anti-demon?] cabal": https://newrepublic.com/article/158823/tom-delonge-warped-ufo-aliens   Joe Rogan's interview with David Fravor: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eco2s3-0zsQ

Thanks for listening to our episode with the author, researcher, and internet personality Jason Colavito who has written extensively on Ancient Egypt/Greece, Mythology, and Extraterrestrial Phenomenon. Join us as we discuss his upcoming book "Legends of the Pyramids" and his recent appearance in notable magazines "The New York Times" and "Inside Sources". Check out the links below which I think you will enjoy and help further your knowledge on this interesting subject. Check out our Facebook Page on Facebook @History's Mysteries for more resources and to ask questions and our Youtube channel at History's Mysteries (link below). Don't forget to join us next week for another episode on History's Mysteries. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Check Us Out On: Website:histmystr.simplesite.com/ FaceBook:facebook.com/HistMystr/ Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/historysmysteries Youtube:youtube.com/History'sMysteries​​ Anchor:anchor.fm/jacob-m-drake Apple:podcasts.apple.com/historys-mysteries Google:google.com/podcasts/HistMysteries Spotify:spotify.com/show/History'sMysteries iHeartRadio: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/269-historys-mysteries-83257655/ --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/jacob-m-drake/support

Writer Jason Colavito will explain why the recent government report on UFOs is not all it's cracked up to be. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The MoundBuilder Myth - Jason Colavito

This is a sample episode of our new show In reSearch Of, which I'm co-hosting with Jeb Card.  I hope you'll consider subscribing.  I'm planning to keep the regular IRO episodes free, but offer bonus content for Patreon supporters. This is the pilot episode of In reSearch Of, the show where we watch the original TV show IN SEARCH OF… and consider some of the explanations that the producers chose not to present. In our inaugural episode, we watch the TV Special In Search of Ancient Astronauts, a repackaged cut of a German documentary about Eric Von Daniken's book Chariots of the Gods.  We want to thank Rachel and Chris Lackey for the theme music (And Greig Johnson!). They host the excellent show Rachel Watches Star Trek.  Also, we want to credit Jason Colavito for his excellent research into this and many adjacent topics around the Ancient Astronauts and Ancient Aliens tropes of the past fifty years, including his book:  The Cult of Alien Gods: H. P. Lovecraft and Extraterrestrial Pop Culture (Seriously - check out this link to Jason's article. He gives some great contemporary detail on the impact of this TV special such as "... within 48 hours of the program’s broadcast, Bantam Books had sold 250,000 new copies of Chariots of the Gods."  Amazing.) Oh - so as Jeb mentions, EVD is directly mentioned in the brainstorming session with Lucas, Spielberg, and Kasdan! You can check that out here. Walter Conkrite's  UFO's Friend, Foe or Fantasy  UFO documentary Show Notes: Dr. Harold P. Klein worked for NASA and was a major figure in the Viking mission. The Baghdad Battery - no reason to believe this was ever used as a battery. More likely a scroll container. (Featured on Episode 16 - season 3 - of Mythbusters) Star Trek Into Darkness (you can watch the clip here)  Mesoamerican Sites: Olmec Heads Tula Teotihuacan Chichen Itza Tiwanaku Piri Reis map Wernher Von Braun  Stonehenge  How did the ancients move stones? Theme music (updated!) is by Rachel Lackey & Greig Johnson.  

