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EP #751: Bryan and Krissy review the proliferation of Alien Light Ladies (and guys) across the socials. It seems every other reel is talking in tongues and selling a course on aligning your inner star child! In this wide-ranging, off-the-rails episode of The Commercial Break, Bryan and Krissy start with preschool graduations and end up in the intergalactic rabbit hole of light language influencers. Buckle up. More About EP751: Bryan opens with a hilariously detailed recap of attending a preschool “graduation” where kids practiced their choreography for months… only to immediately collapse, cry, strip, or play dead the moment they hit the stage. Krissy and Bryan swap stories about the madness of modern school ceremonies, audience weirdos, and what happens when parents start crisscross-applesaucing in a sweaty multipurpose room. But halfway through, the episode swerves hard into the stratosphere—literally. Bryan introduces a new obsession: a subculture of TikTok and Instagram influencers claiming to speak alien light languages. These spiritual content creators, often scantily clad and surrounded by rose petals, offer $10,000 courses to “activate your Palladian power” and speak in made-up cosmic tongues. Bryan and Krissy watch and roast a collection of these videos in real time, trying to decode phrases like “divine abundance,” “sacred soul blueprint,” and “cosmic wealth activation”—and trying even harder not to cry from laughing. TCB Clips: R.I.P. "Norm"!! Watch EP #751 on YouTube! Text us or leave us a voicemail: +1 (212) 433-3TCB FOLLOW US: Instagram:  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@thecommercialbreak⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Youtube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠youtube.com/thecommercialbreak⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ TikTok: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@tcbpodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.tcbpodcast.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ CREDITS: Hosts: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Bryan Green⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ &⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Krissy Hoadley⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Executive Producer: Bryan Green Producer: Astrid B. Green Voice Over: Rachel McGrath TCBits / TCBits Music: Written, Voiced and Produced by Bryan Green To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week: Starmerism's moral vacuum ‘Governments need a mission, or they descend into reactive incoherence' writes Michael Gove in this week's cover piece. A Labour government, he argues, ‘cannot survive' without a sense of purpose. The ‘failure of this government to make social justice its mission' has led to a Spring Statement ‘that was at once hurried, incoherent and cruel – a fiscal drive-by shooting'.  Michael writes that Starmer wishes to emulate his hero – the post-war Prime Minister Clement Atlee, who founded the NHS and supported a fledgling NATO alliance. Yet, with policy driven by Treasury mandarins, the Labour project is in danger of drifting, as John Major's premiership did. Starmerism's policy vacuum is being filled so rapidly by HMT that we are embarking on an era of ‘cruel Labour'.  Michael joined the podcast to discuss further, alongside John McTernan, former private secretary to Tony Blair. (1:37) Next: have the Church's sacred spaces become community clubs? From yoga classes to drag shows, and even a helter-skelter, the Revd Dr Jamie Franklin, host of the podcast Irreverentand author of The Great Return, writes in the magazine this week about what he argues is the ‘tragic misuse of its sacred spaces' by the Church of England. This new reality may be symptomatic of a wider issue with the leadership of the Church, currently pondering its future. The journalist Quentin Letts provides his own manifesto for the next Archbishop of Canterbury in this week's diary.  So do diverse uses of space broaden the Church's appeal or does it run the risk of diluting its holiness? Quentin, whose new book NUNC! Is out now, joined the podcast alongside Jamie to discuss. (20:52) And finally: is Clandon Park a visionary restoration or a catastrophic precedent? Calvin Po addresses the ‘conundrum of conservation' in the Arts lead for the magazine this week: how much of a building can be restored before it becomes a different building entirely?  Plans have moved forward for the 18th century Palladian mansion Clandon Park, managed by the National Trust, to be preserved in a half-charred form, following its gutting by fire in 2015. The Trust says this ‘approach combines careful conservation, scholarly restoration and sensitive contemporary design'. And The Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings (SPAB), founded by William Morris, has hailed the plans, arguing that a full restoration would amount to a ‘feeble and lifeless forgery' and the ‘Clandon of the future will offer a markedly different visitor experience to that of the past, but one that will have its own interest'. Calvin, however, worries that this sets a ‘catastrophic precedent' for restorations of the future, and The Georgian Group actively opposed the Trust's proposal, arguing that the building's merit comes in its original design ‘not in burnt bricks'.  To discuss further we were joined by The Georgian Group's director Dr Anya Lucas, and the architectural historian – and former Chair of SPAB – Gillian Darley. (35:17) Presented by William Moore and Lara Prendergast. Produced by Patrick Gibbons and Oscar Edmondson.

This week: Starmerism's moral vacuum ‘Governments need a mission, or they descend into reactive incoherence' writes Michael Gove in this week's cover piece. A Labour government, he argues, ‘cannot survive' without a sense of purpose. The ‘failure of this government to make social justice its mission' has led to a Spring Statement ‘that was at once hurried, incoherent and cruel – a fiscal drive-by shooting'.  Michael writes that Starmer wishes to emulate his hero – the post-war Prime Minister Clement Atlee, who founded the NHS and supported a fledgling NATO alliance. Yet, with policy driven by Treasury mandarins, the Labour project is in danger of drifting, as John Major's premiership did. Starmerism's policy vacuum is being filled so rapidly by HMT that we are embarking on an era of ‘cruel Labour'.  Michael joined the podcast to discuss further, alongside John McTernan, former private secretary to Tony Blair. (1:37) Next: have the Church's sacred spaces become community clubs?  From yoga classes to drag shows, and even a helter-skelter, the Revd Dr Jamie Franklin, host of the podcast Irreverend and author of The Great Return, writes in the magazine this week about what he argues is the ‘tragic misuse of its sacred spaces' by the Church of England. This new reality may be symptomatic of a wider issue with the leadership of the Church, currently pondering its future. The journalist Quentin Letts provides his own manifesto for the next Archbishop of Canterbury in this week's diary.  So do diverse uses of space broaden the Church's appeal or does it run the risk of diluting its holiness? Quentin, whose new book NUNC! Is out now, joined the podcast alongside Jamie to discuss. (20:52) And finally: is Clandon Park a visionary restoration or a catastrophic precedent? Calvin Po addresses the ‘conundrum of conservation' in the Arts lead for the magazine this week: how much of a building can be restored before it becomes a different building entirely?  Plans have moved forward for the 18th century Palladian mansion Clandon Park, managed by the National Trust, to be preserved in a half-charred form, following its gutting by fire in 2015. The Trust says this ‘approach combines careful conservation, scholarly restoration and sensitive contemporary design'. And The Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings (SPAB), founded by William Morris, has hailed the plans, arguing that a full restoration would amount to a ‘feeble and lifeless forgery' and the ‘Clandon of the future will offer a markedly different visitor experience to that of the past, but one that will have its own interest'. Calvin, however, worries that this sets a ‘catastrophic precedent' for restorations of the future, and The Georgian Group actively opposed the Trust's proposal, arguing that the building's merit comes in its original design ‘not in burnt bricks'.  To discuss further we were joined by The Georgian Group's director Dr Anya Lucas, and the architectural historian – and former Chair of SPAB – Gillian Darley. (35:17) Presented by William Moore and Lara Prendergast. Produced by Patrick Gibbons and Oscar Edmondson.

fWotD Episode 2867: Matthew Brettingham Welcome to Featured Wiki of the Day, your daily dose of knowledge from Wikipedia’s finest articles.The featured article for Tuesday, 11 March 2025 is Matthew Brettingham.Matthew Brettingham (1699 – 19 August 1769), sometimes called Matthew Brettingham the Elder, was an English architect who rose from modest origins to supervise the construction of Holkham Hall, and become one of the best-known architects of his generation. Much of his principal work has since been demolished, particularly his work in London, where he revolutionised the design of the grand townhouse. As a result, he is often overlooked today, remembered principally for his Palladian remodelling of numerous country houses, many of them situated in the East Anglia area of Britain. As Brettingham neared the pinnacle of his career, Palladianism began to fall out of fashion and neoclassicism was introduced, championed by the young Robert Adam.Born in Norwich, into a family of craftsmen, Brettingham worked initially as a surveyor, gaining experience through jobs for the city's civic authorities. Work included restorations at Norwich Cathedral, at the castle, at the local prison and the shire hall. His professional ascent began in 1743 with his appointment to the post of Clerk of Works at Holkham. The succeeding decades saw many aristocratic commissions, predominantly in East Anglia, but including work at Kedleston Hall in Derbyshire.In addition to designing their country houses, Brettingham developed a substantial practice in the construction of town houses for the aristocracy. Major commissions included Norfolk House and Cumberland House. Drawing inspiration from Italian urban palazzi, and from Andrea Palladio's rural villas, he created a style and arrangements of rooms perfectly suited to the lavish entertaining undertaken by the mid-18th century nobility. Here, as in the country, he was ultimately superseded, and his reputation eclipsed, by the rise and success of Robert Adam. Brettingham died in 1769. His son, Matthew Brettingham the Younger, also pursued an architectural career.This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 00:30 UTC on Tuesday, 11 March 2025.For the full current version of the article, see Matthew Brettingham on Wikipedia.This podcast uses content from Wikipedia under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License.Visit our archives at wikioftheday.com and subscribe to stay updated on new episodes.Follow us on Mastodon at @wikioftheday@masto.ai.Also check out Curmudgeon's Corner, a current events podcast.Until next time, I'm standard Raveena.

Today, you'll learn about 17 things you can see and do in Wicklow, Ireland. Plus you'll hear music from Eimear Arkins, The Ciderhouse Rebellion and Kyle Carey. This is Folk Songs & Stories #295 0:14 - Eimear Arkins "Téir Abhaile Riú (Song)" from Here & There 3:47 - WELCOME TO FOLK SONGS & STORIES I am Marc Gunn. I'm a Celtic and Folk musician and also host of the Irish & Celtic Music Podcast, an hour-long radio show of some of the best indie Celtic music online. That was… If you're new to this show, please subscribe. You can do that PubSong.com or Just send an email to follow@celtfather. Looks like you get a bonus episode this month. I'm gonna share with you some cool things I found for County Wicklow in Ireland. We're driving through Wicklow for my Celtic Invasion of Wexford. I heard so many good things about Wicklow that I plan to stop there. Now time for your Sustainability tip for the day. Get on the Meatless Monday bandwagon A few years back, my wife decided we would add a meatless day to our meal schedule for the week. It took me a while to get used to it. But I gotta say I feel so much better because of it. Now I've come to realize I really don't need meat in my diet. Not that I don't eat it. But I don't feel the need to spend the money to do so. We went to the grocery store last week and the price of a steak was insane, like double what it used to be. Giving up meat can be difficult, but it's one of the most impactful things that anyone can do to lower their personal carbon footprint and send a bigger message about sustainability in our agricultural system. Now I eat mostly veggies. Garbanzos are a new favorite. We have a super simple recipe that makes yummy garbanzos to go on rice and veggies. I also make my hummus. I even found this great recipe for lentil pancakes. They're sooo good. There are so many great vegetarian and vegan recipes I found on YouTube. I'm eating them up. And yet, we still eat chicken and salmon and steak and carnitas depending on our mood. But it feels good to not feel stuffed full of meat. Oh.  Some good news. Last time, I mentioned getting involved with your local government. Good Newsletter reported. ​A bipartisan coalition of 24 U.S. governors pledged to continue the country's work toward achieving Paris Agreement goals.Representing nearly 60% of the U.S. economy and 55% of the nation's population, Alliance members pledged to reduce collective greenhouse gas emissions by 26% below 2005 levels by 2025, a target it is on track to achieve The Goodnewsletter is created by Good Good Good. 8:52 - Marc Gunn “Naked” from Come Adventure With Me Learn more about “Naked” in episode #278 Listen to a rough cut of Naked The song was written for In the ‘Verse show podcast #11. Vote: Favorite songs on Come Adventure With Me? 11:59 - UPCOMING SHOWS MAR 1: The Lost Druid Brewery, Avondale Estates, GA @ 6-9 PM MAR 16: The Wings Cafe & Tap House, Marietta, GA @ 3-7 PM MAR 17: The Wings Cafe & Tap House, Marietta, GA @ 6-9:30 PM APR 4-6, StellarFest, Duluth, GA APR 12-13: Sherwood Forest Faire, Paige, TX APR 19-20: Sherwood Forest Faire, Paige, TX APR 25-27: Jordan Con, Atlanta, GA MAY 3: Maggie McGuinness Pub, Huntsville, AL JUN 21-28: Celtic Invasion of Wexford, Ireland JUL 19: Fiddler's Green Coffeehouse Concert series @ 8 PM SEP 24-28: ALEP 6, Harrodsburg, KY 13:24 - LATEST NEWS See pictures from my Celtic Invasion of Scotland's Whiskey I have pictures from Stirling Castle, Dewar Aberfledy, and even Falkirk, and Blair Athol Distillery Merch of the Month: Limited Edition Album Pins for Come Adventure With Me. Come Adventure With Me is my latest solo album. It features some of my best songwriting yet, if I do say so myself. Like for instance that song “Naked” I wrote, a song about emotional vulnerability. I have a new Album Pin coming out shortly. Well, two actually. They are in my store. Whoever buys one will get both versions. But there are only a handful of both. They use the dragon design that came out with the original release. But they are both made entirely of wood instead of enamel. You buy one, you get both. But only a handful of both will be available. I'm testing them out. And I'd LOVE your feedback. Which do you prefer? Find a link to order them in the shownotes. 15:26 - THANK YOU GUNN RUNNERS

This week, May 27th, 2010, the Hermetic Hour will deal with the fascinating subject of Masonic-Occult conspiracy connections. We will discuss the actual and fanciful history of Freemasonry in relation to occultism, radical politics, and "The New World Order." We'll go from the Illuminati, the French Revolution, the Morgan Affair, the Palladian hoax, Fabian socialism, to Marxism. We'll reveal just what the "Great Secret" of Freemasonry really is and why the Masons are hated and feared by the fanatics and true-believers of the world's great religions---and the followers of radical political philosophies. We'll briefly review Dan Brown's "The Lost Symbol." If you have a friend who believes that Masons are the secret agents of some shadowy world government, or satanic conspiracy, ask them to tune in. We will take calls, but this is a highly charged subject, so make your questions brief and reasonable. Tune in at 8:00 p.m. and, at the sound of the gavel in the East, we will seek the Light.

Join us as we embark on a journey through Italy's 20 regions, bringing the diverse culture, rich history, stunning art, delectable cuisine, and exquisite wine of this beautiful country to life. Whether you are a seasoned traveler or have yet to visit Italy, our episodes aim to provide a vivid introduction to what makes each region unique. Additionally, Kimberly organizes private trips to Italy, offering listeners a chance to experience these wonders firsthand. Episode Highlights: The Regions of Friuli Venezia Giulia, Veneto, and South Tyrol Friuli Venezia Giulia: Geographical Influence: This region is uniquely shaped by its proximity to Slovenia and Austria, influencing both its language and cuisine. Cultural and Historical Points: Trieste's Habsburg architecture, its bustling port, and literary cafés frequented by James Joyce are key highlights. Wine and Landscapes: Known for its renowned white wine vineyards, colorful traditional costumes, and mountainous scenery, including the intriguing, submerged bell tower in Lago di Resia. Veneto: Adriatic Sea Border: Famous for its iconic cities such as Venice and Verona. Lesser-Known Gems: Discover Vicenza, Belluno, Padova, and Rovigo, each celebrated for their rich history and in Vicenza's case, Palladian architecture at it's best. Natural Beauty: Admire the splendor of Lago di Garda and explore the variety of outdoor activities available in the region. South Tyrol: Stunning Landscapes and Cultural Diversity: Enjoy 300 days of sunshine annually and marvel at the exceptional beauty of the Dolomites. Outdoor Activities: A paradise for skiing, hiking, and mountain biking enthusiasts. Charming Towns: Trento and Bolzano are highlighted for their diverse cuisines and distinctive architecture. Historical Significance: The region's history as a corridor for conquerors and crusaders is verified by its numerous castles. Looking Ahead: Future episodes will cover more fascinating regions such as Lombardia, Piemonte, Aosta Valley, and Liguria. Our aim is to provide in-depth insights without overwhelming our listeners, ensuring each region receives the attention it deserves. Follow us on Social Media Instagram Facebook  Join us on this exciting adventure through Italy's 20 regions with Kimberly and Tommaso. Buon viaggio!

Unholy Distractions - Defending Commandment ViolationsWebsite: http://www.battle4freedom.com/studio/?unholy-distractionsNetwork: https://www.mojo50.comStreaming: https://www.rumble.com/Battle4Freedomhttps://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Exodus+20%3A3-4&version=CJBExodus 20:3-4You are to have no other gods before me. You are not to make for yourselves a carved image or any kind of representation of anything in heaven above, on the earth beneath or in the water below the shoreline.https://x.com/Cobratate/status/1817614047988380045Andrew TateI am protesting outside of the French embassy for mocking Jesus during the Olympic ceremony.The police are threatening to arrest me for unlawful assembly.https://rumble.com/v58xbyd-twisi-ron-phillips-olympics-2024-open-ceremony-last-supper.htmlTWISI - Ron Phillips - Olympics 2024 - Open Ceremony Last Supperhttps://www.britannica.com/topic/Last-Supper-fresco-by-Leonardo-da-VinciLast Supperpainting by Leonardo da VinciLast Supper, one of the most famous artworks in the world, painted by Leonardo da Vinci probably between 1495 and 1498 for the Dominican monastery Santa Maria delle Grazie in Milan. It depicts the dramatic scene described in several closely connected moments in the Gospels, including Matthew 26:21–28, in which Jesus declares that one of the Apostles will betray him and later institutes the Eucharist.https://www.britannica.com/topic/Great-DionysiaGreat Dionysiaancient Greek festivalGreat Dionysia, ancient dramatic festival in which tragedy, comedy, and satyric drama originated; it was held in Athens in March in honour of Dionysus, the god of wine. Tragedy of some form, probably chiefly the chanting of choral lyrics, was introduced by the tyrant Peisistratus when he refounded the festival (534/531 bc), but the earliest tragedy that survives, Aeschylus' Persai, dates from 472.https://www.bridgemanimages.com/en-US/explore/artist/Bellosio-Carlo-1801-1849-/gallery'Carlo Bellosio (1801-1849) ' images and/or videos resultshttps://www.royalacademy.org.uk/art-artists/work-of-art/banquet-of-the-godsBanquet of the Gods, 1719-20William Kent (1685 - 1748)This is one of three ceiling paintings that Kent created for Burlington House, following his return to England in 1719. They featured as part of the 3rd Earl of Burlington's major renovations, which championed a revival of Palladian architecture and Italianate interior design in Britain.The feast taking place on the ceiling may represent the wedding banquet of Cupid and Psyche. Having endured numerous trials, the god of love and his mortal bride have finally attained Jupiter's permission to marry. Kent probably drew inspiration from Raphael's famous depiction of the same subject at the Villa Farnesina, which he likely saw while studying in Italy during the previous decade.Surprise twist after woman, 24, tracks down bio parents with DNA testhttps://mol.im/a/13673577https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/olympics/article-13686845/Mens-triathlon-Paris-Olympics-POSTPONED-Seines-water-quality.htmlMen's triathlon at the Paris Olympics is POSTPONED because of Seine's water qualityhttps://www.cnn.com/2024/07/27/us/sean-grayson-misconduct-sonya-massey-death/index.htmlDeputy who killed Sonya Massey was removed from the Army, had DUIs and needed ‘high stress decision' classes, records showhttps://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13686749/Terrifying-video-shows-zombie-drug-addicts-sheltering-Alberta-Edmonton-bus-station.htmlTerrifying video shows 'zombie' drug addicts sheltering in Alberta bus station just hours before school children arrive in scenes hauntingly similar to The Walking Dead

Andrea Palladio's influence is possibly unmatched in the history of architecture. Ben, Geoff, and Conor discuss what Palladian architecture is and why it became fashionable in many country house designs.

