Welcome to my short lived podcast, where I discussed a few topics I found interesting.  

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: 

https://kellybroganmd.com/mass-shootings-the-new-manifestation-of-an-ancient-phenomenon-and-their-link-to-psychiatric-drugs/

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/mad-in-america/201101/psychiatric-drugs-and-violence-review-fda-data-finds-link

http://truthinmedia.com/reality-check-mass-shootings-psychiatric-drugs/

https://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/crime/item/28307-from-prozac-to-parkland-are-psychiatric-drugs-causing-mass-shootings

https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/stocks/another-mass-shooting-potentially-linked-to-psychiatric-drugs-1002085657

https://www.wnd.com/2018/02/media-ignoring-1-crucial-factor-in-florida-school-shooting/

 

Con:

https://www.12news.com/article/news/local/verify/verify-are-psychiatric-drugs-to-blame-for-school-shootings/75-557292268

https://schoolshooters.info/sites/default/files/psychiatric_medications_3.4.pdf

http://www.latimes.com/science/la-sci-sn-medication-violent-crime-mental-illness-20140507-story.html#

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4318286/

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://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/history/2013/11/john_f_kennedy_conspiracy_theories_debunked_why_the_magic_bullet_and_grassy.html

http://jfkfacts.org/gary-mack-dies-called-attention-to-jfk-acoustic-evidence/

 

The Gulf of Tonkin Incident

https://www.nytimes.com/2005/12/02/politics/vietnam-war-intelligence-deliberately-skewed-secret-study-says.html

 

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.washingtonpost.com/news/retropolis/wp/2017/05/16/youve-got-bad-blood-the-horror-of-the-tuskegee-syphilis-experiment/?utm_term=.12e4c2a593c7

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

 

 

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.ancient-origins.net/opinion-guest-authors/drugs-ancient-cultures-history-drug-use-and-effects-006051

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

http://prohibition.themobmuseum.org/the-history/the-rise-of-organized-crime/the-mob-during-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://marijuana.procon.org/

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://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2016/10/13/heres-how-legal-pot-changed-colorado-and-washington/?utm_term=.ee013921a716

https://news.lift.co/five-years-effects-legalization-colorado-washington-state/

 

“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

https://www.usa.gov/enter-us

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.washingtonpost.com/news/fact-checker/wp/2018/06/19/the-facts-about-trumps-policy-of-separating-families-at-the-border/?noredirect=on&utm_term=.0f2960d6e49b

https://www.vox.com/2018/6/30/17520820/families-together-detention-separate-camp-military

 

 

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?

Join me as I discuss methods of manipulation, mind control, Project MK Ultra, and the Netflix Show "The Push."

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/

 

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?

https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/busting-myths-about-human-nature/201204/bad-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

http://www.collective-evolution.com/2014/01/04/science-suggests-humans-are-not-inately-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

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2759619/Natural-born-killers-Chimpanzees-inherently-violent-wage-war-like-human-cousins-study-claims.html

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

 

 

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.  

Join me as I tell you what I think about Bigfoot - evidence (some of which is debunked), eyewitness encounters, and hoaxes.

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

http://www.relativelyinteresting.com/heres-what-the-bigfoot-patterson-gimlin-film-looks-like-when-its-stabilized/

https://dangerousminds.net/comments/is_there_anyone_left_who_still_believes_the_1967_bigfoot_film_footage

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:

https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=2&ved=0ahUKEwi0t4fUqrDaAhWl5YMKHT5fCc0QFgg4MAE&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.asla.org%2FuploadedFiles%2FCMS%2FGovernment_Affairs%2FFederal_Government_Affairs%2FOIA_OutdoorRecEconomyReport2012.pdf&usg=AOvVaw24lnXw0xiHWEdqtGd5Ds7y

https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20170315005391/en/Camping-U.S.-Trend-Expected-Continue-Millennials-Seek

 

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

 

 

 

 

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

https://lindagodfrey.com

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