Why People Push Back on ESP

Ky and hosts explore cultural skepticism, fear of changing beliefs, and institutional resistance to ESP research.

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In today’s mind-bending episode, prepare to challenge everything you think you know.

Acclaimed storyteller and filmmaker Ky Dickens—known for documentaries that shift public policy and cultural perception—takes us on a new journey with The Telepathy Tapes, her viral podcast exploring telepathy within the nonspeaking community. The series sparked global fascination, raising profound questions about consciousness, language, and human connection—and is now being developed into a feature documentary.

Jen and Amy talk with Ky about how non-speakers are breaking barriers and communicating in ways once thought impossible. From the science of telepathy to its spiritual dimensions, this conversation will upend your understanding of what it means to connect and communicate.

Highlights:

The groundbreaking ways non-speakers are reshaping communication
Dismissed yet fascinating topics like energy healing, animal communication, mediumship, and near-death experiences
“The Hill”: a metaphysical space where non-speakers connect telepathically – just wait until you hear about it!
What non-speakers reveal about consciousness—and why we never truly disappear

Thought-provoking Quotes:

“Maybe instead of fixing the brokenness in society, I should focus on fixing the brokenness in me and in humanity.” – Ky Dickens
“I don't think it's binary that people have to be that dogmatic about science, and we don't have to believe in everything. I think most of us are somewhere in the middle. We want to really investigate and understand the truth about the non-physical world, and it's not silly or unscientific or gullible to do so. I think it's a beautiful part of being alive.” – Ky Dickens
“If you look at the world outside of nature itself, everything here was a thought first. The chair you're sitting in, the jeans you're wearing, even your life itself. And so if consciousness is fundamental, it explains everything.” – Ky Dickens
“So much of what science postulates was completely mocked and ridiculed and dismissed at the time. And it turned out later to be true. I mean, people once thought the world was flat. So our beliefs do change.” – Ky Dickens
“One thing I have come to realize deeply is that science and spirituality are not enemies.” – Ky Dickens
“I have not met a single non-speaker who doesn't talk about people who've passed and about the very real existence of God in an afterlife.” – Ky Dickens