S1E8: Violence and Psychiatric Medication - Is There A Connection?
Incidents of mass shootings and/or horrific violence have sadly become an all too familiar occurrence. Guns are usually blamed, along with cries for stricter gun control measures. However, is there another cause? Something that may not be as obvious or explosive? I wondered, and I’m not the first, if there is a connection between psychiatric medications and violence, particularly mass shootings.
Join me as a I examine the issue.
Connection? Pro:
http://truthinmedia.com/reality-check-mass-shootings-psychiatric-drugs/
https://www.wnd.com/2018/02/media-ignoring-1-crucial-factor-in-florida-school-shooting/
Con:
https://schoolshooters.info/sites/default/files/psychiatric_medications_3.4.pdf
S1E7: Conspiracy Theories That Turned Out to be True
Conspiracy Theory. The phrase brings to mind nut jobs with wacky ideas about world events. Government plots and false flags, assassinations, medical studies involving unaware and unwilling patients, secret criminal organizations, and lies used to start wars all qualify. The trouble is that there are documented, provable examples of each.
Join me as I examine conspiracy theories that turned out to be true.
Conspiracy Theory Defined
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/conspiracy%20theory
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/conspiracy_theory
JFK
http://time.com/3422341/the-warren-commission-report/
https://www.history.com/topics/warren-commission
https://www.archives.gov/research/jfk/select-committee-report/part-1b.html#summary
https://www.archives.gov/research/jfk/select-committee-report/part-1d.html
http://jfkfacts.org/gary-mack-dies-called-attention-to-jfk-acoustic-evidence/
The Gulf of Tonkin Incident
The Mafia
https://www.history.com/topics/the-demise-of-the-mafia
The Manhattan Project
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manhattan_Project
http://blog.nuclearsecrecy.com/2013/11/01/many-people-worked-manhattan-project/
The Tuskegee Syphilis Study
https://www.history.com/news/the-infamous-40-year-tuskegee-study
Operation Northwoods
https://abcnews.go.com/US/story?id=92662&page=1
The 1990 Testimony of Nayirah
https://www.nytimes.com/1992/01/15/opinion/deception-on-capitol-hill.html
http://www.historycommons.org/entity.jsp?entity=_nayirah__1
The Business Plot
https://wesscholar.wesleyan.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1058&context=etd_hon_theses
https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2009/11/08/18628134.php
https://archive.org/stream/WarIsARacket/WarIsARacket_djvu.txt
S1E6: Should Recreational Drugs Be Legal?
For as long as we’ve been alive, human begins have sought to alter their consciousness by indulging in substances we no call recreational drugs. Some use them as an escape, some think of them as nothing but a good time, some use them to treat various illnesses, and some have their lives utterly destroyed by them. Most recreational drugs are currently illegal. Should they be legalized?
I’ll tell you what I think; just remember - I could be wrong.
History of drug use
https://inpud.wordpress.com/timeline-of-events-in-the-history-of-drugs/
https://www.newscientist.com/article/dn9924-timeline-drugs-and-alcohol/
https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/drugs/buyers/socialhistory.html
Prohibition
http://www.pbs.org/kenburns/prohibition/unintended-consequences/
https://prohibition.osu.edu/why-prohibition
https://www.britannica.com/event/Prohibition-United-States-history-1920-1933
https://www.history.com/topics/prohibition
Cost of War on Drugs
https://www.vox.com/cards/war-on-drugs-marijuana-cocaine-heroin-meth/war-on-drugs-cost-spending
https://www.cheatsheet.com/money-career/financial-figures-americas-drug-war.html/?a=viewall
https://elevationshealth.com/annual-cost-war-on-drugs/
https://impact.vice.com/en_us/article/pad7jm/the-war-on-drugs-has-always-been-a-big-waste-of-money
https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/the-drug-war-where-the-money-goes-100201/
http://www.drugsense.org/cms/wodclock
Impact of legalized marijuana
https://nypost.com/2017/09/14/marijuana-legalization-hasnt-led-to-more-drug-abuse-study/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4733622/
https://news.lift.co/five-years-effects-legalization-colorado-washington-state/
S1E5: The Immigration Controversy
“Give me your tired, your poor,
Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free,
The wretched refuse of your teeming shore.
Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost to me,
I lift my lamp beside the golden door!”
That appears on a placard The Statue of Liberty and is an excerpt from "The New Colossus." The meaning is clear, but have times changed?
Join me as I discuss the recent immigration controversy, particularly the separation of families blamed on Trump's policies, the public outcry which caused a change, and my thoughts about immigration.
