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Jan 28, 2018 • 1h 52min

Joshua Cutchin – A Trip To Fairyland

Joshua Cutchin has recently completed a manuscript with the working title Thieves In The Night: Paranormal Child Abduction From the Faerie Faith to the UFO Era, due for publication in the next few months. For some reason, we started with a discussion of the recent documentary on Jim Carrey and his portrayal of Andy Kaufman, and this led into reflections about how we find meaning in life. Then we began a recounting of his personal experiences on his vacation/ tour of traditional Irish faerie sites and what it was like to actually visit these legendary places. Josh informed us why he didn’t wear bright colors and brought food offerings at many of the locations. He pointed out the parallel between the history of reports of encounters with “the good people” (as they are sometimes referred to in Ireland) and bigfoot sightings, as well as unsolved disappearances. We also examined the cross-cultural similarities of paranormal “small folk” around the world. Joshua said that some of the most recent and rich reports have been coming from Newfoundland and Labrador in Canada. (Pencil portrait by show friend and listener “Rei Toei.”) DIRECT LINK
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Jan 22, 2018 • 56min

Adam Gorightly – Flying Saucer Contactees In Depth

(cover design by Red Pill Junkie) Gorightly and I are finishing up a detailed chronicle of UFO contact personalities and cults (entitled A Is For Adamski) which will be released in the next couple of months. It will be a comprehensive overview featuring many previously unpublished and little-seen photos and images. Since Gorightly was in town, we did a “pop-up” show (which are meant to be recorded and posted the same day.) We started off discussing a little-known and fascinating artist named Paulina Peavy, who said she channeled an alien who helped her with her artwork (see above.) We played a few minutes of her January, 1958 appearance on the Long John Nebel radio show, where she went into a trance and channeled what she said were her spirit guides. We also recalled the strange case of Karl Hunrath and Wilbur Wilkinson, who disappeared in 1953 after renting an aircraft from the Los Angeles area, after saying they were going to a remote location to meet up with space people. Gorightly then brought up a little-known character named Raymond Broshears, who was on the fringes of both UFO fandom and the JFK assassination, as well as a close associate of contactee Frank Stranges. We ended with an examination of the 1965 John Reeves case, where the witness claimed that a robot came out of a flying saucer, took pictures of him, and left a paper with strange symbols on it, which was later quickly deciphered by government cryptographers to read: “Planet Mars- Are you coming home soon- We miss you very much- Why did you stay away too long.” The one-to-one relationship of the symbols to the English alphabet was a good clue that source of the message was a little closer to Earth than Reeves claimed. DIRECT LINK
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Jan 17, 2018 • 3h 56min

2017 Year In Review with Tim Binnall

In what has become a tradition, longtime RM friend Tim Binnall joined me for a year-in-review simulcast. Tim gathers and writes some of the news for the Coast To Coast website, so he’s been on top of all the weirdness all year. For example, we started off talking about a supposed picture of lost aviator Amelia Earhart that surfaced early last year, but turned out to be a misidentification.  The big MUFON scandal was next under the lens. The second hour was taken up with a discussion of the elephant in the room: the New York Times UFO article release, which is coming up on its one-month anniversary. In the second 2 hours, we spoke about the hot-and-not conspiracy theories and why they have become so popular and even mainstream. Then, we recapped my trip to speak at Roswell for the 70th anniversary this last year. Tim told us about a possible break in the DB Cooper hijacking case, and we ended with a remembrance of Jim Marrs and other authors and researchers who left us in 2017. At the end of the show, I stumped Tim’s Alexa with a few questions that it was unable to answer. Enjoy the nearly 4 HOUR show. I have inserted a short “beep” at the break between the two segments. DIRECT LINK
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Dec 24, 2017 • 2h 16min

