Best Lucid Lab Podcast Podcasts (2025)

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Revisiting Fire in the Sky: Travis Walton's Alien Abduction 1:56:53

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For our final week of June reruns, Kendra brings you the story of Travis Walton. Travis went missing for 5 days in the 1970s outside of Snowflake, Arizona. Seven of his coworkers witnessed Travis being struck by a light that was emitted from what they all believed was a flying saucer. When Travis showed back up several days later, disoriented but o…

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Autism: The Real Reason It’s Going Up 47:20

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Autism rates are rising all over the world, and lots of people are wondering: why? In the U.S., HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has said the cause is an "environmental toxin" and has vowed to get to the bottom of it. But we already have lots of science on this — so what does that research tell us? We talk with epidemiologist Professor Brian Lee…

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Revisiting Scott Falater: The Sleepwalking Killer 1:13:00

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This week, we are revisiting the interesting case of Scott and Yarmila Falater. On January 16, 1997, Scott brutally murdered Yarmila in the backyard of their Arizona home while their kids were asleep upstairs. The kick is… he doesn’t remember doing it. Or so he says. His defense? Sleepwalking! Listen in to see how you’ll side. Was he sleepwalking? …

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LOVE & WAR IN 4D: Intimacy, Trauma, and the Code Men Carry (ft. Joli.Artist) 50:13

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Many of the most loyal, dedicated men often find themselves confused when their relationships struggle despite genuinely wanting them to succeed. In this eye-opening episode of "So You're Living in a Simulation," Joli (@joli.artist) shares a fascinating pattern she discovered while reading veteran memoirs that reveals something profound about how w…

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The Carnivore Diet: Can We Live On Meat Alone? 38:25

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A lot of influencers are going on all-meat diets, saying that all this meat is clearing up inflammation, healing their guts, and sharpening their focus. But others say, hold up — this diet is sure to lead to heart disease, cancer, and even scurvy. So we’re asking: Is it possible to live on meat alone? Is there any benefit to the carnivore diet? And…

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Revisiting The Cleveland Abductions: Ariel Castro's House of Horrors 1:54:44

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As we continue our June break, this week we are bringing you the remastered Cleveland Abduction episode. We released this in November of 2023 and it has been our most listened to case on the podcast. I feel like we are all drawn to this story because it is truly unbelievable that Ariel Castro got away with the abduction of 3 girls for over a decade…

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Creatine: A Hack To Get Jacked? 39:26

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Fitness buffs online can’t stop raving about creatine. They say it is THE supplement to get you shredded in no time — and that it can even boost your brain and memory too. Are they right? We dive into the science of creatine and talk to anatomy Professor Darryn Willoughby, physicist Dr. Ali Gordji-Nejad, and psychology researcher Julia Fabienne San…

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Revisiting the Brothers Grimm: The Dark History of Your Favorite Fairy Tales 1:12:40

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A huge thank you to our listeners for sticking it out with us for over two years while we figure out this podcast life! We are taking a short break while we both transition through some pivotal changes in our lives. But we will not leave you empty-handed. We are bringing back some ancient episodes that have fallen off (aged out) of certain platform…

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Dire Wolves! They're Back? 30:56

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This year there was huge news when scientists at the company called Collosal brought back the dire wolf! Some say these cute, white pups are not really dire wolves, but that didn't stop a huge media buzz. One of the wolves even made the cover of TIME Magazine … with the line "He's a dire wolf. The first to exist in 10,000 years. Endangered species …

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Happy Memorial Day! 1:48

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Listen now for a quick message from Kendra and Jessica and in the meantime, Stay So Very Lucid! _________ Please rate and subscribe to Lucid Lab Podcast on your favorite platform. Send in your personal stories, ideas, suggestions for future episodes, comments or funny jokes to [email protected]…

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The War Keeps Raging Against Science 46:15

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Strange things have been happening to science in the US. An executive order is freezing research, a website with once scientific information now looks kinda like it's advertising a reality show … even milkshakes have been caught in the fray. Milkshakes! On top of this, research projects studying everything from vaccine hesitancy to Covid-19 to clim…

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Planet of Females | Dominance, Submission, and the Illusion of Masculinity (ft. Joli.Artist) 1:07:24

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What if everything we think about gender is wrong? In this episode of "So You're Living in a Simulation" , @joli.artist makes the case that "male" doesn't actually exist—it's just a performance we've all agreed to believe in. Starting with biology (we all begin as female fetuses), Joli walks us through how society trains people with certain body pa…

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Lucid Lab Message 6:36

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Listen now for a quick message from Kendra and Jessica...and in the meantime, Stay Lucid! __________ Please rate and subscribe to Lucid Lab Podcast on your favorite platform. If you have any personal stories, comments or suggestions for future episodes, please email us at [email protected] Lucid Lab Podcast