SHOW NOTES:
https://www.fairus.org/issue/illegal-immigration/illegal-immigration-crime
Unlawful entry is a crime, misdemeanor. Repeats can be a felony.
http://www.politifact.com/florida/statements/2017/mar/15/florida-conference-catholic-bishops/being-united-states-unlawfully-crime/
Unlawful presence is apparently not a crime, though people can be deported.
https://www.factcheck.org/2018/06/is-illegal-immigration-linked-to-more-or-less-crime/
https://www.npr.org/2018/06/22/622540331/fact-check-trump-illegal-immigration-and-crime
https://www.wikihow.com/Immigrate-Into-the-United-States-Permanently
http://g92.org/find-answers/process/
https://www.us-immigration.com/blog/immigration-amnesty-and-how-to-apply/
https://www.politicalasylumusa.com/
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/seeking-asylum-in-the-u-s-under-trump
https://www.vox.com/2018/6/30/17520820/families-together-detention-separate-camp-military
S1E4 - How Easily Are We Manipulated?
How easy is it for someone to get you to do something you don't really want to do? Maybe it's a simple favor; helping them move or lending them a few bucks. What about something more, like letting them borrow your car? How about letting them live with you until they "get back on their feet?"
How about committing murder?
SHOW NOTES:
Manipulating memory
https://psychcentral.com/blog/how-easily-is-your-memorymanipulated/
20 most common manipulation techniques used by human predators
https://lifehacker.com/5953183/[object%20Object]
How to manipulate people
https://www.psychologium.com/7-ways-to-manipulate-someone-to-do-anything-you-want/
6 Principles of influence
https://collegeinfogeek.com/principles-of-influence/
Three of the easiest ways to Manipulate people into doing what you want
https://lifehacker.com/5953183/three-of-the-most-evil-ways-to-manipulate-people-into-doing-what-you-want
MK Ultra
https://www.history.com/topics/history-of-mk-ultra
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/what-we-know-about-cias-midcentury-mind-control-project-180962836/
8 simple ways to avoid being manipulated
https://brightside.me/article/eight-simple-ways-to-avoid-being-manipulated-11405/
S1E3: Are We Inherently Violent?
Our history is plagued with war, crime, hatred, and atrocities of every kind. It seems like the one thing at which human beings excel is doing harm to one another. Why? Are we born that way? Do we actually have any choice about it?
Join me as I discuss whether or not human beings are inherently violent.
SHOW NOTES:
Crime statistics:
https://www.bjs.gov/content/pub/pdf/cv16_sum.pdf
http://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2018/01/30/5-facts-about-crime-in-the-u-s/
https://www.numbeo.com/crime/rankings_by_country.jsp
History of War Timeline
http://www.datesandevents.org/events-timelines/24-timeline-of-war.htm
10 Reasons Humans Are Naturally Evil
https://listverse.com/2013/05/23/10-reasons-humans-are-naturally-evil/
Study says we’re not among the 30 most violent mammalian species:
https://www.sciencealert.com/humans-inherited-killing-each-other-through-evolution
Bad to the Bone: Are Humans Naturally Aggressive?
Human Nature Isn’t Inherently Violent
http://peacecenterbooks.com/human-nature-isnt-inherently-violent/
Science suggests that humans are not innately violent and vicious
Are People Violent By Nature? Probably.
http://articles.latimes.com/2014/jan/19/opinion/la-oe-glowacki-violence-humans-genes-20140119
Chimps
https://www.nature.com/articles/nature13727
http://www.bbc.com/earth/story/20150811-do-animals-fight-wars
The Sociopath Next Door:
https://www.amazon.com/Sociopath-Next-Door-Martha-Stout/dp/0767915828
https://www.nytimes.com/2005/03/06/books/review/the-sociopath-next-door-ruthless-people.html
TIME INDEX:
Segment | Start Time |
Intro | 0:00 |
War Timeline | 2:08 |
Crime Statistics - USA | 5:44 |
Crime Indices - World | 13:48 |
Pro - 10 Reasons Humans are Naturally Evil | 18:13 |
Con - Not amonage 30 Most Violent Mammals | 26:53 |
Con - Are Humans Naturally Aggressive? | 30:35 |
Con - Human Nature Isn't Inherently Violent | 33:50 |
Con - Science Suggests Humans Are Not Innately Violent | 39:07 |
LA Times - Are People Violent by Nature? | 41:16 |
Chimps & Bonobos | 44:13 |
Sociopath Next Door | 46:50 |
Conclusion | 49:14 |
Song - Do The Right Thing | 52:38 |
S1E2: Bigfoot - Man, Monkey, or Myth?
Almost every culture on our planet has a legend about a giant half man, half ape creature. Sometimes it's benevolent, sometimes it's indifferent, and sometimes it's dangerous.
