Just A Thought
52 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 2 years ago - ★★★★★ - 16 ratingsJust A Thought is a podcast discussing our mysterious, fascinating and sometimes bizarre world. Here we tackle everything from ancient mysteries to fringe science and everything in between. Each episode topic is different, except there's always a bit of a mystery involved. Sit back, grab that favorite drink and enjoy!
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Interesting, Miscellaneous Stories
April 15, 2022 16:20 - 22 minutes - 20.3 MBThe cave hand stencils: https://news.artnet.com/art-world/children-worlds-first-artists-new-study-finds-quarter-prehistoric-spanish-hand-paintings-kids-13-2084734 Virtual Reality Device: https://www.odditycentral.com/technology/this-device-lets-you-feel-virtual-reality-pain-in-real-life.html Surviving for 27 days in the Amazon rainforest : https://www.odditycentral.com/news/young-brothers-survive-almost-a-month-alone-in-the-amazon-jungle.html UFO or something else: https://www.dailyma...
Strange and Mysterious Discoveries
April 08, 2022 14:49 - 44 minutes - 40.8 MBhttps://wonderfulengineering.com/betz-sphere-makes-place-inexplicable-wonders/ Sceptic take on the Betz Sphere: https://skeptoid.com/episodes/4334 Gobekli Tepe https://www.ranker.com/list/facts-about-gobekli-tepe-turkish-archaeological-site/stephanroget Oumuamua: https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/asteroids-comets-and-meteors/comets/oumuamua/in-depth/
Curses
April 01, 2022 19:01 - 23 minutes - 21.7 MBhttps://www.oldest.org/ancient/most-infamous-ancient-curses-in-history/ Great article! https://www.ancient-origins.net/news-myths-legends-africa/ancient-art-magic-curses-and-supernatural-spells-002253
Possession
March 25, 2022 15:07 - 51 minutes - 47.4 MBhttps://www.catholic.org/news/hf/faith/story.php?id=72649 https://www.scoopwhoop.com/real-life-demonic-possessions/ https://www.cnn.com/2017/08/04/health/exorcism-doctor/index.html I could not find the video regarding the psychic medium I speak about in the episode. However, there are plenty of similar mediums out there that you can investigate.
Mysterious Booms
March 03, 2022 21:52 - 27 minutes - 25.5 MBSkyquakes: https://www.thoughtco.com/science-of-skyquakes-4158737 Possible causes: https://www.seismosoc.org/Publications/SRL/SRL_82/srl_82-5_op/hill_op.html BBC article on mysterious bangs: https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20141202-mystery-booms-whats-the-cause VERY extensive list of mystery booms. Great resource! https://strangesounds.org/mystery-booms-and-rumblings Example of booms with flashes of light: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JovJlFJbsPg Great day time example. Note ...
Foreign Accent Syndrome
February 24, 2022 23:21 - 28 minutes - 25.8 MBhttps://sites.utdallas.edu/fas/#:~:text=Foreign%20accent%20syndrome%20(FAS)%20is,stroke%20or%20traumatic%20brain%20injury. Sarah Colwill and others: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZCYGI0LvQws Studies that suggest FAS may be more of a psychological issue: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4846654/
Terminal Lucidity
January 20, 2022 20:00 - 19 minutes - 17.5 MBhttps://blogs.scientificamerican.com/bering-in-mind/one-last-goodbye-the-strange-case-of-terminal-lucidity/ Advice and guidelines https://www.crossroadshospice.com/hospice-palliative-care-blog/2019/july/16/end-of-life-rallying-what-is-terminal- lucidity/ Great article with some amazing cases: https://www.theguardian.com/society/2021/feb/23/the-clouds-cleared-what-terminal-lucidity-teaches-us-about-life-death-and-dementia
Sixth Sense
January 13, 2022 20:15 - 34 minutes - 31.2 MBhttps://www.psychologytoday.com/us/articles/200007/is-there-sixth-sense https://www.livescience.com/42635-esp-sixth-sense-just-vision.html
Dead Internet Theory
January 06, 2022 20:23 - 26 minutes - 24.6 MBhttps://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2021/08/dead-internet-theory-wrong-but-feels-true/619937/ A nice, brief summary of DIT: https://futurism.com/the-byte/conspiracy-theory-internet-died
Santa Claus Sightings!
