Real History with Melissa Podcast (.xml Format)

--{"Happy 250th Birthday, America"}-- What is an example of Doric architecture? Who were the Dorians? What is the language we know as Linear B? When was it deciphered? Linear A and the disappearance of the Minoan civilization - What are examples of Freemasonic architecture in Washington, D.C.? - Shadows cast by the Washington Monument - Why do current 'truthers' have antagonism towards talk of Freemasonry? - What are some books I've read for Real History? - Alan Watt's view of history and the age of mankind - A book by Michael Ende, Momo - Slaves to time.

--{"Chris Minor"}-- Who is Chris Minor? The music business, horror movies, Hollywood. Editing and continuity. Why did Chris leave his band just as it was taking off? Alan Watt's three levels of science. Relationships and marriage nowadays. Working on his brother's social media campaign for dentistry during Covid. Is marriage on the horizon? Wrestling with existential crises, time away for mental health and rejuvenation.

--{"Neil Foster and Sandi Adams - UK Column: What's Up?"}-- U.S. Farmers; Why did a county government seize a farmer's land to build a private airport? Hundreds of thousands of peach trees to be destroyed. Sandi Adams discusses the Light Paper's recent event, Stand in the Light. Iain Davis' recent article, UK Column Conundrum. Sandi Adams and Debi Evens spoke with Michael Ginsburg about their experiences at the UK Column. The UK Column has rebutted their statements. Who is Marcel Jahnke? Is his investment money affecting the editorial direction at the UK Column, which some see as pro-China? Marcel Jahnke is also behind Rising Tide Foundation, Matthew Ehret, Cynthia Chung, the promotion of a multipolar world. Barbara Spectre, immigrants and a multicultural initiative. Frankenskies.

--{"with Heys Reviews - Dom Waterson: "Traitors""}-- Dom Waterson (Sheep Farm podcast) has written a book called Traitors: The Plandemic Politicians, an incredibly well-researched look into the backgrounds of the UK politicians who participated in the nightmare known as Covid-19. Some people don’t want to remember the lockdowns and restrictions, the masking, the bubbles, the vaccine, but those who won’t remember recent history are doomed to repeat it. Dom and Chris presented their research on their Sheep Farm Podcasts during those dark, dystopian days, and now Dom has written a book based on that research so we can consider what was done and learn about the traitors were who did it. This book is not entirely focused on UK players, and people everywhere will be interested to see just how deep the rabbit hole goes.

--{"Paula, a mother in Lancet's MMR study: Question everything!"}-- Who is Paula Aitken? The MMR vaccine-autism report published in Lancet and then retracted - Andrew Wakefield - The gut connection - The role of antibiotics in Paula's son's health problems - Why is autism on the rise and we don't understand the causes? - Alan Watt and the three levels of science.

--{"Melissa and Neil w/ Sandi Adams: Agenda 2030, Technocracy"}-- How did Sandi Adams first discover what was happening with Agenda 21? Rosa Koire's book, Behind the Green Mask - Who is Emma Dunwell? When did Neil Foster and Sandi Adams know each other? - How do we educate people about Agenda 2030 and Technocracy? Lynn Taylor, outcome betting and data mining of children. What is the history of technocracy?

--{"Greg and Graeme - Elimination of Spirit from Modern Language - Part 2"}-- We continue our conversation about the word 'spirit,' and language construction and similarities in different areas. What is the language of architecture we see in churches? The Protestant Reformation and its effects. Pentacostalism. Gregory's upcoming book and more about perichoresis.

--{"Greg and Graeme - Elimination of Spirit from Modern Language - Part 1"}-- What is Spirit? - Neuroscience, cognitive science, psychology - Definitions of Spirit, working through the Eternal - "spirited bodies," Monism - Parse the difference between Mind and Spirit using Quantum Theory - Iain McGilchrist's latest book references all the major religions and their founder, but not one mention in the index of Christianity or Christ. This speaks to an agenda. In parts of Germany, very difficult to see a Caucasian male. - May Day celebrations; ancient traditions - Alan Watt showed the similarity of uses of symbols down through time; see "Waiting for the Miracle," Alan said, "That higher consciousness, that part of God; I don't say you're a god. But that part of God within you is the Christ within you, it's a higher consciousness really..." - What does the Bible say about the Holy Spirit?

