By Tim Binnall
Forecasts for the future, the spirit world, and mysterious runestones were among the fascinating realms explored this past week on Coast to Coast AM. And, here at the C2C website, we told you about a 'lake monster' filmed in China, the solution to a mystery surrounding a puzzling substance spotted on the far side of the moon, and an Australian driver who fended off a venomous snake while cruising down the highway. Check out our round-up of highlights from the past week ... In Coast You Missed It.
A mysterious set of runestones discovered in a Texas cave took center stage on Saturday night's program as Scott Wolter, host of America Unearthed, detailed his research into these curious objects. He recalled how the stone slabs were found stacked up like library books and each tablet contained writing in a yet-to-be-determined language, possibly Spanish or Portuguese yet written with Hebrew characters. The runestones, he said, are believed to be from the year 1501 as that date as well a ship were carved above the entrance to the cave where they were located. In conjunction with his appearance on the program, Wolter also shared several photographs of these enigmatic objects with the C2C website.
This past week saw a pair of weird mysteries emanating out of China pop up in the news, beginning with a village where residents had become troubled by an ongoing phenomenon in which eerie and inexplicable sounds echoed throughout the community for days. Suspected of possibly being a harbinger of doom, the creepy cacophony was ultimately traced back to a tiny bird that produces a powerful and particularly haunting mating call. Meanwhile, in the central Chinese city of Luoyang, people visiting a pond were stunned to see an anomalous form emerge from the water. Footage of the oddity spread like wildfire on social media in the country with many branding the unidentified denizen of the deep a 'lake monster.'
In light of what has been a tumultuous, to put it mildly, first half of the year, it's understandable that one might be wondering how the latter half of 2020 will unfold. A pair of Coast programs this past week may have provided just such a glimpse into the future. On Tuesday evening, remote viewing teacher Ed Dames shared insights into what he sees occurring with the coronavirus, the health of Kim Jong Un, and a potential solar kill shot hitting the planet. Then, on Wednesday night's program, Theodore White provided an astrological forecast for the next few years when it comes to the pandemic, the presidential election, and tensions with China.
A mystery that made headlines last summer was finally solved this past week when scientists in China announced that they had determined the nature of a curious gel-like substance spotted on the far side of the moon by the Yutu-2 rover. Speculation surrounding what the spacecraft had stumbled upon back in July of 2019 ran the gamut from the prosaic to the fantastic. While some hoped that it could be some kind of evidence for alien life, an examination of the oddity using the rover's spectrometer determined that, alas, the anomaly was a breccia, which is a type of rock consisting of various mineral fragments fused together from extreme heat.
The spirit realm was a hot topic of conversation this past week on Coast to Coast AM, with several programs dedicated to exploring different aspects of the 'other side.' On Sunday night's program, author Jeff Belanger recounted chilling tales of haunted New England. Monday night's show featured intuitive paranormal investigator Stephen Williams talking about his work assisting spirits stuck in the plane between the living and the dead move on to the afterlife. And, on Thursday night's program, third-generation paranormal educator Morgan Knudsen discussed how a person's emotional state appears to be a significant factor when it comes to interacting with ghosts.
One of the wilder stories we've heard in quite some time emerged out of Australia this week where a motorist was forced to fight for his life when a highly venomous eastern brown snake appeared in his truck as he was speeding down the highway. Unable to stop to the vehicle because the creature had wrapped itself around his legs, the understandably distraught man fended the striking reptile off using a knife and a seat belt before eventually killing the animal. Certain that the snake had bitten him, the driver proceeded to take off for the nearest hospital, but was stopped by police on the way. After sharing his incredible story with the cops, an ambulance arrived on the scene and, fortunately, medical personnel determined that he had not been struck by the deadly creature.
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