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Bird Flu: The Next Pandemic? 45:28

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Bird flu has been in the headlines for ages, with scientists warning that we could be headed for a pandemic. But we’ve been hearing about this H5N1 virus for so long that it’s kind of starting to feel like the boy who cried wolf. So — what’s really going on with H5N1 bird flu? How scary is it, and how likely is it that we’re going to end up in a bi…

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Lab Reports Vol 14: UFO Encounter, Family Annihilator John List and the Unsolved Case of Peggy Beck 1:24:04

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Hey Lab Rats! It's time for the 14th installment of our Lab Reports. This week seems to be Colorado themed. We share a listener story of a UFO encounter in Black Canyon of the Gunnison followed by Kendra's mini episode about John List. He is one of the most famous family annihilator cases. John murdered his entire family and got away with it for 18…

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Is There Really a Plastic Spoon in Our Brains? 30:25

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Headlines are screaming that we have tons of microplastics in our brains — the equivalent of an entire plastic spoon. OK, that sounds terrifying, but is it true? We talk to chemist Prof. Oliver Jones. Find our transcript here: https://bit.ly/PlasticSpoonBrain In this episode, we cover: (00:00) A plastic spoon’s worth of microplastics?! (05:21) Some…

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Popper the Poltergeist: The Inspiration Behind the Beloved Horror Movie 1:10:46

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The Poltergeist movie, released in the early 1980s was the one to get Kendra hooked on Horror movies. In this week's episode, we explore the real-world case that inspired Stephen Spielberg to create this movie in the first place. Popper the Poltergeist, aptly named based on how the spirit presented itself, was active in the 1950s on Long Island at …

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Methamphetamine: The Most Misunderstood Drug? 47:46

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Methamphetamine has a scary reputation as one of the most addictive and dangerous drugs out there. But at the same time, it's an FDA-approved drug — and can even be used to treat ADHD in children. So just how dangerous and addictive is meth? And what’s going on in your brain when you use it? We hear from Science Vs listeners who’ve used it — and th…

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Ian Stewart’s Double Life: The Murders of Diane Stewart and Helen Bailey 1:05:44

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When beloved children's author Helen Bailey vanished in 2016, the world was gripped by the mystery. But beneath the surface was a chilling truth: her fiancé, Ian Stewart, was not only her killer, but had already taken another life years before. In this episode, we unravel the shocking story of Ian Stewart - a man who murdered his first wife, Diane …

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Measles: How Worried Should We Be? 39:26

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Measles is spreading in the U.S., with hundreds of cases across more than 20 states. And tons of people online are arguing over how we should feel about it. Some say this is bad because measles is SO contagious — and not enough people get the vaccine. But others say that measles isn't such a big deal, so why are we freaking out?? Didn't basically e…

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To The A.I Who Judged Me & Why Lab-Grown Brain Cells Don't Actually Believe They're Butterflies 51:43

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A viral video claims lab-grown brain cells are conscious, being trained in a butterfly simulation, and might believe they are butterflies. Cool story—if it were true. In this episode of So You’re Living in a Simulation, artist and author @Joli.Artist dissects the viral claim that lab-grown brain cells are becoming sentient, and possibly believe the…

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Under the Microscope: Chandra Levy and Abbi Winters 1:24:17

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On our second Under the Microscope episode, we delve into two individual cases. Kendra explores one of the most famous unsolved murders in DC history, that of Chandra Levy. Chandra disappeared in May 2001 and it would take them over a year to find out what happened to her. In the meantime, the media was more focused on the fact that she had an affa…

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Telepathy: Is It For Real? 54:11

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A popular podcast called The Telepathy Tapes claims that telepathy is real — and tons of people are convinced. So we open our minds to the possibility of mind-reading and ask: Could this be real?? And if not — what might be going on here? We dive into the science (yes — there is science!) with Dr. Katharine Beals, Prof. Jim Todd, and Prof. Chris Fr…

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The Delphi Murders: Who Killed Libby & Abby? 1:56:14

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On February 13, 2017, two best friends—13-year-old Abigail Williams and 14-year-old Liberty German—set out for a walk along the Monon High Bridge in Delphi, Indiana. They never returned. What began as a quiet afternoon in a small Midwestern town quickly spiraled into one of the most high-profile unsolved murder cases in recent American history. 5 y…

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Fluoride: Is Your Water Safe? 43:23

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The battle over whether we should be putting fluoride in our water has reached fever pitch. We’ve got U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and anti-fluoride activists saying it’s a neurotoxin that’s lowering our IQs. But supporters say that fluoride is a safe and effective way to protect our teeth from cavities, and that stopping water fluor…

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Robert Maudsley: Hannibal or Dexter? 1:01:13

