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MARS MESSINA PRESENTS

Author and health care worker, Mars Messina, hosts a weekly fireside chat/talk show. Mars" books, RED MOON OVER GAETA and BABELSPEAK - A TRIO OF BEDTIME STORIES, are available on Amazon.com To contribute to this podcast, please donate via Venmo, @mdm773 Thank you.

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Episode 12 - CHICAGO GHOST STORIES, VOL I

MARS MESSINA PRESENTS ·

2021/06/26

Episode 12 is the flagship episode for ghostly storytelling - based in Chicago, but also elsewhere. As Chicago is said to be the MOST haunted city in the US, we will start with this city....We will address the possible reasons why Chicago is so haunted...we will explain hauntings/being haunted by a psychological point of view...we will profile two of Chicago's most notorious haunts - The Red Lion Pub and The Benton House...we will end with Bedtime Stories From The Acoustic Bookshelf, with a reading

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00:50:59

Episode 11 - GAY PRIDE: An anthropological and a...

MARS MESSINA PRESENTS ·

2021/06/19

This episode attempts at an objective investigation into LGBTQIA+ as an aspect of human life in nature and in societies, across continents and time. I will also revisit the history of the Gay Pride Parade, including its genesis.

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00:44:11

Episode 10 - TRUE CRIME The Delphi Murders

MARS MESSINA PRESENTS ·

2021/06/12

On February 13, 2017, Abby Williams and Libby German - two teenage girls from Delphi, IN - disappeared from a hiking trail. The next day, their bodies were found in a nearby wooded area. The perpetrator of the double homicide remains at large. I will take you through the timeline of the case - from the girls being dropped off at the trails to current day, and I will talk a bit about the personalities of the girls. I will discuss aspects about the killer that law enforcement has shared with the

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00:53:53

Episode 9 - ANCIENT POMPEII

MARS MESSINA PRESENTS ·

2021/06/05

Today's subject is the ancient Greco-Roman city of Pompeii, and how it was both destroyed and preserved by the Plinian eruption of nearby Mount Vesuvius, near Naples, Italy. I will talk about the ancient society and local customs, I will time travel with you to the day of the eruption and we will try to escape. We end with Bedtime Stories from the Acoustic Bookshelf, by reading an excerpt from my novel, RED MOON OVER GAETA, whose protagonist and her family are the posterity of these aforementioned

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00:37:10

Episode 8 - Rad Youth ft. TCM & BioMed

MARS MESSINA PRESENTS ·

2021/05/29

Why are teenagers risk-taking, thrill-seeking, back-talking, hormonal and randy? Science has the answer. I will talk about why the young are the way they are, and I will talk about how to retain youthful vitality at ANY age. The vehicles with which I will arrive at my scientific conclusions are western biomedicine and traditional Chinese medicine (TCM). Bedtime Stories From The Acoustic Bookshelf features a reading from the Tao Te Ching.

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00:36:00

Episode 7 - The Low Spark of High Heeled ASMR

MARS MESSINA PRESENTS ·

2021/05/22

Today's topic is on the complex, mysterious manifestation of pleasurable, Central Nervous System-induced tickles and tingles known as ASMR - Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response. ASMR is also known as brain-tingles, sparkles, and low euphoria. Discussed are triggers for an ASMR experience, and I will read sibilant poems that often spark ASMR feelings in those who experience ASMR. Whether you do or not, these triggers are usually relaxing for anyone, regardless.

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00:46:56

Episode 6 - I, SPY

MARS MESSINA PRESENTS ·

2021/05/15

Lifestyles of The Private Investigator: basic personality, skill set, job description...my own experiences as a Secret Agent named Agent 99 (true story)...Bedtime Stories from the Acoustic Bookshelf features an abbreviated excerpt from the book, SHERLOCK HOLMES THE HOUND OF THE BASKERVILLES.

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00:33:21

Episode 5 - Zzzzzzz The Mysteries of Sleep

MARS MESSINA PRESENTS ·

2021/05/08

Today's topic on sleep outlines the Architecture of Sleep....gives pointers on Sleep Hygiene...and ends with a relaxing and rejuvenating GUIDED MEDITATION!

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00:38:14

Episode 4 - OMG, UFO!

MARS MESSINA PRESENTS ·

2021/05/01

On today's episode, we explore the latest news in UFO sightings: official reports released by the Pentagon regarding UAP (unexplained aerial phenomena) picked up by radar and eye-witnessed by US military in 2004, 2015, and 2019....my own two UFO sightings...and we end with Bedtime Stories from the Acoustic Bookshelf.

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00:34:59

Episode 3 - SOCIAL COMMENTARY

MARS MESSINA PRESENTS ·

2021/04/24

This 35 minute meditation discusses a bit about some of the greatest social commentators known to society...I impart a bit of my own observation on my own society...we close with Bedtime Stories from the Acoustic Bookshelf with a reading of the William Blake poem, "The Chimney Sweeper", from the compilation, SONGS OF INNOCENCE.

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00:30:57

Episode 2 - TORNADOES & YOU!

MARS MESSINA PRESENTS ·

2021/04/17

This nearly 31 minute episode meditates on the April 21, 1967 tornadic outbreak that ravaged Oak Lawn, IL, known as "Black Friday"...I speak on my very first encounter with another tornado at age 7....I end with Bedtime Stories from the Acoustic Bookshelf, reading a bit from a short story in my compilation, BABELSPEAK - A TRIO OF BEDTIME STORIES FOR A DYING EMPIRE, available on Amazon.com

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Episode 1 - MAMBO ITALIANO

MARS MESSINA PRESENTS ·

2021/04/09

33 minutes devoted to a fantasy trip to Italy, a little bit about me - Mars Messina - and the purpose for this podcast...wrapping up with a Bedtime Story from the Acoustic Bookshelf

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