By Tim Binnall
Near-death experiences, the two sides of Bigfoot, and an impending grand solar minimum were among the fascinating topics explored this past week on Coast to Coast AM. And, here at the C2C website, we told you about a pair of chilling ghost videos, a possible sighting of a legendary Argentine lake monster, and a mischievous teen busted for taping fish to ATMs. Check out our round-up of highlights from the past week ... In Coast You Missed It.
The duality of Bigfoot was explored on Coast to Coast AM this past week by way of two separate shows that painted drastically different pictures of the legendary creature. First, on Saturday night's program, researcher William Sheehan discussed the potential dangers of encountering a Sasquatch and incidents that seemingly revealed the animal's enormous strength and possible aggression. Then, on Sunday night's program, Thom "Cat" Cantrall shared a different perspective on Bigfoot, claiming to have had friendly interactions with a clan of the creatures to the point that he was invited to observe what appeared to be a Sasquatch mating ritual.
This past week featured a pair of spooky videos that wound up making headlines. First, a motorist in California captured footage of an eerie anomaly that appeared in front of her car while driving down a road. While some dismissed the 'apparition' as merely a meteorological effect or perhaps a reflection, others noted that the incident occurred on a notoriously dangerous road and, as such, theorized that the oddity might have been a ghost. A similarly chilling video later in the week featured a Tesla seemingly detecting a proverbial horde of ghosts that appeared beside the vehicle when it was driven into a graveyard.
A pair of near-death experiences shared their incredible stories on Coast to Coast AM this past week, beginning with Monday night's program wherein Vincent Tolman recounted an accident in which he overdosed on a concentrated nutritional supplement and was pronounced dead for a staggering 25 minutes until an ambulance worker discovered that he still had a pulse. During that period, he seemingly visited Heaven and was guided by what he later learned was an ancient relative of his. On Tuesday night's program, Holly Faust recounted being in a car crash and journeying to another realm where she conversed with a diminutive old man who sported "pearly white" hair. The mysterious being consoled her, she said, before instructing her to return to her body.
Two different international cryptids popped up in the news this past week, beginning with a legendary snake-like creature from Japan known as the tsuchinoko. The subject of a bonafide craze back in the late 1980s after it was allegedly seen by multiple people, the oddity had made a comeback in the struggling village of Shimokitayama, which has adopted the 'animal' as something of a mascot in the hopes of revitalizing the community. Meanwhile, in Argentina, a pair of kayakers captured footage of a puzzling disturbance on a lake that is said to be the home of a mysterious 'monster' known as El Nahuelito. While the two witnesses were uncertain of what they filmed, many believe the anomaly to be the creature that captivated the country over a century ago.
Is the planet on the cusp of a major meteorological upheaval brought about by a change in solar activity? Former CBS TV reporter Hugh Simpson made the case for such a scenario on Wednesday night's program. He pointed to a forthcoming 'grand solar minimum' wherein the number of sunspots decreases significantly and explained that it is a cyclical phenomenon that brings with it colder weather which lasts longer and moves further down south as well as an increase in volcanic activity. Simpson shared details on when we might begin to see the effects of this phenomenon and how long it might last.
Easily the weirdest story of the week came by way of Utah, where cops busted a teenager who had made something of a name for himself online through a series of pranks in which he allegedly taped fish to ATMs. The self-titled 'fish bandit' began his reign of pescatarian terror back in August and, over the course of several months, amassed a rather sizeable following of fans who delighted in watching videos of his handiwork. Alas, also keeping an eye on the mischievous prankster was the police, who managed to eventually identify the individual and subsequently take him into custody. The unmasked 'bandit' now faces two counts of property damage for his fishy misadventures.
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