Strange Familiars writes “Jon shares stories about glowing-eyed little people, a possible earth elemental, shadow people, the Copperman, and more.”
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A listener writes “It was 2023, in the fall, the leaves were turning, in brown county Ohio, just outside a small town called mt orab. It was on New Hope Whiteoak station road, about 11am. I was traveling down this small road, maybe going 40mph.
I was coming down a dip in the road and from a wooded area, near a home something tall, lanky, and black in color ran from the trees, across the road to some barns. It was just so tall. I guess about 7ft. It looked like a basketball player. It was proportional except the arms seemed very long. It ran with its arms to its side mostly and not swinging much. It cleared the road in 2 strides. As soon as I saw it my heart jumped!
It was just so tall. And the way it ran. It didn’t bounce like I would if I ran. It was smooth in the running. It was so black. I couldn’t say if there was hair or not, though. It almost looked like a body suit. And I don’t know why I can’t get it out of my head but it seemed like it was younger.
On the side of the road it ran to, there was 2 barns, and behind that there was an open field that had already been harvested, so there was no where for it to go other than the barn, because I would have seen it if it was in the field. I had to turn to the right just past the barn. So I had a good view of the field.
I’ve been to that area many times and have never seen anything else. I’ve replayed this in my head many times. I can vividly remember the incident. I don’t know why it won’t leave me, which is why I guess I wanted to finally say something. I’ve never told anyone about it, I don’t know why.
It was just a few seconds and I can’t say for sure what I saw, but I don’t believe it was a person, simply because of how it moved, and the size.”
The Woolly Rhinoceros (Coelodonta antiquitatis) was a large, herbivorous mammal that lived during the Ice Age (Pleistocene epoch). It was well-adapted to the cold climates of Europe and northern Asia and is now extinct.
Key Facts about the Woolly Rhino:
- Appearance: It had a thick, shaggy coat of fur, a massive body, and two horns on its snout. The front horn could grow over 3 feet (1 meter) long. Its stocky build and short legs helped conserve body heat.
- Habitat: Lived in cold, grassy plains known as mammoth steppe, which stretched from western Europe to Siberia.
- Diet: Grazed on grasses and other vegetation, similar to modern rhinos and horses.
- Relatives: It was closely related to modern rhinoceroses and evolved from earlier rhino species in the colder regions of Eurasia.
- Extinction: It went extinct around 10,000 years ago, likely due to a combination of climate change and human hunting, though it survived longer than many other Ice Age animals.
- Fossils: Well-preserved remains, including frozen carcasses with fur and skin, have been found in Siberia, providing scientists with detailed insights into their appearance and biology.
Woolly rhinos are one of the most iconic Ice Age animals, often found depicted in ancient cave art alongside mammoths and other megafauna. In a remarkable paleontological breakthrough, researchers have recently unearthed the preserved remains of a woolly rhinoceros in Alaska’s permafrost. This extraordinary find represents the first confirmed woolly rhino specimen discovered in Alaska, expanding our understanding of the megafauna that once roamed the ancient Beringian landscape during the late Pleistocene epoch. The discovery has generated significant excitement among the scientific community as woolly rhino remains are exceptionally rare in North America, with previous fossil evidence primarily concentrated in Siberia and other parts of northern Eurasia. The Alaskan specimen provides crucial new insights into the distribution, migration patterns, and evolutionary history of these magnificent Ice Age mammals that went extinct approximately 14,000 years ago.
The discovery of woolly rhino remains in Alaska has profound implications for our understanding of Pleistocene ecosystems and species distribution. Prior to this find, scientists had documented woolly rhino fossils extensively across Eurasia, but evidence in North America was limited to a few isolated teeth and bone fragments found in the Yukon Territory of Canada.