Dear Diary. Today, I had the displeasure of visiting Holkham Hall, a rather ghastly eighteenth century country house in Norfolk. I found the place to be particularly exuberant with its Palladian architecture and its opulent interior. I mean, a room full of statues is hardly becoming and as for the staff, well for starters. I was met by a woman who described herself vastly. She said her name was Catherine, the collection's coordinator at Holkham and she was there to be our guide on this weeks episode of Bad Mannors.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

To donate to our Patreon, Just click the link beloew! You can donate as little as $1 or whatever you think the show is worth! Thanks so much I love you guys!! https://patreon.com/AliensUFOsandGhostStories Today I sit down with Psychic Medium/Clairvoyant, Michelle Gray. Did you enjoyed today's episode, Please leave us a review (On Apple) and a rating (Spotify, Apple and YouTube) it's the best way you could help us! And it really does mean a lot to us! * Also, if you like what we are doing please tell your (open minded) friends about our podcast!! Aliens UFOs and Ghost Stories! * If you have a story that you'd like to share please email us at ALIENSUFOSANDGHOSTSTORIES@YAHOO.COM or click the voicemail button on our SPOTIFY age and leave your name, a brief description, and your phone # and I will get back to you right away! You can also find me on Facebook by searching "AliensUFOs GhostStories"! * Last, but not least I just want to thank you all from the bottom of my heart, your support means the world to me! Please LIKE, FOLLOW, SHARE, RATE and REVIEW! We do this for FREE so PLEASE support us! Stay positive and tell your family and friends that you love them! Cornel Mass Ejection, Astral Travel, out of body experience, Telepathic, clairvoyant, light being, God, Love, progenitor, creation, indigo, children, Gaia, interview, Dolly Safran, genetic material, reproductive program, hybridization, Chris Bledsoe, Mike Clelland, INDI, SKITZ THE P.L.K., the hybrid podcast, telekinesis, Linda Moulton Howe, Richard Doty, Emery Smith, David Emmons, star, brothers and sisters. Jacob Robbins, Tasha, Stone, Ralph Lugo, Melissa Lugo, Debbie Cauble, Bud Hopkins, Jim Sparks, deep, underground military bases, Billy Carson, Mufon, ghosts, full body apparitions, suicide, depression, light language, Nomo, Palladian's, the Nordics, the Scandinavians, Tall Whites, close encounters, telepathic, thought voice, empath, kindness, creation, creator, soul family, incarnation, reincarnation, Sev Tok, Dolores cannon, j Allen Hynek, project blue beam. Les Durrant, Earl Grey, Michelle Gray --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jake-robbins0/message

To donate to our Patreon, Just click the link below! You can donate as little as $1 or whatever you think the show is worth! Thanks so much I love you guys!! https://patreon.com/AliensUFOsandGhostStories Today I sit down with Disclosure Advocate Steve Bassett. To learn more about Steve please visit the links below! http://www.worlddisclosureday.org/Website http://www.exopoliticsworld.net/Website http://www.paradigmresearchgroup.org/Website http://www.shiftstorm.org/Website http://hollywooddisclosurealliance.org/Website Did you enjoyed today's episode, Please leave us a review (On Apple) and a rating (Spotify, Apple and YouTube) it's the best way you could help us! And it really does mean a lot to us! * Also, if you like what we are doing please tell your (open minded) friends about our podcast!! Aliens UFOs and Ghost Stories! * If you have a story that you'd like to share please email us at ALIENSUFOSANDGHOSTSTORIES@YAHOO.COM or click the voicemail button on our SPOTIFY age and leave your name, a brief description, and your phone # and I will get back to you right away! You can also find me on Facebook by searching "AliensUFOs GhostStories"! * Last, but not least I just want to thank you all from the bottom of my heart, your support means the world to me! Please LIKE, FOLLOW, SHARE, RATE and REVIEW! We do this for FREE so PLEASE support us! Stay positive and tell your family and friends that you love them! Cornel Mass Ejection, Astral Travel, out of body experience, Telepathic, clairvoyant, light being, God, Love, progenitor, creation, indigo, children, Gaia, interview, Dolly Safran, genetic material, reproductive program, hybridization, Chris Bledsoe, Mike Clelland, INDI, SKITZ THE P.L.K., the hybrid podcast, telekinesis, Linda Moulton Howe, Richard Doty, Emery Smith, David Emmons, star, brothers and sisters. Jacob Robbins, Tasha, Stone, Ralph Lugo, Melissa Lugo, Debbie Cauble, Bud Hopkins, Jim Sparks, deep, underground military bases, Billy Carson, Mufon, ghosts, full body apparitions, suicide, depression, light language, Nomo, Palladian's, the Nordics, the Scandinavians, Tall Whites, close encounters, telepathic, thought voice, empath, kindness, creation, creator, soul family, incarnation, reincarnation, Sev Tok, Dolores cannon, j Allen Hynek, project blue beam. Les Durrant, Earl Grey, Steve Bassett --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jake-robbins0/message

Today I sit down with my friend Shawn Hopkins from Ohio. Shawn's paranormal activity started after his first and only Ouija board experience in Kentucky. We discuss his contact experiences with demonic spirits and ghosts throughout his life. ***To support our podcast it would mean the world to me! Just hit the subscription button! It's only .99 per month! your subscription will get you Extended interviews, bonus episodes and shout outs on the show! Your support is what keeps the show up and running. To donate to our Patreon, Just click the link beloew! You can donate as little as $1 or whatever you think the show is worth! Thanks so much I love you guys!! https://patreon.com/AliensUFOsandGhostStories …Today I sit down with Hypnotherapist Mary Bassett! Check out her YouTube channel below!! https://www.youtube.com/live/z8eL7k119oA?si=xkfQN8WdB9S6y8Pe Did you enjoyed today's episode, Please leave us a review (On Apple) and a rating (Spotify, Apple and YouTube) it's the best way you could help us! And it really does mean a lot to us! * Also, if you like what we are doing please tell your (open minded) friends about our podcast!! Aliens UFOs and Ghost Stories! * If you have a story that you'd like to share please email us at ALIENSUFOSANDGHOSTSTORIES@YAHOO.COM or click the voicemail button on our SPOTIFY age and leave your name, a brief description, and your phone # and I will get back to you right away! You can also find me on Facebook by searching "AliensUFOs GhostStories"! * Last, but not least I just want to thank you all from the bottom of my heart, your support means the world to me! Please LIKE, FOLLOW, SHARE, RATE and REVIEW! We do this for FREE so PLEASE support us! Stay positive and tell your family and friends that you love them! Cornel Mass Ejection, Astral Travel, out of body experience, Telepathic, clairvoyant, light being, God, Love, progenitor, creation, indigo, children, Gaia, interview, Dolly Safran, genetic material, reproductive program, hybridization, Chris Bledsoe, Mike Clelland, INDI, SKITZ THE P.L.K., the hybrid podcast, telekinesis, Linda Moulton Howe, Richard Doty, Emery Smith, David Emmons, star, brothers and sisters. Jacob Robbins, Tasha, Stone, Ralph Lugo, Melissa Lugo, Debbie Cauble, Bud Hopkins, Jim Sparks, deep, underground military bases, Billy Carson, Mufon, ghosts, full body apparitions, suicide, depression, light language, Nomo, Palladian's, the Nordics, the Scandinavians, Tall Whites, close encounters, telepathic, thought voice, empath, kindness, creation, creator, soul family, incarnation, reincarnation, Sev Tok, Dolores cannon, j Allen Hynek, project blue beam. Les Durrant, Earl Grey --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jake-robbins0/message

Today I sit down with Earl Grey, The MUFON State Director of Southern California. To learn more about Earls course visit Otis.edu To learn more about MUFON go to socalmufon.com ***To support our podcast it would mean the world to me! Just hit the subscription button! It's only .99 per month! your subscription will get you Extended interviews, bonus episodes and shout outs on the show! Your support is what keeps the show up and running. To donate to our Patreon, Just click the link beloew! You can donate as little as $1 or whatever you think the show is worth! Thanks so much I love you guys!! https://patreon.com/AliensUFOsandGhostStories …Today I sit down with Hypnotherapist Mary Bassett! Check out her YouTube channel below!! https://www.youtube.com/live/z8eL7k119oA?si=xkfQN8WdB9S6y8Pe Did you enjoyed today's episode, Please leave us a review (On Apple) and a rating (Spotify, Apple and YouTube) it's the best way you could help us! And it really does mean a lot to us! * Also, if you like what we are doing please tell your (open minded) friends about our podcast!! Aliens UFOs and Ghost Stories! * If you have a story that you'd like to share please email us at ALIENSUFOSANDGHOSTSTORIES@YAHOO.COM or click the voicemail button on our SPOTIFY age and leave your name, a brief description, and your phone # and I will get back to you right away! You can also find me on Facebook by searching "AliensUFOs GhostStories"! * Last, but not least I just want to thank you all from the bottom of my heart, your support means the world to me! Please LIKE, FOLLOW, SHARE, RATE and REVIEW! We do this for FREE so PLEASE support us! Stay positive and tell your family and friends that you love them! Cornel Mass Ejection, Astral Travel, out of body experience, Telepathic, clairvoyant, light being, God, Love, progenitor, creation, indigo, children, Gaia, interview, Dolly Safran, genetic material, reproductive program, hybridization, Chris Bledsoe, Mike Clelland, INDI, SKITZ THE P.L.K., the hybrid podcast, telekinesis, Linda Moulton Howe, Richard Doty, Emery Smith, David Emmons, star, brothers and sisters. Jacob Robbins, Tasha, Stone, Ralph Lugo, Melissa Lugo, Debbie Cauble, Bud Hopkins, Jim Sparks, deep, underground military bases, Billy Carson, Mufon, ghosts, full body apparitions, suicide, depression, light language, Nomo, Palladian's, the Nordics, the Scandinavians, Tall Whites, close encounters, telepathic, thought voice, empath, kindness, creation, creator, soul family, incarnation, reincarnation, Sev Tok, Dolores cannon, j Allen Hynek, project blue beam. Les Durrant, Earl Grey --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jake-robbins0/message

Today I sit down with experiencer LaLa Bright! To learn more about LaLa check out her website lalabrightllc.com ***To support our podcast it would mean the world to me! Just hit the subscription button! It's only .99 per month! your subscription will get you Extended interviews, bonus episodes and shout outs on the show! Your support is what keeps the show up and running. To donate to our Patreon, Just click the link beloew! You can donate as little as $1 or whatever you think the show is worth! Thanks so much I love you guys!! https://patreon.com/AliensUFOsandGhostStories …Today I sit down with Hypnotherapist Mary Bassett! Check out her YouTube channel below!! https://www.youtube.com/live/z8eL7k119oA?si=xkfQN8WdB9S6y8Pe Did you enjoyed today's episode, Please leave us a review (On Apple) and a rating (Spotify, Apple and YouTube) it's the best way you could help us! And it really does mean a lot to us! * Also, if you like what we are doing please tell your (open minded) friends about our podcast!! Aliens UFOs and Ghost Stories! * If you have a story that you'd like to share please email us at ALIENSUFOSANDGHOSTSTORIES@YAHOO.COM or click the voicemail button on our SPOTIFY age and leave your name, a brief description, and your phone # and I will get back to you right away! You can also find me on Facebook by searching "AliensUFOs GhostStories"! * Last, but not least I just want to thank you all from the bottom of my heart, your support means the world to me! Please LIKE, FOLLOW, SHARE, RATE and REVIEW! We do this for FREE so PLEASE support us! Stay positive and tell your family and friends that you love them! Cornel Mass Ejection, Astral Travel, out of body experience, Telepathic, clairvoyant, light being, God, Love, progenitor, creation, indigo, children, Gaia, interview, Dolly Safran, genetic material, reproductive program, hybridization, Chris Bledsoe, Mike Clelland, INDI, SKITZ THE P.L.K., the hybrid podcast, telekinesis, Linda Moulton Howe, Richard Doty, Emery Smith, David Emmons, star, brothers and sisters. Jacob Robbins, Tasha, Stone, Ralph Lugo, Melissa Lugo, Debbie Cauble, Bud Hopkins, Jim Sparks, deep, underground military bases, Billy Carson, Mufon, ghosts, full body apparitions, suicide, depression, light language, Nomo, Palladian's, the Nordics, the Scandinavians, Tall Whites, close encounters, telepathic, thought voice, empath, kindness, creation, creator, soul family, incarnation, reincarnation, Sev Tok, Dolores cannon, j Allen Hynek, project blue beam, Lala Bright --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jake-robbins0/message

Today I sit down with experiencer Lowell Johnson. We discussed the Lemurians, Telos and Mt. Shasta. To learn more about Lowell check out his YouTube channel below. https://www.youtube.com/@lowelljohnson-starbuck/about ***To support our podcast it would mean the world to me! Just hit the subscription button! It's only .99 per month! your subscription will get you Extended interviews, bonus episodes and shout outs on the show! Your support is what keeps the show up and running. To donate to our Patreon, Just click the link beloew! You can donate as little as $1 or whatever you think the show is worth! Thanks so much I love you guys!! https://patreon.com/AliensUFOsandGhostStories …Today I sit down with Hypnotherapist Mary Bassett! Check out her YouTube channel below!! https://www.youtube.com/live/z8eL7k119oA?si=xkfQN8WdB9S6y8Pe Did you enjoyed today's episode, Please leave us a review (On Apple) and a rating (Spotify, Apple and YouTube) it's the best way you could help us! And it really does mean a lot to us! * Also, if you like what we are doing please tell your (open minded) friends about our podcast!! Aliens UFOs and Ghost Stories! * If you have a story that you'd like to share please email us at ALIENSUFOSANDGHOSTSTORIES@YAHOO.COM or click the voicemail button on our SPOTIFY age and leave your name, a brief description, and your phone # and I will get back to you right away! You can also find me on Facebook by searching "AliensUFOs GhostStories"! * Last, but not least I just want to thank you all from the bottom of my heart, your support means the world to me! Please LIKE, FOLLOW, SHARE, RATE and REVIEW! We do this for FREE so PLEASE support us! Stay positive and tell your family and friends that you love them! Cornel Mass Ejection, Astral Travel, out of body experience, Telepathic, clairvoyant, light being, God, Love, progenitor, creation, indigo, children, Gaia, interview, Dolly Safran, genetic material, reproductive program, hybridization, Chris Bledsoe, Mike Clelland, INDI, SKITZ THE P.L.K., the hybrid podcast, telekinesis, Linda Moulton Howe, Richard Doty, Emery Smith, David Emmons, star, brothers and sisters. Jacob Robbins, Tasha, Stone, Ralph Lugo, Melissa Lugo, Debbie Cauble, Bud Hopkins, Jim Sparks, deep, underground military bases, Billy Carson, Mufon, ghosts, full body apparitions, suicide, depression, light language, Nomo, Palladian's, the Nordics, the Scandinavians, Tall Whites, close encounters, telepathic, thought voice, empath, kindness, creation, creator, soul family, incarnation, reincarnation, Sev Tok, Dolores cannon, j Allen Hynek, project blue beam --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jake-robbins0/message

Today I sit down with Judy Kuo. Judy is a Shamic/Reiki Healer and energy coach! Please click the link below to check out Judy's Youtube page! https://youtube.com/channel/UCCeUGDmvx8EyNjGv4jUWBSA ***To support our podcast it would mean the world to me! Just hit the subscription button! It's only .99 per month! your subscription will get you Extended interviews, bonus episodes and shout outs on the show! Your support is what keeps the show up and running. To donate to our Patreon, Just click the link beloew! You can donate as little as $1 or whatever you think the show is worth! Thanks so much I love you guys!! https://patreon.com/AliensUFOsandGhostStories …Today I sit down with Hypnotherapist Mary Bassett! Check out her YouTube channel below!! https://www.youtube.com/live/z8eL7k119oA?si=xkfQN8WdB9S6y8Pe Did you enjoyed today's episode, Please leave us a review (On Apple) and a rating (Spotify, Apple and YouTube) it's the best way you could help us! And it really does mean a lot to us! * Also, if you like what we are doing please tell your (open minded) friends about our podcast!! Aliens UFOs and Ghost Stories! * If you have a story that you'd like to share please email us at ALIENSUFOSANDGHOSTSTORIES@YAHOO.COM or click the voicemail button on our SPOTIFY age and leave your name, a brief description, and your phone # and I will get back to you right away! You can also find me on Facebook by searching "AliensUFOs GhostStories"! * Last, but not least I just want to thank you all from the bottom of my heart, your support means the world to me! Please LIKE, FOLLOW, SHARE, RATE and REVIEW! We do this for FREE so PLEASE support us! Stay positive and tell your family and friends that you love them! Cornel Mass Ejection, Astral Travel, out of body experience, Telepathic, clairvoyant, light being, God, Love, progenitor, creation, indigo, children, Gaia, interview, Dolly Safran, genetic material, reproductive program, hybridization, Chris Bledsoe, Mike Clelland, INDI, SKITZ THE P.L.K., the hybrid podcast, telekinesis, Linda Moulton Howe, Richard Doty, Emery Smith, David Emmons, star, brothers and sisters. Jacob Robbins, Tasha, Stone, Ralph Lugo, Melissa Lugo, Debbie Cauble, Bud Hopkins, Jim Sparks, deep, underground military bases, Billy Carson, Mufon, ghosts, full body apparitions, suicide, depression, light language, Nomo, Palladian's, the Nordics, the Scandinavians, Tall Whites, close encounters, telepathic, thought voice, empath, kindness, creation, creator, soul family, incarnation, reincarnation, Sev Tok, Dolores cannon, j Allen Hynek, project blue beam --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jake-robbins0/message

Today I speak to my friend Al V who attended my first and only CE5 about a month ago who witnessed some strange events that took place that night! ***To support our podcast it would mean the world to me if you click the “Subscribe” button you will have access to extended interviews and exclusive episodes, along with shouts outs! It's only .99 cents a month!!! The free version will still be available, but there will be a lot more Thanks so much I love you guys!! To learn more click here! https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pleiades https://patreon.com/AliensUFOsandGhostStories …Today I sit down with Hypnotherapist Mary Bassett! Check out her YouTube channel below!! https://www.youtube.com/live/z8eL7k119oA?si=xkfQN8WdB9S6y8Pe Did you enjoyed today's episode, Please leave us a review (On Apple) and a rating (Spotify, Apple and YouTube) it's the best way you could help us! And it really does mean a lot to us! * Also, if you like what we are doing please tell your (open minded) friends about our podcast!! Aliens UFOs and Ghost Stories! * If you have a story that you'd like to share please email us at ALIENSUFOSANDGHOSTSTORIES@YAHOO.COM or click the voicemail button on our SPOTIFY age and leave your name, a brief description, and your phone # and I will get back to you right away! You can also find me on Facebook by searching "AliensUFOs GhostStories"! * Last, but not least I just want to thank you all from the bottom of my heart, your support means the world to me! Please LIKE, FOLLOW, SHARE, RATE and REVIEW! We do this for FREE so PLEASE support us! Stay positive and tell your family and friends that you love them! Cornel Mass Ejection, Astral Travel, out of body experience, Telepathic, clairvoyant, light being, God, Love, progenitor, creation, indigo, children, Gaia, interview, Dolly Safran, genetic material, reproductive program, hybridization, Chris Bledsoe, Mike Clelland, INDI, SKITZ THE P.L.K., the hybrid podcast, telekinesis, Linda Moulton Howe, Richard Doty, Emery Smith, David Emmons, star, brothers and sisters. Jacob Robbins, Tasha, Stone, Ralph Lugo, Melissa Lugo, Debbie Cauble, Bud Hopkins, Jim Sparks, deep, underground military bases, Billy Carson, Mufon, ghosts, full body apparitions, suicide, depression, light language, Nomo, Palladian's, the Nordics, the Scandinavians, Tall Whites, close encounters, telepathic, thought voice, empath, kindness, creation, creator, soul family, incarnation, reincarnation, Sev Tok, Dolores cannon, j Allen Hynek, project blue beam --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jake-robbins0/message

To mark 400 hundred years to the day since the First Folio of Mr. William Shakespeare's Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies was published according to the True Original Copies, the BBC is celebrating this with a season of Shakespeare programmes. Front Row is looking aslant at the other artistic, literary and cultural events of 1623. Tom Sutcliffe hears from artist historian Karen Hearn about the impact of the first Palladian building in England and what was being painted. Lucy Munro traces the influence of The Spanish Match (which didn't happen) on drama. The conductor Jeremy Summerly tells Tom about the music being played and sung that year. Folklorist Steve Roud reveals how the news was delivered in broadside ballads, which found their way into Shakespeare's plays, and singer Lisa Knapp sings one. This was the year when John Donne wrote ‘no man is an island'. The big draw, apart from Donne's preaching, was the elephant sent by the King of Spain. Presenter: Tom Sutcliffe Producer: Julian May

Today I sit down with Bill Konkolesky, Michigan MUFON State Director since 2004. Author of “Experiencer: Raised in Two Worlds.” Investigator, consultant, and lecturer on the UFO and contact phenomena. Please click the link below to check out Bill's book!!! https://www.amazon.com/Experiencer-Raised-Account-Otherworldly-Experiences-ebook/dp/B093YS28MB/ref=sr_1_1?qid=1699206787&refinements=p_27%3AWilliam+Konkolesky&s=books&sr=1-1&text=William+Konkolesky ***To support our podcast it would mean the world to me if you click the link below. Patreon members will have extra content and shout outs regularly. The free version will still be available, but there will be a lot more stories and accounts on Patreon. Donate whatever you feel it is worth! Your support is what keeps the show up and running. Thanks so much I love you guys!! https://patreon.com/AliensUFOsandGhostStories …Today I sit down with Hypnotherapist Mary Bassett! Check out her YouTube channel below!! https://www.youtube.com/live/z8eL7k119oA?si=xkfQN8WdB9S6y8Pe Did you enjoyed today's episode, Please leave us a review (On Apple) and a rating (Spotify, Apple and YouTube) it's the best way you could help us! And it really does mean a lot to us! * Also, if you like what we are doing please tell your (open minded) friends about our podcast!! Aliens UFOs and Ghost Stories! * If you have a story that you'd like to share please email us at ALIENSUFOSANDGHOSTSTORIES@YAHOO.COM or click the voicemail button on our SPOTIFY age and leave your name, a brief description, and your phone # and I will get back to you right away! You can also find me on Facebook by searching "AliensUFOs GhostStories"! * Last, but not least I just want to thank you all from the bottom of my heart, your support means the world to me! Please LIKE, FOLLOW, SHARE, RATE and REVIEW! We do this for FREE so PLEASE support us! Stay positive and tell your family and friends that you love them! Cornel Mass Ejection, Astral Travel, out of body experience, Telepathic, clairvoyant, light being, God, Love, progenitor, creation, indigo, children, Gaia, interview, Dolly Safran, genetic material, reproductive program, hybridization, Chris Bledsoe, Mike Clelland, INDI, SKITZ THE P.L.K., the hybrid podcast, telekinesis, Linda Moulton Howe, Richard Doty, Emery Smith, David Emmons, star, brothers and sisters. Jacob Robbins, Tasha, Stone, Ralph Lugo, Melissa Lugo, Debbie Cauble, Bud Hopkins, Jim Sparks, deep, underground military bases, Billy Carson, Mufon, ghosts, full body apparitions, suicide, depression, light language, Nomo, Palladian's, the Nordics, the Scandinavians, Tall Whites, close encounters, telepathic, thought voice, empath, kindness, creation, creator, soul family, incarnation, reincarnation, Sev Tok, Dolores cannon, j Allen Hynek, project blue beam --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jake-robbins0/message

Asia Pacific 'Academy Awards' here II Australian filmmaker Robert Connolly talks to us about the Asia Pacific Screen Awards (APSA), his film Blueback, and a few other things film related.Two pieces of information that came directly from the Economic and Social Outlook Conference on Thursday. This is a conference that is run by the Melbourne Institute in partnership with the Australian. It was held in the Palladian at Crown.First a small morsel about the litigation against Qantas for the ghost flights scandal. Ms Gina Cass-Gottlieb, Chair, Australian Competition and Consumer Commission gave a speech about the ACCC and as she was leaving the stage the MC asked her about the litigation against Qantas this is the exchange:The ACCC & Qantas here II The second was the PM Anthony Albanese talking about the Gaza 'pause' meme and his trip to China:Albanese's Gaza 'Pause' here IIYou Can't Escape an Aussie Boy here II Writer/ actor Shane Palmer and Directo Riley Longworth join us to tell us about their up-coming satire show at The Butterfly Club on 13 - 18 Nov, 7pm. They pose the question 'How do the least qualified persuade others that they are the best to lead?'ticketsColes AGM Under Attack here II Striking Victoiran workers, members of RAFFWU, and community members picketed the Coles AGM calling out sub par working conditions & wages as well as price gouging. Join the RAFFWU campaign at Coles at https://raffwu.org.au/workplaces/supermarkets/coles/This is the week here II Kevin Healy is back on form with a rapier to the week.De-privatising NSW Prisons here II Nicola Jess, President of the Public Service Association NSW, outlines the win that is seeing the NSW Government de-privatising prisons in NSW.

