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Out Of The Blank

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#1415 - George O’Har

May 23, 2023 14:16 - 1 hour - 59.9 MB

George O’Har is an MIT Ph.D., Air Force veteran, and former electrical engineer. At Boston College, he taught courses on Literature and Technology, Utopia, Creative Writing, Creative Non-Fiction and American Literary History. George currently writes and contributes articles on the Brownstone Institute that focus on the labeling and social division after this pandemic and how politics have consumed us all. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/out-of-the-blank/su...

#1414 - Oren W. Mason

May 22, 2023 08:37 - 1 hour - 66 MB

Oren W. Mason, MD, has been a family physician in Grand Rapids, Michigan for over 20 years. He began to focus on ADD/ADHD diagnosis and treatment in 2001 while a family doctor with Advantage Health. Since 2004, he has limited his practice to patients with attention disorders. In 2008, he founded Attention MD, dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of children, adolescents and adults with Attention Deficit Disorder and related conditions. Dr. Mason lectures and teaches about ADD/ADHD to prof...

#1413 - Robert Darnton

May 19, 2023 14:48 - 1 hour - 66.1 MB

Robert Darnton is an American cultural historian and academic librarian who specializes in 18th-century France. He was director of the Harvard University Library from 2007 to 2016. Bob joins me to talk about one of his many books called "Censors at Work: How States Shaped Literature" about Communist East Germany and censorship, a component of the party program to engineer society. Behind the unmarked office doors of Ninety Clara-Zetkin Street in East Berlin, censors developed annual plans for...

#1412 - CarrieLynn D. Reinhard

May 18, 2023 14:51 - 1 hour - 62.1 MB

CarrieLynn D. Reinhard is an Associate Professor in Communication Arts and Sciences at Dominican University where she teaches digital communication technologies, media production, and research methods. Carrie is back to discuss her work at "Professional Wrestling Studies Association" (PWSA) an association whose purpose is to bring together scholars, bloggers, journalists, fans, wrestling insiders, and other professionals from around the world to discuss, analyze, and critique different aspect...

#1411 - Claudine Burnett

May 17, 2023 14:52 - 52 minutes - 48.4 MB

Claudine Burnett has actively been pursuing Southern California history since 1971. She is the former head of the Literature and History Department of Long Beach Public Library and is a member of various historical societies. Claudine joins me to talk about a few of her books but one in particular which is called "Prohibition Madness: Life and Death in and Around Long Beach, California, 1920-1933" about the prohibition and Long Beach that covers underground booze operations, secretive speakea...

#1410 - Henry Jenkins

May 16, 2023 14:13 - 1 hour - 62 MB

Henry Jenkins III is an American media scholar and Provost Professor of Communication, Journalism, and Cinematic Arts, a joint professorship at the University of Southern California Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism and the USC School of Cinematic Arts. He leads the Civic Paths research group (funded by the MacArthur Foundation) which experiments with new ways of enhancing civic engagement and fostering the civic imagination. Jenkins also writes extensively about cinema, telev...

#1409 - Stephen Faraone

May 15, 2023 10:44 - 59 minutes - 54.4 MB

Stephen Faraone is an American psychologist. He has worked mainly on attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder and related disorders and is considered one of the most influential psychologists in the world. Stephen runs the website "The ADHD Evidence Project" which seeks to improve the lives of people with ADHD. Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is a well-studied, thoroughly legitimate mental disorder that causes sometimes devastating suffering for more than 17 million Americans....

#1408 - Benjamin Bulman

May 12, 2023 15:55 - 1 hour - 80 MB

Benjamin Bulman also known as "The Angry Dad" is the host of a podcast and overall content creator who focuses on life advice and motivation. Ben is back and this episode we talk about his experience with a show he was a part of with that covered and interviewed many professional powerlifters and shares experiences of the lifting industry and its perception in the public. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/out-of-the-blank/support

#1407 - Debbie Lerman

May 11, 2023 14:51 - 1 hour - 88.3 MB

Debbie Lerman is a photography-based mixed-media artist in Philadelphia, PA. She graduated with a degree in English from Harvard in 1991 and worked as a freelance writer for 25 years. Debbie writes for the Brownstone Institute and joins me talk about her research into the origins of America’s pandemic policies. According to Lerman’s research, in a sharp break from official pandemic preparedness plans, the National Security Council (NSC) was put in charge of the pandemic policy in 2020. And He...