This is the pilot episode of In Research Of, the show where we watch the original TV show IN SEARCH OF… and consider some of the explanations that the producers chose not to present. In our inaugural episode, we watch the TV Special In Search of Ancient Astronauts, a repackaged cut of a German documentary about Eric Von Daniken's book Chariots of the Gods.  We want to thank Rachel and Chris Lackey for the theme music. They host the excellent show Rachel Watches Star Trek.  Also, we want to credit Jason Colavito for his excellent research into this and many adjacent topics around the Ancient Astronauts and Ancient Aliens tropes of the past fifty years, including his book:  The Cult of Alien Gods: H. P. Lovecraft and Extraterrestrial Pop Culture (Seriously - check out this link to Jason's article. He gives some great contemporary detail on the impact of this TV special such as "... within 48 hours of the program’s broadcast, Bantam Books had sold 250,000 new copies of Chariots of the Gods."  Amazing.) Oh - so as Jeb mentions, EVD is directly mentioned in the brainstorming session with Lucas, Spielberg, and Kasdan! You can check that out here. Walter Conkrite's  UFO's Friend, Foe or Fantasy  UFO documentary Show Notes: Dr. Harold P. Klein worked for NASA and was a major figure in the Viking mission. The Baghdad Battery - no reason to believe this was ever used as a battery. More likely a scroll container. (Featured on Episode 16 - season 3 - of Mythbusters) Star Trek Into Darkness (you can watch the clip here)  Mesoamerican Sites/Artifacts Discussed: Olmec Heads Tula Teotihuacan Chichen Itza Tiwanaku Piri Reis map Wernher Von Braun Stonehenge How did the ancients move stones? Theme music (updated!) is by Rachel Lackey & Greig Johnson.   Keywords Ancient Aliens, Ancient Astronauts, Eric Von Daniken, Skeptic, Archaeology, Science, Rod Serling

Peter Bebergal writes widely on the speculative and slightly fringe. His essays and reviews have appeared in NewYorker.com, The Times Literary Supplement, Boing Boing, The Believer, and The Quietus. He is the author of Season of the Witch: How the Occult Saved Rock and Roll. His new book is Strange Frequencies: The Extraordinary Story of the Technological Quest for the Supernatural.   ****To support The Chauncey DeVega Show during this fundraising month you can make a donation via Paypal at chaunceydevega.com or at Patreon.****  During this Art Bell Coast to Coast AM inspired New Year's Eve special episode of The Chauncey DeVega Show, Peter explains how mystics, psychics, and other practitioners of the occult and magic used the early versions of the internet as a space to practice their dark arts, how the national trauma of the American Civil War fueled the practice known as "spirit photography", and how séances were a space for female empowerment through the "spiritual fluid" known as "ectoplasm". Peter also researches if yes, you can actually hear the voices of the dead speaking through radio waves and other manifestations of "electronic voice phenomena". On this week's New Year's Eve special episode Chauncey honors Alan Naiman, a hero who worked as a humble (and very frugal) social worker, and who at the time of his passing away gave 11 million dollars to charities which help babies and children. Chauncey also reflects on our shared trials and struggles in the Age of Trump during these last few weeks of 2018. And as we wind down 2018 and transition to 2019, Chauncey offers some critical appraisals about the progress of the podcast, his own personal successes and failures during the past year, and (hopefully) shares some wisdom about goal setting and personal progress in 2019.   SELECTED LINKS OF INTEREST FOR THIS EPISODE OF THE CHAUNCEY DEVEGA SHOW  What Will History Books Say About 2018? Social worker leaves behind $11m for children's charities A frugal social worker left $11 million to children's charities in his will In Memory of Alan Naiman: A Man Who Devoted His Life to Children Trump expresses no sympathy for dead migrant children or for furloughed American workers Democrats Slam President Trump for Saying His Administration Has No Responsibility for Migrant Child Deaths From Arizona to Yemen: The Journey of an American Bomb Child soldiers from Darfur fighting at front line of war in Yemen, returned soldiers say IF YOU ENJOYED THIS WEEK'S SHOW YOU MAY LIKE THESE EPISODES OF THE CHAUNCEY DEVEGA SHOW AS WELL Ep. 166: All Things "Star Wars" and "The Last Jedi" Ep. 142: Jason Aaron on Writing "Star Wars", "Southern Bastards", and Reflections on the South Ep. 130: Peter Bebergal Explains How the Occult Saved Rock and Roll/Jared Yates Sexton Previews Wrestlemania 33 Ep. 126: Colin Dickey Discusses Ghosts, Trauma and American Cultural Memory Ep. 26: Jason Colavito on Fringe History, UFOs, White Supremacists and Big Foot WHERE CAN YOU FIND ME? On Twitter: https://twitter.com/chaunceydevega On Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/chauncey.devega My email: chaunceydevega@gmail.com Leave a voicemail for The Chauncey DeVega Show: (262) 864-0154 HOW CAN YOU SUPPORT THE CHAUNCEY DEVEGA SHOW? Via Paypal at ChaunceyDeVega.com Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thechaunceydevegashow 

