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June 14, 2015
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Nick Redfern Explores Incredible Historical Conspiracies on The Paracast
The Paracast is heard Sundays from 3:00 AM until 6:00 AM Central Time on the GCN Radio Network and affiliates around the USA, the Boost Radio Network, the IRN Internet Radio Network, and online across the globe via download and on-demand streaming.
Announcing The Paracast+: We have another radio show, and for a low monthly or annual subscription fee, you will receive access to After The Paracast, plus a higher-quality version of The Paracast without, the network ads, and chat rooms. NEW! We’ve added an RSS feed for fast updates of the latest episodes, and The Paracast+ video channel is coming soon. For more information about our premium package, please visit: Introducing The Paracast+ | The Paracast — The Gold Standard of Paranormal Radio.
Attention U.S. Listeners: Help Us Bring The Paracast to Your City! In the summer of 2010, The Paracast joined the GCN radio network. This represented a huge step in bringing our show to a larger, mainstream audience. But we need your help to add additional affiliates to our growing network. Please ask one of your local talk stations if they are interested in carrying The Paracast. Feel free to contact us directly with the names of programming people we might be able to contact on your behalf. We can't do this alone, and if you succeed in convincing your local station to carry the show, we'll reward you with one of our special T-shirts, and other goodies. With your help, The Paracast can grow into one of the most popular paranormal shows on the planet!
Please Visit Our Online Store: You asked, and we answered. We are now taking orders for The Official Paracast T-Shirt and an expanded collection of other specially customized merchandise. To get your T-Shirt now featuring our brand new logo, just pay a visit to our online store at The Official Paracast Store to select your size and place your order. We also offer a complete lineup of other premium merchandise for your family, your friends and your business contacts.
About The Paracast: The Paracast covers a world beyond science, where UFOs, poltergeists and strange phenomena of all kinds have been reported by millions across the planet.
Set Up: The Paracast is a paranormal radio show that takes you on a journey to a world beyond science, where UFOs, poltergeists and strange phenomena of all kinds have been reported by millions. The Paracast seeks to shed light on the mysteries and complexities of our Universe and the secrets that surround us in our everyday lives.
Join long-time paranormal researcher Gene Steinberg, co-host and acclaimed field investigator Christopher O'Brien, and a panel of special guest experts and experiencers, as they explore the realms of the known and unknown. Listen each week to the great stories of the history of the paranormal field in the 20th and 21st centuries.
This Week's Episode: One of our favorite author/researchers, the amazingly busy Nick Redfern, returns to The Paracast to talk about his latest books: “Secret History: Conspiracies from Ancient Aliens to the New World Order.” It’s a large book, and there’s plenty of ground to cover from the mainstays, such as the Kennedy Assassination, Walt Disney and the CIA, to loads of other topics. We’ll also get a blow-by-blow about his recent appearance at the Contact in the Desert conference, Slidegate, and other pertinent subjects. Nick is always fun, informative and entertaining.
Available exclusively to Paracast+ subscribers on June 14: Gene and Chris present an encore appearance by author Nick Redfern with even more amazing information about conspiracies through the ages that include 9/11, Watergate, whether Hitler may have survived World War II, Ancient Astronauts, advanced civilizations in our pre-history, the possible links involving Native American legends, Bigfoot and UFOs, and other topics.
Chris O’Brien’s Site: Our Strange Planet
Nick Redfern’s Blog: Nick Redfern's World of Whatever...
Reminder: Please don't forget to visit our famous Paracast Community Forums for the latest news/views/debates on all things paranormal: The Paracast Community Forums.
Can You Believe History?
By Gene Steinberg
I normally don’t pay a whole lot of attention to public relations announcements. They are intended mainly to advance an idea, or promote a product or service. Thus, they will inevitably contain claims that are exaggerated or downright false.
But when something is published in a book about history, you want to believe that it represents the truth, particularly if that book is being given – or sold – to students and used as the basis for a school’s curriculum. Of course, the reality is that such textbooks are often distilled from a wide variety of sources, and the contents are approved by editors and publishers based in the requirements set by school boards and other arbiters of the information that’s being presented.
But how much of that information is accurate? How much of it represents someone’s agenda?
As you might realize if you spend any time at all watching cable news, particularly here in the U.S., what passes for news is very often little more than someone’s opinion or a spin on a particular report. So the people who watch these shows may come away with very different impressions of current events.
