Across the UK, across continental North America, and around the world, on the internet, by webcast, and by podcast, my name is Howard Hughes, and this is the return of the unexplained.

Well, here we are right in the middle of February, heading towards the end of it, and I can't believe how quickly this year is going.

Whether here in the UK, well, the usual mix of storms, spring weather sunshine, and a little bit of snow for good measure.

I can't remember a year when we've had so much variety of weather. But look, my intros and the way that I do the show are sometimes the subject of comment in the emails that you send. I'm not going to do any shout outs on this edition, but I will on the next edition.

Just to say that I have a listener in Canada, I haven't got his email right here, but I think it's Henry or Harry, who wrote in to tell me how much he enjoys the show, and then to tell me a list of things that he didn't like.

He doesn't like the shout outs. It doesn't like me mentioning people at the beginning of the show. So I want to get your thoughts on that. Should we continue to do shout outs here, or should we drop them all together? I kind of like it. And I know a lot of you do.

Tell me what you think about that. He says that he thinks I interrupt the guests too much. Well, we've been around this one before. Sometimes people have to be interrupted to keep them on point.

And I do try and keep interruptions to a minimum. And I know that listeners in North America are used to I won't say more deferential style of interviewing, but maybe a different style of interviewing where people are perhaps sometimes on shows like this challenged a bit less.

But I'm always mindful of it. And I'll keep that one in check. Also, he didn't like the fact that I sometimes try and get the background of the person that we're talking to to get their back story.

He thinks that I should get straight into the subject. Well, the only thing I think about that and your thoughts welcome on that too is if you don't get a human perspective on the person you're talking with, I think in something that is a show as opposed to just he is an interview or he is somebody talking.

It doesn't really give you any context. I like to get a handle on who I'm talking with. And I think I get the impression, but I don't think I've ever asked you before.

I think that's what you want to, but you know, all points taken on board. That's why I ask for emails. So thank you very much for that email. And I always try and balance everything that I do here without without trying to second guess myself.

If you'd like to get in touch with me, I will be doing shout outs on the next edition. Go to the website, the unexplained dot TV triple W dot the unexplained dot TV designed created home maintained and perfected by Adam Cornwell, a creative hotspot in Liverpool. There you can send me an email and make a guest suggestion, tell me whatever you want.

Or if you'd like to follow the other link on the homepage there and send a donation to the show your donations, gratefully received. And as I said on the last edition, it is a fact when you do something like this that most people do not donate.

But let me tell you, it is utterly vital because of the shoestring nature of what we're doing. We're trying to be independent, we're trying to be different, but we do need some degree of funding along the way.

Although you could be surprised, I think to know how little you can do this on, but nevertheless some funding is important. If you have sent a donation recently, thank you very, very much indeed.

Right, the guest on this edition is Nigel Henn best. You might have heard him on here with Heather Cooper, the astronomer before. Nigel is a really interesting and highly qualified guy.

knows all there is to know about space, I would say, having had many conversations with him over the years, but also he is a space expert who's putting his money where his mouth is.

He is training at the moment to go into space. And as you might know, if you've read anything about astronaut training, that is pretty comprehensive and it really sorts the men from the boys, as they say.

So we'll talk to him about that too and find out how he's getting on with it. I know that he's been in the so called vomit comet, which gives you zero gravity. And I think he's done an awful lot more to and I think there's more to do. So we'll find out from him what he's going to be doing. Thank you very much for all of your support for this show for the kind things that you say.

Always happy to make changes in it. If you suggest them. And as I say, the whole thing is a bit of a balance. It's keeping a lot of balls in the air. And I think we're managing to do that.

I will have some news about the show very soon. And yes, I have said that before, but it is incredibly soon now. So maybe the next edition, maybe the one after that. And I'll tell you what the direction of travel is for all of this.

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