The origins of modern man is a bush, not a tree, and it spans somewhere between 5 to 7 million years. From some common ancestor, chimpanzees and what would become us split. To help us explore this bush, we enlisted Archeologist/Anthropologist, Professor John Hoopes. 

What's an Australopithecus v a Homo? Who's Lucy? Were Neatherthals giants or Judd Hirsh or neither? Were Denisovans giants or Elves or Al Leong or none? 

Are Humanoid reptilians possible on Earth? Are Paracus skulls a different species?

All these questions and SEVEN MILLION YEARS covered.

P.S. since the time of this recording, a new australopithecus variant that lived after Lucy has been identified!

Sheri Hoidra, Esquire, visits us for the second time to discuss the current status of immigration law since last we spoke a few weeks into the Trump Presidency. Unfortunately, we have learned that the landscape is still full of landmines, quicksand, and other booby traps. We have a wide ranging conversation where we frequently trade rants. 

There was a segment where her email would not load. The statistics she was seeking are the following:

New immigration cases recorded so far in 2025 - 431,343. 735,327 cases completed in 2025.

Of those, only 1.49% of immigration cases were based on alleged criminal activity.

The current immigration case backlog is 3,461,637. Of these, 2,209,097 of these cases are immigrants awaiting asylum hearings.

360,459 deportations have been ordered this year, which includes 50.5% 0f those being voluntary deportations.

45,902 were Judge Ordered Removals. Almost 78,000 were permitted to remain in the US by Judges. 

Only 21.6% of represented persons were put into Removal status. 

George John Haas is the author of 3 books and a forthcoming scientific paper. The books are "The Cydonia Codex", "The Martian Codex", and his newest "The Great Architects of Mars". 

Haas was an artist by trade and tells his story of how he fell into the study of Mars and it's anamolous features. Humans have been photographing Mars since the 1970's and as technology and resolution improves, so do the questions increase.

Haas and his team has taken an interdisciplinary approach into the study. This includes geologists, veterinarians and former government physicists. 

The anamolies studied and addressed include the famous face of Mars, the Martian pyraminds, the keyhole structure, and an anatomically matched (to 27 points) parrot structure. The face is half feline, half simeon. The parrot matches a maccaw. Both related to Mezoamerican mythologies tied to creation myths and a parrot that stole the sun, only to be rescued by the hero twin hunters. The Martian Maccaw also has a dart or arrow aspect consistent with the myth of the creature's demise. You aren't going to want to miss this conversation.

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We welcome in Bronze Star recipient Leo Fox, who you might know from OVW, NWA and CYN. He's a man with a very interesting story of struggles and recoveries. Now he's living his dream, wrestling full time, with a wife and new child. Of course we also talk nonsense. Which leads me to tell my paranormal experience. I hate when they reverse the tables on me. Lol. 

 

Gordon Adams is a graduate of Columbia University and worked in the national security sector including serving at the Undersecretary level, reporting to Leon Panetta, during the Clinton administration. Adams also worked with Think Tanks and authored numerous pieces in this space.

We had a wide ranging discussion touching on everything from the "Deep State" to human trafficking to Project 2025. I can't do justice to the breadth and depth by summary. I felt this episode merited consecutive publishing after Prof. DeGennaro's most recent appearance; as they are complimentary shows. However, this show was far more focused on domestic US matters and less on the military conflicts abroad. However, there is no way to disentangle past martial actions and the current climate,

Adams currently is known as Abby Ross and when not involved in Theater, writes a policy based SubStack. 

Professor Patricia DeGennaro returns once again between assignments and projects to discuss the state of the world. What's going on domestically (US)? what's going on around the world? How the two are related? I can't give a decent summary. You just have to listen.

Bernie Taylor is back and this time we're tackling Homer. Specifically, the more monstruous and magical aspects of his famous journey home from Troy. We're covering the Oddysey. But paying specific attention to the monsters and some of what all of that might represent. 

