By Tim Binnall
Life after death, forbidden archaeology, and investigations of haunted locations were among the fascinating topics explored this past week on Coast to Coast AM. And, here at the C2C website, we told you about a possible ghost filmed aboard a ship, a potential solution to the LAX 'jetpack man' mystery, and what may be the world's largest potato. Check out our round-up of highlights from the past week ... In Coast You Missed It.
What happens after death may be humanity's oldest mystery and, this past week on Coast to Coast AM, that intriguing question was explored on a pair of programs. First, on Wednesday night's show, entrepreneur Robert Bigelow announced the winners of his $1.8 million essay contest wherein participants offered their best evidence-based argument for the existence of an afterlife. Then, on Thursday night's program, author James L. Papandrea discussed that mysterious realm as drawn from the teachings of Jesus, the Apostles, and the Church. He posited that, upon passing, a person's soul travels to the proverbial hereafter, where our lives continue after death.
An intriguing mystery that has unfolded over the last year centers around sightings of what appeared to be a jetpack-clad person flying near Los Angeles International Airport. However, this past week, the LAPD released helicopter footage which shed new light on the case and seems to indicate that the 'unidentified flying person' may have been a human-shaped balloon, specifically a decorative piece depicting the character of Jack Skellington from the hit film Nightmare Before Christmas. While some might find the prosaic explanation to be a bit of a disappointment, it's likely something of a relief to authorities since the prospect of a person wearing a jetpack and flying near airports would be a serious security concern.
Forbidden archaeology took center stage on Monday night as longtime C2C guest Michael Cremo returned to the program with an update on his work uncovering artifacts and other oddities which do not fit the conventional timeline for humanity's development as put forward by mainstream science. Specifically, he detailed the thought-provoking discovery of a modern human that was buried 7,000 years ago on an Indonesian island. That find, he suggested, would seem to indicate that there were people anatomically akin to modern humans that were living alongside other types of hominids in the ancient past.
This past week provided one of the best and most unique ghost videos we've seen in quite some time by way of a peculiar piece of footage purportedly captured by a ship's security camera. The vessel was said to have been traveling off the coast of Somalia and, as a preventative measure to avoid being noticed by pirates, all of the lights were turned off and the crew was ordered to their quarters. During that moment wherein there was seemingly no human activity aboard the ship, the security system filmed what can only be described as a full-bodied apparition that suddenly materialized for a few seconds before vanishing into thin air.
C2C celebrated Halloween on Sunday night with a particularly spooky edition of the program, beginning with author Anthony F. Sanchez recounting eerie experiences he had while investigating Colorado's haunted Hotel Boulderado. Later in the show "Paranormal Pete" Orbea shared chilling EVPs that he recorded while conducting paranormal investigations in the historic town of Port Gamble, Washington. And, closing out the program, celebrity guest Don Most from the legendary television show Happy Days recited some of his favorite frightening poems, including Edgar Allen Poe's iconic piece "The Raven."
By far the weirdest story of the week came by way of New Zealand where a couple cleaning out their garden wound up unearthing a jaw-dropping potato that weighs a whopping 17 pounds. The enormous spud, which they have dubbed 'Doug,' is believed to have been growing unnoticed in their yard over the past two years. Since the current record holder is a 'mere' 11 pounds, the tremendous tuber will likely soon be crowned the world's largest potato by Guinness once they can officially confirm its astounding weight. Should the spud claim the title, the couple plans to have a celebration and possibly turn Doug into a tourist attraction.
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