Strange Realm - Ep. 109 - April 27th, 2025

On this episode we bring you a massive, yet maneuverable show, as we look once again at the weirdest and wildest stories we could find this week. Including news of Pope Francis's death and funeral, and how he figures into the now infamous Prophecy of the Popes by St. Malachy, a report that a toroidal reentry capsule has been tested by a German space company, we take a deeper dive into the mysterious Eskimo village mentioned by John Keel in our reading series, as well as take a mispronounciation-filled look at historical reports of real dragon sightings and encounters from China. All of this and then after the break, we continue our reading series as Frobisher reads more from "Our Haunted Planet," by John A. Keel.

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Notes:
- Pope has died - the last Pope? Who is Petrus Romanus?
https://www.irishcentral.com/roots/history/st-malachy-prophecy-pope-francis
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZSaqDNs94Vk
- Donut-shaped experimental reentry craft hits snag
https://gizmodo.com/spacex-curveball-sends-experimental-reentry-capsule-off-course-2000593318
- What happened to the Eskimo village?
https://www.historicmysteries.com/unexplained-mysteries/lake-anjikuni/23871/
- History of dragon sightings in China
https://www.theworldofchinese.com/2024/01/chinas-long-history-of-dragon-sightings/
- Our Haunted Planet
https://www.amazon.com/Our-Haunted-Planet-John-Keel/dp/1517343119
https://archive.org/details/Our_Haunted_Planet

Intro music: "night drive" by bbrainz (slowed + reverb)
Outro music: "Curious Constellations" by SURGE
Background art: "The Time Machine" by Interesni Kazki (AEC)
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