This week, Craig and Andy are joined by a new guest, Bekhi, to explore the world of dreams and premonitions. The episode starts with a humorous and cheesy experiment before diving into the serious and often unnerving history of dreams that seem to predict the future.
Key Topics:
- The Truth About Cheese Dreams: We begin by debunking the myth that cheese gives you nightmares, referencing a 2005 British Cheese Board study on the specific dreams caused by different cheeses.
- Dream Figures: Andy introduces a few key figures from dream folklore, including the Sandman, the Greek god Morpheus, and the chilling Germanic spirit Mara, who is said to be the origin of the word "nightmare."
- Historical Premonitions: We discuss several famous premonitions, including Abraham Lincoln's dream of his own assassination and the dreams of Edith Pretty that led to the discovery of the Sutton Hoo burial site.
- The Aberfan Disaster: Andy recounts the tragic story of the Welsh mining town and the children who had chillingly specific dreams of the disaster before it happened.
- The British Premonitions Bureau: The hosts discuss this bizarre, real-life organization founded in 1967 to collect and verify people's premonitions, including its "hits" related to a plane crash and the assassination of Robert Kennedy.
- Dream-Inspired Creations: The episode concludes with a fascinating list of inventions and works of fiction that were born in dreams, from the sewing machine and Frankenstein to the discovery of the periodic table and the melody for "Yesterday" by Paul McCartney.
- Wyrd News: The team shares bizarre news stories about a woman who wheeled a dead man into a bank, an escaped racehorse at a train station, and a Florida Man who threw pizza at his dad.
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Written and hosted by Craig Brooks and Andy Stevens
Edited by Craig Brooks
Intro music by Leonell Cassio - The Paranormal Is Real (ft. Carrie)
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