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In 1903, the tiny town of Van Meter, Iowa, was terrified by reports of a strange winged creature unlike anything anyone had ever seen. Witnesses claimed it had glowing eyes, enormous wings, and even a bright light shining from a horn on its forehead. Was it a giant bird, an unknown animal, or something even stranger? Join Tess as we explore one of America's oldest cryptid mysteries: The Van Meter Visitor.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Birthday Shout Out Form⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Use Code MKP for Harbor & Sprout⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Become a ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patron⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Or a Subscriber on Spotify!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Bethany Van Meter shares the story of River, a blind rescue dog whose journey has become a mission and four books. Every dollar of proceeds funds trained facility dogs in schools across Cincinnati.River Van Meter online:RiverVanMeter.comFacebook.com/people/River-Van-MeterInstagram.com/RiverVanMeterFrom the archives:0416: Craig Grossi and Fred the Afghan0242: Katy Read & Gia0315: The Return of Katy Read and GiaSupport Rosie Fund by booking a session with Claire Shelley at BLegendaryPhotographyCreations.com.Music for this episode is provided by alternative string duo, The Wires. Visit them at TheWires.info. Learn fiddle and cello-fiddle online — even if you've never played before — from Laurel Morgan Parks and Sascha Groshang at FiddleLife.com.Make a donation at RosieFund.org or through our Facebook page. You can contribute by making a purchase from the store on our website or buying a t-shirt at Bonfire.com. Also check out our page on BarkYours, the online mall with gifts for people who love their dogs.Another wonderful way to support Rosie Fund and create beautiful artwork of a beloved pet is to book a session with Claire Shelley at BLegendaryPhotographyCreations.com. For every referral from Rosie Fund, Claire will donate $100 or 10% of the order total, whichever is greater. This does not apply to designated fundraising campaigns like the Pooch Playoffs that already support charities or to the gift vouchers that Claire donates to the Rosie Life Starter Kits.Rosie Fund online:RosieFund.orgFacebook.com/rosiefundInstagram.com/rosiefundYouTube.com/rosiefund

Hour 2 opens with Ku'ulei's interview of Hana Hou magazine featured author Jarrett Van Meter and his deep dive into the history of a historic rival of the Harlem Globetrotters, the Hawaii 50th Staters. They dive into stories of Ah Chew Goo, the inspiration for "Pistol" Pete Maravich's training and how a team made up of local guys from Hawai'i morphed into one of the Globetrotters' greatest rivals of the 1950s. Paul wraps up the day talking about the Hawaii men's basketball roster after the signing of Swiss forward Alois Leyrolles on Tuesday and what he still believes they need heading into the first season of Mountain West play.

Way back in episode 147 we spent a full night in Van Meter, Iowa, where in the autumn of 1903 a winged, horned, glowing thing walked the rooftops at 1 a.m., shrugged off the town doctor's 5 shots and the banker's buckshot, and finally backed a whole armed posse down into an abandoned coal mine before vanishing for good. If you never heard it, or you want the full nightmare start to finish, go back and pull up 147. It's one of the best-documented cryptid cases in America, and it deserves the whole hour.But the Visitor is the freak case. It's the outlier.Tonight we park in the Hawkeye State for a different reason, because the thing Iowa actually reports, quietly, all over the map, for more than 100 years, isn't a winged devil. It's big and dark and covered in hair and it walks on 2 legs, and it's been hiding in the last place anybody'd think to look for it. We dig into the Lockridge Monster and the partially eaten turkeys that started it, the Skunk River Wildmen, a 13-year-old boy who watched one drink from the river with cupped hands, a turkey hunter who locked eyes with something in the morning fog, a bow hunter with 5 separate run-ins on his own land, a viral photo out of White Water Canyon, and a string of encounters from people who never told a soul, the mushroom hunters and the night fisherman and the farmer with a clump of coarse dark hair in his kitchen drawer.Then we take the long way home through the rest of Iowa's strange country, the cursed Black Angel of Oakland Cemetery, the Fort Dodge house whose builders invited the dead in on purpose, and the phantom cougars the state swears are gone and people keep right on seeing. As always, your host walks it through an evidence-first, flesh-and-blood lens, with the eye of a former lawman who spent years learning the difference between a man telling a story and a man telling you what happened to him. Have you experienced a Bigfoot sighting, Sasquatch encounter, Dogman experience, UFO sighting, or any unexplained cryptid or paranormal event deep in the woods? We want to hear your story.Email your encounter to brian@paranormalworldproductions.com for a chance to be featured on a future episode of Backwoods Bigfoot Stories.Backwoods Bigfoot Stories is a paranormal storytelling podcast featuring real Bigfoot encounters, Sasquatch sightings, Dogman reports, cryptid experiences, and true scary stories from the backwoods.Follow the show and turn on automatic downloads so you never miss a chilling encounter from the forest. Listen with the lights off… if you dare.

