The following edition of the Unexplained contains detailed discussions of sudden human cremation,

otherwise known as spontaneous human combustion, listen to discretion advised.

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 Unexplained.

Well, I've talked a lot about the weird weather we've been having recently, you know,

we had some lovely summer weather in March, then April began with a cold spell and now as I look

out the window, there's some lovely spring sunshine, but it's cold and blowing a gale.

I just don't know what's going on. Maybe you can tell me, because I'm kind of stuck for explanations

at the moment. I'm still in, if I sound a little shocked, there is a very good reason for it.

I've just come back from the dentist and you know, like a lot of people, I've had to leave dentistry

for the last couple of years because of COVID, you know, he couldn't get an appointment only for

emergencies. So I've gone in now and I've known that I've had a number of things to deal with,

but nothing prepared me for what happened about an hour and a half ago. I am still in shock and

I mean it. The dentist said to me, if you would have everything that needs done doing, it would cost

and he was asking me first of all for an estimate of how much money I'd got, how I, you know,

how I could afford or how much I could afford. And he said, if you would have everything done that

needs to be done, it would be up to up to 30,000 pounds. What's that in dollars? Maybe 40,000 dollars.

Now there is no way having worked in radio and you know, some people get really lucky in radio.

They get millions and many people work at the margins. And I have to say as a young man,

I loved my work so much that I never asked for what I was probably worth. In fact, one radio

executive said to me, we don't pay you what you're worth. It's only now at this stage of my life

that I realize the consequences of that. So if you're younger than me and most people are these days

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