--{"Adon and Annie in Australia - Permaculture and Common-Unity"}-- Who are Adon and Annie in Australia? Permaculture, regenerative agriculture. How did Adon get into permaculture gardening? Where is Annie from and how did they meet? What are challenges of community, and working a common lifestyle? What is Australia's Triple-P program? If you are interested, please contact Adon and Annie by email.

--{"Cutting Through books - Ula and Darick Chamberlin"}-- Melissa unboxes the Cutting Through books! Talking with Darick and Ula Chamberlin, the husband and wife team, who made this 2nd edition happen. Both Ula and Darick are artists with very different styles. Together they run a business (Solid Coffee) in Aberdeen, Washington. Their beautiful family of three children under the age of eight keeps them busy, but they've dedicated a lot of time, energy and love, and their unique and individual artistic talent to creating a new edition of Alan Watt's Cutting Through series of books. Many people have contributed to making this happen and we discuss it.

--{"Dr. Giordano - Brain Games: Ethics, and Humanness"}-- We discuss the military background of James Giordano. His father was in the Navy, a submarine designer. How did the movie Fantastic Voyage affect him as a child? Was his family religious? South Tyrol, Italy. What is standpoint theory? Giordano's book with John R. Shook, Bioethics and Brains. Thomas and Julian Huxley, experts and academics. Who is watching the watchers? Transhumanism, posthumanism. What does it mean to be human? Self-creativity. The Barter and Battle for the Brain. What does Giordano mean by barter? Cognitive enhancement.

--{"Neil Foster: War fallout, and gardens"}-- Rising gas and jet fuel prices, cutting funding for Medicaid and Medicare. The so-called war with Iran. Military-age men in Germany must receive approval before long stays abroad. America raises the enlistment age. AI data centers increase temperatures in surrounding area. Extreme weather predicted. Time to start a garden.

--{"Nick Heys -- Inverted World"}-- Nick Heys of Heys Reviews - Nick's trip to Vietnam, and his delayed return home. Nick and Melissa discuss Christopher Priest's Inverted World. What was the world like? What one word best describes the story? Priest's novel The Prestige, and Christopher Nolan's movie. Time, memory. The next book we cover is Vernor Vinge's Rainbow's End. Nick and Melissa decide that Arthur C. Clarke's four-novel Space Odyssey series, starting with 2001: A Space Odyssey will follow Rainbow's End.

--{"Sarah Tacoma: German New Medicine, Herbs, and Homeopathy"}-- Who is Sarah Tacoma? How did she get interested in herbalism? What led to her studies and practice of German New Medicine? What obstacles does she face in practicing herbalism? Homeopathy, healing modalities, and more.

--{"Dr. James Giordano - Brain Games: The Battle for the Mind"}-- A conversation with Dr. James Giordano - an opportunity to learn a little about neuroscience and neurotechnology (neuroS/T), and neuroweapons. MISO/PSYOPS, cognitive warfare, Havana Syndrome, DARPA's Narrative Networks - Let's break down the word Technology. More to come: future discussion(s) on cognitive enhancements, dual-use, neuroethics, free will, transhumanism, post-humanism.

--{"Neil Foster: Burn, Freeze, Die! Depopulate, already!"}-- An elderly dementia patient was killed without consent in Canada - Israel and US against Iran; possibility of conscription - Vulnerabilities to the food supply - Is there a connection between data center expansion and cloud seeding for rain? - Transgender driver's licenses. You're not in Kansas anymore. - Air conditioners contribute to climate change and so do wood burning stoves.

--{"Dom and Chris Waterson: Sheep Farm"}-- Chris and Dom from Sheep Farm! What got Chris and Dom started seeking truth and answers? UFOs, JFK, an alternative way of viewing events. - Chris saw a UFO as a child. How did this affect him? - What is Todmorden in West Yorkshire known for? - What is Chris's favorite horror movie, and Dom's favorite movie? - 1967, proposed measures to reduce fertility from a William Shockley speech. - The Beatles, Jane Asher, bloodlines; conversations with Mike Williams, and Matt Sergiou - Who was William Sargant and how is he connected to Ewen Cameron, Sydney Gottlieb, the CIA, and MKUltra. - Dom's term 'cultural Manchurian candidates.' - Chaos, Tom O'Neill writes about Charles Manson, the Beach Boys, Sharon Tate, the CIA, and some very interesting connections. - Dom is about to release a book he has written entitled Traitors: The Plandemic Politicians.