This new discovery confirms that woolly rhinos did indeed inhabit parts of Alaska during the Ice Age, suggesting they crossed the Bering Land Bridge alongside other megafauna such as mammoths, bison, and horses. The presence of these animals in Alaska enhances our comprehension of the biodiversity and ecological relationships within the mammoth steppe ecosystem that dominated northern landscapes during glacial periods. Additionally, this find offers valuable data for reconstructing ancient climatic conditions and habitat types that supported such large herbivores.
The Excavation Process and Preservation State
The woolly rhino remains were uncovered during a collaborative expedition involving paleontologists from the University of Alaska Fairbanks and international research institutions. The excavation took place in a remote region of northern Alaska where permafrost thawing had exposed previously inaccessible Pleistocene sediments. Using specialized techniques designed for extracting delicate specimens from frozen ground, the research team carefully documented the site’s stratigraphy and collected associated plant and insect remains to establish environmental context.
The rhino’s remains exhibit an exceptional state of preservation, with significant portions of soft tissue, including skin, muscle, and hair still intact—a condition made possible by the continuous freezing temperatures of the permafrost. This level of preservation is particularly valuable as it allows for detailed studies of anatomy, diet, and genetic material that would be impossible with conventional fossils consisting only of mineralized bones.
Anatomical Features and Physical Characteristics
Preliminary examinations reveal that the Alaskan woolly rhino specimen belongs to the species Coelodonta antiquitatis, the same species known from Eurasian remains. The individual displays the distinctive features that made these animals adapted to cold environments, including a massive body estimated at 1.8-2 tons, a shoulder height of approximately 2 meters, and the characteristic two horns on its snout—a longer front horn (about 3 feet) and a shorter rear horn.
Perhaps most remarkable is the preservation of the animal’s thick, reddish-brown outer hair and dense woolly undercoat, providing tangible evidence of the insulating adaptations that allowed these megaherbivores to withstand harsh Arctic conditions. The specimen’s massive barrel-shaped body, short limbs, and small ears all conform to Bergmann’s and Allen’s rules for cold-adapted animals, minimizing heat loss through reduced surface area relative to volume. The skull structure indicates powerful neck muscles that would have enabled the animal to clear snow away to reach vegetation buried beneath—a critical adaptation for survival in the Pleistocene Arctic.
Kentucky Bigfoot Research Organization writes “Well-respected Bigfoot researcher and good friend Cliff Barackman joins the conversation this Tues night at 9:00PM Eastern! Cliff Barackman has been doing bigfoot field research since 1994.
His expeditions have taken him to 46 states and five continents in search of evidence supporting the existence of undiscovered hominoids worldwide.
As the evidence analyst on Animal Planet’s hit television show, Finding Bigfoot, Cliff has applied his skill and expertise to a variety of photographic, video, film, and sound evidence. He has appeared on many other television shows and documentaries as a Bigfoot specialist and cryptozoologist. Cliff is especially familiar with the footprint and handprint evidence for sasquatches, and he is the curator for one of the largest collections of cast evidence in the world. His collection includes impressions from North America, Asia, Australia, and Europe.
Cliff and his wife, Melissa own and curate the North American Bigfoot Center in Boring, Oregon which features the largest public collection of bigfoot evidence in the Pacific Northwest. Besides his bigfoot interests, Cliff also is an accomplished guitarist. You can often find him quietly strumming on the porch of his rural property on the western slopes of Mount Hood, deep in the heart of sasquatch country.”
A massive X-class solar flare has erupted from the Sun, causing significant radio blackouts across large parts of the globe – and experts are warning that more could be on the way as the active sunspot turns directly towards Earth.
The powerful eruption originated from sunspot region AR4087 and reached its peak at 4:25am EDT (0825 GMT) on Tuesday (May 14), according to the NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center (SWPC).
This intense X2.7-class flare hit the daylight side of Earth with a wave of X-rays and extreme ultraviolet radiation, causing R3-level radio disruptions across Europe, Asia, and the Middle East, reports space.com.
Solar flares are categorized by their strength – A, B, C, M, and X – with each level indicating a tenfold increase in energy output. This flare’s X2.7 rating makes it one of the most potent observed in recent months.
