By Tim Binnall
The mysteries of time, weather manipulation, and law enforcement encounters with the paranormal were among the fascinating topics explored this past week on Coast to Coast AM. Meanwhile, at the C2C website, we told you about a pair of possible Bigfoot sightings, enlightening new surveys on high strangeness, and a scarf-clad chicken that caused a ruckus at a courthouse in Zimbabwe. Check out our round-up of highlights from the past week ... In Coast You Missed It.
Weather manipulation was in the spotlight on Tuesday night's program as former television meteorologist Scott Stevens reflected on his two decades of investigation into geoengineering and chemtrails. He explained that he got interested in the topic when he grew suspicious when he noticed anomalies in his forecasts and began to wonder if something unnatural was occurring. After about four years of intense investigation, Stevens became convinced that there was a clandestine effort to manipulate the weather using technology such as chemtrails. Decrying the effort, he likened geoengineering to a 'cheat code' wherein storms and other events can be created and then blamed on the nebulous 'global warming.'
Paranormal data fans were served something of a feast this past week thanks to three new surveys concerning the strange and unusual. First, a pair of British polls asked residents of England, Wales, and Scotland about their beliefs in supernatural practices and curious creatures. Of note from the findings was that a mere 12% of participants said they believe in the Loch Ness Monster. Later in the week, Gallup released their poll on Americans' perceptions of paranormal phenomena. Topping the list of eight 'odd' ideas was psychic healing, which received support from 48% of the respondents. Fairing nearly as well were ghosts, which ranked second at 39 percent.
Time was a hot topic of conversation on Coast to Coast AM this past week, with two shows exploring its mysterious nature. First, on Saturday night's program, retired Army lieutenant colonel Kevin Randle talked about time travel, the science of possibly traveling back to the past or into the future. He also explored many of the time travel paradoxes presented in movies and television shows, and claims that the Vatican may have a device to view the past. Then, on Thursday night's program, Emmy-Award winning producer Tim Swartz discussed time's relationship with consciousness and how it may be an artificial construct devised by those who are confined to a three-dimensional space.
A pair of Bigfoot stories bookended the week, beginning with a tantalizing video that may have captured the legendary cryptid crossing a mountain ridge. Filmed in Alberta, the somewhat difficult to decipher footage features a puzzling dark form resembling a figure at the very top of the massive stretch of the Rocky Mountains, suggesting that whatever was moving up there was rather sizeable itself. The end of the week brought news of an interesting Sasquatch sighting from Washington State, wherein two witnesses on a camping trip looked through their binoculars and got a close-up look at what they believe to have been Bigfoot.
The intersection of law enforcement and the paranormal took center stage on Wednesday night's program as forensic photographer Paul Rimmasch shared tales of strange criminology from his many years in the field. Suggesting that the clothing or other evidence attached to homicide victims possesses some kind of unique energy, he recounted one incident wherein his colleague investigating such a case seemingly brought the spirit of one of the victims into his home by way of his closeness to the situation. Rimmasch also recalled a chilling death investigation in which a woman was found in a dark, musty room with the words "Who or what are you?" written on her bedroom door.
By far the most bizarre story of the week came by way of Zimbabwe, where business at a courthouse came to a standstill when an eerily poised chicken wearing a scarf strutted onto the property. Awestruck observers marveled that the dapper bird walked as if it were human, which led many to suspect that the creature described as "confident" was some kind of black magic unfolding before their eyes. Whether it was because it had accomplished its supernatural mission or simply that it wandered its way off the property, the mysterious scarf-clad chicken was nowhere to be seen the following day.
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