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06-08-11
Host: George Noory
Guests: David Darling, Philip Margo, Joshua P. Warren

Appearing during the middle two hours, author and astronomer David

Darling talked about a variety of strange ways the Earth and its

inhabitants could meet with a sudden and unexpected end, with some

possibilities more probable than others. A colliding asteroid 5-10

miles across could be a "planet-buster" in the sense that it would

change the course of civilization, but it's more likely we'd be hit

by a smaller object, he noted. A smaller asteroid, say 500 feet

across, could hit with the impact of 100 H bombs, and cause regional

devastation with massive tsunamis, he added.

If a rogue planet was headed toward us on a collision course, there

might not be a lot we could do about it, but we'd know about it

decades in advance, Darling continued. There is some danger to Earth

from nearby stars going supernova. It's possible gamma ray bursts of

radiation from such an explosion could be pointed at us and destroy

our ozone layer, he detailed. Darling also talked about the

possibility of a supervolcano eruption, such as at Yellowstone where

the massive caldron is 35-40 miles across. This type of event would

wipe out agriculture in North America for a number of years, he

warned.
Philip Margo in Studio

First hour guest Philip Margo, a founding member of The Tokens,

talked about his music career and his sci-fi book The Null Quotient.

In addition to his work as a musician/singer, he also served as a

record producer on such hits as "He's So Fine" by the Chiffons. His

book, he explained, starts with the premise that there were 28

previous configurations of intelligent life on Earth that were

destroyed, and that we are the 29th.
Paranormal Update

Last hour guest, paranormal investigator Joshua P. Warren spoke

about the haunted West Virginia State Penitentiary, which he visited

as a judge for an episode on the new TV series, Paranormal

Challenge. Some of the violent occurrences/emotions at places like

the prison may "supercharge" an area, and leave a kind of energy

field imprint, he theorized.

News segment guests: Christian Wilde, Douglas Hagmann
Website(s):

daviddarling.info
thetokens.com
joshuapwarren.com

Book(s):

We Are Not Alone
Teleportation: The Impossible Leap
The Null Quotient