SHOW NOTES:
What is Bigfoot?
http://www.native-languages.org/legends-bigfoot.htm
https://exemplore.com/cryptids/Bigfoot-Theories-What-is-Bigfoot-Really
https://www.bigfoot411.com/bigfoot-types.html
http://www.bigfootencounters.com
http://www.liveanimalslist.com/mammals/types-of-apes.php
http://www.monkeyworlds.com/gibbon/
Where is it?
http://www.bigfootencounters.com (click sightings)
http://www.bfro.net/GDB/default.asp
Evidence
http://www.lorencoleman.com/myakka.html
https://bigfootevidence.blogspot.com
Patterson-Gimlin film
https://www.bigfoot411.com/aboutbigfoot.html
https://www.bigfoot411.com/bigfoot-evidence.html
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fsHo4XODtzQ
Is the Patterson Gimlin film real or a hoax?
https://skeptoid.com/episodes/4375
https://www.ranker.com/list/bigfoot-footage-hoax/melissa-brinks
Eyewitness encounters – shows, films, etc
Sasquatch Chronicles
https://sasquatchchronicles.com
Bigfoot Eyewitness Radio
https://bigfooteyewitness.com
Bigfoot Crossroads
https://www.youtube.com/user/BigfootCrossroads
Cryptid Brothers Investigations
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCn5tuJ9IJ32Hu5lJFa65gDw/feed
Hoaxes
Ray Wallace
http://www.is-bigfoot-real.com/ray-wallace/
http://articles.latimes.com/2002/dec/06/local/me-wallace6
Rick Dyer
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/04/04/bigfoot-hoax-rick-dyer-confesses_n_5079861.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_Dyer_(Bigfoot)
http://www.bigfootencounters.com/hoaxes.htm
Are they dangerous?
http://www.bfro.net/gdb/show_FAQ.asp?id=659
https://sasquatchchronicles.com/sc-ep413-grassman-gone-wild/
Infrasound
https://www.reference.com/science/animals-use-infrasound-a7b71a3517ef3966#
https://neuroresearchproject.com/2013/02/19/1289/
Newly Discovered Species
http://www.arkive.org/explore/species?theme=newly-discovered-species&results=60
Species that were considered myths:
http://www.animalplanet.com/tv-shows/monster-week/mythical-animals-that-turned-out-to-be-real/
Bili apes
https://anthropology.net/2007/07/17/bili-apes-the-giant-lion-eating-chimps-of-the-magic-forest/
Why deny existence?
https://exemplore.com/cryptids/Why-Would-Government-Officials-Want-to-Keep-BigfootSasquatch-a-Secret
Endangered species need room:
https://www.scu.edu/environmental-ethics/resources/ethics-and-the-environment-the-spotted-owl/
https://www.opb.org/news/article/spotted-owl-surviving-20-years-after-controversial-decision/
https://blog.landcentral.com/land-university-blog/five-fun-facts-about-washington/#.Ws0BCmbMxTY
http://www.dumblaws.com/law/1917
Would impact the camping industry:
Can’t be kept in captivity?
https://www.vox.com/2017/7/26/16033996/white-shark-aquarium
TIME INDEX:
Segment | Start Time |
Intro | 0:00 |
Welcome & Opening Discussion | 0:54 |
References | 2:21 |
What is Bigfoot? | 2:31 |
Where is Bigfoot? | 10:28 |
Evidence - PG Film - Glickman - Thinker Thunker | 13:25 |
Evidence - PG Film - Munns | 20:04 |
Evidence - PG Film - Surface Anatomy | 21:08 |
Is the PG Film a hoax? | 23:16 |
Evidence - Pictures & Track Castings | 26:29 |
Eyewitness Encounters | 27:25 |
Hoaxes - Ray Wallace | 31:44 |
Hoaxes - Rick Dyer | 33:34 |
Is Bigfoot Dangerous? | 34:34 |
Newly Discovered Species | 44:19 |
Why deny Bigfoot's existence? | 45:53 |
Is the government intimidating witnesses? | 53:05 |
Conclusion | 55:15 |
Song - Masks | 58:04 |
S1E1: Dogman - Fact or Fiction?
Wolves seem to tap into our primal fears. Myths, legends, and stories about werewolves have been around for what seems like forever, and there are many films about them. But, they're all just fiction, right?
What if there's a creature out there that looks like one, and perhaps inspired the stories? There are countless, frightening eyewitness reports of something that looks like a giant wolf that walks on its hind legs. Could this thing be real?
I'll take a look at one of my favorite cryptids and tell you what I think.