December 17, 2021 02:39 - 29 minutes - 26.6 MBI know, I know.....BUT...there have been sightings of Santa Claus that people swear are true! Join me today for a fun holiday episode all about Santa Claus sightings. Happy Holidays everyone!
Doppelgangers
December 09, 2021 18:00 - 34 minutes - 31.5 MBhttps://www.bbc.com/future/article/20150821-the-dangerous-consequences-of-seeing-your-doppelganger https://www.britannica.com/art/doppelganger https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/readersblog/james/emilie-sagee-and-the-strange-case-of-the-doppelganger-5362/
Unexplained Sudden Darkness
December 02, 2021 21:18 - 25 minutes - 23.5 MBSome people are experiencing a 'flash' of darkness. A quick blink of total darkness whether indoors or outside on a sunny, clear day. At first glance, one may assume that it's some neurological phenomena occurring, however this is experienced by multiple people at the same time and location. Join me today as I discuss Unexplained Sudden Darkness!
Luck
November 11, 2021 20:52 - 30 minutes - 27.5 MBhttps://www.popsci.com/luck-real/ Sports Betting Study: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0010027714000031/ Richard Wiseman https://richardwiseman.wordpress.com/ Neville Goddard https://kidadl.com/articles/best-neville-goddard-quotes-from-the-self-help-author
Unsolved Codes and Ciphers
November 04, 2021 23:08 - 36 minutes - 33.2 MBhttps://ciphermysteries.com/other-ciphers/blitz-ciphers https://ciphermysteries.com/other-ciphers/blitz-ciphers https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kryptos
Strange Deaths and Disappearances
October 21, 2021 21:05 - 38 minutes - 35.4 MBUnfortunately there are thousands of missing persons cases every year across the globe. Some people disappear voluntarily and others under nefarious circumstances. However, some cases are so strange and bizarre that they seem to defy logic and reason. Today I discuss Strange Deaths and Disappearances!
The Multiverse
October 14, 2021 20:11 - 20 minutes - 18.7 MBTHERE IS A GAP IN THE AUDIO FOR ABOUT 30 SECONDS AT THE 7:22 MARK! I have no clue what happened. I tried to fix it but was unsuccessful. https://www.newscientist.com/article/dn26261-hugh-everett-the-man-who-gave-us-the-multiverse/ Great explanation of the multiverse theory: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kTXTPe3wahc Closing music: The Desert Ruins by VGM Mark H | https://soundcloud.com/user-656562764 Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com Creative Commons ...
Spontaneous Human Combustion
October 07, 2021 23:47 - 21 minutes - 19.6 MBVERY GRAPHIC PHOTOS. Discretion advised: https://onedio.co/content/another-weird-mystery-people-burning-out-spontaneously-13287 https://www.chaostrophic.com/10-shocking-real-cases-spontaneous-human-combustion/ Closing Music: The Preparation by BatchBug | https://soundcloud.com/batchbug Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/deed.en_US
Remote Viewing
September 30, 2021 20:59 - 30 minutes - 27.8 MBhttps://www.bibliotecapleyades.net/vision_remota/esp_visionremota_6.htm You may have to dig a bit, but here are some results from a 13 year study: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/292543553_Greg_Kolodziejzyk's_13-Year_associative_remote_viewing_experiment_results
The Knights Templar (Secret Society Series)
September 23, 2021 21:36 - 22 minutes - 20.7 MBhttps://www.franciscanmedia.org/st-anthony-messenger/april-2017/secrets-of-the-knights-templar Remaining questions: https://listverse.com/2015/05/12/10-legendary-mysteries-involving-the-knights-templar/
Near Death Experiences
September 10, 2021 01:51 - 34 minutes - 31.2 MBThere is a spot of audio in this episode that has somehow become garbled upon posting. I have no clue what has occurred. Luckily, it's only about ten seconds long. My apologies! University of Virginia Studies https://med.virginia.edu/perceptual-studies/our-research/near-death-experiences-ndes/ Near Death Experience Research Foundation https://www.nderf.org/index.htm Great article from The Atlantic https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2015/04/the-science-of-near-death-expe...
