Magical Mystery Radio: Conspiracy & Paranormal Review

We had intended to do one of our usual grab bag shows of "fun" stuff, but then this happened. Once the shock subsided, we saw a learning opportunity: How do conspiracy theories proliferate? How do we recognize misinformation and disinformation? What news sources should we avoid? Which can we trust, if any? Also - just because - we talk about Stanley Kubrick's THE SHINING.

"The mainstream media's agenda is clear. They want you to believe that conspiracies don't exist, the world is exactly like they say it is, and anyone who disagrees is to be marginalized, mocked and shamed." Filmmaker Adam Green compiles an effective archive of cases proving an orchestrated effort to weaponize the term "conspiracy theory." From JFK to Iraq to 9/11... to Iraq... somewhere along the line it became wrong or dangerous or unpatriotic to ask questions.  There are no wrong questions. Only wrong answers.

Psychic vampire repellent - don't leave home without it. Mothman returns. Don't worry, Chicago - we're sure it doesn't mean a thing... Adam has another Bigfoot update. Why? He doesn't even care about Bigfoot! Speaking of hairy hominids: Did you know you could order a monkey from the back of a comic book in the 70s? Seriously. Is it possible the Unabomber had a point? (Not the actual bombing thing, of course, but maybe some of the rest of it...?) 13-year-old kid designs time travel device. Sorta. Genetically modified astronauts - could this be the only way mankind ever gets to deep space? Adam and John welcome our new Octopus Overlords.  

Your sex robot could be hacked and programmed to kill you. There are worse ways to go. "The Man Who Killed Hitler and Then the Bigfoot." This is a real movie. We are so there. Opening day. The "devil's letter" has been decoded! Yes, the unreadable treatise by a possessed nun has now been deciphered. What does it say? Wouldn't you like to know? Don't mess with conspiracy theorist grannies.  Exorcist says satan lives on the internet. Like we needed an exorcist to tell us that. Jim Carrey gets all mystical and existential and everyone loses their minds!  Sometimes you need a joker to speak the truth. Did Seth Rogen try to overthrow the North Korean government?  Is Donald Trump being drugged? Is he haunted? Is his family behind the Great Airship Mystery? 

A listener shares his terrifying experience with the dark entity terrorizing his household - as it happens!   What accounts for this insane weather? Climate change? Or something even more insidious?   AI "gaydar" - much better than Adam's.   Voynich Mystery Solved: How do we know it's for real? Because it's BORING.   Elon Musk Warns of World War III: Our favorite high tech Chicken Little provides this week's doomwatch.    

Feel that nip in the air? That's right, it's killer clown time again!  Taylor Swift is a secret Nazi reptilian baby mama. Obviously. Can cats see ghosts?  Has an alien mummy been found in Peru?  The greatest minds on Earth give us: The End of the World Top 10 Countdown. The world is ending! What's for dinner? Our guide to roadkill cuisine... Witchcraft on the Hudson!

John has a sleep paralysis update. Adam shares his nocturnal aviation experiences.  A mysterious figure haunts a crop circle. Is that Tony Orlando? Jesus appears in a sonogram. Or is that Tony Orlando? Did NASA fake every space flight ever? And why is there a human head floating in space? Hey, is that Tony Orlando? The Dodleston Messages: email from the sixteenth century.  Octupi... Octopuses... Octopodes...? Anyway, they're clearly aliens. And clearly assholes. Elon Musk warns the world of killer robots. 4chan... you will never find a more wretched hive of scum and villainy. Trigger Warning: We read some of the 4Chan posts, which are... to put it mildly... offensive.   

Show Note:  We apologize for the inconsistent audio quality in the first half.  We're working on preventing this from occurring in future Podcasts.  Another exciting episode of, What's the Word on the Street, Johnny? Beware the solar eclipse. And lizard people. Why no cryptid roadkill? New DB Cooper clues! The mystery of Angelyne - solved at last! Rabbit season! Duck season! Ruling class season! That moment when you realize you're being played. More fun with shills. Requiem for a Jetsons future. You are being gangstalked!  

Jim Marrs tribute. Adam shares his experience with scary, recently declassified technology. New technology recovers sound from lost recordings. Predictive Programming: 19th century novel predicts President Trump. Seymour Hersh confirms Seth Rich contacted Wikileaks. Franz Kafka, Rudolf Steiner, and Helena Blavatsky walk into a bar...  