#1406 - Rob Smith & Tristan Smith

May 10, 2023 14:34 - 2 hours - 125 MB

This episode is with past guests Rob Smith and Tristian Smith who both host a entertainment news show called "Smoke & Mirrors Podcast" where they give their takes on films and entertainment. Catching back up with the brothers as we cover a wide range of topics such as celebrity trends, awkward social interactions, crazy family gatherings and Operation Midnight Climax. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/out-of-the-blank/support

#1405 - Rob Smith

May 09, 2023 14:41 - 2 hours - 117 MB

Rob Smith is the host of a podcast called "Smoke And Mirrors" where he and his brothers run through weekly movie, TV and entertainment news. Rob joins me again to catch up as we talk about some recent films and weird celebrity history, also sharing some interesting life experience and changes in Australia. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/out-of-the-blank/support

#1404 - Darrell M. West

May 08, 2023 07:50 - 59 minutes - 54.3 MB

Darrell M. West is a senior fellow in the Center for Technology Innovation within the Governance Studies program and a co-editor-in-chief of TechTank. West is the former vice president and director of Governance Studies. His current research focuses on artificial intelligence, robotics, and the future of work. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/out-of-the-blank/support

#1403 - Garrett Peck

May 05, 2023 19:09 - 1 hour - 60.5 MB

Garrett Peck is an author, public historian, and tour guide in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Garrett joins me to talk about his book "The Prohibition Hangover: Alcohol in America from Demon Rum to Cult Cabernet" in which he explores the often-contradictory social history of alcohol in America, from the end of Prohibition in 1933 to the twenty-first century. Based on primary research, including hundreds of interviews with those on all sides--clergy, bar and restaurant owners, public health advocates, ...

#1402 - Joseph Green

May 04, 2023 14:52 - 1 hour - 87.1 MB

Joseph E. Green is a political researcher and playwright. He currently serves on the board of directors of the Hidden History Center and is the author of the collections Dissenting Views and Dissenting Views II. Joe is back to talk about his recent conference where he spoke about Malcom X and other historical figures. This episode we cover ways suppression and division have become the best tool in the arsenals of corrupt leaders and how it can lead to the political division in todays time. -...

#1401 - Paul Thagard

May 03, 2023 14:19 - 1 hour - 56.7 MB

Paul Thagard is a philosopher, cognitive scientist, and author of many interdisciplinary books. He is Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Philosophy at the University of Waterloo and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada, the Cognitive Science Society, and the Association for Psychological Science. Paul is the author of "Bots and Beasts: What Makes Machines, Animals, and People Smart?" which is the first systematic comparison of intelligence across machines, humans, and other animals. It dr...

#1400 - Gary Hill

May 02, 2023 15:32 - 1 hour - 97.4 MB

Gary Hill is a researcher in the JFK assassination and his book "The Other Oswald" which covers the interconnected personalities of Robert Webster and Lee Harvey Oswald. Gary joins me again to talk about Robert Webster another defector like Oswald who also went to Russia and renounced their U.S. citizen ship. Through this episode we cover some areas that were mentioned in past episodes with Gary and we talk about the recent 400 documents released on NARA. --- Support this podcast: https://...

#1399 - Kristy Beers Fägersten

May 01, 2023 07:41 - 1 hour - 83.6 MB

Kristy Beers Fägersten is professor of English linguistics at Södertörn University, Sweden. Her research disciplines include pragmatics, discourse analysis, sociolinguistics, and conversation analysis. Her publications feature analyses of the language of media and popular culture, with a special focus on language play, humor, and swearing. Kristy is the author of “Who’s Swearing Now?" which represents an investigation of how people actually swear, illustrated by a collection of over 500 spont...

