Summary: This episode starts with a comedy sketch involving falling off the flat Earth and being teleported to safety. No spoilers! After a song break this gives way to a roamcast in a forest, where the subject of weaponised perception management is discussed. Just as Mr Lens uses sound effects to blur the lines between real and unreal, he theorises that the 911/JFK documentaries are being copied by people who are trying to convince us that lies are true, whether they be about the Earth being flat, satellites not existing or the International Space station not being real. Other subjects include how Tolkein’s different subspecies in the Hobbit and Lord of the Rings - namely the Elves, Men, Wizards, Dwarves and Hobbits - are an analogue for Carl Jung’s archetypes, and that maybe Tolkein and Jung were tapping into the same phenomena via different disciplines. He elaborates on Thomas Sheridan’s theory about how the Orcs represent the toxicity which has infected the alternative/truth movement, and compares this to Paul Levy’s Wetiko phenomenon. As the program comes to a close, Mr Lens urges the grounded and nice people who listen to podcast to create their own media, as ‘we need more good people making this type of media’. Music: Hawkwind - To Be Or Not The Eagles - Journey of the Sorcerer (theme tune to Hitchhikers’ Guide to the Galaxy)
