When It Was Cool Dark

This week on DragonKing Dark Podcast, host Karl Stern takes a look at a media statement from a member of the military that made many new sources over the last year. The statement that the U.S. Government is in possession of "material not of this world". What does that mean? What material is it? Where did it come from? Is it just media hyperbole or is this more prepping by the government to finally revel that we are not alone? Join us as we take a look at who made the statement, when, and in what context.

A special episode of DragonKing Dark Podcast combines true crime with religion and backwoods strangeness. There is a documentary on HBO Max that, I suppose, is their answer to the insanely popular Tiger King show. It's called Alabama Snake and it takes place just up the road from me. Tony from WhenItWasCool.com joins host Karl Stern to discuss the case of an Alabama snake handling preacher who used a rattlesnake to try and murder his wife. It's a heck of story.

We once again visit our museum of curiosities on DragonKing Dark and this episode... wait... no we don't. Stop, just stop. Why are we all ignoring the fact that every week seemingly for the last couple of years the media and government seem to be prepping us the finally admit that UFO's (at least some of them) are real and the government and the military have knowledge that we aren't alone in the universe? We used to hear that they couldn't tell the public for fear of our reaction. As it turns out, our reaction seems to be apathy. What's going on? Let's stop ignoring it. UFOs are real.

It's a staple of popular culture and a fun story. Multiple crystal carved stones are discovered throughout Mexico and South America. The Crystal Skulls supposedly have mystical powers and perhaps ties to extraterrestrials. There are 13 of them. Any or none of this may be true. The story of the crystal skulls are one of those tales about an intriguing object that popular culture latched onto for some reason. Let's discover the true story of the crystal skulls.

We enter our mythical museum of curiosities again and this time travel beneath the Baltic Sea to find something very strange. Again, this object isn't a work of fiction, nor is it something ethereal. It is a real existing thing that can be studied... but what is it? Of all the structures of unusual nature that are talked about, this one has gone under the radar but I find it one of the most fascinating. It certainly appears as though there is a crashed UFO under the Baltic Sea.

This week we enter our mythical museum of curiosities to examine one of the oldest and largest structures on planet Earth- the Great Pyramid. For over 3000 years the Great Pyramid at Giza was the tallest structure on the planet. Despite the fact we can still see and study these massive structures today, there is still much that isn't known about them and much that is still debated. It's not only one of the most grand structures in history but one of the most mysterious as well.

One of the most ancient rituals mankind still engages in is the creation and wearing of masks. Since the oldest civilizations, humans have concealed their identities for rituals, for war, to commit crimes, and for celebrations and sports. In today's society we are wearing masks for health purposes. But we also use them in movies, sports, and more. The hockey mask, the medical mask, the decorative mask, movie monster mask, the lucha libre and wrestling, mask, and mask used for crime. DragonKing Dark Podcast looks at humanities fascination with masks.

NoFriender has wined and dined with kings and queens and slept in alleys and kept on sleepin'. Occasionally waking up to eat something but mostly sleeping. And doing nothing. While the boys are in the back, laughin' and jokin', NoFriender's out back causally sauntering through life, not really doing much. Especially recording new material. Sometimes he thinks, "Hey, I have a podcast on the popular When It Was Cool Podcast Network, perhaps I should tend to that..." But, nah. Fishin' or something. Here's a new show about Slayer I guess. I put as much effort into listening to it as he did getting around to recording it.

On this edition of the DragonKing Dark Podcast, we continue our look at objects of mystery and power and dig into a legend of Americana- the car in which actor James Dean was killed. The legend says he wasn't the last person killed by the car as parts from it were used in other cars in which people died. Even the tow truck driver couldn't escape it's wrath. Also, where is the car now? The incredible story of the death car of James Dean.

In the Marvel Cinematic Universe and the Marvel Comic Universe, there exists an esoteric object of incredible magical power- The Eye of Agamotto. Possessed by Earth's Sorcerer Supreme- Dr. Strange, the Eye of Agamotto is a story telling device which offers up a solution to many problems. Need to get to another location quicker than conventional travel allows? The Eye of Agamotto can help. Need to open a gate to another dimension? Eye of Agamotto. Answer an unanswerable question? Banish a monster? Cast an illusion? The Eye of Agamotto.