This was certainly an episode with a difference - we begin in a Natural History Museum packed with 4,000 taxidermy animals! The Woodland Trust site and museum now share space once owned by the famous Rothschild family who collected stuffed species, as well as live exotic animals that roamed the park. We tour Tring Park's fascinating historic features, from the avenue named after visitor Charles II to the huge stone monument rumoured to be for his famous mistress. Beneath autumn-coloured boughs, we also learn how young lime trees grown from the centuries-old lime avenue will continue the site's history, how cows help manage important chalk grassland and the vital role of veteran trees and deadwood in the healthy ecosystem. Don't forget to rate us and subscribe! Learn more about the Woodland Trust at woodlandtrust.org.uk Transcript You are listening to Woodland Walks, a podcast for the Woodland Trust presented by Adam Shaw. We protect and plant trees for people, for wildlife. Adam: Today I'm heading off to Tring Park, one of Hertfordshire's most important ecological areas. It's filled, I'm told, with wildflowers and some really interesting historic features, as well as some stunning views. But first but first, I was told to stop off at the Natural History Museum at Tring, which is really a very, very short walk from the woodland itself. I was told to do that because they said it might surprise you what you find. It definitely did that. Because here are rows and rows of what I'm told are historically important stuffed animals. So I'm at the the top bit of the the galleries here at the Natural History Museum at Tring and well, bonkers I think is a probably good word to describe this place and I mean, I feel very mixed about it. So we're, I'm passing some very weird fish, that's a louvar, never heard of that. But there's a a rhinoceros, white rhinoceros, a Sumatran rhinoceros. There's a dromedary, a camel. There is a rather small giraffe. There is a head of a giraffe. Coming round over here, there is an Indian swordfish from the Indian Ocean. Goodness gracious, it looks like something from Harry Potter. That's an eel, very scary looking eel. And then there is a giant armadillo and it really properly is giant, an extinct relative of the living armadillos, known from the Pleistocene era and that's the period of the Ice Age, from North and South America, that is absolutely extraordinary. And there are some very, very weird things around here. Anyway, that's certainly not something you'd expect to see in Tring. Goodness knows what the locals made of it back in the Victorian ages, of course this would have been their only experience of these kind of animals. No Internet, no television, so this really was an amazing insight into the world, beyond Britain, beyond Tring. There is something here, a deep sea anglerfish which looks like it's got coral out of its chin. I mean, it's properly something from a horror movie that is, that is extraordinary. Claire: My name is Claire Walsh and I'm the exhibitions and interpretation manager here at the Natural History Museum at Tring, and my job involves looking after all of the exhibitions that you see on display and any temporary exhibitions such as Wildlife Photographer of the Year. Adam: So this is a rather unusual place. I have only just had a very brief look and I've never seen anything quite like it. So just explain to our listeners what it is that we're seeing, what what is this place? Claire: So the Natural History Museum at Tring is the brainchild of Lionel Walter Rothschild, who was a member of the Rothschild banking dynasty. Walter Rothschild, as as we call him, was gifted the museum by his parents as a 21st birthday present. Adam: That's quite a birthday, who gets a museum for their 21st? That's quite something. Claire: Yes, yeah, so, so the family were a hugely wealthy family and Walter's parents owned Tring Park Mansion, which is the the the the big house next door to the museum, which is now a performing arts school, the land of which was formerly a a big deer park, and the Woodland Trust land and our museum is all part of that sort of estate. Adam: And so this is a Natural History Museum. But as I was saying, it's not like when I've seen normally. So explain to me what it is that differentiates this from other museums people might be acquainted with. Claire: So we have over 4,000 taxidermied animals on display from all over the world, some of the finest examples of Victorian taxidermy in the world and you can see everything on display from dressed fleas all the way through to wallabies, large deers, birds from all over the world. It really is an absolutely amazing place. Adam: I've never heard of the species called dressed fleas. Is that a species or is it fleas which have got frocks on? Claire: So these are fleas that have little outfits on so our our particular dressed fleas have little sombreros. They're from Mexico dressed fleas. We're very fortunate to have them on display and they're they are some of the most popular things in the museum. Adam: *laughs* Extraordinary. Yeah, I'll go stop and have a look at those. Now, but there was, am I right in saying that that Walter Rothschild in the sort of posh manor, actually had weird animals rolling around, these aren't just stuffed animals, you know, live weird animals, unusual animals, just part of the park? Claire: Yeah, so to take you back a little bit, Walter Rothschild first became really interested in natural history when he was about 7 and and he then decided to set up the museum. So throughout his teenage years, he started collecting different animals, living and dead. And the park at Tring was home to a lot of the animals so in in the park were lots and lots of living animals that he he kind of just kept there roaming free, so he had things like rheas, cassowaries, ostriches, emus, kangaroos. Adam: I, I've seen a picture, I think I've seen a picture of him in a sort of horse drawn carriage, except it's drawn by zebras. Claire: Yeah, so so he decided to train zebras to draw his carriage. So he started off with one zebra and then sort of moved on to having three zebras and a and a pony and he actually took the carriage along Regent Street all the way through the mall in London to Buckingham Palace where where the zebras met the Queen, which was a bit sort of worrying for Rothschild because actually zebras are really difficult to train and quite flighty sort of animals so he's a bit worried about the Queen petting his zebras and and something going wrong, but fortunately it was all fine. The zebras did come out to Tring when they retired as well, so they were also sort of roaming about. I think what you need to imagine is Tring at the time was a really kind of provincial country town, there was a lot farming going on and the Rothschilds came with this, massive amounts of wealth, but they really embedded themselves within the local community and and did lots of, you know, really helped people out. But Walter then started introducing all these animals into the park. He was really interested in adaptation of of different species of animals, so he actually rented out the island of Alhambra in the Seychelles to protect the giant tortoises, but also in Tring you have all of these different exotic animals from all around the world and I can't imagine what it must have been like to just be an ordinary agricultural labourer living in Tring and having the opportunity to walk through the park and just se all these amazing animals that you wouldn't have had the opportunity to see because there's no television. Adam: It's a really interesting back story to it, but I wonder what you feel about the purpose of the museum and this collection now, when there's a sense I already feel a bit uncomfortable going, is this quite right to be watching stuffed animals, is this in keeping with our modern sensibilities? What's your view on that? Claire: So our mission really is to educate people about biodiversity and to to ensure that our future generations become advocates for the planet. So we do this by, you know, trying to instil the importance and the wonder and beauty of nature within our collections and tell people about the things that are vanishing. We have lots of extinct and endangered animals on display, which we highlight to our visitors and and you know, to try and get them to understand that they need to look after the natural world today, and obviously our collections are incredibly scientifically important. We have researchers come from all over the world to visit Tring and to study their collections and you know, really make a difference to to our planet in terms of understanding how populations of animals have increased or decreased through time. You know, sort of engage with people and educate people so they look after the planet going forwards. Adam: And explain to me a little bit about your relationship or the museum's relationship with the Woodland Trust, then. Claire: So we have a really good relationship with the Woodland Trust. We work hand in hand with them, we share our our sort of knowledge between both of our organisations and advocate for, for you know, the good work that we both do. Adam: I'm going to have a quick look around before we go off to the to the woodland itself. What's your favourite animal here? What's the favourite thing you think you'd direct me to? Claire: Oh my goodness, you've put me on the spot there. I mean, I really love all the animals in the museum. I think the thylacine is really worth going to have a look at. Adam: OK, thylacine, never heard of it. Claire: So the thylacine is an extinct animal. It's an example of something called convergent evolution, where it looks very much like a dog, but it's actually a marsupial. It lived in Australia. So that's upstairs in gallery 5. Adam: OK, that's where I'll be heading next. Thank you very much. Well, having finished my tour inside the museum, I'm off, it really is just across the road, to the woodland itself to meet my guide for the day. Grace: My name is Grace Davis, I'm an assistant site manager at the Woodland Trust, I help to manage our woods in Hertfordshire and Essex. Adam: So we're very lucky. It was raining when I left home. It is not raining, so I don't want to tempt fate but I do want to offer my thanks to whatever power that be. Where are we? Why are we here? Grace: We're at Tring Park in Hertfordshire. It's just next to the town of Tring. It's 130 hectares of grassland and woodland. It's famous for its chalk grassland and has been designated a SSSI. Adam: Right. And we were just walking down an avenue really weren't we and you were telling me they're lime trees because I couldn't spot it, but I did have a quick look on my app and just, maybe everyone else knows this, but apparently the nickname for Brits is the limeys, I think Australians call us limeys and it was because the lime trees were made, were used to make ships. And I think the Australians thought they weren't great wood for trees and sort of nicknamed us limeys. Anyway, there's a little bit of a side note. We passed some cows, rather docile cows. What what are they doing here? Grace: We've got a a number of cows that graze here most of the year, so they really help us to manage the scrub on the chalk grassland. If nature had its way, the the grassland here would eventually convert to be woodland, which isn't a bad thing but because of the SSSI designation of the chalk grassland here, and because it's a very rare habitat internationally, we really need to manage the scrub and any trees from from taking over, so the cattle are here to browse, to keep the the growth in check of the hawthorn, the blackthorn, the the scrubby species that really want to take over. Adam: And we passed, just a bit of practical information with people, we passed a little area where I saw a lot of tree planting going on, but also that's going to be a new car park is that right? Grace: That's right. So we've actually got Tring Park itself on a 400-year lease from the council after it was threatened in the nineties to be turned into a golf course, but we've also invested in this site by converting a patch of land to a car park for 50 spaces, and we hope that that car park will be open soon, very soon, and the one of the real benefits of it is it will provide a level access into the into the grassland, whereas at the moment people generally have to walk over the bridge across the very busy A41 but with the new car park, people will be able to park and walk straight into the grassland. So it will be great for anyone with a pushchair or mobility scooter. Adam: Fantastic. Now we're we're on a bit of a hill on this path going towards, past the cows on my right, going towards the trees themselves Right just before we head off there here's a Woodland Trust little bit of signage which I don't quite understand, it's a wooden post with a foot cut out of it. It is Walter's Wander. Walter moved into rooms at Magdalene College with a flock of kiwis, which were soon rehoused and cared for by a local taxidermist. Yeah, I'm not sure a taxidermist cares for animals much. I'm sure he cares, or she cares about her work, but I'm not sure that's the the verb of the job of a taxidermist. Anyway, yeah, so this is Walter's Wander, and it is Walter Rothschild. Grace: That's right yeah so this is this is showing a link between Tring Park and the museum of which Walter Rothschild is famous for having his his taxidermy there. Adam: I mean, he proper barmy. He, Magdalene College, he was a student at university and he brought with him a flock of kiwis. I mean, my kids went to university, they weren't allowed to have a kettle in their room, let alone a flock of kiwis. Better times, eh, let's bring those back! Right off we go. Let's go. This is this is, look, I'll get this wrong, is this hawthorn on the left? Grace: This is hawthorn, yes. Adam: Ohh top marks for Adam *laughs* Top marks for Adam, OK. Grace: We've got dog rose on the right, hawthorn again. Adam: Oh you see, you're you're showing off, just cause I got one right, you've gotta get more right than me. *both laugh* OK, off we go. Grace: So some of the plants that we have here growing on the chalk grassland have got fantastic names such as fairy flax, birdsfoot trefoil, lady's bedstraw, salad burnet and you know they've all got different colours, so white, yellows, purple. So if you visit here in spring or summer, there's just beautiful shades of colour all around the park. Adam: They're wildflowers are they? Grace: Yes, that's right and they're they they they they're specialist to chalk grassland. In fact, up to 40 species of chalk grassland plants can grow in one square metre, which is quite astonishing. Adam: I was taken by lady's bedstraw. Did ladies use it for their beds? Grace: I believe it was dried and used in mattresses. Adam: Blimey. Not just for ladies, gentlemen too, presumably. Grace: *laughs* Maybe Adam: Who knows, maybe it was only for ladies. Let's do some research. OK. So we're heading uphill as you can probably hear from my laboured breathing to a wooden gate up there and that that leads us into a more densely wooded area does it? Grace: Yes, that's right so that's the mature woodland up there. And we'll be we'll be leading on to the King Charles Ride, which is quite interesting for its connection with King Charles II. Adam: So what tell me whilst we're walking up, you can talk which will mean people can't hear me panting. Tell tell me about King Charles Ride. Grace: So Tring actually used to belong to King Charles II's wife. Catherine of Braganza, I think was her name. So King Charles is known to have visited the area and the avenue was named after him, and it's also heavily rumoured that his famous mistress Nell Gwynn came here with him on certain visits. She may well have lived in Tring during a typhus outbreak in London. There's also a monument here that is rumoured to be dedicated to her, which would make it the only public monument in the country to be dedicated to a royal mistress. Adam: Wow, good knowledge. Grace: I've got my notes *laughs* Adam: If only this comes up in Trivial Pursuit. I go where's the only monument to a royal mistress? And I'll get, I'll astound people at dinner parties. Good stuff. So we're taking a little break and I've turned around and actually it's it's beautiful looking back, we're up at the top of a a small valley we can see a road ahead of us that will be the A something, A41 says my expert and the sun is cutting through greyish clouds hitting the fields, green fields and the hills beyond the A41. And it looks really pretty. I mean, it's an interesting point, isn't it, that that people, the clue's in the name, the Woodland Trust, people feel it's about, get as many trees in the ground as possible. But it's not quite like that is it, because here in this particular patch you're doing what you can to prevent trees growing? Grace: That's right. I mean, scrub, scrub and woodland are obviously fantastic habitats for a range of species. But but chalk grassland really needs a low, low, low sward so a short height of the, Adam: Low sward, what's sward? Grace: Sward is the height of the the grass and the plants. So you can see it's quite low because the cattle are browsing it. So we need to keep that low. And the cattle will browse, they will eat like the young hawthorn and blackthorn and things coming through. They won't touch, really the the bigger, more established patches. But they'll keep the young stuff from coming through, and they'll reduce the competition of more dominant weeds like dandelion and things from from coming through. They they grow very fast and they will shade out and outcompete the slower growing rare chalk grassland species. Adam: And I mean, as we're sitting here and it's sort of mid-October-ish. We're starting to see the trees change colour aren't they, you can see in the lower bits they're not this uniform green. We've got reds and yellows and coppers just coming out. It is this time of change in the year, isn't it? Grace: That's right, yeah, it's quite beautiful, actually, at this time of year. Although we're saying we don't have the colours of the of the chalk grassland plants at the moment, but we do have the lovely changing colours of the trees. Yeah so this area here was enclosed about 300 years ago by by fencing, presumably, which which meant that a lot of the habitat was kept intact. It wasn't developed on and it's preserved the historic landscape as well of the area, and in fact it's, Tring Park is a Grade II historic parkland because of the ornamental park and garden features, which we'll we'll we'll see some of as we get to the top. Adam: Lovely. Have we rested enough? Grace: Yeah, let's push on. Adam: Push on. Grace: It will be muddy this next bit, but it's not for very long. Adam: OK. Ohh you can, you might be able to hear the sound effects of this getting very muddy. Grace: Yes, claggy. Adam: We've come into well, we're on a path, a little clearing and there is a mighty, mighty tree. But it's it's certainly dead. But it looks like something from a Harry Potter movie, The Witches or Macbeth, something like that. What's the story there? Grace: Well that's a tree perhaps it was struck by lightning, or it's just decayed you know, with old age. That's what we would call a veteran tree. So it's got wonderful cavity at the base there, it's got fungi growing on it. It's got the the top is all split off. It's open, open at the top for birds to nest in. You know, we we really do like to keep as much deadwood on a site as possible. It's just fantastic for invertebrates, bugs, beetles, fungi. There's about 2,000 invertebrate species that are reliant on dead or decaying woods, so you know, we're really working at the at the base of the ecosystem to get those small creatures into the woodland ecosystem for, you know, birds, mammals to to then eat and forming the wonderful woodland ecology that we that we need. Adam: So it it's not a good idea to clear away these things and make everything look neat. It's actually it's part of the ecosystem. There's it's funny cause you can't see anything that you know, there's no leaves on it or anything, but you're saying there's lots of animals actually dependent on that dead wood. Grace: That's right. Yeah. Really, it's really. That's right. If we had a closer look, we'd see all sorts of small bugs and beetles and crawly, creepy, crawly things. There may well be bats that roost in there, birds that nest in there, probably fungi around the base and at the cavities. Adam: Right. And that's supporting other animals who need to eat on that and and the soil itself obviously, which is increasingly a big issue, isn't it? Grace: That's right. Yeah, of course, well that, that, that tree will eventually decay into the soil and the soil health of woodland is really really important. Adam: Yeah, I mean, that's an increasingly big issue for people, isn't it? We don't we don't think about much about the soil, we look above the soil, but the soil health is a huge concern and and increasing issue for people to maintain, isn't it? Grace: That's right. I mean, the trees will come and go over hundreds of years but the soil will remain, and it's got those nutrients that have built up for hundreds and hundreds of years, especially in an ancient woodland, so it it's really the soil that is the most important thing in an ancient woodland. Adam: And remind me this is something I definitely should know but, is is there a definition of ancient woodland? Is there a cut off period? Grace: Yeah, it's trees that date back to the the 1600s, which is really when records began of mapping out the country and what the land uses were. Adam: Right, OK. And we're just going up, here are two or three felled trees. We've gotta turn right here have we? Grace: That's right yeah. Adam: They look like they've been cut down just left or no, they're very black. Is that fire or something? Grace: I think that's just water from the, from the rain, because that tree there is very dark isn't it. Adam: Right, oh yeah, that's dark. So we've come up to the top of the hill, or is there much, is there another hill? Grace: No, no, no, no more hills. Maybe just gently undulating, but no more hills. Adam: OK, right. So we're at the top of the hill. But I see a regal path ahead. I can imagine myself in my zebra drawn carriage riding down here, waving, if not at my people, then at my trees. So is this all in my imagination or is this is this the King Charles road? Grace: I'm not sure if the zebras made it up here, but this is known as the King Charles Ride, named after Charles II, we're also on the Ridgeway Trail, which is Britain's oldest road. Adam: Sorry, this this road I'm standing on now? Grace: That's right yeah, this, this, this stretch is part of an 87-mile national trail that stretches from Buckinghamshire to Wiltshire. It would have been used by drovers, traders, soldiers for at least 5,000 years. Adam: Gosh, that's extraordinary. Grace: So if if if, if, if one is so inclined, you can walk from Buckinghamshire to Wiltshire, or do it in reverse, taking in wonderful views, and you know, walking in vhy many hundreds of years of ancestors' footprints. Adam: Yeah. And and how many times have you done that walk then? Grace: *laughs* Zero. But I would like to do it one day. Adam: One day. OK. Well, you could do it in bits. I'll do I'll do the first kilometre with you. Grace: Lots of people do do it in bits. They park up, they walk a stretch and they get somebody to pick them up at the other end and take them back to their car. But actually I was I was on site here in the summer and I heard some like tinkling bells and looked up and it was two guys with huge backpacks and they were walking from the start of the Ridgeway Trail all the way to the Avebury standing stones in Wiltshire for the summer solstice. Adam: Blimey. How long would that, do you know how long that would have taken them? Grace: I don't know actually. Maybe a couple of weeks. Adam: Wow. And they had tinkling bells. I think you just sort of threw that in, which I think is that might get on my nerves with two weeks of walking with someone with a tinkling bell. Any idea why they were, were they just magical folk? Grace: They looked a little bit magical, but also I think it was day one so they might have ditched the tinkling bells after day one. Adam: Well, and actually we should, that's extraordinary, but I want to stop here because there's another felled tree and you were talking about the importance of actually decaying wood and even to the semi untrained eye like mine, we've got a tree trunk lying on its side and the roots of a tree still embedded covered in moss, but also fungi all over the place here. I mean, this is it's not a dead bit of wood at all really is it, it's hosting a huge amount of life. Grace: Yeah, it's absolutely living. Numerous fungi, species and bracket fungi here on the side. Smaller, smaller ones down there, you can see like the holes where beetles and different invertebrates are getting into the deadwood, what what, which is getting softer and softer over time. Ahhuge cavity over there, which could be used for all sorts of species. Adam: Looks like an elephant's foot at the bottom, doesn't it? Really does, amazing. Amazing that. Ah, OK. Back to the path. And we are, I mean, look, it's actually quite nice weather at a time of year where the weather isn't going to stay with us much and we are the only people. And I can see all the way down the King Charles Avenue and yes, just us, just us. All right, now we've had to stop because you got very excited about something you said ‘Stop!'. So why? Grace: That's right yeah so these are young lime trees that have originally come from the veteran lime trees we saw at the avenue at the start of our walk. So we've we've propagated, we've taken the seed from those veteran limes and we've grown them on into these young lime trees which we've planted up here because those those lime trees on the lime avenue they're not gonna live forever. They've hopefully got many hundreds of years left, but we want to continue their historic link to the site so this is seed from those very trees that we've planted up here on the King Charles Ride. Adam: And since, I mean, lime is obviously there's a lot of lime trees we've already been talking about that here. Just give me a as part of our online tree identity course, how do you spot a lime? Grace: So you you can tell a lime generally from the quite heart shape of its leaf, and they do also have quite quite unique looking seed pods as well. Adam: They've got little things on them. They flutter around to help them fly, like I always think of them as mini helicopters but anyway. OK, great. Grace: There's a word for those things I can't think what they're called. Adam: Yeah. Well, we'll, we'll call them mini helicopters and see if it catches on. Grace: Yeah, yeah, yeah *laughs* Adam: Yes, it's getting spookily dark under the canopy here, so these are clearly not lime trees. What sort of trees are these? Grace: We've got a lot of mature yew trees here which are causing quite a bit of shade at the moment across the ride. Adam: Yeah. So you showed you showed me how to spot a lime. How do you know these are yew trees? Grace: So yews have got these needle-like leaves a little bit like a Christmas tree sort of leaf. But but needles and they also have usually very sort of gnarly, flaky bark and red berries. Hopefully we'll see some, that would be quite fun, they're quite a quite an interesting shape. Adam: And yew trees are some of the oldest living trees, aren't they? Grace: They can live a very long time, yes. Adam: I thought, is it, I might be getting confused but I thought is it yew trees that often get planted in graveyards. Grace: Yeah, that's right. Yes. Adam: And I think, I mean, who knows? I think I've heard examples, you know in the thousand, 1,000 year old or or even more which is properly ancient. Grace: Yes. I believe they were there before the graveyards, Adam: Ohh I see it was the other way round. Grace: Yeah, that's what I've read because the yews were connected to Paganism and the, the, the, the, I believe the churchyards were built on these sort of sacred or spiritual sites where the trees were already in place. Adam: Right. Yes, must have something to do with rebirth or longevity of, you know, I'm I'm sure I've heard of a yew tree being 2,000 years old, so you're thinking, God you know, there's a yew tree from the age of Jesus Christ which really think, makes you ponder doesn't it, but that's I didn't realise you thought it was the other way around, I thought they planted yew trees in graveyards rather than they built graveyards around yew trees, but it makes more sense in some ways. So we're taking a little path to the left. I say little it's also rather grand, to be honest. But I know why I'm being taken down here cause at the end I can see a stone monument of some description. So I'll see what it is when I get there and you can hear the time of year, the leaves are falling, you might be able to hear that rustle. So this is an unexpected find, we come into another clearing and there is a huge stone monument. Grace, what on earth, what is this? Grace: This is the obelisk. It's a it's one of two Scheduled Ancient Monuments here, we'll see the other one shortly. It was built in in the early 18th century, so it's contemporary with the the the start of the parkland here. And probably designed by the architect James Gibbs. And it's said to be dedicated to Nell Gwynn. Adam: I mean, there's nothing on it, when you said you were taking me to see something dedicated to Nell Gwynn, you'd think they'd have a blooming statue of Nell Gwynn. It's, I mean, but it is huge and it's got a a round bauble at the top, I'm just going round it to see if there's any markings on the base, which there isn't. So maybe maybe this was a sort of you know, I'm going to publicly recognise you with this enormous monument, but because you're not the queen, I can't put your name on it. Amazing. Oh, my goodness, I'm turning around and there's another stunning thing at the end of this pathway, it's just full of surprises. So this looks like a Palladian villa at the end of this pathway, so is this also to Nell Gwyn but says nothing about her on it? Grace: No, I no, I don't think so. This is the summer house. The other Scheduled Ancient Monument here, again designed by the same architect. Well, we'll see when we get there, but it it looks certainly very impressive from the front, but we'll see more up close what lies behind. Adam: Ohh, you see, you're teasing me now *both laugh* Why she goes ohh what's, what does lie behind that villa? Alright. Let's go find out. You said go go at the back. There's something. It looks like it's very crowded at the back. Let's have a look. Ohh, there's nothing to it. There isn't a back. It's just a facade. Grace: That's right. The facade is all that remains now. Adam: There, there, there was more to it was there? Grace: There was more. It was it was an actual building, it was lived in by a gamekeeper and and his son in the 19th century. Adam: What a house for a gamekeeper. It's fit for a king. That's extraordinary. Grace: But it was demolished to make way for the Wiggington Road, which you might be able to hear in the background. Adam: Oh, how disappointing. Nonetheless a very nice pied-a-terre. Grace: It looks like an ancient temple from the front. Adam: It does. I just need a bit, you know, 4 foot at the back, I'll move in. Very nice. Now this has properly been a real treat, but modern life is intervening not only in the shape of the cars you might hear in background, but I have a Teams call with some TV producers I have to meet in about half an hour and they will be not and they will not be amused if I say I'm lost in a wood. So modern life as ever drags you back, what's the way home Grace? Grace: I'll I'll I'll walk you back, don't worry. Adam: Thank you, thank you, you're not going to just leave me to follow a trail of breadcrumbs back to the car. Well, that was quite a trip. If you want to visit Tring Park, it is on the A41, 30 miles North West of London and if you go to the Woodland Trust website, type in Tring Park, you'll find lots of other ways of getting there by bus, by train, on foot, by bicycle and even the What 3 Words location to use as well. And if you want to find a wood nearer you than Tring Park, well type into your search engine of choice Woodland Trust find a wood and you'll find one near you. Until next time, happy wandering. Thank you for listening to the Woodland Trust Woodland Walks with Adam Shaw. Join us next month, when Adam will be taking another walk in the company of Woodland Trust staff, partners and volunteers. 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Today I sit down with Ronnie Dawson! He is a lifetime experiencer and an author. Click the link below to check out his book! Ronny Dawson UFO Story: Alien Proof: Dawson, Ronny, Dawson, Ronny: 9781520428161: Amazon.com: Books ***To support our podcast it would mean the world to me if you click the link below. Patreon members will have extra content and shout outs regularly. The free version will still be available, but there will be a lot more stories and accounts on Patreon. Donate whatever you feel it is worth! Your support is what keeps the show up and running. Thanks so much I love you guys!! https://patreon.com/AliensUFOsandGhostStories …Today I sit down with Hypnotherapist Mary Bassett! Check out her YouTube channel below!! https://www.youtube.com/live/z8eL7k119oA?si=xkfQN8WdB9S6y8Pe Did you enjoyed today's episode, Please leave us a review (On Apple) and a rating (Spotify, Apple and YouTube) it's the best way you could help us! And it really does mean a lot to us! * Also, if you like what we are doing please tell your (open minded) friends about our podcast!! Aliens UFOs and Ghost Stories! * If you have a story that you'd like to share please email us at ALIENSUFOSANDGHOSTSTORIES@YAHOO.COM or click the voicemail button on our SPOTIFY age and leave your name, a brief description, and your phone # and I will get back to you right away! You can also find me on Facebook by searching "AliensUFOs GhostStories"! * Last, but not least I just want to thank you all from the bottom of my heart, your support means the world to me! Please LIKE, FOLLOW, SHARE, RATE and REVIEW! We do this for FREE so PLEASE support us! Stay positive and tell your family and friends that you love them! Cornel Mass Ejection, Astral Travel, out of body experience, Telepathic, clairvoyant, light being, God, Love, progenitor, creation, indigo, children, Gaia, interview, Dolly Safran, genetic material, reproductive program, hybridization, Chris Bledsoe, Mike Clelland, INDI, SKITZ THE P.L.K., the hybrid podcast, telekinesis, Linda Moulton Howe, Richard Doty, Emery Smith, David Emmons, star, brothers and sisters. Jacob Robbins, Tasha, Stone, Ralph Lugo, Melissa Lugo, Debbie Cauble, Bud Hopkins, Jim Sparks, deep, underground military bases, Billy Carson, Mufon, ghosts, full body apparitions, suicide, depression, light language, Nomo, Palladian's, the Nordics, the Scandinavians, Tall Whites, close encounters, telepathic, thought voice, empath, kindness, creation, creator, soul family, incarnation, reincarnation, Sev Tok, Dolores cannon, j Allen Hynek, project blue beam --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jake-robbins0/message

