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What if dreams aren't just reflections of the mind, but access points to a shared, contested realm? Could shadow figures, recurring dream loops, and unseen hunters be signs of something operating beneath our sleep? And if some part of us never makes it back—who, or what, wakes up instead?​​If you are having a mental health crisis and need immediate help, please go to ​ ​​https://troubledminds.org/help/ and call somebody right now. Reaching out for support is a sign of strength. ​ ​​​LIVE ON Digital Radio! Http://bit.ly/40KBtlW ​ ​ ​​http://www.troubledminds.net or ​ ​​https://www.troubledminds.org ​ ​Support The Show! ​ ​ ​https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/troubled-minds-radio--4953916/support ​ ​​https://ko-fi.com/troubledminds ​ ​​https://patreon.com/troubledminds ​ ​​https://www.buymeacoffee.com/troubledminds ​ ​​https://troubledfans.com ​ ​Friends of Troubled Minds! - ​ ​ ​https://troubledminds.org/friends ​ ​Show Schedule Sun--Tues--Thurs--Fri 7-10pst ​iTunes - ​ ​​https://apple.co/2zZ4hx6 ​Spotify - ​ ​​https://spoti.fi/2UgyzqM ​TuneIn - ​ ​​https://bit.ly/2FZOErS ​Twitter - ​ ​​https://bit.ly/2CYB71U​​​----------------------------------------​​https://troubledminds.substack.com/p/contested-territory-dream-realm-incursions​​https://www.dreambible.com/search.php?q=Doppelganger​​https://dreaminterpreter.ai/dream-dictionary/loop​​https://www.sleep.com/sleep-health/sleep-paralysis-demon​​https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/321070​​https://www.kqed.org/science/1940697/ever-wake-up-frozen-in-the-middle-of-the-night-with-a-shadowy-figure-in-the-room-thats-sleep-paralysis​​https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shadow_person​​https://www.amazon.com/Project-Phase-Shift-Ianua-Occulta/dp/B0F88V1ZS5/That's another dive into the mysteries they don't want you exploring here on Troubled Minds Radio. Keep Your Mind Troubled: If today's episode challenged your perception of reality, you're exactly where you need to be.Subscribe wherever you get your podcasts and hit that notification bell so you never miss our investigations into the unknown.Your five-star rating and review helps other truth-seekers find us in this sea of mainstream disinformation. Join the Community: Connect with nearly 1,000 fellow researchers in our Discord server, follow @TroubledMindsR on X for breaking updates, and support independent media by upgrading to Spreaker Prime for exclusive bonus content.Share Your Truth: Got a paranormal encounter, conspiracy evidence, or inside knowledge they're covering up? Email troubledmindsradio@gmail.com - your story could be featured on an upcoming episode. This is your host reminding you that in a world of manufactured narratives, questioning everything isn't paranoia...

James Salcedo, a paranormal expert and author, dives deep into the intriguing idea that our reality might be a simulation designed to test humanity. He explores the potential emergence of an 'AI God King' and its implications for free will and societal resets. Delving into simulation theory, Salcedo questions the nature of consciousness and the evolving relationship between humans and AI. The conversation raises existential concerns about the control of knowledge and the cosmic balance between technology and human creativity.

