Last Podcast On The Left
Last Podcast On The Left
"The KGB has been putting a lot of time or they did put a lot of time in the late 1960s, 1969 specifically. They've been devoting entire groups to collecting information on black magic." — Henry
"The coronavirus in his mind, he would just be like, 'The capsule, think the coronavirus is armed now.' That would be incredible. At least that would be what a refreshing way to fight it if it just was gunned." — Ben
"And the last reason is that it's fake. In 2008, Live Science interviewed Rick Lind, a mechanical aerospace engineer in the University of Florida. He and his team were working to create a terracer-like drone with flapping wings and a crest on its head." — Henry
This episode of "Side Stories" presented a collection of listener-submitted narratives, with the COVID-19 pandemic serving as a recurring backdrop. One notable story detailed a Florida man accused of murdering his estranged wife and using fabricated COVID-19 texts to cover up her disappearance, highlighting how the pandemic was perceived as a potential smokescreen for criminal acts. Another segment explored listener experiences with the "Citizen App," where real-time crime alerts led to often anticlimactic or confusing situations, touching on the blurred lines between a safety app and social media.
The discussion then shifted to more historical and speculative topics, including declassified documents suggesting the KGB's extensive research into black magic and parapsychology in the late 1960s, aiming to weaponize these phenomena against the United States. This segued into listener-submitted accounts from individuals who encountered peculiar situations, ranging from a man who allegedly hired someone for a medical study involving stool samples that never paid, to a Vietnam veteran's chilling account of a mysterious purple cloud that seemingly halted an ambush. These stories, while varied, collectively underscore a fascination with the unexplained and the lengths to which individuals will go to seek answers or exploit circumstances.
The episode also touched on the cultural phenomenon of personifying abstract concepts or entities as anime-style characters, exemplified by "COVID-19 chan," and the broader trend of transforming existing media into similar depictions. The hosts also covered a listener's experience with a peculiar Easter egg distribution involving pornographic pamphlets, which the perpetrator claimed was a form of protest. The episode concluded with discussions on UFO sightings and heroic deeds, including a New York City landlord waiving rent for tenants affected by the pandemic, showcasing a range of human responses to societal challenges and the allure of the unknown.