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Episode 181 – Back on Bugs

Ep. 181

Maybe the real Havana syndrome was the friends we made along the way.


EPISODE LINKS


All-purpose show links: https://superduperstitious.com/links


Four Phantoms website: https://www.fourphantoms.net/

Four Phantoms store: https://four-phantoms-brewing-company.square.site/


Wyatt’s story


Episode 5: https://www.superduperstitious.com/episodes/5-hooked-on-sonics

Episode 34: https://www.superduperstitious.com/episodes/34-bah-hum-buzz

Episode 53: https://www.superduperstitious.com/episodes/53-potc-part-a-billion

Episode 76: https://www.superduperstitious.com/episodes/76-mos-scotia

Episode 142: https://www.superduperstitious.com/episodes/142-still-sounds-bad

60 Minutes Russian conspiracy: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/havana-syndrome-russia-evidence-60-minutes/

NIH Study: https://bit.ly/4a1Dyxp

Scientific American article: https://bit.ly/3WnCzEv


Jake’s stories


Phantoms and Monsters 5/19/2023: https://bit.ly/3Urrpw7

Phantoms and Monsters 1/3/2023: https://bit.ly/3ws22Cd

Phantoms and Monsters 1/9/2023: https://bit.ly/3wszhoW

UFO Clearinghouse 1/16/2023: https://bit.ly/3y4dAfx

UFO Clearinghouse 1/17/2023: https://bit.ly/4dADKXJ

UFO Clearinghouse 2/7/2023: https://bit.ly/3UrrkIP

Phantoms and Monsters 11/10/2023: https://bit.ly/3UwafO2

Phantoms and Monsters 1/19/2024: https://bit.ly/4dnHag7

Bald eagle basics: https://avianreport.com/what-is-the-bald-eagle-size/

Bald eagle comeback story: https://bit.ly/4aXDpMF

Chicagoland eagle population growth: https://bit.ly/4aYRIRd

Winter bald eagle migration: https://bit.ly/4dmkpJu

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