Collapsed Starstuff (And Other Stuff Too)

I'm just finishing up my next column for UFO Magazine. Got to it a little late, as my world has been nothing short of strange and chaotic since mid August. But Autumn is here, my mind has calmed, and I'm looking forward to the colder months with what remaining leaves there are on the trees, followed by the onset of Winter (I am hopeful for a decent amount of snow in Portland, this year).

I'd been out of touch for the last few months, as noted, and so the the last couple of weeks have been spent catching up on all the UFOlogical zaniness I had missed. Not a whole Hell of a lot has happened (much to my unsurprise). There were some predictions, some more sightings, some speculations on the possible rocket launch in in Southern California, the failure of Jeff Peckman's kooky ballot measure and such, but that's been about it.

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The Lost Island of Paratopia

Paratopia, the show many of us have come to love and cherish, is at an end. It's not a permanent end, but it is an end of sorts. Jeff and Jeremy have officially changed the format of the program and it will no longer feature the dynamic duo as a team. They have mentioned that in the future, they may do specials in which they both will appear, but overall, the island we set up camp at each Friday will all but disappear beneath the waves.

In it's place, a new resort -- one that is listener-driven. That's right: long time fans and listeners will now take the hosting seat, providing a voice for many who might otherwise not have one, allowing them to interview new and returning guests alike.

So stay tuned for the new wave, but for now let us pause and give thanks to Jeff and Jeremy for an often invaluable program with intelligent discourse, countless laughs, and much appreciated company once a week.

You can check out the last official episode via iTunes or here:

Paratopia - Episode 70

The message boards will remain intact, so please join us over yonder for continued discussion, fun and frivolity!

Greetings from the Merlot Madam

Somewhere between the treadmill and my first glass of wine, I decided to -- whoops! Silly me, I went and left my wine on the kitchen counter!

Ok, back! I didn't just get off the treadmill, for the record. That happened around 5. Afterwards, I spoke with a friend online regarding some interesting info, which then lead to a 45 minute roast of paranormal television and nutty exopolitical leaders. I think I even mentioned David Sereda's name, which is a rarity. That reminds me -- Joseph Capp of UFO Media Matters just posted a new article called UFOs: Deconstructing Sereda. I think a few of you just might enjoy this, so give it a read if you've got the time (and lets face it, if you're reading the crap I'm writing, you've certainly got the time.

Speaking of crap I write, I finally broke down and purchased a domain for IHW. I wanted to break 6 months to see if it was actually being read or that I actually kept maintaining the site before doing so. And while it will probably affect my page ranking, I figured I might as well do it now rather than when its way too late. So, the new official URL is: http://www.interstellarhousewife.com/

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Coast to Toast

I've never been much of a fan of Coast to Coast. I know that is considered blasphemy to some, but there it is. I found the show to be sometimes intriguing when I'd catch the odd episode, like the Titor one or the one where the guy calls from a payphone, claiming to have escaped from A51 saying that ETs are actually Inter-Dimensional beings. And lets not forget the guy who flew over A51 while Art repeatedly suggested he should maybe turn the fuck around.

But then came Snoory.

As interesting as any C2C episode might have been, it was mostly entertainment (to me, at least) and not so much a media in which I felt I'd receive quality info from. But I suppose that it was a staple for many before the onslaught of Podcasts, especially more of the high-brow shows like Paratopia, Paracast and Radio Misterioso (the latter of which is in dire need of an update).

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Precocious Paratopia: Podcast Plug

I just wanted to give a quick plug for a podcast that I adore:

If you're looking for a paranormal talk show that has interesting guests, precious hosts, wonderful discussions that won't put you to sleep (sorry George Snoory!), and a format that won't hit you over the head with lots of name calling and misplaced anger, I recommend Paratopia. Jeff & Jeremy are super guys, fun hosts, and are great in bed!

All right, so I have no real proof on the latter -- but I'd like to believe they are! Regardless, give them a listen at http://paratopia.podbean.com. You can catch many of the shows at the site itself, or use your podcast app of choice. iTunes users: iTunes nixes a number of the first episodes for some reason, but you can find some of those back at the site.

A message for the die-hard saucer-heads: Paratopia deals with all things "paranormal," and is not exclusively UFO, but it is discussed frequently enough and well worth the listen -- if only for the Greer impersonation bit at the beginning of episode 30! That damn near made me pee myself!

Paratopia also has a discussion forum (which is just darling) at: http://paratopia.proboards.com

Go check them out!