While Earth was not directly in the path of any potential coronal mass ejection (CME) from this flare – given that the sunspot region is still near the Sun’s edge – scientists are keeping a close eye on developments.
CMEs are large explosions of solar plasma and magnetic field that can trigger geomagnetic storms and even spectacular auroras, especially if they collide with Earth’s magnetic field. Notably, sunspot AR4087 is rotating towards Earth and has already shown signs of volatility. It has unleashed multiple flares within a few hours, including a strong M5.3-class flare just before the X2.7 eruption.
Vincent Ledvina, an aurora expert, sounded the alarm on X. This is getting intense, especially as this active region turns closer into view. This same AR just produced an M5.3 flare a few hours ago. What does this AR have planned over the next days … we’ll have to wait and see,” Ledvina wrote.
The powerhouse Sun has cranked up its game with the most explosive solar flare seen since March, notching a mighty X2.7 from sunspot region AR4086, waving goodbye as it exits stage left. Earth’s tech ecosystems brace themselves once again as the Sun flexes, sending jitters about potential hiccups in communication, travel by the stars, and orbital tech.
Following this solar surprise act, the atmosphere high above Earth was electrified posthaste, wracking high-frequency radio communications with sudden static across wide expanses.
Forecasters at the SWPC are issuing a heads-up that Uncle Sam and globetrotters elsewhere might need to bunker down for more celestial fireworks courtesy of our star, dependent on the whims of sunspot AR4087 as it swaggers into a more Earth-affecting stance.
With Earth in its dance around the Sun and AR4087 acting up, there’s chitchat about Northern Light extravaganzas dipping further south and simultaneously, buzzkill babble about tech tremors and energy edginess.
Eyes are peeled and telescopes trained as scientists stand guard; with AR4087 throwing shade – quite literally – the stakes are high for what’s next in our solar system saga.
In April, archaeologists with a group called Noah’s Ark Scans revealed their plan to dig up a site in Turkey where they believe the fabled boat is located. Now the group has announced some new findings that they claim back up their belief that they have indeed found the ark’s location.
The site in question is known as the Durupinar formation. It is located about 18 miles south of the summit of Mount Ararat in Turkey. Durupinar is a boat-shaped 538-foot-long geological formation that they believe matches the measurements for Noah’s Ark that are stated in the Bible.
According to a new report by The Daily Star, the researchers recently released “groundbreaking findings” from soil testing and a re-analysis of ground-penetrating radar (GPR) scans of the Durupinar formation from 2019. What they discovered was that the soil samples contain significantly higher levels of organic matter and potassium than soil from surrounding areas. This, they say, is “consistent with rotting wood.”
“These results provide compelling evidence of a unique, potentially man-made structure beneath the surface, distinct from the surrounding mudflow,” the researchers said about their new findings.
The researchers also claimed in a statement on Monday that “this anomaly strengthens the hypothesis that the formation is not merely a natural geological feature, but may contain remnants of a constructed object.”
Is This Noah’s Ark? Researcher’s Compelling Evidence
“A meticulous re-examination of 3D GPR scans conducted in 2019, using advanced imaging software, has revealed striking subsurface features,” the researchers revealed. “The scans show a 234-foot central corridor and angular structures-potentially rooms or corridors-extending up to 20 feet deep. These right-angled formations, uncommon in natural geological processes, suggest intentional design.”
Andrew Jones, lead researcher on the project, also stated, “The re-analysis confirms what we suspected: these are not random shapes in the mudflow. The presence of hallways and room-like structures points to a man-made origin for the boat shape.”
If it does turn out that this is, indeed, the final resting place of Noah’s Ark, then we are definitely going to have to revisit the CIA’s secret research from the 1950s to the 1980s and see if they really do know the location of the Ark of the Covenant.