Essay 1 is the first of what may become a more regular feature: me doing a solo show, talking about something I've thought a lot about but never decided upon the right way or place to present it. 

While most GoT shows are apolitical, that's not entirely the case. My politics and those of guests, come through at times. I consider myself a Centrist. That doesn't mean I'm in the Center of every issue. I might be extremely Conservative about many and pretty Progressive or Liberal about others. But for many issues, I recognize they are complex and no one ideology has answers. I believe most people fit in this spectrum. And within this spectrum, there is room for compromise to not have the perfect be the obstacle of the good, or just the better.

I've been very up front about certain issues. It's no secret how pro-Ukraine I am in supporting it's struggle against Russia. This essay addresses one of the lies that has subsided but will likely rear it's head again: the myth that we would spend these billions at home on mental health and homelessness. The figure I recall being bandied about was 50 billion dollars. So, that is what I fixated on.

What did elements of both Left and Right say? What are my thoughts on their motives?

More importantly, what would it take to cure homelessness in the United States? Assuming this is some permanent solution, would 50 billion dollars come close? We use math. Then we use common sense on some inconvenient realities like Not In My Backyard and the costs of infrastructure, treatment and ongoing expenses beyond just building a glorified internment camp in some imaginary unused/unowned hectary of land.

Let's see how I do. Let's see what I left out. Let's find out if you like this content. 

When we ask C The Superior to present on a topic as our apprentice host, she always brings the research. 

She takes me through some of the premier Anime properties and their relationship to mythologies. Primarily Shintoism. But Taoism and Chinese myths are visited. Especially when we talk about how Goku and Dragonball Z is The Monkey King and Journey to the East!

Along the way, there are the usual diversions and meanderings. Including a restatement on kung fu witches built like Baywatch in school girl uniforms. 

Do we find other mythological parallels? Why is Schrodinger referenced and what does this have to do with Pinocchio or Anime? 

We meet Vicious Vicki Venuto. She's a Jersey Girl. A Jersey Shore girl to be precise. And she'll kick your teeth in if you don't like it. 

Our own Mr. Thomas was a Jersey Shore guy because of course he was. They share tales and stereotypes. 

We explore the Lubabu(?) craze. We talk food. We always talk food. Did she have any supernatural experiences or beliefs? Turns out everyone does.

What's the New Jersey Devil?

Why is the University of New Jersey known by a different name? Jets or Giants or are both colonizers?

All this and some wrestling related content.

John Michael Godier is a scientist and an avid follower in the UFO phenomena. He hosts the Event Horizon podcast and has a huge YouTube channer of the same name. He's also the author of two science fiction novels. He's spoken to everyone even remotely in field from Professor Avi Loeb to the disclosure skeptics and advocates. 

We discuss many of the recent stories including the disclosure efforts from certain nations, our interstellar visitors, the Ferme paradox, etc. 

We also visit some issues that aren't well reported as they occurred in the Soviet Union during the Cold War. 

I want to thank our mutual friend, Kristaps, for helping to put this together. If you'd like to support his work and The Eastern Border show, he has authentic Soviet era war plan maps recently found in a Latvian warehouse. Prices are reasonable and these are one of a kind authentic pieces of history. Please email Kris at theeasternborder@gmail.com. 

Brian Townsend was in law enforcement for approximately three decades; primarily with the United States Drug Enforcement Agency. Since retired, he's involved with a 501C3 non profit educating and reaching regarding the extraordinary dangers of fetanyl. 

We discuss his upbringing and professional career. He explains the remit of the DEA and we explore how the DEA works in other countries, the chain of command, and separates fact from fiction. Jeffzikastan plays a large role. International law and law enforcemant is discussed. No one knows exactly what Interpol is. How do Ambassadors fit in? Are different Warrants handled differently? What standard of law must be applied?

