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Weird Darkness: Paranormal & True Crime Stories

How Do You Communicate With An Alien Species?: #RetroRadio EP0352 #WeirdDarkness

Weird Darkness: Paranormal & True Crime Stories

Darren Marlar

History, True Crime, Society & Culture, Documentary

4.6 • 4.1K Ratings

🗓️ 17 March 2025

⏱️ 292 minutes

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Summary

The crew of the spaceship Llanvabon, exploring near the Crab Nebula, encounter an alien vessel. Both technologically advanced species face a dilemma: they wish to establish relations but fear that revealing their home planets’ locations could lead to potential threats. Hear the tale, “First Contact” from Exploring Tomorrow!

CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…
00:00:00.000 = Show Open
00:02:00.000 = CBS Radio Mystery Theater, “The Public Avenger” (November 10, 1975) ***WD
00:47:13.119 = Escape, “The Vanishing Lady” (February 07, 1948)
01:16:48.484 = Murder By Experts, “It’s Luck That Counts” (August 29, 1949) ***WD
01:46:36.133 = Exploring Tomorrow, “First Contact” (January 15, 1958) ***WD
02:06:19.059 = Dark Fantasy, “The Man Who Came Back” (November 14, 1941) ***WD
02:30:18.409 = BBC Fear on 4, “William And Mary” (January 10, 1988)
02:59:07.689 = Five After the Hour, “New Suit” (August 22, 1945)
03:23:30.329 = 5 Minute Mysteries, “Missing Ruby” (1940s)
03:28:45.409 = Future Tense, “Pictures Don’t Lie” (May 09, 1974) ***WD
03:56:20.199 = Gang Busters, “Kidnapped Paymaster” (October 04, 1947)
04:20:34.339 = The Green Hornet, “Murder By Accident” (July 27, 1939) (LQ)
04:49:46.812 = Show Close

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(LQ) = Low Quality
***WD = Remastered, edited, or cleaned up by Weird Darkness to make the episode listenable. Audio may not be pristine, but it will be better than the original file which may have been unusable or more difficult to hear without editing.
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Transcript

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0:00.0

When Salem Roanoke took a job near his family's new home as a hired hand in the Texas

0:05.7

Hill country, he anticipated learning the ranchers' trade, but a series of strange events, shocking

0:11.6

murders and unholy revelations divert him down another path.

0:17.0

This terrifying trajectory puts him directly into the middle of a struggle between monsters,

0:21.9

magic and men.

0:23.9

Armed and backed by a militia of ranchers, Salem attempts to combat the creeping tide

0:28.6

of evil that threatens to engulf his new home and destroy the people most important to

0:33.5

him.

0:34.5

Will Salem manage to save his home, or have his actions condemn everyone he hopes

0:39.1

to save? The Witch Trials. A Summer of Wolves and Season of the Witch by S. R. Ruanoke. Available

0:45.6

in paperback, Kindle, and audiobook versions. Look for The Witch Trials by S.R. Rowanoke

0:51.2

on Amazon, or find it on the audiobooks page at Weirddarkness.com.

0:55.2

That's Weirddarkness.com slash audiobooks.

1:00.1

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1:04.8

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1:08.9

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1:11.3

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1:18.3

And congratulations to Luis and Clark.

1:21.3

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1:25.2

outside of my control and should not imply an endorsement by weird darkness or myself.

1:35.9

The Black Museum.

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