Washington Watch Reporter Mary Stackhouse reports on the preliminary deal with Iran signed by President Trump and Vice President JD Vance's press conference on the details of that Memorandum of Understanding. Greg Steube, U.S. Representative for the

Todd Van Meter, CEO of Accuity, highlights the evolution of the revenue cycle from simple billing and coding to include data analytics to reduce friction and prevent revenue leakage.  Accuity specializes in reviewing inpatient accounts before billing, using a combination of AI and physicians to ensure claims are compliant and accurate. Getting the clinical analysis and coding correct initially significantly reduces costly, time-consuming clinical denials.  Todd explains, Revenue cycle is a term that's really become more relevant here, in the last maybe decade plus. Years ago, it used to be called billing and coding and a whole different bunch of terms. And really, it's this whole idea of how, when a patient's going through their care event, how are you tracking them from when they access care all the way through documenting their care to coding the care they received and then getting a bill out to an insurance company or to a patient to get reimbursed for the care they received. And so the transformation has been going on for a long time."   "The cost has been pretty well identified over the years. From a cost perspective, the goal is to perform all of this work as cost-effectively as possible, and faster is better for patients and for hospitals in terms of processing accounts, cash flow, and other financial metrics. So I think what I've seen happening for health systems is that the data is allowing for better visibility, back to your cost point, into where there are opportunities to take out friction, to do things better, faster, cheaper, to process accounts. And to take care of patients better, and communicate better to both patients and insurance companies, and internally, just from a tracking perspective, and to make sure, to your other point, that there's really not any leakage all along the way." #Accuity #Healthcare #RevenueCycleManagement #RCM #Hospitals #InpatientCare #MedicalAI #HumanintheLoop accuityhealthcare.com Download the transcript here

Todd Van Meter, CEO of Accuity, highlights the evolution of the revenue cycle from simple billing and coding to include data analytics to reduce friction and prevent revenue leakage.  Accuity specializes in reviewing inpatient accounts before billing, using a combination of AI and physicians to ensure claims are compliant and accurate. Getting the clinical analysis and coding correct initially significantly reduces costly, time-consuming clinical denials.  Todd explains, Revenue cycle is a term that's really become more relevant here, in the last maybe decade plus. Years ago, it used to be called billing and coding and a whole different bunch of terms. And really, it's this whole idea of how, when a patient's going through their care event, how are you tracking them from when they access care all the way through documenting their care to coding the care they received and then getting a bill out to an insurance company or to a patient to get reimbursed for the care they received. And so the transformation has been going on for a long time."   "The cost has been pretty well identified over the years. From a cost perspective, the goal is to perform all of this work as cost-effectively as possible, and faster is better for patients and for hospitals in terms of processing accounts, cash flow, and other financial metrics. So I think what I've seen happening for health systems is that the data is allowing for better visibility, back to your cost point, into where there are opportunities to take out friction, to do things better, faster, cheaper, to process accounts. And to take care of patients better, and communicate better to both patients and insurance companies, and internally, just from a tracking perspective, and to make sure, to your other point, that there's really not any leakage all along the way." #Accuity #Healthcare #RevenueCycleManagement #RCM #Hospitals #InpatientCare #MedicalAI #HumanintheLoop accuityhealthcare.com Listen to the podcast here

