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Talking to the Dead Season 3- Philip SkitchEpisode 85: There Is No Death, Only Transition.In this episode of Talking to the Dead, I’m drawn back—unexpectedly—to the Sūrth- Rodenkirchen Cemetery near Cologne, a place I visited before where meaningful encounters once occurred. What begins as a quiet bike ride into familiar ground unfolds into a deep exploration of death, consciousness, and what it really means to be human.As I walk the graveyard, I reflect on the idea that death isn’t an ending at all, but a transition into another sphere of consciousness. Graveyards, far from being empty places, feel alive with residual energy—imprints left behind through mem...
2026-02-0443 min
Talking to the Dead Season 3- Philip SkitchEpisode 84: Mormonism, UAPs & the Paranormal.In this episode of Talking to the Dead, I take a deep dive into Mormonism and its surprising place in modern UFO and UAP discourse, as well as talking to the dead.I begin with a rigorous, historical overview of Mormon theology — exploring its origins, core scriptures, and expansive cosmology. Why does Mormon theology sound so cosmic compared to other Christian traditions, and how has that language been reinterpreted through a modern, sci-fi lens?I examine real-world intersections between Mormon individuals and U.S. government power.Mormonism is often woven into narratives about se...
2026-01-2841 min
Talking to the Dead Season 3- Philip SkitchEpisode 83: Belief Without Vision: Scripture, Spirits, and the Shock of Not Being AloneWhy is it that millions of people accept ancient religious texts — the Bible, the Qur’an, and others — sometimes literally, believing in miracles, angels, demons, and divine intervention, yet categorically reject the possibility of spirits, communication with the dead, other dimensions, or non-human intelligences?In this episode of Talking to the Dead, I confront what may be one of the deepest contradictions at the heart of religion and modern society.In the first half of the episode, I take a rigorous intellectual journey through psychology, cognitive science, anthropology, and religious studies to examine how belief actual...
2026-01-2234 min
Talking to the Dead Season 3- Philip SkitchEpisode 82 : Meditation, Telepathy & Consciousness Beyond DeathThis episode of Talking to the Dead explores telepathic communication, altered states of awareness, and the possibility of mind-to-mind contact with the dead. Featuring meditation and binaural beats, I invite listeners to quiet the mind and consider whether communication continues beyond death—not through voices, but through awareness itself.The Music.These are 7.5Hz isochronic tones, enhanced isochronic tones, and binaural beats that can be used to aid in meditation. They are forms of brain entrainment, the process of syncing one's brainwaves with an external beat or tone. This allows the brain's st...
2026-01-1457 min
Talking to the Dead Season 3- Philip SkitchEpisode 81: Remote Viewing: Consciousness Beyond Time, Space, and DeathIn this first 2026 episode of Talking to the Dead, I explore the hidden history and unsettling implications of remote viewing—from its use in classified government programs to its roots in ancient spiritual practices. Is remote viewing a psychic skill, a scientific anomaly, or evidence that consciousness exists beyond the body? I examine whether this phenomenon is connected to astral projection, contact with non-human intelligence, and even communication with the dead. The episode closes with a guided remote viewing experience and an important discussion on safety, boundaries, and the difference between perceiving the past and contacting the dead....
2026-01-0740 min
Talking to the Dead Season 3- Philip SkitchEpisode 80: Writing, Channelling, and the Non-Local Origins of Creative LiteratureEpisode SummaryIn this episode of Talking to the Dead, I explore the idea that creative writing may not originate in the individual brain, but emerges through a process of reception or channelling. Inspired by a vivid dream in which I discovered a handwritten notebook filled with pages from an already-written novel, the episode examines whether literature arises from a shared or non-local dimension of consciousness.Drawing on accounts from writers including W. B. Yeats, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Jack Kerouac, Fyodor Dostoevsky, and Philip K. Dick, I explore experiences of automatic writing, trance states, and...
2025-12-3136 min
Talking to the Dead Season 3- Philip SkitchEpisode 79: Music Is From Somewhere ElseIn this episode of Talking to the Dead, a vivid dream becomes the starting point for a serious investigation into musical genius, inspiration, and the possibility of non-local creativity. Observing David Gilmour, Radiohead, and an impossible collaboration between Peter Gabriel and Storm Thorgerson, the episode explores whether great music is composed — or received.Drawing on neuroscience, psychology, and the testimony of composers, jazz musicians, and rock artists, this episode examines why some individuals access extraordinary musical ideas, why neurodivergent minds are over-represented among great creators, and whether inspiration may arise from states where authorship dissolves.Is...
2025-12-2354 min
Talking to the Dead Season 3- Philip SkitchEpisode 78: Contacting the Arcturians: A Live Energetic EncounterIn this episode, we explore the Arcturians—who they are, why they appear in spiritual traditions, and what their energy represents. During the recording, I enter a focused state and make contact with a subtle energetic presence, sharing the experience in real time. Whether you see this as star wisdom, consciousness exploration, or intuitive connection, this episode invites you to listen with an open mind.Here is the Music I used to Meditate.528 Hz Positive Transformation, Emotional & Physical Healing, Anti Anxiety, Rebirth, Healing Musichttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZQ...
2025-12-1737 min
Talking to the Dead Season 3- Philip SkitchEpisode 77 : The Human Origins of Non-Human IntelligenceIn this episode of Talking to the Dead, I explore one of the most challenging ideas emerging from military whistleblowers, intelligence officers, and long-time UAP researchers: the possibility that so-called “non-human entities” may not be extraterrestrial at all — but deeply connected to humanity itself.Drawing on testimony from figures such as David Grusch, Luis Elizondo, John Ramirez, Jacques Vallée, and others, I examine a series of hypotheses gaining serious traction behind the scenes:• interdimensional humans living parallel to us• future humans returning through time• divergent human lineages that evolved separately• and ultraterrestrial intelligences c...
2025-12-1051 min
Talking to the Dead Season 3- Philip SkitchEpisode 76: “Rhea, Enoch, and the Oldest Story We Aren’t Supposed to Tell”In this episode of Talking to the Dead, I dive into one of the most provocative documents circulating today — the so-called Rhea narrative, a whistleblower-style account describing ancient interstellar oversight, hidden human history, and a looming cosmic conflict.I compare its themes to one of the most mysterious and politically inconvenient ancient texts ever written: The Book of Enoch.From “Watchers” descending to monitor early humanity, to secret knowledge given and withheld, to a world shaped by beings older and more advanced than us — the parallels are striking, unsettling, and strangely familiar.Whe...
2025-12-0357 min
Talking to the Dead Season 3- Philip SkitchEpisode 75: UAPs, Consciousness & Life After DeathIn this episode, I dive into one of my most thought-provoking topics yet: the mysterious intersection of UAP encounters, near-death experiences, and the possibility that consciousness survives beyond the physical body. Are these phenomena connected? Could advanced non-human intelligences reveal something about the nature of the soul—or even hint that death is not the end? Join me as we explore the science, spirituality, and speculation behind what lies beyond the veil.The books of Talking to the Dead 1 & 2 (a novelisation/biograpy of the discoveies made in the podcast,) are available on Amazon in pr...