Some may believe, and this may seem outrageous to most of you, that President Barack Obama is an evil foreign intruder from Kenya, someone not really qualified for the office he holds, who is, variously, a fascist, a communist, or a criminal who holds the U.S. Constitution in contempt. Others believe he is, as his birth certificate indicates, a man born in 1961 in Hawaii, who is a decent enough President, but maybe too forgiving of extremists on the opposite side of the political spectrum.
Obviously both versions – and the many shades between those extremes – cannot possibly be true, but that’s how polarized our society is these days. And, yes, I realize I am comparing a set of generally accepted facts with what appears to be an absurd flight of fancy, but these are strange days indeed.
The real question is whether we can believe even our recent history, particularly if it involves events that occurred before we were born. That takes us to a promotional sheet about author Nick Redfern’s latest book, “Secret History: Conspiracies from Ancient Aliens to the New World Order.” The first two sentences say it all: “History is written by the winners – and the powerful – but how much of it is fiction? And who is really in control today?”
The book presents intriguing evidence that a number of significant events throughout history may not have occurred quite the way we have been taught. Consider the Watergate scandal that brought down a sitting U.S. President. What started out as what was referred to as a “third-rate burglary,” became a major event, in part, because of the groundbreaking investigative reporting from Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein, who recounted much of their work in a best-selling book, “All the President’s Men.”
The two authors claimed to have received key leads in unraveling the Watergate conspiracy from a secret source that they referred to as “Deep Throat.” In the movie version, Deep Throat was portrayed by character actor Hal Holbrook, and his real identity was later revealed to be Mark Felt, a former Associate Director of the FBI. His name was disclosed shortly before his death in 2008. But when those reports finally surfaced, it was not as if Felt could be interviewed to deliver first-hand memories of his reasons to spill the beans about government treachery to the press. He was already suffering from the effects of dementia and was unable to offer any further insights.
But Redfern suggests another possibility, that the name Deep Throat may have actually represented several sources of Watergate secrets, but it was all pinned on Felt to honor him for his help, and to close off any speculation about any other informants.
And so it goes.
Through over 400 pages, Redfern carefully crafts compelling pictures that many historical events may not have played out quite as we believe. Whether it’s our interactions with god-like beings in ancient times, to possible UFO crashes, assassinations of political leaders and famous figures from the world of entertainment, the truth may have been hidden, or distorted, by the powers that be.
Sometimes critical facts may be altered, or concealed, for expediency by politicians to protect the public and possibly prevent panic. So if a lone crazed gunman killed President Kennedy, as claimed, the story must end there, because there’s nothing else to investigate, and you can chalk it up to an unfortunate tragedy. Take the experience as a warning that the Secret Service must become more vigilant in protecting those in their charge.
But from almost the very first day, independent investigators unearthed contradictions, evidence that indicated that perhaps things were not as they appeared to be. The people blamed by conspiracy theorists for the Kennedy assassination cover a wide range, including organized crime, the CIA and perhaps his successor, President Lyndon Johnson. Even if Lee Harvey Oswald was guilty, perhaps he had help, or maybe he was set up as a patsy to conceal the presence of several snipers who actually did the deed.
Roswell, NM? Was it just a balloon, as the Air Force maintains, or some sort of secret experiment that went awry? Is it possible the U.S. government was actually testing aircraft acquired from the remnants of Nazi science when one of those airplanes crashed? Wouldn’t they want to hide the truth from the Russians in the early days of the Cold War? But what if the claim that a flying saucer crashed was, itself, a cover story to spook Russian spies who might have been seeking the secrets of American post-war technology?
Or was Roswell, as many in the UFO field believe, indeed the crash of a spaceship from parts unknown?
As you see, there is often no single interpretation for key events in our past, and even agreeing on what happened yesterday somewhere on the planet may be extremely difficult, if not impossible.
How can you believe anything at all if seemingly rational people cannot come together on a basic set of facts? Yes, perhaps we simply do our best given the limits of human perception, but quite often there is little agreement whatever, so we are left with widely divergent versions.
Is there no one reality, or are there many realities, each diverging from the other to a lesser or greater degree? Can we depend on anything as true, or is everything we perceive a self-generated or externally-generated illusion?