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In the last episode I said I'd upload the episode on the Van Meter Monster, and here is that episode. Enjoy as we talk about this Iowa legend!In this episode the guys bring you a somewhat local legend. A visitor that came to Iowa for one week only. Was it a creature brought to us to confirm the hollow earth theory, or just a really big bat? Either way listen in to hear about this creature that came from the depths of Van Meter coal mines to visit small town Iowa. Bonus you'll get to hear about a very young Sean-Patrick washing dishes at a strip club. So much fine content all coming to you from the best podcast you'll ever listen to during the time you're listening to this podcast. Originally aired March 19, 2022.Click this link to check out all our socials. https://linktr.ee/dotupodcastIf you'd like to support this podcast financially, you can become a monthly donor at patreon.com/dotupodcast.If you enjoy the podcast please tell your friends, subscribe and follow me on YouTube and all the social media platforms, and give me a rating wherever possible, but especially on Apple Podcasts. It'll really help the podcast grow.Thanks so much for listening!

Some say Zozo is just a trick of the mind, but after countless chilling Ouija board encounters and centuries of whispered warnings, maybe it's something far more sinister.EPISODE PAGE (includes sources and transcript): https://weirddarkness.com/SummoningZozoIN THIS EPISODE: The Zozo demon has allegedly harassed hundreds via their Ouija boards. But is this demonic force from the spirit world or from our own minds? *** Citizens of Van Meter, Iowa were confronted with a tall, human-like figure with bat-like wings, a single horn on its head, and it, apparently, was bullet-proof. What was this supernatural creature people were seeing? *** A bride-to-be becomes worried when her fiance disappears – so she contacts a psychic friend to see if she can help. *** Something sinister creeps into a Christian boarding house. *** Bram Stoker wrote his classic novel “Dracula” in 1897… but vampires are much, much older than that. *** A supposedly cursed doll has remained in the protection of one family for over four generations. But why would this family keep hold of such a demonic item? *** They are almost always silent, enigmatic figures usually seen at a distance up on ridges silhouetted against the darkening twilight sky, always at around dusk or dawn, quietly looking over and surveying their domain with unknowable purpose and often vanishing in the blink of an eye. What are the dark watchers of California?CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…00:00:00.000 = Disclaimer and Lead-In00:01:12.727 = Show Open00:03:37.878 = Zozo And The Ouija Board00:11:10.107 = The Van Meter Visitor00:21:40.657 = Back To Say Goodbye00:28:17.688 = Spirit Drawn to Teenage Emotions00:33:38.525 = Older Than Dracula00:42:05.860 = Joliet, the Haunted Doll00:45:23.026 = The Dark Watchers of California00:57:43.160 = Show Close00:58:33.668 = Final ThoughtSOURCES AND RESOURCES FROM THE EPISODE…“Zozo and the Ouija Board” by Mark Oliver for All That's Interesting: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/yc2rhvtz“The Van Meter Visitor” by Troy Taylor for American Hauntings Ink: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/2p8kupf3“Spirit Drawn to Teenage Emotions” by Lemurian Emerald, posted at Your Ghost Stories: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/4erh8ezb“Older Than Dracula” by Sam George for Ancient Origins: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/4hv6sdmc“Joliet: The Haunted Doll” by Chris for Real Paranormal Experiences: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/2p9fmmx7“Back to Say Goodbye” by Judy Rad, posted at MyHauntedLifeToo.com: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/3bkkpbjb“The Dark Watchers of California” by Brent Swancer for Mysterious Universe: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/yckxrfkv=====(Over time links seen above may become invalid, disappear, or have different content. I always make sure to give authors credit for the material I use whenever possible. If I somehow overlooked doing so for a story, or if a credit is incorrect, please let me know and I will rectify it in these show notes immediately. Some links included above may benefit me financially through qualifying purchases.)= = = = ="I have come into the world as a light, so that no one who believes in me should stay in darkness." — John 12:46= = = = =WeirdDarkness® is a registered trademark. Copyright ©2026, Weird Darkness.=====Originally aired: June, 2018

The chairman visits the Team Calhoun's Studio to discuss a proposed tourism authority, data center and other county business. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Visiting Pastor Doug Van Meter preaches on being sealed for witness and saved for worship.