Today I sit down with Author, life time experiencer and MUFON representative SEV TOK! To learn more about Sev please visit the links below! PlanetSEV.com YouTube; https://youtu.be/OU0rMTKfN7M?si=YZcA4AhF_ja9rsK6 https://patreon.com/AliensUFOsandGhostStories …. To support our podcast it would mean the world to me if you click the link below. Patreon members will have extra content and shout outs regularly. The free version will still be available, but there will be a lot more stories and accounts on Patreon. Donate whatever you feel it is worth! Your support is what keeps the show up and running. Thanks so much I love you guys!! https://patreon.com/AliensUFOsandGhostStories …Today I sit down with Hypnotherapist Mary Bassett! Check out her YouTube channel below!! https://www.youtube.com/live/z8eL7k119oA?si=xkfQN8WdB9S6y8Pe Did you enjoyed today's episode, Please leave us a review (On Apple) and a rating (Spotify, Apple and YouTube) it's the best way you could help us! And it really does mean a lot to us! * Also, if you like what we are doing please tell your (open minded) friends about our podcast!! Aliens UFOs and Ghost Stories! * If you have a story that you'd like to share please email us at ALIENSUFOSANDGHOSTSTORIES@YAHOO.COM or click the voicemail button on our SPOTIFY age and leave your name, a brief description, and your phone # and I will get back to you right away! You can also find me on Facebook by searching "AliensUFOs GhostStories"! * Last, but not least I just want to thank you all from the bottom of my heart, your support means the world to me! Please LIKE, FOLLOW, SHARE, RATE and REVIEW! We do this for FREE so PLEASE support us! Stay positive and tell your family and friends that you love them! Cornel Mass Ejection, Astral Travel, out of body experience, Telepathic, clairvoyant, light being, God, Love, progenitor, creation, indigo, children, Gaia, interview, Dolly Safran, genetic material, reproductive program, hybridization, Chris Bledsoe, Mike Clelland, INDI, SKITZ THE P.L.K., the hybrid podcast, telekinesis, Linda Moulton Howe, Richard Doty, Emery Smith, David Emmons, star, brothers and sisters. Jacob Robbins, Tasha, Stone, Ralph Lugo, Melissa Lugo, Debbie Cauble, Bud Hopkins, Jim Sparks, deep, underground military bases, Billy Carson, Mufon, ghosts, full body apparitions, suicide, depression, light language, Nomo, Palladian's, the Nordics, the Scandinavians, Tall Whites, close encounters, telepathic, thought voice, empath, kindness, creation, creator, soul family, incarnation, reincarnation, Sev Tok, Dolores cannon, j Allen Hynek, project blue beam --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jake-robbins0/message

https://patreon.com/AliensUFOsandGhostStories …. To support our podcast it would mean the world to me if you click the link below. Patreon members will have extra content and shout outs regularly. The free version will still be available, but there will be a lot more stories and accounts on Patreon. Donate whatever you feel it is worth! Your support is what keeps the show up and running. Thanks so much I love you guys!! https://patreon.com/AliensUFOsandGhostStories …Today I sit down with Hypnotherapist Mary Bassett! Check out her YouTube channel below!! https://www.youtube.com/live/z8eL7k119oA?si=xkfQN8WdB9S6y8Pe Did you enjoyed today's episode, Please leave us a review (On Apple) and a rating (Spotify, Apple and YouTube) it's the best way you could help us! And it really does mean a lot to us! * Also, if you like what we are doing please tell your (open minded) friends about our podcast!! Aliens UFOs and Ghost Stories! * If you have a story that you'd like to share please email us at ALIENSUFOSANDGHOSTSTORIES@YAHOO.COM or click the voicemail button on our SPOTIFY age and leave your name, a brief description, and your phone # and I will get back to you right away! You can also find me on Facebook by searching "AliensUFOs GhostStories"! * Last, but not least I just want to thank you all from the bottom of my heart, your support means the world to me! Please LIKE, FOLLOW, SHARE, RATE and REVIEW! We do this for FREE so PLEASE support us! Stay positive and tell your family and friends that you love them! Cornel Mass Ejection, Astral Travel, out of body experience, Telepathic, clairvoyant, light being, God, Love, progenitor, creation, indigo, children, Gaia, interview, Dolly Safran, genetic material, reproductive program, hybridization, Chris Bledsoe, Mike Clelland, INDI, SKITZ THE P.L.K., the hybrid podcast, telekinesis, Linda Moulton Howe, Richard Doty, Emery Smith, David Emmons, star, brothers and sisters. Jacob Robbins, Tasha, Stone, Ralph Lugo, Melissa Lugo, Debbie Cauble, Bud Hopkins, Jim Sparks, deep, underground military bases, Billy Carson, Mufon, ghosts, full body apparitions, suicide, depression, light language, Nomo, Palladian's, the Nordics, the Scandinavians, Tall Whites, close encounters, telepathic, thought voice, empath, kindness, creation, creator, soul family, incarnation, reincarnation, Sev Tok, Dolores cannon, j Allen Hynek, project blue beam, family, friends, Ryan Bledsoe, Crocodile, Zoo, Animals, Goblins, Ghouls, Halloween, Spiders, Spooky, Horseback Riding, Farming, Hunting, Camping, The AT, Zebco, Bass Fishing, Lew's, James Fox, Leslie Kean, ABC, NBC, FOX, HGTV, ESP, BET, Wood, Fire, Cow, Livestock, Cattle, Boxing, MMA, Pilot, Fight, Running, Baseball, Football, Basketball, fantasy football, EBE1, Ebens, Rick Doty, Strawberry, Ice Cream, Chicken, Vegan, Vegetarians, Astronomy, Greata Treaty, Eisenhower, President, Phillip Mantle, Romance, Dating, Doctor, Lawyer, Denver Airport, Express Love, Spirits, Spirituality, Consciousness, Cigar Shaped Craft, Collective Consciousness, Red Dead Redemption, Horseback Riding, Thick Boy, Nursing Homes, Long Life, Hope, Pray, Cowboy, Video Games, Unconditional Love, Edomites, Rattle Snake, Vapor, Wind Breaker, Weed, Cannibals, Growing, Sorry, Gross, Stop, Start, Cancel, Woke, Show, Program, Author, Book, literature, Universal Language, Ancient Egypt, Pyramids, Pharos, Feline, Edomite, Jerusalem, Botanist, Roswell, Area 51, Skitzo Music, Skitzomusic.com --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jake-robbins0/message

Today I sit down with experiencer Lowell Johnson. We discussed the Lemurians, Telos and Mt. Shasta. To learn more about Lowell check out his YouTube channel below. https://www.youtube.com/@lowelljohnson-starbuck/about * Did you enjoyed today's episode, Please leave us a review (On Apple) and a rating (Spotify, Apple and YouTube) it's the best way you could help us! And it really does mean a lot to us! * Also, if you like what we are doing please tell your (open minded) friends about our podcast!! Aliens UFOs and Ghost Stories! * If you have a story that you'd like to share please email us at ALIENSUFOSANDGHOSTSTORIES@YAHOO.COM or click the voicemail button on our SPOTIFY age and leave your name, a brief description, and your phone # and I will get back to you right away! You can also find me on Facebook by searching "AliensUFOs GhostStories"! * Last, but not least I just want to thank you all from the bottom of my heart, your support means the world to me! Please LIKE, FOLLOW, SHARE, RATE and REVIEW! We do this for FREE so PLEASE support us! Stay positive and tell your family and friends that you love them! Cornel Mass Ejection, Astral Travel, out of body experience, Telepathic, clairvoyant, light being, God, Love, progenitor, creation, indigo, children, Gaia, interview, Dolly Safran, genetic material, reproductive program, hybridization, Chris Bledsoe, Mike Clelland, INDI, SKITZ THE P.L.K., the hybrid podcast, telekinesis, Linda Moulton Howe, Richard Doty, Emery Smith, David Emmons, star, brothers and sisters. Jacob Robbins, Tasha, Stone, Ralph Lugo, Melissa Lugo, Debbie Cauble, Bud Hopkins, Jim Sparks, deep, underground military bases, Billy Carson, Mufon, ghosts, full body apparitions, suicide, depression, light language, Nomo, Palladian's, the Nordics, the Scandinavians, Tall Whites, close encounters, telepathic, thought voice, empath, kindness, creation, creator, soul family, incarnation, reincarnation, Sev Tok, Dolores cannon, j Allen Hynek, project blue beam, family, friends, Ryan Bledsoe, Crocodile, Zoo, Animals, Goblins, Ghouls, Halloween, Spiders, Spooky, Horseback Riding, Farming, Hunting, Camping, The AT, Zebco, Bass Fishing, Lew's, James Fox, Leslie Kean, ABC, NBC, FOX, HGTV, ESP, BET, Wood, Fire, Cow, Livestock, Cattle, Boxing, MMA, Pilot, Fight, Running, Baseball, Football, Basketball, fantasy football, EBE1, Ebens, Rick Doty, Strawberry, Ice Cream, Chicken, Vegan, Vegetarians, Astronomy, Greata Treaty, Eisenhower, President, Phillip Mantle, Romance, Dating, Doctor, Lawyer, Denver Airport, Express Love, Spirits, Spirituality, Consciousness, Cigar Shaped Craft, Collective Consciousness, Red Dead Redemption, Horseback Riding, Thick Boy, Nursing Homes, Long Life, Hope, Pray, Cowboy, Video Games, Unconditional Love, Adome, Dreads, Chewing Tobacco, Carrots, Cooking, Baking, Bound, Edomites, Rattle Snake, Vapor, Wind Breaker, Weed, Cannibals, Growing, Sorry, Gross, Stop, Start, Cancel, Woke, Show, Program, Author, Book, literature, Black Operations, Internet, I, Me, You, Yes, No, Stop, Hurt, Heal, Obey, Fire, Dragon, Game of Thrones, Cartoon, HBO, Universal Language, Ancient Egypt, Pyramids, Pharos, Feline, Edomite, Jerusalem, Botanist, Roswell, Area 51, Skitzo Music, Skitzomusic.com, Baby Presentation, Business, Generational Wealth, Grandpa, Grandpa, Mother, Father, The Pope, Holy Ghost, Corporate, CEO, DBA, LLC, Ouch, Yikes, Bugs --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jake-robbins0/message

On today's episode I sit down with the The host of "The Alien UFO" podcast and "Past Lives Podcast" * Did you enjoyed today's episode, Please leave us a review (On Apple) and a rating (Spotify, Apple and YouTube) it's the best way you could help us! And it really does mean a lot to us! * Also, if you like what we are doing please tell your (open minded) friends about our podcast!! Aliens UFOs and Ghost Stories! * If you have a story that you'd like to share please email us at ALIENSUFOSANDGHOSTSTORIES@YAHOO.COM or click the voicemail button on our SPOTIFY age and leave your name, a brief description, and your phone # and I will get back to you right away! You can also find me on Facebook by searching "AliensUFOs GhostStories"! * Last, but not least I just want to thank you all from the bottom of my heart, your support means the world to me! Please LIKE, FOLLOW, SHARE, RATE and REVIEW! We do this for FREE so PLEASE support us! Stay positive and tell your family and friends that you love them! Cornel Mass Ejection, Astral Travel, out of body experience, Telepathic, clairvoyant, light being, God, Love, progenitor, creation, indigo, children, Gaia, interview, Dolly Safran, genetic material, reproductive program, hybridization, Chris Bledsoe, Mike Clelland, INDI, SKITZ THE P.L.K., the hybrid podcast, telekinesis, Linda Moulton Howe, Richard Doty, Emery Smith, David Emmons, star, brothers and sisters. Jacob Robbins, Tasha, Stone, Ralph Lugo, Melissa Lugo, Debbie Cauble, Bud Hopkins, Jim Sparks, deep, underground military bases, Billy Carson, Mufon, ghosts, full body apparitions, suicide, depression, light language, Nomo, Palladian's, the Nordics, the Scandinavians, Tall Whites, close encounters, telepathic, thought voice, empath, kindness, creation, creator, soul family, incarnation, reincarnation, Sev Tok, Dolores cannon, j Allen Hynek, project blue beam, family, friends, Ryan Bledsoe, Crocodile, Zoo, Animals, Goblins, Ghouls, Halloween, Spiders, Spooky, Horseback Riding, Farming, Hunting, Camping, The AT, Zebco, Bass Fishing, Lew's, James Fox, Leslie Kean, ABC, NBC, FOX, HGTV, ESP, BET, Wood, Fire, Cow, Livestock, Cattle, Boxing, MMA, Pilot, Fight, Running, Baseball, Football, Basketball, fantasy football, EBE1, Ebens, Rick Doty, Strawberry, Ice Cream, Chicken, Vegan, Vegetarians, Astronomy, Greata Treaty, Eisenhower, President, Phillip Mantle, Romance, Dating, Doctor, Lawyer, Denver Airport, Express Love, Spirits, Spirituality, Consciousness, Cigar Shaped Craft, Collective Consciousness, Red Dead Redemption, Horseback Riding, Thick Boy, Nursing Homes, Long Life, Hope, Pray, Cowboy, Video Games, Unconditional Love, Adome, Dreads, Chewing Tobacco, Carrots, Cooking, Baking, Bound, Edomites, Rattle Snake, Vapor, Wind Breaker, Weed, Cannibals, Growing, Sorry, Gross, Stop, Start, Cancel, Woke, Show, Program, Author, Book, literature, Black Operations, Internet, I, Me, You, Yes, No, Stop, Hurt, Heal, Obey, Fire, Dragon, Game of Thrones, Cartoon, HBO, Universal Language, Ancient Egypt, Pyramids, Pharos, Feline, Edomite, Jerusalem, Botanist, Roswell, Area 51, Skitzo Music, Skitzomusic.com, Baby Presentation, Business, Generational Wealth, Grandpa, Grandpa, Mother, Father, The Pope, Holy Ghost, Corporate, CEO, DBA, LLC, Ouch, Yikes, Bugs --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jake-robbins0/message

Palladian is an adjective that means wise or learned.  Our word of the day is an eponym, meaning it is a word named after a historical figure. Palladian takes its name from an architect of the 18th century named Andrea Palladio. Palladio was known for his elegant style. Here's an example: This Palladian apartment building I've just moved into makes me feel like I've stumbled into 18th-century Europe. I love the elegance but I just hope the plumbing is a little more up-to-date.