Have you seen Sasquatch around Columbia? He has been spotted at several locations around the county, but has yet to be captured. The 7.5 foot, 250 pound Big Foot is out promoting The Adair County Sportsman Club 3D archery tournament called “Sasquatch Trail Archery Challenge.” The tournament will be held on June 21 starting with signups at 6 a.m.
Officer Tyler McKinney and Officer Travis Bell defend themselves against Big Foot.
“As we were talking to people in the community, many memories were of the men shooting and the women and children watching,” said Jesse Howard. “We wanted to make it different and have a family friendly event that involves everyone.”
There will be a “kids zone” where smaller children can shoot 3D targets with safety precautions in place. They will have pinatas for them to shoot with foam-tipped arrows, and other activities throughout the day.
The event is for everyone at any skill level. The categories will be ages 8-12, 13-17, 18 and over and pro division. The entry fee per person is $10 to participate.
“What sets our 3D tournament apart from others that people may have shot is that the course will be 20 targets at marked stations,” said Howard. “Sasquatch will be a bonus target that is hidden somewhere along the pathway.”
Bank of Columbia President Mark Dykes with Sasquatch
For the group that locates Sasquatch, members will have the opportunity to shoot at him for bonus points. There will be food trucks, prizes, raffles and other events going on the entire day. The event will take place at The Adair County Sportsman Club, located at 7200 Fairplay Rd., Columbia.
Everyone is encouraged to bring their families and spend the day. Anyone who would like to donate a prize, volunteer or wants more information can contact Mary Howard at 270-805-8064 or visit their website at www.adairsportsman.org.
Space.com writes “The night sky offered lucky skywatchers an unexpected double feature on May 17, a surprise geomagnetic storm and a mysterious white plume slicing through the auroras.
The moderate (G2 class) geomagnetic storm came as quite a surprise, kicking off early Friday (May 16) after Earth caught the glancing blow of a coronal mass ejection (CME). The CME was launched during a colossal filament eruption on May 12 from the sun’s northern hemisphere. Initially expected to miss Earth, the “bird-wing” ejecta was wider than predicted, with some of the material striking Earth 4 days after it left the sun.
But the real head-turner came when a streak of bright white light lit up the sky over Colorado and other parts of the U.S. At first glance, you could be mistaken for thinking it was a strange version of STEVE — a rare atmospheric phenomenon that can accompany the northern lights. But skywatchers quickly realized it was something entirely different.
“The aurora was rippling low on the northern horizon when suddenly a bright streak of light, reminiscent of a rocket re-entry, appeared high in the sky and flowed down to the horizon,” photographer Mike Lewinski told Spaceweather.com.
Lewinski captured the entire event unfolding in the skies above Crestone, Colorado.
Aurora photographer Derick Wilson also captured the bright white streak above Farmington, New Mexico.
The culprit? A recent rocket launch. Roughly an hour earlier, Chinese company Landscape had launched its Zhuque-2E methane-fueled rocket from Site 96 at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center (JSLC), in China. It carried six satellites into orbit, including a radar spacecraft and space science payload. The streak was likely from a de-orbit or circularization burn, possibly related to satellite deployment, according to Spaceweather.com.
Astronomer Jonathan McDowell took to X to confirm that the white streak of light was the result of the Zhuque-2 upper stage passing over the U.S. Four Corners area. McDowell further explained that the white streak was caused by the fuel dump from the upper stage at about 155 miles (250 kilometers) altitude.”
Bigfoot and Beyond writes “Cliff Barackman, James “Bobo” Fay, and Matt Pruitt welcome filmmaker and friend Eli Watson back to the podcast! Eli’s newst film “The Siege of Ape Canyon” premieres Thursday, May 22nd at the Kiggins Theatre in Vancouver, WA. Eli joins us to discuss the making of the film and the ‘squatchy experience he had during the production!”
Mysteries Unknown writes “In this incredible interview, a hunter shares the true story of a face-to-face encounter with a Bigfoot deep in the wilderness.
