By Tim Binnall
Conversations concerning conspiracy theories, the mysterious Coral Castle, and archaeological hoaxes were just some of the highlights from Coast to Coast AM this past week. And, here at the C2C website, we shared a potential new photo of Nessie, a possible video of Sasquatch in Russia, and told you about a two-headed snake found in Virginia along with a number of other animals that made news thanks to their odd antics. Check out our round-up of C2C highlights from the past week ... In Coast You Missed It.
Some of history's most infamous archaeological hoaxes were revisited on Sunday night's edition of the C2C courtesy of anthropology professor Kenneth Feder. Among the memorable cases he covered were the notorious 'Piltdown Man,' which was initially heralded as a proverbial 'missing link' until it was revealed to be fake, and the 10-foot tall 'Cardiff Giant' that turned out to also be a hoax. Feder also shared his thoughts on ancient myths and legends like Atlantis and the idea that perhaps aliens built the pyramids, about which he expressed skepticism.
This past week proved, once again, that Mother Nature can be the source of strange and unusual stories on par with weirdest of paranormal tales. This was perfectly conveyed via the jaw-dropping discovery of a rare two-headed copperhead snake that was discovered in Virginia. Beyond that, to the astonishment of wildlife experts, a beluga whale somehow wound up 1,000 miles from its normal habitat and swimming in England's famed River Thames.
Conspiracy theories, both old and new, were explored on several editions of C2C this past week, beginning with author Michael Salla discussing the purported 'QAnon' revelations on Monday night's program. The following evening, former airline worker Rebekah Roth detailed her research on 9/11 and explained why she believes that the fateful event was an elaborate conspiracy by the 'powers that be.' And, finally, Wednesday night's edition of Coast featured author Mark Jacobson talking about the work and influence of conspiracy theorist Bill Cooper.
A trio of iconic cryptids made the news in some rather unique ways this past week, starting with the legendary Loch Ness Monster, which may have been spotted by a woman in Ohio who was looking for the creature in images found on Google Earth. Not to be outdone, a puzzling piece of footage from Russia may have shown Sasquatch spying on a group of swimmers from the side of a cliff near a waterfall. Meanwhile, a farmer in Argentina blamed the blood-thirsty chupacabra for the loss of 10 cattle, although the local police weren't so sure about that particular suspect in the case.
Florida's mysterious Coral Castle was the focus of the latter half of Wednesday's program as Joe Bullard discussed his exhaustive research into the enigmatic site. Intriguingly, he revealed that the builder of the site, Ed Leedskalnin, seemed to have some knowledge of water being on Mars in the distant past. Bullard also talked about strange aspects about the building of the site which suggest that Leedskalnin possessed an ability or methodology for moving massive pieces of stone with ease which remain a mystery to researchers to this day.
For some strange reason, raccoons popped up in the news twice this week by way of two drastically different but equally amazing videos. The first piece of footage, filmed in New Jersey, showed a raccoon scaling the side of an apartment building before plummeting nine stories down to the ground. Fortunately, some beach sand seemed to cushion its fall and the creature scampered off apparently unscathed. Later in the week, we featured a weird video in which a musician serenaded dozens of raccoons near a forest in upstate New York.
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