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Robert Maudsley is one of Britain’s most infamous and dangerous inmates. From a childhood marred by relentless abuse to a series of gruesome murders, Maudsley's life is a dark exploration of trauma, revenge, and justice. We look at how his early suffering shaped his violent path, earning him the chilling nicknames "Hannibal the Cannibal" and "The B…

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The Illusion Of Chaos (Or, How I Lost To The Fates.) 52:16

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Chess Against Fate: When Randomness Fails and Reality Answers Back What happens when you challenge the universe itself to a game? In this episode, Joli documents her attempt to break free from predetermined paths by introducing chaos into her decision-making, only to discover there's no such thing as randomness in our reality. From vanishing coins …

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ADHD: Do We All Have It? 45:04

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ADHD is all over the internet, with people saying that it’s way different than we thought it was — and that tons of us might have it without even knowing it. Influencers are telling us that ADHD can cause all sorts of things, like hyperfocused states, serious emotional dysregulation, even something called rejection sensitivity dysphoria. So — is al…

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Darlie Routier: Guilty or Innocent of Killing Her Own Children? 1:40:16

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This week Kendra explores a complex case from 1996. A mother, Darlie Routier, wakes up to a frightening scene at 2:30am to find her 2 young sons stabbed to death and suffering from her own injuries. Who broke into the house and committed such a violent act? Well, according to the police officers that investigated the scene, there was no intruder at…

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Squirting: What's Really Happening?! 54:41

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[Video available on Spotify] To start off the new season we’re getting into the science of one of the most controversial and taboo sex topics around. Squirting! For some people, it’s a major sex goal — but for others, it’s a source of major embarrassment. And it turns out that people have been writing or talking about squirting and female ejaculati…

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The Shadows of History: MMIW and the Legacy of Residential Schools 1:30:04

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In this episode, we delve into the heart-wrenching stories of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women (MMIW) in North America, including the tragic case of 14-year-old Emily Pike, whose life was brutally cut short in Arizona. We also examine the devastating murders of four Indigenous women in Winnipeg by Jeremy Skibicki, highlighting the systemic iss…

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We're Back to Science Harder Than Ever 3:22

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Have you been missing your weekly dose of science?? Well, we've got good news: Science Vs is BACK next week, and we’ll be tackling ADHD, squirting, creatine, the carnivore diet, bird flu, fluoride, meth, memory and much more. New episodes start March 27. Fact ya soon! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices…

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Lab Reports Vol 13: Sandwich Stalker, Aurora Quadruple Homicide, The Tragic Lynching of Mary Turner and An Unsettling Roommate 1:21:17

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On Vol 13 of our Lab Reports episodes, we share two listener stories, both with stalkerish vibes. One listener tells the story of a creepy customer interaction at her sandwich shop and another shares her trauma from an unsettling roommate situation. For our mini episodes, Jessica covers a somewhat recent Domestic Abuse situation in Aurora, Colorado…

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Reality Is A Lucid Dream And You Are Wide Awake | Pt 2 w/ David Jay Brown & Joli.Artist 1:28:24

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This episode of So You’re Living in a Simulation continues the mind-expanding conversation between host Joli and guest David Jay Brown, diving even deeper into the nature of reality, lucid dreaming, and the blurred boundaries between waking life and simulation. Key Themes: 1. Lucid Dreaming & Shared Consciousness • David shares his experiences with…

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Exploring the Crescent Hotel: A Legacy of Lies and Ghosts 1:27:43

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In this episode, we unravel the fascinating history of a reportedly haunted American location, the Crescent Hotel in Eureka Springs, Arkansas. We explore the hotel's origins, from its construction in 1886 as a luxury resort for the wealthy to its transformation into a college and then into the notorious Baker Hospital, run by the fraudulent "Dr." N…

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The Tragic Murder of Sierah Joughin: Is James Worley a Serial Killer? 1:45:26

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On a summer evening in 2016, 20-year-old Sierah Joughin vanished while riding her bike in rural Ohio. Her disappearance shocked the community and set in motion a series of events that would uncover dark secrets and change lives forever. This episode delves into Sierah's vibrant life, the tragic circumstances of her abduction and murder, and the swi…

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Charles Albright: The Eyeball Killer 1:33:57

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On this week's episode, we are delving into the depraved story of Charles Albright, a lesser-known serial killer from the 1990s. Charles terrorized the South Dallas area where he took 3 known victims but there are probably more that remain unsolved. These poor women were mercilessly killed and dumped in residential areas where they would easily be …

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The Universe is a Mind—And You're One of Its Thoughts | David Jay Brown & Joli.Artist 1:39:45

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This episode of So You’re Living in a Simulation features an engaging, and intellectually rigorous conversation between host Joli and guest David Jay Brown, an author and researcher known for his work on lucid dreaming, consciousness, and psychedelics. Together, they explore the intersections of simulation theory, artificial intelligence, and human…