--{"Chris Fogarty: The Perfect Holocaust, Ireland 1845-1850"}-- How did Chris Fogarty begin to investigate what we have called the Irish Potato Famine or the Great Hunger? What was the involvement of the British military in removing food from Ireland? Who was William Cobbett and what did he say and write about Ireland? Who was William Wilde? How was the FBI involved in the arrest of Chris Fogarty and his wife Mary? What is happening to the Palestinians? How did Chris and Mary get to know Norm Finkelstein? AIPAC and the money received by elected officials. The problem with Zionism.

--{"Nick Heys: A Scanner Darkly"}-- How does the film A Scanner Darkly measure up to the novel? Why was Melissa reluctant to read the novel? - Drug crisis in America and across the world. - Phillip K. Dick's mental illness, a posthumous possible diagnosis. - What does VALIS stand for? - Next: Nick and Melissa will read Inverted World by Christopher Priest. - Should the next novel by Neal Stephenson's The Diamond Age or Rainbow's End by Vernor Vinge?

--{"Neil Foster: Meatspace and Rentable Meatwads"}-- Kim Leadbeater, the UK's assisted dying bill - UPS: Cold chain logistics - What is RentAHuman.ai and what is a Meatwad? - Ecocide Scotland - "Gender Affirming Care" - Excess deaths caused by cold homes.

--{"Robert Smith-Hald: Heavy Metal"}-- Parents: Language warning for children. - Who is Robert Smith-Hald? Growing up in the Camphill Movement. - How did American Robert meet his Scottish wife, and how did they end up living in Norway? - Making art, music, beer. - What are signs of heavy metal toxicity? The Andy Cutler Protocol for chelation from heavy metal toxicity. How did detoxing from heavy metal poisoning affect Robert's musical abilities?

--{"Don, Blue, and aka Devin"}-- How did Blue and Don meet? What interests drew them together? How many animals do they have? Is Devin ever without her sword? Stories about individuality, homestead life, how food affects us, taking care of animals, and all the different ways people can live. Challenges, lessons, joy.

--{"That Hideous Strength: Real Life is Meeting"}-- Greg Gorsuch shares some thoughts about the chapter title "Real Life is Meeting" - What is the Other that enters into relationships? - Masculine and feminine within relationships.

--{"Neil Foster"}-- UPS and the union - SAFE Food Act of 2025 - Soylent Green, humans as fertilizer - J.B. and Jennifer Pritzker - Epstein and intelligence agencies - Venezuela and drugs, Maduro, the Axis of Socialism, Donroe Doctrine, etc. - Universal Basic Income - U.S. retirement at 67 - Forever wars - Movie, Land of the Blind - Politicians and their predilections - Generation Alpha - Are young people choosing religion? - Steve James in the UK, transgender ideology.

--{"The Bloody Conclusion of That Hideous Strength"}-- Does Mark escape the N.I.C.E.? Is he reunited with Jane? What does Merlin do to help the Director? What happens to Miss Hardcastle, Wither, Frost, and Lord Feverstone?

--{"LateAmble Ramble"}-- When are Nick and Melissa finishing up C.S. Lewis' That Hideous Strength? Modernism, post-modernism and the Academy. Who were the Inklings and what was C.S. Lewis' affiliation with them? George Orwell's review of this book. Spirituality and religion. What did Alan Watt say about the individual and religion?

--{"How 'bout those Jays?"}-- What does this time of year mean to you? Living inside your head and connecting with people - Sports? - Music that inspires and elevates - Bishop Williamson and modernism - Alan Watt on spirit and Christmas.

--{"Christine: After School Special"}-- Christine's large, Catholic family - a mix of security and feeling like an oddball. Studying art in school, becoming an artist, a teacher, then a wife, and a mother. Hugh Hefner, Playboy, cultural warfare, Alfred Kinsey - What affect did objectification of women and pornography in mainstream culture have on Christine's psyche, sense of worth as a woman, and her art? Howard Stern, Dana Plato's death - The story of Christine's first pregnancy and reconnecting to God.

