In this episode, Mike tells us about the odd shortwave radio stations that broadcast seemingly endlessly repeating, random numbers, spoken by odd, automated voices and we get to listen to some snippets from a couple of well known ones.
We also talk about how awesome Christopher Lee was, How Game of Thrones and Lost failed to deliver on their promise, and whether or not snakes have eyelids… Spoiler – theeeeyyyyyy… well, just listen in and find out.
Special guest appearance this episode: Our daughter!
This episode’s cover art Photo byRyan StefanonUnsplash
Here’s a rundown of the episode:
00:37 – Hello!
01:47 – Presented Piece: Numbers Stations
16:28 – Promo – Prairieland Paranormal
17:01 – Discussion
39:31 – Thanks & Where You Can Find Us
43:28 – Fun Fact: Snakes don’t have eyelids…
44:35 – Bye!
Total Runtime: 45:26
Links
Promo
Our promo partner this week is the Prairieland Paranormal podcast, one of our partner shows on the Paranormality Network. Go check them out!
Research Links
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Numbers_station – Wikipedia on numbers stations
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-24910397 – BBC: The Spooky World of the ‘Numbers Stations’
https://warontherocks.com/2018/05/explaining-the-mystery-of-numbers-stations/ – War on the Rocks.com – Explaining the ‘mystery’ of numbers stations
https://priyom.org/number-stations – Priyom.org
https://www.numbers-stations.com/ns/english/ – Numbers stations.com
https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20170801-the-ghostly-radio-station-that-no-one-claims-to-run – BBC: The ghostly radio station that no one claims to run
https://globalnews.ca/news/5483678/numbers-stations-alan-cross/ Global news.ca – The mysterious world of ‘numbers stations’ and why we should care
https://www.radioworld.com/news-and-business/do-shortwave-numbers-stations-really-instruct-spies – Radioworld – Do shortwave ‘numbers stations’ really instruct spies?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/One-time_pad – Wiki on one time pads
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cuban_Five – Wiki on the Cuban 5
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swedish_Rhapsody_(numbers_station) – Wiki on the Swedish Rhapsody station
http://www.slate.com/articles/technology/technology/2010/07/7887_khz_your_home_for_classic_cuban_espionage_radio.html – Slate.com – 7887 kHz, Your Home for Classic Cuban Espionage Radio
https://irdial.com/conet_press_telegraph_connected.htm – irdial.com republishes the Telegraph’s article: “Is The Cold War Really Over?”
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