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Continuing the "Origins" series, John Hagermann from the Missouri Department of Natural Resources discusses Missouri's American Indian Cultural Center at Annie and Abel Van Meter State Park. Episode Image: Mealy Mounds, Callaway County, date unknown [Missouri Department of Natural Resources Photographs (P0136)] About the Guest: John Hagermann is the Park & Historic Site Specialist at Annie and Abel Van Meter State Park and Missouri's American Indian Cultural Center

On today's program: Casey Harper, Managing Editor for Broadcast at The Washington Stand and Host of the "Outstanding" podcast, covers the 2026 National Prayer Breakfast and the demands from Democrats to overhaul ICE. Andy Biggs, U.S. Representative

In the early 1900s in the small town of Van Meter, Iowa, many residents saw a creature they couldn't explain. It had giant wings, a beak, and a light on its head that not only mystified locals but also sometimes erased their memories, too. Legend has it the creature comes from the mines of the town, but to this day, no one is certain what the Van Meter visitor really is—or if it's still out there.For a full list of sources, please visit: sosupernaturalpodcast.com/legend-the-van-meter-visitorSo Supernatural is an Audiochuck and Crime House production. Find us on social!Instagram: @sosupernaturalpodTwitter: @_sosupernaturalFacebook: /sosupernaturalpod Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

A century-old hoax takes wing again, proof that good stories never stay buried. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

In this podcast episode, Dr. Jonathan H. Westover talks with Stephanie Van Meter about talent enhancing development and employee engagement within your team. As Chief Operating Officer at Ammunition, Stephanie is a distinguished leader known for fostering teamwork, strengthening communication, and driving organizational growth. Joining Ammunition in 2022, she advanced from Chief of Staff to Chief Operating Officer in 2024, a testament to her leadership and impact across the agency. Her strategic guidance has been instrumental in Ammunition's recognition by Adweek's Fastest Growing Agencies, Inc. 5000, The Financial Times, and the Atlanta Business Chronicle. Previously, as Director of Operations, Process, and Development for Barry's, an international boutique fitness brand, she launched the company's first learning management system and optimized operational best practices. Stephanie's passion for people development, operational excellence, and clear communication continues to drive her success and the success of the organizations she leads.  Check out all of the podcasts in the HCI Podcast Network!

In this episode of the Industry Pro Pod, I chat with Rockne Van Meter! We discuss his his recent work with NA beer, his recent trip to Germany and his beer drinking experience there, his most recent GABF win, and more!#probrewer #professionalbrewer #howtobrew #brewery #homebrew #waterchemistry #ipa #dryhop #neipa If you are interested in my consultation & marketing services, or just want to know more, please check out www.adammakesbeer.com Adam Makes Beer Podcast: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4Si7TqiEY7ZeTq3D7CwqMUApple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/adam-makes-beer/id1695229502Instagram: @adammakesbeer Equipment Sponsor: Blichmann Engineering Pro BrewingWebsite: https://www.blichmannengineering.com/pro-brewingEmail: Probrewing@Blichmannengineering.com#howtobrew #probrewer #brewerylife #howtobrewbeer #howtomakebeer #craftbeerbrewing ---Hello, I am Adam! I am professional brewer and educator outside of Cincinnati, OH. I am a former high school and university educator, and I have been making beer for a living for over a decade. My goal here is to give a behind-the-scenes look into the craft brewing industry, and to share any knowledge I have. I am not the perfect brewer, but I am always pushing myself to get better and to learn more. Our goal in the brewhouse is to always aim for the bullseye, knowing we will never hit it. That mantra keeps us focused on continual growth, and helps us appreciate the journey of improving as brewers.If you have questions like: How to keg beer in a brewery - How to make beer in a commercial brewery - How to harvest yeast in a brewery - How to dry hop in a brewery - How to can beer in a brewery - How to clean a fermenter in a brewery - How to transfer beer in a brewery - How to purge a tank in a brewery - How to add fruit to a beer in a brewery - How to brew beer in a microbrewery - How to add coffee to a beer in a brewery - How to become a professional brewer, you have come to the right place!