2025-11-2649 min
Talking to the Dead Season 3- Philip SkitchEpisode 71: Halloween night 2025; I meet the Consciousness that was Queen Elizabeth IITonight a special for Halloween.I discuss the origins of the festival, and meet two entities. Harold a young man in old times who was killed on his horse in battle, and then Queen Elizabeth II. Her consciousness comes through again to update me since her last visit 2 years ago in episode 11, and more purposefully she describes how the Royal family will soon end in the UK, and around the world authority constructs will all soon collapse as humanity learns to be free and evolved. The disclosure that humanity is not the only intelligent species on this...
2025-11-0146 min
Talking to the Dead Season 3- Philip SkitchEpisode 70: I am back at last for season 3, and a reminder where we left off last time.In this episode I read from the last chapter of Volume two of my new books based on this podcast series. It brings you up to date with where we left off last time a few months ago.I also end by discussing some of the subjects I will be covering in this new season.The books are available on Amazon in printed and Kindle formats.Volume One. Talking to the Deadhttps://amzn.eu/d/4zUp4ouVolume Two...
2025-10-2933 min
Talking to the Dead Season 3- Philip SkitchEpisode 69: I will be taking a Summer Break to continue writing a second book of the Podcast to date.After huge popular demand (only joking) I have spent lots of time and effort to produce the first book and second book as well as a kindle version of this podcast! The book is a biographical novel of my adventures over two years.The books are available on Amazon in printed and Kindle formats.Volume One. Talking to the Deadhttps://amzn.eu/d/4zUp4ouVolume Two. Talking to the Dead - Out and About
2025-10-2807 min
Talking to the Dead Season 3- Philip SkitchEpisode 63: A visit to Haus Fühlingen known as the most Haunted place in Germany.Send us a textIn the north of Cologne, more precisely in the Chorweiler district, stands an old, dilapidated house that probably sends chills down the spine of more than a few observers: Haus Fühlingen, also known as Villa Oppenheim. Built as a magnificent retreat, the imposing property is now known nationwide for one thing: spooky ghost stories. However, long before Eduard Freiherr von Oppenheim, according to the website " köln.de ," purchased a large area in the so-called Fühlinger Heide in 1884 to build a country estate, the place became the s...
2025-06-1053 min
Talking to the Dead Season 3- Philip SkitchEpisode 66: A slight ramble about many things I have felt in the last week I wanted to talk about.In this weeks ramble I alluded to the following for your further analysis !Catherine Fitts: Power Grids, Bankers vs. the West, Secret Underground Bases, and Extinction Eventshttps://youtu.be/z8pA2TDXtew?si=oT1uLanYSi0_WcWkRoss Coulthart sits down with Gary Heseltine, founder and editor of "UFO Truth Magazine." Together, they dive into the Rendlesham Forest incident, which is considered by some to be a military secret. Heseltine shares his investigations, witness accounts from Sgt. Jim Penniston, and the...
2025-06-1044 min
Talking to the Dead Season 3- Philip SkitchEpisode 67: I look at the idea of extraterrestrial life and its intersection with religion.The idea of extraterrestrial life and its intersection with religion is a multifaceted and sometimes controversial topic, with various viewpoints and potential impacts. Some religions and belief systems incorporate extraterrestrial beings or concepts of other worlds into their teachings, while others grapple with the implications of extraterrestrial contact on their established doctrines. The potential for religious conversion or the emergence of new belief systems based on extraterrestrial encounters is also a subject of discussion. UFO Religions: Some religious groups and movements incorporate extraterrestrial beings and UFOs into their belief systems, often presenting them as s...
2025-06-101h 00
Talking to the Dead Season 3- Philip SkitchEpisode 65: Feedback from last episode, and a visit to a park in nature to learn about Nature Spirits.Some feedback from one of the ladies after the last episode, and a general discussion about Nature spirits; what are they and what do they do. I visit a local nature reserve to see what messages come to me in nature.A resource about nature spirits.https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_nature_deitiesFritz-Encke-Volkspark CologneThis was the lovely park I was in! https://maps.app.goo.gl/Wc2uZXCriXpCex7a7?g_st=com.google.maps.preview.copy
2025-06-1054 min
Talking to the Dead Season 3- Philip SkitchEpisode 68: An attempt to use summoning meditation (CE5) to communicate with Inter Dimensional beings.I am back in Rendlesham Forrest again for a ive episode as I wander around different sites less known where the various UFO sightings happened, and try to use the CE 5 protocols to contact Inter Dimensional beings or Extraterrestrials that may be in that area still. I find the experience more like prayer however, which is not what I expected, but not at all surprising!Various fun documents about the UFO trail, and what happened.https://bury-stedmunds.files.svdcdn.com/production/assets/images/Rendlesham-Forest-UFO-Trail-Map.pdf?dm=1655202425https://w...
2025-06-1049 min
Talking to the Dead Season 3- Philip SkitchEpisode 64: Messages for Beth, Sunnie, Maria, and Anna at various locations in Cologne.After a few months I have finally gotten around to sharing some lovely emails I have received, and I hope I can answer some of the questions posed to me.In the process I visited the Rodenkirchen Cemetery, and the Südfriedhof. I hope I have been able to communicate with the energy there and maybe gained some communication for the listeners Beth, Maria, Sunnie, and Anna.Thanks for writing to me, and please I am happy to help anyone as best as I can, and I appreciate the kind wo...
2025-06-101h 17
Talking to the Dead Season 3- Philip SkitchEpisode 62: The Lacerta Files Part 2.The second and final part of the Lacerta interview.Please feel free to contact me or ask me questions, or give me feedback;talkingtothedead@gmx.de
2025-03-281h 00
Talking to the Dead Season 3- Philip SkitchEpisode 61: The Lacerta Files Part 1, and the possible origin of Humans, and the other highly evolved species who call Earth their home.I discuss the possibility that some of the Species on our planet have been here millions of years longer than us, and evolved from varieties of Saurian we now call Dinosaurs. Additionally, we have been visited and still are visited by races of humanoid species, and other Reptilian, and others for millions of years, and one particular species have been the original Engineers of our species. Much of this information comes from years of research by various Ufologists and Conspiracy types, however I have chosen to discuss the Lacerta Files. „It’s an...
2025-03-2758 min
Talking to the Dead Season 3- Philip SkitchEpisode 60: A visit to Rendlesham Forrest Suffolk England - known for the British Roswell incident.In this live episode I visit the site of what is colloquially called the British Roswell! I want to feel the energy and see what things come to my mind, and as usual the identical nature of the UAP phenomenon, as well as the visitation of inter-stellar or dimensional entities to religious inspiration is very obvious.This is the actual audio tape of the servicemen as the investigate the craft landing in real time.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YZZtidhZbcEThe Rendlesham Forest incident was a...