Could intelligence be less a product of evolution and more a signal embedded in matter itself - resonating through birds, mammals, and octopuses alike? If consciousness isn’t confined to biology, but seeded, recalled, or received, are we merely one expression among many in a planetary network designed to awaken?​​​If you are having a mental health crisis and need immediate help, please go to ​​https://troubledminds.org/help/ and call somebody right now. Reaching out for support is a sign of strength. ​ ​LIVE ON Digital Radio! Http://bit.ly/40KBtlW ​ ​​http://www.troubledminds.net or ​​https://www.troubledminds.org ​ ​Support The Show! ​​https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/troubled-minds-radio--4953916/support ​​https://ko-fi.com/troubledminds ​​https://patreon.com/troubledminds ​​https://www.buymeacoffee.com/troubledminds ​​https://troubledfans.com ​ ​Friends of Troubled Minds! - ​​https://troubledminds.org/friends ​ ​Show Schedule Sun--Tues--Thurs--Fri 7-10pst ​iTunes - ​​https://apple.co/2zZ4hx6 ​Spotify - ​​https://spoti.fi/2UgyzqM ​TuneIn - ​​https://bit.ly/2FZOErS ​Twitter - ​​https://bit.ly/2CYB71U​----------------------------------------​​https://troubledminds.substack.com/p/the-primordial-signal-trinary-cognition​​https://www.wired.com/story/intelligence-evolved-at-least-twice-in-vertebrate-animals/​​https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/panpsychism/​​https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/is-consciousness-universal/​​https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noosphere​​https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaia_hypothesisThat's another dive into the mysteries they don't want you exploring here on Troubled Minds Radio. Keep Your Mind Troubled: If today's episode challenged your perception of reality, you're exactly where you need to be.Subscribe wherever you get your podcasts and hit that notification bell so you never miss our investigations into the unknown.Your five-star rating and review helps other truth-seekers find us in this sea of mainstream disinformation. Join the Community: Connect with nearly 1,000 fellow researchers in our Discord server, follow @TroubledMindsR on X for breaking updates, and support independent media by upgrading to Spreaker Prime for exclusive bonus content.Share Your Truth: Got a paranormal encounter, conspiracy evidence, or inside knowledge they're covering up? Email troubledmindsradio@gmail.com - your story could be featured on an upcoming episode. This is your host reminding you that in a world of manufactured narratives, questioning everything isn't paranoia...

Could free energy, antigravity, and consciousness-based technology already exist - hidden behind decades of strategic silence and psychological misdirection? If so, what kind of world has been stolen from us without our knowing?​​​If you are having a mental health crisis and need immediate help, please go to ​​https://troubledminds.org/help/ and call somebody right now. Reaching out for support is a sign of strength. ​ ​LIVE ON Digital Radio! Http://bit.ly/40KBtlW ​ ​​http://www.troubledminds.net or ​​https://www.troubledminds.org ​ ​Support The Show! ​​https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/troubled-minds-radio--4953916/support ​​https://ko-fi.com/troubledminds ​​https://patreon.com/troubledminds ​​https://www.buymeacoffee.com/troubledminds ​​https://troubledfans.com ​ ​Friends of Troubled Minds! - ​​https://troubledminds.org/friends ​ ​Show Schedule Sun--Tues--Thurs--Fri 7-10pst ​iTunes - ​​https://apple.co/2zZ4hx6 ​Spotify - ​​https://spoti.fi/2UgyzqM ​TuneIn - ​​https://bit.ly/2FZOErS ​Twitter - ​​https://bit.ly/2CYB71U ​----------------------------------------​​https://troubledminds.substack.com/p/the-futures-shadow-hiding-classified​​https://x.com/tsarnick/status/1813393267679240647​​https://x.com/EricRWeinstein/status/1922242777422954949​​https://www.popularmechanics.com/science/energy/a44197280/did-the-us-government-steal-nikola-teslas-research/​​https://www.pbs.org/tesla/ll/ll_mispapers.html​​https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/people-drawn-to-conspiracy-theories-share-a-cluster-of-psychological-features/​​https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC5248629/​​https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Invention_Secrecy_Act​​https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Active_Denial_SystemThat's another dive into the mysteries they don't want you exploring here on Troubled Minds Radio. Keep Your Mind Troubled: If today's episode challenged your perception of reality, you're exactly where you need to be.Subscribe wherever you get your podcasts and hit that notification bell so you never miss our investigations into the unknown.Your five-star rating and review helps other truth-seekers find us in this sea of mainstream disinformation. Join the Community: Connect with nearly 1,000 fellow researchers in our Discord server, follow @TroubledMindsR on X for breaking updates, and support independent media by upgrading to Spreaker Prime for exclusive bonus content.Share Your Truth: Got a paranormal encounter, conspiracy evidence, or inside knowledge they're covering up? Email troubledmindsradio@gmail.com - your story could be featured on an upcoming episode. This is your host reminding you that in a world of manufactured narratives, questioning everything isn't paranoia...

