EES: The Great Molasses Flood with Jake Sconyers

Simulcast on YouTube, Facebook, & Rumble | Thursday, September 05, 2024 @ 7:00 PM EDT (-4GMT)

Everything Else Show: The 1919 Molasses Flood was a tragic and significant event in the history of Boston’s North End, reflecting the challenges of a rapidly changing city after World War I. In this episode, Jake Sconyers from the HUB History podcast delves into the disaster, examining the working-class Italian immigrant community it affected, the lasting impact on the neighborhood, and how the Great Molasses Flood has become a piece of Boston’s enduring mythology.

BIO: Jake Sconyers is the founder and cohost of HUB History, a weekly podcast where we share our favorite stories from Boston’s history. Before starting the podcast, Jake founded and ran a walking tour company called Boston Strolls for a couple of seasons. More recently, he has been a lecturer at Cambridge Center for Adult Education, an organizer of History Camp Boston, and a volunteer docent at the Shirley-Eustis House.In addition to Jake’s obsession with Boston history, he takes the photographs that he shares here, and he enjoys running marathons, kayaking, gardening, making jam and jelly, brewing hard cider, and grilling and barbecuing tasty meats. At work, he helps physicians use their EHR. He is a volunteer with a dog rescue called Shultzs Guest House and he gives platelets to the Red Cross. Jake’s Websites jacobsconyers.com I like to take pictures. I take pictures of Boston, of my adventures, of breaking news, of animals, and flowers, and sunsets. I post the decent ones on this site. You can consider this the canonical site for Jacob Sconyers. HUBhistory.com My wife and I host a weekly podcast. It’s our way of sharing our favorite stories from Boston’s history. charlesriverguide.com A paddler’s guide to the Charles. I like to paddle on our local rivers, but there aren’t a lot of online resources to help you plan a trip. The site I used to rely on went offline, so I created this one. Tell your paddling friends! historycamp.org History Camp is an unconference for history, founded in the Boston area and expanding beyond. I built and maintain their website, as well as helping to organize monthly history events for History Camp enthusiasts. fuckingyum.com My wife and I are decent cooks. We blog here at irregular intervals about the things we make. sconye.rs I registered a Serbian domain name to run my vanity URL shortener. bostonstrolls.com We used to run a tour company. This Bootstrap-based placeholder site is all that remains.

EES: Alan Pearce | Exploring Coma Experiences of Alternative Lives

Simulcast on KGRA Digital Broadcasting, YouTube, Facebook, & Rumble | Thursday, July 25, 2024 @ 7:00 PM EDT (-4GMT)

Guest Alan Pearce discusses the profound and often surreal journey of coma survivors and delves into the mysteries of consciousness unlocked by near-death experiences. In his book COMA and Near Death Experiences he explores, from the stunning liberation of the mind from the body to the risks posed by coma-inducing treatments, this exploration unveils a spectrum of conscious states experienced during comas, revealing both the beautiful and disturbing dimensions of these encounters.

BIO: Alan Pearce is a journalist, broadcaster, former BBC correspondent, and author of several books. He has contributed to numerous publications, from Time Magazine to The Sunday Times of London.

Robert K. Wittman, FBI Director (Ret.) and Founder of the Art Crimes Division

Simulcast on KGRA Digital Broadcasting, YouTube, Facebook, & Rumble | Thursday, July 18, 2024 @ 7:00 PM EDT (-4GMT)

Robert K. Wittman had a remarkable career as an FBI agent for 20 years, from 1988 to 2008. Specializing in art theft and cultural property crime, Robert became the FBI’s go-to expert for these types of cases. His impressive work undercover led to the recovery of over $300 billion worth of stolen art and property across 20 different countries. His extensive undercover operations are detailed in his book, Priceless: How I Went Undercover to Rescue the World’s Stolen Treasures. He has fascinating art crime stories.

In 2008, after 20 years with the FBI, Robert Wittman retired from the Bureau and brought his expertise to the private sector. He sought to create a Security and Recovery Consulting firm that would draw on his unique investigative experience to protect its clients from losses related to theft, fraud or forgery. Since its inception, Robert Wittman Inc. has grown far beyond its original vision, providing protection and recovery services to more than 100 public and private collections worldwide. Robert Wittman Inc. continues to proudly serve a diverse portfolio of institutions, auction houses, collectors, galleries, insurance companies and Nations committed to protecting their cultural assets.

EES: Kate of Nightmare Houses Podcast on Karen Read Trial and More

In this episode, I’m joined by true crime podcaster, Kate from Nightmare Houses as she discusses her podcast episodes that include homes that one should feel safe in, but sometimes terrible things happen, from hauntings, to all kinds of twisted crimes, murders and mysteries. In particular, we delve into the Karen Read murder trial. Karen Read stands accused of murdering her boyfriend, Officer John O’Keefe, at 34 Fairview Road in Canton, Mass on January 29, 2022, but she insists it’s a cover-up which would include Canton Police officers. Outside the Norfolk Superior Courthouse, Read’s supporters, dressed in pink, passionately claim her innocence. Meanwhile, prosecutors argue that the evidence clearly indicates a relationship gone wrong. Tune in for an in-depth discussion on this controversial case.

