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I'm sort of half out of it this week, so I'll do my best to get the show on the road. I'll be undergoing some minor dental surgery next week, but should be back in fine form by Friday. In the event that I mysteriously die while being "put under", thanks for reading for so long. I wish to be cremated and have my ashes cooked into a cake to be eaten by Noory and Hoagland, live on the air. Make it so, people.
Other than that, the good ship binnall keeps sailing along the esoteric seas. We've got all the usual stuff, albeit a tad abbreviated in The Week that Was. The Week that Is is bolstered because of it, along with the usual look down memory lane with This Week in C2C History and I answer some BoA : Audio related questions and comments in the binnall report mailbag. Also, we have a special Hot Newz this week, wishing our old friend Richard C. Hoagland to get well soon. That, and a preview of this weekend's BoA : Audio with Jerry E. Smith.
So we've got all that and more ! Aren't you glad you stopped by ? Dig in, it's getting cold.
The Week That Was
Looking back, I realize that I only caught like three episodes this week, so my reviews will be scant at best. Sorry about that, folks.
We left off last week with The Noor welcoming R. Gary Patterson back on the show for the first hour to talk about some story involving John Lennon's ghost. I missed it, but it sounds intriguing enough to grab off the archive for future listening.
Meanwhile, during the Standard Open Lines that followed, C2C regular caller "Oscar, Son of Satan" returned to claim that Elvis was still alive and that Oscar planned on possessing him next. Seriously.
Ian and his early show featured Gregg Braden talking about lost religious information. From what I hear it was excellent. Still waiting on those MP3s so I can catch up with Ian.
The Bell Zone on Saturday night was all about hidden dimensions with Lisa Randall. I missed this one and still haven't gotten around to catching it yet.
I did, however, manage to catch the highly anticipated Sunday edition, featuring Aaron Donahue, remote viewer. What an episode that was. For sheer zaniness, it was a classic. As I listened, I found myself disliking Donahue because he seemed like such a "know it all". That said, I did like his pontifications on various esoteric things, his ripping on Ed Dames, the story of how he got cut from the film "Suspect Zero", and his little argument with a caller. This episode was highly entertaining for both it's humour and train wreck style. Donahue was a combination of Dames and Bart Sibrel, and that's not necessarily a bad thing.
There was some scheduling changes to begin the week, as Marianne Williamson was bumped in favor of Douglas Mulhall and Charles Ostman doing a special "Nano Night" on Monday. And ... I promptly stopped listening at that. I can only stomache like one or two nanotechnology episodes a year and wasn't feeling it when they sprung this one on us. No word on when Williamson will be on to talk about "spiritual growth".
Tuesday, Michael Tellinger stopped by to talk about the "ancient astronauts" theory of creation. Talk about a fugly episode. Tellinger brought next to nothing to the table and his only claim to fame seemed to be having read all of Sitchen's books. He just went over the same material that we've heard from countless other guests already. Not good.
Wednesday, Joshua Warren stopped by to talk about his paranormal research. I went in expecting crap, but ended up being pretty entertained by this episode. That said, it did seem like a bit of an over-the-top schill for his new TV show coming soon. Some of the anecdotes and theories were pretty solid and enjoyable though.
Thursday, Charles R. Smith was the guest, talking about technology in security and warfare and he also expounded more on the UAE port deal. I ended up missing this one by accident, so I can't give much of my opinion on it. Smith is as solid as it gets, so it was probably a pretty good one. I'll try and catch it sometime soon.
Even though I missed a few episodes this week, I'm fairly certain that this was one fugly week. The only bright spot was Donahue, who singlehandedly raised the "insane" quotient of the week by like a thousand points.
The Week That Is
This upcoming week looks slightly more promising, but not by much. We start out tonight with an ultrarare Art Bell Friday night appearance ! Normally, I just do not care about Open Lines, but since Bell is hosting, on a weeknight no less, I'll go out of my way to listen. Should be a fun episode.