Michael welcomes Todd Van Meter, CEO of Accuity and a 30-year healthcare RCM veteran. Todd shares insights on navigating change in revenue cycle management. From separating AI hype from real ROI to building resilient teams and redefining the patient–provider–payer relationship, Todd offers practical lessons from decades of leading large-scale healthcare operations. A must-listen for anyone shaping the future of healthcare finance.

En 1903, en Van Meter, Iowa, varios residentes reportaron avistamientos de una criatura alada con un cuerno luminoso. Apodada "El Visitante de Van Meter", la criatura desapareció tras varios días, y su leyenda se mantiene viva en la cultura local.

We're talking with Kevin again about workers inquiry as an organizing tool and the example of the pamphlet The American Worker from 1947.   Twitter: https://x.com/AmericanWork47  readingstruggles.info notesfrombelow.org    Media mentioned The American Worker on COVER: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ikphd5bNza4&embeds_referring_euri=https%3A%2F%2Ff9eaa73e-0b64-4316-a994-c97369b4e555.usrfiles.com%2F&source_ve_path=Mjg2NjY “Searching for the American Worker” https://newpol.org/issue_post/searching-for-the-american-worker/ Culbertson, Anna W. “Our Labor, Our Terms: Workers' Inquiry in Libraries,” in “Assemblage, Inquiry, and Common Work in Library and Information Studies,” eds. Melissa Adler and Andrew Lau. Special issue, Journal of Critical Library and Information Studies 4; https://journals.litwinbooks.com/index.php/jclis/article/view/175 (CC BY-NC) In and against the state: discussion notes for socialists. https://libcom.org/book/export/html/31378  Reading Struggles: Working-Class Self-Activity from Detroit to Turin and Back Again. https://www.readingstruggles.info/ Guerillas of Desire: Notes on Everyday Resistance and Organizing to Make a Revolution Possible. https://www.akpress.org/guerrillas-of-desire.html  Transcript: https://pastecode.io/s/bgobg2t9  Join the Discord: https://discord.gg/zzEpV9QEAG

Blake catches Karen up on his current research projects: The four-wall tour dates of the PGF, and a contextual look at the Van Meter Visitor. Neither of these projects are finished but he is excited to share what he's been working on. Dolemite is mentioned favorably.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/monstertalk--6267523/support.Some product links may be affiliated with Amazon revenue sharing.

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On today's program: Ralph Norman, U.S. Representative for the 5th District of South Carolina, covers President Trump's Executive Order to end cashless bail in Washington, DC, and the possibility of deploying the National Guard to other crime-ridden

Join the boys as they dissect this lesser known Cryptid. Was it a hoax, or did the residents of Van Meter, Iowa come in contact with a wild beast?Visit patreon.com/mysteriousbrews today and become a "BrewsCrew" member. You will receive weekly episodes early, Patreon exclusive episodes, and a sense of pride for helping your two favorite basement dwelling idiots. If you can't find it in your heart to contribute monthly, then head over to Apple iTunes and leave the boys a 5-star review.

