In the first hour, historian and author Bill Forstchen discussed the state of Earth's power grid. "Electricity is the fundamental building block of our society," he stated. "If you cut electricity off, everything starts to fall apart." According to Forstchen, our system here in the US is highly vulnerable to disruption. He mentioned the late intelligence officer Peter Pry, who for years advocated cost-effective ways of upgrading our country's infrastructure. "This is an insurance policy on our electrical grid," Forstchen claimed. He also spoke about solar flares and electromagnetic pulses (EMPs) that could impact the planet, outlining what would happen in the event of a devastating EMP attack. All the food in supermarkets would quickly spoil and our whole digital way of life would come to a standstill, he explained.
Forstchen criticized presidential candidate Kamala Harris for not addressing the threat of EMPs targeting the US, and shared his belief that Donald Trump would take the issue more seriously if he were reelected. He also assessed the ability and willingness of other countries when it comes to launching these EMP attacks, noting that several of our adversaries wouldn't dare wipe out the US power grid because of existing trade agreements. Isolated countries such as North Korea, however, wouldn't hesitate to launch such an attack if they were capable, Forstchen said. The conversation also touched on the Carrington Event of 1859, which was the strongest and most disruptive solar flare on record.
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The final three hours of the program featured podcasters from Coast to Coast AM's Paranormal Podcast Network. Sandra Champlain, who hosts the show Shades of the Afterlife, spoke about her unshakeable belief in a realm beyond death. "I have zero doubts that the afterlife exists," she asserted. She also highlighted how adversity makes us spiritually stronger, noting that our souls grow during difficult times. Life's balance of good and bad is an essential part of human development, she claimed: "In order to experience joy, we need to experience sadness." Champlain told listeners how she doesn't bother trying to convince close-minded skeptics of life after death, but instead focuses on others who are open to the idea of a higher spiritual realm. When asked to describe this transcendent place, she painted a picture of a world that looks very much like the one we live in. "Even our pets are there," she insisted, while also emphasizing how souls can communicate telepathically in the afterlife.
Joshua P. Warren, who hosts the Strange Things podcast, spoke next about topics ranging from healing holy water to Nikola Tesla's purple plate technology. He shared how spring water from the city of Lourdes in France shows crosses and other Christian symbols when absorbing certain frequencies. This water, which allegedly appeared after a young girl saw an apparition of the Virgin Mary, reportedly has the power to cure a wide range of illnesses. Regarding Tesla's purple plates, Warren described how these anodized metal slabs are passive antennas for "bio-energy", also known as "chi" in China or as "prana" in India. He detailed his own process for channeling this energy in this diagram here.
The final guest, Captain Ron Janix from the podcast Beyond Contact, spoke about his research into ufology and paranormal phenomena. When asked about UFO sightings, he claimed that "99.9% have a terrestrial explanation." Janix explained how both believers and non-believers make assertions about these sightings before conducting an appropriate level of research. It's a problem that extends beyond just UFOs, he said. "Someone will believe in Bigfoot and say, 'Loch Ness Monster? That's silly!'" According to Janix, demanding government disclosure of extraterrestrial phenomena is futile. "I don't think we're going to get anything from the government," he revealed.
News segment guests: Chris Gilbert, Jeff Nelken