On today's episode I sit down with the Dez Shakti!!! To Learn more go to www.DebzShakti.com * Did you enjoyed today's episode, Pleeeeeaaaaassssseee leave us a review (On Apple) and a rating (Spotify, Apple and YouTube) it's the best way you could help us! And it really does mean a lot to us! * Also, if you like what we are doing please tell your (open minded) friends about our podcast!! Aliens UFOs and Ghost Stories! * If you have a story that you'd like to share please email us at ALIENSUFOSANDGHOSTSTORIES@YAHOO.COM or click the voicemail button on our SPOTIFY age and leave your name, a brief description, and your phone # and I will get back to you right away! You can also find me on Facebook by searching "AliensUFOs GhostStories"! * Last, but not least I just want to thank you all from the bottom of my heart, your support means the world to me! Please LIKE, FOLLOW, SHARE, RATE and REVIEW! We do this for FREE so PLEASE support us! Stay positive and tell your family and friends that you love them! Cornel Mass Ejection, Astral Travel, out of body experience, Telepathic, clairvoyant, light being, God, Love, progenitor, creation, indigo, children, Gaia, interview, Dolly Safran, genetic material, reproductive program, hybridization, Chris Bledsoe, Mike Clelland, INDI, SKITZ THE P.L.K., the hybrid podcast, telekinesis, Linda Moulton Howe, Richard Doty, Emery Smith, David Emmons, star, brothers and sisters. Jacob Robbins, Tasha, Stone, Ralph Lugo, Melissa Lugo, Debbie Cauble, Bud Hopkins, Jim Sparks, deep, underground military bases, Billy Carson, Mufon, ghosts, full body apparitions, suicide, depression, light language, Nomo, Palladian's, the Nordics, the Scandinavians, Tall Whites, close encounters, telepathic, thought voice, empath, kindness, creation, creator, soul family, incarnation, reincarnation, Sev Tok, Dolores cannon, j Allen Hynek, project blue beam, family, friends, Ryan Bledsoe, Crocodile, Zoo, Animals, Goblins, Ghouls, Halloween, Spiders, Spooky, Horseback Riding, Farming, Hunting, Camping, The AT, Zebco, Bass Fishing, Lew's, James Fox, Leslie Kean, ABC, NBC, FOX, HGTV, ESP, BET, Wood, Fire, Cow, Livestock, Cattle, Boxing, MMA, Pilot, Fight, Running, Baseball, Football, Basketball, fantasy football, EBE1, Ebens, Rick Doty, Strawberry, Ice Cream, Chicken, Vegan, Vegetarians, Astronomy, Greata Treaty, Eisenhower, President, Phillip Mantle, Romance, Dating, Doctor, Lawyer, Denver Airport, Express Love, Spirits, Spirituality, Consciousness, Cigar Shaped Craft, Collective Consciousness, Red Dead Redemption, Horseback Riding, Thick Boy, Nursing Homes, Long Life, Hope, Pray, Cowboy, Video Games, Unconditional Love, Adome, Dreads, Chewing Tobacco, Carrots, Cooking, Baking, Bound, Edomites, Rattle Snake, Vapor, Wind Breaker, Weed, Cannibals, Growing, Sorry, Gross, Stop, Start, Cancel, Woke, Show, Program, Author, Book, literature, Black Operations, Internet, I, Me, You, Yes, No, Stop, Hurt, Heal, Obey, Fire, Dragon, Game of Thrones, Cartoon, HBO, Universal Language, Ancient Egypt, Pyramids, Pharos, Feline, Edomite, Jerusalem, Botanist, Roswell, Area 51, Skitzo Music, Skitzomusic.com, Baby Presentation, Business, Generational Wealth, Grandpa, Grandpa, Mother, Father, The Pope, Holy Ghost, Corporate, CEO, DBA, LLC, Ouch, Yikes, Bugs --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jake-robbins0/message

On today's episode I sit down with the Wonderful Kathleen Marden!!! Unfortunately our conversation was cut short... For reasons we cannot explain.... Please Contact Me if you would like to take the survey!! * Did you enjoyed today's episode, Pleeeeeaaaaassssseee leave us a review (On Apple) and a rating (Spotify, Apple and YouTube) it's the best way you could help us! And it really does mean a lot to us! * Also, if you like what we are doing please tell your (open minded) friends about our podcast!! Aliens UFOs and Ghost Stories! * If you have a story that you'd like to share please email us at ALIENSUFOSANDGHOSTSTORIES@YAHOO.COM or click the voicemail button on our SPOTIFY age and leave your name, a brief description, and your phone # and I will get back to you right away! You can also find me on Facebook by searching "AliensUFOs GhostStories"! * Last, but not least I just want to thank you all from the bottom of my heart, your support means the world to me! Please LIKE, FOLLOW, SHARE, RATE and REVIEW! We do this for FREE so PLEASE support us! Stay positive and tell your family and friends that you love them! Cornel Mass Ejection, Astral Travel, out of body experience, Telepathic, clairvoyant, light being, God, Love, progenitor, creation, indigo, children, Gaia, interview, Dolly Safran, genetic material, reproductive program, hybridization, Chris Bledsoe, Mike Clelland, INDI, SKITZ THE P.L.K., the hybrid podcast, telekinesis, Linda Moulton Howe, Richard Doty, Emery Smith, David Emmons, star, brothers and sisters. Jacob Robbins, Tasha, Stone, Ralph Lugo, Melissa Lugo, Debbie Cauble, Bud Hopkins, Jim Sparks, deep, underground military bases, Billy Carson, Mufon, ghosts, full body apparitions, suicide, depression, light language, Nomo, Palladian's, the Nordics, the Scandinavians, Tall Whites, close encounters, telepathic, thought voice, empath, kindness, creation, creator, soul family, incarnation, reincarnation, Sev Tok, Dolores cannon, j Allen Hynek, project blue beam, family, friends, Ryan Bledsoe, Crocodile, Zoo, Animals, Goblins, Ghouls, Halloween, Spiders, Spooky, Horseback Riding, Farming, Hunting, Camping, The AT, Zebco, Bass Fishing, Lew's, James Fox, Leslie Kean, ABC, NBC, FOX, HGTV, ESP, BET, Wood, Fire, Cow, Livestock, Cattle, Boxing, MMA, Pilot, Fight, Running, Baseball, Football, Basketball, fantasy football, EBE1, Ebens, Rick Doty, Strawberry, Ice Cream, Chicken, Vegan, Vegetarians, Astronomy, Greata Treaty, Eisenhower, President, Phillip Mantle, Romance, Dating, Doctor, Lawyer, Denver Airport, Express Love, Spirits, Spirituality, Consciousness, Cigar Shaped Craft, Collective Consciousness, Red Dead Redemption, Horseback Riding, Thick Boy, Nursing Homes, Long Life, Hope, Pray, Cowboy, Video Games, Unconditional Love, Adome, Dreads, Chewing Tobacco, Carrots, Cooking, Baking, Bound, Edomites, Rattle Snake, Vapor, Wind Breaker, Weed, Cannibals, Growing, Sorry, Gross, Stop, Start, Cancel, Woke, Show, Program, Author, Book, literature, Black Operations, Internet, I, Me, You, Yes, No, Stop, Hurt, Heal, Obey, Fire, Dragon, Game of Thrones, Cartoon, HBO, Universal Language, Ancient Egypt, Pyramids, Pharos, Feline, Edomite, Jerusalem, Botanist, Roswell, Area 51, Skitzo Music, Skitzomusic.com, Baby Presentation, Business, Generational Wealth, Grandpa, Grandpa, Mother, Father, The Pope, Holy Ghost, Corporate, CEO, DBA, LLC, Ouch, Yikes, Bugs --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jake-robbins0/message

On today's episode I sit down with the Great and Powerful MARQUISE WILLIAMS from "Dimensions of Reality Podcast" and "Spaced out Radio" https://open.spotify.com/episode/3i9CzPzrRXeXgJBYijkXfq?si=dwABuZntQBS2taGGZcFEzQ. Please Contact Me if you would like to Book or Contact Marquise!!!! * Did you enjoyed today's episode, Pleeeeeaaaaassssseee leave us a review (On Apple) and a rating (Spotify, Apple and YouTube) its the best way you could help us! And it really does mean a lot to us! * Also, if you like what we are doing please tell your (open minded) friends about our podcast!! Aliens UFOs and Ghost Stories! * If you have a story that you'd like to share please email us at ALIENSUFOSANDGHOSTSTORIES@YAHOO.COM or click the voicemail button on our SPOTIFY age and leave your name, a brief description, and your phone # and I will get back to you right away! You can also find me on Facebook by searching "AliensUFOs GhostStories"! * Last, but not least I just want to thank you all from the bottom of my heart, your support means the world to me! Please LIKE, FOLLOW, SHARE, RATE and REVIEW! We do this for FREE so PLEASE support us! Stay positive and tell your family and friends that you love them! Cornel Mass Ejection, Astral Travel, out of body experience, Telepathic, clairvoyant, light being, God, Love, progenitor, creation, indigo, children, Gaia, interview, Dolly Safran, genetic material, reproductive program, hybridization, Chris Bledsoe, Mike Clelland, INDI, SKITZ THE P.L.K., the hybrid podcast, telekinesis, Linda Moulton Howe, Richard Doty, Emery Smith, David Emmons, star, brothers and sisters. Jacob Robbins, Tasha, Stone, Ralph Lugo, Melissa Lugo, Debbie Cauble, Bud Hopkins, Jim Sparks, deep, underground military bases, Billy Carson, Mufon, ghosts, full body apparitions, suicide, depression, light language, Nomo, Palladian's, the Nordics, the Scandinavians, Tall Whites, close encounters, telepathic, thought voice, empath, kindness, creation, creator, soul family, incarnation, reincarnation, Sev Tok, Dolores cannon, j Allen Hynek, project blue beam, family, friends, Ryan Bledsoe, Crocodile, Zoo, Animals, Goblins, Ghouls, Halloween, Spiders, Spooky, Horseback Riding, Farming, Hunting, Camping, The AT, Zebco, Bass Fishing, Lew's, James Fox, Leslie Kean, ABC, NBC, FOX, HGTV, ESP, BET, Wood, Fire, Cow, Livestock, Cattle, Boxing, MMA, Pilot, Fight, Running, Baseball, Football, Basketball, fantasy football, EBE1, Ebens, Rick Doty, Strawberry, Ice Cream, Chicken, Vegan, Vegetarians, Astronomy, Greata Treaty, Eisenhower, President, Phillip Mantle, Romance, Dating, Doctor, Lawyer, Denver Airport, Express Love, Spirits, Spirituality, Consciousness, Cigar Shaped Craft, Collective Consciousness, Red Dead Redemption, Horseback Riding, Thick Boy, Nursing Homes, Long Life, Hope, Pray, Cowboy, Video Games, Unconditional Love, Adome, Dreads, Chewing Tobacco, Carrots, Cooking, Baking, Bound, Edomites, Rattle Snake, Vapor, Wind Breaker, Weed, Cannibals, Growing, Sorry, Gross, Stop, Start, Cancel, Woke, Show, Program, Author, Book, literature --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jake-robbins0/message

Today I am joined by Dolly Safran and Preston Dennett. We discussed Preston's new book "Symmetry; A true UFO adventure." https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0CAIQw7AJahcKEwjw4L_nqdqAAxUAAAAAHQAAAAAQAg&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2FKindle-Store-Preston-Dennett%2Fs%3Frh%3Dn%253A133140011%252Cp_27%253APreston%2BDennett&psig=AOvVaw1Y6d91mt9mXdH-12TP_0kY&ust=1692039852406757&opi=89978449 ***Did you enjoyed today's episode, please pleeeeeaaaaassssssssseeeeeeeleave leave us a review and rating, it's the best (by far) way you could help us!!! And it really does mean a lot to us! Also, if you like what we are doing please tell your (open minded) friends about our podcast!! Aliens UFOs and Ghost Stories! If you have a story that you'd like to share please email us at aliensufosandghoststories@yahoo.com or click the voicemail button on our page and leave your name, a brief description, and your phone # and I will get back to you right away!!! You can also find me on Facebook by searching "AliensUFOs GhostStories"! ### Last, but not least I just want to thank you all from the bottom of my heart, your support means the world to me!! Stay positive and tell your family and friends that you love them! CME, Astral Travel, out of body experience, Telepathic, clairvoyant, light being, God, Love, progenitor, creation, indigo, children, Gaia, interview, Dolly Safran, genetic material, reproductive program, hybridization, Chris Bledsoe, Mike Clelland, INDI, SKITZ THE P.L.K., the hybrid podcast, telekinesis, Linda Moulton Howe, Richard Doty, Emery Smith, David Emmons, star, brothers and sisters. Jacob Robbins, Tasha, Stone, Ralph Lugo, Melissa Lugo, Debbie Couble, Bud Hopkins, Jim Sparks, deep, underground military bases, Billy Carson, Mufon, ghosts, full body apparitions, suicide, depression, light language, Nomo, Palladian's, the Nordics, the Scandinavians, Tall Whites, close encounters, telepathic, thought voice, empath, kindness, creation, creator, soul family, incarnation, reincarnation, Sev Tok, Dolores cannon, j Allen Hynek, project blue beam, family, friends, Ryan Bledsoe --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jake-robbins0/message

Shobana Jeyasingh CBE is a London-based choreographer. Born in Chennai, India, Shobana trained in Bharata Natyam (the classical dance of Tamil Nadu) and read English Literature before founding her eponymous company in 1989. Since then, she has created over 60 critically acclaimed works for stage, screen, and out and indoor sites, ranging from Palladian monasteries in Venice to contemporary fountains in London. Shobana's work is known for both its intellectual rigour and visceral physicality. It is rooted in her experience and perspective of life as a female postcolonial citizen of the world. Over the course of a distinguished career she has collaborated with scientists, curators, composers, film makers, digital creatives, dancers and designers to make dynamic multi-disciplinary work that places the body centre stage in the dialogue of ideas. On 19th and 20th August 2023, Shobana will be restaging her site specific work ‘Counterpoint' in the courtyard of Somerset House in London as part of the venue's Summer in the Courtyard series and Westminster City Council's Inside Out festival. Originally choreographed in 2010, the work contrasts the powerful curves and thrilling physicality of 22 dancers with the formal lines of the neoclassical courtyard and modernist fountains. Ahead of the performances, I couldn't wait to talk to Shobana about the original inspirations behind the piece, as well as her career long investigations into composition and writing stories with the body.

In the interview with Dolly, the woman who takes me off planet. Preston Dennett, CME, Astral Travel, out of body experience, Telepathic, clairvoyant, light being, God, Love, progenitor, creation, indigo, children, Gaia, interview, Dolly Safran, genetic material, reproductive program, hybridization, Chris Bledsoe, Mike Clelland, INDI, SKITZ THE P.L.K., the hybrid podcast, telekinesis, Linda Moulton Howe, Richard Doty, Emery Smith, David Emmons, star, brothers and sisters. Jacob Robbins, Tasha, Stone, Ralph Lugo, Melissa Lugo, Debbie Couble, Bud Hopkins, Jim Sparks, deep, underground military bases, Billy Carson, Mufon, ghosts, full body apparitions, suicide, depression, light language, Nomo, Palladian's, the Nordics, the Scandinavians, Tall Whites, close encounters, telepathic, thought voice, empath, kindness, creation, creator, soul family, incarnation, reincarnation, Sev Tok, Dolores cannon, j Allen Hynek, project blue beam, family, friends, Ryan Bledsoe --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jake-robbins0/message

Sacred Architecture is a re-discovery of our collective heritage, showing us how to understand the symbols of change provided by the buildings and monuments of our ancestors. The language of the sacred can be seen in buildings as diverse as the Parthenon, Hopi initiation lodges, Stonehenge, Temple at Luxor, the cathedrals and the Palladian memory theatre, in which astronomical, mythical geometric and structural patterns have been incorporated. From the early astrological and mythical influences which determined the location, form and function of early monuments.From the Archives: This live interview was recorded on  April 15, 1995  on the nationally syndicated radio program, hosted by Laura Lee . See more at www.lauralee.comAlso available in Spotify for download Laura Lee, Laura Lee Show, Conversation4Exploration. Conversation 4 Exploration, ConversationforExploration, Conversation for Exploration, Cuyamungue Institute

Originaire de la mer Méditerranée, PALLADIAN a gagné du terrain sur la scène musicale électronique en utilisant un mélange d'harmonies réfléchies, de textures mystiques et de grooves énergiques. Puisant son inspiration dans des références visuelles et émotionnelles, et à travers une recherche méticuleuse de sons et d'échantillons, le duo basé à Barcelone délivre une musique très distinctive qui se situe entre le downtempo et la house organique. Leur premier EP Surfaces est sorti en 2019 et a reçu un soutien régulier de la part de plusieurs blogs, radios & curateurs. Après une série de collaborations et de remixes avec de nombreux artistes de premier plan tels que Emancipator, Yppah, Frameworks, Tor, Koresma et plus encore, PALLADIAN est prêt à faire le grand saut avec son premier long release sur Loci Records. *** Tracklist *** PALLADIAN - Ostro Dauwd - Kolido Tibi Dabo - Arp 8 Caribou - Sister (Floating Points Remix) Catching Flies - Oi (Sofia Kourtesis Remix) Rohne - Flicker (Faodail Remix) KAASI - Those Days Fejká - Sink (feat. Tomasz Mreńca) Mazoulew, Sebastian Davidson - For You Frameworks - CIRCLES Leaps - Close Bonobo - Defender Aukai - Cloudline (Parra for Cuva Reimagination) PALLADIAN - Zagara

Originaire de la mer Méditerranée, PALLADIAN a gagné du terrain sur la scène musicale électronique en utilisant un mélange d'harmonies réfléchies, de textures mystiques et de grooves énergiques. Puisant son inspiration dans des références visuelles et émotionnelles, et à travers une recherche méticuleuse de sons et d'échantillons, le duo basé à Barcelone délivre une musique très distinctive qui se situe entre le downtempo et la house organique. Leur premier EP Surfaces est sorti en 2019 et a reçu un soutien régulier de la part de plusieurs blogs, radios & curateurs. Après une série de collaborations et de remixes avec de nombreux artistes de premier plan tels que Emancipator, Yppah, Frameworks, Tor, Koresma et plus encore, PALLADIAN est prêt à faire le grand saut avec son premier long release sur Loci Records. *** Tracklist *** PALLADIAN - Ostro Dauwd - Kolido Tibi Dabo - Arp 8 Caribou - Sister (Floating Points Remix) Catching Flies - Oi (Sofia Kourtesis Remix) Rohne - Flicker (Faodail Remix) KAASI - Those Days Fejká - Sink (feat. Tomasz Mreńca) Mazoulew, Sebastian Davidson - For You Frameworks - CIRCLES Leaps - Close Bonobo - Defender Aukai - Cloudline (Parra for Cuva Reimagination) PALLADIAN - Zagara

In the final episode of Season 4, we talk about some of our favorite periods in design history from Art Nouveau to Palladian rules and the role of Romance in design.

Episode 1926: Our article of the day is Palladian architecture.

This week, we're marking a new chapter in the story of Marble Hill, an eye-catching early Georgian villa set in 66 acres of parkland near the River Thames in Twickenham, south-west London. As it reopens following an 8-million-pound project to revive the house and grounds, we explore the history of this riverside Palladian home, its builder Henrietta Howard, its collections and its garden. Joining us to pick up the story are Senior Properties Historian Dr Megan Leyland, Curator of Collections and Interiors Dr Tessa Kilgarriff and Landscape Advisor Emily Parker. To discover more about Marble Hill or plan a visit, go to https://www.english-heritage.org.uk/marblehill

Actor Anne Marie Duff talks to Emma Barnett playing a working class matriarch in a new play that spans five decades of the lives, and deaths, of the Webster family. Last September 19, 2021, Sophia Huang Xueqin, the Chinese journalist who kick-started China's #MeToo movement, disappeared. We find out what has happened to her from BBC Eye journalist Jessie Lau who's been investigating her disappearance,. Plus writer and journalist Lijia Zhang explains what it's like to be a feminist in China. Plus Anna Eavis the Curatorial director at English Heritage tells us the the story of Henrietta Howard, Countess of Suffolk, and mistress of King George II, as Marble Hill, a Palladian villa built in the 1720s for her, prepares to open to the public following its restoration Presenter Emma Barnett Producer Beverley Purcell Photo credit; Helen Murray

We are very pleased to welcome our first guest for this episode, Gee Cooper. Gee works for the National Trust, specializing in the history and conservation of English country houses, primarily Claydon House and Uppark. With a thorough grasp on all of the major architectural intricacies of these houses, Gee and I discuss the lasting impact of the Renaissance architectural style of Andrea Palladio, and how the 18th century English country house proliferated a Palladian revival in relation to contemporary Neoclassic trends. Andrea Palladio served the Venetian Republic as one of its most important architects from 1508 to 1580. His most famous works still stand today in Venice, Vicenza, and other parts of northern Italy. For Palladio, the primary inspiration for architectural design was Vitruvius, who wrote his architectural treatise in the first century B.C.E. This book was a major influence during the Renaissance, coming to print in 1486. As we will discuss, the impact of Vitruvius extends beyond Palladio, to the great English architects of the 1700's. *We are still working out audio issues through Zoom recording. Apologies and thanks. * Instacart - Groceries delivered in as little as 1 hour. Free delivery on your first order over $35.Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.Support the show (https://www.paypal.com/donate/?business=4HTBBJSUX4BQN&no_recurring=0¤cy_code=USD)

Though less wholly innovative than his villas, Andrea Palladio's palazzi for the nobility of Vicenza are still full of fascinating ideas, from the treatment of the facade, to the handling of difficult and strangely shaped sites. We discuss the Palazzos Thiene, Valmarana, Chiericati, Schio and Porto (x2). We also discuss their relation to roman villas and city houses, and their presentation in the Quatro Libri, or Four Books on Architecture. Edited by Matthew Lloyd Roberts. Support the show on Patreon to receive bonus content for every show. Please rate and review the show on your podcast store to help other people find us! Follow us on twitter // instagram // facebook We're on the web at aboutbuildingsandcities.org

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Characteristic electronic favorites and true musical interests. Instagram: instagram.com/sebastiandavidsonmusic Email: hello@sebastiandavidson.com Web: www.sebastiandavidson.com 1. Tijn Driessen - Schermtijd 2. Loz Goddard - Train To Somewhere 3. Brecon - Divolge 4. Mitekiss - Bolivian Hotel Bistro 5. NOCUI - Basic 6. Brecon - Grit 7. Burial & Four Tet - Nova 8. Ayala - Sacred Piano (Yoruba Soul Mix) 9. Rowee - Never Had 10. Verdance - Takuu 11. MOZAMBIQUE - Subscribe 12. Luno feat. Haux - 'll Look After You 13. Archie Ward - Sleeping Lemons 14. PALLADIAN, Equanimous, Skysia - As We Rise

Arriving into Vicenza's historic Piazza dei Signori, with its remarkable Palladian architecture, just before 12 noon we're treated to a special melody ringing out from the campanile. A few minutes of ambience later with passers-by, dog walkers and so on, the bells ring out for midday. Recorded by Cities and Memory.

The Lonely Palette is on maternity leave until early March, which means that for the next few weeks, we'll be turning to the archives to feature episodes specific to the many shades of motherhood. This episode, from February 2021, speaks not just to the hazy, cozy, time-out-of-joint space that Tamar is currently in, but also to the state of the pandemic, which, unfortunately, doesn't feel much sunnier today than it did a year ago. But what good is a mom if not to help us see our way out of the fog? See the images: bit.ly/3uaWHta Music used: The Blue Dot Sessions, “La Inglesa,” “Eggs and Powder,” “Paper Feather,” “Arizona Moon,” ”Lowball,” “Palladian,” “Simple Vale” Joe Dassin's “Les Champs-Elysees" via music box, ft. Calvin giggles Support the show: www.patreon.com/lonelypalette

Episode Description:  In today's show, the Duchess visits the beautiful Constable Burton Hall & Gardens to meet the current chatelaine, Imogen Wyvill. In the episode, Imogen introduces the Duchess to the chess grand master who courted Florence Nightingale, we learn about the Wyvill family's important hand in the abolition of slavery, and the ladies discuss the famed and fabulous Tulip festival that is hosted at Constable Burton annually. Top Quotes: "Living in homes like these, you fall in love with them everyday through the eyes of your visitors." - Imogen Wyvill "The wonderful thing about Constable Burton is that it does have this very warm homely feel to it. It embraces you." - Imogen "The past year perhaps has helped us realise to keep life a little simpler. And actually it's a reconnection to the love affair with the British Isles." - Imogen About the Guest and Stately Home: Imogen Wyvill, nee Garner, is married to Marmaduke D'Arcy William Wyvill, son of Marmaduke Charles Asty Wyvill and Margaret Ann Hardcastle. The couple have two children together. Constable Burton has been home to the Wyvill family for over four -and-a-half centuries. The Wyvills are descended from an unbroken line that stretches back to 1066 when Sir Humphrey de Wyvill was Companion in Arms to William the Conqueror. Constable Burton Hall is a grade I-listed Georgian mansion in North Yorkshire, that is privately owned by the Wyvill family. The Hall is a handsome Palladian villa designed by the celebrated architect John Carr for Sir Marmaduke Wyvill, and completed in 1768. It is widely recognised as one of the finest medium-sized English houses built in the Palladian style. In 1520, Constable Burton passed first to Sir Ralph Fitz-Randolph, knight, of Spennithorne, and then to Marmaduke Wyvill who married the youngest daughter, Alice, and received this manor with other estates for her share. The Hall is also surrounded by breathtaking gardens and there's a well known Tulip Festival held annually on the estate.   About the Host: Emma Rutland, The Duchess of Rutland, did not always stride the halls of stately homes. Born Emma Watkins, the Duchess grew up the daughter of a Quaker farmer, in the Welsh marsh countryside. She trained as an opera singer in the Guildhall School of Music, and worked as a successful interior designer before meeting her future husband David Manners, the 11th Duke of Rutland, at a dinner party. Their marriage in 1992 would transform Emma Watkins into the 11th Duchess of Rutland, thrusting her into the world of aristocracy, and handing her the responsibility of one of the nation's great treasures: Belvoir Castle. While simultaneously running the day to day operations of the castle, and raising five children, The Duchess became fascinated with the history and importance of the other stately homes of the UK. Join The Duchess as she embarks on a wonderful journey through time, to learn more about the incredible homes that have defined Great Britain and, most importantly, meet the other extraordinary women who work tirelessly behind their doors to preserve their history and magic for future generations.  Resources: To find out more about our sponsor CircleDNA, visit their website https://circledna.com/en-us/ (here) https://www.onefineplay.com/ (https://www.onefineplay.com/) https://www.belvoircastle.com/ (https://www.belvoircastle.com/) https://www.emmaduchessrutland.com/ (https://www.emmaduchessrutland.com/) https://www.constableburton.com/ (https://www.constableburton.com/)

Tuck into a brioche-style Sally Lunn bun, admire Palladian and neoclassical Georgian architecture, and retrace the footsteps of a 25 year old Jane Austen to the Pump Room.