--{"Nick Heys -- That Hideous Strength - Part 3"}-- Nick and Melissa are matching again! Where did those beautiful scarves come from? - Judy! - What themes come up in C.S. Lewis' The Abolition of Man and how do they compliment those in That Hideous Strength? Thanks to all who are listening, reading along, and giving us good ideas.

--{"Nick Heys -- That Hideous Strength - Part 2"}-- What choices do Mark and Jane make? What is C.S. Lewis saying about marriage and male and female attributes? Is the N.I.C.E. a not so nice institution?

--{"Nick Heys -- That Hideous Strength - Part 1"}-- What are some male/female/marriage ideas we see in That Hideous Strength? - How does C.S. Lewis reveal and foreshadow with his use of names? - Politics and academia: C.S. Lewis shows how the Delphi technique and the dialectic are used. What is telegraphing?

--{"AI Clones and Carbon Labels"}-- Why did Alan Hamel create an AI clone of his late wife Suzanne Somers? - Was the Red Father a forefather of ChatGPT? - What is an AI Friend? - Should firms have to put carbon labels on all products? - Universal Basic Income - Whole Body Donation in Florida - Why are stillbirths in the US higher? - Assisted suicide in Illinois.

--{"This is not a dress rehearsal"}-- Local sustainability updates - NEW!! Keir Starmer as the devil AI generated images - Nick and Melissa are reading C.S. Lewis' That Hideous Strength. - Talking today with Adam who lives in Germany. - Digital IDs, scanning at the grocery store; blockchain technology. - Questions to Alan Watt such as "Where can we move that is not part of the system?" - Countries like Scotland devastated by drug abuse. American cities like Seattle, Portland and San Francisco, drugs and homelessness - Seattle is Dying - Requiem for Detroit - The Scheme; intergenerational despair in Scotland. - Alan Watt, predictive programming - Artificial Intelligence, mind-reading technology.

--{"Perelandra: The Acid Trip"}-- Who is Greg Gorsuch and what is perichoresis? - Nick and Melissa revisit "the acid trip" in Perelandra. Was C.S. Lewis a pantheist? Does God want individuals? The Christian Trinity - Carl Jung, Alan Watt, Soren Kierkegaard.

--{"AI Aye aye"}-- Is Keir Starmer literally the devil? Why are we left with so little that is 'real' and authentic online? Have you ever had a conversation with an online chat bot?

--{"STEM"}-- What did the postcard announce? What is STEM? In this Real History, a 'short', Melissa discusses a recent outing to the local university.

--{"Neil Foster: UK's digital ID"}-- Orwellian schemes with Neil Foster talking about UK's Digital ID and the petition against it, Canada's Bill C-8, the cyberterrorism bill that is rather Orwellian. Why did Scottish police arrest a silent, elderly woman? AI actress, facial recognition cameras, and cash and what you can buy with it.

--{"Nick Heys: Perelandra"}-- Question: What is Nick Heys' new project? Answer: continuityofcontrol.com - Heys Reviews covering Between Two Ages - Go to cuttingthroughthematrix.com and find CTTM book club coverage of Carroll Quigley's Tragedy and Hope - We cover C.S. Lewis' third novel in the Space Trilogy: Perelandra - What are the Christian themes in Perelandra? Who is the Green Lady? Why was Ransom sent to Perelandra? - Trans-sensuous versus non-sensuous - Why are we told to be positive? 'Always look at the bright side.' - Pierre Teilhard de Chardin and concepts of spiritual evolution - What did Alan Watt say about possession and psychopathy? - Nick and Melissa will have a shorter conversation about a few more topics in this book: duality, gender, and that weird 'trip'. - The third novel in the series - That Hideous Strength.

--{"Authorized Hate and the Love of Simple Pleasures"}-- BBQ with Jim, a CTTM book club member, and meeting up with a cousin - A correction on Sigrida's email story. We do not know the manager in the picture! He may not be a Freemason and he might be perfectly lovely! :) - A little more about Yehudi Menuhin and Gerard Menuhin - A phone call from Joe, a listener and lover of BBQ - What are some things his wife noticed in a Nick Fuentes interview with Patrick Bet-David? What connections are worth mentioning? Prager U? and the Leadership Institute? - Are we looking at authorized hate? Is this the time when we're being sanctioned to criticize Israel and the Jews? - A little letter about life in Texas just after the American Civil War.

