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In Research Of

William Blake Smith

The show where we watch the 1970s TV show "In Search Of..." and look at possible explanations the producers didn"t consider.

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01:35:29

S04E05 - Immortal Sharks

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2023/07/17

We're going to need a bigger boat! Jeb and Blake head to Australia to investigate the idea that Great White sharks are immortal! Links: 1977 San Diego article about Sea World's shark exhibit Article about weird things allegedly found inside sharks. Henri Bource - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henri_Bource Groo the Wanderer NFA - on the beach! Sharks are famous for their teeth - and Nimoy's have improved since season one as well. Nimoy just walking on the beach manages to attract a diver's

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02:04:52

S04E04 - UFO Australia

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2023/05/16

Jeb and Blake have a look at the Season 4 episode UFO AUSTRALIA which covers the Kaikoura UFO Sighting and the disappearance of Frederich Valentich. Retrospective of the Kaikoura UFO sighting Better version of the video than what is in the episode Westall UFO case (Blake mentioned - but is not in ep) Skeptical Inquirer (McGaha & Nickell) Transcript of the Valentich air traffic discussion Psychic Hippie Lawyer article Nimoy Fashion Alert shot on location at the San Fernando Aerospace Solar

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02:33:37

S04E03 - The Amityville Horror

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2023/04/02

Jeb, Blake and Alex French go in research of The Amityville Horror! Typewriters 101 site History vs Hollywood: Amityville History of the House The Warren Omission The Calamityville Horror The Dictionnaire Infernal Nimoy gives us the calm and rational look in the midst of so much weirdness! So many faceless re-enactors in this one! Horror writer Jay Anson and his trusty typewriter! And this episode is quite notable for giving us a look at Father Mancuso from the book. Aka Father Ralph

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02:13:45

S04E02 - Carlos, The Most Wanted Man in the World

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2023/03/02

Jeb and Blake look back at the ISO team's coverage of the global manhunt for the terrorist known as "Carlos." This episode gets an Explicit tag because of language. Nimoy Fashion Alert: Dr. Frederick Hacker (Obit) Carlos - aka The Jackal (Wiki) Raid on Entebbe (Wiki) Carnaby Street, England (Wiki) Friendship University, Russia (Wiki) News story about how Carlos got his name Nydia Toban (Obit) Carlos's Lawyer/"wife"

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01:48:50

S04E01 - Tidal Waves

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2023/01/31

Additional background material on this episode is available for Patrons. Jeb and Blake wade into the first episode of season 4 of In Search Of... to learn a thing or two about tsunamis. (Yes, the producers actually said that they called it "tidal waves" because if they'd used "tsunami" Americans wouldn't have bothered to find out what it was about. I remember being taught the "new" term during my basic education. -B) Lots of good footage, interviews, reenactments, and science in this one! Nimoy

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01:15:56

Season 3 Wrap-up

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2022/12/29

Blake and Jeb discuss their thoughts on the third season of In Search Of... Things get... weird.

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01:42:53

S03E24 - King Tut

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2022/11/30

Jeb and Blake head out into the valley of the kings to learn more about King Tut. History of the Valley of the Kings Pyramid Secrets (IRO S02E09) Significance of pyramids (Benben) The Colossi of Memnon (the singing statue) Nimoy Fashion - in the desert Demotic writing Example of Cartouche: James Lew - martial artist & actor The complex history of the Noah's Ark Hoax (article by Jim Lippard) (featuring Gerald Larue)<-different link Same story covered by LA Times Contemporary article

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02:07:33

S03E23 - Sodom and Gomorrah

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2022/10/16

We're joined by Dr. Nathan French to discuss the Biblical tale of Sodom and Gomorrah and the ISO team's efforts to examine archaeological evidence supporting its actual historical existence. Nimoy Fashion: Dr. Avrahamm Biran (1909 - 2008) The concept of Biblical Maximalism The big dig at Ebla where the library of clay tablets was found. In 1976 Giovanni Pettinato claimed tablets found at the dig contained the names of five cities of the plain including Sodom and Gomorrah. Modern

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02:07:24

S03E22 - Brain Power

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2022/09/17

We are joined again by Alex French to discuss "Brain Power." No kids were harmed, but some hosts were shaken. The ISO episode contains outdated wording about cognitive states that are now considered offensive. Our podcast episode steers clear of that but we wanted you to be aware if you decided to watch the original episode. Nimoy Fashion: Discussed in this episode: The Raimondi Stele (Jeb discusses flipping it to see different interpretation) Discussion of Haeckle's Embryos (Amazon Affiliate

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01:56:12

S03E21 - Ghostly Stakeout

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2022/08/27

Jeb and Blake drag Alex French back into the studio to endure a "ghostly stakeout" with the sultry voiced Sylvia Browne. Haunted Lives (Tobe Hooper, Nimoy, Sylvia Browne) The Dead Files - S01E09 Scandal in the South (episode set in Blake's hometown of Cartersville, GA) 1972 Akai Video Camera Sylvia Browne - self-proclaimed psychic - and she started a church! Site of first "haunting" in renovated farmhouse (which burned in the 1980s) Near the village of Jenner Antoinette May, freelance