#1398 - Abe Peck

April 27, 2023 14:51 - 57 minutes - 52.6 MB

Abe Peck is a magazine consultant, writer, editor and professor, known for having been an editor and writer at the Chicago Seed underground newspaper from 1968 to 1971. Abe is the author of "Uncovering the Sixties: The Life and Times of the Underground Press" which traces the history of the underground press during the sixties, explains why the movement started, and shares the experiences of some of its participants. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/out-of-...

#1397 - Dr. Robert Malone

April 26, 2023 14:21 - 1 hour - 65.5 MB

Dr. Robert Malone is the inventor of the nine original mRNA vaccine patents, which were originally filed in 1989 (including both the idea of mRNA vaccines and the original proof of principle experiments) and RNA transfection. Dr. Malone, has close to 100 peer-reviewed publications which have been cited over 12,000 times. Since January 2020, Dr. Malone has been leading a large team focused on clinical research design, drug development, computer modeling and mechanisms of action of repurposed d...

#1396 - Laney Kyranos

April 25, 2023 14:27 - 2 hours - 124 MB

Laney has a BA in Anthropology with a focus in Archaeology. After deciding to leave post-graduate studies to pursue a career in construction, Laney has decided to turn her graduate work on the Salem Witch Trials into a passion project, an independent research blog. Laney is back to catch up since her last time on over two years ago, we cover Disney, witch history and life changes. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/out-of-the-blank/support

#1395 - Rob Chirico

April 24, 2023 10:57 - 1 hour - 56.6 MB

Rob Chirico is a freelance writer, former art history professor at the New York Fashion Institute of Technology, and artist whose work has appeared in the food journal Gastronomica. Rob is the author of "Damn! A Cultural History of Swearing in Modern America" where he follows the course of swearing through literature, the media, and music, as well as through our daily lives. From back rooms and barracks to bookshelves and Broadway; and from precedents to presidents, the journey includes such ...

#1394 - Gary Schoener & Gary Severson

April 21, 2023 18:46 - 1 hour - 98.4 MB

This episode is with Gary Schoener and Gary Severson who both have researched into the John F. Kennedy assassination and the events surrounding 1963. Gary Severson is a retired history teacher and JFK assassination researcher who has looked into many suspicious coincidences of this historical event in 63. Gary R. Schoener is a clinical psychologist who has been a staff member of the Walk-In Counseling Center in Minneapolis for 53 years. He authored a series on the JFK assassination which ran...

#1393 - Norman Fenton

April 20, 2023 14:46 - 1 hour - 57.4 MB

Norman Fenton is a British mathematician who is currently Professor of Risk Information Management at Queen Mary University of London and is also a director of Agena, a company that specializes in risk management for critical systems. Norman is back to discuss some new information on corporate greed during this pandemic and also a documentary that has came out from the BBC about the unvaccinated. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/out-of-the-blank/support

#1392 - Nancy Weiford

April 19, 2023 14:47 - 1 hour - 66.9 MB

Nancy Weiford is a leading authority on political assassinations of the 1960's, specializing in the John F. Kennedy assassination. Over more than five decades she has poured through documents from the National Archives and presidential libraries, amassed a coded name file for ease in making connections, conducted multiple 1:1 interviews with Dealey Plaza witnesses, relatives, police department personnel, Cuban exiles, informants and others who possessed important information about events surr...

#1391 - David Bell

April 18, 2023 14:56 - 59 minutes - 54.6 MB

David Bell served as Head of Malaria/AFS at Foundation for Innovative New Diagnostics (FIND). He has a background in clinical medicine and tropical public health, with expertise in malaria epidemiology and modeling of interventions. David is back to talk about some of the issues in business influenced research and how medical institutions should be more accountable for corruption in particular private companies funding operations in the field of public health. --- Support this podcast: htt...