There are two guests on this week's podcast. James Hansen is a professor of history at Auburn University in Alabama and the author of the acclaimed biography First Man: The Life of Neil Armstrong. Dr. Hansen has also served on the Research Advisory Board of the National Air and Space Museum and the Editorial Advisory Board of the Smithsonian Institution Press. Hansen shares his thoughts on the new movie First Man starring Ryan Gosling as Neil Armstrong, what it was like to advise Gosling on the role, consulting on the script, and how different audiences have imposed their own political views onto the movie.  In addition, Hansen reflects on how fame impacted Neil Armstrong and what it was like to get to know Armstrong over the course of the many years it took to write such a definitive biography. Hansen also offers some insights into the relationship between NASA and the color line through such notables as the black women who were the "human computers" that helped to make the moon mission possible.  Reed Tucker is the second guest. He is a journalist and author whose writing on entertainment and popular culture has appeared in the New York Post, Esquire, Fortune, USA Today and elsewhere.  His most recent book is Slugfest: Inside the Epic 50-year Battle between Marvel and DC.  Reed and Chauncey discuss the life and legend of the now departed Stan Lee. What is true about Stan Lee's life and what was fantasy and myth? Who were Stan Lee's friends and enemies? How can we view Stan Lee's life as a type of road map and barometer for the past, present and future of comic books and graphic novels? On this week's podcast Chauncey sounds the alarm about all of the animals hurt and in need of help because of the California inferno. Chauncey also makes some Thanksgiving week movie recommendations and then shares some "entertaining" stories about Donald Trump's corrupt new acting Attorney General and the latter's involvement with "inventions" such as a toilet for "well-endowed" men, Big Foot DNA, and money for time travelers. And of course, Chauncey has to shine a light on how Paul Manafort--one of Trump's henchmen--is apparently very much into "interracial" cuckolding and sex parties. SELECTED LINKS OF INTEREST FOR THIS EPISODE OF THE CHAUNCEY DEVEGA SHOW  How to help the animals affected by California's wildfires First Man by James Hansen What's Fact and What's Fiction in First Man SLUGFEST by Reed Tucker The darker side of Stan Lee's legacy 100+ Characters Created and Co-Created by Stan Lee Trump raised prosecuting Clinton with top White House, Justice officials Cucks, Cuckolding and Campaign Management The Acting Attorney General Helped an Alleged Scam Company Hawk Bizarre Products IF YOU ENJOYED THIS WEEK'S SHOW YOU MAY LIKE THESE EPISODES OF THE CHAUNCEY DEVEGA SHOW AS WELL Ep. 26: Jason Colavito on Fringe History, UFOs, White Supremacists and Big Foot  Ep. 57: Nina Hartley's Wisdom on Sex, Politics, and "Boogie Nights"  Ep. 58: M. Lamar on Black Masculinity, Sex and being "Negrogothic"  Ep. 175: "Black Panther" and Questions of Diversity and Representation in Comic Books and Graphic Novels  Ep. 187: Avengers: Infinity War / The Secret History of Marvel v. DC Comics  Ep. 195: Richard Painter on Why He is No Longer a Republican and Trump's Threat to American Democracy WHERE CAN YOU FIND ME? On Twitter: https://twitter.com/chaunceydevega On Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/chauncey.devega My email: chaunceydevega@gmail.com Leave a voicemail for The Chauncey DeVega Show: (262) 864-0154 HOW CAN YOU SUPPORT THE CHAUNCEY DEVEGA SHOW? Via Paypal at ChaunceyDeVega.com Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thechaunceydevegashow 