--{"Sigrida's email: The Gstaad Adventure"}-- What did Sigrida learn on a recent adventure? What is the Menuhin Music Festival? Sigrida sent an email from Switzerland filled with tales of surprises and good luck. Connecting the dots in a wealthy playground.

--{ "9/11, Charlie Kirk, Neil Foster and the Police State"}-- Bill Cooper and 9/11 - Alan Watt on 9/11 - What is the question to ask about the Charlie Kirk narrative? - Who was arrested at the rally against Palestine Action ban in London? - Illiterate German police - Trump using the National Guard to police - Scotland's population.

--{ "Thank you"}-- Why was Melissa at the antique mall yesterday? What is Ajeana's story? Why are so many people afraid of dying? When did Melissa get the inspiration to begin "Real History"?

--{ "Neil Foster: City Hall, Carbon Passports"}-- Have Neil and Melissa made any progress educating their town's elected officials about Agenda 21? - Did pirate's have an equitable system of caring for their own? - Britain and carbon passports. Will the UK require built-in 'alcolocks' and black boxes in new cars? - Insurance and other scams of modern life.

--{ "C.S. Lewis' Out of the Silent Planet with Nick Heys"}-- Covering C.S. Lewis's Space Trilogy with Nick Heys of Heys Review - A new addition to Nick's family - Who were some of the important women in C.S. Lewis's life? - Are the Christian themes in Out of the Silent Planet subtle? - Who are Ransom, Devine, and Weston? - What are Hnau? Who are the Hnau on Malecandra? - What are some of the adventures that Ransom had on Malecandra? Were the Hrossa friendly? Did the Sorn mean to inflict harm on Ransom?

--{ "Bee here in case you're reading along"}-- Bees! Scout bees and bouncer bees and bees in the wall - Listeners in distress - CTTM book club syllabus for Alan Watt's Waiting for the Miracle - Nick Heys of Heys Reviews and the Space Trilogy by C.S. Lewis - Neil Foster, Agenda 21, Sustainable Development Goals.

--{ "Katy will not converge!"}-- Who is Sarah? Looking forward to sharing a conversation with you about her PhD dissertation. - What is Canada's Policy Horizons? Who is Kristel Van Der Elst - Professor Travis Smith talking about the dangers of Policy Horizons biodigital convergence initiatives. - What is Advanced Research Projects Agency Health (ARPA-H) and when did it launch? Who are Christian Dameff and Jeff Tully? What is DEF CON? - Humans are hackable. - Nootropics - Who is Katy Keene, what was the Penny Gazette and what was Katy's Korner? - Poetry and refuge. - Will the biodigital convergence happen for humans with a brain chip or some other technology?

--{ "Self-Checkout Avoidance Psychosis"}-- Talking with Neil Foster about his 'broody' hen, county sales taxes, and car trouble. We also discuss the studies carried out to understand why people don't want to use self-checkout lanes at stores. Where are Neil and Melissa in their efforts to educate their local elected officials about 'sustainable' projects? What are Dover, Kohl and Partners up to in Lake Wales, Florida? What is Sustainable Development Goal number 11? Irish firms pocketing big bucks for asylum seeker accommodations. What were some of the difficulties Neil encountered as he attempted to legally reside in the U.S.?

--{ "Just a little update"}-- A few updates about Real History, Aman Jabbi, Neil Foster, Nick Heys, the new Substack channel and CTTM bookclub.

--{ "We're in the Army Now"}-- Rescheduling Aman Jabbi to the first week in July. Why have executives from tech companies joined the US Army Reserves? - Who is Shyam Sankar? Why does Palmer Luckey call himself a radical Zionist? - Why is jumping on bandwagons and finger pointing at supposed enemies problematic? What do we gain by a deeper understanding of history? - What did Alan Watt tell us about who was behind the early Zionist movement and the creation of Israel? - Looking at yourself and taking responsibility.

--{ "Sigrida's Prayer for Truth and Wisdom"}-- Where is Lithuania? What was Sigrida's life like in Lithuania? How did Sigrida end up working half the year on farms in Switzerland? What is eco-tourism? - Cooperation and tension within the family. World travels with mother. - Stuck in Japan during Covid. - Getting the family farm back in the family. - Sauerkraut - Why did Sigrida become desperate for truth and how did she discover Alan Watt's work?