#1390 - Andreea Font

April 17, 2023 08:26 - 1 hour - 89.6 MB

Andreea Font is a Reader at Astrophysics Research Institute (ARI) at Liverpool John Moores University and a member of the Computational Cosmology group at ARI. Andreea is back again to discuss more about dark matter and ways of understanding it while also different theories about its existence and role in the universe. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/out-of-the-blank/support

#1389 - Dr. Peter McCullough

April 14, 2023 10:25 - 1 hour - 55.4 MB

Dr. McCullough is an internist, cardiologist, and epidemiologist managing the cardiovascular complications of both the viral infection and the injuries developing during COVID-19 in Dallas, TX, USA. Dr. McCullough has reviewed thousands of reports, participated in scientific congresses, group discussions, and press releases, and has been considered among the world's top experts on COVID-19. Dr. McCullough is back again to talk about some of the recent news on Covid since our last discussion o...

#1388 - Marvin Joles

April 13, 2023 13:50 - 1 hour - 97.4 MB

Marvin Joles is the creator of "Blacktop Banter" which covers the Asphalt Paving, Sealcoating, Patching and Line Striping industry, as well as the World around it. Marvin joins me once again after a long two years to catch up and share some experience and good conversation since our last episode. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/out-of-the-blank/support

#1387 - Jeffrey Alan Lockwood

April 12, 2023 15:05 - 58 minutes - 53.2 MB

Jeffrey Alan Lockwood is an author, entomologist, and University of Wyoming professor of Natural Sciences and Humanities. Jeffrey is the author of "The Infested Mind: Why Humans Fear, Loathe, and Love Insects" which explores the lively debate about how much of our fear of insects can be attributed to ancestral predisposition for our own survival and how much is learned through individual experiences. Jeffrey is also the author of "Six-legged Soldiers: Using Insects as Weapons of War" which is...

#1386 - Dan Alcorn

April 11, 2023 19:18 - 1 hour - 74.5 MB

Dan Alcorn formerly was a law partner of AARC co-founder the late Bud Fensterwald. Dan has served on the AARC board since 1992, and was a founding director of the Coalition on Political Assassinations (COPA) on behalf of AARC, and served on COPA’s board until the end of the Assassination Records Review Board process in 1998. Dan has represented requesters in precedent setting Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)cases in the trial and appellate courts in Washington, D.C., including cases related ...

#1385 - Dr. Cyrine Nehmé

April 10, 2023 08:52 - 1 hour - 84.3 MB

Cyrine Nehmé is a Astrophysicist & European Consortium Scientist for MIRI/JWST-Scientist at CEA Saclay. Cyrine creates short videos that explain space and questions people might have in a easy to understand format on her YouTube channel and social media. Cyrine has been on the show many times and over the four years we have known each other its always a interesting fun discussion and this episode we talk about UAP and News media in its recent discussion into the topic of space and the unknown...

#1384 - Heystek Grobler

April 07, 2023 09:51 - 1 hour - 66.1 MB

Heystek Grobler is an Electronics Engineer and Masters Student affiliated with the Hartebeesthoek Radio Astronomy Observatory (HartRAO) which is a facility of the South African Radio Astronomy Observatory. He Specializes in the field of Digital Signal Processing and has Research Interests in Spectroscopy and Radiometry. Heystek is back to talk with me about blackholes and their potential capabilities as well as what we know so far, some other areas we address is the sun and space travel and s...

#1383 - Bob Katz

April 06, 2023 14:54 - 58 minutes - 53.3 MB

Bob Katz was founder of the Assassination Information Bureau, which monitored the House Select Committee on Assassinations investigation, and is the author of the novel "Third and Long." The Assassination Information Bureau which, in the mid-late 1970s, lobbied Congress to re-investigate of the murders of President Kennedy and Martin Luther King. Bob spoke at some 200 colleges and civic organizations throughout the country, from Maine to Hawaii that expressed critical findings that differed f...

