On this episode of Expanded Perspectives the guys start the show off talking about how a man in Maury County says he saw an unidentified bird he believes could be a Thunderbird. Then, a woman believes that her and her daughter hit what can only be described as a Ghost Deer on night while driving home in rural Maine. Then, people were fermenting grapes into wine about 8,000 years ago in what is now the Republic of Georgia, say scientists who found what's now considered the oldest known winemaking site on record. Archaeologists found ceramic jars that showed evidence of winemaking during an excavation of two Neolithic sites called Gadachrili Gora and Shulaveris Gora, which are in the South Caucasus, about 30 miles (50 kilometers) south of Tbilisi, Georgia's capital. Previously, the oldest evidence of winemaking was found in the Zagros Mountains of Iran, and dated to between 5500 B.C. and 5000 B.C. The new discovery, dated to 6000 B.C., shows that people were enjoying the alcoholic drink a good 600 to 1,000 years longer than formerly thought. Then, a woman has a bizarre encounter with a UFO in Alabama back in 1983.

After the break, Kyle brings up some unusual sightings of the Bogeyman and talks about some legends of the being from other parts of the world. The Bogeyman is there is to ensure that we follow the rules. It shapeless so it can be anywhere at any time, whether that means lurking under the bed or in the closet or behind a tree in the forest. It gets its power from the persistence of folklore. The transmission of these types of tales--those records of beliefs and customs and experiences--generates the guidelines for a lasting social code. This oral exchange educates on and reinforces the expectations for members of the community. Folktales are local to the people who tell them and reveal much about their perceptions of the world around them. They grow and change in their tellings and are adapted for the time in which they are told. All of this and more on this weeks episode of Expanded Perspectives!

Show Notes:

• Teacher Spots Thunderbird in Tennessee
• Woman hits Ghost Deer in Maine
• 8,000 Year Old Jars are Evidence of Ancient Wine Making
• Woman Sees an Odd Looking UFO Over Alabama
• Payphone's are Still Generating Money

Music:

All music for Expanded Perspectives is provided by Pretty Lights and Electus. Purchase, Download and Donate at www.prettylightsmusic.com and Bassnectar. 

Songs Used:

• Pretty Lights vs. Led Zeppelin
• A Million Tomorrows
• Finally Moving
• City of One

This week on Expanded Perspectives the guys start the show off talking about how two women want you to experience the Betty and Barney Hill Alien Abduction first hand through the power of Virtual Reality. Wexler, a writer and producer whose works include a book about the last mass lynching in the United States, came across the Hills' abduction while researching another project with her writing partner, Charlotte Stoudt, whose writing and producing credits include House of Cards and Homeland. The two were immediately drawn to the story not only for its supernatural appeal but also because of the real-world parallels with racial tensions in the United States today. Wexler says the story was the perfect fit for virtual reality, which has been repeatedly referred to as the empathy machine for its ability to put the user in another's shoes. In its current form, Dinner Party is a two-part VR experience. In the opening scene, the audience is transported to the Hills' home. The couple entertains guests and prepares the dining room table for dinner until Betty interrupts the festivities with a surprise. She's decided to play the couple's hypnosis tapes for the first time. From there, the viewer is transported to the car on the night of the abduction and experiences the alien encounter as the Hills recalled it. Then, a man from Riverside California tells a strange encounter he and a friend had back in 1988 where they watched a girl transform into a giant insect.

Then, in a study published in the journal Science Translational Medicine on Wednesday, the scientists showed for the first time how our internal body clocks regulate wound healing by skin cells, and optimize healing during the day. Burns that happened at night took an average of 60 percent longer to heal than burns that occurred during the day, the scientists found. Night-time burns - sustained between 8pm to 8am - were 95 percent healed after an average of 28 days, compared with only 17 days if the burn happened between 8am and 8pm. Body clocks – known as circadian rhythms – regulate almost every cell in the body, driving 24-hour cycles in many processes such as sleeping, hormone secretion and metabolism. The key to accelerated daytime wound healing, the scientists found, was that skin cells moved more rapidly to repair the wound and there was also more collagen – the main structural protein in skin – deposited around the wound site. Then, a family in Pennsylvania tells of strange encounter with a cloaked, predator like being in the woods.

Show Notes:

• ‘Dinner Party’ Relives An Interracial Couple’s Alien Abduction in VR
• Black Eyed Girl Mutates Into an Insectoid
• Wounds Sustained at Night Heal Twice as Slowly, Scientist Find
• Pennsylvania Family Claims Predator Like Humanoid Sighting
• Winchester Mystery House
• The House That Ghosts Built Movie Trailer

Sponsors:

• Dollar Shave Club

Music:

All music for Expanded Perspectives is provided by Pretty Lights and Electus. Purchase, Download and Donate at www.prettylightsmusic.com and Bassnectar. 

Songs Used:

• Pretty Lights vs. Led Zeppelin (Pretty Lights)
• Reaching Out (Bassnectar)
• Evening Sun (Pretty Lights)
• Lost and Found (Pretty Lights)

This week on Expanded Perspectives the guys chat with Michael Mayes "The Texas Cryptid Hunter" about black panthers in the state of Texas. Michael Mayes is a researcher, coach, author, outdoorsman and an overall great guy! He joins the guys with a very interesting interview about the little known about black cats that roam the Texas countryside despite the fact that the local Texas Parks and Wildlife biologist dispute their existence.

Show Notes:

• Texas Cryptid Hunter
• NAWAC

Music:

All music for Expanded Perspectives is provided by Pretty Lights and Electus. Purchase, Download and Donate at www.prettylightsmusic.com 

Songs Used:

• Pretty Lights vs. Led Zeppelin
• Vibe Vendetta
• Gold Coast Hustle
• Almost Familiar