Tuck into a brioche-style Sally Lunn bun, admire Palladian and neoclassical Georgian architecture, and retrace the footsteps of a 25 year old Jane Austen to the Pump Room.

Tuck into a brioche-style Sally Lunn bun, admire Palladian and neoclassical Georgian architecture, and retrace the footsteps of a 25-year-old Jane Austen to the Pump Room.

a cura di Alessandro Achilli. Musiche: Barney Bush - Tony Hymas, Shirley Collins - The Albion Country Band, Keith Tippett - Matthew Bourne, Akiko Yano, Cory Smythe, Palladian, Donna Regina, Alex Ward, Simone Faraci

a cura di Alessandro Achilli. Musiche: Barney Bush - Tony Hymas, Shirley Collins - The Albion Country Band, Keith Tippett - Matthew Bourne, Akiko Yano, Cory Smythe, Palladian, Donna Regina, Alex Ward, Simone Faraci

To learn about and set up a MED BED SESSION go to link: https://ul818.isrefer.com/go/mbs/CLD/ To connect with Pete, Roxy and other healing practitioners go to: www.KarmaHuBB.com To see other informative videos like this one go to: www.KarmaHuBB.com. This is truly one of the most unique modalities that I have experienced and one that has allowed for some significant shifts within myself. __________________________ Pete and Roxy's goal is to help you live your best life and become the best version of yourself. Our heart is open and here to help be of service while allowing the divine to move through you. We are here to enjoy the earth experience while inspiring, guiding and mentoring our brothers and sisters for ascension. Our mission is to help bridge the gap between Planet Earth, Galactic realms and Source Energy! Including connection with extraterrestrial beings and integration of galactic intelligence. We live in flow and let the universe lead the way. Everyday we connect back to source via meditation and intuition and reignite with our purpose. “To be of service and to have an everlasting positive impact on humanity!” __________________________________ This discussion includes: How they got started and how they were introduced to Med beds. Their connections with ET's Assisting the people that are “awake” and helping them take the next step. Connecting with different types of Extra Terrestrial species and gaining trust. My personal etheric experience on the Med Bed. Everyone can learn to access these higher vibrations. Workshops Are available to teach you this skill. Breaking out of the 3-D vibrational levels of different extra terrestrial species. Removing or clearing density stored within your body. Talking about Palladian, Syrian, Octorian Species. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/karmahubb/message

Today we are taking a cross country train ride to the great state of Colorado. On a side note fuck John Elway for crushing our childhood hopes and dreams. Anyway, off to Colorado we go… And yes it's for the weed… Well partly. It's also to visit a landmark known to scores of horror movie fans the world over. The Stanley Hotel! Why, you ask? Cus it's creepy, possibly haunted and because we can do whatever the fuck want… It's our show, even if we do get snubbed by our local entertainment paper for best local podcast. Jerks. But we digress. Today's episode is about a hotel but it starts with a man. Freelan Oscar Stanley. And with that we dig into the history and creepiness of the Stanley hotel! Freelan Oscar Stanley was born, along with his twin brother Frances Edgar Stanley, On June 1st 1849 in Kingfield Maine. Although their family was not wealthy, education was highly valued and knowledge of science, poetry and music were encouraged from a young age. In 1859, At the age of nine, Freelan and Francis started their first business together refining and selling maple sugar. At eleven, their great-uncle, Liberty Stanley, who had raised their father as his own son, taught them the art of violin making. By the age of sixteen, Freelan had completed three instruments. In 1883, Francis developed a machine that coated dry photographic plates. After receiving a patent for their process, the brothers set up a factory in Newton, Massachusetts, to manufacture the plates. In the summer of 1897, they attended a local fair where they witnessed a French inventor demonstrate his steam-driven car. Apparently impelled by his wife's inability to ride a bicycle, Francis vowed to build something that his wife could ride. The French inventor's steam car was the driving force (get it?) Francis needed. After the fair, the brothers began to develop a steam car of their own. The brothers formed a car company in 1898 and produced their first steam car, which was dubbed The Flying Teapot. An instant success, the car was easy to run and achieved a top speed of 35 miles per hour (56 kph), quite fast for the turn of the century. Its major drawback was the need to stop every ten miles or so to refill the boiler. The brothers sold their company after only a few months, but they returned to the business of making cars in 1902 when they formed the Stanley Motor Carriage Company. They staged various events to publicize their steam cars, including racing up mountains and racing against gas-powered cars. Eventually the Stanleys sold their photographic plate business to George Eastman and concentrated on the manufacture of their steam cars, which came to be known unofficially as Stanley Steamers. The brothers continued to build race-winning, steam-powered cars. In 1906, one of their cars--The Rocket, driven by Stanley employee Fred Marriott--set the world's record for the fastest mile: 28.2 seconds, which is a speed of more than 127 miles per hour (204 kph). In 1918, Francis was killed while driving one of his automobiles. He swerved to avoid an obstruction in a mountain road and plunged down an embankment near Ipswich, Massachusetts. At the time of his death, the Stanley Motor Company had suspended automobile production to manufacture engines to pump out Allied trenches during World War I. After The war, Henry Ford's Model T soon came to dominate the American automobile industry. Developments in gas-powered engines, and the limitations of steam cars, signalled the end of the steam-auto era. The Stanley Motor Carriage Company ceased production in 1924.   In 1903, at the age of 54, Stanley was stricken with a life-threatening resurgence of tuberculosis. The most highly recommended treatment of the day was fresh, dry air with lots of sunlight and a hearty diet. Therefore, like many "lungers'' of his day, he resolved to take the curative air of Rocky Mountain Colorado. He and Flora arrived in Denver in March and were followed shortly by his Stanley Runabout which was shipped by train. After one night at the famous Brown Palace Hotel, Stanley arranged an appointment with Dr. Charles Bonney (MD, Harvard, 1889), the preeminent American expert in the disease. Dr. Bonney, a great advocate for home treatment, recommended he leave the hotel for a rented house at the first possible convenience. Stanley spent the remainder of the winter at 1401 Gilpin Street but, when his symptoms had not improved by June, he was determined to summer in the Colorado mountains. Bonney recommended Estes Park whose climate he compared with that of Davos, Switzerland, a posh resort for European tuberculetics. On June 29, Stanley saw Flora off by train and stagecoach while he set out in his steam car. Having gotten lost and spent the night in Boulder, Stanley arrived a day later, on June 30. During their first summer the couple stayed in a primitive cabin rented to them by the owners of the Elkhorn Lodge. Over the course of the warm season, Stanley's health improved dramatically. Impressed by the beauty of the valley and grateful for his recovery, he decided to return every year. By the end of the summer of 1903, Stanley had acquired property in Estes Park and, with the help of English architect Henry "Lord Cornwallis'' Rogers who the Stanleys had recently met, he began the construction of Rockside, his home in Colorado. Completed in 1904, the Stanley cottage was built with four bedrooms, gracious living areas and a modern kitchen, so that Flora could entertain summer guests. By 1907, Stanley had all but recovered and he returned to Newton for the winter rather than Denver. However, he and Flora had become enamored with the beauty of the Colorado mountains, often comparing them in speeches with those "rock-ribbed" hills "ancient as the sun" of William Cullen Bryant's poem, “Thanatopsis”. Not content with the rustic accommodations, lazy pastimes and relaxed social scene of their new home, Stanley resolved to turn Estes Park into a resort town. In 1907, construction began on the Hotel Stanley, a grand hotel catering to the class of wealthy urbanites who composed the Stanleys' social circle in Newton. To power the new hotel, Stanley constructed the Fall River Hydro-Plant which consequently brought electricity to Estes Park for the first time. In 1909, their 100-room, East Coast colonial-style “house” was unveiled. Equipped with running water, electricity and telephones, the only amenity the hotel lacked was heat, as the hotel was designed as a summer resort. A two-thirds scaled-down second lodge was finished a year later. (While this might seem ambitious, it's worth noting the top floor was dedicated exclusively to children and nannies.) The buildings were designed by F.O. Stanley with the professional assistance of Denver architect T. Robert Wieger, Henry "Lord Cornwallis" Rogers, and contractor Frank Kirchoff. The site was chosen for its vantage overlooking the Estes valley and Long's Peak within the National Park. The main building, concert hall and Manor House are steel-frame structures on foundations of random rubble granite with clapboard siding and asphalt shingle roof. Originally, Stanley chose a yellow ocher color for the buildings' exteriors with white accents and trim. Every guest room had a telephone and each pair of rooms shared an en suite bathroom with running water supplied by Black Canyon Creek, which had been dammed in 1906. The floor plan of the main hotel (completed 1909) was laid out to accommodate the various activities popular with the American upper class at the turn of the twentieth century and the spaces were decorated accordingly. The music room, for instance, with its cream-colored walls (originally green and white), picture windows and fine, classical plaster-work was designed for letter-writing during the day and chamber music at night – cultured pursuits perceived as feminine. On the other hand, the smoking lounge (today the Piñon Room) and adjoining billiard room, with their dark stained-wood elements and granite arch fireplace were designated for enjoyment by male guests. Stanley himself, having been raised in a conservative household and having recovered from a serious lung disease, did not smoke cigars or drink alcohol, but these were essential after-dinner activities for most men at the time. Billiards, however, was among Stanley's most cherished pastimes.   With no central heating or ventilation system, the structure was designed to facilitate natural airflow; the Palladian window at the top of the grand stair could be opened to induce a cross-breeze through the lobby, French doors in all the public spaces open onto verandas, and two curving staircases connecting the guest corridors prevent stagnant air in the upper floors. Although the main hotel is now heated in the winter, guests still depend on natural ventilation for cooling in the summer. Within a few years of opening, a hydraulic elevator was put in operation. In 1916, the east wing of the main building was extended in the rear adding several guest rooms. Around this time, the alcove of the music room was added. In 1921, a rear veranda was enclosed forming a room that currently serves as a gift shop. Around 1935, the hydraulic elevator system was replaced with a cable-operated system and extended to the fourth floor necessitating the addition of a secondary cupola to house the mechanical apparatus. Originally, a porte-cochere or a covered entrance large enough for vehicles to pass through, extended from the central bay of the front porch, but this was removed when the south terrace was converted into a parking lot. In 1983, a service tunnel was excavated, connecting the basement-level corridor to the staff entrance. It is cut directly through the living granite on which the hotel rests. The concert hall, east of the hotel, was built by Stanley in 1909 with the assistance of Henry "Lord Cornwallis" Rogers, the same architect who designed his summer cottage. According to popular legend, it was built by F.O. Stanley as a gift for his wife, Flora. The interior is decorated in the same manner as the music room in the main hotel and vaguely resembles that of the Boston Symphony Hall (McKim, Mead & White, 1900) with which the Stanleys would have been familiar. The stage features a trap door, used for theatrical entrances and exits. The lower level once housed a two-lane bowling alley which was removed during the ownership of Maxwell Abbell. It possibly resembled the bowling alley at the Stanley's Hunnewell Club in Newton, pictures of which are archived in the Newton Free Library. The hall underwent extensive repair and renovation in the 2000s. Once called Stanley Manor, this smaller hotel between the main structure and the concert hall is a 2:3 scaled-down version of the main hotel. Unlike its model, the manor was fully heated from completion in 1910 which may indicate that Stanley planned to use it as a winter resort when the main building was closed for the season. However, unlike many other Colorado mountain towns now famous for their winter sports, Estes Park never attracted off-season visitors in Stanley's day and the manor remained empty for much of the year. Today it is called The Lodge and serves as a bed-and-breakfast that is off-limits to the public.  To bring guests from the nearest train depot in the foothills town of Lyons, Colorado, Stanley's car company produced a fleet of specially-designed steam-powered vehicles called Mountain Wagons that seated multiple passengers. Upon opening, the hotel was alleged to be one of the few in the world powered entirely by electricity. However, lack of available power induced the installation of an auxiliary gas lighting system in June 1911. On June 25 – the day after the pipes had been filled – an explosion occurred that injured a maid and damaged the structure, though contemporary newspaper articles differ on certain details. An article from a newspaper at the time started the following          "The Stanley Hotel, built at a cost of $500,000, was partly wrecked last night by an explosion of gas. Eight persons were injured, one seriously. None of the guests were injured. Elizabeth Wilson, of Lancaster, Pa., a hotel employee, was hurled from the second to the first floor, and both ankles were broken. The other seven are negro [sic] waiters."     When the Lancaster paper reprinted the story, the editor noted that Elizabeth Wilson's name did not appear in local directories and she could not be identified as a Lancastrian. Similar accounts in local Colorado papers give the maid's name as Elizabeth Lambert and convey various dramatic details that are not confirmed by other articles. The most comprehensive and detailed article on the incident appeared on June 29 in the Fort Collins Express and seems to be the most accurate – positively refuting that the maid had been "hurled from the second to the first floor.” That article said this is the incident         "The chambermaid, Lizzie Leitenbergher, had both ankles broken, it is thought from the concussion of the explosion, and was thrown into a hole in the floor. She was not, however, thrown through into the dining room, being caught by the timbers and held until rescued. She was taken to a hospital in Longmont. She had been in the employ of the hotel ever since it was built and came here from Philadelphia."    The only other injuries mentioned in that article were as follows "Two waiters also sustained slight injuries, one suffering a dislocated hip and the other being struck across the face by a flying plank. Neither of these, however, is in serious condition."        Stanley operated the hotel almost as a pastime, remarking once that he spent more money than he made each summer. It was an invite-only gathering place for friends, and haut monde of the time. Haut monde meaning “for fashionable society”. The boujie bastards. John Philip Sousa, the renowned former US Military composer, directed the band at the house's opening. His autograph on the bottom of Flora's piano, which Sousa tuned himself, was mistaken for graffiti by a tuner in the 1990s and removed.    Harry Houdini performed in the ornate concert hall; the trapdoor he used for his famous escape act still exists onstage. And while the men shot pool and drank, the women would gather for various letter writing campaigns. The whiskey bar – now one of the state's largest – provided a common ground between the sexes. Yay, whiskey!   In 1930, Freelan sold the buildings to a corporation who transformed the property into a hotel. With the nearby national park still growing, their success was minimal. After attempts at a revival, the property was sold to John Cullen in the mid-1990s. Budgets were so stretched that at the time of the sale, the turndown service consisted of the top bed duvet being placed on nails across the window because they couldn't afford drapes.   The hotel was not really in a great place for a while. That would change thanks in part to someone we've talked about before… this weird guy named Stephen King.  King has told the story many times over the years. In a 1977 interview by the Literary Guild, King recounted "While we were living [in Boulder] we heard about this terrific old mountain resort hotel and decided to give it a try. But when we arrived, they were just getting ready to close for the season, and we found ourselves the only guests in the place—with all those long, empty corridors." King and his wife were served dinner in an empty dining room accompanied by canned orchestral music: "Except for our table all the chairs were up on the tables. So the music is echoing down the hall, and, I mean, it was like God had put me there to hear that and see those things. And by the time I went to bed that night, I had the whole book [The Shining] in my mind." In another retelling, King said "I dreamed of my three-year-old son running through the corridors, looking back over his shoulder, eyes wide, screaming. He was being chased by a fire-hose. I woke up with a tremendous jerk, sweating all over, within an inch of falling out of bed. I got up, lit a cigarette, sat in a chair looking out the window at the Rockies, and by the time the cigarette was done, I had the bones of The Shining firmly set in my mind.   In the front matter of the book, King tactfully states "Some of the most beautiful resort hotels in the world are located in Colorado, but the hotel in these pages is based on none of them. The Overlook and the people associated with it exist wholly in the author's imagination."   So not only was this hotel the institution of the book the Shining, it was the location of the doll shot for the 1997 tv miniseries of The Shining. Not only that, the hotel was the filming location for another fantastic movie. It serves as the hotel that the dynamic duo of Lloyd Christmas and Harry Dunne stay in the critically acclaimed, and one of my personal favorite movies; Dumb and Dumber.  Several tv shows have also recorded episodes there and the band Murder By Death have played an annual winter show  at the location since 2014. I highly recommend their track “As Long As There is Whiskey in The World”.    King's novel is based on the famous Stanley Hotel in Colorado, but the exterior shots in the movie are of Oregon's Timberline Lodge. Kubrick agreed to change the infamous room number from 217 to 237 (which does not exist) in the movie because the hotel was worried people would not want to stay in the room in the future.   Ironically, room 217 is most often requested at Timberline Lodge, according to the hotel's website.    Ok so all of that is well and good but let's be honest, We're here for another reason, the creepy shit! Oddly enough the history of the hotel didn't hold much to attribute to possible haunting or paranormal activity. But that hasn't stopped the belief by many people that the hotel is haunted. Let's check out some of the haunted spots and some stories.    Room 217 Perhaps the most famed spot in the Stanley Hotel, this is where horror writer Stephen King spent the night and got the inspiration for his 1977 bestseller "The Shining." You can soak up the same Rocky Mountain views that King got when he stayed there. An added amenity? The room has a library of King novels. The room is thought to be haunted by Elizabeth Wilson, AKA Mrs. Wilson. She was the hotel's head housekeeper and, during a storm in 1911, was injured during an explosion as she was lighting the lanterns in room 217. She survived, though broke her ankles and her spirit seems to be a regular in the room. Guests have reported items moved, luggage unpacked, and lights being turned on and off. Oh, and Mrs. Wilson is old-fashioned: She doesn't like it when unmarried guests shack up together, so some couples have reported feeling a cold force come between them. One of the biggest myths about the room is that it's never available. Not true! You can actually book it and stay there if you have the balls to. We're in!   The Vortex From an architectural standpoint, the staircase between floors in the hotel's main guesthouse is a stunner. But the area has also been dubbed “The Vortex” a natural spiral of energy. It's also known as the “rapid transit system” for ghosts that are known to haunt the hotel.    Concert Hall There's a lot of paranormal hubbub said to be happening in this famed concert hall. Paul, one of the well-known ghosts haunting The Stanley, was a jack-of-all trades around the hotel. Among his duties? Enforcing an 11 p.m. curfew at the hotel, which could be why guests and workers hear “get out” being uttered late at night. The area is also a favorite spot for hotel founder Flora Stanley's ghost to play the piano. A few of Paul's antics: A construction worker reported he felt Paul nudge him while he was sanding the floors and tour groups on The Stanley ghost tour have reported he flickered a flashlight for them. Another ghost known to wander about the Concert Hall is Lucy, who quite possibly was a runaway or homeless woman who found refuge in the hall. She entertains the requests of ghost hunters, often communicating with them with flashing lights. Stanley historians, however, aren't quite sure about her pre-death connection to the hotel.    Room 401 More than a century ago, the entire fourth floor was a cavernous attic. It's where female employees, children, and nannies stayed. Now, today's guests will report hearing children running around, laughing, giggling and playing. Plus, there's a famous closet that tends to open and shut on its own in this room.    Room 428  Really, you get a badge of bravery for staying in any room on the fourth floor. But, bonus points if you can book room 428. Guests have reported hearing footsteps above them and furniture moving about. But that's actually physically impossible given the slope of the roof, tour guides say. The real haunt in this room, though, is a friendly cowboy who appears at the corner of the bed. Grand Staircase From antique mirrors and portraits, there's plenty to distract the eye on the grand staircase at The Stanley. But it could also be a popular passageway for the hotel's resident ghosts. In 2016, a visitor from Houston snapped some photos on the grand staircase and, upon returning home and reviewing them, spotted an apparatus at the top of the staircase. The thing is he doesn't remember anybody else being on the staircase at the time he was taking the photographs. The ghostly image of a woman is at the top of the stairs.   Underground Caves If you go on the 75-minute night spirit tour at the Stanley (you don't have to be a hotel guest to get in on it, but you should book in advance!), your tour will come to an eerie halt at the end with a visit to the underground cave system. Workers moved about the hotel through the caves in the early days so it makes sense this is a popular haunt. Skeptics will pass off the haunts as breezes from the historic piping and ventilation systems. But, beneath the hotel is a higher-than-average concentration of limestone and quartz, which some ghost hunters believe help capture energy at the property.    Well, now that we've talked about some of the hotspots, let's check out some stories about things that have happened there!   This first group comes from Kirin Johnson. He has had three separate incidents!    My Story Now I will share the three separate paranormal experiences that have changed my belief in ghosts. Despite being a former skeptic, I came to the Stanley with an open mind. While I've seen orbs and have had several strange experiences that I can't explain, what I experienced on Friday, May 26, 2017, was certainly the most intense and frightening experience of them all.   Experience #1: A Trolley By The Door At approximately 8:00 p.m., my partner and I came back from a quick trip to the grocery store. Out of nowhere, we heard the sounds of what seemed to be a trolley that was outside of our door. My partner immediately walked over to the door to see who it was. I thought to myself that perhaps it was room service, but I knew we didn't make any requests. Shockingly, my partner looked through the peephole, and there was no one in sight. Although what happened was certainly a shock to us, it wasn't enough to convince me that it was a ghost.   At around 11:00 p.m., we decided to reach out to Ms. Elizabeth Wilson (or any other ghost that may have been hanging out in our room). I figured that even if nothing were to come out of it, I can at least say “I tried.” I said to Ms. Wilson: “If you are really here with us, prove it.” I repeated this a couple of times. This was the last thing I had said before I finally went to bed.   Experience #2: A Big Bang That Woke Up Other Visitors It was around 2:30 in the morning when I was woken up from a loud noise. Despite my partner being a heavy sleeper, the noise was loud enough to wake him up as well. The loud noise sounded like it came from someone who picked up a large and heavy object, and then slammed it to the floor.   Interestingly, it wasn't just my partner and I who woke up from this mysterious noise. Just a moment or two after we woke up, we heard other guests around the hotel speaking and whispering. I was so scared, I asked my partner to put the television on so I could just forget about it and go back to sleep. However, he didn't want the television on. He was more interested in finding out where the noise came from, then going back to sleep.   A Strange Discovery The Next Morning When I woke up the next morning, I saw a 20 oz. bottle of Mountain Dew on the floor. My partner's soda somehow fell to the floor in the middle of a quiet night. What's even more odd is that this bottle was loud enough to wake up not just my partner and I, but also other guests who were near our room. I don't believe it was the soda that caused the loud noise. I believe it was a ghost responding to our request to prove it really exists.   Other Guests Who Say They Heard A Loud Bang Before we left room 217, I overheard a conversation between several people outside of our room. They were talking about hearing a loud noise late in the night. I spoke with a woman who told us she was staying in a room directly above ours. After I asked her about the loud noise, she said it woke her up around 2:30. The woman described the noise as the fall of a “large barrel.” According to the woman, there was another guest in room 324 who also heard the noise.   While on our way to check-out, we ran into a young man who stayed in room 326 with his father. In addition to taking pictures of orbs that were floating outside of room 217 the previous night, he too said he was woken up from what he described as a “loud boom.”   Experience #3: The Creepy Laugh Of A Woman While I thought that the extremely loud and unexplained bang was enough to convince me that there really are ghosts roaming the Earth, one more thing happened that night.   At around 4:00 a.m., I woke up and realized that less than two hours after the loud bang occurred, it was completely silent in our room. My partner was sound asleep. Just a minute or two after I woke up, out of nowhere I heard the sounds of a chuckle from a woman. Interestingly, it sounded like the ghost was giggling just centimeters away from my ears.   I believe that the chuckle had probably come from Elizabeth Wilson. Although it certainly was frightening and quite creepy to me, I was extremely tired. I quickly went back to sleep.   For more information on this strange ghost story, visit OdditiesBizarre.com. For information on the fascinating history of the Stanley Hotel, visit their official website: StanleyHotel.com   After staying just one night in the Stanley's room 217, I went from a skeptic, to a believer in ghosts. If I ever go back to this hotel, I will likely request another room with many reports of supernatural activity. However, regardless of what room you visit at the Stanley Hotel, if you come with an open mind, you just might have a paranormal experience you will never forget.   Wow... That's a crazy stay!   This next one did not have a name associated with it.           “Over the weekend, about 15 coworkers and myself had our company trip to The Stanley Hotel in Estes Park, known for being Stephen King's inspiration for “The Shining”. We took an 8pm ghost tour, where we joined about 15 other people to get guided around the property and told stories about it's history and creepy things that are said to have happened. We were told to take lots of pictures, I'm sure to try and capture orbs or ghosts. Many green orbs were caught in pictures, but I don't think anything is as creepy as the photo taken by my coworker- a little girl in a hot pink dress, who was definitely not on our tour. And apparently years ago, a young girl (12-13) by the name of Lucy was squatting in the basement of the concert hall (which is where this photo was taken), and discovered upon plans to begin some construction. She was forced to leave, the night got below freezing, and she froze to death. Everyone on my tour has vouched that this girl was not on our tour (who wouldn't remember someone wearing that hot pink?). The man pictured is our tour guide- no one would have been in front of him. I am convinced this is the ghost of Lucy. Just one more added note, though I doubt if anyone would believe me, but there was only ONE time throughout the tour where I felt any strange energy or feeling, and it was right here, heading down to the basement of the concert hall.”   Fucking little kid ghosts… No thanks.    This next one is fun! Again no name was presented in the article.           “I'm pretty skeptical when it comes to supernatural or paranormal happenings but one thing in particular really messed with my head; at the beginning of the tour you follow tour guide to the music hall which would often be occupied by children playing during the day time.When you arrive in the hall you're are seated in the observation box and given an introduction of sorts explaining that none of the spirits or activity are angry or violent and that alot of the activity was thought to be that of children (especially in this hall). So, our guide asked by show of hands if any of the tour members are good with kids to which I, along with 4 or 5 others raised our hands; everyone who raised their hands she gave a dum dum sucker to for us to hold out on our palm as if we were handing it to a child and depending on the spirits comfortablity with you they would supposedly pull on the the sucker. Some people claimed to feel movement, some didn't feel a thing but, I personally felt and watched this fucking sucker drag from the middle of my hand all the way off to the ground.   Nice… sounds like fun!!   Here's another fun story'             “When I was a kid, the Stanley was just a pretty hotel with dumpy rooms (1970s canary yellow and olive drab. Borderline craphole). We never stayed there, it was just a place to get a good, cheap lunch. (Obviously, this was before the miniseries, when it was still cheap and not haunted).   Anyway, I'd screw around and explore the hotel because hotels are fun to screw around in and explore. My brother, my sister, and myself were wandering the hotel after lunch, poking our heads into open rooms and whatnot. Well, we round the corner of the hallway and to our right is an small opening in the wall of the hall leading to a set of very narrow and steep circular stairs descending into pitch black darkness. None of us had the cojones to check it out. Wish we had, I never saw that staircase again.”   3rd floor “My ex-girlfriend and I went there around New Years a couple of years ago. I can confirm it is very haunted. On the 3rd floor, my ex turned white as a sheet after stopping in front of a particular door. I asked her what had happened, she said that something had ran their hand from her backside up to the nape of her neck. There was no one else around but us. When the docent got all of the tour members gathered around the door she had the experience at, she began to tell the group about an apparition that likes to grope pretty young ladies and run his hand from their back side up to their neck. Super Spooky!” Here's another!    The ballroom, “It's absolutely beautiful- and haunted. My sister lived in Colorado for years so one winter we were visiting we decided to make the trip to Estes Park. Well being the rule breakers we are in my family, we ditched the official tour and took our own. We came across this big room with chairs covered in white cloth. We decided to “play ghost” and drape the cloths over ourselves, pretend to be ghosts, and take pictures. We, of course, thought we were hilarious. The ghosts decided to delete every picture we took in that room. All the pictures we took before and after were still on the camera, just the ones where we were playing ghost were deleted. Weird place!”   Interesting!   Here's a quick one from an investigator.                 “In a bathroom at the Stanley the shampoo bottle was thrown into the tub once when we were investigating 1302 once. I've had my voice recorder knocked over. As far as seeing anything with my own eyes or objects thrown at me, no. Not yet. I think it takes a lot of energy for spirits to manipulate our physical environment, so it's rare, but it does happen, yeah.”    Well that's some crazy shit.    Ok one more…. This is a retelling of a coyote of sisters doing a ghost hunt with numerous paranormal investigators from the Ghost Hunters tv show.             "Our night started in Room 401. I have to admit: I was a bit nervous. I had never been on an investigation of this scale before. It didn't take long for things to start happening.   Sitting patiently, my sister began to feel what she would later describe as "waves of rolling chills" that extended from her feet all the way up to her head, as well as the sensation that all of her hair was standing up on her head. Simultaneously, a fellow investigator's K-II meter (which measures electromagnetic frequency, or EMF) began to light up, denoting a change in the room's electromagnetic field. Paranormal or not, we were jacked, and the night was only beginning!          Down the hall in Room 418, my sister and I had our first encounter with an Ovilus, or "ghost box" or "spirit box."At one point, the Ovilus said "Dawn" (my sister's name) as well as "dime," which was a word/image that a fellow investigator had agreed to use as a trigger word to communicate with her recently deceased mother.         Soon we were out of the main hotel and into the balcony of the property's Music Hall. Once our group got settled in, we heard shuffling sounds from the stage and main floor. At one point, a mini Maglite flashlight, which was set up to turn on and off with an-ever-so-slight twist of its lamp head, turned on without assistance. This technique has been utilized on numerous episodes of "Ghost Hunters," yet continues to draw scrutiny from naysayers. Was a spirit in fact making contact, or was the battery simply completing the circuit and turning on the flashlight's beam? Who knows? I'm still not sure. But I've certainly never experienced a flashlight turning on by itself like that before. I chalked it up as another new experience in a weekend of new experiences.        But what happened next had to be the climax of our weekend at the Stanley Hotel. As our group shifted down to the basement of the Music Hall, my sister and I decided to separate from the larger group to check out an interior room with a door that a spirit named Lucy liked to close, and had already closed, several times so far that evening – even with a heavy, upholstered chair propped in front of it.        Dawn and I sat down with a handful of other investigators in the pitch-black room and began introducing ourselves to Lucy, asking her politely to shut the door if she was present. It wasn't long before she obliged. I was literally about four feet away from the doorway when, sure enough, the door began move away from the wall and toward the jamb, closing the door almost completely. Elated, we thanked Lucy for her efforts. Then we asked her to do it again, and after hearing rustling noises behind me and to my left, it happened again a second time.            Upping the ante, we put a chair in front of the door to see if we could get it to happen with the chair blocking the door's path, to no avail. A few minutes later, the group decided to try to get the door to close again without the chair to block its path, like it had two times prior. Moving the chair myself, I pushed the door tightly against the wall to ensure the door wasn't leaning forward, building momentum and closing due to some mechanical issue such as a faulty hinge. But I couldn't make it start a closing motion without a deliberate effort. Clearly something had to be shutting this door, right? We asked Lucy a third time to please shut the door, and almost as if on command, the door began to shut again. About halfway between the completed motion, I yelled, "Slam it!" and that's exactly what happened. We experienced the door shutting a total of five times (a fourth time after asking Lucy to give us a sign she wanted us to leave, and the final time when the door closed behind us as we were leaving the room).        Before long, we were off to famed room 217: the one that had King himself had stayed in, the one that had inspired King to write his book and the one that was the impetus for coming all this way in the first place.    Purportedly haunted by an extremely tidy chambermaid, the host investigators purposely littered random items across the bathroom floor in hopes that Mrs. Wilson would tidy up during our time there. Interestingly, my sister heard something in the bathroom almost immediately upon turning the lights out. It turns out that a photo taken before the lights were turned out would show the items had indeed moved from their original locations. Coincidence? Could very well be. But hard to argue at the same time.  As 1 a.m. came and the night's investigation ended, the activity continued, even into the next morning. Up at 6 a.m. to pack up, check out and make the drive back to the airport, I heard the distinct sound of female laughter. I immediately thought, who would be up at this hour, especially after a long night of investigating? Then something told me to check the closet, the bathroom closet. I really didn't want to look, but I did anyway.   My heart skipped a beat when I saw a plastic access panel to the crawl space behind the closet removed, now laying precariously in front of the opening. A quick glance into the space revealed the customary plumbing and electrical works, but why the laughter? Was it children playing in the hall? Was it coming through the way from Room 401? What exactly caused the panel to become dislodged from the screw that was holding it in place anyway? The questions raced and the answers eluded. It really was anyone's guess, and considering where I was and the weekend I had just experienced, I wouldn't have wanted it any other way.   Crazy stuff!!! What do you guys think about this place? What have you heard? Let us know.   https://theknow-old.denverpost.com/2019/10/18/colorado-horror-films-halloween/226413/   BECOME A P.O.O.P.R.!! http://www.patreon.com/themidnighttrainpodcast   Find The Midnight Train Podcast: www.themidnighttrainpodcast.com www.facebook.com/themidnighttrainpodcast www.twitter.com/themidnighttrainpc www.instagram.com/themidnighttrainpodcast www.discord.com/themidnighttrainpodcast www.tiktok.com/themidnighttrainp   And wherever you listen to your favorite podcasts.   Subscribe to our official YouTube channel: OUR YOUTUBE   Support our sponsors www.themidnighttraintrainpodcast.com/sponsors   The Charley Project www.charleyproject.org

