Last Podcast On The Left
Last Podcast On The Left
"The thing is our bodies, um, they're becoming like a haunted house. Where you open up a door like anything like, oh that's in there. That's gonna be his normal side of his body." — Ben Kissel
"He actually had what he calls a time slip, where he believed he was approached by this non-human intelligence called valus that shot a laser of information to his head, that revealed to him that time was not linear, and that he looked at a version of himself in ancient Rome that he believed was happened concurrently with our reality." — Ben Kissel
"So he said that he went out, he was walking in the street and all of a sudden he stepped into a dead spot where it was quiet, highly little suspiciously quiet. Oh my goodness. And then he saw a small box van. It looked something from the 1950s and spread across his path." — Ben Kissel
The episode opens with a discussion of summer break activities, including camping in Texas and personal reflections on aging bodies, likening them to mysterious "haunted houses." The conversation then shifts to a bizarre incident involving a semi-truck carrying 150,000 tomatoes that crashed in California, spilling its contents and causing highway disruption. This leads into a segment exploring the concept of "time slips," drawing parallels to author Philip K. Dick's experiences. The hosts delve into a scientific theory suggesting time is not linear and may be happening simultaneously, citing experiments that indicate precognition could be provable.
The discussion then moves to anecdotal accounts of time slips, specifically focusing on Bold Street in Liverpool, England, a location reputed for such occurrences. Multiple individuals' experiences are shared, including a former police officer who reported seeing a 1950s-era van and a street with people dressed in 1940s and 1950s fashion, and a shop that had changed from a bookstore to a pharmacy. Another account involves a shoplifter who seemingly slipped into a different time period, finding the street and pavement altered and encountering a newspaper dated 1967 before returning to the present.
Later, the hosts touch upon a disturbing incident of a spree stabbing in Saskatchewan, Canada, and discuss the complexities of criminal behavior and potential motivations. They also briefly mention a pilot who exited an aircraft mid-flight, and a segment on the Autobahn Society's conservation efforts for puffins, offering a moment of hopeful news. The episode concludes with a listener's story about a "Goat man" scare in their youth, which stemmed from a misinterpretation of an explicit internet image, highlighting how personal experiences and online content can shape perceptions and lead to misconstrued narratives.