#1382 - Ronald White

April 05, 2023 14:54 - 1 hour - 62.4 MB

Ron White is the author of "JFK: Scorpio Rising" which deals with the Kennedy assassination such as why was President Kennedy assassinated? The Warren Commission said a lone-nut Lee Oswald wanted him dead. In the late 1970’s, the House Subcommittee on Assassinations concluded that JFK’s, Martin Luther King’s, Robert Kennedy’s and Malcolm X’s assassinations were all conspiracies but failed to identify conspirators. The passage of an event into history changes our perspective as the immediate n...

#1381 - CarrieLynn D. Reinhard

April 04, 2023 14:34 - 1 hour - 70.8 MB

CarrieLynn D. Reinhard is an Associate Professor in Communication Arts and Sciences at Dominican University where she teaches digital communication technologies, media production, and research methods. Her research focuses on fan, audience and reception studies and new methodologies for their study. She has published numerous articles and book chapters on this topic, as well as other topics regarding digital media studies. She has upcoming work on the problems with contemporary fandom and fan...

#1380 - Bruce de Torres

April 03, 2023 08:06 - 1 hour - 76.1 MB

Bruce de Torres is an author and show host for Trine Day publishing, where he interviews authors and many speakers about corruption and power in todays times. Bruce joins me once again to have a conversation about his book "God, School, 9/11 and JFK" and the importance of one's ability to be a critical thinker and ask questions about things that they dont understand. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/out-of-the-blank/support

#1379 - Bob Herzberg

March 31, 2023 17:31 - 1 hour - 81.7 MB

Bob Herzberg is the author of scholarly books and western novels, in particular "FBI And the Movies: A History of the Bureau on Screen And Behind the Scenes in Hollywood". Bob joins me again to discuss more about government influence in Hollywood but also talk about the infamous John Dillinger and his battle for fame with FBI director J. Edgar Hoover. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/out-of-the-blank/support

#1378 - Michael T. Griffith

March 30, 2023 14:49 - 1 hour - 69.8 MB

Michael T. Griffith has a strong background in applied science and training from the Defense Language Institute at Monterey, CA, has authored many articles and a book, COMPELLING EVIDENCE (1996) on the JFK assassination. Michael joins me again to talk more about the JFK assassination and some areas such as Medical and Ballistic evidence in the case. Michael also goes into some of the work of the HSCA and some of their revelations compared to the original investigation conducted by the Warren ...

#1377 - Gary Schoener

March 29, 2023 15:02 - 1 hour - 84.5 MB

Gary R. Schoener is a clinical psychologist who has been a staff member of the Walk-In Counseling Center in Minneapolis for 53 years. He served as the center's Executive Director for 37 years. He also testifies in legal matters, especially cases involving professional and/or sexual misconduct. He consults and trains internationally & both he and the center have received a number of awards for contributions in community mental health. He grew up in Phila., did undergraduate studies at Cornell ...

#1376 - Joerg Arnu

March 28, 2023 14:11 - 57 minutes - 52.9 MB

Joerg is the creator of "Dreamland Resort" a web site that is all about the military R&D aspect of Area 51, Black Projects and Military Aviation. Joerg joins me again to recount his experience since the last time he was on where the FBI had raided his home and confiscated and destroyed some of his property. Joerg explains some ways to assist him and also spreading the word to be spread about how at any point someone could experience the same fate and left with no legal recourse for damages an...

#1375 - Jeffrey Chuck Norris

March 27, 2023 08:33 - 1 hour - 95.7 MB

Chuck Norris is a captain and podcaster for "Chuck & Ruff Go to the Movies" where two brothers review films and give their insight into the movie. Chuck is back and has been on the show multiple times and through the years we have covered a range of topics and in this episode we do the same. Chuck and me discuss films and some of the history and meaning behind the screen and also some travel and changes since our last chat over a year ago. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spoti...