Sara and Ken interview author and scholar, Jason Colavito

Jason Colavito is an author and editor based in Albany, NY. He is internationally recognized by scholars, literary theorists, and scientists for his pioneering work exploring the connections between science, pseudoscience, and speculative fiction. His investigations examine the way human beings create and employ the supernatural to alter and understand our reality and our world. He has published several books including The Cult of Alien Gods: H.P. Lovecraft and Extraterrestrial Pop Culture (Prometheus Books, 2005); Knowing Fear: Science, Knowledge, and the Development of the Horror Genre (McFarland, 2008); and Jason and the Argonauts through the Ages (McFarland, 2014). In 2011, Colavito launched his own line of print-on-demand books collecting rare texts about alternative history, the occult, and speculative fiction. Colavito appeared on Codes & Conspiracies on the American Heroes Channel in 2015 to offer expert commentary on the ancient astronaut theory and its impact on science, pseudoscience, and popular culture. Colavito's research on extraterrestrials and H. P. Lovecraft was also featured on the History Channel in 2009, and he has provided research assistance and consulted on such programs as Secret History of UFOs (NatGeo), Monster Quest (History Channel), Ancient X-Files (NatGeo UK), and William Shatner's Weird or What? (History Television Canada/NatGeo UK). Colavito began debunking fringe science and revisionist history in the web-based magazine Lost Civilizations Uncovered in 2001. Since then, his work has appeared in Skeptic magazine, Humanist Network News, Swift, The Canadian, and TVTome and other outlets. Colavito has also worked as a consultant for major museums, both public and private. In addition to nonfiction writing, Colavito has also authored several short stories. Colavito's speculative fiction has appeared in a number of outlets, including the anthologies 2012 AD (Severed Press, 2010), Elements of Horror (Elements of Horror Press, 2010), and Letters from the Dead (Library of the Dead Press, 2010), as well as magazines such as Twisted Dreams. Colavito holds a Bachelor of Arts from Ithaca College in Ithaca, New York where he majored in both anthropology and journalism. A summa cum laude graduate, Colavito was recognized as the Distinguished Graduate in the Social and Behavioral Sciences, and he was made the Jessica Savitch Communications Scholar for his work in journalism. In 2004, Colavito placed his first professionally published article, "Charioteer of the Gods," in Skeptic magazine. Shortly thereafter he sold his first book, The Cult of Alien Gods, to Prometheus Books.