2025-03-2024 min
Talking to the Dead Season 3- Philip SkitchEpisode 59: The origins of Satan in Human History.After the last episode I received some feedback from Christian listeners that somehow I may be under the influence of Satan, and allowing him onto my Podcast was dangerous as he is evil and a tempter who specilises in fooling us. I am not sure I agree with this assessment, so I did some research into the origin of our Human Satan story to try and understand why he has been presented in such a demonic and evil way through history. Please feel free to contact me or ask me questions, or give me f...
2025-02-2431 min
Talking to the Dead Season 3- Philip SkitchEpisode 58: I have a discussion with Satan about who he is, what he does, and why he gets a bad rap!!I am quite honoured to meet the non-human, and never Human consciousness entity that we know of as Satan. The less said here the better, as I think he is more than capable of telling you everything himself !!!!He's certainly not that evil "opposite" of good we are always taught. As he says, the opposite of good can be good !!Please feel free to contact me or ask me questions, or give me feedback;talkingtothedead@gmx.de
2025-02-1444 min
Talking to the Dead Season 3- Philip SkitchEpisode 57: The influence of Aleister Crowley on Popular Culture and major figures of the arts, entertainment, politics, and civil society from the 1960s until today. Is it EVIL ?How has Aleister Crowley influenced the 60s and 70s counter culture with his occult teachings and religion called Thelema. How is it still influencing groups in powerful positions today because some wanting to ensure success believe they can control earthly things using its rituals and philosophy ? How the philosophy he founded influences us today in Freemasonry, Scientology, the Church of Satan, as well as in all forms of media and culture, politics, business and civil society! The shocking cases of Epstein, P.Diddy, and comments about the strange power of Donald Trump reveal that some people, p...
2025-02-1356 min
Talking to the Dead Season 3- Philip SkitchEpisode 56: Is Revelation 13 in the Bible a message from Inter-dimensional entities ?In a two part episode I look at Revelation 13, and discuss how this may in fact be a message about what will happen before the final Disclosure of Inter Dimensional Beings, and their constant historical presence here on Earth. Does this chapter contain references to real people and entities alive now, and are we in the midst of the predictions becoming reality?In part two I will give a background to the Occult and other quasi religious movements in the 19th and 20th century such as Thelema , the Golden Dawn, Scientology, Freemasons and the c...
2025-02-1223 min
Talking to the Dead Season 3- Philip SkitchEpisode 55: The disclosure and the deniers may have Religious or Political motives.I discuss the latest denials from the Trump Whitehouse, and complete back peddling about what UAPs are. How are UAPs and Inter dimensional visits the explanation for Religions and their teachings about good and evil? To what extent are some of the different Intelligent species, visiting us from other dimensions or planets, orginally from the Earth. How does a Bonobo ape or dog telepathy show how all animals have a 6th sense for perfectly scientific evolutionary reasons. What is going to happen next as we move slowly into a new world where we will finally find...
2025-02-0543 min
Talking to the Dead Season 3- Philip SkitchEpisode 54: How does the knowledge of Extra Terrestrial / Dimensional Intelligence and Technology question a persons belief in religion and long accepted place in the cosmos?In this episode I discuss all the new information exposed about the visitations taking place from other dimensions. I also ask an entirty who comes through me to explain what this means for world religions and the furture of the society we live in going forward.New UAP whistleblower describes 'egg-shaped' object; Trump pledges drone report | Reality Checkhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1U7F8MULenAPlease feel free to contact me or ask me questions, or give me feedback;
2025-01-2252 min
Talking to the Dead Season 3- Philip SkitchEpisode 53: We are definitely not alone…..!In this final episode of 2024 I bring everyone up to date with what has been happening to the world and to my self since October.Happy Christmas and into 2025 we go !Donald Trump's very evasive comments on what the drones are and he strongly hints the government know what they are, but wont tell us the people for National Security reasons ???https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R8Sruaag_CEIf you listen through Spotify you will have missed episode 51, as Spotify don't allow mainly music podcasts. Please tune into Apple Podcast, Amazon, or...
2024-12-1640 min
Talking to the Dead Season 3- Philip SkitchEpisode 52: One year anniversary Episode! A reply from Jen (daughter of Debbie), and an interview with me!!!In this last episode of this first series, I look back over the year and use the letter from Jen whose mother Debbie came through to me a few weeks ago. I will take a short break before returning with Season 2, and although I would definitely continue doing what comes to me anyway, I would love more feedback from you all what about what you would like me to do! As mentioned in the podcast, here is the link about the wonderful Sarah Gamm, another super brave and clever lady who manages to joi...
2024-10-2359 min
Talking to the Dead Season 3- Philip SkitchEpisode 50: The signs this week that we are getting closer to the Big Reset- We meet Debbie.More weather, more big events that shine a light on the road leading us to the Big Reset. Hurricane Milton billed as biggest Hurricane in 100 years!! "Monster storm slams into Florida; 4 deaths confirmed following tornadoes."Some 11 million people are at risk of flash and river flooding and a record number of tornadoes caused widespread damage yesterday.We meet Debbie whose message is that redemption is important in this life, and there is no reason to fear religions may be affected by the revelations coming in the big reset. A...
2024-10-1054 min
Talking to the Dead Season 3- Philip SkitchEpisode 49: World War III, like all wars, is a spiritual war. I talk to Titan about Mediumship, and Jim who died recently.It has been written that World War III, like all wars, is to be a spiritual war. Spiritual means that what is at stake is the WorldSoul, our collective consiousness as well as spiritual heritage. This war is not a war between Christians and Muslims, Atlantics and Asians, White people and Black people or even between rich and poor as some would like to portray it.Most accurately World War III can be described as the Final Battle in the Eternal struggle between Good and Evil, Nomads and Imperialists, Change and Persistence, Freedom...
2024-10-0454 min
Talking to the Dead Season 3- Philip SkitchEpisode 48: A reading for a listener, use of Pendulums, Feedback, and current observations.I discuss a reading I did for a listner who wanted me to contact her deceased husband. I also mention the uses and dangers of using Pendulums and other physical tools to contact spiritual entities. I read some feedback from a listner, and offer some feedback on the big news issues that have been happening in the last week in the world that seem to indicate the massive changes that are imminent."Vladimir Putin has escalated his nuclear rhetoric, telling a group of senior officials that Russia would consider using nuclear...
2024-09-2550 min
Talking to the Dead Season 3- Philip SkitchEpisode 47: All the things that have happened this week that point to the imminent huge changes coming.I discuss all the things that have happened in the world and to me in the week since the revelations in last weeks podcasts. I discuss all the evidence I am collecting that points to an impending revelation that we, as Humans, are not the only highly evolved and intelligent species existing on the planet. Maybe governments have known about this for decades but conceal this from the public. Is Disclosure imminent? How does all of this relate to what happens to us when we die?Roger Waters warning.https://x...
2024-09-1844 min
Talking to the Dead Season 3- Philip SkitchEpisode 46: A warning and a time to take PauseThis week I receive a few very dramatic messages. I am not sure what to take from them, and I would like to know from listeners how they are feeling, and if they have suddenly been having any vivid thoughts or dreams, feelings of knowing something big is about to happen to the world ?I can only say what I feel, and I am sorry if this feels frightening, but I must pass it on.I will take a short break now until I get a clearer idea what is happening.
