dimland radio 6-2-12 show notes

Ethan Brown Reading Area

Some time back was an event organized by young math wiz Ethan Brown to raise funds for his local library.  The event was a success and Ethan was honored by the library.

Comic Book News

Sales of the paper copies of comic books are way up.  And gay characters are coming out and/or getting married.  Which is cool.

 

Read about it here, here and here.

Bigfoot Again

Another piece of crap video that may be of bigfoot, but it's so lousy it could be anything.  A guy in a gorilla suit, for instance.  And the "experts" from NOT Finding Bigfoot are on the way.  They'll surely get to the bottom of it.

Go here and here to learn more.  And I mentioned this video of an actual bear walking upright in the wild.  You should check it out, it's very strange.

Jesus In A Shower?

A family of modest means believes they can see the face of Jesus in the mold on their shower.  I believe they need to clean their shower.

 

See the story here.  

 

The Transit Of Venus

 

It's happening this week.  Venus' orbit will have it moving across the face of the sun and, with proper precautions you should be able to see it as it happens.

 

This link will bring you to Phil Plait's site for more information.

Movie Recommendation: Patton (1970)

20th Century Fox

 

George C Scott is brilliant in this biopic of the great and controversial WWII general.  His performance earned him an Oscar, but Scott refused to accept it.

Music heard on the show (Whenever Possible, I Will Link To The Song)...

Dimland Radio opening theme song: 'Ram' by The Yoleus
First ad break bumpers: 'Psycho Therapy' by The Ramones & 'Yacht Dance by XTC
Second ad break bumpers: 'My Baby She's Alright' by Scruffy The Cat & 'Perfect Skin' by Lloyd Cole & the Commotions
Closing song: 'Angler's Treble Hook' by $5 Fiddle

That's it! See you next Saturday night for Dimland Radio 11 Central, midnight Eastern on www.ztalkradio.com you can also download my show from the z talk show archives page. You can email your questions and comments to drdim@dimland.com

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dimland radio 4-10-10 show notes

I had my first guest ever! It was Christy Necaise. Christy is the founder of the International Community For Paranormal Investigation & Research. She educates her investigators in the importance of being skeptical and how best to evaluate evidence. Christy also co-hosts a few programs on the Z Talk Radio network. Currently they include Paradigm Shift, Ghost Tech and Omni Fringe Radio, with two more shows on the horizon.

We talked about confirmation bias

I was impressed to hear that Christy uses the Skeptic's Dictionary website for one of her resources. It is a great website and there is also a book version you can get.

www.skepdic.com

The book version is available at Amazon.

http://www.amazon.com/Skeptics-Dictionary-Collection-Deceptions-Dangerous/dp/0471272426/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1271014469&sr=8-1

Orbs and pareidolia

Christy talked about how orbs can happen in photography. She believes orbs are almost never pictures of ghosts. ( I would just say never, but that's me.) We also talked about pareidolia and how it is important for her investigators to be very aware of it.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v207/Azeztulite/Pics%20to%20analyze/IMG_2939.jpg

http://icpir.org/photogallery/Vulture-Mine-Investigation

Extra innings

Christy and I enjoyed are conversation so much, we went a half hour past the time my show normally ends. We had the luxury of doing so because there is no live programming following my show. But Z Talk Radio will being playing old time radio programs following my show. That is cool! I dig those old shows. I hope they can get The Shadow.

Music heard on the show...

Dimland Radio opening theme song: 'Ahead' by Wire
First ad break bumpers: 'Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic' by The Police & 'The Queen Of Eyes' by The Soft Boys
Second ad break bumpers: 'Running Up That Hill (A Deal With God)' by Kate Bush & 'Brainiac's Daughter' by The Dukes of Stratosphear
Closing song: 'Angler's Treble Hook' by $5 Fiddle

That's it! See you next week for Dimland Radio 11 Central, midnight Eastern on www.ztalkradio.com You can also download my show from the Z Talk On Demand page.