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June 14, 2015
www.theparacast.com
Nick Redfern Explores Incredible Historical Conspiracies on The Paracast
The Paracast is heard Sundays from 3:00 AM until 6:00 AM Central Time on the GCN Radio Network and affiliates around the USA, the Boost Radio Network, the IRN Internet Radio Network, and online across the globe via download and on-demand streaming.
Announcing The Paracast+: We have another radio show, and for a low monthly or annual subscription fee, you will receive access to After The Paracast, plus a higher-quality version of The Paracast without, the network ads, and chat rooms. NEW! We’ve added an RSS feed for fast updates of the latest episodes, and The Paracast+ video channel is coming soon. For more information about our premium package, please visit: Introducing The Paracast+ | The Paracast — The Gold Standard of Paranormal Radio.
Attention U.S. Listeners: Help Us Bring The Paracast to Your City! In the summer of 2010, The Paracast joined the GCN radio network. This represented a huge step in bringing our show to a larger, mainstream audience. But we need your help to add additional affiliates to our growing network. Please ask one of your local talk stations if they are interested in carrying The Paracast. Feel free to contact us directly with the names of programming people we might be able to contact on your behalf. We can't do this alone, and if you succeed in convincing your local station to carry the show, we'll reward you with one of our special T-shirts, and other goodies. With your help, The Paracast can grow into one of the most popular paranormal shows on the planet!
Please Visit Our Online Store: You asked, and we answered. We are now taking orders for The Official Paracast T-Shirt and an expanded collection of other specially customized merchandise. To get your T-Shirt now featuring our brand new logo, just pay a visit to our online store at The Official Paracast Store to select your size and place your order. We also offer a complete lineup of other premium merchandise for your family, your friends and your business contacts.
About The Paracast: The Paracast covers a world beyond science, where UFOs, poltergeists and strange phenomena of all kinds have been reported by millions across the planet.
Set Up: The Paracast is a paranormal radio show that takes you on a journey to a world beyond science, where UFOs, poltergeists and strange phenomena of all kinds have been reported by millions. The Paracast seeks to shed light on the mysteries and complexities of our Universe and the secrets that surround us in our everyday lives.
Join long-time paranormal researcher Gene Steinberg, co-host and acclaimed field investigator Christopher O'Brien, and a panel of special guest experts and experiencers, as they explore the realms of the known and unknown. Listen each week to the great stories of the history of the paranormal field in the 20th and 21st centuries.
This Week's Episode: One of our favorite author/researchers, the amazingly busy Nick Redfern, returns to The Paracast to talk about his latest books: “Secret History: Conspiracies from Ancient Aliens to the New World Order.” It’s a large book, and there’s plenty of ground to cover from the mainstays, such as the Kennedy Assassination, Walt Disney and the CIA, to loads of other topics. We’ll also get a blow-by-blow about his recent appearance at the Contact in the Desert conference, Slidegate, and other pertinent subjects. Nick is always fun, informative and entertaining.
Available exclusively to Paracast+ subscribers on June 14: Gene and Chris present an encore appearance by author Nick Redfern with even more amazing information about conspiracies through the ages that include 9/11, Watergate, whether Hitler may have survived World War II, Ancient Astronauts, advanced civilizations in our pre-history, the possible links involving Native American legends, Bigfoot and UFOs, and other topics.
Chris O’Brien’s Site: Our Strange Planet
Nick Redfern’s Blog: Nick Redfern's World of Whatever...
Reminder: Please don't forget to visit our famous Paracast Community Forums for the latest news/views/debates on all things paranormal: The Paracast Community Forums.
Can You Believe History?
By Gene Steinberg
I normally don’t pay a whole lot of attention to public relations announcements. They are intended mainly to advance an idea, or promote a product or service. Thus, they will inevitably contain claims that are exaggerated or downright false.
But when something is published in a book about history, you want to believe that it represents the truth, particularly if that book is being given – or sold – to students and used as the basis for a school’s curriculum. Of course, the reality is that such textbooks are often distilled from a wide variety of sources, and the contents are approved by editors and publishers based in the requirements set by school boards and other arbiters of the information that’s being presented.
But how much of that information is accurate? How much of it represents someone’s agenda?
As you might realize if you spend any time at all watching cable news, particularly here in the U.S., what passes for news is very often little more than someone’s opinion or a spin on a particular report. So the people who watch these shows may come away with very different impressions of current events.
