Last Podcast On The Left
Last Podcast On The Left
"The idea is that we don't know if time travel exists or not, but these three men do, and the answer is yes." — Ben Kizzle
"So, it's like Ellen DeGeneres' girlfriend. Well, the things about kids, the whole tabula rasa thing, their minds are more open." — Henry Zebrowski
"It's a terrible name. No, it's an official name. So, or if I find today's episode, we'll redo it then." — Marcus Parks
This episode delves into the concept of time travel through the lens of anecdotal claims and speculative theories. The hosts introduce Andrew Basiago, a lawyer who alleges involvement in a secret government program called Project Pegasus. This project, purportedly active from 1968 to 1972, is described as an effort to weaponize time travel and teleportation, with a particular focus on using children as participants due to their supposed adaptability and "tabula rasa" minds. The discussion touches upon the theoretical basis of time travel, including the speed of light and the concept of "radiant energy" as potentially harnessed from Nikola Tesla's work.
The narrative then shifts to John Titter, a self-proclaimed time traveler from 2036 who claims to have retrieved an IBM 5100 computer from 1975. Titter's accounts involve anachronistic observations, a proposed alternate timeline where the United States fractured and experienced World War III, and predictions that were not realized in our current timeline. The hosts explore the role of the internet in disseminating these stories and the potential for them to be elaborate hoaxes or misinterpretations, particularly noting the use of alternate reality as a way to explain discrepancies.
The conversation also touches on other individuals and theories, such as Alfred Weber's exopolitics and the concept of "cronovision" as an intelligence-gathering tool. The episode concludes by discussing the broader implications of these claims, the difficulty in verification, and the potential motivations behind such narratives, framing them as intriguing, albeit unproven, possibilities within the realm of speculative fiction and conspiracy.