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Mysterious Universe

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Always interesting and often hilarious, join hosts Joe Hodgdon and Brandon Thomas as they investigate the latest in reality, futurology, weird science, consciousness research, alternative history, cryptozoology, UFOs, and new-age absurdity.

593 - 36.12 - MU Podcast - The Skill Trap | Outsourcing Ourselves
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  • 593 - 36.12 - MU Podcast - The Skill Trap | Outsourcing Ourselves

    Welcome back to MU! As AI and automation get better & better at doing our jobs, they may also be slowly doing away with the way humans have always learned to become good at them. With examples from robotic surgery, Michelin kitchens, warehouses, bomb disposal, banking, and more, our second installment of Matt Beane’s The Skill Code explores how we build real expertise, and how intelligent machines could either hollow that process out or help create an entirely new kind of apprenticeship.  Welcome to your Plus+ extension, and thank you all for joining us on Plus+! Buddhists believe that millions of super cool people reside in this underworld paradise called Agartha. Their daily lives and their destiny are directed by a wise, all-powerful ruler known as Rigden-jyepo, also known as the King of the World. Rigden-jyepo kicks it in Shamballah, the capital city of Agartha, which is allegedly accessed through many secret entrances from the surface world, found hidden within the towering monasteries of Tibet, guarded by jolly llamas sworn to protect the secrets of the underworld. The Skill Code: How to Save Human Ability in an Age of Intelligent Machines TDI Industries This Hollow Earth: The Astounding Investigation Into the Lost World Beneath Our Planet's Surface Nicholas Roerich’s artwork - Order of Rigden Jyepo Shamballah by Nicholas Roerich -1930 Life and works of Alexander Csoma de Körös Fundamental Principles of Vedanta Historic Ensemble of the Potala Palace, Lhasa Beasts, Men and Gods by Ferdinand Ossendowski The Voynich Manuscript has a new interpretation Hollow Earth, Hyperborea, Agartha, Shambhala LinksPlus+ ExtensionThe extension of the show is EXCLUSIVE to Plus+ Members. To join. click HERE.Links Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Fri, 25 Sep 2026
  • 592 - 36.11 - MU Podcast - This Hollow Earth - Episode 01: Deep Lore

    Welcome to Mysterious Universe Season 36, episode 11! According to Buddhist doctrine, Agartha is a subterranean land located deep within the center of our planet. Buddhists believe millions of people live in this underground paradise. Their lives and destinies are directed by an all-powerful and all-wise ruler. What wonders lie just beneath us all? We are here today to begin a fascinating saga series titled This Hollow Earth, based on the work of Warren Smith in his 1977 book, This Hollow Earth - The astounding investigation into the 'lost worlds' beneath our planet’s surface. We are here to ask: is the story of Agharta nothing more than a fun fable, or is there truth behind the legend? Do we know the Earth is solid, with varying layers of deep, dense material that terminates in a solid molten core? Or could there be vast inhabitable spaces we would be astounded to experience? In Plus+, we look into the growing train of thought that AI and automation are getting better at doing our jobs, and how they may also be slowly dismantling the way humans have always learned to become good at them. From robotic surgery to Michelin kitchens, Matt Beane’s The Skill Code explores how we build real expertise, and how intelligent machines could either destroy that process, or help create an entirely new kind of apprenticeship.  This Hollow Earth: The Astounding Investigation Into the Lost World Beneath Our Planet's Surface Hollow Earth Theories: A List of References Royal Society's portraits of Edmond Halley, and a diagram of Halley's curious model for the internal structure of the Earth Secret of the Ages - UFOs from Inside the Earth The Sky People The Smoky God: A Voyage to the Inner World The Skill Code: How to Save Human Ability in an Age of Intelligent Machines LinksPlus+ ExtensionThe extension of the show is EXCLUSIVE to Plus+ Members. To join. click HERE.Links Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Thu, 24 Sep 2026
  • 591 - 36.10 - MU Podcast - MU Interviews - Chris Mathieu - 001

    Welcome back to MU season 36 episode 10! This week we offer our first interview of the new era, with Chris Mathieu of Forbidden Knowledge News making his debut MU appearance! We talk about his work, his background, his spiritual awakening, and much more. Check out his podcast wherever you listen for an amazing compilation of the strange. Then in our Plus+ extension, we go into detail on Chris's personal experiences, including an encounter with a "reptilian" and the fabled "It Happened May the 4th", a wild tale of psychedelics, synchronicities, and how he found his path.  Forbidden Knowledge News Watch The Forbidden Documentary: Occult Louisiana on Tubi Doors of Perception is available now on Amazon Prime! Forbidden Knowledge News - Podcasts Forbidden Knowledge News - Facebook Forbidden Knowledge Network - Instagram Forbidden Knowledge News - Rumble Forbidden Knowledge News - Linktree Forbidden Knowledge News - YouTube Forbidden Knowledge Network - Instagram Forbidden Knowledge Network - Facebook Plus+ ExtensionThe extension of the show is EXCLUSIVE to Plus+ Members. To join. click HERE.Links Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Fri, 11 Sep 2026
  • 590 - 36.09 - MU Podcast - The Strange World of Genius Animals

    Welcome to Mysterious Universe season 36 episode 09! Today we investigate the strange world of genius animals of the most impressive calibre: Wizard Pets that earn their keep in life… and in our hearts. From mathematically inclined K-9s, to prophetic pups, to exceptionally conversational horses with a lot to say, including, but not limited to, where to find the bodies of dead loved ones. For our Plus+ extension, we go headfirst into The Shining Island by Jason Quitt. Jason does a masterful job of tracking the myths and legends of Plato, Egypt, and more into a picture of what Atlantis might be...or rather might not be. Join us as we examine everything from primordial water, the Axis Mundi, to infinity & beyond. The Strange World of Animals and Pets Tex is a Smart Puppy Sapphie presses buttons to talk Waffles the Yorkie swears when he doesn't get more dinner The Shining Island: Precession, Axis Mundi, & Plato’s Celestial Allegory Links Plus+ ExtensionThe extension of the show is EXCLUSIVE to Plus+ Members. To join. click HERE.Links Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Fri, 04 Sep 2026
  • 589 - 36.08 - MU Podcast - Free-Running | The Human Clock

    Welcome back to MU! This week we take a look at Why Time Flies by Alan Burdick and find out that even “official” time is a negotiated average built from clocks around the world. Then we move into the story of Michel Siffre, who removed himself from daylight, clocks, calendars, and ordinary human routine, and his cave experiments reveal just how quickly the body's internal rhythms can drift when they're cut loose from the outside world. Welcome to your Plus+ Extension, and thank you all for joining us on Plus+! Animals, along with all living things, are affected by cosmic rhythms and celestial cycles. Snails and crabs live by the tides, even in laboratories nowhere near the ocean. Cats with internal clocks that can be adjusted on command. Disappearing dogs that return without fail every Christmas. Biological clocks are nature's timing systems here to help regulate the behavior of all forms of life. From the simplest organism to man himself, and do so quite efficiently. Today we enjoy the 1970 book The Strange World of Animals and Pets by Vincent and Margaret Gaddis. Dedicated to all the pets, who rule us with an iron paw. Why Time Flies: A Mostly Scientific Investigation Mysteries of the Unexplained The Strange World of Animals and Pets Vincent and Margaret Gaddis as Forteans LinksPlus+ ExtensionThe extension of the show is EXCLUSIVE to Plus+ Members. To join. click HERE.Links Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Fri, 28 Aug 2026
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