14 | Psychic Uber Driver and Bigfoot International

This week, a New Orleans Uber driver who changed a novelist's life forever, international Bigfoot sightings that prove these creatures aren't just an American phenomenon, and fevered coverage of the very recent Buga sphere press conference, with a truckload of new claims and details. Show Notes * A psychic Uber driver delivers eerily accurate personal insights and a message "from the other side" to a New Orleans novelist * Tom brings up the ancient symbolism of crossroads as liminal spaces between worlds, from Greek shrines to Hermes to the Mississippi Delta blues tradition * Mal wrestles with whether we're making choices or just consenting to some kind of predetermined path * An Ucumar sighting from Argentina (their version of “Bigfoot”) * Why calling it "Bigfoot" is a convenient and lazy way of discrediting legitimate phenomena * What motivates a hoaxer? * Four spheres and counting! Mal reports on an international press conference — nearly three hours of testimony from Mexican university researchers, congressmen, lawyers, and the actual finders of the spheres * One finder’s account of hearing humming, feeling "internal peace", and nausea after holding it against his stomach * The Brazilian Air Force apparently tried to “reclaim” the sphere, claiming it was their reverse-engineered technology from 2011(?!?!) * Sphere behavior aligns with classic paranormal patterns * Small production choices (like costume continuity) actually make the press conference seem more authentic * We wonder when psi-researchers might be brought in to attempt some sort of consciousness-based interaction Lots, lots more at godsghostsufos.com *** SpectreVision Radio is a bespoke podcast network at the intersection between the arts and the uncanny, featuring a tapestry of shows exploring creativity, the esoteric, and the unknown. We’re a community for creators and fans vibrating around common curiosities, shared interests and persistent passions. spectrevisionradio.com linktr.ee/spectrevisionsocial Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices