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What Do You Think About ...What Do You Think About ......Para-ApesWell, loyal Listener, it's finally here to hear...after 3 years of waiting, the final episode of What Do You Think About...? In this, their last effort, Jim and John discuss a topic that merges each of their favorite subjects...UFOs and Cryptids! Prepare yourself to learn of the Para-Apes...cryptic cryptids that just might be the pilots of those pesky UAPs people see...or maybe they're just the business-class passengers on these strange craft Sources: Flying Saucer Review Vol. 41 No. 4, Winter 1996, Worley, Don, “Examining the Mystery of the ‘Para-Apes’” The Journal Herald, “Central Oh...2022-11-2942 minWhat Do You Think About ...What Do You Think About ......TulpasTulpas...sounds kind of like something on a Taco Bell menu, doesn't it? Well, it isn't! Learn how to unleash the powers of your mind and how to create your own special best friend...or a monster to plague the earth. User results may vary. Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tulpa https://www.wikihow.com/Create-a-Tulpa https://exemplore.com/paranormal/Tulpas-A-History-and-Example-of-Living-Thoughtforms Who Censored Roger Rabbitby Gary K. Wolf Sound Effects Laughter provided by zapsplat.com Sensual moaning provided by quicksounds.com --- Send in...2022-11-1514 minWhat Do You Think About ...What Do You Think About ......The Flintstones Actually Live in a Post-Apocalyptic WorldWe are in the home stretch and rapidly approaching the finish line, Listener! This offering is Jim's next to last episode and explores an oddity that he only recently uncovered..The Flintstones cartoon series does not play out against a prehistoric backdrop as one would assume at first glance...their world is, in reality, a post-apocalyptic one! No, it's true! Just give this one a listen and keep your mind open. Sources: https://www.msn.com/en-us/lifestyle/travel/strange-things-viewers-didn-t-realize-about-the-flintstones/ss-AAXwtQN?ocid=msedgntp&cvid=759bb6d47f2245b2b406193...2022-11-0125 minWhat Do You Think About ...What Do You Think About ......Lycanthropy - Featuring Peter StübbeHere's a final Halloween treat for you listeners...Jim relates the gruesome tale of the 16th Century sorcerer and werewolf: Peter Stübbe Sources:  A true Discourse. Declaring the damnable life and death of one Stubbe Peter, a most wicked Sorcerer, who in the likeness of a Wolf, committed many murders, continuing this devilish practice 25 years, killing and devouring Men, Women, and Children. Who for the same fact was taken and executed the 31st of October last past in the Town of Bedburg near the City of Collin in Germany. Truly translated ou...2022-10-2520 minWhat Do You Think About ...What Do You Think About ......The Identity of Casper the Friendly GhostNot sure what happened, John said he wanted to do an episode on witches for his October offering, but it never materialized. But not to worry, Jim slapped together this little sketch so there isn't a gap during our Halloween celebration...the topic does often cross his mind...usually when he's been drinking! Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Casper_the_Friendly_Ghost https://casper.fandom.com/wiki/Casper_the_Friendly_Ghost https://www.cbr.com/how-did-casper-become-a-friendly-ghost/ https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/609560/how-did-casper-the-friendly-ghost-die --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters...2022-10-1815 minWhat Do You Think About ...What Do You Think About ......The Hummel Valley GhostHere's your first Halloween treat...a delectable tale of a ghost bedeviling an Ohio family in the early 20th Century; an account not unlike its narrator: short and sweet  Sources: The Daily Times (New Philadelphia, OH), “Paging Conan Doyle! Spirits! B-r-r!” pages 1 & 5, May 23, 1922 The Daily Times(New Philadelphia, OH), “Ghost Patient when Sand Tablet is Destroyed – Does Work Over,” page 1, May 24, 1922 The Daily Times(New Philadelphia, OH), “Ghost is Left Alone at Night,” page 1, May 26, 1922 The Daily Times(New Philadelphia, OH), “New Ghost Theory is Advanced – Foster Daughter Believed Responsible,” page 1, May 30, 19222022-10-1120 minWhat Do You Think About ...What Do You Think About ......The Ammons PossessionsIt's