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The War on Science 37:43

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U.S. science is in turmoil. Amid agency firings and confusion over federal funding, researchers are freaking out. Many can’t do their work, and they have no idea what the future holds. Plus, we’re hearing that all of this could jeopardize medical treatments for people in the U.S. and all over the world. So, what exactly is going on? And how bad is …

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Revisiting Giants: Did They Exist and Where Are They Now? 1:02:50

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Enjoy this week's rerun while Jessica is out on her trip, see you next week for a brand-new episode! Unicorns… Dragons… Mermaids… Ghosts… Angels… Why not Giants?! Did they exist? Chime in this week while we have a fun discussion about giants and the evidence that suggests, why yes, they did exist (maybe they still do!) and ancient texts from all ov…

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Revisiting Randy Woodfield: The I-5 Killer 1:41:24

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This week we are going back to one of our earliest episodes, the first true crime story that Kendra covered. We originally had this split into two episodes but with the remaster, you can now here the whole story in one sitting. The I-5 Killer, Randy Woodfield, was on a rampage stretching from Washington to California in the early 1980s. He was terr…

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Under the Microscope: Abby Choi and Marissa Mathy-Zvaifler 1:26:52

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This week we cover two true crime cases in our first “Under the Microscope” episode. Two young women whose lives were tragically cut short in shocking acts of violence. Despite their different backgrounds and being from opposite sides of the world, both cases captivated public attention and exposed deep-rooted societal issues. Their stories share h…

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What Is Feeding On Your Desires? (ft. Joli.Artist) | In a Simulation, Even Your Desires Are Controlled. 42:02

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This episode is a philosophical deep dive into the nature of desire, free will, and the unseen forces shaping our reality. Through introspection and personal anecdotes, Joli (@Joli.artist) explores the idea that our wants are not truly our own. They arise from external programming, life experiences, and perhaps even entities beyond our perception. …

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A Drifter’s Dark Obsession: The Grimm Family Tragedy in the Skagit Valley 1:45:16

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In this week’s episode, Jessica brings us the harrowing true crime story chronicled in Michael Grimm's book "Tell Edith Goodbye." Set against the backdrop of the Great Depression in 1935, in the picturesque yet unforgiving Skagit Valley of the Cascade Mountain Range, a destitute family struggling to survive meets a mysterious drifter known only as …

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Lab Reports Vol 12: Haunted Riverdale Road & Lake Lanier, Lucid Dreaming Adventure and An Unexpected Guest 1:16:49

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Lab Reports Vol 12 is here for you this week with two listener stories, one recounting a fantastical lucid dreamscape and another about some creepy uninvited guests. For our mini episodes, Jessica takes us to a local Colorado haunted spot, Riverdale Road where you might encounter animal demons or ghostly figures. Kendra discusses the haunted lore b…

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Can You Lose Your Mind Sanely? : The Thin Line Between Madness And Artistry 1:09:15

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In this provocative episode of "So You're Living in a Simulation," hostess Joli (@joli.artist) challenges our understanding of madness, genius, and what it truly means to be free. Through the lens of artistic evolution - from Picasso to Rothko - she explores how what society labels as "losing one's mind" might actually be the most sane response to …

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The Keddie Cabin Murders: Still "Unsolved" After All These Years 1:47:52

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This week we are back to True Crime as Kendra brings us the wild case that is known as the Keddie Cabin Murders. In April 1981, in a small Northern California town, a mother, her teenage son and his friend were found brutally murdered. Additionally, another member of the family, a 12 year old girl was just missing altogether. Authorities arrived ri…

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Thank You! 9:25

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Happy New Year Lab Rats! In this episode, we take some time to just thank you all for your continued support as we do continue doing what we love, putting our hearts and time into the best content we can provide. This week we take a pause to reflect on how far we have come and our intentions for 2025. It's been a busy holiday season and as we recov…

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The Winchester Mystery House: Unraveling Sarah Winchester’s Legacy 1:40:57

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Step into the labyrinthine world of the Winchester Mystery House with us, where staircases lead to ceilings and doors open to sheer drops. In this episode, we unravel the enigma of Sarah Winchester, the eccentric widow behind this architectural marvel. Was she truly haunted by the ghosts of those killed by Winchester rifles, or was there an earthli…

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The Ancient Origins of Christmas & New Years: Feasts, Revelry and Merrymaking 54:51

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It is Festive Season and we are all excited to take time off from work to celebrate Christmas and New Years with our loved ones. But, have you ever really stopped to think about where these traditions and holidays came from in the first place? This week on Lucid Lab, Kendra will delve into the ancient origins of both holidays and how they came to b…