Do you believe in UFOs? Alien abductions? In the 1960s, there were a slew of these reports, the most famous being Betty and Barney Hill who claimed they were abducted and experimented on by aliens. Strange Country co-hosts Beth and Kelly explore this phenomena and uncover deep truths about themselves, mainly that Beth has no idea how to say dachshund. Theme music: Resting Place by A Cast of Thousands Sources and more sources: Blumenthal, Ralph. “On the Trail of a Secret Pentagon U.F.O. Program.” New York Times, 18 Dec. 2017, www.nytimes.com/2017/12/18/insider/secret-pentagon-ufo-program.html. Carey, Benedict. “Explaining Those Vivid Memories of Martian Kidnappers.” New York Times, 9 Aug. 2005, www.nytimes.com/2005/08/09/health/explaining-those-vivid-memories-of-martian-kidnappers.html. Colavito, Jason. “Alien Abduction at the Outer Limits.” Jason Colavito, www.jasoncolavito.com/alien-abduction-at-the-outer-limits.html. “Exeter UFO Festival.” Exeter UFO Festival, www.exeterufofestival.org/. Fox, Margalit. “Betty Hill, 85, Figure in Alien Abduction Case, Dies.” New York Times, 23 Oct. 2004, www.nytimes.com/2004/10/23/us/betty-hill-85-figure-in-alien-abduction-case-dies.html. Friedman, Stanton T., and Kathleen Marden. Captured!: the Betty and Barney Hill UFO experience. New Page Books, 2007. Fuller, John G. The Interrupted Journey. Dial Press, First eBook edition 2015, books.google.com/books?id=i-xWDQAAQBAJ&printsec=frontcover&source=gbs_atb#v=onepage&q&f=false. Harris, Paul. “Cold War Hysteria Sparked UFO Obsession, Study Finds.” The Guardian, 5 May 2002, www.theguardian.com/science/2002/may/05/spaceexploration.research. History.com Staff. “History of UFOs.” History.com, A&E Television Networks, 2009, www.history.com/topics/history-of-ufos. McGaha, James, and Joe Nickel. “'Exeter Incident' Solved! A Classic UFO Case, Forty-Five Years 'Cold'.” CSI, 2011, www.csicop.org/si/show/exeter_incident_solved_a_classic_ufo_case_forty-five_years_cold. Radford, Benjamin. “Alien Abduction: Looking Back at America's First Case.” LiveScience, Purch, 17 Apr. 2009, www.livescience.com/3530-alien-abduction-america-case.html. Watson, Nigel. “The Hill Abduction.” SkepticReport, www.skepticreport.com/sr/?p=156.

Today we talk with Jason Colavito about the writings of H.P Lovecraft, especially those dealing with the Cthulhu Mythos and the possible origins of the Necronomicon.

Today we talk with Jason Colavito about the writings of H.P Lovecraft, especially those dealing with the Cthulhu Mythos and the possible origins of the Necronomicon.Links Jason ColavitoCult of Alien Gods - Jason ColavitoThe Morning of the Magicians - Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaExtraterrestrial Visitations from Prehistoric Times to the Present by Jacques BergierRichard Sharpe ShaverA Word About the Necronomicon | Peter Levenda's JournalThe H.P. Lovecraft ArchivePlanet of the Vampires (1965) Full Movie | Full Horror Movies Online"The Emerald Tablets of Thoth": A Lovecraftian PlagiarismThe Hounds of TindalosEaters of the Dead - MichaelCrichton.comA Colder War - a novelette by Charles Stross - Infinity PlusGuillermo del Toro At the Mountains of MadnessWFA removes Lovecraft as award"Don't mention the war." - Some Thoughts on H.P. Lovecraft and RaceS. T. Joshi: People Who Aren't Famous Have No Right to Criticize Lovecraft for RacismIcke and NecronomiconWilliam Lumley and Lovecraft and Lovecraftian MagicLovecraftian Magic: Justin Woodman’s blog, which examines Lovecraft and culture, including Lovecraftian magiciansCthulhu MonopolyThe Unspeakable OathPlush/Cute Cthulhu DiscussionChristian IdentityBook of EnochEnoch and the PyramidsPrometheus Underwater SceneHermes TrismegistusHistory of the NecronomiconMichael Barkun Culture of ConspiracyArthur JermynHP Lovecraft Literary Podcast and Arthur MachenGray Barker, Albert Bender, and the MIBhttp://www.csicop.org/si/show/gray_barker_my_friend_the_myth-makerhttp://www.csicop.org/si/show/gray_barkers_book_of_bunk_mothman_saucers_and_mibModern uses of the NecronomiconContactsJason Colavito@JasonColavitowww.jasoncolavito.comEmail us at ArchyFantasies@gmail.comFollow us on Twitter at @Archyfantasies and find us on FaceBook. Theme Music by ArcheopSoup ProductionsProduced by Chris Webster and Tristan Boyle

