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OBDM1293 - Monster May: Flatwoods Psychological Warfare | People Problems | Strange News
Episode 1293
00:00:00 – Welcome Back & Monster May Returns
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Joe returns after time away, talks about new job, freelance animation work, and financial recovery.
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Commentary on lingering mask usage post-COVID, psychological impacts, and shifting social norms.
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Announcement of Monster May segment revisiting the Flatwoods Monster case.
00:10:00 – Flatwoods Monster Sighting Details
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Breakdown of 1952 Flatwoods encounter: glowing red eyes, foul smell, cloaked humanoid.
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Witnesses included children and an adult; Project Blue Book investigated.
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Official explanation suggested mass hysteria and a meteor; skeptics questioned odd evidence.
00:20:00 – Flatwoods as Psychological Warfare?
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Theory that the incident was a U.S. psyop, testing public reaction to bizarre phenomena.
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RAND Corporation's 1950 paper on exploiting superstitions for psychological manipulation discussed.
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Historical example: British military using scarecrow devices in WWII paralleled to Flatwoods.
00:30:00 – Related UFO Encounters & Deja Vu Science
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Donald Shrum's robotic alien encounter compared to Flatwoods case.
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Bigfoot sightings teased from Expedition Bigfoot series.
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Discussion on "jamais vu" – the eerie opposite of déjà vu.
00:40:00 – LGBTQ Event Critique & Public Behavior
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Criticism of over-sexualized gay culture, including controversial "piss pool" video.
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Debate over normalization of radical behaviors at public events and camps.
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Concerns raised over youth exposure and the evolving LGBTQ+ image.
00:50:00 – Abortion, Race, and Redheads
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Commentary on abortion pride messaging and societal detachment.
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Satirical reaction to claim that redheads are actually Black people.
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Media supercut criticized CNN's portrayal of America as racist and broken.
01:00:00 – Trans Disillusionment & Africa Culture Shock
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American woman describes harsh realities after relocating
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