Bonus Episode: Zero Expectations Volume II

03/07/19 • 37 min

On this episode of the world famous Sofa King Podcast, we step away from our usual show pattern and give you a good old fashioned bonus episode. If you want a regular episode, skip this one and go one episode ahead or back. There, you’ll hear us research and topic and spit facts at you as well as horrible off topic jokes and conversational cul-de-sacs. On this one, however, we give you a bonus episode. No research. No plan, just the fellas shooting it over some whiskey. What do we talk about? All sorts of stuff. Great stuff! Crazy stuff! Stuff that is sure to delight and offend! Stuff that I can't really remember because it's late, I haven't slept, and I'm tired! Oh, and if you love this Bonus Episode or our regular episodes, do us two favors. First, go and support us on Patreon!

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Episode 372: Beltway Snipers: Mass Murder In DC

On this episode of the world famous Sofa King Podcast, we look at the mass killings committed by (and the conspiracy theories about) the two people known as the Beltway Snipers in Washington DC. The year was 2002, and the nation was still reeling from the horrors of 9/11 when two men named John Muhammad (41) and Lee Malvo (17) started a reign of terror in the DC area, killing 17 people out of the back of their 1990 Chevrolet Caprice. Though many people think they were just serving up a bowl full of crazy, others think it was a false flag event, and you know what, even William Shatner gets involved! So, to get to the Beltway Sniper killings, it’s important to start with the killers themselves. John Muhamad (formerly John Williams) was an army veteran with high marksman skills. He’d been married a couple times and once out of the army, ended up getting a divorce. His wife filed a restraining order based on his threats, and he went a little nutso and kidnapped their shared children. He ran to Antiqua, like you do, and he met the young Lee Malvo. Malvo was born in Jamaica and spent some years in the Caribbean with various family members. Eventually, he came to the US illegally, and after getting detained and set free, he and his mom lived in a homeless shelter where Muhammed eventually moved as well. The two Beltway Snipers became fast friends, forming a father-son bond and training for what became their killing spree. Their killings didn’t start in DC, though. They started in Washington state and cut a path of death across the nation, from Arizona to Louisiana before they got to the DC area. Once there, they started to randomly kill people who were targets of opportunity, typically people coming in or out of a store or people at a gas station. The entire area was freaked out and didn’t even want to be on the streets (Dave included—he was there researching!). Eventually, they slipped up by taunting the cops on their tip line and gave them a clue that led to their identities being revealed. From there, it was a matter of time before the cops cornered them. But there is also where the conspiracy theorists take hold. When they were arrested, some people think there was a trigger word in a hypnotic suggestion to bring the two killers in. There are connections between the head investigator and Muhammad, and the ex-wife worked for the government. So, were the Beltway Snipers two sick puppies who got off on murder and wanted revenge for a wife who left, or were they part of a false flag event that led them across the nation killing people? Listen, laugh, learn. Conspiracy Theory Break Down: http://www.informationliberation.com/?id=27984 One Word--Shatner: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1pQ0ZR5Jkuc

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Episode 373: Crystal Skulls: Supernatural or Superb Forgeries?

On this episode of the world famous Sofa King Podcast, we look into the realm of antiquity and the supernatural (or the world of forgeries and lies) and explore the existence of the 13 infamous Crystal Skulls. These skulls were all allegedly unearthed in the mid to late 1800s and were said to be found in areas such as Mexico. Claims were that they came form Aztec, Toltec, and Mayan cultures, and they were sold to some of the most renowned antiquity dealers and museums in the world. Their method of manufacture was far beyond anything that was possible in the ancient world (and supposedly even beyond the world of the 1800s!). While they all differ in composition and design, most of them came from the same antique dealer, a man named Eugene Boban. These skulls are said to have special powers such as healing and visions of the future and even sounds and lights emanating from them. So, what exactly are these skulls, where did the come from, and what do modern archaeologists think of them? To answer this question, it’s best to focus on the most famous of them all, The Skull of Doom. This crystal skull was allegedly discovered by F. A. Mitchell-Hedges while on an expedition to the Mayan ruins of Lubaantum. They were there to find Atlantis. Why not? But his daughter Anna Mitchell-Hedges was there on the dig, and she found this crystal skull. The stories of the Skull of Doom were that it gave her the ability to see JFK’s assassination in advance, and that ancient Mayan priests could kill people by focusing the harmony of the skull with the harmony of the victim. This skull finally made its way to an art restorer and eventually the Hewlett Packard crystal labs for study. Interesting things were discovered about it: it was forged from a single block of crystal; it was made without metal tools; and was carved against the natural axis of the quarts, which is a very difficult thing to do without shattering an object, especially on something as intricate as the crystal skull. So, while many myths of the skull were put to rest by the HP study, many others were only enhanced. This piece and one in the Smithsonian underwent very stringent scientific analysis, and at the end of the day, the experts think these are not thousand of years old, but were carved in a city in Germany in the 1800s. To what end were they carved? Did the experts get it wrong? How did this person in Germany develop techniques that still baffle many people today? What is the explanation for how the crystal skull gives you visions? How many crystal skulls are for sale in the modern world? Listen, laugh, learn.