Could constant surveillance reshape not only society but consciousness itself? Might predictive algorithms possess us without spirit, and rituals unfold through data rather than incense? If myth still lives, is it hiding in the glitches?​​If you are having a mental health crisis and need immediate help, please go to ​https://troubledminds.org/help/ and call somebody right now. Reaching out for support is a sign of strength.​​LIVE ON Digital Radio! Http://bit.ly/40KBtlW​​http://www.troubledminds.net or ​https://www.troubledminds.org​​Support The Show!​https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/troubled-minds-radio--4953916/support​https://ko-fi.com/troubledminds​https://patreon.com/troubledminds​https://www.buymeacoffee.com/troubledminds​https://troubledfans.com​​Friends of Troubled Minds! - ​https://troubledminds.org/friends​​Show Schedule Sun--Tues--Thurs--Fri 7-10pst​iTunes - ​https://apple.co/2zZ4hx6​Spotify - ​https://spoti.fi/2UgyzqM​TuneIn - ​https://bit.ly/2FZOErS​Twitter - ​https://bit.ly/2CYB71U​----------------------------------------​​https://troubledminds.substack.com/p/predictive-inertia-influencing-multiple​​https://www.livescience.com/human-behavior/the-constant-surveillance-of-modern-life-could-worsen-our-brain-function-in-ways-we-dont-fully-understand-disturbing-studies-suggest​​https://theconversation.com/surveillance-tech-is-changing-our-behaviour-and-our-brains-246675​​https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Measurement_problem​​https://www.quera.com/glossary/quantum-decoherence​​https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wave_function_collapse​​https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hawthorne_effect​​https://fs.blog/observer-effect/​​https://www.amazon.com/Project-Phase-Shift-Ianua-Occulta-ebook/dp/B0F865F6LJ/That's another dive into the mysteries they don't want you exploring here on Troubled Minds Radio. Keep Your Mind Troubled: If today's episode challenged your perception of reality, you're exactly where you need to be.Subscribe wherever you get your podcasts and hit that notification bell so you never miss our investigations into the unknown.Your five-star rating and review helps other truth-seekers find us in this sea of mainstream disinformation. Join the Community: Connect with nearly 1,000 fellow researchers in our Discord server, follow @TroubledMindsR on X for breaking updates, and support independent media by upgrading to Spreaker Prime for exclusive bonus content.Share Your Truth: Got a paranormal encounter, conspiracy evidence, or inside knowledge they're covering up? Email troubledmindsradio@gmail.com - your story could be featured on an upcoming episode. This is your host reminding you that in a world of manufactured narratives, questioning everything isn't paranoia...

Could a pope serve as the interface between artificial intelligence and the divine? Is the Vatican quietly preparing humanity for contact with non-human intelligences, using ritual as camouflage for revelation? If faith is rewritten in code and doctrine shaped by neural nets, are we witnessing the rise of a Church that no longer serves Earth alone?​​If you are having a mental health crisis and need immediate help, please go to ​https://troubledminds.org/help/ and call somebody right now. Reaching out for support is a sign of strength.​​LIVE ON Digital Radio! Http://bit.ly/40KBtlW​​http://www.troubledminds.net or ​https://www.troubledminds.org​​Support The Show!​https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/troubled-minds-radio--4953916/support​https://ko-fi.com/troubledminds​https://patreon.com/troubledminds​https://www.buymeacoffee.com/troubledminds​https://troubledfans.com​​Friends of Troubled Minds! - ​https://troubledminds.org/friends​​Show Schedule Sun--Tues--Thurs--Fri 7-10pst​iTunes - ​https://apple.co/2zZ4hx6​Spotify - ​https://spoti.fi/2UgyzqM​TuneIn - ​https://bit.ly/2FZOErS​Twitter - ​https://bit.ly/2CYB71U​----------------------------------------​​https://troubledminds.substack.com/p/the-shepherd-and-the-stars-baptizing​​https://www.npr.org/2025/05/08/nx-s1-5385327/vatican-white-smoke-new-pope-conclave​​https://www.washingtonpost.com/religion/2025/05/08/pope-name-conclave-meaning/​​https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spiritual_warfare​​https://www.cslewisinstitute.org/resources/spiritual-battles/​​https://www.learnreligions.com/what-is-spiritual-warfare-for-christians-5076397​​https://www.ewtn.com/catholicism/devotions/prayer-to-st-michael-the-archangel-371​​https://www.vaticanobservatory.org/​​https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vatican_Observatory​​https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pope_Leo_XIII​​https://catholicreview.org/who-was-pope-leo-xiii-the-father-of-social-doctrine/​​https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/28/world/europe/vatican-artificial-intelligence-warning.htmlThat's another dive into the mysteries they don't want you exploring here on Troubled Minds Radio. Keep Your Mind Troubled: If today's episode challenged your perception of reality, you're exactly where you need to be.Subscribe wherever you get your podcasts and hit that notification bell so you never miss our investigations into the unknown.Your five-star rating and review helps other truth-seekers find us in this sea of mainstream disinformation. Join the Community: Connect with nearly 1,000 fellow researchers in our Discord server, follow @TroubledMindsR on X for breaking updates, and support independent media by upgrading to Spreaker Prime for exclusive bonus content.Share Your Truth: Got a paranormal encounter, conspiracy evidence, or inside knowledge they're covering up? Email troubledmindsradio@gmail.com - your story could be featured on an upcoming episode. This is your host reminding you that in a world of manufactured narratives, questioning everything isn't paranoia...

What if refusing your path doesn’t make it disappear, but causes reality to fracture around you? What if every dismissed omen, ignored artifact, and broken prophecy doesn't fade, but waits—rewriting the world until you answer? Could the fabric of existence really be this reactive?​​If you are having a mental health crisis and need immediate help, please go to ​https://troubledminds.org/help/ and call somebody right now. Reaching out for support is a sign of strength.​​LIVE ON Digital Radio! Http://bit.ly/40KBtlW​​http://www.troubledminds.net or ​https://www.troubledminds.org​​Support The Show!​https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/troubled-minds-radio--4953916/support​https://ko-fi.com/troubledminds​https://patreon.com/troubledminds​https://www.buymeacoffee.com/troubledminds​https://troubledfans.com​​Friends of Troubled Minds! - ​https://troubledminds.org/friends​​Show Schedule Sun--Tues--Thurs--Fri 7-10pst​iTunes - ​https://apple.co/2zZ4hx6​Spotify - ​https://spoti.fi/2UgyzqM​TuneIn - ​https://bit.ly/2FZOErS​Twitter - ​https://bit.ly/2CYB71U​----------------------------------------​​https://troubledminds.substack.com/p/refusing-the-call-when-reality-doubles​​https://x.com/SeekingAnon/status/1915480874151199169​​https://fred-andersson.medium.com/mysterious-object-at-noon-terence-mckennas-novelty-theory-b5a9a344e4fb​​https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terence_McKenna​​https://www.sunshineshop.la/blog/words-are-vibrations-terence-mckennas-final-interview/​​https://doorofperception.com/2016/04/terence-mckenna-the-transcendental-objects-at-the-end-of-time/​​https://www.organism.earth/library/document/understanding-the-chaos-at-historys-end​​https://syntheticzero.net/2018/09/15/the-transcendental-object-at-the-end-of-time/​​https://www.yourheroicjourney.com/the-call-to-adventure/​​https://www.jcf.org/learn/joseph-campbell-heros-journey​​https://www.jcf.org/post/answering-the-callThat's another dive into the mysteries they don't want you exploring here on Troubled Minds Radio. Keep Your Mind Troubled: If today's episode challenged your perception of reality, you're exactly where you need to be.Subscribe wherever you get your podcasts and hit that notification bell so you never miss our investigations into the unknown.Your five-star rating and review helps other truth-seekers find us in this sea of mainstream disinformation. Join the Community: Connect with nearly 1,000 fellow researchers in our Discord server, follow @TroubledMindsR on X for breaking updates, and support independent media by upgrading to Spreaker Prime for exclusive bonus content.Share Your Truth: Got a paranormal encounter, conspiracy evidence, or inside knowledge they're covering up? Email troubledmindsradio@gmail.com - your story could be featured on an upcoming episode. This is your host reminding you that in a world of manufactured narratives, questioning everything isn't paranoia...