Show Notes

SPECIAL MONDAY Night SHOW: Beyond Skinwalker Ranch

Simulcast on YouTube, Facebook, & Rumble | Tuesday, June 03, 2024 @ 9:00 PM EDT (-4GMT)

Join Martin as he interviews former CIA agent Andy Bustamante and investigative journalist Paul Beban as they discuss uncovering unusual and often disturbing phenomena in new high-strangeness locations beyond Skinwalker Ranch. With a team of respected professionals and veterans from The Secret of Skinwalker Ranch, their research and shocking discoveries will leave you speechless! Don’t miss the return of The HISTORY Channel’s “Beyond Skinwalker Ranch” for Season Two, premiering June 4 at 10/9c. Read more

Steven Callahan, Adrift 76 Days Alone at Sea, a Story of Survival

On location, Steven Callahan discusses the inside story on what it was like being alone at sea day after day, not knowing if he could possibly survive. So many things at play could have doomed him, yet he kept on a moment at a time. He talks about the harrowing experience, and how he now views life through a filter. Steven Callahan’s survival in a life raft in the Atlantic Ocean, which lasted 76 days, was a staggering ordeal alone at sea in an inflatable raft. His survival is a near miracle, he hung on and was determined it was not his time. His book, Adrift is a memoir of the event: http://amzn.to/2lvDp1e

Legend, Brad Steiger, Real Nightmares

Brad Steiger, in the spirit of Halloween to talk about his four new e-books, Real Nightmares. Bio: Brad Steiger is the author of over 2,000 articles and more than 180 titles with inspirational and paranormal themes, including Real Aliens, Space Beings, and Creatures from Other Worlds; Real Encounters, Different Dimensions, and Otherworldy Beings; Real Ghosts, Restless Spirits, and Haunted Houses; Real Visitors, Voices from Beyond, and Parallel Dimensions; and Conspiracies and Secret Societies. Brad is a veteran of broadcast news magazines such as The Nightly News, as well as a regular radio guest on shows ranging from Rob McConnell’s X-Zone to Coast to Coast with George Noory. He lives somewhere in Iowa.

The Dyatlov Pass Incident, Teddy Hadjiyska

Teddy (Teodora) Hadjiyska has the most comprehensive website on the mysterious Dyatlov Pass Incident: http://dyatlov-pass.com/page.php?lang… WE EXPERIENCED INTERNET ISSUES, and apologize for the audio. The Dyatlov Pass incident (Russian: Гибель тургруппы Дятлова) is the mysterious deaths of nine ski hikers in the northern Ural Mountains on February 2, 1959. The group consisted of eight men and two women. Most were students or graduates of Ural Polytechnical Institute. The goal of the 14 day expedition was to reach Otorten (1234.2m), a mountain 10 kilometers north of the site of the incident. This route, at that season, was estimated as “Category III”, the most difficult. All members were experienced in long ski tours and mountain expeditions. The group arrived by train at Ivdel, a city at the center of the northern province of Sverdlovsk Oblast on January 25. They then took a truck to Vizhay – the last inhabited settlement so far north. They started their march toward Otorten from Vizhay on January 27. The next day, one of the members – Yuri Yudin, was forced to go back because of illness. Diaries and cameras found around their last camp made it possible to track group’s route up to the day preceding the incident.

William J. Hall, The Bridgeport Poltergeist on Lindley Street

WILLIAM J. HALL is the author of the paranormal best-seller The World’s Most Haunted House: The True Story of the Bridgeport Poltergeist on Lindley Street, and also The Haunted House Diaries: The True Story of a Quiet Connecticut Town at the Center of a Paranormal Mystery; another profound investigation into the unknown. Hall is professionally equipped to recognize trickery: After more than 25 years as a performing magician, he knows how to create and recognize illusions. He is also an experienced researcher of the unexplained, from folklore and urban legend to fortune telling, the pyramids, and is an active investigator of the paranormal. His syndicated column, “Magic and the Unknown‚” ran for six years in multiple newspapers. Hall has two sons and resides in Plainville, CT. Reserve your date now: SOURCE www.williamjhallauthor.com

Zoltan Istvan, Artificial Intelligence & Transhumanism

Zoltan Istvan discusses the current possibilities of transhumanism, as well as artificial intelligence. What some of the latests developments are such as longevity, driverless cars, and possible dangers as we advance. Beyond extensive media coverage, Zoltan is an eloquent, Ivy-league educated man yearning to use science, technology, reason to dramatically remake humanity. Over the last two years, Zoltan has consulted for the US Navy as a futurist, interviewed to be Libertarian Gary Johnson’s Vice President, appeared on the Joe Rogan Experience (and dozens of other shows), and gave many speeches, including at Microsoft, the Global Leaders Forum, and the Financial Times Camp Alphaville (opening Keynote). Istvan was the only presidential candidate to be interviewed by underground mega-group Anonymous. Istvan’s award-winning 2013 novel The Transhumanist Wager was a #1 bestseller in Philosophy and also a top 5 Amazon book. It’s been compared in reviews to Ayn Rand’s work over 1000 times. It’s being taught in a few dozen colleges around the world as a warning and inspiration about the future. Coming out in 2017 is a feature documentary two years in the making called “Immortality or Bust” on Istvan’s ideas and campaign, including the story of his historic bus tour across America on the Immortality Bus. Istvan is the founder of the Transhumanist Party, the author the Transhumanist Bill of Rights, and a frequently interviewed expert on AI. Before becoming an acclaimed futurist, he was a journalist for the National Geographic Channel (often an on-camera reporter) and The New York Times Syndicate. Istvan has traveled to over 100 countries, and has a degree in Philosophy and Religion from Columbia University. Currently, he is also a columnist at Vice, and at the young age of 43, has a strong support base with millennials. Read more at: https://www.bigspeak.com/speakers/zol…