2024-09-0831 min
Talking to the Dead Season 3- Philip SkitchEpisode 45: The latest revelations about what UAP/UFOs really are, and Druids !I am intrigued how so much information I have received through Titan and others in the last year is in parallel to the latest disclosure by David Grusch - a scientist, and former intelligence analyst for the United States Government. His guarded revelations in the form of a Whistle-blower testimony to the United States Congress hit the headlines last year. He has made fantastic claims, with others that the intelligence, military, and Corporations that design weapons and technology are behind an institutional cover-up at all levels of US government in order to hide what is really k...
2024-09-0443 min
Talking to the Dead Season 3- Philip SkitchEpisode 44: The Roman Empire. Lessons from the Past from a Roman Soldier!I attempt to meet Romans who inhabited Cologne 2000 years ago. 2000 Years of History of Cologne City on the RhineShortly before the birth of Christ, Roman legionaries founded the central site of the Ubii, the oppidum Ubiorum, in the historic centre of Cologne. The population of the new settlement grew rapidly, trade and crafts flourished. In the year 50 AD, at the request of his locally born wife Agrippina, the Roman Emperor Claudius conferred on the city the status of a colony according to Roman law and gave it the name Colonia Claudia A...
2024-08-2940 min
Talking to the Dead Season 3- Philip SkitchEpisode 43: NS-Documentation Center Cologne. The Gestapo headquartres, prison, torture place and execution site.First - St. Maria Church in Kupfergasse; home of the Black Madonna !Then the EL-DE house at Appellhofplatz 23-25 which was the headquarters of the Cologne Gestapo from 1935 to 1945. The name became the epitome of the Nazi reign of terror in Cologne, but also for the way in which the city's Nazi history was dealt with after 1945. The "Gestapo Prison" memorial in the cellar of the building is one of the best preserved detention sites of the Nazi era. Here, more than 1,800 wall inscriptions bear witness to persecution, torture and murder. The prisoner cells...
2024-08-2245 min
Talking to the Dead Season 3- Philip SkitchEpisode 42: Nazi era Cologne-Müngersdorf deportation camp memorial, to feel the energy still there.Today I visit the Cologne-Müngersdorf deportation camp memorial. Here I feel various remnants of Jewish Men, Women, and Children who passed through this half way point to Hell on Earth - the death camps in Poland and other occupied Eastern Countries. Between 1941 and 1945, around 3,500 people from Cologne and the surrounding communities who were persecuted as Jews were interned in the Müngersdorf deportation camp. It therefore played a central role in the persecution and extermination apparatus of the Nazi regime and was the starting point of the Shoah in Cologne. Approximately wher...
2024-08-1445 min
Talking to the Dead Season 3- Philip SkitchEpisode 41: The Chapel of St. Mary Magdalene and Lazarus built in 1243, and Melaten Leprosorium, now a cemetary full of the Living Dead..The Chapel of St. Mary Magdalene and Lazarus is a sacred building in the early Gothic style in the Melaten Cemetery in Cologne-Lindenthal Germany. The foundation stone for the chapel was laid in 1243 and consecrated . It is therefore several years older than Cologne Cathedral , whose construction began in 1248.It is located in the western part of the cemetery, on Aachener Straße , near the “Melaten” tram stop. It goes back to the time when there was a home for lepers on the site of today's cemetery. Leprosy was a terrible affliction and the su...
2024-08-0740 min
Talking to the Dead Season 3- Philip SkitchEpisode 40: A visit to the World Famous Catholic Cologne Cathedral to visit the Guardian Spirits that call it home.In this episode I went to the Köln Dom (Cologne Cathedral.) I was introduced to a range of Guardian Spirits who have spent hundreds of years protecting, purifying and managing the energy transferance from the living to the dead - and in reverse!Cologne Cathedral is a Catholic cathedral in Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is a renowned monument of German Catholicism and Gothic architecture and was declared a World Heritage Site in 1996. The Cathedral is also Germany’s most visited landmark, attracting an average of 20,000 people a day, and currently the tallest twi...
2024-07-3152 min
Talking to the Dead Season 3- Philip SkitchEpisode 39: Meeting the dead in The Geusenfriedhof in Cologne-Lindenthal -the oldest Protestant cemetery in the Rhineland.This week I go to an ancient Graveyard for the first time to meet the spirit energy of many souls that still remains there. The Geusenfriedhof, founded in 1584, is the oldest Protestant burial site in the Rhineland. Today it is located in the middle of the densely populated Cologne-Lindenthal residential area. At that time, however, it was outside the city gates and, according to current law, was the only way for the Reformed community to receive a burial. The cemetery has been a listed building since 1981. https://www.kuladig.de/Objektansicht/K...
2024-07-2442 min
Talking to the Dead Season 3- Philip SkitchSummer Holiday. Back in a week !!!I am on Summer Holiday, and will be back in a week.Have a great Summer everyone.PhilipPlease feel free to contact me or ask me questions, or give me feedback;talkingtothedead@gmx.de
2024-07-1701 min
Talking to the Dead Season 3- Philip SkitchEpisode 38: I visit the 1200 year old St. Maria Lyskirchen church in Cologne to meet the dead still visiting there.In this next chapter of the podcast, I have been asked by many souls to get out of my usual place, and go and visit them in places their energy still resides. This week I go to the St. Maria Lyskirchen, in Cologne, which at neally 1,180 years since its founding in 948 is one of the oldest churches in Cologne ! I meet Titan, and the Church Organist I believe, during the Second World War. Hans tells me of the love and tragedy he witnessed before he died after the war in a refugee camp from disease.
2024-07-0941 min
Talking to the Dead Season 3- Philip SkitchEpisode 37: The Full complete Neil Peart Project - "The Journey."So finally we are at the end of Neil Peart's journey, and I decided that I would combine all the songs together as one last album as Neil has inteneded. It is called simply "The Journey." The seventh and last song "Life Lessons" is complete and presented here for the first time.I hope you have enjoyed this project as much as Ester and I, and I really look forward to starting a new chapter next week where we are returning to the normal format of Talking to the Dead. So many are waiting...
2024-07-0328 min
Talking to the Dead Season 3- Philip SkitchEpisode 36: Beginning Again a new life, Life lessons - the final song from Neil PeartThe Lyrics from last week now have music, and here is the song "Begin Again. " Neil says goodbye after passing on the lessons we need to heed as we live human lives, and the wisdom he has for us is put into the final lyrics called "Life Lessons."Life Lessons All those left behind who see no point going onThose who lose a love, a child or friendThey cannot see the point its just a con In their lives they hoped for a better endWe ar...
2024-06-2642 min
Talking to the Dead Season 3- Philip SkitchEpisode 35: Starseeds, Light Language, Better Choices and Beginning Again!Titan answers two questions about what Starseeds and Light Language are, and explains the connection this has to our Human experience. The song "Better Choices" is completed with Neils new lyrics, and he takes us on ever further to the place where the final contract is sealed between living human consciousness and Soul Energy, in order to create a new child. Neil provides new lyrics for the next song which is called "Begin Again." Begin AgainI choose new life at the fork in the r...