Weird Weather
September 03, 2021 01:29 - 25 minutes - 22.9 MBhttps://allthatsinteresting.com/kentucky-meat-shower https://www.loc.gov/everyday-mysteries/item/can-it-rain-frogs-fish-and-other-objects/ Other interesting events not covered on the show: https://www.grunge.com/70177/weirdest-weather-events-ever/ Closing music: Chase by Alexander Nakarada | https://www.serpentsoundstudios.com Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
The Dyatlov Pass
August 26, 2021 22:16 - 35 minutes - 32.7 MBhttps://www.vox.com/2021/4/5/22368032/dyatlov-pass-incident-solved-theory-avalanche https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2020/02/russia-dyatlov-pass-conspiracy-theory/605863/ Closing music: Cyberpunk Gaming Electro | STARDUST by Alex-Productions | https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCx0_M61F81Nfb-BRXE-SeVA Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/deed.en_US
Glitches In The Matrix
August 19, 2021 22:07 - 50 minutes - 46.4 MBhttps://thetempest.co/2020/08/04/now-beyond/simulation-theory/ Skeptical Points https://thethink.institute/articles/simulation-theory-debunked
Bizarre Illness and Medical Mysteries
August 13, 2021 02:15 - 30 minutes - 27.7 MBEnglish Sweating Sickness https://www.britannica.com/science/sweating-sickness Foreign Accent Syndrome (Not covered on the episode but very interesting) https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2011/06/01/136824428/a-curious-case-of-foreign-accent-syndrome Dancing Plague https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20161028-the-town-the-nearly-danced-itself-to-death Closing Music: Drone Electronics Build Up by AuthorMusic | https://soundcloud.com/authormusic Music promoted by https://www...
Telekinesis
August 06, 2021 00:06 - 31 minutes - 28.8 MBUri Geller on Johnny Carson: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zD7OgAdCObs Nina Kulagina https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ldihJzEQeg Nina and Compass https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4z-v03agUmU https://jamesaconrad.com/TK/Ninel-Kulagina-telekinesis-case-rebuttals-to-skeptical-arguments.html https://medium.com/predict/telekinesis-is-real-you-are-telekinetic-and-i-can-prove-both-in-two-paragraphs-183c7b6f1f47 Closing music: Skeleton Keys by Alexander Nakarada | http...
The Bilderbergs (Secret Societies Series)
July 30, 2021 03:17 - 30 minutes - 27.9 MBIs there really a group of elite world leaders that meet in secret every year to discuss covert world agendas and secret plans for a one world order? It seems possible and some say likely. The Bilderberg group was once believed to be a mere conspiracy, however, they're very real. Only now the question remains...what is they're agenda? They're certainly not disclosing that information and are seemingly willing to guard it at all cost. (This is the first in an ongoing series on Secret Societie...
Cattle Mutilations
July 15, 2021 20:46 - 37 minutes - 34.5 MBhttps://www.history.com/news/cattle-mutilation-1970s-skinwalker-ranch-ufos https://www.oregonlive.com/pacific-northwest-news/2021/04/detectives-perplexed-by-mysterious-oregon-cattle-mutilations.html FBI Report (PDF) https://vault.fbi.gov/Animal%20Mutilation Linda Moulton-Howe: https://www.earthfiles.com/linda-moulton-howe-bio/ This site argues in favor of other worldly culprits and has some detailed photos: http://www.santafeghostandhistorytours.com/UFOMUTILATIONS.html ...
Our Mysterious Oceans
July 09, 2021 20:34 - 28 minutes - 25.6 MBhttps://www.rd.com/list/ocean-mysteries/ The Mariana Trench http://www.deepseachallenge.com/the-expedition/mariana-trench/ The Bloop https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZA2wY5-yiGY Closing music: Impending by Hayden Folker | https://soundcloud.com/hayden-folker Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/deed.en_US
Mandela Effect
July 01, 2021 20:33 - 50 minutes - 46.4 MBPublishers Clearing House residue: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1FSkrdno7p4 Examples of popular Mandela Effects: https://www.readersdigest.com.au/true-stories-lifestyle/thought-provoking/44-mandela-effect-examples-that-are-seriously-mind-bending Misinformation Effect: https://www.verywellmind.com/what-is-the-misinformation-effect-2795353 Closing music: JOURNEY TO MARS by Free Music | https://soundcloud.com/fm_freemusic Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com Cre...