What would you do if you saw a Bigfoot tackle a deer right in front of you — and then turn its attention to you?
Our guest shares his real and terrifying Bigfoot encounters, starting from the age of six. He once sat face-to-face with a Sasquatch in the woods, eating blueberries together as a child. But nothing compares to the day he was out hunting on his four-wheeler and witnessed something few would believe. A massive Bigfoot exploded out of the treeline, tackled a deer in full stride, then suddenly realized he wasn’t alone. What followed was a tense standoff — the creature bluff-charged him while he stood frozen, pointing his gun, unsure of what would happen next.”
Tonight I will be chatting with Mike. Mike grew up on the border of Washington and Idaho. His parents bought a home with a large piece of property. Mike describes seeing this white creature on the property. There a lot of other things that went on in the home and around the property. I will let Mike go into it.
Tonight I will be chatting with Mike. Mike grew up on the border of Washington and Idaho. His parents bought a home with a large piece of property. Mike describes seeing this white creature on the property. There a lot of other things going on in the home and around the property. I will let Mike go into it.
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Strange Familiars writes “We continue reading listener stories featuring recurring dreams; ouija weirdness; an orb; odd apports; and more.”
Kentucky Bigfoot Research Organization writes “Witness observed a Bigfoot on multiple occasions on her property in Floyd County Kentucky.”
Nick writes “I had a roadside sighting in CA with my mom summer of 2008 when I was 18. It was about 12:30-1am in the foothills of Placerville CA. We had a newspaper route that often had us heading home past midnight. It was mid August a few months after graduating from high school.
It was a beautiful night we had the windows down just cruising. My mom had a Geo Metro that we used for the paper route with a 3 cylinder engine so it was not fast lol. It was a blind corner and our headlights hit this thing, and my mom didn’t see it at first (she never sees anything, we once almost hit a buck so close I could see the velvet on his antlers but she didn’t see it at all) but then she downshifted and hit the gas. I knew what I saw but I turned to her and asked what she saw, she had the same description as me so knew I wasn’t crazy because what I saw was nothing short of impossible.
I saw it running before the headlights actually hit it and it was like a cartoon how it was running, hands down by his side ( I say his because for some reason I knew it was a male) and his head didn’t bobble at all. As soon as the headlight hit this thing it just stopped on a dime, the dust it kicked up floating past like a mist as it stood there. Bright like blood orange eye shine (not glowing) with a hint of green.
It was holding a watermelon in one arm with other hanging down by its side it’s hand shaped like a Lego man hand. It wasn’t crazy huge, maybe six to six and a half feet tall. All black but thinning around the pecks. I could see the veins in his biceps. It looked like an Aboriginal person from Australia. That’s the closest thing I can compare it too. Very human like. Definitely not an animal.”
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A listener writers “Im just going to start from a weird encounter then into the sighting I had. In 2014, My wife and I were visiting her parents in Brookings Oregon, Brookings is a pretty rural area on the southern coast of Oregon on the border of California near the redwoods and being from Southern California it was simply beautiful.
My father in law wanted to take us up the Winchuck River to a place called the lundlum house. its an open cabin you can camp at. This cabin is 11 miles up river from the 101. While we were driving up you veer left on wheeler creek rd from winchuck river road. This road turns into dirt and gravel, while we were driving up a red SUV came flying down the road back towards Winchuck River rd they almost hit us and at the time we thought they were just jerks.
We kept going and on the right you see this two story cabin and there is open grass area there’s a trail down to the river its beautiful. No one was in the cabin so I went in and explored the cabin and layout. Then I noticed the trail to the river and this is where it got weird. I walk down the trail and I am taking in the scenery and I look to my right and see a chair, a fishing pole with the line still in the water and an open beer can almost still full. I found it odd and no one was around… It took me a couple minutes to put it together did those people we past leave this stuff? I showed my wife and we found it odd.