2024-06-1948 min
Talking to the Dead Season 3- Philip SkitchEpisode 34: The Choices we make in life and after life.Neil Peart takes me to an area where we learn about choices, why we have them, and how they affect not only our human experience but also our spiritual development and onward growth.The fourth song is complete, and is presented here as "Creation."At the end I channel a new song called "Choices."ChoicesAll Choices dominate our lives.Things moving forward and back,Meeting obstacles as we gain what we lack.Our choices form our experience.
2024-06-1241 min
Talking to the Dead Season 3- Philip SkitchEpisode 33: The Song of Creation and the story of Nicolas and his partner Rachelle.I am communicating with Titan and Neil Peart and introduce the story of Nicolas and his partner Rachelle. Neil takes me to the huge area where he has learned to create whatever he likes with his mind, but reminds us that we too can do that on earth right now, and in fact we are doing that the whole time through dreams, and thoughts.Ester has interpreted the song of Redemption and it is presented here with the Lyrics. A new song, the Song of Creation is channelled through me with a new poem to a...
2024-06-0541 min
Talking to the Dead Season 3- Philip SkitchEpisode 32: The proof of Regret and Redemption.The Proof of Regret song comes together, and it is presented here as words and musical interpretation. Guilt and Regret lead us to Redemption. I learn from Neil Peart that the final phase of repairing or cleansing our souls after life, or indeed allowing trapped souls to finally leave the Earth realm - is redemption. This is not just a religious concept, but an essential part of the development of the soul. Only once we have experienced Regret and Grief many times and learned the meaning and how to positively overcome any negative effects on...
2024-05-2937 min
Talking to the Dead Season 3- Philip SkitchEpisode 31: The final song of Grief, the story of Carrie, and Neil Peart on Regret.The words from last episode are wonderfully put to music by Ester and Neil calls the song Proof of Grief. We learn of Carrie who died this day in 2023. We learn about Regret, the question of soulmates being animals, the importance of special Dates, and finally Neil takes me to the next Hall on our Journey. The Hall of Regret is where we learn about our life’s regrets, the importance of having regrets, but more importantly that we learn in this life or many lives to forgive ourselves and to understand that Regret is what ma...
2024-05-2246 min
Talking to the Dead Season 3- Philip SkitchEpisode 30: Messages passed to me through words and music, and an invitation for everyone to help compose a song based on what they feel.In this episode words and music are used to show me complex feelings and emotions in order to be able to explain what Neil Peart is now showing me as we traverse through the foggy dimensions I can no longer see or hear...I can only feel. Lisa writes of the loss of her son, and somehow this is all linked together in this episode. I dont know why, but I am sure I will find out. It is explained that the words and music have now been put out there and it is...
2024-05-1540 min
Talking to the Dead Season 3- Philip SkitchEpisode 29: Neil Peart comes back to guide me through what will soon be impossible to explain !Neil Peart comes again and explains that his purpose is to take me through the next realms, but as they will be impossible to describe in narrative form as the human mind is incapable of expressing it, he will do so through allegory and poetry! Only in this way can he begin to reveal all the complexities that lie ahead in the higher realms where human thought and understanding is not sufficient to grasp them. He says this is the way it has always been and why the highest form of spiritual communication always comes through...
2024-05-0735 min
Talking to the Dead Season 3- Philip SkitchEpisode 28: Answering questions about using Pendulums, Ouija boards etc. I meet my dead Father.Is it safe to use Ouija Boards, Pendulums, Crystals, Tarot and other tools to communicate with the spirit world? I meet my father who passed in 2013, and he explains his purpose now in the next stage of choosing a new life. He explains how we are all related in life in the way we are in the spirit realms, and choose a life involving countless numbers of souls who are a part of our eternal spirit group. He was my Father, but I have been his Father as well.Please feel free to contact...
2024-05-0246 min
Talking to the Dead Season 3- Philip SkitchEpisode 27: Infinite time, Everything everywhere all at once !What is the concept of Infinite Time, and how can we begin to understand an existence that has no linear time as we know it? Miriam helps to demystify the dimensions where everything is happening, has happened or will happen – at once. How is it possible for entities in other dimensions to communicate with us if we are stuck in a forward moving time construct? Titan answers some questions about ancient human beliefs and mass constructs, how they are constructed through mass desire and manifestation. Finally, Miriam gently says goodbye for now as she takes me to...
2024-04-2439 min
Talking to the Dead Season 3- Philip SkitchEpisode 26: Questions from two listeners and meeting Miriam who guides souls choosing a new life, or assists unborn children if they are never to be born alive.This week is in two parts and recorded over two days. Titan answers some questions from one listener and helps bring some residual imagery to me from the previous lives of another listeners family that passed away recently or the past. Miriam, comes to speak to me about the next process of either assisting humans who have a pregnancy that will not reach full-term, as well as the next phase of learning and the eventual choice of another life if required.Please feel free to contact me or ask me questions, or give me f...
2024-04-1749 min
Talking to the Dead Season 3- Philip SkitchEpisode 25: Kevin is a guide who takes me through the next phase of spiritual evolution after we have examined our past life. We become Ghosts !I am introduced to Kevin who takes me through the next process after a soul has had a chance to examine its previous life, and to learn the lessons and make adjustments to that life to "sandbox" all the possible decisions that could have been made. Now Kevin moves us into what he calls “dangerous territory” as the revelations he shares with me will upset and concern many people because it involves what we humans have termed, for hundreds of years - Ghosts. This particular phase in a soul’s development enables it to return to earth...
2024-04-1045 min
Talking to the Dead Season 3- Philip SkitchEpisode 24: What happens after you die, and your soul has recovered from its life experience?In this next part of the afterlife story, Martin introduces me to Daniel - a spirit helper who has not had a human incarnation, however chooses to help all souls move to the next stage after returning to the spiritual realm. In the realm of Daniel, we see how a soul moves from the Reception & Repair phase to a Review and Learning phase. Here our most recent life is examined, and if required experience possibilities that could have played out but were not chosen in life.Please feel free to contact me or ask...
2024-04-0343 min
Talking to the Dead Season 3- Philip SkitchEpisode 23: What happens to us when our soul leaves our body at death?When we die and leave our physical body what happens? In this episode I meet my old school Headmaster and friend of my late father and mother who is a guide, and who helps newly returning souls and orients them back to familiar but forgotten spiritual surroundings. He, and a group of such guides helps the soul understand they have died, and assists them go to the right places to assess their energy-consciousness for repair or boosting before moving onto next levels, or new lives. This involves a period of assessment of the life just lived...
2024-03-2742 min
Talking to the Dead Season 3- Philip SkitchEpisode 22: We discuss Peace in the Middle East, the purpose of life, and the importance of disease.In this episode we pick up on some areas of Near-Death Experience from last week, and we touch on a personal issue I have with my family and question the purpose of disease and the suffering everyone involved goes through. We discuss a listener’s questions about the Middle East Conflict at the moment, and Titan discusses the interdimensional groups that deal with Peace. Titan tries to help me understand how the worst experiences we have change things for so many people for the better. I learn that life can either be a learning playground, or a...