In this episode we talk to Matthew Wilson at the wonderful Deer Shed festival https://deershedfestival.com/The Deer Shed is still a 100% independent family owned and run festival. It is set in the beautiful Baldersby Park which is a landscaped park with an associated Palladian revival house.Matthew Wilson is a garden designer, writer, radio and television broadcaster and lecturer. He is a regular participant on Gardener's Question Time on BBC Radio 4.At the 2016 Chelsea Flower Show his 'Welcome to Yorkshire' garden won the prestigious People's Choice award, voted for by TV viewers and visitors to the show.He is listed in House & Garden (magazine) in 2021, as one of the top 50 garden designers in the UK#gardening #trees #gardening-podcast #horticulture #nature #flowers #podcast #herbs #vegetables #festivals #camping  #deershedfestivalSupport the show (https://trowelsandtribulations.buzzsprout.com/)

RADICAL MATERIALIST British sculptor Sir Anthony Cragg, whose current exhibition is at Houghton Hall in Norfolk, a beautiful Palladian house.

A story from the Brothers Grimm about an evil king and a bad penny of a kid who's apparently unkillable. Oh, and prophesied to marry his daughter. The creature is a squirrel who wants to surprise you and shove psychotropic substances up your nose. -- Links! Left-handed candle: https://myths.link/lefties Twitter: https://myths.link/twitter Store: https://myths.link/store Membership: https://www.mythpodcast.com/membership -- Sponsors! Pretty Litter: check out http://prettylitter.com and use promo code "myths" for 20% off your first order. GoHenry: go to http://gohenry.com and use promo code "myths" for one free month! GrubHub: Check them out via the app or at http://grubhub.com Helix Sleep: go to http://helixsleep.com/myths for up to $200 off a mattress order and two free pillows! -- Music! "Palladian" by Blue Dot Sessions "Waltz and Fury" by Blue Dot Sessions "One Quiet Conversation" by Blue Dot Sessions "Cabernet" by Blue Dot Sessions "Sensitive" by Podington Bear "Set the Tip Jar" by Blue Dot Sessions See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Just a couple of episodes later, here we are again, talking to Jack. After exploring Tudor London with him, we are back with a short walk around buildings that are left from the Georgian era. We talked about the oldest restaurant in London, prostitution spots, and more. Join the conversation by using #curiouspavelpodcast across Instagram and Twitter. ╼ ╍ ╾ About Jack: I'm Jack, I grew up in Essex and London has always been a fascinating and exhilarating place to me. I was delighted to move to London properly in July 2020 after living in Bristol where I studied history at university. I love history. I am a big fan of museums and books but, even more so, I am interested in the tangible, liveable, and breathable history we are surrounded by as we go about our everyday lives. I started my blog: Living London History so that I can share my journey of discovering London's fascinating and vibrant past by walking its streets and delving into its hidden corners and encouraging others to do the same! Living London History includes hidden gems and self-guided themed historical walks to help Londoners and visitors explore this wonderful city. ╼ ╍ ╾ Website: https://livinglondonhistory.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/livinglondonhistory Twitter: https://twitter.com/livinglondonhis Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/livinglondonhistory Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@livinglondonhistory ╼ ╍ ╾ Mentions in the podcast: 1. Somerset House- a palatial government building to live up to Britain's new found wealth and position as the centre of global trade. In the Palladian style, influenced by Ancient Greece and Rome. See the statue of George III dressed as a Roman emperor. 2. Rules restaurant- 1798 set up and still independently owned. Indicative of the rise of the middle class with a disposable income. This is where the future King Edward VII met his mistress Lily Langtry for clandestine meet-ups. Also features in my Hidden History of Covent Garden self-guided walk! 3. Burlington House and Arcade- house one of the first examples of Palladian style, remodeled in 1717. The arcade was constructed in 1819 to stop people from throwing rubbish over his wall. 4. Pickering Place- London's smallest square! (I have a reel about it on my Insta)- notorious back in the day for gambling dens and as a location for duels. 5. Spitalfields- specifically the French Huguenot weaver's house's on Fournier street 6. St Martin in the Fields- a great example of the Palladian style of building in a church! ╼ ╍ ╾ Let's connect: http://www.curiouspavel.com/links