The Voynich Manuscript
June 25, 2021 02:23 - 32 minutes - 30.1 MBLink to some who say it's been translated. I read several accounts from those who have claimed to have translated the text, yet none offer even a single quote from the book (that I could find). https://www.theartnewspaper.com/news/has-yale-s-mysterious-voynich-manuscript-finally-been-deciphered PDF of the Manuscript: https://holybooks-lichtenbergpress.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/Voynich-Manuscript.pdf Closing music: Surrounded by Hayden Folker | https://soundcloud.com/hayden-folk...
Power of Belief
June 18, 2021 03:39 - 35 minutes - 32.1 MBPrayer Changing the Past - Published in the British Journal of Medicine: https://medium.com/predict/the-present-affecting-the-past-wait-what-yes-and-heres-proof-b60dc7c4ae59 Skeptical take on the matter: https://skepticalinquirer.org/newsletter/can-prayer-change-the-past/ http://www.differencebetween.net/miscellaneous/difference-between-knowing-and-believing/#:~:text='Knowing'%20means%20that%20you%20possess,and%20have%20trust%20in%20something. Very in depth Justified True Belief e...
Auras
June 10, 2021 22:16 - 37 minutes - 34.2 MBhttp://www.sci-news.com/medicine/article00298.html https://www.mindbodygreen.com/0-25407/what-is-an-aura-and-how-can-you-see-yours.html https://www.mindbodygreen.com/0-22193/i-paid-20-to-have-my-aura-photographed.html Radiant Human https://www.radianthuman.com/
Mysterious People
June 04, 2021 02:03 - 38 minutes - 35.3 MBClosing music: Midnight Shuffle by Ron Gelinas Chillout Lounge | https://soundcloud.com/atmospheric-music-portal Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/deed.en_US
Shadow People
May 28, 2021 02:58 - 37 minutes - 34 MBhttps://thoughtcatalog.com/eric-redding/2016/08/26-gripping-bone-chilling-encounters-with-shadow-people-that-you-wont-be-able-to-forget/5/ Closing Music: Chasing Daylight by Scott Buckley | https://soundcloud.com/scottbuckley Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Missing 411
May 20, 2021 22:43 - 55 minutes - 51.1 MBPaulides interview on Coast to Coast https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CVn0ZHAVw1U Closing music: Shadows by Hayden Folker | https://soundcloud.com/hayden-folker Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/deed.en_US
Dreams
May 14, 2021 01:38 - 42 minutes - 39.3 MBhttps://www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-science-behind-dreaming/ https://www.guideposts.org/inspiration/miracles/gods-grace/a-buddhist-monks-mysterious-dreams-lead-to-a-divine-calling-beekeeping
UFO's
May 06, 2021 22:11 - 49 minutes - 45.2 MBhttps://www.cnbc.com/2020/04/28/pentagon-declassifies-ufo-videos-taken-by-navy-pilots.html Tic Tac UFO sighting. Commander David Fravor on Joe Rogan Experience: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CnIG-i2WCfg https://www.12news.com/article/news/local/arizona/mysterious-ufo-above-phoenix-remains-a-mystery-24-years-later/75-02f15bff-e161-4a67-9874-9e8c87ce7c9e https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2021/05/10/how-the-pentagon-started-taking-ufos-seriously
Deja Vu
April 23, 2021 03:14 - 33 minutes - 30.7 MBhttps://www.bustle.com/wellness/things-your-brain-is-trying-to-tell-you-when-you-experience-deja-vu-8334677 https://mosaicscience.com/story/my-deja-vu-so-extreme-i-cant-tell-whats-real-any-more/ Article touching on ideas of Dr. Michael Newton: https://foreverconscious.com/spiritual-meaning-of-deja-vu
Stigmata
April 16, 2021 02:57 - 41 minutes - 38 MBCatalina Rivas stigmata on video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OO-YF3v3OmU https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-mystery-of-the-five-wounds-361799/ https://www.livescience.com/42822-stigmata.html
Cryptids
April 08, 2021 04:02 - 40 minutes - 37.3 MBhttps://www.treehugger.com/lesser-known-us-monsters-and-cryptids-4863617 I couldn't find the Chessie video I talk about in the episode, however it's very similar to this alleged sea monster. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eEyO3LNA1v4 Great source! https://cryptidz.fandom.com/wiki/Cryptid_Wiki
Consciousness
April 02, 2021 00:21 - 36 minutes - 33.2 MBhttps://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/think-act-be/201908/how-is-consciousness-related-the-brain https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg23831830-300-consciousness-how-were-solving-a-mystery-bigger-than-our-minds/ https://anewmythos.com/is-the-brain-a-radio-for-the-frequency-of-consciousness/ https://noosphere.princeton.edu/ I believe this is the video I refer to in the episode. It's been a while so my description in the show is a bit off. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vJG698U2Mvo ...
