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Love is a funny thing. We don't control it. It's more like it controls us. Tonight on Clairaudience, your host Ersa Lowly hears from a 1-877-WASTOIDS caller who shares a message about their time at church camp...sharing the feeling of falling in young love and much more. Plus, far out synth sounds from Don Muro, electronic bliss from Mort Garson, and space ambiance from Troyka. 

A damned wind is howling and we're all glued to our phones, fearing for the worst. How do you know when to plug in and when it's time to log off for a spell? Tonight your WASTOIDS guide Ersa Lowly is talking about doomscrolling, and offering you a chance to chill out for a minute with some far out recordings and insights from the 1-877-WASTOIDS hotline.  What strange wonders await? Press play and listen closely for the sounds of the unheard on tonight's Clairaudience: Endless Doomscroll.

Do you feel yourself becoming lighter, listener? Hovering ever so slightly? Don't be alarmed, it’s only the effect of listening to Clairaudience on WASTOIDS...

Tonight on our weekly blend of far out sounds and strange insights, your host Ersa Lowly is exploring the notion of astral projection, or spirit walking, or "out of body experiences." We'll hear from pioneering figure Robert A. Monroe, checking out his book Journeys Out of the Body, and take a call from "Billy," who experienced his own nighttime astral event. 

Do you have a freaky story to share? You can get in touch any time, day or night, by calling 1-877-WASTOIDS and leaving a message after the beep. But for now? Drift away...it's time for Clairaudience. 

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Do you see repeating numbers? Tend to notice the same color everywhere you go? Ever received a phone call from a friend just as you were thinking about them? 

The ultra-rational among us might call these occurrences “mere coincidence.” Those a little farther out might label them “serendipity.” And then there are those who go even deeper with possibility and note these moments as signs from the universe itself, symbols aligning to communicate cosmic truths. 

However you classify, there’s no getting around the uncanny sensation that accompanies a moment that feels scripted by some unseen hand. Forces are at work around us, they impose upon us and we, perhaps, may impose upon them as well. The keen wanderer learns how to spot markers on the path, even if they’re wandering without a map. Please make note of the time, listener. What time is it right now? Well, it’s time for Clairaudience, on WASTOIDS.

How is your imagination doing tonight listener? Have you indulged it lately? We get so caught up in our day to day existence, in the errands we need to run, the appointments we must keep, and the notifications our phones feed us, that we forget the endless depths of our own minds. It can easily start to feel like there’s simply no time for the infinite. We forget so easily that, at any moment, we can go inside that space and be treated to visions of…anything. 

Tonight, Ersa Lowly brings you sounds and ideas to spark your imagination, plus producer Jason and music director Sam join the show to discuss one of the coolest and most imaginative places on the internet: Night Flight Plus, home to the original ’80s sensation Night Flight, plus an immersive library of music documentaries, horror, sci-fi, and cult fare. And now, WASTOIDS listeners can get $10 off their annual membership.
 
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“If you think this universe is bad, you should see some of the others.” It was the late author and science fiction prophet Philip K Dick who said that, and tonight on Clairaudience we're choosing to read it as an optimistic statement. Tonight on the show, Ersa Lowly takes a call from Portland, Oregon’s own Reptaliens who ring up to share tales from the road, discuss science fiction, and the influence of ‘90s rock on their new album, Multiverse (Captured Tracks). 

We’re on the edge of things tonight, in that space between worlds, between waking and sleeping, between what we know and what we don’t. It’s a special place full of marvelous sounds. It’s called many things in many languages. Limbo, the nether world, the twilight zone. But tonight, you can just call Clairaudience, on WASTOIDS. We’ve got a strange call to share with you tonight, about beings that move between and betwixt the planes of existence. Come with your host Ersa Lowly and listen for the unheard.

It’s late at night. You’re on the way home from a punk rock show. Your ears are still ringing. There’s little illumination beyond the headlights and the moon overhead, but the display of the radio glows too, frequency numbers backlit softly by the dashboard’s neon green glow. You scan the dial, through the static, Top 40, and commercial jingles. Then, you stumble upon them, the spiraling sounds of…Clairaudience on WASTOIDS.

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We’d love to hear about the songs that changed your mind, that altered you forever. Give us a call with your light bulb song, listener: 1-877-WASTOIDS. Ring us up and leave a message, and listen for your call here on Clairaudience. Call with your song of revelation today.

It’s Tuesday night and Ersa Lowly is thinking about dreaming. At the start of the pandemic, there were widespread reports of a surge in stress dreams. Did you suffer through that wave? Are you still going through it? Sleep journeys can be mundane. What’s worse than a dream where you dream about going to work or a routine appointment? Or they can be exhilarating, like when you’re soaring high in the air. Or terrifying, like when you have one of those awful falling dreams. Dreams, like life itself, are a mixed bag. But if you’re lucky, if you practice even, they can be magical. Perhaps this evening's episode of Clairaudience will be of use as you're carried away into dreamland. 

What’s that ringing on the wind? The chimes of a new year are ringing, echoing with possibility. Have you got your resolutions handy? Are you prepared to discuss adjusting your habits and renouncing your vices? 

No? 

Well don’t worry, you don’t need to worry about any of that for the next quarter hour. No pressures, self-imposed or otherwise, no commands, just…Ersa Lowly with a quarter-hour of mellow music and strange calls: Clairaudience on WASTOIDS.