Weird Holiday Music Special with Courtney O’Hearn

After our successful Halloween music show, Courtney and I planned this extravaganza. We both cannot take this holiday season seriously, and it shows in our selection of mostly disrespectful tunes. One is VERY disrespectful and very NSFW or mixed company (1:51:46 to 1:57:09.) Enjoy and happy whatever you have! Here’s the list: Root Boy Slim and the Sex Change Band – Christmas at K-Mart The Count – (All I Want For Christmas Is) My Two Front Teeth The Residents – Santa Dog Jeff St Pierre and Phillip Antoniades – Rubber Clause Is Coming To Town Shittyflute – Frosty The Snowman Portsmouth Sinfonia – Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy Art Carney – Santa and the Doodle-Li-Boop Stan Freberg – The Night Before Christmas Paddy Roberts – Merry Christmas You Suckers Homer and Jethro – Nuttin’ For Christmas Actually Huizenga – Krampus Christmas Mae West – Merry Christmas Baby Jingle Cats – White Christmas in Hell (excerpt) mojochronic – Rudolph (You Don’t Have To Put On The Red Light) The Christmas Chids – Christmas Helmet Yogi Yorgesson – Rusty Chevrolet Lou Monte – Dominick The Italian Christmas Donkey Song Robert Smiegel – Tingles the Christmas Tension Heather Noel – Santa Came On A Nuclear Missile Jack Blanchard – A Weird Little Christmas GG Allin – The 12 Days of Christmas (Skip if easily offended!) Tom Lehrer – Hanukkah in Santa Monica The Monkees – Riu Riu Chiu Shari Lewis and Lambchop – Some Things For Christmas Courtney’s youtube holiday music channel is here. DIRECT LINK
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Dec 21, 2017 • 1h 39min

Dr. Diana Walsh Pasulka – American Cosmic

Dr. Diana Walsh-Pasulka has just finished what will likely be a groundbreaking book on the UFO subject, which will be released in the spring of 2018. American Cosmic tells the story of her journey from religious scholarship to a seat in the forefront of some of the most groundbreaking research and thought in the subject. She has been embedded with a few researchers who believe that they have anomalous  artifacts that can be dissected to reveal secrets that have real-world applications in aeronautical research. This is of course along the same lines as the recent announcement in the New York Times by the members of the To The Stars group. Some of this research dovetails with a recent trip Diana took to the Vatican libraries and Observatory for documents pertaining to the phenomenon of levitating saints. We spoke about a car trip in New Mexico, where she and a friend were blindfolded so they wouldn’t know where they were going, and then were shown one of these strange artifacts in situ. We also discussed the effect of technology and how it has taken the place of religion for many people, as well as the problem with UFO data mining. Dr. Pasulka also mentions an essay by philosopher Carl Rashcke entitled “UFOs: Ultraterrestrial Agents of Cultural Deconstruction” (which is not online, but I discussed in a post from 2009.) In the last few minutes of the show. we spoke about the recent release of the newest Star Wars film and how it resonates with her work, as well as with all of us. Errata: at 11:05 – Dr. Pasulka says “Post-industrial revolution.” She meant “Pre-industrial revolution.” DIRECT LINK
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Dec 13, 2017 • 2h 12min

Paul Kimball and Dillon Garland: Producing a TV Show About Ghosts

After the successful run of the program Ghost Cases seven years ago, Paul Kimball was tapped to produce an entirely new series (Haunted) with the same co-host. Using what they learned in the last program, Paul and his ghost-hunting partner Holly Stevens use new tech to go even further in their quest to find the answers behind some baffling and startling occurrences. By proximity and default, Director of Photography Dillon Garland has also been subject to some unexplained phenomena. Paul and Dillon joined me to talk about their adventures, their techniques, and their journey from interested skeptics to, if not “believers,” at least among those willing to consider that there are things that cannot be explained, only experienced. I shared some of these experiences with them on a paranormal investigation a few months ago, and we talked about some of the things that happened that evening. We also played and discussed one of the most eerie examples of an unexplained audio recording that I have ever heard. DIRECT LINK
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Dec 4, 2017 • 2h 26min

Richard Sarradet – Acting, Alchemy, and the Paranormal

As many of you may know, Rich and I have been friends for over 25 years. He recently went through a bout with cancer, and we thought a house visit while he recuperates was a good excuse for recording a show. What you may not know is that Rich was a working actor in Hollywood in the 1970s and ’80s, appearing on such shows as Lou Grant and as a recurring character on General Hospital. We talked about those experiences, and the mystical aspects of the acting profession. I had just provided Richard with a copy of the seminal book Morning of the Magicians, and we segued into a short discussion of aspects of alchemy as they relate to the paranormal and UFOs, as suggested in the book. We also talked about the co-creation idea, and his model of how power and influence controls our perceptions. We also spent a long time recalling the work of the late abduction researcher Karla Turner and the strange goings-on around her rural Arkansas home when Richard visited in 1995. He also recalled a UFO sighting he had where a group of lights exhibited the classic “falling leaf” motion. Note: There were a lot of strange noises picked up by the recorder during this session. This has never happened before. A group of owls made an appearance as well. Make of it what you will! Best wishes to Richard for a speedy recovery. DIRECT LINK
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Nov 28, 2017 • 2h 9min

