THE PARACAST NEWSLETTER
October 22, 2011
UFOs in South America Explored on The Paracast
Special Announcement: The Paracast is heard Sundays from 6:00 PM until 9:00 PM (Central Time) on the GCN radio network.
Here's How You Can Help The Paracast: Although ads help cover a small part of our expenses, the income they produce is never enough. Also, we do not receive any revenue from the ads placed on the show by our network or local stations. So we hope you're able to help fill the gap if you can to help us cover increasing server costs and other expenses -- or perhaps provide a little extra cash for lunch. No contribution is too small (or too large
. We have a Donate link on our home page, below the logo and audio player. There's also a Donate link on our forums, right below our logo. Or just send your PayPal donation direct to sales (at) theparacast (dot) com.
Attention U.S. Listeners: Help Us Bring The Paracast to Your City! Last summer, 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!
You Can Now Order The Official Paracast T-Shirt: You asked, and we answered. We are now taking orders for The Official Paracast T-Shirt and a 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 Welcome to The Official Paracast Store to select your size and place your order. We now also offer a lineup of other premium merchandise featuring The Paracast logo.
Sunday, October 23, 2011: 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 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: Gene and Chris present noted Brazilian UFO expert A.J. Gevaerd, editor of the Brazilian UFO Magazine. He’ll be focusing on the ongoing disclosure of UFO documents by the Brazilian government and the key cases he’s investigated.
Christopher O'Brien's Site: http://www.ourstrangeplanet.com/
Brazilian UFO Magazine: http://ufo.com.br/
Reminder: Reminder: Don't forget to visit our famous Paracast Community Forums for the latest news/views/debates on all things paranormal:https://www.theparacast.com/forum/.
Confronting the Eccentrics
by Gene Steinberg
As you might imagine, there are loads of opinions in the world of the paranormal. With so many strange things happening to so many people, with precious few real answers available, it makes sense that there are so many different viewpoints to consider.
Now one thing that distinguishes The Paracast from some other paranormal radio shows is the fact that we don’t just accept wacky claims and move on. I suppose there’s plenty of entertainment value in putting on people some regard as eccentric and allowing them to extol their outlandish claims without asking for a shred of evidence. It may even make for great ratings.
But that’s not what we’re about, and it’s a sure thing that we get criticized for taking forthright positions. It’s as if some people just can’t handle the truth about such matters, whatever that truth might be.
I know that, early on, we featured a guest who boasted of the value of what he called “extraterrestrial science.” He was someone who spent his time on the show reciting some incoherent jargon while trying to make us believe that any of it was significant. Of course, we exposed that guest for what he was, someone who wasn’t particularly knowledgeable about science, who still managed to get book deals and a certain degree of respect from people who didn’t pay close attention.
More recently, we featured a guest who came on, in part, to tout his new book about top secret alien-related experiments at an alleged military base in Dulce, New Mexico. Again, we were confronted with an empty shirt who merely repeated some unconfirmed information he read in some books, and was never able to actually prove that he had access to real information on the subject.
The aftermath of this curious episode is worth a few words.
After we made the guest feel uncomfortable by asking sensible questions about his claims, he decided to leave the field of UFO research, and halt publication of the book. But only a few days later, he was back, and the book became available strictly as an ebook, an electronic version. But the author has ignored requests to send us a copy, so maybe we should let the matter rest.
Now yet another example of someone presenting a set of outlandish and unproven claims came on our October 16th episode, where we featured someone new to the field, one Aaron Kaplan.
Now I first became curious about Kaplan’s book, “Deep Analysis: Frightening Conclusion,” for very mundane reasons. We both attended the same high school, though evidently in different years. His last name is the same as my wife’s maiden name, though they aren’t related.
But that just opened the door. Now retired, Kaplan worked in the aerospace industry as an engineer, and thus would seem to be well equipped to analyze evidence and reach sensible conclusions. Or at least, that would seem sensible, although it didn’t quite work out that way in practice.
You see, the book is filled with all sorts of unproven rumors, culled from all sorts of sources, such as books, and even the Internet. It doesn’t seem as if Kaplan made any effort whatever to attempt to verify this material. He simply collected all this crazy stuff, mixed it into one huge pot, and claimed that he had solved the UFO mystery.
As listeners to this episode came to realize soon enough, the emperor had no clothes. Starting with an apparently inaccurate memory of seeing a film showing UFOs crashing at Roswell in the 1960s, to fanciful tales of the late polar explorer, Admiral Richard Byrd, exploring crystalline cities within the hollow Earth, it was clear that Kaplan was in way over his head.
But he treated us with respect from beginning to end and, after the episode was recorded, congratulated us for asking the hard questions. He even allowed us to post an ebook version of his book in our forums, though, truth to tell, the book is a tough read.
Forum reaction was predictable. Most of our members agreed with our approach and conclusions. Some felt we shouldn’t have conducted an interview that would inevitably end up as a train wreck, though a few people actually felt that Kaplan was on to something.
Well, I am not going to argue with anyone’s right to hold an opinion. No doubt there will be other guests who will also fail to demonstrate that there are facts and evidence behind their claims. But that won’t stop us in our search for the signal behind the noise.