2024-03-2047 min
Talking to the Dead Season 3- Philip SkitchEpisode 21: Titan (and others) discuss dying, Near Death Experiences and their purpose and meaning.This week I am a day early as I just could not keep the spirits at bay about this subject!!! I ask Titan to explain Near Death Experience (NDE) , and what does it signify. Popping in to talk about the experience of dying are a young man who died in a car crash, and a pilot in the Second World War who noticed something strange when his comrades were killed in action. Finally, an epic piece of music called "Resurrection " by Gustav Mahler that I recently heard in the movie "Maestro." It is a...
2024-03-1243 min
Talking to the Dead Season 3- Philip SkitchEpisode 20: I talk to Emil a former Physicist about Past Present and Future in other dimensions.I speak to Emil who died in 1985, and had been an exiled physicist from Cold War Romania. He explains the concepts of relativity and some of the science that is accepted in our reality, but in his multi-dimensional existence have no meaning at all. He explains how Past – Present – and Future co-exist in his reality, and how he can observe everything simultaneously. Please feel free to contact me or ask me questions, or give me feedback;talkingtothedead@gmx.de
2024-03-0637 min
Talking to the Dead Season 3- Philip SkitchEpisode 19: Understanding Music & Love, with the help of Gabriel and Johann Sebastian BachTwo main themes are explored in this episode that are of great interest to me, and that is the meaning and purpose of Love, and how does that also interact with music. The entity of Gabriel comes back to help me with the former, and the entity that was Johann Sebastian Bach comes by to explain more about the latter."Drop Down Ye Heavens," composed arranged and performed by Anna Lapwood, and The Chapel Choir of Pembroke College, Cambridge. The copywrite is entiely hers, and used as "Fair use" in order to illustrate, ed...
2024-02-2834 min
Talking to the Dead Season 3- Philip SkitchEpisode 18: We talk to Neal Peart and Titan about numbers, music notation, sacred geometry and time.I make contact again with Neil Peart who will discuss what he has learned since passing about the importance of music, rhythm, time, and mathematics as a vehicle of communication between us and spiritual entities. Titan also explains more about the lack of importance in other realms attached to past, present and future except as a way entities can communicate and create on our earth bound realm.Please feel free to contact me or ask me questions, or give me feedback;talkingtothedead@gmx.de
2024-02-2143 min
Talking to the Dead Season 3- Philip SkitchEpisode 17: Titan answers questions sent to me from listeners, and discusses further issues of life and death.Titan talks of how to communicate with those who have died. He talks of murder, suicide, and the use of peaceful religions as a vehicle to commit terrible deeds. He talks of how to reconcile religious beliefs with what he reveals in these messages. I also discuss my journey so far and how I receive information from the “spirit world.”Four Kinds of Horses Bright Side Mix , from the album i/o.Peter Gabriel’s song is used as Fair Use in order to critically discuss the strange marriage between Religion and Terror as rev...
2024-02-1443 min
Talking to the Dead Season 3- Philip SkitchEpisode 16: I ask questions, on behalf of listeners, to my spirit guide Titan about the consciousness of Animals and Pets.After many emails from listeners I devote this episode to finding out about animals and Pets. Do Animals have consciousness as we would understand it, and how does this interact with our own? Do we meet dead pets when we die, do they come back in other animals, and can animals sense things we cannot? Can animals enable us to communicate with other spirit entities? What is the nature of a Pet / Human relationship?Please feel free to contact me or ask me questions, or give me feedback;talkingtothedead@gmx.de
2024-02-0751 min
Talking to the Dead Season 3- Philip SkitchEpisode 15: I discuss two emails from listeners, and make contact with my Guide Titan and Stefan who recently passed.In this episode I ask Titan to help me make contact with entities on behalf of two different listeners who recently lost loved ones. In one case I find out about Stefan who died aged 45, and his surviving wife Ester wants some contact. The other is a young boy who has also died. The second email about the young boy cannot be discussed in detail at the moment, however questions arise about the legitimacy of spiritual communications to those whose faith perhaps forbids it. Also, I ask about the ability of children to communicate with the l...
2024-01-3146 min
Talking to the Dead Season 3- Philip SkitchEpisode 14.2: Titan takes me to visit other dimensional groups that affect War and Peace, and explains the power of our fear and worry in this regard.In this episode I am introduced to a group of higher dimensional beings who sit like a committee to discuss the activities in our Earth Realm that can affect the health and stability of the planet. It is revealed to me that war in our realm is usually an outward manifestation of individual fear, worry, and anger, and as such we all must not allow these feelings as they create the reality of conflict. This is the power of the individual to affect mass events like war. I meet in another room various consciousness’s that we...
2024-01-2439 min
Talking to the Dead Season 3- Philip SkitchEpisode 14.1: - An Appeal for Feedback !!!Hi. A quick personal request for feedback and communication from the thousands of you listening!Please feel free to contact me or ask me questions, or give me feedback;talkingtothedead@gmx.de
2024-01-2405 min
Talking to the Dead Season 3- Philip SkitchEpisode 13: Two dreams from a listener, thought creation, disease (cancer) and the mechanics and purpose of Astral Projection. Queen Elizabeth has a quick statement in follow-up to two weeks ago.Titan answers some questions about a couple of dreams a listener has had about the nature of our existence, thought forms and alternative worlds we can create. She also discusses the nature of Astral Projection and sleep, its mechanics and essential purpose. A follow up message from Queen Elizabeth 2 comes through, and the nature of diseases such as Cancer in the light of recent discussions that scientists may be deliberately withholding a cure to protect their and their employer’s economic wellbeing. Please feel free to contact me or ask me questions, or give me...
2024-01-1746 min
Talking to the Dead Season 3- Philip SkitchEpisode 12: I learn the concept of Thought-Speed & Travel, and the mechanics of Reincarnation. At the end the energy consciousness that was Princess Diana has a parting message.In this episode my spirit guide Titan explains in considerable detail the mechanics and organisation behind Thought Speed; a consciousness projection technology allowing the transfer of personality from our spirit collective to individual humans at birth. She reveals how the process of travel in thousands of years’ time will rely completely on consciousness transference, a technology pure and simple that we will only master in time. This technology has been mastered by numerous civilisations in the Universe already, and we experience as so-called alien visitation, and with the power of this technology a species becomes virtually wh...