October once again, and that means Halloween is fast approaching! The boys' first offering of the month is one appropriate to the season: the Ammons Possessions. While not as famous as the "Exorcist" case, this is the tale of yet another demonic possession within the United States -- taking place within the 21st Century. This episode does cause one to raise the question: why does Jim always pick stories in which people or places have hard to pronounce names? Sources: https://weatherspark.com/h/m/149805/2011/12/Historical-Weather-in-December-2011-at-Gary-Chicago-International-Airport-Indiana-United-States The Indianapolis Star (Indianapolis, Indiana), “The Exorcisms of...2022-10-0436 minWhat Do You Think About ...What Do You Think About ......Dark Week Message - September 20, 2022I wanted to remind everyone that this is a "dark" week for "What Do You Think About..." -- you may not have known that if you haven't looked at our Facebook page We'll return on October 4th with a Halloween episode; thereafter we should air our remaining entries on the every-two-week schedule, but I ain't guaranteeing releases will continue to be spotty, as they have been throughout this season Then the podcast will wrap up Our farewell episode should drop in late November, which will give you all of December to find a...2022-09-2000 minWhat Do You Think About ...What Do You Think About ...GRAB BAGJohn and Jim discuss a collection of smaller topics that normally wouldn't have enough to fill out an entire half-hour podcast. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/wdouta/message2022-09-0928 minWhat Do You Think About ...What Do You Think About ......The Dark WatchersJust who -- or what -- are those humanoid figures of fulign hue perched atop ridges, silently watching All, but saying nothing? In this episode, Jim once again struts his stuff solo as he attempts to answer this question Sources: https://worldhistory.us/ancient-history/who-were-the-watchers.php https://www.livescience.com/dark-watchers-california-optical-illusion.html https://mysteriousuniverse.org/2018/07/the-mysterious-dark-watchers-of-california/ https://www.ancientpages.com/2014/11/13/mysterious-dark-watchers-one-of-americas-greatest-ancient-riddles/ http://www.bookofenoch.org/ENOCH-McCracken2020.pdf https://dl.icdst.org/pdfs/files1/79210c539e32f6c4f106fab6fff3f0c4.pdf https://en.wikipedia...2022-08-2328 minWhat Do You Think About ...What Do You Think About ......Disasters that Would’ve been Comedic without the TragedyThis episode sees the return of Super Fanboy Allen and was, in fact, inspired by his call the Cincinnati Outhouse Disaster to Jim's attention The title speaks for itself Link to see Live Oak Gardens get sucked into Lake Peigneur: https://youtu.be/x9OJ2debJ5o Sources: London Beer Flood https://www.historic-uk.com/HistoryUK/HistoryofBritain/The-London-Beer-Flood-of-1814/ https://historycollection.com/death-beer-london-beer-flood-claimed-eight-lives-batted-away-act-god/  Clement Vallandigham http://ohiohistorycentral.org/w/Clement_Vallandigham https://allthatsinteresting.com/clement-vallandigham  Cincinnati Shithouse Disaster https://beltmag.com/cincinnati-privy-disaster-1904/#:~:text=The%20Cincinnati%20Pr...2022-07-2632 minWhat Do You Think About ...What Do You Think About ......Lord Dufferin's Ghost StoryWhen he was a child, this story -- first encountered in his brother's copy of Strange but True: 22 Amazing Stories by Donald J. Sobol -- freaked Jim out...now he's passing it on to you, hoping to maybe exorcise his own hagriddenness...that is a word, right? If it ain't, it outta be! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/wdouta/message2022-07-1225 minWhat Do You Think About ...What Do You Think About ......American Magic: Pennsylvania Dutch Powwows and Appalachian Granny MagicIn this episode, the boys discussed the Amish and Hillbilly flavors of magic practiced in the United States. Who knew the Amish -- those staid and stalwart pillars of community and religion -- practiced magic? Jim did, that's who! Oh, and Jim comes to realize that his own father just might have been a practitioner of Appalachian Granny Magic. Sources: https://amishamerica.com/history/?msclkid=3d156befb1ca11eca7fea0b48142de2f https://www.discoverlancaster.com/amish/history-beliefs/?msclkid=29feca3fb1cc11ecb1c336434ac1f814 https://ohiosamishcountry.com/articles/what-is-the-amish-ordnung?msclkid=dd1...2022-07-0550 minWhat Do You Think About ...What Do You Think About ...Off-Week Announcement - June 28, 2022June 28 is one of our planned off-weeks A new episode will be available on July 12 --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/wdouta/message2022-06-2800 minWhat Do You Think About ...What Do You Think About ......Historically Horrible JobsJobs...who described them better, Dolly Parton with "Workin' 9 to 5, what a way to make a livin'" or Huey Lewis with "I'm takin' what they're givin' 'cause I'm workin' for a livin'"? Doesn't really matter all that much, because both apply This time Jim uncovers some jobs available in the past that no one would care to work at today Sources: https://www.msn.com/en-us/lifestyle/career/the-worst-jobs-in-history/ss-AASMLq0?msclkid=f9204e6aa6cb11ecbd0b1a075f39f041 https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/503221/10-worst-jobs-victorian-era https://www.npr.org/2015/03/12/392332431/dirty-old-london-a-history-of-the-victorians-infamous-filth ...2022-05-3127 minWhat Do You Think About ...What Do You Think About ......Window AreasEven though it's nowhere near the night before Christmas, the boys spring into action, tear open the shutters, and throw up the sash in an effort to look into Window Areas.  Late in the episode, I do believe that those in the recording session could actually smell Jim's pea-brain frying as he attempted to perform aeronautical speed and distance calculations. So, heave a leg over the sill, but mind your muddy boots on the curtains as you do so, and journey with us through the mysterious portals known as Window Areas. Strange Creatures f...2022-05-0344 minWhat Do You Think About ...What Do You Think About ......The Knights TemplarOnce again, John blows past all reasonable time limits, and goes into way too much detail about topics he enjoys. In this instance, THE KNIGHTS TEMPLAR! Can the guys separate fact from fiction around this mysterious medieval organization? Is this really the source of the Friday the 13th lore? Listen and find out! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/wdouta/message2022-04-181h 05What Do You Think About ...What Do You Think About ......Dinosaurs in the Old West…And Today!This time around, Pardner, Jim gets his jaw a-wobblin' as the boys hold a palaver concerning sightin's of dinosaurs - pspecifically pterosaurs -- in the Old West.  Then dad-blamed if'n he don't go an' throw in some more recent items, too! Sources: https://ncse.ngo/young-earth-creationism https://www.livepterosaur.com/LP_Blog/archives/8561 The Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles, California), August 1, 1886, page 03 The Daily Independent (Santa Barbara California), September 7, 1886, page 01 The Tombstone Weekly Epitaph (Tombstone Arizona),  April 26, 1890, page 3 The Newhall Si...2022-03-2242 minWhat Do You Think About ...What Do You Think About ......Demonic PossessionJohn and Jim discuss the phenomenon known as Possession, discuss its various flavors, and have deep thoughts about what it implies. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/wdouta/message2022-03-0859 minWhat Do You Think About ...What Do You Think About ......The Abominable ChickenmanAll right, sorry, but due to dire need -- i.e., the regularly schedule episode wasn't posted -- this installment is being submitted before it had fully incubated... Sources: El Paso Times, El Paso, TX, February 28, 1971, “Widely-Separated Oklahoma Areas Puzzled by Prints”, page 8A The Lawton Constitution and Morning Press, Lawton, OK, February 28, 1971, “Oklahoma has an ‘Abominable’”, page 14A The Kansas City Times, Kansas City, MO, March 1, 1971, “Chickenman Baffles Experts”, page 1 The Sapulpa Daily Herald, Sapulpa, OK, March 3, 1971, “‘Wolfman’ Ain’t So”, pages 1 & 6 The Daily Oklahoman, Oklahoma City, OK, March 3, 1971, “Lawton Alert for ‘Wolfman’”, page 21 \ The Bonham Daily Favorite, Bonham, TX, March 4, 1971, “‘Wolfman’ is j...2022-02-2226 minWhat Do You Think About ...What Do You Think About ......Ed GeinEd Gein...grave robber, tanner, taxidermist...and possible cannibal; what more can be said about him? Well, listen to this episode and find out! SOURCES: The Journal Times, Racine, WI, page 01, Nov. 17, 1957 The La Crosse