Unpopped Colonels

In this episode, the Unpopped Colonels talk about a global concept: Clash of Cultures. The Colonels talk about mono- and multi-cultures, geographic influences, and lay the foundation for further discussions taking into account the events of today. True to form, the Colonels leave politics and religion out of it, except for a few context-related exchanges.

The Colonels add a new working definition to the Unpopped Colonels Dictionary!

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In this podcast, the Unpopped Colonels talk about the various types of hauntings. Much more than just howls or the sound of disembodied footsteps. The Paranormal Community generally recognizes six (6) distinctive types of hauntings:

1. Residual Hauntings
2. Poltergeist Hauntings
3. Demonic Activity
4. Intelligent or Interactive Activity
5. Shadow Figures
6. Portal Hauntings.

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In this episode, the Colonels step out of their comfort zone, of sorts, and talk about their deployment into Iraq in 2006 - 2007. We go through some of our thoughts about notification, pre-deployment, our time in-country, re-deployment, then back home. Some humorous, some not-so humorous, and some, well... just reflections. We even talk about our take-aways and the lessons we learned about each of ourselves as well as life in general.

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Pumpkins and ghoulish faces illuminated by candles are a sure sign the Halloween season is upon us. In this episode, we talk about a Halloween tradition: Jack-O-Lanterns. The name "Jack O'Lantern" comes from an Irish folktale about a man named "Stingy Jack." Irish immigrants brought the tradition to America, home of the pumpkin, and it became an integral part of Halloween festivities.

The Day of the Dead is a holiday traditionally celebrated November 1st and 2nd, though other days, such as October 31st or November 6th, may be included depending on the locality. Day of the Dead is widely observed in Mexico, where it largely developed. The holiday is also observed in other places, especially by people of Mexican heritage..

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Kekri was one of the biggest Pagan holidays celebrated in ancient Finland. Kekri was not a communal holiday - it was a Family holiday. In other words, the window for celebrating Kekri was generally the first two weeks in November. There were no grand gatherings. Finnish Pagans celebrated within the Family sometime within those two weeks. It was customary for the Family to first complete their harvest work, then celebrate Kekri.

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The Hungry Ghost Festival, also known as the Zhongyuan Festival in Taoism or the Yulanpen Festival in Buddhism, is a traditional festival held in certain East and Southeast Asian countries. According to the Chinese Lunar Calendar, the Hungry Ghost Festival is generally on the 15th night of the seventh month. In 2023, the festival fell on August 30th; in 2024, the festival will fall on August 18th. In Chinese culture, the fifteenth day of the seventh month on the Lunar Calendar is "Ghost Day," and the seventh month is generally regarded as the "Ghost Month." During "Ghost Month," ghosts and spirits, including those of deceased ancestors, come up from the lower realm. During the Hungry Ghost Festival, the spirts of the deceased are believed to visit the living.

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"Dziady" is a term used in Slavic folklore to identify ancestral spirits and a collection of pre-Christian rites, rituals, and customs dedicated to them. The purpose of these rites and rituals was for the living to commune with the dead and to establish relationships with the spiritual ancestors. The aim of the rituals was to win over favor with the deceased whose spirits were considered caretakers in the "sphere of fertility." Dziady is celebrated in the European Slavic and Baltic regions.

Introducing an Unpopped Colonels special series: 31 Days of Halloween. Is it a holiday, a celebration, or a festival? Some folks love it, others can't be bothered. But one thing is certain...Halloween is a beloved celebration not only in the United States, but globally.

This is Day 1 (Episode 1) of the 31 Days of Halloween. In this episode, Christopher dealves into early Gaelic, Christian, and colonial North American influences to what has become the modern American Halloween experience. Dating back 2000 years, early Gaelics celebrated Samhain, which celebrated the end of the harvest season, generally at the end of October. After the Romans conquered Celtic lands around CE 43, Christian leaders, including the Pope, attempted to redefine Samhain but to no avail, except creating two new holidays All Saints Day (November 1st) and All Souls Day (November 2nd), leaving Samhain to be celebrated on October 31st, renamed All Hallows Eve. As colonial North America received Celtic immigrants, the holidays and celebrations went with them.

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In this episode, the Unpopped Colonels talk about the Chemical Trails (CHEMTRAILs) Conspiracy Theory. Condensation Trails (CONTRAILs) are a thing in the airborne transportation industry...those cloud-like, straight-line things up in the sky emminating from in-flight aircraft way up in the troposphere. Of course - those are CONTRAILs!..or are they? There are those among us who say they are CHEMTRAILs, deliberately placed by the government for a variety of reasons.

The Colonels compare and contrast CONTRAILs and CHEMTRAILs, and offer-up a notional scenario - NOTIONAL! - with a little aircraft modification, material loading, a little chemistry, and a couple of other insights we learned along the way.

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