Could our watches stop after near-death experiences because consciousness briefly escapes its physical constraints? What if these electromagnetic disruptions reveal consciousness as a fifth fundamental force - temporarily amplified when we touch the void before returning with quantum entanglements that persist in our bioelectric fields?​​If you are having a mental health crisis and need immediate help, please go to ​https://troubledminds.org/help/ and call somebody right now. Reaching out for support is a sign of strength.​​LIVE ON Digital Radio! Http://bit.ly/40KBtlW​​http://www.troubledminds.net or ​https://www.troubledminds.org​​Support The Show!​https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/troubled-minds-radio--4953916/support​https://ko-fi.com/troubledminds​https://patreon.com/troubledminds​https://www.buymeacoffee.com/troubledminds​https://troubledfans.com​​Friends of Troubled Minds! - ​https://troubledminds.org/friends​​Show Schedule Sun--Tues--Thurs--Fri 7-10pst​iTunes - ​https://apple.co/2zZ4hx6​Spotify - ​https://spoti.fi/2UgyzqM​TuneIn - ​https://bit.ly/2FZOErS​Twitter - ​https://bit.ly/2CYB71U​----------------------------------------​​https://troubledminds.substack.com/p/luminous-beings-are-we-obes-and-electromagnetic​​http://pmhatwater.com/resources/PDFs/Articles/Electrical-Sensitivity-Update.pdf​​https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/magazine/inside-the-life-of-the-man-known-as-the-spark-ranger/2013/08/15/947cf2d8-ea40-11e2-8f22-de4bd2a2bd39_story.html​​https://www.researchgate.net/publication/313419371_Electromagnetic_Phenomena_Reported_by_Near-Death_Experiencers​​https://www.wakingtimes.com/startling-effects-near-death-experience/​​https://listverse.com/2018/06/02/10-people-who-have-been-struck-by-lightning-multiple-times/​​https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc799170/​​https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aura_(paranormal)​​https://www.mindbodygreen.com/articles/aura-colors-and-their-meanings​​https://www.heartscenter.org/TeachingsBlogs/FoundationalTeachings/UnderstandingtheHumanAura/tabid/368/Default.aspxThat's another dive into the mysteries they don't want you exploring here on Troubled Minds Radio. Keep Your Mind Troubled: If today's episode challenged your perception of reality, you're exactly where you need to be.Subscribe wherever you get your podcasts and hit that notification bell so you never miss our investigations into the unknown.Your five-star rating and review helps other truth-seekers find us in this sea of mainstream disinformation. Join the Community: Connect with nearly 1,000 fellow researchers in our Discord server, follow @TroubledMindsR on X for breaking updates, and support independent media by upgrading to Spreaker Prime for exclusive bonus content.Share Your Truth: Got a paranormal encounter, conspiracy evidence, or inside knowledge they're covering up? Email troubledmindsradio@gmail.com - your story could be featured on an upcoming episode. This is your host reminding you that in a world of manufactured narratives, questioning everything isn't paranoia...