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October 22, 2011
UFOs in South America Explored on The Paracast
Special Announcement: The Paracast is heard Sundays from 6:00 PM until 9:00 PM (Central Time) on the GCN radio network.
Here's How You Can Help The Paracast: Although ads help cover a small part of our expenses, the income they produce is never enough. Also, we do not receive any revenue from the ads placed on the show by our network or local stations. So we hope you're able to help fill the gap if you can to help us cover increasing server costs and other expenses -- or perhaps provide a little extra cash for lunch. No contribution is too small (or too large
. We have a Donate link on our home page, below the logo and audio player. There's also a Donate link on our forums, right below our logo. Or just send your PayPal donation direct to sales (at) theparacast (dot) com.Attention U.S. Listeners: Help Us Bring The Paracast to Your City! Last summer, 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!
You Can Now Order The Official Paracast T-Shirt: You asked, and we answered. We are now taking orders for The Official Paracast T-Shirt and a 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 Welcome to The Official Paracast Store to select your size and place your order. We now also offer a lineup of other premium merchandise featuring The Paracast logo.
Sunday, October 23, 2011: 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 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: Gene and Chris present noted Brazilian UFO expert A.J. Gevaerd, editor of the Brazilian UFO Magazine. He’ll be focusing on the ongoing disclosure of UFO documents by the Brazilian government and the key cases he’s investigated.
Christopher O'Brien's Site: http://www.ourstrangeplanet.com/
Brazilian UFO Magazine: http://ufo.com.br/
Reminder: Reminder: Don't forget to visit our famous Paracast Community Forums for the latest news/views/debates on all things paranormal:https://www.theparacast.com/forum/.
Confronting the Eccentrics
by Gene Steinberg
As you might imagine, there are loads of opinions in the world of the paranormal. With so many strange things happening to so many people, with precious few real answers available, it makes sense that there are so many different viewpoints to consider.
Now one thing that distinguishes The Paracast from some other paranormal radio shows is the fact that we don’t just accept wacky claims and move on. I suppose there’s plenty of entertainment value in putting on people some regard as eccentric and allowing them to extol their outlandish claims without asking for a shred of evidence. It may even make for great ratings.
But that’s not what we’re about, and it’s a sure thing that we get criticized for taking forthright positions. It’s as if some people just can’t handle the truth about such matters, whatever that truth might be.
I know that, early on, we featured a guest who boasted of the value of what he called “extraterrestrial science.” He was someone who spent his time on the show reciting some incoherent jargon while trying to make us believe that any of it was significant. Of course, we exposed that guest for what he was, someone who wasn’t particularly knowledgeable about science, who still managed to get book deals and a certain degree of respect from people who didn’t pay close attention.
More recently, we featured a guest who came on, in part, to tout his new book about top secret alien-related experiments at an alleged military base in Dulce, New Mexico. Again, we were confronted with an empty shirt who merely repeated some unconfirmed information he read in some books, and was never able to actually prove that he had access to real information on the subject.
The aftermath of this curious episode is worth a few words.
After we made the guest feel uncomfortable by asking sensible questions about his claims, he decided to leave the field of UFO research, and halt publication of the book. But only a few days later, he was back, and the book became available strictly as an ebook, an electronic version. But the author has ignored requests to send us a copy, so maybe we should let the matter rest.
Now yet another example of someone presenting a set of outlandish and unproven claims came on our October 16th episode, where we featured someone new to the field, one Aaron Kaplan.
Now I first became curious about Kaplan’s book, “Deep Analysis: Frightening Conclusion,” for very mundane reasons. We both attended the same high school, though evidently in different years. His last name is the same as my wife’s maiden name, though they aren’t related.
But that just opened the door. Now retired, Kaplan worked in the aerospace industry as an engineer, and thus would seem to be well equipped to analyze evidence and reach sensible conclusions. Or at least, that would seem sensible, although it didn’t quite work out that way in practice.
You see, the book is filled with all sorts of unproven rumors, culled from all sorts of sources, such as books, and even the Internet. It doesn’t seem as if Kaplan made any effort whatever to attempt to verify this material. He simply collected all this crazy stuff, mixed it into one huge pot, and claimed that he had solved the UFO mystery.
As listeners to this episode came to realize soon enough, the emperor had no clothes. Starting with an apparently inaccurate memory of seeing a film showing UFOs crashing at Roswell in the 1960s, to fanciful tales of the late polar explorer, Admiral Richard Byrd, exploring crystalline cities within the hollow Earth, it was clear that Kaplan was in way over his head.
But he treated us with respect from beginning to end and, after the episode was recorded, congratulated us for asking the hard questions. He even allowed us to post an ebook version of his book in our forums, though, truth to tell, the book is a tough read.
Forum reaction was predictable. Most of our members agreed with our approach and conclusions. Some felt we shouldn’t have conducted an interview that would inevitably end up as a train wreck, though a few people actually felt that Kaplan was on to something.
Well, I am not going to argue with anyone’s right to hold an opinion. No doubt there will be other guests who will also fail to demonstrate that there are facts and evidence behind their claims. But that won’t stop us in our search for the signal behind the noise.
The Paracast Copyright 1999-2011 Making The Impossible, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Privacy Policy: Your personal information is safe with us. We will positively never give out your name and/or e-mail address to anybody else, and that's a promise!