Mysterious Universe

By: 8th Kind
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  • Always interesting and often hilarious, join hosts Aaron Wright and Benjamin Grundy as they investigate the latest in futurology, weird science, consciousness research, alternative history, cryptozoology, UFOs, and new-age absurdity.
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  • 33.07 - MU Podcast - The Memetic Virus

    33.07 - MU Podcast - The Memetic Virus
    Feb 21 2025
    American culture is everywhere, shaping everything from entertainment to fast food—but could its most profound influence be something far more unsettling? Across the globe, from Hong Kong to Japan, Western mental health concepts are spreading, often replacing traditional ways of understanding distress. Depression, PTSD, and eating disorders are appearing in regions where they were once rare, raising the question: is this organic, or is something more deliberate at play? In this episode, we dive into the unsettling case from Japan, where pharmaceutical giant GlaxoSmithKline saw an untapped market for antidepressants and set out to change the nation’s perception of sadness itself. Through marketing, media manipulation, and cultural rebranding, they turned “feeling down” into a medical condition overnight—selling billions in pills along the way. Could this be an example of a memetic virus, an idea so powerful that it rewires an entire society’s approach to mental illness? Then, for our Plus+ members, we uncover reports of bizarre shape-shifting UFOs, eerie green mist that seems to transport people between dimensions, and chilling encounters with dark entities that should have never been summoned. Links Crazy Like Us: The Globalization of the American Psyche Mental illnesses can be acquired via memetic viruses Chris Lakin Blog Anorexia In Hong Kong Dentsu chief to resign over employee’s suicide from overwork Plus+ Extension The extension of the show is EXCLUSIVE to Plus+ Members. To join, click HERE. The Case of the Morphing Flying Saucer David Grusch seen at Esalen at Skywatcher UFO summoning event When UFOs Attack - Documented Cases of Hostile Alien Encounters I Experienced Terrifying Visits From A Succubus Yale News Mabel White Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 hr and 23 mins
  • 33.06 - MU Podcast - Zones of Strangeness

    33.06 - MU Podcast - Zones of Strangeness
    Feb 14 2025
    Recent tragic events have sparked renewed interest in anomalous zones around the world—enigmatic places where electromagnetic anomalies appear to intensify supernatural phenomena and coincide with unexplained disappearances that defy explanation. In this episode, we discuss reports from these mysterious locations, sharing accounts of strange vanishings, encounters with bizarre creatures, and experiences of journeys into alternate realities, all centered around these perplexing vortexes of mystery. Then, for our Plus+ members, we uncover obscure Russian reports detailing reality shifts, episodes of missing time, and encounters with bedroom-invading robots. Links Deadly history of mysterious 'Alaska triangle' where Bering Air jet plunged from sky Vanishing Planes, Energy Vortexes, And UFO Sightings: Inside The Mysteries Of The Alaska Triangle 20,000 people vanish in 'Alaskan Triangle' - some think Bigfoot or UFOs could be to blame The UnXplained: Thousands Disappear in the Alaska Triangle Curious Alaska: What happened to the man who went missing running Mount Marathon in 2012? Mexico’s Bizarre Zone of Silence The Mystery of the Alaska Triangle Strange Mag Beyond Reality Anomalous zones in Russia The Naked and the Numb A Frenchman Vanishes Odd Encounters in the new century's first decade Plus+ Extension The extension of the show is EXCLUSIVE to Plus+ Members. To join, click HERE. A History of USOs: Unidentified Submerged Objects: Volume 1: From the Beginning to 1969 ENCOUNTERS of Parallel Worlds: 70 True Stories of the Mandela Effect, Glitches in the Matrix, and Other Mysteries Voyages Through Time and Space: The Life of a Russian Psychic Sam the Sandown Clown Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 hr and 19 mins
  • 33.05 - MU Podcast - The Secret Fire

    33.05 - MU Podcast - The Secret Fire
    Feb 7 2025
    A young man’s vivid dreams of fire, hidden chambers, and ancient initiations were just the beginning. When he stumbled upon centuries-old alchemical texts describing exactly what he had been experiencing, his world turned upside down. Was he unlocking a lost spiritual science—or being pulled into something far stranger? Then, in our Plus+ extension, we push deeper into the unseen world, exploring astral doorways, past-life mysteries, and the unsettling possibility that some of our most bizarre encounters may be more real than we ever imagined. Links The Secret Fire of Alchemy: Kriya Yoga, Kundalini, and Shamanism Sky Shamans of Mongolia: Meetings with Remarkable Healers 30.11 - MU Plus+ Podcast - Channeling the Marmot God Ripley scroll The Orbis pictus of John Amos Comenius The Most Holy Trinosophia Kriya Yoga school Plus+ Extension The extension of the show is EXCLUSIVE to Plus+ Members. To join, click HERE. Large paw prints found in Blue Mountains reignites panther mystery Tim the Yowie Man Welcome to Big Cat Britain: All the sightings of 'beasts' mapped Thoughtforms, Tulpas & Egregores When Creepy Creatures and Crop Circles Clash Crop Circles: The Strange Things Seen and Found Within Them Astral Doorways Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 hr and 21 mins

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Favourite podcast of all time

Been listening for almost a decade and never fail tobe delighted and surprised by the mysterious and fun stories these guys dig up.
More variety and depth than any other mystery podcast.

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always good

worth a listen, always have a good yarn to spin
well made and presented. I love how there is a new story every week, something different give it a go

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