Malaysian Flight 370 - Part 2 - Theories
March 25, 2021 01:57 - 41 minutes - 37.6 MBhttps://nymag.com/intelligencer/2015/02/jeff-wise-mh370-theory.html https://www.wired.com/2015/03/logical-craziest-mh370-conspiracy-theories/ https://www.businessinsider.com/mh370-theories-dead-ends-unanswered-questions-ahead-of-major-new-report-2018-7 https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7251795/MH370-French-investigators-discover-mystery-200lb-load-added-flight-list-off.html CREDITS Sound effects:"Airplane, Boeing, Flyby, Right to Left, A.wav" by InspectorJ (www.jshaw....
Malaysian Flight 370 - Part 1 - Disappearance
March 18, 2021 02:57 - 26 minutes - 24.4 MBhttps://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2019/07/mh370-malaysia-airlines/590653/ https://www.arcgis.com/apps/Cascade/index.html?appid=038a72439bfa4d28b3dde81cc6ff3214 Closing music: Silent Turmoil by Myuu | https://soundcloud.com/myuu Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/deed.en_US
Out of Place Artifacts
March 11, 2021 23:02 - 39 minutes - 36.3 MBhttp://paleo.cc/paluxy/hammer2b.jpg https://www.historicmysteries.com/the-london-hammer/ https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-1096959/Mystery-century-old-Swiss-watch-discovered-ancient-tomb-sealed-400-years.html https://www.ancient-origins.net/unexplained-phenomena/ancient-nanostructures-found-ural-mountains-are-out-place-and-time-002046
Reincarnation
March 04, 2021 04:32 - 36 minutes - 33.8 MBhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nhGX1YCsvAM I discuss this documentary from 14:45 through 21:00 during this episode. Skip that time frame if you'd rather not hear the spoilers. Correction: I say the last name of the family is Robinson, when it's actually Robertson. There is another story I talk about toward the end of the show that speaks of someone with the last name of Robinson and I'm thinking my brain was stuck on that. Crazy brain! :) https://www.ranker.com/list/believable-reincarn...
The Placebo Effect
February 24, 2021 00:19 - 32 minutes - 29.9 MBhttps://www.verywellmind.com/what-is-the-placebo-effect-2795466 https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2002/04/meditation-changes-temperatures/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oCXr7rxTLBE
Unsolved Heists
February 18, 2021 01:27 - 37 minutes - 34.5 MBhttps://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Driver-comes-forward-to-discuss-security-follies-2899036.php https://www.theartnewspaper.com/news/strange-tales-from-the-gardner-museum-heist https://www.gardnermuseum.org/about/theft-story https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1262293/The-Termites-tunnel-Paris-bank-steal-millions-cash-jewellery-ingenious-heist.html
The Somerton Man
February 03, 2021 01:09 - 36 minutes - 33.8 MBA mysterious death in Australia snowballed into one of the most intriguing unsolved cases ever seen. Could it have been natural causes, the suicide of a jilted lover, or even the assassination of a spy? Tune in and hear about one of the most baffling mysteries of all time. The case of the Somerton Man!
Time Slips
January 27, 2021 00:57 - 45 minutes - 41.4 MBTime is a fickle thing. What would you do if you looked around your surroundings and something seemed off? Then you notice that everyone is from the past. It dawns on you...you're in the past. Literally. And there's nothing you can do but wait for time to return to your present day. Some claim to have experienced these time anomalies. Today we talk about a small handful of these stories. Join me on Just A Thought episode 3...Time Slips!