Brian is very frank in his answers and we had a lot of fun. But pay close attention to the portions dedicated to his cause and the non profit organization. It's important work. The statistics are staggering. And they need your support.

Arthur Slade was raised in the Cypress Hills of southwest Saskatchewan (on a ranch). He wasn’t
raised by wolves. It was elves. And one grumpy dwarf. He began writing at an early age. It took
a few years but he is now the author of more than thirty novels, including Dust (which won the
Governor General’s award), Dragon Assassin, and The Hunchback Assignments. He currently
lives in the mythical city of Saskatoon and does all of his writing on a treadmill desk while he
listens to heavy metal. Really. It’s true.

Find him online at arthurslade.com.

Governor General’s Award-winning author Arthur Slade’s latest novel continues his popular
Dragon Assassin series—and this time, Brax, the dragon, gets to tell his own tale!
I, Brax: 1. A Battle Divine, the just-released new novel
by award-winning Saskatchewan author Arthur Slade,
continues his popular Dragon Assassin series with a
twist, giving the narrator spot to the wisecracking
dragon Brax.
Published by Shadowpaw Press in print, the book will
be launched online on November 15 at 1 p.m.
Eastern, with author Marty Chan acting as master of
ceremonies. This madcap Zoom event is for
individuals, schools, and, well anyone who likes
middle grade/YA fantasy and snarky dragons:
eventbrite.ca/e/i-brax-a-battle-divine-tickets-
1027248125797.

Hillary Johns is a business and trial litigator. Her offices are in Beverly Hills, San Francisco and New York. So, you know she's not messing around. But she's also an attorney that spends a lot of time with new and small businesses. 

We discuss what a new businessperson should consider. What is necessary. What is good to seriously consider. And what are warning signs and items people routinely ignore...until it's too late. If I did this show solo, it would have been 85% identical on substance. But it's better if you don;t hear it from me, but a guest. Of course, this show is not legal advice and is for entertainment and informational purposes only. You should always talk to your own independent counsel.

Anyway, what do we have to say to you potential to mid-experienced businesspeople? Hit play.

The Sun Runners, the latest young adult/new adult
science fiction novel from Aurora Award-winning author
James Bow (Icarus Down), comes out November 12 from
Shadowpaw Press—alongside Tales from the Silence, and
exciting collection of short fiction by a diverse group of
notable authors set in the same future, releasing from
Shadowpaw Press imprint Endless Sky Books.
In Bows’s detailed future setting, Earth’s civilization,
overwhelmed by environmental catastrophe and war, all
but collapses. To the far-flung residents of colonies on
Mars, Venus, Mercury and in the Asteroid Belt, it’s the
falling of the Silence, and in its wake, they must struggle
to survive.
The Sun Runners is set on Mercury, where cities on rails
constantly move around the planet ahead of the deadly
sunrise. Tales from the Silence tells stories from all over
the solar system, including on Earth itself, that trace the
fallout from Earth’s collapse.
“I’m delighted to have The Sun Runners out in the wild
after years of work,” James Bow says. “Shadowpaw Press
has really given their best to this book, and I hope it
makes a good connection with readers. Tales from the
Silence was extremely fun to put together, thanks to the
energy of the contributing authors. I’m grateful they
accepted my invitation to play in my sandbox, and I am
especially grateful for their contributions to my universe.
Thanks to Shadowpaw’s Endless Sky Imprint for making
this companion anthology a reality.”
“I’m thrilled to be publishing both of these great science
fiction titles,” says Edward Willett, publisher of
Shadowpaw Press. “James’s detailed future world was a
joy to immerse myself in through both The Sun Runners
and Tales from the Silence, and I can’t wait to share that
joy with readers.”

