Topic: Wisconsin

Host Greg Carlwood introduces Mark Shepard, CEO of Forest Agriculture Enterprises and founder of Restoration Agriculture Development. Shepard is the author of Restoration Agriculture and established New Forest Farm, a 106-acre perennial agricultural savanna in southwestern Wisconsin. The discussion frames modern industrial agriculture as a system of dependence and contrasts it with Shepard's model of profitable, nature-aligned food sovereignty.

Looking ahead to the Wisconsin research, the guest discusses Pyramid Lake, where a submerged pyramid is a well-known local anomaly. He also highlights the site of Atzlan, which he describes as a major ancient smelting factory for Michigan copper. This region allegedly served as a global trading hub, shipping copper ingots to Europe, South America, and Asia during an ancient golden age.

Analog concludes the interview by outlining his future plans, including a third part of the "Buried Empires" series focusing on Ireland and America. He mentions a potential collaboration and travel meetup in Florida with Dr. Longo to discuss the Gulf of Mexico as the "true fertile crescent" and the hub of Atlantis. Host Greg Carlwood encourages listeners to follow Analog's live shows on YouTube and his threads on Twitter.

The episode concludes with updates on The Higher Side Chats community events, including meetups in Wisconsin, Arizona, and New Mexico. Carlwood mentions an ongoing eBay auction for show outlines and highlights exclusive content for Plus members regarding South American bribe culture and teak investment opportunities. The show fades out with the traditional closing music and a final call to action for "contingency planners."

Analysis of vote counting in Michigan, Wisconsin, and Pennsylvania highlights vertical jumps in vote totals for Joe Biden that professional statisticians deem impossible. The hosts dispute the narrative that mail-in ballots were exclusively for Biden, noting that many Trump supporters also used mail-in options due to COVID-19 concerns. This segment focuses on the lack of random sampling in the discovered tranches of votes.

In Wisconsin, researcher Dave Stetser demonstrated that ground currents negatively impact the milk production and health of dairy cows, which improved once return currents were moved to overhead lines. Dr. Milham discusses his work identifying cancer clusters and behavioral issues in schools, which he attributes to "dirty electricity." He alleges that state public health departments often ignore these findings due to the influence of utility companies.

Ecologist turned farmer Peter Allen joins the program to discuss restoring functional savannah ecosystems. Allen operates Mastodon Valley Farm in southwest Wisconsin, where he manages an all-natural meat business and provides ecological consulting. The discussion focuses on shucking off the modern slave system through permaculture and empowerment gained from a reintroduction to nature.

Peter Allen describes his transition from business school to environmental science after a transformative week-long trip to Smoky Mountain Park. During the course, he learned to identify over one hundred plant species, which changed his perception of nature from a generic green backdrop to a complex, recognizable world. This educational experience served as the catalyst for his lifelong pursuit of reintegrating with the natural world.

Modern restoration ecology often fails by attempting to return land to a "natural" state that excludes human intervention. Peter Allen argues that grasslands and grazers co-evolved over 20 million years and cannot be maintained through fire alone without the presence of large herbivores. Academic institutions frequently resist the use of cattle in restoration projects, despite the historical necessity of bison-like grazing patterns for ecosystem health.

Peter Allen details the educational offerings at Mastodon Valley Farm, including summer classes on land management and ecology. The farm also practices traditional timber frame building, milling trees into posts and beams using old-school joinery techniques. Allen encourages listeners to follow the farm's progress on social media as they continue to restore local ecosystems and expand their course offerings.

Scott Perkins from Madison, Wisconsin, introduces himself as the latest Money Bomb winner and a long-time listener of the show. He expresses his intention to use the winnings for photography equipment while donating half back to the show. Perkins also recommends that the host interview Andrew D. Bishago, a time traveler mentioned in a previous episode.

Chad Lewis joins the program to discuss his 20-year career investigating paranormal phenomena, ranging from lake monsters to haunted sites. Lewis explains that growing up near Elmwood, Wisconsin—one of three "UFO capitals" in the state—sparked his initial interest in the field. His professional path began in psychology, where he studied why individuals believe in the unusual, eventually leading him to conduct field investigations based on public requests.

Chad Lewis details his investigations into crop circles, including a 1994 case where a farmer attributed a formation to wind despite its complex geometric shape. Lewis references the work of Nancy Talbot at BLT Research, which found biophysical changes in affected plants, such as blown-out nodes and soil radiation, that distinguish "real" formations from man-made hoaxes. These findings suggest that some crop circles are created by high-heat energy sources or radiation rather than simple mechanical flattening.

Chad Lewis examines the Slender Man phenomenon as a modern example of a Tulpa, originating as an internet meme before manifesting in real-world reports. He discusses the 2014 case in Wisconsin where two 12-year-old girls attempted to murder a friend as a tribute to the entity, claiming it communicated with them telepathically. This case highlights the blurred line between mental illness, digital folklore, and what some might characterize as a form of possession.

The interview concludes with a discussion of the Windigo, a supernatural being from the folklore of the northern woods of Wisconsin, Minnesota, and Canada. Legend states the creature is born from humans who resorted to cannibalism during harsh winters and serves as a harbinger of death for those who see it. Chad Lewis encourages listeners to conduct their own "backyard adventures" and provides his website, unexplainedresearch.com, for further information.

Linda Godfrey recounts her start as a newspaper reporter in Walworth County, Wisconsin, where she investigated local rumors of a werewolf on Bray Road. She discovered that the county animal control officer maintained a formal file labeled "werewolf" containing reports from credible local residents. The story gained national attention within two weeks, leading Godfrey to realize that similar sightings were occurring across the United States.

While researching her "Weird" travel guide series, Godfrey investigated various hauntings, including the case of "Basement Billy" in Manistee, Michigan. The entity, believed to be a teenager who died of typhoid, was known for poltergeist activity such as unscrewing light bulbs and swiping glassware. Godfrey visited the former German tavern to document the site for her books.

Godfrey discusses her first book, "The Poisoned Widow," which details the true story of Myrtle Schauder in Whitewater, Wisconsin. Schauder conspired with a student boarder to murder her husband using strychnine and later attempted to kill her four children. Godfrey spent six years researching the case, eventually tracking down Schauder's descendants who were unaware of her criminal past.

Dr. Apsley recommends sourcing dairy and eggs from the Midwest or East Coast to avoid potential West Coast contamination. He outlines three levels of radiation protection—basic, advanced, and optimal—utilizing specialized clays, zeolites, and fulvic acids to pull particles from the body. Listeners can determine their necessary level of intervention based on their location and history of medical X-ray exposure.