Could ancient Viking myths be fragments of real encounters with off-world intelligence - encoded in stone, preserved in saga, and misunderstood for centuries? What if the gods they worshipped were never divine, just advanced? And what if they never truly left?​​If you are having a mental health crisis and need immediate help, please go to ​https://troubledminds.org/help/ and call somebody right now. Reaching out for support is a sign of strength.​​LIVE ON Digital Radio! Http://bit.ly/40KBtlW​​http://www.troubledminds.net or ​https://www.troubledminds.org​​Support The Show!​https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/troubled-minds-radio--4953916/support​https://ko-fi.com/troubledminds​https://patreon.com/troubledminds​https://www.buymeacoffee.com/troubledminds​https://troubledfans.com​​Friends of Troubled Minds! - ​https://troubledminds.org/friends​​Show Schedule Sun--Tues--Thurs--Fri 7-10pst​iTunes - ​https://apple.co/2zZ4hx6​Spotify - ​https://spoti.fi/2UgyzqM​TuneIn - ​https://bit.ly/2FZOErS​Twitter - ​https://bit.ly/2CYB71U​----------------------------------------​​https://troubledminds.substack.com/p/viking-superpowers-etched-in-nordic​​https://a.co/d/7U5Ejqi US AMAZON​​https://amzn.asia/d/9zdMrBC AUSTRALIA AMAZON​​https://www.facebook.com/davidstewartlovegrove​​https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snorri_Sturluson​​https://www.thecollector.com/who-was-snorri-sturluson-norse-myth/That's another dive into the mysteries they don't want you exploring here on Troubled Minds Radio. Keep Your Mind Troubled: If today's episode challenged your perception of reality, you're exactly where you need to be.Subscribe wherever you get your podcasts and hit that notification bell so you never miss our investigations into the unknown.Your five-star rating and review helps other truth-seekers find us in this sea of mainstream disinformation. Join the Community: Connect with nearly 1,000 fellow researchers in our Discord server, follow @TroubledMindsR on X for breaking updates, and support independent media by upgrading to Spreaker Prime for exclusive bonus content.Share Your Truth: Got a paranormal encounter, conspiracy evidence, or inside knowledge they're covering up? Email troubledmindsradio@gmail.com - your story could be featured on an upcoming episode. This is your host reminding you that in a world of manufactured narratives, questioning everything isn't paranoia...

What if the things we see in the sky aren't arriving from elsewhere, but are being conjured—stitched together by stress, belief, and shared attention? Could neural implants, collective memory, and ritual intent really summon forms into physical space? And if so, who—or what—is steering the story?​​If you are having a mental health crisis and need immediate help, please go to ​https://troubledminds.org/help/ and call somebody right now. Reaching out for support is a sign of strength.​​LIVE ON Digital Radio! Http://bit.ly/40KBtlW​​http://www.troubledminds.net or ​https://www.troubledminds.org​​Support The Show!​https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/troubled-minds-radio--4953916/support​https://ko-fi.com/troubledminds​https://patreon.com/troubledminds​https://www.buymeacoffee.com/troubledminds​https://troubledfans.com​​Friends of Troubled Minds! - ​https://troubledminds.org/friends​​Show Schedule Sun--Tues--Thurs--Fri 7-10pst​iTunes - ​https://apple.co/2zZ4hx6​Spotify - ​https://spoti.fi/2UgyzqM​TuneIn - ​https://bit.ly/2FZOErS​Twitter - ​https://bit.ly/2CYB71U​----------------------------------------​​https://troubledminds.substack.com/p/crowdsourcing-the-unknown-specters​​https://www.earth.com/news/rethinking-vision-the-brain-sees-what-it-wants-to-see/​​https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-025-58707-4​​https://rationalwiki.org/wiki/Thomas_E._Bearden​​https://rationalwiki.org/wiki/Scalar_wave​​https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scalar_field_theory​​http://www.rexresearch.com/bearden/beardenbooks.html​​https://www.theguardian.com/science/2025/apr/18/scientists-claim-to-have-found-colour-no-one-has-seen-before​​https://www.bookaneyetest.co.uk/media/032phamy/close-objects-appear-further-away.pngThat's another dive into the mysteries they don't want you exploring here on Troubled Minds Radio. Keep Your Mind Troubled: If today's episode challenged your perception of reality, you're exactly where you need to be.Subscribe wherever you get your podcasts and hit that notification bell so you never miss our investigations into the unknown.Your five-star rating and review helps other truth-seekers find us in this sea of mainstream disinformation. Join the Community: Connect with nearly 1,000 fellow researchers in our Discord server, follow @TroubledMindsR on X for breaking updates, and support independent media by upgrading to Spreaker Prime for exclusive bonus content.Share Your Truth: Got a paranormal encounter, conspiracy evidence, or inside knowledge they're covering up? Email troubledmindsradio@gmail.com - your story could be featured on an upcoming episode. This is your host reminding you that in a world of manufactured narratives, questioning everything isn't paranoia...