We interview writer and historian Francis Richard Conolly, the filmmaker behind the explosive documentary and viral sensation, JFK to 9/11: Everything Is a Rich Man's Trick. Released in 2014, it has garnered rave reviews since its release and, probably more than a little consternation from the, "powers that be", as it explains and synthesizes a tremendous amount of information that the elite don't want you to be aware of, let alone understand. Clocking in at 3 1/2 hours, Everything Is a Rich Man's Trick, takes you on a journey from WWI up the present day, explaining the, "who, how & why of the JFK assassination", and the likelihood that many of the same players (or at least the same playbook) were behind 9/11.  It's not only deeply informative, but riveting as well, and we couldn't recommend it any higher for those interested in how the "real world" works. In fact, in one of our first podcasts, we reviewed the film, which you can listen to here. https://youtu.be/U1Qt6a-vaNM The assassination of President

Accused of being a paid shill, Adam looks into actually becoming one. It's published in a science journal, so it must be true, right? One scientist exposes sham science journals by submitting a Star Wars-based study on midi-chlorians. Lost stash of Apollo-era NASA computers found in basement. So what does NASA do? Destroys the newly unearthed data. ANONYMOUS warns of an impending coup. It's the Deep State vs. Donald Trump in a fight to the... well, to "removal from office." What are Sinister Buttocks? You'll have to listen to find out.  

Strange facts you never knew about the moon landing.  North Carolina has its own "Nessie"? America's haunted underwater towns. An evil schoolhouse lures curious explorers in Elsewhere, Kentucky. Alex Jones rants to indie rock. A reptilian cult murder in Pennsylvania.   Everything you ever wanted to know about Bohemian Grove but were afraid to ask.  

Adam and John share the results of their PoliticalCompass.org personality assessments.  A Beverly Hills PR firm brings the Illuminati into the 21st century.  Why do people believe in Chemtrails? Have Chinese scientists succeeded in teleporting the first object into space? We live in an Occultocracy. What does this mean? How did we get here? That Amelia Earhart photo that "proved" she died a prisoner in Japan? Not so fast...

A listener shares a harrowing true-life Bigfoot encounter. Also, a giant monster rabbit cryptid encounter.     We discuss the secret Illuminati messages encoded in the works of Stanley Kubrick.   Photographic evidence suggests Amelia Earhart survived her ill-fated flight and died a prisoner in imperial Japan.   Is there a secret campaign to kidnap children and send them to Mars to work as slaves?   And while we're here on Mars, check out those crazy (apparently) artificial structures!   We share a list of the top 47 Bigfoot movies. Actually, we had no idea there even were 47 Bigfoot movies. But yeah, there are.      

Panpsychism: the theory that everything in the universe possesses some degree of consciousness. Is this experimentally provable? Some scientists think it is. Several Bigfoot updates: A crowdfunding campaign for DNA proof; an encounter with a lion-maned hominid in Arkansas; actor Rob Lowe's harrowing encounter with the elusive "wood ape." John Lenard Walson photographs mysterious spacecraft in space. Hoax? Trick of the light? Secret space program? Alien invasion? Did you know that no one could see the color blue until modern times? It's true. What does this say about our perception of reality? Is the U.S. government about to announce the discovery of alien life?

A U.S. biotechnology company has plans to resurrect the dead. Are they for real? Can it be done? Should it be done? What if you were revived but your soul had moved on? What if you came back and were somehow... different?  18-year-old woman dies and shares her revelations of the afterlife - including a visit to Hell and visions of Michael Jackson and other celebrities writhing in eternal torture.  John returns with another "What's the Word on the Street?" This leads us into an examination of truth itself. Is there such a thing as objective reality? Can an unprovable truth be considered truth? Does the rejection of ambiguity lead to fundamentalism and authoritarianism? Oh, and David Bowie didn't die - he was kidnapped by demons and is even now playing a private gig for the Prince of Darkness.  

Roswell will never die. Fringe investigator Nick Redfern has yet another contribution to the ever-evolving mythology. A mysterious hole has been detected on Mars. Therefore, aliens. Remember the Phoenix Lights? Well, Ego the Living Planet (aka Snake Plissken, aka Kurt Russell) sure does! You know that thing when objects spontaneously disappear and then reappear somewhere else? It's called apportation. And John has a story to tell...  

What if you could resurrect a loved one through artificial intelligence? Would you? Should you? What if a robot priest could absolve you of your sins? What if everything you thought you knew about UFOs, aliens, and the secret space program was the product of an elaborate disinformation campaign? What are the ethics of conspiracy theory and why should we care? What were those mysterious flashing red lights at the White House this week? And, finally... What's the word on the street, Johnny?

The alien megastructure acts up yet again! Seth Rich murder - Adam follows up with his own investigation and renders his verdict. Fish rain down on a school in northern California.  Now it can be told: Katy Perry is a member of the Illuminati! (And so are a bunch of other pop stars.) John and Adam once again review the week in weird...

Seth Rich: Has the DNC Wikileaks leaker been positively identified?  Stupid Medieval Deaths: In which William Scrym falls from a tree attempting to overthrow a nest of magpies. CERN Opens the Gates of Hell. And also this guy sticks his face into a particle accelerator and maybe discovers the fountain of youth. Tetraploid Giants: You, me, we have two strands of DNA. These guys, they have four. So, you know, plus-sized humans with super powers and stuff. Alien Meme Invasion: What if the real alien threat isn't invasion? What if it's... ideas? Is there a vast deep-state conspiracy to get rid of Donald Trump? Are we teetering on the edge of violent civil war?