Weird Frakin' Shtako

Societies, Organization & Conspiracies In this episode, Codygr89 (a forum user) asks about the Illuminati.  We dive into secret societies and organizations (including the Illuminati, the Free Masons, Skulls and Bones, and the Bilderberg Group.  What we uncover is frightening and intrigueing. In the news:  Drones, Water flowing on Mars, and Obama & Putin meet.

Not your typical WFS show... We interview Nadia.  A Russian immigrant, survivor of the Soviet Union, abused wife, and single mother; who pulled herself up to have a successful life, and a positive outlook on life. A truly inspirational story, and a dear friend of the show.

In this episode, we examine Dr. Douglas MacDougal's study in 1907 on the body losing weight upon death (indicating souls may exist).  We also look closely at EVP (electronic voice phenomena), the "God Helmet," and the "Philip Experiment." We also examine some anectotal evidence and ask the question... "do ghosts exist?"

The Police have run amok in America.  They seem to be more motivated by money (with civil forfeiture) than justice.  We explore the brief history of police departments, their constitutionality, and discover that the great police experiment has failed.  What now?  We also explore Switzerland, and the Wild West and come up with one possible extreme solution.  What if people could legally kill two people in their lifetimes.  How would you regulate that?  Would that make the world a better place? In the news we also look at quatum entanglement, and touch on a story in India that has two young girls in fear as their tribal council has sentenced them to be raped and shamed.

In Episode 1, we explain what Weird Frakin' Shtako is, and explore the possibility of life outside our own planet.  From the 1,887 exoplanets currently confirmed to exist to the possibility of life on Europan, to the Extremophile Deinococcus Radiodurans (Conan the Bacterium).  We also explore the likelihood of life in the universe through the Drake Equation. Then we examine what we'd do when / if we were to venture to another planet and encounter intelligent life.  What would we do?  How would we explore, experiment on, and observe other life?  Finally, we draw parallels between these behaviors, and possible parallels between those that claim they have encountered alien life here on Earth. In the news, we take a close and objective look at Ali Shukri Amin.  A 17 year old boy recently convicted of consipiring with ISIS. We also briefly look at the NSA's recent ability to gather mass information once again, and touch on a recent study on women equating money and love.