Ian on Saturday will be Dick Peterson, who will be on to talk about the controversy surrounding the song "Louie Louie". The big mystery for this one will be how they can possibly stretch that topic to fill three hours, but Ian may be able to do it.
Saturday night's Bell Zone features Dr. Sam Parnia, talking about NDEs. Should be a good episode. Bell was great last time he had Albert Taylor on and this one is similar enough to really get him going.
Sunday's Bell Zone may be best of the week, as he has Dr. Rama Coomaraswamy on to talk about the Catholic Church. At first I was pretty skeptical, but now I see that Coomaraswamy (what a name !) is an old friend of the late Malachai Martin, so this may delve into that dark esoteric place we know and love. I expect good things from this one.
Monday, The Noor returns with J. Marvin Herndon to talk geophysics. Earth formation, abiotic oil, global warming, all that stuff. Could be good, could be boring as hell, we'll see.
Tuesday, we talk about holy relics and what have you with Philip Gardiner, billed as "England's Indian Jones", whatever that means. Noory loves this stuff and with a new guest, it should be quality.
Wednesday is TBA. I've been begging for a Jordan Maxwell to fill the TBA slot for months. Make it happen, C2C.
Thursday, David Weiner joins the Noor to talk about psychology of sociopaths and other weird mind stuffs. Depending on how good Weiner is, it could be awesome. If it gets to clinical, then it could be awful. You've been warned.
A dark horse week, on paper, for Coast. It could go either way, in general. No big names, either, which is a surprise.
binnall of america : audio, Season One
This Week : Jerry E. Smith (Part 1 of 2). The author of "Secrets of the Holy Lance" discusses, in-depth, the Spear of Destiny, also known as the Spear of Longinus. We trace the history of the lance from the Passion up to Hitler and all the various factions and rulers who managed to get a hold of it along the way. We also discuss the various esoteric aspects of the spear, the Austrian spear and if it is "the real one", relics in general and tons more. A fascinating discussion of an often overlooked esoteric realm.
Jerry's E. Smith's websites are : www.jerryesmith.com and/or www.secretsoftheholylance.com
Next Week : More from Jerry E. Smith. In Part 2 of 2, we discuss the theories of Nazi Antarctic bases, General Byrd, Operation High Jump, Hitler's mysterious death, and Nazi's in Argentina.
We conclude the lengthy interview with the life and times of esoteric writer, the late Jim Keith. Jerry grew up with Jim Keith and knew him since high school. He saw his evolution as a writer first hand as Keith went from the 'zine movement all the way to conspiracy researcher legend. Jerry also gives his thoughts on Jim Keith's mysterious death. This is an awesome historical look at an esoteric name often referenced but rarely discussed in full.
binnall report mailbag
Letter #1
Hello Tim,
I just discovered your website and have spent hours listening to the interviews now. Some people are old favorites like Jim Marrs and some wonderful new guests, thank you , thank you, thank you. I also wanted to say, I love your interview style, you really listen to the guests and let them bring forth much knowledge that way. You are so polite and so courteous to your guests, it is really a pleasure to listen to the interviews.
Unfortunately I am the only one in my family and circle of friends who seems to be interested in these subjects, but I do not mind talking about these things and hope a seed falls to the ground every so often.
Thank you again for you work,
a very appreciative listener, Barbara H.
Barbara,
Wow, thanks. Great letter, it really brightened my day. I love hearing from long time listeners to BoA : Audio. I always treat my guests well, because I appreciate that they are giving me (and the listeners) their time. Without tooting my own horn, I like to think that being a long time listener to esoteric radio, I know what the guests have said before and what they've been asked, so I go out of my way to ask them stuff I have either never heard or want them to go more in-depth about. My style also benefits from not having a set length nor commercial breaks, giving BoA : Audio the "bootleg" vibe I'd hoped for all along.