On March 12, 1909, The Arizona Gazette published an article titled, "G. E. Kincaid Reaches Yuma." It was a short, mildly interesting announcement that Mr. "Kincaid" was only the second person to make the perilous boat trip down the entire course of the Colorado River, starting from Green River, Wyoming and eventually reaching Yuma, Arizona. A feat worthy of mention in the papers of course, but aside from stating that he took over 700 photographs and "Some interesting archaeological discoveries were unearthed," there was not much indication of the news which was to come next. Twenty four days later, on April 5, 1909, the newspaper ran a follow-up to their first article on the adventurous Mr. Kincaid, except this time it was full, front-page coverage on just what discoveries he'd unearthed previously. This article (also uncredited) reported that along with "G.E. Kinkaid" (his name now spelled with a "k") a "Professor S.A. Jordan" and a team from the Smithsonian had investigated what appeared to be a large network of tunnels and rooms, some filled with ancient mummies and artifacts that did not appear to be from the Western Hemisphere. And that was the end of the story. No further stories were printed by the newspaper, no knowledge by the Smithsonian about any such expedition, and no one knows if "Kinkaid" or "Jordan" ever existed, let alone the cave itself. That leaves us with two questions: is this story real, and if real, what would be the implications to world history? Tonight's Quote: "First, I would impress that the cavern is nearly inaccessible. The entrance is 1,486 feet down the sheer canyon wall. It is located on government land and no visitor will be allowed there under penalty of trespass." "G.E. Kincaid," Explorer, referring to a cave full of anomalous artifacts he discovered in the Grand Canyon. Show Links: We've found that some sites are not showing these links as clickable unless they are URLs, so until those outlets improve their show notes section, we are providing actual URLs next to the clickable description of each link to make things easier for our listeners! THE DEVIL IN THE DINER - http://bit.ly/1T0vNNv -- An animated short by Peter Sabatino & Zeke O'Donnell and the first video on our newly launched YouTube channel as mentioned in the intro of this episode. Blog entry containing a photocopy image of the first AZ Gazette article to mention "G.E. Kincaid" http://bit.ly/1V2PzGA Text of the 1st Arizona Gazette article that mentions "Kincaid's" trip, from The Isis Journals website http://bit.ly/1JVQkkc Text of the 2nd AZ Gazette article describing "G.E. Kinkaid's" find http://bit.ly/1PiJnpk "Canyonitis: Seeing evidence of ancient Egypt in the Grand Canyon" by Philip Coppens http://bit.ly/1NgNPnc Article on io9 about Kinkaid's Cave http://bit.ly/1nuIUdH David Hatcher Childress' article on the Kinkaid Cave http://bit.ly/1JdJlTw "The Location of Kincaid's 'Cave' Revealed" by Jack Andrews http://bit.ly/1KnT70v Ancient American magazine http://bit.ly/1P1s28C "Egyptian Grand Canyon Connection" - article by CNY Artifact Recovery http://bit.ly/1Qaakig “Looks Like a Mulhatton Story” from the Grand Canyon Historical Society newsletter by Don Lago http://bit.ly/1SZozt3 Hoaxes of Joseph Mulhattan http://bit.ly/1OBATdI "Joe Mulhatton" article in The Chicago Tribune, dated April 22, 1891 http://trib.in/1PBSSR0 Larry Walters, the "Lawn Chair Pilot" http://bit.ly/23aOMt7 Reprints of the Gazette's articles and brief commentary from Jason Colavito http://bit.ly/1RQ0tBQ Jason Colavito's critical view of the legend http://bit.ly/1JdJlTw John Wesley Powell http://bit.ly/1Zx3Ht0 Brief history of the Smithsonian Institution http://s.si.edu/1OtSVBA Cataldo Mission http://bit.ly/1Kodc6M The El Tovar Hotel http://bit.ly/1OsSbvz The Mississippian Culture of North America http://bit.ly/1ZxDbzy Russell Burrrows' Cave http://bit.ly/1P1KJt3 Aztalan State Park in Wisc...

