Strange Realm - Ep. 122 - July 27th, 2025

On this episode, we bring you a magical and mysterious show as we look into King Solomon's fabled magic carpet and more, including a new fusion company that wants to turn mercury into gold, as well as a new paper that posits the 3I/ATLAS interstellar object might not be a comet but actually a spy probe from an alien civilization, and we discuss how a trout record set in Lake Payette, the home of lake monster Sharlie, might suggest a massive creature could lurk beneath. All of this and then, after the break, we continue our reading series as Frobisher reads more from "Beware of the Woods," by Tony Urban.

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Notes:
- Dan Rivera and Annabelle update
https://www.msn.com/en-in/news/world/annabelle-handler-dan-riveras-death-pennsylvania-police-share-new-details-about-hotel-room-where-he-was-found/
- 3I/ATLAS might be a "potentially hostile" alien craft
https://nypost.com/2025/07/25/science/possibly-hostile-alien-threat-detected-in-unknown-interstellar-object-study/
https://arxiv.org/abs/2507.12213
- Start up wants to turn mercury into gold
https://gizmodo.com/startup-claims-its-fusion-reactor-can-turn-cheap-mercury-into-gold-2000633862
- King Solomon's fantastic magic carpet
https://www.ancient-code.com/the-kebra-nagast-king-solomon-and-the-mystery-of-flying-carpets/
- Giant trout sets new record in Sharlie's lake
https://www.ktvb.com/article/news/local/new-idaho-record-utah-angler-catches-monstrous-lake-trout-payette-lake/277-2d2f874c-2804-479d-a910-606c5d65184a
- Beware of the Woods
https://www.amazon.com/Beware-Woods-Stories-Unexplained-Encounters/dp/B0C63RJ77H

Intro music: "night drive" by bbrainz (slowed + reverb)
Outro music: "Curious Constellations" by SURGE
Background art: "The Time Machine" by Interesni Kazki (AEC)
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