SHOW NOTES:
What dogmen are not – Bigfoot
http://www.bfro.net/gdb/show_FAQ.asp?id=585
What dogmen are not – Skinwalker
http://www.navajolegends.org/navajo-skinwalker-legend/
What is a dogman? Physical description
https://dogmanencounters.com/about-dogmen/
Dogman history – Anubis
http://www.egyptianmyths.net/anubis.htm
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anubis
Race of dog headed men (Cynocephalus / cynocephali):
http://www.gods-and-monsters.com/cynocephalus.html
Beast of Bray Road
http://www.gods-and-monsters.com/history-of-the-werewolf.html
http://www.gods-and-monsters.com/werewolf-sightings.html
http://www.beastofbrayroad.com/sightingslog.html
Podcasts & YouTube Channels with Eyewitness encounters:
North American Dogman Project
http://www.northamericandogmanproject.com
Dogman Encounters Radio
https://dogmanencounters.com
Sasquatch Chronicles
https://sasquatchchronicles.com
Cryptid Brothers Investigation
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCn5tuJ9IJ32Hu5lJFa65gDw/feed
Dark Waters
https://iamdarkwaters.com
https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=27&v=wRZ9PEcgmm0
Are witnesses reliable?
http://www.apa.org/monitor/apr06/eyewitness.aspx
https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2014/10/how-reliable-eyewitness-testimony-scientists-weigh
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/eyewitnesses-arent-as-reliable-as-you-might-think/2015/01/30/fe1bc26c-7a74-11e4-9a27-6fdbc612bff8_story.html?utm_term=.613a7d7a3cdd
Evidence
Images of wolves on two legs:
https://i.pinimg.com/736x/a2/21/b0/a221b0d4715a6c9485b67661bd6c3f9b.jpg
https://i.pinimg.com/736x/5d/7e/0a/5d7e0a8356fa2e9a61aeabcd711eff08.jpg
http://68.media.tumblr.com/3d61deb197b65c4fe094469ef3e3711b/tumblr_n0p5ewnblr1s7i1rro1_r1_500.png
https://78.media.tumblr.com/39679465b0bb7accbd6f939e1c700cd0/tumblr_n485t9aRiM1rwcfrqo1_500.png
Dogs on two legs:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7f1ovurzU2s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bvbIAtQtaog
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vJzVrexUiuc
http://www.northamericandogmanproject.com/gallery.html
Scott Carpenter’s Blog
https://dogman-monsters-are-real.blogspot.com
Video – The Michican Dogman – Evidence (2008)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-1l6ueDTwlg
The Onaway Photo
http://cryptosightings.com/tag/onaway-photo-of-dogman
The Beast of Seven Chutes
http://thecryptozoologist.webs.com/apps/blog/show/15804598-the-beast-of-
Are they dangerous?
https://dogmanencounters.com/about-dogmen/
Land Between The Lakes
http://www.thecryptozoologist.webs.com/apps/blog/show/6515972-the-beast-of-land-between-the-lakes-part-1
Bigfoot Crossroads
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DnRxX-qCUtY&t=3316s
Hoaxes
MI Dogman Song, AKA The Cook Song, AKA The Legend of the Dogman
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michigan_Dogman
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5uwFZYCwnS0
The Gable Film
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4fDeT8H2CwQ
http://www.ghosttheory.com/2010/03/25/ monsterquest-gable-film-mystery-solved
Newly Discovered species:
http://www.arkive.org/explore/species?theme=newly-discovered-species&results=60
Species that were once considered myths:
http://www.animalplanet.com/tv-shows/monster-week/mythical-animals-that-turned-out-to-be-real/
Mountain lion in Milwaukee:
http://wgntv.com/2015/07/22/video-captures-possible-lion-sighting-in-milwaukee/
http://fox6now.com/2015/07/31/milwaukee-lion-latest-source-says-tracks-photographed-confirming-large-cat-with-retractable-claws/
Mountain lion in Chicago
https://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2008/04/080417-cougar-shot.html
TIME INDEX:
Segment | Start Time |
Intro | 0:00 |
Opening Discussion | 0:54 |
Use Your Imagination | 3:14 |
What dogmen are not - Bigfoot | 5:55 |
What dogmen are not - Werewolf | 7:18 |
What dogmen are not - Skinwalker | 7:58 |
What is a dogman - Physical description | 8:48 |
Anubis | 10:18 |
Cynocephala, Dog Headed Men | 12:08 |
Werewolf Legend | 15:41 |
Sighting #1 | 19:13 |
Sighting #2 | 21:21 |
Sighting #3 | 22:29 |
Sightings #4-#9 | 24:05 |
Linda Godfrey & Steven Krueger Encounter | 27:05 |
Podcasts & YouTube Channels - Eyewitness Encounters | 37:05 |
Are witnesses reliable? | 41:24 |
Evidence | 48:47 |
Are they dangerous? | 53:43 |
Land Between the Lakes Story | 56:32 |
Hoaxes | 58:36 |
Newly Discovered Species | 1:02:02 |
Conclusion | 1:03:01 |
Song - I Could Be Wrong | 1:07:06 |