Topic: Plague

Plague comes up in 11 chapters across 10 episodes of The Higherside Chats Free Show, from January 2018 to October 2026.

January 2018 October 2026

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Jason Bermas | Conspiracy News, Bohemian Club, & Isaac Kappy
• 19:44 - 23:55

Jason Bermas | Conspiracy News, Bohemian Club, & Isaac Kappy

Russian Plague Narrative, Taylor Swift, and mRNA Research

A new narrative involving a Russian lab leak and a potential plague outbreak is emerging, accompanied by strange pop culture synchronicities involving Taylor Swift's song Patient Zero. Israeli researchers are reportedly developing an mRNA vaccine for the pneumonic plague, raising suspicions about why a "dead" disease is receiving such focus. The discussion compares this rollout to previous pandemic scares and Bill Gates' warnings about a future "serious" event.

Patrice Chaplin | The Portal Of Mount Canigou, The Magic Square Of Venus, & The Secrets of Girona
• 46:23 - 52:15

Patrice Chaplin | The Portal Of Mount Canigou, The Magic Square Of Venus, & The Secrets of Girona

The Stone Cradle and Ancient Healing Relics

Chaplin describes the physical "Stone Cradle" in Spain, a meteoric object used for healing during the plague. A similar stone exists in Le Puy, France, though the Spanish version contains an unidentified scientific component. She mentions that a prominent American family once photographed a copy of this cradle in Egypt, suggesting that powerful global elites track these meteoric artifacts for their unique properties.

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Lawrence Wright gained significant journalistic credentials through the Radcliffe program, eventually writing influential books like The Looming Tower and The Terror Years. These works played a central role in crafting public perceptions regarding Al Qaeda and the War on Terror. Wright's more recent work, The Plague Year, continues this pattern by providing a high-profile account of the COVID-19 pandemic in America.

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Ryan Peverly | Wilhelm Reich, Orgone Energy, & The Emotional Plague Of Mankind
• 3:13 - 8:20

Ryan Peverly | Wilhelm Reich, Orgone Energy, & The Emotional Plague Of Mankind

Emotional Plague of Mankind and Character Armoring

Ryan Peverly defines the "emotional plague of mankind" as the culmination of Wilhelm Reich's body of work, describing it as a biological character flaw rooted in human ignorance and naivete. This concept involves "armored individuals" who are resistant to natural energy flow and seek to dictate the lives of others. Peverly argues that Reich's background as a psychoanalyst and biologist led him to view this plague as a greater threat to humanity than any physical disease.

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Jason Breshears | The Archaix Paradigm, The Simulacrum, & The Chronicon Timeline
• 21:32 - 23:56

Jason Breshears | The Archaix Paradigm, The Simulacrum, & The Chronicon Timeline

Black Death and the 1314 AD Aerial Attack

The Great Black Death of 1314 AD is recontextualized as an attack by large, cigar-shaped aerial objects rather than a plague spread by rats. Eyewitness accounts from the period describe these objects dumping putrid animal remains over Europe, leading to the ubiquitous blue-purple lesions that killed a third of the population. This narrative challenges the "sanitized" version of history promoted by modern academia.

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Sofia Smallstorm | Synthetic Biologists Vs The Federation Of Natural Life
• 36:29 - 40:19

Sofia Smallstorm | Synthetic Biologists Vs The Federation Of Natural Life

Environmental Toxins and Historical Pandemics

The host questions how historical pandemics like the Black Plague or smallpox occurred before modern virology, leading to a discussion on environmental causes of disease. Smallstorm attributes modern outbreaks like Zika to glyphosate use rather than viruses and suggests that historical illnesses were often the result of pollution or ecological shifts. She argues that many conditions labeled as "viral" are actually toxicological responses to the environment.

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William Brown | Quantum Biology, Viruses, Panspermia, & Alien Engineered DNA
• 33:09 - 37:19

William Brown | Quantum Biology, Viruses, Panspermia, & Alien Engineered DNA

Panspermia and the Extraterrestrial Origin of Viruses

Brown and Carlwood discuss the theory of panspermia, suggesting that viruses and life itself may originate from outer space. Brown cites the fact that millions of viruses rain down per square meter of Earth daily, potentially explaining the sudden emergence of lethal historical pandemics like the Black Death.

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Eric P. Dollard | Tesla Tech, Understanding Aether, & The Digital Demon
• 12:17 - 14:37

Eric P. Dollard | Tesla Tech, Understanding Aether, & The Digital Demon

Neo-Pagan Cults and the Psychology of Fascism

Eric Dollard discusses the influence of what he describes as deviant neo-pagan cults and parasitic elements within society. He references Wilhelm Reich’s "The Mass Psychology of Fascism" to explain the transition into a new global totalitarian age. The conversation touches on public figures like Hillary Clinton and Jeffrey Epstein as examples of a broader genre of humans that Dollard views as a parasite to humanity.

Eric P. Dollard | Tesla Tech, Understanding Aether, & The Digital Demon
• 44:10 - 47:25

Eric P. Dollard | Tesla Tech, Understanding Aether, & The Digital Demon

Post-War Social Engineering and the Emotional Plague

World War II is characterized as a global readjustment program designed to bury esoteric sciences and introduce synthetic living. Eric Dollard references Wilhelm Reich’s concept of the "emotional plague" to explain why masses often gravitate toward fascism and totalitarian regimes. He identifies the introduction of racial hate and "digital artificial malevolence" as key tools currently being used to fuel social conflict.

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Randall Carlson | Cataclysms, The Holy Grail, & The Holes In The Human Story
• 46:59 - 50:17

Randall Carlson | Cataclysms, The Holy Grail, & The Holes In The Human Story

Climate Catastrophe of 536 AD and the Justinian Plague

Randall Carlson links the legendary Battle of Camelot (dated circa 539 AD) to a real-world climatic disaster beginning in 536 AD. Scientific evidence from tree rings and ice cores shows a period of extreme cooling, likely caused by volcanic activity or impacts, which led to global crop failures. This environmental collapse facilitated the spread of the Justinian Plague, which decimated the population of Europe and initiated the Dark Ages.

Chris Knowles | Heaven Or Las Vegas: Sirens, Saucers, & Psyops
• 36:18 - 37:36

Chris Knowles | Heaven Or Las Vegas: Sirens, Saucers, & Psyops

2017 Ritual Cycle, Plague Vector Experiments, Beyonce

Chris Knowles posits that the entirety of 2017 constituted a single, long ritual cycle. He references NASA's bacteria-carrying balloon experiments during the solar eclipse and Beyonce's performance at the Grammys as data points. This cycle is described as a series of major events loaded with symbolic jackpots.