A dream can turn into a nightmare as easily as a sunny day can turn into rain. While some find it difficult to fall asleep, others find terror in waking. As you open your eyes you find you can't move your body. Lifting a finger is as impossible as moving a mountain, and while you lay there you notice a shadowy figure standing in the corner of your room. It stands there watching you, observing, and you are powerless to stop it.

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Sources:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shadow_person

https://www.sinistercoffeeandcreamery.com/blog/hatman

https://www.theweek.co.uk/97457/who-is-the-hat-man-the-nightmare-shared-by-dreamers-across-the-world

https://www.kqed.org/science/1940697/ever-wake-up-frozen-in-the-middle-of-the-night-with-a-shadowy-figure-in-the-room-thats-sleep-paralysis

Lost civilizations hold a special place in our hearts. The idea of a time full of technology, science, and knowledge that we have lost in modern day, is a mystery so captivating that humanity has sought out these places over the decades. One of the most popular is Atlantis. A story told by Plato and retold by generations, about a people who lived in a utopia with secrets we could only dream of. Is it lost or just a myth?

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Sources:

https://www.explorecrete.com/archaeology/minoan-civilization-destruction.html

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/article/atlantis#:~:text=Plato%20told%20the%20story%20of,that%20penetrated%20to%20the%20center.

https://www.history.com/topics/folklore/atlantis

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atlantis

In the third Tangent episode we bring up a little more about history. We let you know who really runs the lottery and go over interactions we've had with con artists. 

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Camping deep in the woods is dangerous for so many reasons. You are exposed to the elements, there are wild animals, and an accident could mean death. In 1959 nine hikers planned a trip to camp in the snow covered mountains of Russia, but they would never come back from that trip. Aliens, a Yeti, government weapons tests? What happened to them?

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Sources:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dyatlov_Pass_incident

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avalanche

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/article/has-science-solved-history-greatest-adventure-mystery-dyatlov

https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2020/02/russia-dyatlov-pass-conspiracy-theory/605863/

In the second Tangent episode we dive into history and talk about how World War I was started by a sandwich. We also go over the war on Tik Tok between Millennials and Gen Z. Sprinkle in a little conversation about stocks and you have one good episode. Hope you enjoy!

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On every main episode of The Fifth Kind we explore different tangents. Things we enjoy talking about that have nothing to do with the main story. Well, we decided to record a whole episode of nothing but these types of topics.

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Left to survive in a new land, the first English colonists of America disappeared without a trace. The colony of Roanoke set up in America in 1587 but a few years later, when others went to check on them, they found an empty fortress with no sign of where they went. Except for one word, carved into a tree, Croatoan. 

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Sources:

https://www.britannica.com/story/the-lost-colony-of-roanoke

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roanoke_Colony

https://www.thelostcolony.org/the-lost-colony/bring-history-to-life/roanoke-voyages/

https://www.history.com/news/what-happened-to-the-lost-colony-of-roanoke

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter_Raleigh

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cynthia_Ann_Parker

https://www.pbs.org/wnet/secrets/death-jamestown-clues-evidence/1435/#:~:text=During%20the%20winter%20of%201609,A%20maverick%20pathologist%20says%20no.

https://news.artnet.com/art-world/archaeologists-mystery-lost-roanoke-lost-colony-1921594

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/article/131208-roanoke-lost-colony-discovery-history-raleigh#:~:text=The%20settlers%2C%20who%20arrived%20in,by %20local%20Native%20American%20tribes. 

While some children fear the Boogeyman, children in Latin America fear a different kind of monster. A woman who, in her grief, took the life of her own children and is said to walk the night. Cursed by her act to forever roam our world, looking for other children to take. So if you go out at night you may find yourself face to face with, La Llorona. 

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Sources:

https://www.legendsofamerica.com/gh-lallorona/ 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Llorona 

https://www.insideedition.com/true-story-la-llorona-weeping-woman-52520 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medea 

https://www.berea.edu/cie/focus-latin-america/

https://www.historytoday.com/miscellanies/wailing-woman

In chapter 3 of The Fifth Kind we visit ancient Greece and Italy. Greek Mythology is full of fearsome creatures that heroes and Demigods would face in epic battles, but how do you fight something that can lure you to your death with nothing but a song? Where did the Sirens come from and how did people avoid their music?

Intro Quote is from The Odyssey 12: 39-47

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Sources:

https://www.sparknotes.com/lit/odyssey/section7/

https://www.colorado.edu/classics/2018/06/15/orientalizing-period-ancient-greece

https://www.britannica.com/topic/Siren-Greek-mythology

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siren_(mythology)

https://mythpedia.fandom.com/wiki/Siren

https://www.ancient.eu/Siren/#:~:text=The%20Sirens%20were%20hybrid%20creatures,transformed%20into%20Sirens%20as%20punishment.

https://www.audubon.org/news/sirens-greek-myth-were-bird-women-not-mermaids

https://writinginmargins.weebly.com/home/fish-or-fowl-how-did-sirens-become-m ermaids#:~:text=Mermaids%20are%20half%2Dfish%20women,bird%20women%2 0from%20Greek%20mythology.&text=These%20were%20usually%20men%2C%20 like,ladies%20and%20became%20fish%2Dladies.

In this episode we go back in time to talk about the mysterious Jinn. You may know them as Genies, but being trapped in a lamp and granting wishes is not how they were first introduced to humans. From King Solomon to now, we take a look at what Jinn are, and their history with our world. 

Sources:

https://medium.com/@sahihbukhari/creation-of-man-angels-and-jinns-f5ea53027baa

https://digitalcommons.andrews.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1268&context=jams

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Types_of_Jinn_in_Islam

https://www.quranexplorer.com/blog/Education-In-The-Light-Of-Sunnah-And-Qura'an/Reality-of-Jinn-accordin-to-the-Quran-and-Hadith

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jinn