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02:22:35

S03E20 - Diamond Curse

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2022/08/01

A look at the Hope Diamond and other allegedly cursed gems from recent history. DeBeers slogan (1947) predates Bond book (1956) and is different: A Diamond Is Forever | Diamonds Are Forever The Gift - anthro book about reciprocity Superman and the giant spider story - Kevin Smith Osiander's preface to Copernicus Robert Conrad (the actor) famous battery ads from 1979 David Trampier - artist for D&D PHB The Moonstone by Wilkie Collins Recent TV adaptation of same The Mark of the Beast -

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02:12:05

S03E19 - Noah's Flood

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2022/06/30

We're joined by Sharon Hill to look into the vital 1970s question: Was Noah's Ark Real? (And does it disprove Darwin's theory of evolution through natural selection?) spoilers: No and No. The episode opens with "footage" (re-creations, repurposed footage) of the famous 1889 Flood. The footage in the movie appears to be from a short film called The World that Perished (1977) but we couldn't find a version of that to share. The 1976 film In Search of Noah's Ark is available (in poor quality) on

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01:35:04

S03E18 - The Angel of Death

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2022/06/18

We follow Nazi Hunter Simon Weisenthal as he hunts the notorious war criminal Josef Mengele. Simon Wiesenthal - wiki Josef Mengele - wiki Dr. Ellen Lingens - wiki Juan Domingo Peron - wiki The Big Gun - Gerald Bull, Saddam Hussein and the Mossad Read about Escape from Sobibor - this is an amazing story There is the "real" ODESSA and then there's the fictional novel and film The ODESSA FIle. Shadow over Günzburg What really happened to Mengele? Britannica Return to that classic "season 1" aesthetic

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01:18:28

S03E17 - Psychic Sea Hunt

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2022/05/17

The In Search Of team heads of to Santa Catalina island to hunt for underwater archaeology guided only by "remote viewers" Ingo Swann and Hella Hammid. Nimoy Fashion: Links from our Discussion: Robert Ballard Titanic search cover for military submarine research The Mobius Group The JASON Group Stephan Schwartz paper on the use of remote viewing in Archaeology Stephan A. Schwartz's website Alexander the Great's tomb (wikipedia) - it also recently showed up in a certain Marvel creative endeavor

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01:31:20

S03E16 - The Money Pit Mystery (EXPLICIT)

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2022/04/11

We include a warning in the intro to this one. It's got an explicit tag. That's for language because this one brought out some strong feelings, but that's all explained in the intro. What's not explained in the intro is that my audio is pretty awful in this one. Once again Skype decided to randomly use my laptop's microphone instead of my podcasting mic. This is the last time that will happen because I've ditched the laptop in favor of a more powerful machine with no internal microphone! My

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02:14:23

S03E15 - Animal ESP

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2022/03/19

Blake and Jeb are joined again by Alex French to discuss the tantalizing possibility that animals may possess powers of ESP! 1973 Habitrail Ad Cat Roulette Blackfish - documentary about Sea World & Orcas (AMZ) King's Island and the Brady Bunch (News story - 46 years later) The 68–95–99.7 rule (statistics - wikipedia) Six-Sigma (business - wikipedia) J. B. Rhine (wikipedia) Origin of the domestic dog (wikipedia) Hans Esser (obit) Dr. William Broad (news article) 1970s Fashion that's still

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01:58:13

S03E14 - Dreams and Nightmares

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2022/02/21

Jeb and Blake are joined again by Alex French to discuss Dreams and Nightmares. Will there be weird video effects and creepy dream re-creations? Does Spock love a syllogism? Tune in and find out! Nimoy Fashion Alert: Research Links: CIA Spy Cat Shakespeare in the Bush (article) Dr. Allan Hobson(1933 - 2021) Dr. Rosalind Cartwright (1922 - 2021) - a book she wrote on this topic (Amz affiliate link). Note the "EEG" pattern on her lab coat! Ted Spagna dream photos Temporal Lobe

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01:30:04

S03E13 - Lost Vikings (Explicit)

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2022/01/16

EXPLICIT TAG - this episode contains a lot of swearing and complaining. Blake and Jeb go in search of a lost Norse settlement in Canada, but discover that the real treasure isn't Vikings, and it definitely isn't the racist bullshit you meet along the way. Links: Thomas E. Lee - professor whose weird (racist) theories are at the heart of this episode "Hammer of Thor" - monument/dry-stack/possible Inuksuk at end of episode Sveinbjörn Beinteinsson - Icelandic Heathenry Revitalist The

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01:47

TEASER: Not Jeb's Maya

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2021/12/24

This is a teaser for a Patreon Exclusive - NOT JEB'S MAYA. For nearly a year I've been wanting to take advantage of the amusing wordplay possibility made possible by Jeb's name and academic focus. So, I present to you: Not Jeb's Maya, a respectful homage to NPR's Wait, Wait, Don't Tell Me. (With all due apologies to Peter Sagal.) Get the whole episode and more exclusive content at: http://patreon.com/inresearchof

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01:58:41

S03E12 - Sherlock Holmes

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2021/12/23

Jeb and Blake are joined by Ken Feder (Frauds, Myths & Mysteries , Fifty Sites) to discuss the question of whether Sherlock Holmes was largely a real person - namely Arthur Conan Doyle. The Great Game - the playful (usually) exploration of the idea that Sherlock was real Michael Saler, As If Sherlockian and author Peter Lovesey wandering in the "western docks." Sherlockian Stanley MacKenzie in front of part of his collection of memorabilia. Holmes' deerstalker comes from actor Sidney Paget. The

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