James Bow writes science fiction and fantasy for both kids and adults. He’s been a fan of
science fiction since his family introduced him to Doctor Who on TV Ontario in 1978, and his
mother read him classic sci-fi and fantasy from such authors as Clifford Simak and J.R.R. Tolkien.
James won the 2017 Prix Aurora Award for best YA Novel in Canada for Icarus Down.
By day, James is a communications officer for a charitable land trust protecting lands from
development in Waterloo Region and Wellington County. He also loves trains and streetcars.
He lives in Kitchener, Ontario, with his two kids, and his spouse/fellow writer/partner-in-crime,
Erin Bow. You can find him online at jamesbow.ca.

Wrestler, boxer, MMA fighter, personal trainer, peanut butter afficionado. That describes a particularly savage gentleman. We talk to Victor Benjamin,

A little about wrestling. A lot about peanut butter, candy, and other really important things. 

Maxim W. Furek has been described as the 21st Century's John Keel. Keel was a groundbreaking paranormal investigator and author. He's also been described as Pennsylvania's iconoclastic paranormal author. 

His works include Coal Region HooDoo, Flying Saucer Esoteric, Sheppton: The Myth, Miracle & Music, The Lost Tribes of Bigfoot, and the forthcoming Paranormal Apocolypse.

We talk about his life, his path towards this life, and the books themselves. We touch on many of our favorite subjects and enjoy the frequently visited and trademarked Garden meanderings.  

Brendon Traxler is working to provide residential lliving under the sea. Not a submarine. Not a hotel. Homes. For real. He's been developing the plans for some time. There's a company created and all sorts of experts. The Atlantis Sea Colony might be a reality in the decade one to two decades.

We discuss his path and background. Of course, I ask about the legal issues ranging from entity formation, insurance, and the stigma of colonization.Environmental concerns are also considered. Some workshopping too. No, I wasn't offered a plot.

Come on it...the water's temperatire controlled. 

Tricia Copeland believes in finding magic. She thinks magic infuses every aspect of our lives, whether it is the magic of falling in love, discovering a new passion, viewing a beautiful sunset, or reading a book that transports us to another world. An avid runner and Georgia native, Tricia now lives with her family and four-legged friends in Colorado. Find all her titles from contemporary romance, now penned under Maria Jane, and fantasy, to dystopian fiction.

Her works have won numerous awards.

Audiobook fans click the audio cover below for all the audio deets!

2020 Readers’ Choice Gold Medalist & Five Star Review Author in Urban Fantasy2019 Colorado Independent Publishers 25th Annual Celebration, EVVY Award for FantasyHer pale skin and weird diet make her a target at school. If only they knew the truth about her feeding habits…Seventeen-year-old Alena Scott is tired of pretending to be something she’s not. As an outlawed vampire-witch hybrid, she’s forced to abide by the oppressive secrecy imposed by her Vampire Chancellor mother. But she’ll have to ignore the rules when she comes face-to-face with a handsome, full-grown version of her childhood imaginary friend.Shocked that he recognizes her as his own pretend play pal, the two embark on a quest to solve the mystery of their fantasized companionship. And as they unravel their entwined destinies, Alena realizes she holds the key to a curse which could free them all—or condemn witchkind to eternal suffering.Can Alena and her impossibly familiar partner reverse an ancient spell before they’re sent to a mortal grave?Kingdom of Embers is the first book in the enthralling Kingdom Journals YA urban fantasy series. If you like intriguing characters, shadowy magic, and a fresh twist on modern vampire storylines, then you’ll love Tricia Copeland’s heart-stopping tale.

We're joined by Alex Kane just days after he became a free agent. So, we do talk about intra-wrestling business items related to that status. How it feel? How does a talent approach free agency? 

Being Thomas' stable mate for years, they have a lot of chatting to do. Bomaye remains for the people. 

What makes a top guy? Is being once ranked the 25th best wrestler in the world count? Does being a former champion of a major promotion increase one's value? How does one fix their rates or is it more reactive? We discuss these items and more.

We also chat about non wrestling topics. From nonsense to political theory (Kane is a political thinker), We also tackle Tip Culture and GoFundMes.