By Tim Binnall
Messages from the 'other side,' the mysterious Ark of the Covenant, and a remembrance of dearly departed C2C guests were among the realms featured on Coast to Coast AM this past week. Meanwhile, here at the Coast website, we told you about a strange conspiracy theory surrounding suspicions that the president of Nigeria is a clone, a provocative paper from a NASA scientist concerning the search for ET life, and updates on the man who wanted to legally change his age as well as the doctor who claimed to have produced the world's first genetically altered babies. Check out our round-up of highlights from the past week ... In Coast You Missed It.
What was the Ark of the Covenant? On Tuesday night's program, international explorer Jonathan Gray detailed his research into the ancient mystery which has bewildered Biblical scholars for centuries. He posited that the legendary object was more than a mere container for religious texts and, instead, contained powerful secrets that could be transformative for the human race. Gray also recounted stories of alleged encounters with the Ark, including an archaeologist who claimed to have found it and a group of Israeli soldiers said to have been killed when they got too close to it.
One of the weirder conspiracy theories we've seen in quite some time made headlines this week when the president of Nigeria assured residents of the country that he is not a secret doppelganger. The bizarre statement came in response to speculation which has surrounded Muhammadu Buhari since he spent a stint in a British hospital last year. Upon his return to Nigeria, rumors began circulating online that the man who came home was not the real president and was, in fact, an imposter! Whether Buhari's declaration that "it's the real me" will convince suspicious citizens of the country remains to be seen.
Communication with the 'other side' was the topic of discussion on Sunday night's program as afterlife researcher Rich Martini shared fascinating insights that he said he has obtained via psychic mediums speaking with those who have passed away, including a number of well-known celebrities. He revealed messages imparted to him from Anthony Bourdain and Microsoft founder Paul Allen as well as JFK, who blamed the mafia, Martini said, rather than the CIA for his assassination.
This past week saw developments in a pair of stories we'd previously covered here at the C2C website. First, Dutch motivational speaker Emile Ratelband saw his bid to legally lower his age by 20 years rejected by a court in the Netherlands. Officials cited the impracticality of such a move, which they said would "have a variety of undesirable legal and societal implications." Following that, the doctor who claimed to have created the world's first genetically altered baby reportedly went missing in China, where it is suspected that he is under house arrest for his highly controversial research.
On Thursday night's program, Coast to Coast AM honored a number of former C2C guests who are no longer with us and are deeply missed. Featured on our 5th special of this kind, which aired on Thursday night, were highlights from appearances by the comic book legend Stan Lee, futurist Ray Brabury, the late Benjamin Crème, who served as the official spokesperson for the "world teacher" Maitreya, veterans activist Joyce Riley, strategic visionary Jim Channon, and author Michael Luckman.
Perhaps the most tantalizing story of the week came by way of a paper written by a NASA scientist who proposed a bold new approach to the search for extraterrestrial intelligence. Silvano P. Colombano of the space agency's Ames Research Center argued that scientists must do away with "cherished assumptions" about what ETs may be like, how they'd communicate with us, and if they can travel to Earth. He also proposed taking a closer look at the UFO phenomenon as there may be critical cases that have previously been overlooked by mainstream science due to those preconceived notions about aliens.
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