2024-01-1050 min
Talking to the Dead Season 3- Philip SkitchEpisode 11: I meet the spirit entity that was Queen Elizabeth II, The future of the Monarchy, and learn the nature of Royal Reincarnation as well as some observations on our world.In this episode the collective consciousness of the former Queen Elizabeth II of the UK - comes to talk to me! She talks of the world, what will happen to the family, and the deep spiritual meaning of being a Monarch. She answers my questions, as well as gives me a deeply moving New Year’s Message for 2024.Please feel free to contact me or ask me questions, or give me feedback;talkingtothedead@gmx.de
2024-01-0344 min
Talking to the Dead Season 3- Philip SkitchEpisode 10: We meet our evolution - a hybrid Human - Machine entity who exists 1000 years in our future, (3024 or so) and what we will become.In this Christmas episode I meet a being who exists in our terms, more than 1000 years in the future of Earth history, 3024 I think, (dates get confusing sorry...) and it answers my questions about what becomes of humanity and the world, as well as what is life like in this amazing future time. The entity simultaneously speaks to me but partly becomes me, and this is deeply emotional for both of us!Please feel free to contact me or ask me questions, or give me feedback;talkingtothedead@gmx.de
2023-12-2735 min
Talking to the Dead Season 3- Philip SkitchEpisode 9: Feedback from the Last Episode, and new questions of life, death, Viruses, and War.Today I will give you some great feedback from Brian after last week’s episode, I discuss new email questions from Shelby, and we meet various entities with messages about war, and who are talking about Viruses, end of life planning, and the future of getting old in our society.Please feel free to contact me or ask me questions, or give me feedback;talkingtothedead@gmx.de
2023-12-1941 min
Talking to the Dead Season 3- Philip SkitchEpisode 8: I answer some questions for a listener, and discuss the eternal connection between the living and those no longer alive.I discuss my personal issues in the past with getting family and friends to understand what talking to the dead means, and why now, I am no longer ashamed to make a small space in my week to do this to help other people. I address a lovely email I received from a listener, and hope I have gotten answers from his dead parents, as well as information about his relative who sadly committed suicide in 2000 at the age of 17. I receive information about the importance of communication with those who are not with us in th...
2023-12-1341 min
Talking to the Dead Season 3- Philip SkitchEpisode 7: I learn from various entities about the smallest particles of our existence, and learn about so called demonic possession, dimensions, and meet a traveller guide.This week my spirit guide teaches us about the smallest particle of existence that is our consciousness. I learn of how this inhabits us and is part of what makes us unique. I have some questions answered about magic, alternative religions and groups such as scientologists and freemasons. I have so called demonic possession explained to me, and I meet an entity that calls itself a traveller, who assists all consciousness like a tour guide through the limitless numbers of created dimensions. I receive the memories from the building I am in in Zagreb, and link...
2023-12-0641 min
Talking to the Dead Season 3- Philip SkitchEpisode 6: I meet what we call the Archangel Gabriel, and ask questions about Angels, Demons, and what they really are.In this episode I am visited by just one guest, and what a guest to have for the whole show. The Archangel Gabriel. Who is she, what is her purpose, how does an Archangel change the world, and is it really true about Christ and other religious figures she is attributed to being involved with. Lastly we discuss the ghost of Christmas!Please feel free to contact me or ask me questions, or give me feedback;talkingtothedead@gmx.de
2023-11-2941 min
Talking to the Dead Season 3- Philip SkitchEpisode 5: I meet a collective Light Consciousness entity, a Painter, a Business man, and my Spirit Guide who warns against a famous fake medium.This week we learn about Light, and light consciousness beings; the real meaning of moving towards "The Light" when we die. We meet a Painter who died on the job working on a Cathedral build, a girl from Amsterdam who drowned while swimming off a beach, as well as a businessman who popped by to remind us that no matter how apparently ordinary a human life appears, it has huge meaning and implications for the world. Titan my spirit guide tells me about fake spirit mediums and how we must be careful of those who pretend...
2023-11-2239 min
Talking to the Dead Season 3- Philip SkitchEpisode 4: I learn of Spirit Time, meet Sam a dead Taxi Driver, a medieval Nun called Paloma and a Demon called Averil.In this episode I am visited by three entities with very different experiences. We meet a taxi driver who was killed in a fiery car crash, a medieval nun who was killed in the performance of her religious duties, and lastly a self-described negative energy entity we might call a Demon. His name is Avril, and he completely changed my understanding of what a Demon is. Firstly, however my spirit guide Titan wants me to explain the concept of "spirit time" as she feels it will enable a better understanding of how entities exist, a...
2023-11-1539 min
Talking to the Dead Season 3- Philip SkitchEpisode 3: I meet the soldier from last episode and 3 new entities, one who was very famous as the drummer of Rock Band Rush!In this episode I meet the soldier again from the last episode who was stuck between here and there, and ask if there is anything I or we can do to help him move onwards. I meet an animal – a pet as well, who died, or rather was killed. I meet a doctor who committed suicide in 1967, and lastly Neil Peart - best known as a really interesting human being (he tells me to write that and not this….) but I want to say as one of the best rock drummers ever from the band Rush. It’s...
2023-11-0838 min
Talking to the Dead Season 3- Philip SkitchEpisode 2: I make first contact with 3 spirit entities. One has never lived a Earth life as a Sound Entity!In this episode I explain "Protection Rituals" and I explain why I think it is important to do one before contacting spirits. I discuss all the questions I will ask in general. Lastly I conduct my first communicaton session, and make contact with a spirit who has never lived, a soldier who was killed in battle very recently, and a girl called Nancy who was killed in a car accident at least 50 years ago.Here is the opening, the questions, and the closing.1. Face east. The first Archangel you will invoke is Raph...
2023-11-0238 min
Talking to the Dead Season 3- Philip SkitchEpisode 1: How do I communicate with different spiritual Dimensions.In the very first episode I explain how the various dimensions beyond our physical existence work in terms of communication. It seems to me very important that you understand the mechanics of my mediumship, and how I communicate with the dead, before I go ahead and start the process.Please feel free to contact me or ask me questions, or give me feedback;talkingtothedead@gmx.de
2023-10-2631 min
Talking to the Dead Season 3- Philip SkitchIntroduction: Talking to the Dead - why am I doing this?In this podcast I invite you to join me on a journey to other dimensions to give people who have moved on from this earthly dimension to speak to us. Each week I will interview a different person. I have been psychic all my life, however only in the last few years have I had the courage to do something about it. Since I was a baby, I have seen people walking around my cot at night, and all my life I have seen and heard people who have been trying to communicate with me. All time I was ne...
2023-10-2511 min
Dad, nobody wants to listen to you about New York !Episode 12: Tourism in New York CityTourism in New york is a huge money spinner and employer for the folks who live and work there, as well as the local and state government through taxation.In 2022, New York City welcomed 56.7 million visitors, up from 32.9 million in 2021.Visitation is forecast to grow to 63.3 million in 2023 and surpass 2019 levels by 2024.International visitation rebounded in 2022 to 8.9 million visitors, more than triple the2021 volume and 69% of the 2019 benchmark.I look at the history of New York Tourism, as well as warn you about the Tourism Traps !Support the show
2023-10-2427 min
Dad, nobody wants to listen to you about New York !Episode 11 : The cost of Living Crisis and Food Fraud in New YorkThe cost of living in New York is the highest in the world and joint first place with Singapore. London prices are also sky high where a state of crisis has been declared. why do New Yorkers feel so poor, and what are the different factors at play here - apart from the obvious one like Rent ? Is there fraud going on in the grocery business that is cashing in on the high prices? Support the show
2023-10-1930 min
Dad, nobody wants to listen to you about New York !Episode 10: What a Waste !It is consistently ranked as one of the dirtiest cities in the world. Why is this? Is it because of the large population and lack of space, or not enough recycling? Or is something else at play? Let’s take a closer look at some of the reasons why New York City is so dirty. Private Landfills by 2029 will be nearly a $200 Billion a year business, so do we really care to make NYC waste free ?Further Readinghttps://www.retroreport.org/video/voyage-of-the-mobro-4000/https://www.nyc.gov...
