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Arcane Station is a storytelling and research-driven podcast exploring cryptids, paranormal encounters, folklore, conspiracies, and high strangeness, blending historical accounts, modern sightings, and speculative theories into immersive narratives. Each episode invites listeners to journey into the mysterious and unexplained, where fact and legend often blur.

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Episode 48 - Altered States 06

Send us Fan Mail In the finale of the Altered States series, Mike Porter makes the full case for and against the simulation hypothesis. From Nick Bostrom's trilemma to James Gates' error-correcting code buried in string theory, from the pixelation of reality at the Planck scale to David Kipping's Bayesian analysis, the evidence is laid out honestly. Then the question goes deeper: what if simulation theory and theology aren't competing explanations, but the same explanation in different languages, and what if the consciousness experiencing this reality is the same consciousness that built it? Support the show

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Episode 47 - Altered States 05

Send us Fan Mail No drugs. No trauma. No dying, just a quiet room and a trained mind reaching toward a location it has never seen. In episode five of the Altered States series, Mike Porter investigates remote viewing and the CIA's Stargate program, which ran for over twenty years and cost roughly twenty million dollars. From Ingo Swann describing Jupiter's rings before Pioneer 10 confirmed them, to Joseph McMoneagle's Legion of Merit award for sketching a classified Soviet submarine facility, the operational record is hard to dismiss. With no neurochemical explanation available, Mike asks what remote viewing reveals about whether consciousness is generated by the brain, or simply received by it. Support the show

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6월 21일

Episode 46 - Altered States 04

Send us Fan Mail The brain in crisis floods with endorphins, gamma waves, and possibly its own DMT, but does that explain everything? In episode four of the Altered States series, Mike Porter examines near-death and out-of-body experiences, starting with the strongest neurochemical explanations science has to offer. Then he digs into the cases that explanation struggles with: Pim van Lommel's Lancet-published research on verified perception during documented brain inactivity, Charles Tart's lab-tested OBE subject who read a hidden number from the ceiling, and survivor accounts, including Anita Moorjani's, describing consciousness becoming more vivid, not less, once it left the body. If the body is a filter rather than the source, what happens when that filter drops away? Support the show

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6월 13일

Episode 45 - Altered States 03

Send us Fan Mail What if the code people see in altered states isn't a hallucination — but the actual structure of reality? In episode three of the Altered States series, Mike Porter traces a phenomenon that predates computers by centuries: a flowing, symbolic, structured language that appears consistently across DMT, psilocybin, ayahuasca, and deep meditation experiences. From the Shipibo kené patterns of the Amazon to the sacred scripts of West African iboga ceremonies to modern users describing polygon wireframes and rendering engines, the descriptions are strikingly consistent. Mike presents both sides, the neuroscience explanation and the perception-based one, and asks whether the simulation hypothesis might be the thread that connects them all. Support the show

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6월 6일

Episode 44 - Altered States 02

Send us Fan Mail Who are they? In this episode, we meet the beings themselves. The entities that people consistently encounter when consciousness is altered. From the playful, mischievous machine elves described by Terence McKenna to the clinical, observing insectoid beings studied by psychiatrist Rick Strassman. From the classic grey aliens, appearing in DMT experiences independent of UFO lore, to the transcendent beings of divine love and ancient wisdom documented in psilocybin research. We examine specific testimonies from real people: their detailed accounts of intelligent interaction, purposeful communication, and apparent examination. We ask: What would it mean if these beings were real? How do we explain their consistent descriptions across different drugs, different cultures, and different eras? And most importantly: What is their intelligence? If these are hallucinations, why do they display autonomy, intentionality, and knowledge that seems to exceed the observer's own mind? We sit with the unsettling possibility that consciousness is not alone in the universe, or perhaps that the universe itself is far more populated than materialism allows. Support the show

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5월 31일

Episode 43 - Altered States 01

Send us Fan Mail What if the visions people experience on DMT, psilocybin, and other psychedelics aren't hallucinations created by a malfunctioning brain, but actual windows into something that exists independently of us? Thousands of people across cultures and continents report encountering the same entities, describing identical beings, geometric structures, and, strangely, computer code. A language that looks like programming. Why would hallucinations be so consistent? Why would the human brain specifically generate imagery of computer code? Tonight, we explore altered consciousness across multiple mechanisms: DMT, psilocybin, LSD, ayahuasca, near-death experiences, sleep deprivation, extreme pain, meditation, and sensory deprivation. We examine the research of psychiatrist Rick Strassman and ethnobotanist Terence McKenna. We meet the witnesses. And we ask the question that neuroscience has largely avoided: Are these hallucinations? Or are they revealing something about the nature of consciousness and reality that materialism cannot explain? Support the show

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5월 24일

Episode 42 - Lake Monsters

Send us Fan Mail From the depths of Loch Ness to the remote lakes of Oklahoma, creatures lurk in the dark waters of our world. For centuries, eyewitnesses across continents have reported encounters with intelligent, elusive lake monsters, yet tangible proof remains elusive. Today, we explore seven distinct types of lake cryptids through specific accounts, locations, and dates. We examine the biological plausibility of each creature type using real-world analogues: giant sturgeon for plesiosaurs, arapaima for serpents, and, surprisingly, a marine jellyfish that proves freshwater colonization is possible. Are these accounts misidentifications of known animals, genuine undiscovered fauna, or something stranger still? We investigate the evidence skeptically but remain open to possibilities science hasn't yet explained. Join us as we dive into the mystery of what dwells beneath the surface. Support the show

42분
5월 17일

Episode 41: Mountains: Where gods and God Congregate

Send us Fan Mail Why do mountains appear again and again in ancient mythology, religious texts, paranormal encounters, and stories of supernatural beings? Across cultures and throughout history, humanity has viewed mountains as places where the physical world and the divine intersect. From Mount Olympus and Mount Sinai to Mount Hermon and the Himalayas, towering peaks have long been associated with gods, angels, spirits, revelations, and forbidden knowledge. In this episode of Arcane Station, we explore the idea that mountains are more than just geological formations. We examine why so many traditions describe them as sacred meeting places between humanity and higher beings. We look into biblical accounts involving Mount Hermon and the Watchers, ancient myths about gods descending from the heavens, mysterious disappearances in remote mountain ranges, strange lights and UFO reports, and the recurring belief that isolated peaks may serve as gateways to something beyond ordinary reality. Were mountains chosen simply because of their isolation and elevation? Or is there something deeper that has drawn spiritual practices, supernatural legends, and unexplained phenomena to these locations for thousands of years? Tonight, we climb into the strange history, mythology, paranormal reports, and high strangeness surrounding the mountains where gods, and perhaps something else, congregate. Support the show

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Arcane Station is a storytelling and research-driven podcast exploring cryptids, paranormal encounters, folklore, conspiracies, and high strangeness, blending historical accounts, modern sightings, and speculative theories into immersive narratives. Each episode invites listeners to journey into the mysterious and unexplained, where fact and legend often blur.

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Mike
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2025년 - 2026년
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