Some may believe, and this may seem outrageous to most of you, that President Barack Obama is an evil foreign intruder from Kenya, someone not really qualified for the office he holds, who is, variously, a fascist, a communist, or a criminal who holds the U.S. Constitution in contempt. Others believe he is, as his birth certificate indicates, a man born in 1961 in Hawaii, who is a decent enough President, but maybe too forgiving of extremists on the opposite side of the political spectrum.
Obviously both versions – and the many shades between those extremes – cannot possibly be true, but that’s how polarized our society is these days. And, yes, I realize I am comparing a set of generally accepted facts with what appears to be an absurd flight of fancy, but these are strange days indeed.
The real question is whether we can believe even our recent history, particularly if it involves events that occurred before we were born. That takes us to a promotional sheet about author Nick Redfern’s latest book, “Secret History: Conspiracies from Ancient Aliens to the New World Order.” The first two sentences say it all: “History is written by the winners – and the powerful – but how much of it is fiction? And who is really in control today?”
The book presents intriguing evidence that a number of significant events throughout history may not have occurred quite the way we have been taught. Consider the Watergate scandal that brought down a sitting U.S. President. What started out as what was referred to as a “third-rate burglary,” became a major event, in part, because of the groundbreaking investigative reporting from Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein, who recounted much of their work in a best-selling book, “All the President’s Men.”
The two authors claimed to have received key leads in unraveling the Watergate conspiracy from a secret source that they referred to as “Deep Throat.” In the movie version, Deep Throat was portrayed by character actor Hal Holbrook, and his real identity was later revealed to be Mark Felt, a former Associate Director of the FBI. His name was disclosed shortly before his death in 2008. But when those reports finally surfaced, it was not as if Felt could be interviewed to deliver first-hand memories of his reasons to spill the beans about government treachery to the press. He was already suffering from the effects of dementia and was unable to offer any further insights.
But Redfern suggests another possibility, that the name Deep Throat may have actually represented several sources of Watergate secrets, but it was all pinned on Felt to honor him for his help, and to close off any speculation about any other informants.
And so it goes.
Through over 400 pages, Redfern carefully crafts compelling pictures that many historical events may not have played out quite as we believe. Whether it’s our interactions with god-like beings in ancient times, to possible UFO crashes, assassinations of political leaders and famous figures from the world of entertainment, the truth may have been hidden, or distorted, by the powers that be.
Sometimes critical facts may be altered, or concealed, for expediency by politicians to protect the public and possibly prevent panic. So if a lone crazed gunman killed President Kennedy, as claimed, the story must end there, because there’s nothing else to investigate, and you can chalk it up to an unfortunate tragedy. Take the experience as a warning that the Secret Service must become more vigilant in protecting those in their charge.
But from almost the very first day, independent investigators unearthed contradictions, evidence that indicated that perhaps things were not as they appeared to be. The people blamed by conspiracy theorists for the Kennedy assassination cover a wide range, including organized crime, the CIA and perhaps his successor, President Lyndon Johnson. Even if Lee Harvey Oswald was guilty, perhaps he had help, or maybe he was set up as a patsy to conceal the presence of several snipers who actually did the deed.
Roswell, NM? Was it just a balloon, as the Air Force maintains, or some sort of secret experiment that went awry? Is it possible the U.S. government was actually testing aircraft acquired from the remnants of Nazi science when one of those airplanes crashed? Wouldn’t they want to hide the truth from the Russians in the early days of the Cold War? But what if the claim that a flying saucer crashed was, itself, a cover story to spook Russian spies who might have been seeking the secrets of American post-war technology?
Or was Roswell, as many in the UFO field believe, indeed the crash of a spaceship from parts unknown?
As you see, there is often no single interpretation for key events in our past, and even agreeing on what happened yesterday somewhere on the planet may be extremely difficult, if not impossible.
How can you believe anything at all if seemingly rational people cannot come together on a basic set of facts? Yes, perhaps we simply do our best given the limits of human perception, but quite often there is little agreement whatever, so we are left with widely divergent versions.
Is there no one reality, or are there many realities, each diverging from the other to a lesser or greater degree? Can we depend on anything as true, or is everything we perceive a self-generated or externally-generated illusion?
Copyright 1999-2015 The Paracast LLC. All Rights Reserved.
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