In 1903, the quiet coal town of Van Meter, Iowa was shaken by a terrifying series of sightings that would become one of the strangest cryptid encounters in American folklore. It started with a beam of light — not from the sky, but from a glowing horn attached to a massive, winged creature. Then came the sulfuric stench, the shrieks in the night, and the bullets that didn't work. For five nights, the townspeople watched in fear as a mysterious beast (or two?) soared through the skies, undeterred by shotgun blasts and town patrols. This is the legend of the Van Meter Visitor, a creature described as part-gargoyle, part-dragon, part-unicorn, and 100% nightmare fuel that the entire town tried — and failed — to take down. Plus, we'll cover modern-day sightings, a plaster footprint, psychological and paranormal theories, and a festival held each year to commemorate this mysterious visitor. Was it a time-traveling pterodactyl, an alien reconnaissance scout, or something ancient released from the mine? One thing's for sure: whatever it was, it definitely wasn't just a bat. from the mine? One thing's for sure: whatever it was, it definitely wasn't just a bat.  Watch the video version here. Have ghost stories of your own? E-mail them to us at twogirlsoneghostpodcast@gmail.com New Episodes are released every Sunday at 12am PST/3am EST (the witching hour, of course). Corinne and Sabrina hand select a couple of paranormal encounters from our inbox to read in each episode, from demons, to cryptids, to aliens, to creepy kids... the list goes on and on. If you have a story of your own that you'd like us to share on an upcoming episode, we invite you to email them to us!  If you enjoy our show, please consider joining our Patreon, rating and reviewing on iTunes & Spotify and following us on social media! Youtube, Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, and Discord. Edited and produced by Jaimi Ryan, original music by Arms Akimbo! Disclaimer: the use of white sage and smudging is a closed practice. If you're looking to cleanse your space, here are some great alternatives! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Sorry for the shorter show, but Mike had family stuff to attend to 00:00:00 – Joe's Absence and Discord Activity Discussion about Joe being overwhelmed by freelance and full-time work, leading to his temporary break from the show. Mention of Joe's occasional Discord presence and nostalgic gaming sessions with Mike, including Sunday night video games like PUBG and Sea of Thieves. 00:10:00 – Monster May: The Van Meter Visitor Introduction to the Van Meter Visitor, a winged humanoid cryptid reportedly sighted in Van Meter, Iowa, in 1903. Described as 7–9 feet tall, glowing horn, red eyes, bat-like wings, and immune to bullets. 00:20:00 – Consistent Sightings and Community Reaction Multiple townspeople fired at the creature with no effect; emitted noxious odors and blinding lights. The creature reportedly returned nightly; townspeople eventually trapped it in a mine which they sealed off. Connections drawn to other winged cryptids like Mothman, Thunderbirds, and Jersey Devil. 00:30:00 – Comparisons to Spring-Heeled Jack Parallels made between the Van Meter Visitor and Spring-Heeled Jack, an 1800s UK cryptid with glowing eyes, agility, and steampunk vibes. Similarities in invulnerability, glowing lights, and frightening presence. Suggestion of a cryptid tag-team including Spring-Heeled Jack and Van Meter Visitor. 00:40:00 – Drawbridge of Donations and Community Humor Traditional comedic donation thank-you segment including absurd sound effects and hot dog machine references. Transition into paranormal news teased with references to “crazy current events.” 00:50:00 – MH370 Orbs Video and Gorgon Stare Surveillance Tech Review of MH370 orb video speculation and defense of its authenticity by a media expert. Introduction of “Gorgon Stare,” an advanced surveillance system potentially linked to the footage. Discussion on the complexity of proving hoaxes versus real anomalies. 01:00:00 – Creepy Arizona Trail Cam and Bigfoot Insights Trail cam footage from Arizona shows eerie figure; speculation on what it might be. Reflection on Bigfoot eluding trail cams and possible infrared detection. Expedition Bigfoot season roundup teased. 01:10:00 – UK UFO Documentary and Robbie Williams' Involvement UK Disclosure Group launching a documentary, “King of UFOs,” aiming to bring transparency and recruit pop star Robbie Williams as a figurehead. Skepticism about the effectiveness of celebrity-backed initiatives in the UFO space. 01:20:00 – DHS Citizenship Reality Show Pitch Wild concept pitched: reality show where migrants compete for U.S. citizenship. Satirical brainstorm of “truly American” challenges like BBQs, fireworks, and fights at Olive Garden. Debate on the dystopian but oddly plausible nature of such a show. 01:30:00 – Hover Bikes, Disney Pricing Shock, and AI Darth Vader New Star Wars-inspired hover bike developed in Poland; loud, fast, and costly. Florida dad shocked by $1,400 one-day trip to Disney with family—debate on affordability. Darth Vader AI in Fortnite accidentally cursed at players before being patched.     Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research ▀▄▀▄▀ CONTACT LINKS ▀▄▀▄▀ ► Phone: 614-388-9109 ► Skype: ourbigdumbmouth ► Website: http://obdmpod.com ► Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/obdmpod ► Full Videos at Odysee: https://odysee.com/@obdm:0 ► Twitter: https://twitter.com/obdmpod ► Instagram: obdmpod ► Email: ourbigdumbmouth at gmail ► RSS: http://ourbigdumbmouth.libsyn.com/rss ► iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/our-big-dumb-mouth/id261189509?mt=2