#1374 - Brandon Chester

March 24, 2023 17:32 - 1 hour - 94.3 MB

Brandon Chester is the creator of "Skeptiphobia" a podcast that takes a skeptical and satirical look on the human experience, from the conspiracies to the reasons known and unknown. Brandon joins me again to catch up on some recent events on some controversial figures while also explaining some of his recent focus into current events. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/out-of-the-blank/support

#1373 - Mark Feeney

March 23, 2023 14:48 - 1 hour - 56.7 MB

Mark Feeney is an author and arts writer for The Boston Globe for over four decades. He is the author of "Nixon at the Movies" which takes a new and often revelatory approach to looking at Nixon's career—and Hollywood's. Marks second book is "Nixon and the Silver Screen", Nixon viewed more movies while in office than any other president, and Feeney argues that Nixon’s story, both in politics and in his personal life, is nothing if not quintessentially American. Bearing in mind the events that...

#1372 - Gary Severson

March 22, 2023 15:01 - 1 hour - 84.7 MB

Gary Severson is a retired history teacher and JFK assassination researcher who has looked into many suspicious coincidences of this historical event in 63. Gary joins me again to talk about New Orleans and some of the events that Oswald had experienced while living there, Gary has visited some of the locations Oswald went too and spoken with people who knew him. Gary also gives his views on the archives and documented material that is left to be released to the public. --- Support this po...

#1371 - Ravi Somaiya

March 21, 2023 14:51 - 52 minutes - 48.1 MB

Ravi Somaiya is a journalist, author and editor based between New York, London and Stockholm. Ravi was most recently a correspondent for the New York Times. He has written for the Guardian, Rolling Stone and New York Magazine among others, and has presented and produced documentaries for Vice and HBO. Ravi is the author of "The Golden Thread" about the United Nations Secretary-General Dag Hammarskjöld and his mysterious death. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/sh...

#1370 - Corey Walsh

March 20, 2023 08:03 - 1 hour - 95.7 MB

Corey is the host of "Libservative" a podcast that isn't quite liberal but also not full conservative. Corey is back again to catch up over the events of the past year and political divide of the country while also pointing out the hysteria in emerging technologies and political corruption. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/out-of-the-blank/support

#1369 - Charles Rixey

March 17, 2023 17:35 - 1 hour - 109 MB

Charles is a member of D.R.A.S.T.I.C., the group of scientists and researchers who continue to lead the search for the origin of COVID-19. Charles joins me again to talk about the recent changes and investigations into the origins of the pandemic and how the conversation amongst medical institutions and investigational hearings are now being held to look at the early dismissal of the origin and possible lab links. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/out-of-the...

#1368 - Stuart Blues

March 16, 2023 14:21 - 1 hour - 83.7 MB

Stuart Blues is the host of "British Murders Podcast" a true-crime podcast focusing exclusively on UK murder cases and serial killers. Stuart puts a lot of work and research into a format that makes a murder case interesting and not as draining on the listener while also conducting interviews with authors and experts. Stuart joins me once again and like many of our conversations we tend to cover the range of topics and create some easy listening. --- Support this podcast: https://podcaster...

#1367 - William J. Shkurti

March 15, 2023 14:11 - 54 minutes - 50.3 MB

William J. Shkurti is a retired adjunct professor of public policy at the John Glenn College of Public Affairs at The Ohio State University. He served as an artillery officer in the U.S. Army from 1969 to 1971, including tours of duty in Vietnam, West Germany, and the continental United States. Bill is the author of "Ohio State University Student Life in the 1960s" which examines the Kent State Shooting in which four Kent State University students were killed and nine were injured on May 4, 1...

#1366 - Bart Kamp

March 14, 2023 14:25 - 1 hour - 80.3 MB

Bart Kamp is a author and researcher into the assassination of JFK and has done extensive work into Oswald's last 48 hours. Bart joins me once again to talk about his most recent work on Lee Harvey Oswald’s paraffin casts and palm print that was linked to the rifle. Bart has a site called "Prayer Man" where all of this information is available in more detail with a special thank you to Malcom Blunt. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/out-of-the-blank/support

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