Marc W Shako’s Weird World

Ep 11: Operation Gladio

2nd August 1980. The waiting room at Bologna train station is packed, but the hundreds of passengers amassed there are about to have their thoughts of travel plans, dinner arrangements and daily worries scattered to the four winds, because in a moment, a huge explosion will rip through the station.
Sadly, it just the latest in a series of attacks that will work in favour of the right-wing leadership, drawing the left-leaning public into the arms and protection of their government. 
A smart-but-cynical government who are using a disaster for political gain, using the old adage of not letting a crisis go to waste? Not quite. It’s much, much worse than that. So bad it’s almost unbelievable. 
This time, it’s Operation Gladio. Let’s Get Weird!
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Ep 10: The Shag Harbour UFO

On 4 October 1967 something crashed into the murky waters of Shag Harbour, Nova Scotia. What? According to the Royal Canadian Mounted Police files, a UFO. One of my all time favourite UFO stories, this one has sightings from multiple witnesses (including policemen and pilots), radar evidence and physical evidence. No wonder they call it "Canada's Roswell".
 
Let's Get Weird!
 
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Links:
This episode comes from my blog post (written based on a TV documentary I saw years ago)
For extra info in the main story I used: 
https://www.abovetopsecret.com/forum/thread485206/pg1
For details on other witness reports:
http://www.roswellproof.com/Shag_Harbour/Shag_Harbour2_UFO_sightings.html

Ep 9: Spontaneous Combustion

We’ve all seen the photographs: a blackened, charred spot in tucked away in the corner of a closed room, everything else around it seemingly untouched, but lurking conspicuously on the fringe of that scorched black patch, a perfectly preserved untouched human limb.
Today we’ll be sifting through the ashes for answers to the age old conundrum: what is spontaneous combustion, from famous cases to some possible explanations. Are you ready? Let’s get weird!
#letsgetweird #ghoststories #UFOs #mysteries #conspiracies
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Further Reading: The article on the “First Irish Case” is available on the BBC website. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-15032614
Here’s that Listverse article: https://listverse.com/2010/09/08/top-10-bizarre-birth-defects/

Ep 8: More True Ghost Stories

Back in episode 4 I told you about some real life experiences I’ve had with the paranormal. I also mentioned that as a kid growing up I spent a lot of time at my Nanna’s pub and that place was seriously haunted. I never saw anything there myself… but my family did. These are their stories. Ready for more spookiness? Let’s get weird!
#letsgetweird #ghoststories #UFOs #mysteries #conspiracies
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Ep 7: True Conspiracies

In this episode we take a (quick) look at the origins of the term Conspiracy Theory and the influence of language THEN we dive into 4 shocking "conspiracy theories" that turned out to be absolutely true. Let's Get Weird!
#letsgetweird #ghoststories #UFOs #mysteries #conspiracies
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Ep 6: Bizarre UFO Deaths

On our last UFO episode, I said 95% of UFO sightings can be written off as nothing: weather phenomena; misidentified aircraft; mistakenly identified stars or planets. I also said 5% cannot be explained. Within that subset, there’s an even smaller subset of inexplicable deaths. Today, we’ll be looking at 5 times UFO encounters ended in tragedy. This time, it’s Bizarre UFO Deaths. Let’s Get Weird!
#letsgetweird #ghoststories #UFOs #mysteries #conspiracies
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Ep 5: Black Eyed Children

One night in 1996, Brian Bethel was sitting in his car about to deposit a cheque when two boys appeared at his window. Instead of exiting his vehicle, Brian stayed in his car because something about the kids unnerved him deeply. It was only when one of the kids moved closer he saw what was wrong. It was a night he’d never forget and the birth of a mysterious new phenomenon. Who or What are the Black-Eyed Children?
Thought Catalogue by Chrissie Stockton (link https://thoughtcatalog.com/christine-stockton/2013/11/16-peoples-terrifying-encounters-with-the-black-eyed-kids/ )

Ep 4: True Ghost Stories

Some first-hand tales of my personal experiences with the paranormal!
#letsgetweird #ghoststories #UFOs #mysteries #conspiracies
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Ep 3: MK Ultra

On the 28 November 1953, Frank Olson, a US Army biochemist and biological weapons researcher, is in a room on the 13th floor of the Hotel Statler in New York City. He’s also in the middle of a severe psychotic episode. Sometime around 2am, Frank plummets thirteen storeys from the hotel window to the damp streets below. An obvious suicide, right? Not so fast.
At the time of his death, his blood was coursing with the drug lysergic acid dyethalamide – a.k.a. LSD.
One week earlier, without his knowledge, Frank had been laced with the psychedelic drug as part of an experiment. As mental as that sounds, what's more mental is that the experiment was conducted by the CIA. And poor Frank wasn't the only one. Far from it... Let's Get Weird.

Ep 2: The Maury Island UFO

95% of UFO sightings can be written off as nothing: weather phenomena; misidentified aircraft; mistakenly identified stars or planets. 5% cannot be explained. Today, I’ll be looking at one case I think falls into that 5%.
UFOs, mysterious deaths, Men in Black, this one’s got the lot... it’s the Maury Island UFO.