Re : your family and friends, I would not stress about it. There are many wonderful folks online who are interested in the esoteric and, chances are, you'll find people in your area that share similar interests. I also wouldn't be surprised if some people in your circle of friends and family are interested in the esoteric, but they are probably as timid as you are to speak about it. When the right time arises, I'm sure you'll find a connection.
Thanks for listening to the show. The support of the BoA listeners is what keeps our engine running.
Letter #2
What the heck is going on with your RSS feed at radio4all.net?
I have my podcast client (iTunes) programmed to grab your podcast automatically from the feed address, but I'm noticing that the radio4all doesn't seem to be updating properly. (For example, there is no Loren Coleman interview.) I hope you haven't given up on posting to this feed address as it is far better to automatically get the podcasts, rather than having to download manually.
BoA : A listener, David
David, thanks for writing. I'm sure you have run into the same problem that many BoA : Audio podcast subscribers have been afflicted with. It's not radio4all.net that is the problem, it is your humble host, binnall. I just sometimes forget to load the podcast feed. I've been especially lax the last month or so. I will try and do better to keep it updated. As of now, we are all caught up. 1000 apologies, sir. Thanks for listening ! As I told the previous author, it's the support of BoA : Audio listeners that keeps the BoA machine running.
Questions ? Comments ? Send them to tbinnall@hotmail.com
This Week in C2C History
3.3.2005 : Runner up for UFO Episode of the Year in the '05 Coasties, Richard Dolan stopped by C2C to discuss UFO secrecy with The Noor. As usual, Dolan had a great perspective on the UFO cover up : "Dolan called UFO secrecy "a kind of cancer on American society," which enforces a pattern of government lying. According to Dolan, "there's no incentive to reveal a secret once [the government has] it," especially if it provides technological advantage in war. The end result of so much government lying is an uninformed and distrustful citizenry, and a lie that is too big to be undone." (C2C Website)
3.3.2004 : Continuing the theme of the UFO cover-up, Dr. Michael Salla joined C2C two years ago today to talk about the infamous Eisenhower meeting with ETs from 1954. It should be noted that Salla's work on this story is what cost him his job at American University after the Washington Post picked up on his story of the Ike/ET meeting. Salla speculated on the terms of the ET meeting, "The Nordics wanted the US to give up their nuclear technology because it could potentially cause damage to the space/time continuum, but Eisenhower refused their request, Salla said. Later, the President struck up a deal with another alien race, the Greys, receiving a technology transfer from them in exchange for an agreement to abduct civilians for short periods of time, though Salla characterized the deal as a kind of "forced surrender," on the part of the US." (C2C Website)
3.3.1997 : Art Bell responds to the critics of esoterica with this soundbite from 9 years ago : "Art says a lot of people sometimes get on his case because he specializes in the weird, etc. But he hereby accuses the mainstream media of not doing their homework, or not being consistent. He tells us of a network report that says breast self exams may not save lives. Art says he could go through a mile long list of things the mainstream media tells us is good for us and then turns around and says the opposite. Has anybody else noticed this." (artbell.com cd rom)
End Notes
That does it for this week's binnall report. Big thanks to all who joined us once again. We'll be back next week, barring a dental mishap, with more hijinks from yours truly.
Plugs : Jerry E. Smith (Part 1 of 2) on BoA : Audio on Saturday. This guy is awesome and his topic is fascinating. A surefire edition of our weekly audio series. Sunday, smoker dave. Monday, Coastie Contenders for February will be announced. Tuesday, Lesley takes a week off and we highlight a classic Grey Matters. Wednesday, Khyron's The K-Files. Thursday, Hot Newz. Friday, we do it all one more time with the binnall report.
Off to enjoy what's left of my Friday night. Don't worry about my adventures next week, kids, I'll be just fine and surely stronger in the long run, so no worries from me. Until you hear from me next week, this is binnall, signing off.