Jeff Ritzmann – Calling Occupants

The last time Jeff Ritzmann was on the show, he briefly described how almost anyone could initiate their own paranormal (specifically UFO-related) encounter. I wanted him to get more specific, but we ran out of time. This time, he not only got into more detail, he spent much of the program warning those who might try to follow his guidelines that this exercise is not for the faint of heart, and more importantly, not for anyone who doesn’t want their lives completely upset, perhaps beyond repair. This is because, in Jeff’s opinion and experience, the paranormal thrives in an atmosphere is liminality and chaos, and any serious explorer must meet it on it’s own territory. Jeff warned that anyone who wants to tread into this area must be prepared to lose their jobs, relationships with friends and loved ones, and perhaps their sanity. He was serious about this. Caveat emptor in the strongest terms! We also talked about the recent Tom DeLonge announcement (which happened the day of our interview), paranoia and perception, and a strange symbol that appeared with no discernible source on a mirror in Jeff’s home, and what famed researcher of “alien writing,” the late Dr. Mario Pazzaglini had to say about it. Image: Jeff’s amazing design for a Radio Misterioso t-shirt. DIRECT LINK
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Nov 7, 2017 • 1h 57min

Erica Lukes – Ufology: Egos, and Room For Improvement

Erica Lukes has had her own UFO experiences, been through the MUFON wringer as an official for the organization, and conducted original field research over many years, as well as hosting the UFO Classified interview program. On the day that the Tom DeLonge UFO venture announcement event took place, Erica and I talked about the implications of and concerns about the project, which is staffed almost exclusively by former intelligence personnel or those with close connections to the profession. We then launched into a discussion of the most glaring problem in UFO study: giant egos. We agreed that the research and presentation of findings and sharing information should take precedence. We talked about the worth of a truly skeptical viewpoint and how a more inclusive attitude could very well provide a breakthrough. Perhaps the castoffs from the recent MUFON shakeup will surprise us in the near future. Erica was in Los Angeles recently, and we recalled some of the locations we visited, including the world headquarters of the Aetherius Society. We also looked at the intersection between UFO study and other so-called “paranormal” pursuits. We ended with a list of Erica’s favorite books and researchers. We started and ended the show with strange music at Erica’s request. Photo: Erica models the amazing “DO NOT ENGAGE” t-shirt. DIRECT LINK
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Oct 27, 2017 • 2h 3min

Weird Halloween Music Special with Courtney O’Hearn

Courtney is a long-time friend who shares an interest in strange music, and we’ve been pushing each other to discover ever more wonderful and obscure sounds and ideas for many years. We gathered lists of our favorite out-there Halloween songs for this show, and I think we came up with some gems. From yodeling ghosts to folk songs about werewolves to the obligatory songs about the Devil, we ranged over a multitude of themes and a range of about 70 years of history. Enjoy! Rusty Diamond – Skellykins Allan Sherman – My Son The Vampire The Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band – Look Out There’s a Monster Coming Patsy Montana – The Yodeling Ghost Bob Ridgley – The Way Out Mummy Fran Allison – Punky Punkin Micheal Hurley – The Werewolf Zeke Manners & His Swing Billies – Mr. Ghost Goes To Town Tiny Tim – People Are Strange Don Hinson – Riboflavin-Flavored, Non-Carbonated, Polyunsaturated Blood Vampires Of Dartmoore – Dance of the Vampires Rod Willis – The Cat The Surapon Alias Fox – Nang Maew Pee (The Ghost Of Cat) The Deviants – Billy The Monster Mick Farren – Bela Lugosi Jack Blanchard – Dance of the Living Dead Chickens Kongress – Eyes of the Witness The Rattles – The Witch Roky Erikson – Don’t Shake Me Lucifer Tool – Die Eier Von Satan Vulgar Deli – In League with Satan Leslie Fish – Carmen Miranda’s Ghost The Voluptuous Horror of Karen Black – I Believe in Halloween DIRECT LINK

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