Tribune, La Crosse, WI, page 01, Nov. 17, 1957 Green Bay Press Gazette, Green Bay, WI, page 01 & 02, Nov. 18, 1957 Twin City News Record, Neenah, WI, page 01 & 08, Nov. 18, 1957 Stevens Point Daily Journal, Stevens Point, WI, page 01 & 11, Nov. 18, 1957 The CapitaI Times Madison, WI, page 11, Nov. 04, 1957 The Oshkosh Northwestern, Oshkosh, WI, page 01, Nov. 18, 1957 The Kenosha News, Kenosha, WI...2022-02-0841 minWhat Do You Think About ...What Do You Think About ......Sawney BeanContinuing the idea of the inspirations for horror movies, Jim tucks into the legend of Scotland's Sawney Bean...he didn't love labor, but he did love people...when they were served up on a plate! Sources: https://www.historic-uk.com/HistoryUK/HistoryofScotland/Sawney-Bean-Scotlands-most-famous-cannibal/ https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-21506077\ https://www.historyextra.com/period/medieval/did-the-scottish-mass-murdering-cannibal-sawney-bean-actually-exist/ https://www.scotsman.com/lifestyle/sawney-bean-and-his-family-gruesome-scottish-cannibals-549079 https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/scotland-now/sawney-bean-cannibal-scots-clan-22807148 https://allthatsinteresting.com/sawney-bean\ https://www.scotclans.com/scotland/scottish-myths/heroes-villain/sawney-bean/ https://www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/usbiography/b/alexanderbean...2022-01-2526 minWhat Do You Think About ...What Do You Think About ......The Exorcist; Ronald Hunkeler, or Robbie Mannheim and sometimes Roland DoeWelcome to the first episode of Season 3! Kind of an extension of John's last episode of last season ("Scary Movies")...did you know that The Exorcist was based on an actual incident? if not, you will after you listen to this! Sources: Possessed: The True Story of an Exorcism by Thomas B. Allen The Devil came to St. Louis by Troy Taylor The Washington Post, Washington D.C., Bill Brinkley, "Priest Frees Mt. Rainier Boy Reportedly Held in Devil’s Grip," August 20, 1949, pages 1 & 9 The St. Louis Star and Times, St. Louis, Mi...2022-01-1133 minWhat Do You Think About ...What Do You Think About ......The First ChristmasAs the Holiday Season hurtles toward us yet again, the boys take pause and reflect on the paraphernalia of the first Christmas...what's up with that star? And just who were those three dudes and just how smart were they? Is Bethlehem even the site of the Nativity? Not sure if all of these are answered sufficiently in this episode, but hopefully it'll give you something to think about! Sources: https://www.rmg.co.uk/stories/topics/what-was-christmas-star https://cosmicpursuits.com/2843/was-the-chirstmas-star-real https://astronomy.com/news/2020/12/the-star-of-bethlehem-can-science-explain-what-it-really-was ...2021-12-0756 minWhat Do You Think About ...What Do You Think About ......Scary MoviesIt's not exactly the topic that was expected, but at least it IS an episode! And the expected topic is alluded to at the end...with a bit of foreshadowing! So sit back with a bowl of buttered popcorn as John leads us down his memory lane concerning some of his favorite scary movies --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/wdouta/message2021-11-2333 minWhat Do You Think About ...What Do You Think About ......Historical HoaxesThis topic was suggested by a local listener...in desperate need of an idea, I decided to to use it!  Sources: https://www.thehistoryville.com/mary-toft/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Toft#CITEREFCody2005 https://tofts3confessions.wordpress.com/ https://www.history.com/news/7-historical-hoaxes https://www.farmersmuseum.org/cardiff-giant/ https://www.ripleys.com/weird-news/the-biggest-hoax-in-history-the-cardiff-giant/ https://archive.archaeology.org/0511/etc/giants.html https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-leeds-55187973 https://blog.scienceandmediamuseum.org.uk/the-story-of-the-cottingley-fairies-shows-that-image-manipulation-is-nothing-new/ https://time.com/4876824/cottingley-fairies-book/ https://e...2021-11-0929 minWhat Do You Think About ...What Do You Think About ......Port Chatham, AlaskaUh-oh, somebody didn't get his episode done; not to worry, though, as Jim steps in with jaw thrust forward, clenched fists on hips, and cape billowing behind him This cool story