OBDM1273 - Glitches in the Matrix, Pentagon UFO Secrets, and Polar Shifts

• 00:00:00 – The show opens with casual banter about the hosts' week, building a new deck, and dealing with goats. They discuss upcoming Alex Jones clips and a segment on visual glitches, including Mike’s personal experience of seeing reality distort for a split second. Listeners write in with similar glitch experiences, referencing The X-Files and other anomalous events.

• 00:10:00 – More listener stories about unexplained visual glitches, including pixelation, neon green shapes, and hyper-real visions. Discussion of how high-definition TV initially unsettled viewers, leading into a larger conversation about the nature of perception and simulation theory.

• 00:20:00 – Mike shares an old personal experience of seeing a green grid pattern while high at a Terminator 3 screening, tying it into the idea of simulation theory. They also discuss how pop culture—like The Matrix, Dark City, and The Thirteenth Floor—helped shape the modern concept of living in a simulated reality.

• 00:30:00 – Celebrity UFO encounters: Woody Harrelson recounts seeing strange lights in Ohio in 1974 on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert. Discussion of Harrelson’s father’s ties to government conspiracies. The conversation shifts to Joe Rogan’s recent interview with Bill Murray, where Murray expresses skepticism about Bob Woodward’s book Wired and its portrayal of John Belushi.

• 00:40:00 – The hosts discuss Zero Day, a new Netflix series starring Robert De Niro, which they describe as a “Joe Biden fan-fiction” with themes of cyber attacks, government overreach, and conspiracy theories. They speculate on its political undertones and draw parallels to real-world events.

• 00:50:00 – Billionaire Ray Dalio warns about AI leading to either totalitarian control or anarchy. Discussion of AI’s role in automating mundane tasks and the risks of over-reliance on machine learning. The conversation touches on Microsoft discontinuing Skype, which impacts the show’s call-in system, and possible alternatives.

• 01:00:00 – The Pentagon investigates claims of egg-shaped UFOs, following whistleblower testimony about secret retrieval operations. They also discuss psychics allegedly working for the government to summon UFOs. Media misrepresentation of footage and government investigations into UFOs is criticized.

• 01:10:00 – A major update on a potential asteroid strike in 2032—the odds are significantly lower than initially feared. They joke about how planetary defense officials likely exaggerate risks to secure funding. Discussion shifts to the tense diplomatic exchange between Trump and Zelensky, an