November 2016 we were back visiting my in laws with my son who was born in June of 2016. we also had a friend come along and one day we decided to show her the cabin. Right before we do the slight left up the road to the Ludlum house I had an anxious feeling come over me. We were driving slow because we were in a prius and my son in the car.
The river is to our right and around a bend I look down at the river and what I see is something standing upright in the middle of the river and look over its shoulder as we drive past and I say to my wife did you see that and she said yep that was sasquatch. We park in an area where there are camp sights and my wife and our friend get out and I said I am going to stay with the car and the whole time it felt like we were being watch and I basically ushered my friend and her friend back in the car because I didn’t like the feeling. Driving back to the main road we were talking about it and we convinced ourselves what we saw we really didn’t see it. I was very observant about where I saw the creature and I thought maybe it was a tree or something but I thought I recognized the spot but that spot had nothing in the middle of the river. To me inside I thought oh we did see what we saw and it moved on.
Wes ever since that I get a weird feeling going up the WInchuck River after 6 miles, Its beautiful up there but I just don’t like going up that way.”
From The Shadows writes “We’re joined again by Jillian and her mother, Karla, from Virginia to talk about the five years they lived in a haunted house. The historical structure is believed to have spirits from the 1800s still within it’s walls.
They also share incredible stories from a private club they both worked at and what amazing piece of ghostly footage was captured during an investigation!”
A listener writes “I had a roadside sighting in CA with my mom summer of 2008 when I was 18. It was about 12:30-1am in the foothills of Placerville CA. We had a newspaper route that often had us heading home past midnight. It was mid August a few months after graduating from high school.
It was a beautiful night we had the windows down just cruising. My mom had a Geo Metro that we used for the paper route with a 3 cylinder engine so it was not fast lol. It was a blind corner and our headlights hit this thing, and my mom didn’t see it at first (she never sees anything, we once almost hit a buck so close I could see the velvet on his antlers but she didn’t see it at all) but then she downshifted and hit the gas. I knew what I saw but I turned to her and asked what she saw, she had the same description as me so knew I wasn’t crazy because what I saw was nothing short of impossible.
I saw it running before the headlights actually hit it and it was like a cartoon how it was running, hands down by his side ( I say his because for some reason I knew it was a male) and his head didn’t bobble at all. As soon as situs toto hit this thing it just stopped on a dime, the dust it kicked up floating past like a mist as it stood there. Bright like blood orange eye shine (not glowing) with a hint of green.
It was holding a watermelon in one arm with other hanging down by its side it’s hand shaped like a Lego man hand. It wasn’t crazy huge, maybe six to six and a half feet tall. All black but thinning around the pecks. I could see the veins in his biceps. It looked like an Aboriginal person from Australia. That’s the closest thing I can compare it too. Very human like. Definitely not an animal.”
Extreme Mysteries writes “Paul Wookey investigates the universal Ghost and Spirit experience. Joined by Psychic Medium Diane Howe and a very curious film crew. Paul travels to Pendle known for its history of Witch Craft and medieval practices. The Anchor Pub based in a beautiful part of England holds secrets and paranormal activity yet to be discovered. Until now.”
Unexplained Explained: Ghostly Paranormal Activity with Paul Wookey
From The Shadows writes “Scott returns with scary stories of growing up in a house full of spirits and shadow people, and shares security camera footage of ghosts and shadow figures that haunt his current place of employment!
He also shares the story and insights of a family member’s lifelong trauma caused by a UFO sighting.
*Producer’s Note: Below are some bookmarks and approximate timecodes for parts of Scott’s story and the phantom video clips. “
Ghosts, Spirits, and a Haunted House 00:00 Trauma,
a UFO Experience, and Understanding 29:00
The Haunted Workplace 36:41
Ghost Clip 1 with intro 39:00
Ghost Clip 2 with intro 42:24
Ghost Clip 3 with intro 46:59
It all comes together 1:00:00
From The Shadows: Hauntings, UFOs, and Ghostly Video Evidence