takes place way up north in Alaska, the state in which you can see Russia from your house and where tourists have the hardest time getting to know the locals, because no matter how hard you try, it's just hard to break the ice in Alaska! BTW, none of these notes have ANYTHING to do with the episode...except that it IS set in...2021-10-2626 minWhat Do You Think About ...What Do You Think About ......Local Legends - Part 2In this second Halloween season extra, Jim once again goes it alone -- all alone, this time -- and offers up tales of Columbus, Ohio, hauntings --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/wdouta/message2021-10-1913 minWhat Do You Think About ...What Do You Think About ......The Smurl HauntingFor their second foray into their Halloween releases, Jim & John -- together again -- discuss the Smurl Haunting...yes, the one at 330 Chase Street, West Pittston, PA -- still kind of hard to believe that the newspapers printed (and printed often) the actual address of the Smurl home Was it a haunting, an oppression as John asseverates, or a hoax? Give the episode a listen and make your decision. Background spooky noises: www.freesound.com - 372869_meijstroaudio_ghostly-breaths (was extended in lenghth and some reversals were added) www.freesound.com...2021-10-121h 08What Do You Think About ...What Do You Think About ......Local Legends #1In this Halloween season extra, Jim goes it alone -- well, almost alone; Super Fan Boy Allen steps in to give a hand -- and regales us with local legends from various Ohio towns in which he has sojourned Sources: www.ancestry.com www.findagrave.com https://strangeandspookyworld.com/crybaby-bridge-project/crybaby-tunnel/ https://www.mysteriousuniverse.org/2020/03/the-haunted-forbidden-dormitory-room-of-ohio-university/ https://www.mysteriousfacts.com/wilson-hall-the-haunted-place-in-ohio-university/ The Daily Times, New Philadelphia, Ohio, June 03, 1875, page 3 The Times Reporter, New Philadelphia, Ohio, October 31, 2005, pages A1 & A5 Chillicothe Gazette, Chillicothe, Ohio, October 18, 1983, page 6 ...2021-10-0534 minWhat Do You Think About ...What Do You Think About ......Corporate Advertising Mascots in the Food IndustryThey're funny and furry and anthropomorphic in all the best ways...and that's just Jim & John! This week they discuss corporate food mascots --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/wdouta/message2021-09-2137 minWhat Do You Think About ...What Do You Think About ......FartsThey are the Great Equalizer. We all do it; we’re all – if we have a lick of decorum – embarrassed by it. Farts, poots, stinkers, poop ghosts -- I could go on for quite a while – take your pick! This episode is going to be a gas! Sources: https://www.thoughtco.com/chemical-composition-of-farts-608409 https://www.ancient-origins.net/history-ancient-traditions/fart-gods-farting-out-one-s-soul-historic-ritualization-farts-009699 https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/how-big-is-a-fart-somewhere-between-a-bottle-of-nail-polish-and-a-can-of-soda/ https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/anthropologists-are-afraid-ask-about-farting-180951222/ https://popanth.com/article/silent-but-deadly-farts-across-cultures https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Le_P%C3%A9tomane https://theconversation.com/from...2021-09-0750 minWhat Do You Think About ...What Do You Think About ......The Cryptids of West VirginiaThis time our duo discusses the various flavors of West Virginian cryptids. For those who don't know, John grew up dangerously close to the Ohio/West Virginia border and -- as he confesses in this episode -- actually attended high school in WVa. Jim has his own tie to West Virginia: he tends -- maybe not in this installment, but in general speech when he isn't paying attention -- to drift into an Appalachian twang...which is odd, because he grew up in eastern central Ohio...on second thought, maybe it's NOT that strange... --- Send...2021-08-2439 minWhat Do You Think About ...What Do You Think About ......La Zona de SilencioWhat's that, you're having trouble hearing this episode? Maybe that's because the boys are discussing Mexico's mysterious La Zona de Silencio! Or maybe you're just not paying close enough attention... Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mapim%C3%AD_Silent_Zone https://www.amusingplanet.com/2015/03/zona-del-silencio-urban-legend-of-zone.html https://www.gaia.com/article/the-zone-of-silence-an-ancient-mystery-of-old-mexico https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/mapimi-silent-zone https://bestillbeawake.com/2020/05/22/the-zone-of-silence/ https://www.mysteriousuniverse.org/2015/05/miexicos-bizarre-zone-of-silence/ https://discover.hubpages.com/education/Mexicos-Zone-of-Silence https://curiosmos.com/10-strange-places-on-earth-that-scientists-have-struggled-to-understand/#:~:text=Situated%20on%20the%2027th%20parallel%20north%20is%20...2021-08-1032 minWhat Do You Think About ...What Do You Think About ......Disclosure Part 2John is convinced that we are in the midst of disclosure -- or maybe it's NOT disclosure, but something else -- with the release of the new U.S. government UAP report; Jim’s fervor for the topic has...uh...cooled, and he’s convinced that nothing of import will be included in the release --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/wdouta/message2021-07-2728 minWhat Do You Think About ...What Do You Think About ......Advanced Ancient TechnologyHey, hi, Jim here...whew, just wanna warn ya, this is a looong one I apologize for that, but I found so much information that I wanted to pass along -- didn't really care if you wanted to hear it or not...it's there regardless; you may not believe it, but I DID cut out a crapload of stuff! And while I am apologizing, let me apologize for my heinous pronunciation of Indian names and words...I married into a family with an Indian father, but that doesn't mean that I learned the language(s)2021-06-2958 minWhat Do You Think About ...What Do You Think About ......Reactions to "Missing 411: The Hunted"This week the boys review and react to The Amazon Prime selection "Missing 411: The Hunted" per a received email request The whole episode is a spoiler if you haven't already seen the Amazon show, so if you are planning on watching it, you may want to do so before giving this installment a listen --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/wdouta/message2021-06-1545 minWhat Do You Think About ...What Do You Think About ......The Hollow EarthThis episode serves as a neat and tidy bookend to the Flat Earth installment...we got them riled up, so we figured we may as well do the same with the Hollow Earthers Sources: https://www.encyclopedia.com/philosophy-and-religion/other-religious-beliefs-and-general-terms/miscellaneous-religion/hollow-earth https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/002182869202300304?journalCode=jhaa https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hollow_Earth https://www.wired.com/2014/07/fantastically-wrong-hollow-earth/ https://www.uh.edu/engines/epi2180.htm#:~:text=One%20person%20who%20picked%20up,the%20North%20and%20South%20Poles https://www...2021-06-0135 minWhat Do You Think About ...What Do You Think About ......Grab Bag TopicsDuring this outing, the boys talk about news clippings from the past year that have caught their eyes Jim ranges from ghosts to outhouses to wombats to sasquatch See if you can guess the majority of John's topics before listening... Sources www.huffpost.com --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/wdouta/message2021-05-1827 minWhat Do You Think About ...What Do You Think About ......The Man from TauredThis week sees another guest co-host: Jon from Ironton Was he brought in because he's a celebrity? Hell no! It's because SOMEONE didn't set up the recording session for his episode (I'm pointing the finger at you, Mr. Gordos! And guess which finger it is!) This episode's topic is The Man from Taured and turned out to be a heartbreaker for Jim -- after hearing the story years ago and finally looking into it for himself, Jim was disappointed to find...well, give the episode a listen for yourself to see just what he learned...2021-05-0419 minWhat Do You Think About ...What Do You Think About ......The Flat Earth TheoryOh, we have a treat for you all with this episode...the topic comes from Super Fanboy Allen from Waverly -- and he is a guest host as well! Best listened to while eating a breakfast of pancakes...because they're flat...gives some perspective Sources: https://www.healthline.com/health/how-far-can-the-human-eye-see#:~:text=Based%20on%20the%20curve%20of,is%20about%203%20miles%20away