John and myself(Chris) have an excellent discussion with Jason Colavito(http://www.jasoncolavito.com), an author and editor based in Albany, NY, whose books include The Cult of Alien Gods: H.P. Lovecraft and Extraterrestrial Pop Culture (Prometheus Books, 2005); Knowing Fear (McFarland, 2008); and more. His newest book is Jason and the Argonauts through the Ages (McFarland, 2014). Colavito is internationally recognized by scholars, literary theorists, and scientists for his pioneering work exploring the connections between science, pseudoscience, and speculative fiction. His investigations, which have appeared on the History Channel and were cited in publications like The Atlantic and The Huffington Post, examine the way human beings create and employ the supernatural to alter and understand our reality and our world.Topics explored include ancient aliens, Theosophy, H.P. Lovecraft, The Annunaki, The Nephalim,Zecharia Sitchin,Erich von Daniken, The Vril Society, Baalbek, Ancient Rome, Richard Dawkins, Lawrence Kraus, Multiverse Theory, Anthropic Principle, Darwinism, Evolution Theory, etc...hoaxbusterscall.com

Sara and Ken interview author and scholar, Jason Colavito

Sara and Ken Feder interview skeptical xenoarchaeologist, Jason Colavito. They talk to Jason about his work exploring the connections between science, pseudo-science, and speculative fiction. Links Jason's WebsiteJason's Twitter PageContactEmail us at ArchyFantasties@gmail.comFollow us on Twitter at @Archyfantsies and find us on FaceBook. Theme Music by ArcheopSoup Productions 

For this episode of The Chauncey DeVega Show, I had the great opportunity to talk with Jason Colavito. Our conversation is a real treat and gem for ghetto nerds and those others who are interested in fringe history and other types of "alternative" knowledge systems. Jason is an expert skeptic whose work appears on his eponymous website jasoncolavito.com. He is the author of numerous books. Jason has also appeared in documentaries and other media where he offers up his direct, clear, and reality based expertise on mythologies and magical thinking such as the ancient aliens hypothesis, the theory of Atlantis, and the myriad of distortions and lies about human events that have come to populate the History Channel and its auxiliary H2. As Jason and I discuss in this most recent episode of The Chauncey DeVega Show, our world is full of wonder and amazing discoveries. Thus, there is no reason to lie, obfuscate, and generate from the ether, fringe histories, ancient aliens, and other like mess. Our world and universe is amazing enough without the need to create fictions that soothe our egos as opposed to nurturing the intellect. In this wide ranging and very educational conversation, Jason and I discuss why the ancient aliens hypothesis is so compelling, the faux rigor and "scientific" approaches used by the fringe history community, the fixation that white supremacists have with UFO's, Vikings, and giants, the Afrocentic dreams of how black Africans discovered the "New World", and the oft discussed case of Betty and Barney Hill, an interracial couple who were supposedly kidnapped by extraterrestrials in the 1960s.