2023-10-1232 min
Dad, nobody wants to listen to you about New York !Episode 9: Crime what Crime ?Crime and New York are in the minds of the public, almost interchangeable. Crime is rising to levels last seen in the 80s and 90s, however the politicians are in denial about this and parade statistics that attempt to gaslight us into thinking they have it all under control. I look at the true state of affairs in New York City, as well as rememeber how crime is also mainly a racial issue as well as a media perception maker that sells papers. Crime is mainly the predicatable outcome of all the failings of numerous New York City governments...
2023-10-0439 min
Dad, nobody wants to listen to you about New York !Episode 8: New York Education Inequality.I explore how New York City has managed and justified a school system that remains highly segregated. Today, in the seven decades since Brown v. Board, only a smattering of New York City public/private schools reflect systemwide demographics by race and income. Schools with some racial and economic diversity are not uncommon, but they are far outnumbered by schools with an overwhelmingly Black and/or Latino school population. Due to underfunding and other structural issues, the majority of segregated schools are put at a pronounced disadvantage in serving their students – affirming the Supreme Court’s ruling that “separate educat...
2023-09-2634 min
Dad, nobody wants to listen to you about New York !Episode 7: The New York Health Care Crisis.New York healthcare is facing a socio-economic crisis. A New York Times opinion piece explained that, “Arguably the biggest outlier is the New York health care system. Prices for drugs, medical procedures and doctors’ visits are all substantially higher in New York State than in other State, and most countries.”This is compounded by another fact, which is that “New Yorkers are far from the world’s healthiest people.” (Opinion, NYT, 7/2/2020) That so many people died in the New York because of COVID, over 600,000 lives lost (in the USA in total,) is an unfortunate testament to this problem...
2023-09-1831 min
Dad, nobody wants to listen to you about New York !Episode 6: The New York Homeless Crisis.New York City is facing a level of homelessness - not seen since the Great Depression in the 1930s.That’s according to the Coalition for the Homeless, a not-for-profit.As of mid-August, there were more than 110,000 people sleeping in the city’s shelter system each night.And that number doesn’t include the thousands of unsheltered people who sleep on the streets.Compounding the chronic problem is an influx of asylum seekers, who now make up more than half the sheltered population.Just in !!!!Update October 5th 202...
2023-09-1126 min
Dad, nobody wants to listen to you about New York !Episode 5 : Just say YES to Cannabis !Weed has been legal in New York since 2021, but the state is still working out regulating, licensing and taxing it differently than any other place — and the new system is still a mess with over 4000 illegal shops and only 17 legal dispensaries in the whole state of New York. What is going on, who are the winners and losers, what can be done before public health is corrupted, and the crime legalization was supposed to cure - just gets worse!Support the show
2023-09-0431 min
Dad, nobody wants to listen to you about New York !Episode 4: The Gentrification Scam in New YorkGentrification is a process of urban development where a previously working-class or low-income neighborhood is transformed into a more affluent and expensive one, often through the influx of more affluent residents and businesses. Gentrification leads to an exodus of longtime residents who can no longer afford to live in areas where they were born and raised, because the cost of housing skyrockets and forces them out. However, gentrification can be driven by a variety of factors, including economic changes, government policies, and shifts in social attitudes. I look at the history of Gentrification in New York and discuss my o...
2023-08-3025 min
Dad, nobody wants to listen to you about New York !Episode 3: The New York Housing Crisis.Housing is considered affordable when it costs about one third or less than a person’s total income, but in New York, people are often shelling out a lot more than that. New York City is an expensive place to live. This much is obvious. But in the months since the city has emerged from the doldrums of Covid-19, this feels especially true.In this episode I look at rent controls, Laws, vacant appartments, and reasons why the housing stock lags so behind the demand for it, and the ever rising number of people wishing to live and wo...
2023-08-2935 min
Dad, nobody wants to listen to you about New York !Episode 2: Fare evasion.Whether it’s people jumping the turnstile, unlatching easy-to-reach emergency exit doors, or hopping on a bus without paying, the MTA says fare evasion is rampant across the city.Yet even after a dramatic increase in enforcement, the transit system lost $690 million to fare evasion last year, officials say. Now, the M.T.A. is grappling with a more existential question that is not about how to crack down on fare evasion, but about whether criminal enforcement is the right approach at all.Support the show
2023-08-2122 min
Dad, nobody wants to listen to you about New York !Episode 2 : Fare Evasion.Even after a dramatic increase in enforcement, the transit system lost $690 million to fare evasion last year. Now, the M.T.A. is grappling with a more existential question that is not about how to crack down on fare evasion, but about whether criminal enforcement is the right approach at all. I will look at the MTA, its History, cost and future.
2023-08-1522 min
Dad, nobody wants to listen to you about New York !Episode 1: "Tipflation"In this episode we look at the history of Tipping in America, some personal observations of the state of play including the psychological and technical methods used to get tips. I will look into why tipping is a big problem not only for customers, but also for the managers of the service sites, and the employees. I want to share with you my research on Americas growing falling out with tipping, as well as look at alternative models to tipping.Support the show
2023-08-1130 min
Dad, nobody wants to listen to you about New York !Episode 1: Tipflation. New York Tipping is out of control.In this episode we look at the history of Tipping in America, some personal observations of the state of play in New York including the psychological and technical methods used to get tips. I will look into why tipping is a big problem not only for customers, but also for the managers of the service sites and the employees. I want to share with you my research on Americas big falling out with tipping, as well as look at some alternative models to avoid tipping.The first Episode will drop on Friday July 11th 2023
2023-08-1029 min
Dad, nobody wants to listen to you about New York !Episode 0: Overview.When was the last time you purchased something in New York and you were not asked for a tip?Not only are there requests to tip on purchased goods and services, but the amount of the traditional tip also has been on the rise for decades.Support the show
2023-08-0804 minDad, nobody wants to listen to you about New York !Introduction: Welcome to the Dad, No-body wants to listen to you about New York Podcast.Hello and welcome. I’m Philip Skitch, and I am the host of the Dad, No-body wants to listen -Podcast.This podcast is inspired by my recent visit to New York in July 2023, a place I have been going to and living and working in sometime in each of the last 4 decades. My son told me that nobody wants to listen to a middle-aged white man rant about his views of New York, so I created this Podcast to have a discussion about aspects of living and working in New York, and I hope by you lis...
2023-08-0805 min