https://www.scientificamerican.com/podcast/episode/flat-earthers-what-they-believe-and-why/ https://www.livescience.com/24310-flat-earth-belief.html https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Modern_flat_Earth_beliefs#_International_Flat_Earth_Research_Society2021-04-2030 minWhat Do You Think About ...What Do You Think About ......AngelsThis week the boys discuss angels...How old are they?...How many types exists?...Why do Catholics include the Apocrypha in their Bible?...How many degrees are in a right angel -- not wait, that's "angle" and that's another topic  --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/wdouta/message2021-04-0636 minWhat Do You Think About ...What Do You Think About ......The DogmanWho's that walking through these woods? Why, it's a cynocephalus...a caninanthrope...ah, it's a dogman! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/wdouta/message2021-03-2342 minWhat Do You Think About ...What Do You Think About ......The Dyatlov Pass IncidentThe boys discuss the mysterious Dyatlov Pass Incident from 1959 Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dyatlov_Pass_incident https://www.bbc.co.uk/ http://www.museumcenter.org/ https://www.theatlantic.com/ https://www.snopes.com/ https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/2021/01/has-science-solved-history-greatest-adventure-mystery-dyatlov/ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/wdouta/message2021-03-0945 minWhat Do You Think About ...What Do You Think About ......Moon Landing HoaxIn this episode, John lays out evidence support the claim that NASA's lunar landing was all a hoax while Jim questions John's sanity Car Rapid Departure with tire screeching provided by Soundsnap.com Car screeching to a halt provided by Zapsplat.com --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/wdouta/message2021-02-2331 minWhat Do You Think About ...What Do You Think About ......The Van Meter VisitorJim relates the tale of the Van Meter Visitor, a bat-winged what's-it that hung out in and around Van Meter, Iowa, in Sept - Oct, 1903 Be warned...there are a lot of fart and gun noises in this one...heehee, farts... Giving credit where credit is due: Farts provided by Zapsplat.com All other effects from soundsnap.com Gargoyles, 1972, Director: Bill L. Norton; Story by: Elinor Karpf and Stephen Karpf; Screenwriters: Elinor Karpf and Stephen Karpf https://strangestrangestrange.com https://www.fatemag...2021-02-0928 minWhat Do You Think About ...What Do You Think About ......Handling Extraterrestrial VisitorsIn this episode, John asks, "How do you think you'd personally react to an encounter with an extraterrestrial being?' All right, the question ISN'T exactly on the money -- it is "What do you think about...?", right? -- but we'll forgive him As our duo gets deeper into the conversation, Jim realizes that it is a more difficult question than he at first thought --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/wdouta/message2021-01-2632 minWhat Do You Think About ...What Do You Think About ......Killer Kangaroos of Tennessee(e)Indigenous, carnivorous kangaroos in the U.S.? You decide --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/wdouta/message2021-01-1238 minWhat Do You Think About ...What Do You Think About ......The Odder Side of ChristmasJingle bells, Batman smells...and so on and so forth...let's just hope that Jim & John don't turn into Grinches as they look into the odder side of Christmas celebrations And to all of our listeners: Merry Christmas Frohe Weihnachten Boldog Karácsonyt Feliz Navidad Vrolijk Kerstfeest Wesołych Świąt Bożego Narodzenia срећан Божић God Jul Milad Mubarak З Різдвом Христовим --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/wdouta/message2020-12-0837 minWhat Do You Think About ...What Do You Think About ......Historical MythsJim and John try to set straight some crooked historical myths passed on through history classes --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/wdouta/message2020-11-1734 minWhat Do You Think About ...What Do You Think About ......Alien AbductionsJohn tells us about alien abductions, focusing on the Betty and Barney Hill abduction case (September 19 to 20, 1961); Jim is, well, Jim --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/wdouta/message2020-11-0443 minWhat Do You Think About ...What Do You Think About ......The Strangest Thing that has Happened to YouReal stories concerning the paranormal from real people...honestly, I can attest to the veracity of each of the tales, at least as far as the belief of the tellers Thanks to https://www.epidemicsound.com/ for background racket --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/wdouta/message2020-10-2049 minWhat Do You Think About ...What Do You Think About ......The UndeadJohn - with a helping hand from Jim - provides a lively discourse on the Undead  Who would've thunk that there were some many adolescent sex jokes that could be made at the expense of the vampire? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/wdouta/message2020-10-0638 minWhat Do You Think About ...What Do You Think About ......Plagiarism in the BibleJim posits that the author of the Pentateuch may not be who you thought; he also argues that the writers of Judeo-Christian scripture may not have adhered to the "Thou shalt not steal" edict --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/wdouta/message2020-09-2240 minWhat Do You Think About ...What Do You Think About ......NostradamusAfter unforeseen delay, the forecasted episode is recorded; John dispenses facts and knowledge concerning the alchemist seer. After nearly convincing Jim there is somewhat to this augur, John recants, casting off the shroud of belief, with explanation. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/wdouta/message2020-09-0832 minWhat Do You Think About ...What Do You Think About ......Ohio Cryptids?In response to an email suggestion from Fanboy Extraordinaire Allen L., the boys turn their cognitive & investigative powers toward covering some of Ohio's cryptid population To paraphrase the nanny's suicide scene from the 1976 horror thriller The Omen: Allen, it's all for you! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/wdouta/message2020-08-2553 minWhat Do You Think About ...What Do You Think About ......Disclosure?John presents his view of Disclosure, along with an explanation for the government's clamp down on, and reticence to release, knowledge of extraterrestrials. Jim gets frustrated at the vagueness of the elucidation -- and illustrates his knowledge of 1930s slang -- but is eventually brought back around to excitement over the discussion. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/wdouta/message2020-08-1128 minWhat Do You Think About ...What Do You Think About ......Depictions of UAPs in Renaissance Art?Were extraterrestrial visits -- or at least, fly-bys -- common during the Renaissance period? Some artwork from that timeframe -- and some from a little beyond -- seems to indicate that this is true. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/wdouta/message2020-07-2850 minWhat Do You Think About ...What Do You Think About ......Atlantis?Geographical "lost" continents, history of Atlantis per Plato, modern theory, and Ignatius Donnelly...what else do you want? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/wdouta/message2020-07-1421 minWhat Do You Think About ...What Do You Think About ......Mysterious Disappearances?Thousands upon thousands of people disappear yearly, some are found, but some appear to have fallen off the face of the earth --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/wdouta/message2020-06-3041 minWhat Do You Think About ...What Do You Think About ......U.S. Navy Reports of UFOs - Pt 2Has life on other planets has risen to a level possessing the capability of interplanetary – if not interstellar – travel? Or, are UFOs of Earthly design? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/wdouta/message2020-06-1616 minWhat Do You Think About ...What Do You Think About ......U.S. Navy Reports of UFOs - Pt 1Has life on other planets has risen to a level possessing the capability of interplanetary – if not interstellar – travel? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/wdouta/message2020-06-0220 minWhat Do You Think About ...What Do You Think About ......Late 19th and Early 20th Century Ohio Wild Man SightingsWere late 19th and early 20th Century Sasquatch sightings recorded in Ohio newspapers? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/wdouta/message2020-05-1921 min