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Skip the Queue is brought to you by Rubber Cheese, a digital agency that builds remarkable systems and websites for attractions that helps them increase their visitor numbers. Your host is  Kelly Molson, MD of Rubber Cheese.Download our free ebook The Ultimate Guide to Doubling Your Visitor NumbersIf you like what you hear, you can subscribe on iTunes, Spotify, and all the usual channels by searching Skip the Queue or visit our website rubbercheese.com/podcastIf you've enjoyed this podcast, please leave us a five star review, it really helps others find us. And remember to follow us on Twitter for your chance to win the books that have been mentioned in this episode.Competition ends March 31st 2021. The winner will be contacted via Twitter. Show references:www.holkham.co.ukwww.holkham.co.uk/wonder/introductionwww.holkham.co.uk/events/details/festival-of-sportwww.linkedin.com/in/sue-penlington-6834722b/www.linkedin.com/in/lucy-downing-ba-hons-mcim-98ab9043/ Transcription:Kelly Molson: Welcome to Skip the Queue, a podcast for people working in or working with visitor attractions. I'm your host, Kelly Molson. Each episode, I speak with industry experts from the attractions world. In today's episode, I'm joined by two guests, Lucy Downing, Head of Marketing, and Sue Penlington, Sustainability Manager at Holkham Estates. We discuss the wonder of Holkham, their exciting sustainability plans, and how they translate to the visitor experience. If you like what you hear, you can subscribe on iTunes, Spotify, and all the usual channels by searching Skip the Queue.Kelly Molson: Lucy, Sue, thank you so much for joining me on the podcast. It's such a pleasure to have you on. I'm really excited about what we're going to talk about today.Lucy Downing: Thank you for inviting us.Kelly Molson: Very welcome. But as you know, because I know that you've listened to the podcast, we always start off with our icebreaker round. So, Lucy, I'm going to start with you first. Can you tell me what your favorite movie quote is?Lucy Downing: Oh, that's really hard. I think, most probably, this is a really trashy movie, but I love it. It would be from It's Complicated, starring Meryl Streep, and it is, "It's too complicated. It's complicated, isn't it?" It's that whole, it's complicated. And just that whole thing about life, and it's a bit of a giggle. Yeah, it's complicated but with a smile on your face.Kelly Molson: All right, Lucy, I think that kind of sums up 2020, right?Lucy Downing: It's complicated.Kelly Molson: Complicated.Lucy Downing: Definitely.Kelly Molson: That's how we will look back on this. Sue, I've got one for you. If you could travel back in time, what period would you go to, and why?Sue Penlington: Wow. Gosh, you don't half-post them. Do you know, I'd say it's really quite soppy, I'd love to go... I lost my dad when I was 15, and I would love to rewind and actually talk to him about what he did as a job. And he spent most time traveling. He took early retirement in the Thatcher era, really. And he did loads of traveling around South America. At the time, I was a flippant teenager who didn't really care, but I would love to know what he did as a job and then more about all of his travels around the world.Kelly Molson: Oh, Sue, that is such a lovely answer. What a wonderful thing to be able to do. That would be perfect, wouldn't it? It's funny, isn't it? When you're at that age, you just don't fully appreciate or ask the right questions, do you? Because you don't know.Sue Penlington: No, that's right.Kelly Molson: You're in that zone.Sue Penlington: And then the other one would be the 1730s, to see Holkham Hall being built. That'd be pretty cool.Kelly Molson: That would be super cool. And that's a super good answer for this podcast as well. I feel like Sue prepared that one. Okay. Sue, back to you again, have you ever met any of your idols?Sue Penlington: I don't think so. Maybe. In 2012, I was lucky enough to go to London to the Olympics, and my sister was working for CNN. And so we got to go behind the scenes for one of the interviews, and I met the two rowers, Helen Glover and Heather Stanning, who had won gold that day. But that was pretty cool, I think. And now, Heather's married to Steve Irwin, who my son is a big fan of, and incidentally, they're both coming to Sportsfest at Holkham next year.Kelly Molson: Oh, so this could happen next year?Sue Penlington: Yeah. Amazing. But yeah, I met Heather in 2012 and touched her gold medal.Kelly Molson: Wow. That's really impressive. I've never even seen a gold medal up close. Great answer, Sue.Sue Penlington: Yeah, they're pretty big. They're pretty weighty, as well. Yeah.Kelly Molson: I would imagine them to be quite heavy. You don't see people just wandering around with them, do you?Sue Penlington: No, and at the time, they had no idea the significance of the impact, and they were just in an absolute bubble. It was a special time.Kelly Molson: Oh, that's great. Thank you for sharing that. Lucy, back to you. I want to know, I've been a bit mean here, sorry. What's something that you're not very good at? Mine's ironing, terrible.Lucy Downing: Yeah. That could be that, as well. Oh, digging. Terrible answer.Kelly Molson: Okay.Lucy Downing: Not great at digging, as my husband tells me.Kelly Molson: Does this have to happen quite a lot in your life?Lucy Downing: Yeah, no. Yeah, no. I've got a vegetable garden. Yeah. Complete lockdown. Veg garden. Yes. So, we've been digging, and apparently, I'm not that great at it. I haven't got the right action. Chopping, there's this theme here. So, chopping wood, not very good at it. So I think I'm better at cooking, cooking anything that comes out of the veg garden. I can light a fire, so I can do things... Yeah. But general hardy maintenance outside, not great.Kelly Molson: Which, interestingly, fits in probably quite well with what the topic of what we're going to talk about today, tales of sustainability. Lucy, take Lucy out of this equation. All right. Thank you both for sharing those. But a question that I always ask our guests is about their unpopular opinion. And I have stolen this from Greg James. He would never listen to this podcast, I don't think. And if he does, he might fully appreciate that I've ripped it off from him. Who knows? But I'd like to know, Lucy, starting with you, what is something that you believe to be true, but nobody else believes you on? your unpopular opinion?Lucy Downing: I think, again, this is quite personal, I have had many debates with friends who are moms about being completely open and honest with your kids, all the way through. Whether you're going out, tell them you're going out. Even if they cry, tell them the truth. And I've been like that all the way through. I've now got a 15-year-old and 12-year-old. And for me, that's worked really, really well. But most people always say, "Oh, don't know if you should be really open and honest all the while." So, that would most probably be my unpopular opinion. Is that an okay answer?Kelly Molson: Yeah. That's a great answer. Again, I don't know how unpopular that's going to be, because I would think that that's the right thing to do.Lucy Downing: Okay. Or if not, raw mushrooms are nice. Kelly Molson: I agree with you on that one. But a lot of people will find that very, very uncomfortable.Lucy Downing: I'm not very deep, here, am I really? I'll leave that to Sue. Sue can be deep.Kelly Molson: There you go. Well over to you, Sue. What's your unpopular opinion?Sue Penlington: I'm not sure I've got one. I'm a pretty kind of uncontroversial, black and white, what you see is what you get. But I guess, and this is top secret, really, because part of my role is hosting school visits as the learning manager, and all about education and training and engagement. But I think my unpopular opinion is actually GCSEs don't really matter that much. So, I see a lot of young people under a lot of pressure and they're really hyping it up, and the reality is, great if they can get Maths and English, but has anyone ever given you a job based on your GCSE results?Kelly Molson: No, that's a really good answer, as well. And actually, it's a topic that comes up over and over again when we ask this question, not always about GCSE results, but about university education or whether mainstream education actually works for everybody. And you're right. I don't even know if anyone's ever looked at my GCSE results.Sue Penlington: No, you don't know. Kelly Molson: I don't know that might B in science ever did me any favors.Lucy Downing: Might now, with that sustainability plan.Kelly Molson: Maybe.Sue Penlington: Yeah, I would just want them to come out as a well-rounded individual that's confident and healthy at the end of the day. Because of the pressures on them at the moment, social media and mental health and all that kind of stuff, they're growing up too quickly. So, yeah.Lucy Downing: I'm not telling my 15-year-old son that because he's revising really well at the moment. I'm not going to tell him they don't matter.Kelly Molson: Don't let him listen to this podcast. Keep that podcast from him for a while. Now, a couple of weeks ago, I read a LinkedIn post that your Marketing Assistant, Joanne Birch, put out, and it's really relevant to what we're going to talk about today. I just want to read it out to you. She posted, "Looking after the social media for a diverse 25,000-acre rural estate has its challenges. Whilst our content is largely based around tourism and leisure, it is also important to share the stories from the wider estate, from farming, houses, and forestry to landscapes, gamekeeping, and reserve management." Now that, for me, summed up the vastness of Holkham Estates, and it will have an impact on what we're going to talk about today and what a huge challenge this has been for you. But Lucy, I wondered if you could just give us an overview of Holkham Estates for our listeners that might not be aware of you or have visited there themselves.Lucy Downing: I can. So if you're going to picture it, most of the time, when you think about stately homes, you picture a stately home with a garden. At Holkham, we are very much a landscape with a stately home. So as you said, we're 25,000 acres. We have a national nature reserve, a beach, a beautiful beach. It's been in Shakespeare in Love. If you know the final scenes of Gwyneth Paltrow walking across the sands, that's Holkham. Absolutely stunning. We're a farm. But at the center of that, we've also got our 18th-century Palladian-style mansion, and that's home to Lord and Lady Leicester and their family. They live in the halls, it's a lived-in family home. But then we also have all of our visitor-facing businesses. So we've got the hall, our Hope and Stories experience, which is the attraction museum telling this whole history and the now and the future of Holkham.Lucy Downing: We've got a high ropes course, cycle hire, boat hire, normally a really buzzing events calendar, usually. Obviously, not this year, but it will be very busy and it's very exciting for next year. We have accommodations. We've got the Victoria Inn, which is near the beach. We've also got Pinewoods, which is a holiday park with caravans and lodges. We have our self-catering lodges, which are within the park. And then we've got farming, conservation, gamekeeping, land and properties. We've got nearly 300 properties on the estate that are tenanted. A lot of those people work for Holkham, or if not, they work in the local community. We've got forestry. And then we've also officing, where our land and property business is, that is home to lots of businesses. And it's won lovely awards for the place to work in the UK. It's a stunning landscape that surrounds it.Lucy Downing: And we've got, I don't know if you've heard of her, but Monica Vinader, which is a global jewelry brand. She's based at Longlands, at the offices. She decided a few years back to base her whole business there. She's got all of her shops around the world, but that's where her business is. And I think she's ahead of the times, ahead of this year. She knew how wonderful it would be to be working there, I suppose, and not in a city center. So I hope that gives you a flavour, but yeah, I think it's 25,000 acres of beautiful landscapes with a house in the middle. And lots and lots of wildlife.Kelly Molson: It really is one of the most beautiful places. And that stretch of the world holds a really special place in our hearts. It's somewhere that we visit very, very frequently, and it's stunningly beautiful. But, Sue, I'm just thinking. Sue, you lead on the sustainability plan for the estate, which I'm sure, considering the vastness that we've just heard about, is no mean feat. That's what I'd really love to talk about today, is how you've been able to do that, and what that means. I guess my first question is, how difficult has that been to put plans in place, considering everything that's been happening in 2020? Has it had a huge effect on it? Have you even been able to start?Sue Penlington: Bizarrely, I would say COVID-19 had a bit of a positive spin, in that environmental awareness has really increased. People are a lot more passionate and aware of the disposable culture, and that sort of thing. My biggest challenge initially, I started the role in April, doing initial research. I started off visiting different teams, but then lockdown arrived in March, so I couldn't actually spend time on the ground. So that was a little bit frustrating. And then in terms of building the strategy, it was probably six months of Zoom with senior managers, which, if anyone knows me, I don't really sit in front of a computer very much. So that was really interesting, though, because we've got a farm manager, we've got a conservation manager, a finance manager, and across all the different businesses, the one thing that was the thread that unites them together is sustainability.Sue Penlington: So it was a really interesting time, and it took four or five months to really come together, and what we would say is build that strategy, because there's so much. We could chew on everyone's day-to-day jobbing to do it, and take it as sustainability. So it took about four months. And now we're at the exciting stage where we communicate that with our teams. So I've just been doing a workshop with some of the teams on the estate to share it with them, and then really get ready to deliver for 2021.Kelly Molson: What does that look like, then? What does your sustainability plan look like for 2021? And has it changed dramatically since it was first conceived?Sue Penlington: No. I would say the shape is still there. So we've got three main themes. One is pioneering environmental gain, which is all about connecting ecosystems and biodiversity and habitat. One is champion low carbon living, which is all about carbon emissions, our impact on construction and housing, our leisure operations, that sort of thing, and farming. And then the last one is the one that we always talk about, tread lightly, stamp out waste. So that's all about recycling, reducing single-use plastics, and that sort of thing. So those three things are what we're running with for 2021. We've got three goals, which are quite ambitious as well. And for me, I just see 2021 is that year of change, where we'll make an impact. So we've done quite a lot of talking, and rightly so, and we want to take our visitors on that journey and really start to chip away at those goals.Kelly Molson: With the goals that you've got, can you share what they are, and how you'd hope to achieve them with the sustainability plan?Sue Penlington: Yeah, absolutely. So pioneering environmental gain, the goal is to increase natural capital with every decision that we make. So natural capital, if you're not aware, is soil, it's water, it's air quality, it's biological organisms. So everything in the environment that we as humans need. And what we want to do is increase that. So provide more homes and habitats for birds and insects and pollinators, that sort of thing. And then looking towards construction as well. So, for example, if we're building four houses in Burnham Thorpe, we're now looking at a little meadow down in the village, and let's improve the biodiversity there, but also give the public access. So a big thing for us is bringing nature to people and really engaging with them throughout. So that's pioneering environmental gain. Champion low carbon living is one that you'll probably be pretty familiar with.Sue Penlington: We haven't decided to go for net-zero. We haven't decided to be carbon neutral. We want to be carbon negative by 2040. So we want to take it that next step, where we're actually taking in more carbon emissions than we're letting out. So that's quite a bold run, and the key to that is agriculture. So our farms emit a lot of carbon through the use of artificial inputs, and the Belted Galloways and our cattle fart and burp a lot. And then also the diesel use for our big tractors and that sort of thing. So subtle changes to that farming system will be really important. And then all the stuff that we know about, like saving energy, we're going to look at a solar farm or solar panels, moving over to electric vehicles, all little changes that will make a big impact.Sue Penlington: And then the last one, tread lightly, stamp out waste. The goal is to reduce the amount of non-recycled goods on their state by 10% a year for the next 10 years. So at the moment, we're processing the COVID waste mountain, because we had loads of all our cafes went to take away. We had a great event called Feast in the Park, which enabled people to come out into the countryside safely and have some food and drink. But again, that was all packaging, all take away stuff. So we're looking at our waste mountain, but then ultimately we want to reduce the amount of waste that we create.Kelly Molson: Yeah, it's a really good point to raise that issue. It's something that we talked about a few weeks ago, very briefly, with Yael Coifman that was on, in terms of, I think that in the last few years, us as attractions, but actually us as individuals, we've made quite big steps forward in terms of what we're doing for single-use plastic. I'm really aware of what I'm doing just in my own home, not buying vegetables that are wrapped in plastic, and just small, small changes like that, marginal gains. And, unfortunately, the COVID situation has meant a bit of a step backward in that in terms of packaging, single-use plastic, even down to, we were discussing when you go to the hairdressers now, the robes that they put on you, they're single-use plastic, they're going to get thrown away.Kelly Molson: And it's a real shame that that's happened. So it's great that that's being acknowledged, and something that you know that you're going to work on for the following year. What I'd love to know is how do you get the general public involved in this? Because you're a huge estate, and as Lucy mentioned earlier, you've got so many different ways that people can visit or engage with what you do there. How do you bring your audience? How do you bring them into that sustainability plan and get them involved with it?Sue Penlington: Totally from that pre-visit, from the website. Everyone just Googles nowadays, and straight onto the home page, and so sustainability is on that front page, which I think is really important. And then what we're working on is consistent messaging across all the businesses. So if you're staying at Pinewoods Holiday Park, the recycling bins look the same as if you come up to the Courtyard Cafe. So just making things really easy, making things really clear, and then using different media. So, obviously, social media is a great way of communicating with people, interpretation on the site as well, all of the events that we run. We're looking at running a green-based event as well. So every sort of touchpoint that they come across, and through staff as well is really important. We just want to take them on the journey.Lucy Downing: I think that staff point's really important as well, that we're a team of 250 people, and it should be seen at every touchpoint. So yeah, that's where Sue and Alex, our head of HR, are doing these staff training sessions to introduce our sustainability strategy, and get everyone involved and make sure that everyone's informed and passionate about it and really energized because we are a customer-facing business. So when the customers, whoever they're engaged with, whether they're buying a coffee in the cafe, or whether they're on a nature walk on the nature reserve with one of the team, everybody is talking the same talk and believing what we're doing and know what's happening and can engage everyone in it. So I think that's a really important point.Kelly Molson: Yeah, definitely. And that was one of my questions, actually, is how does the plan translate to visitors and their experience, but actually, it starts with your internal team.Lucy Downing: It does, yeah. It's so important. So I think that's, yeah, without everybody's buy-in, and it's actually, we've got our vision. We have a vision for Holkham, which is to be the UK's most pioneering and sustainable rural estate. And then, under that, we have our five great Holkham behaviors. And last year, we made the decision that one of those would change, and in its place is sustainability. So there's actually a behavior for us. It's something that we need to be inherent. That something that we naturally do, so every decision that we make on the estate, whether it's to print something, whether it's put a lid on a coffee, whether it's the supplier we're using. That sustainability has to be a natural instinct, and that's what we're aiming for.Sue Penlington: Right.Kelly Molson: And that's why it's so important to embed it with the team, isn't it? Because there's so many different people involved in decision-makings throughout the estate. Each of them has to be fully aware of that sustainability plan to understand, okay, well, what decisions do I make about what paper we order, or what suppliers we work with? Are they aligned to our plan as well? It's a huge, huge task, isn't it? But really exciting.Lucy Downing: It is. It's really exciting. And also, if we can, whether visitors or one of those team members, if they can also take that thinking home and start to make changes in their day-to-day lives, and then they talk to other people and their friends and their family members, and it's a ripple effect. And it is much more in the human psyche now, thanks to David Attenborough and COVID. And we are talking about it more than ever before, but it's actually taking action and making changes. That's the important bit.Kelly Molson: So one of the things that you mentioned earlier is, and this is coming back to how this translate to the visitor experience, but you mentioned specific events around sustainability as well. Is that something that you're looking to do more of next year, to highlight the plan and to bring your audience into it and help them be part of it as well?Lucy Downing: Absolutely. So I think, in general, we have lots of tours in the hall and on the nature reserve. So we'll be looking at incorporating that into those, and then on to chat about it. But a green event, we want to have a big event at Holkham. It's our vision to be the most sustainable estate and be pioneering, which means that we want to bring people on that journey with us. So, yeah, we're looking at introducing that next year, and we hope it will grow, much like, I suppose, Glastonbury, from a small music festival. So if we can have that span of growth, that'd be great.Kelly Molson: So, can you share any of the plans for this event? Because I'd love to hear about it, myself. I'm sure our listeners would.Sue Penlington: Yeah. So, what Lucy alluded to, we have a year-round program, and we have to manage to inform and inspire influence. Be it guided walks on the national nature reserve, or we do trailer tours, explore with the experts. So we can learn a little bit more detail, that sort of thing. So throughout our whole events program, we have what I guess would be called educational events, but they're really interesting. And so we'll layer sustainability throughout those. And this individual event, we're looking at starting fairly small, and really influencing local tenants and the local community, and looking at a pioneering environmental gain. That's an area where we've got opportunities. I think we're already ahead of the game in some respects. And then we'd like to build it as a lifestyle event, but obviously, at the moment, we don't know if you can have 500 people together or 10,000, so going to start small and build it up.Kelly Molson: Yeah. That's a challenge in itself, right? Trying to plan anything in advance at the moment. We have no clue what's coming up. I'd like to understand a little bit about how you measure the effectiveness of the plans. Actually, what would be really interesting is maybe to get you back on at the end of next year, to see how these plans have developed and what's come from it. But, yeah. Lucy, how do you measure the effectiveness of it?Lucy Downing: Well, I think there's two different focuses here, but what overrides all of it is data is king. So I think that we're, at the moment, undergoing, we're nearly finished doing our first big carpeting audits of every business. So that's land businesses, but also all the leisure businesses as well because we really need to know where we are right now. Because I don't think you can really set goals and informed goals and also track your progress and measure your progress all the way through without knowing where your starting point is. So that's really important, particularly with our carbon goal. And then, from there, we're going to measure and track all the way through. So we've got lots of systems, whether it's in farming, but we're going to measure and track. And then that most probably will adjust our goals, because at the moment, we're saying we'd like to be carbon negative by 2040. We may well be better than we think. We could be worse. We just don't know.Lucy Downing: So that's really important. And then in terms of marketing, I suppose, that's what I'm looking after. It's our web traffic, it's our social growth, our in-use engagement. We'll be doing online and on-site surveys to find out if people are engaged, where they're at, what they want to find out about more, our PR coverage, it's everything. And then, as you said, it's having those times where you review, so like you say you'd like to chat with us next year, find out where we've got to, have we surpassed some of our goals, and then others we're struggling with. It'll be really interesting, but that's definitely a review. And I think that's where Sue's role is so important because she's herding sheep. I don't think she is. Real amazing. But all the general managers of all the different businesses, they could have all gone off on their own tack with their own goals. What Sue's done is brought everyone together. We're all working towards the same strategy and goals, and it makes it then an estate vision and objectives. So I think that's really important, and it's wonderful to work with all the businesses, as well.Kelly Molson: Yeah. So you've united everyone under a goal. That's lovely.Lucy Downing: When people go onto our website and see our film for our sustainability, we've titled it, Wonder, because we feel we are a place of wonder, you stand in awe, we're peaceful, but you also wonder what it could look like if you don't do anything about it if you don't look at sustainability. So Wonder is our sustainability campaign, it's the title of our strategy. And Sue is our Wonder Woman.Kelly Molson: Oh, she absolutely is.Lucy Downing: She's going to hate that. Sorry, Sue!Sue Penlington: Yeah, [inaudible 00:27:29] .Lucy Downing: I'll get you a mug. I'm going to send you a Wonder Woman mug because I think you need to keep that on your desk all day long.Sue Penlington: Yeah. I bought sustainability shoes. I'm not sure if it works.Kelly Molson: I think Wonder Woman is a little bit, you know, that's power.Lucy Downing: A mug and a cloak. I think that it needs both.Kelly Molson: I'm not sure Sue's keen on that. Don't think the cloak's going to go down very well.Lucy Downing: Or the gold beads. Anyway, [inaudible 00:27:54] .Kelly Molson: It would be interesting to know what advice you can offer to any of our listeners that will potentially be going through this process themselves, or thinking about how they can make, you know, we talked about small marginal gains, where you can make things increasingly better and better and better over time. Are there any advice that you could share with our listeners, in terms of how they start or begin to look at sustainability?Lucy Downing: Interesting. I was chatting with Lord Leicester yesterday about the subject, and we're agreeing that I think you definitely need to know where you are, particularly as a business. You need to know where you are because then you can set your goals in a realistic fashion. I think the one thing to remember is that it has to be realistic because you need to set goals that you can financially deliver. Because if they're not financially viable, then you're not going to be here as a business to deliver them. And what we're also finding, talking to other businesses, is that actually quite a lot of the sustainability gains that you can make are actually financial ones, too. Because you always probably cut down on some of your resources that you're using, you'll think better, you'll work smarter. I think that's something to definitely remember, that it has to be sustainable in all ways, socially, financially, and environmentally.Lucy Downing: So that's definitely some key advice. And I think be authentic. There's a lot of talk around greenwashing. Don't be guilty of thinking, "Wow, this is something we really should do, and we're going to do it." And just talk about it. It has to be authentic. So really think about where you can make the biggest changes environmentally for sustainability and focus on those, and just make sure, yeah. It's like us, really. We're saying we're launching our sustainability strategy. Actually, for the past 10 years, we've got a hundred-acre solar farm. We've got an anaerobic digester. We heat the hall and all of our businesses with a wood chip. So we've got our biomass boilers. So we've been doing it for quite a long time without telling anyone. But what we're now doing is saying, actually, that's not even enough. We need to up it further. So yeah, that's the thing. I think it just has to be authentic and realistic.Sue Penlington: Yeah. And from my point of view, I'm a bit of a doer, not a talker, so don't get bogged down. It could be absolutely overwhelming. And I think when I was first approached by my boss here, I was just like, wow, because it isn't just rubbish. It's every single business. It's huge. But from my point of view, small differences can make a really big impact. And keep chipping away at it, because solutions are out there. There's loads of people doing really cool things. Every night, I'm on Google looking up something else, or going down another rabbit hole because I've seen something on Twitter. So for me, every day's a school day, but yeah, get stuck in and collaborate with other like-minded people. Nowadays, you're not considered swampy because you're talking about sustainability. It's totally on brand, isn't it? And let's not reinvent the wheel. If we can learn from other people, then let's do that. Going through it, literally, every single individual can make a difference.Kelly Molson: Oh, Sue. You've just got me right there, Sue. I think what you said about collaborating and learning from people, that has been something that's so key this year. People are so willing to share their plans. They're so willing to share what they're doing and how they're doing things, especially within this sector. There's always somebody that's doing, or a couple of steps ahead of you, that you can learn from, and people are so, so willing to give up that advice and their time at the moment as well. So definitely, that's a key one for me, ask people. Ask people for help. Ask people have to do things. Lovely. Thank you both so much. I cannot wait to see what happens next year. I'm really excited. I'm going to be at that green event, for sure.Lucy Downing: Yeah. Well, you'll get an invitation, a special one. You'll have a special invitation.Kelly Molson: Thank you. I might even bring Doris, my dog, who has kindly not barked through the whole of this podcast. Thanks, Doris. Now, we always end the podcast by asking our guests about a book that they'd recommend. So if you've got a book each that you'd recommend, that you either just love or it's maybe helped shape your career in some way.Lucy Downing: Okay. For me, I could have just been, I looked at Brene Brown and all of the books have been published, they're really helpful. But I've actually got it here, I brought it in with me today.Kelly Molson: Oh, that's a great book.Lucy Downing: So I'll just say The Kitchen Diaries because I'm a bit of a foodie. And I think that you need to be nourished well, because if you're fed well, if you feed yourself well, and you really, again, it's about sustainability. It's about knowing where your food comes from. You then perform better. So if you want to do really well at your job, and in life in general, you need to look after yourself. So yeah, Nigel Slater's The Kitchen Diaries. It's a very spectacular book. Yeah. I love Nigel Slater. I think he's an inspiration. And he calms me down at the end of the day. Otherwise, I can get quite excited.Kelly Molson: He has this beautiful garden, as well. He has a really beautiful garden. Whenever I see that on telly, I'm like, that's the garden of dreams. It's so neat and beautiful and lovely.Lucy Downing: It is. Oh, he's got a great kitchen. And he relocated his kitchen, and he's down in the depths of his kit where the old kitchen used to be. Yeah. A bit of a sanctuary. So yeah, I'm a bit of a stalker of Nigel Slater.Kelly Molson: All right. Well maybe he's listening, and he'll run a mile now.Lucy Downing: Yeah, he will.Kelly Molson: Sue, what about you? Do you have one you can share with us?Sue Penlington: Well, really any Usborne book that's got a lift flap for my 4-year-old son. We love reading anything about science or farm machinery. But, to pull it back to sustainability, it's a bit of a cliche, but there's an awesome book called Dirt to Soil, by Gabe Brown. And it's all about regenerative agriculture, and how he turned an American dust bowl into a sustainable farm that can grow crops and repair the soil. And it's all the kind of ethos that we're delivering over here. So, yeah, really inspiring. And I haven't got it to show you because I've passed it on to someone in my team to read.Kelly Molson: Oh, I love that. That's what you should do with books. They're never to be thrown. They're always to be kept or passed on.Sue Penlington: Yeah, that's a really good read.Kelly Molson: Brilliant book choices. I love that they're on-topic as well, because, as you know, we give these books away as prizes. So again, if you'd like to win a copy of these books, and if you head over to our Twitter account, Skip the Queue, and you retweet this episode announcement with the comment "I want Lucy and Sue's books", then you'll be in a chance with winning them. And so if you have got a really keen interest in sustainability, this is the podcast for you to enter that competition on because I don't think you could have got two better books. Thank you. I cannot wait to come and see what you guys do next year. Just before we leave, can you let us know where's the best place to see what you're up to? Is it your website?Lucy Downing: It's our website and all of our social channels. And join our newsletter. Join the database so that you received the news. At the moment, you might get a little bit bombarded by Christmas, but a lot of that is sustainable Christmas. So it's really nice to read. But definitely head over to our home page. You can sign up there. And watch the launch film, which is wonderful. And Sue and I, this afternoon, are about to go and record the second film.Kelly Molson: There you go. So, head over to the website. And what is the website? We'll put all of the links in the show notes, but what's the website domain for us, Lucy?Lucy Downing: Holkham.co.uk.Kelly Molson: There you go. Thank you both for coming on. It's been an absolute pleasure finding out about what's happening and getting to know you both. So thank you.Lucy Downing: Thank you.Sue Penlington: Yeah, no worries. Thank you. And don't hold fire. If the restrictions allow, Kelly, come to Holkham before this time next year.Kelly Molson: I will be there. No worries about that, Sue. Kelly Molson: Thanks for listening to Skip the Queue. If you've enjoyed this podcast, please leave us a five-star review. It really helps others find us. And remember to follow us on Twitter for your chance to win the books that have been mentioned. Skip the Queue is brought to you by Rubber Cheese, a digital agency that builds remarkable systems and websites for attractions that helps them increase their visitor numbers. You can find show notes and transcriptions from this episode and more over on our website, rubbercheese.com/podcast.