Do you have a favorite invocation of Lovecraftian horror? Jason Colavito seems to have successfully traced many of the ideas that appear in UFO and ancient alien claims back to HP Lovecraft and other Weird Tale writers! Your thoughts? I'd like your thoughts on Thomas Ligotti's work. In "The Shadow out of Time" we see a future where mankind disappears from galactic history and Cthulhu seems absent as well. The beetles that inherit the Earth from humans do not seem to have been troubled by Cthulhu and his ilk. Might this be because humanity is assumed to have evolved defenses against Cthulhu but was destroyed in the process? There doesn't seem to be any good solution to the Arkham / Salem dichotomy, but what if Salem and Arkham were originally sister towns which were growing larger and eventually overlapped? A few decades after the witchcraft trials and because of the "bad press" Salem got from them, the people of the now abutting towns of Salem and Arkham agreed to incorporate as a single city named Arkham. Since then, some people still refer to historical Salem as "Salem" but that is no longer the name of the unified city. What made Lovecraft dislike Plato? What's up with Lovecraft and architecture? In many stories he uses the architecture of a culture or society as a metaphor for the society itself. Might the fly in "The Winged Death" have been inspired by Don Marquis' Archy, the poet cockroach? He too had to jump from key to key to type his messages. Criticism of L. Sprague de Camp's biographies of Lovecraft and Howard. Re "The Statement of Randolph Carter," was there any indication in future stories as to WHAT was down in the burial chamber? Did the Night Gaunts ever resurface in future stories? Do you think the movie "2001: A Space Odyssey" could have been influenced by H. P. Lovecraft? I question your explanation that Lovecraft had to write his narrators as weak-willed sidekicks to their domineering best friends because readers wouldn't be able to sympathize with the mad scientists or demented occultists. Lovecraft was no stranger to unsympathetic --and, dare I say it, perverted -- narrators. I think there's more to the trope of intense male bonding in Lovecraft's fiction than just a narrative convenience. All the evidence, in my opinion, points to HPL being an asexual man who liked men. Do you feel that Lovecraft's true genius lies not just in his unique literary style, his aggrandizement of antiquarianism, his depiction of cosmic indifference or even in his inventive use of morphology, but his re-defining of the Greek Tragedy? I am curious if the cuttlefish might have had an influence in the image and name of Cthulhu? Might the magical conception of Wilbur Whateley be a satirical parallel to that of Jesus in the gospels? I have frequently encountered the phrase "That Which Should Not Be." Should not be what, exactly? Can you recommend any other weird fiction with an obvious Gnostic influence? And are there any other real historical religious sects, cults or movements like the Gnostics that strike you as being particularly Lovecraftian in their beliefs?

Another Lovecraft Geek podcast to carve by â?? whatever it is you usually carve â?? for our countdown to the high holiday of Halloween. Do you see a divide between those who read the original Lovecraft texts and focus more on the fun to be had celebrating the mythos, and those who focus more on narrative themes and pathos? Do you feel like the expansionists of Lovecraftian tales are more attempting to play in the sandbox of his mythos or to actually attempt to mimic the tragic pathos of his original work? What makes a work of fiction Lovecraftian? What are the best film adaptations of Lovecraft's writings, in your opinion? And, were he around today, how do you think H.P.L would have felt about his work being reinvented in cinema? Are you familiar with Robert Bloch's STRANGE EONS, and if so what do you think of it? Should the Cthulhu Mythos best read as a cohesive universe? How did Lovecraft manage to stay so current on the science of his day? When did HPL get the idea of the Necronomicon? Just how much do you think Lord Dunsany inspired HPL? At what point did he start reading Dunsany's work? I have always wondered if Lovecraft had lived through World War 2, how would the horrors of the nuclear age, death camps, etc. have moulded his further writings? Do you have any plans to gift us with another reading of a Lovecraft story? Which is your favorite mythos deity? Which deity's followers have the best chants andor prayers? Do you have a favorite Lovecraft themed board game? Are there any collections of August Derleth's own stories, not his so-called "collaborations" with Lovecraft, that you can recommend? As a writer of strange fiction, do you ever find yourself torn between the creation of a completely original story (even if influenced by HLP) and writing one that is part of the mythos (invoking the names of the Ancient Ones, etc)? Do you think there is any disadvantage to authors including Lovecraft references in their work? Is there any stigma among the big publishers, etc., when it comes to "borrowing" from other authors, like Lovecraft? What is your favorite Lovecraftian film? Not an actual work based on HLP, but the film that most evoked that eldritch feeling inside of you? Jason Colavito in his book "The House of the Octopus" raises the worship of the Octopus God "Tutulau" of Samoa, Fiji and Tonga as a possible source of H.P.L.'s inspiration for C'thulhu. Did Lovecraft know anything about this stuff?