REWIND: Talk Tracks Ep. 6: Alzheimer's and Telepathy

The Telepathy Tapes

Ky Dickens

Society & Culture, Documentary, Science

4.8 • 2.3K Ratings

🗓️ 19 December 2025

⏱️ 30 minutes

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Summary

Before we head into the final two episodes of Season 2, we’re revisiting episode six of Talk Tracks to bring Dan Goerke’s story back into focus and prepare you for the role it plays in what comes next. His experience communicating with his wife after she lost speech became a crucial clue in our exploration of consciousness and sets up the pivotal return to Dan in our final two episodes, out on Monday, December 22nd and December 29th.

Can we still connect with our loved ones when memory fades and language disappears? In this tender and eye-opening episode, The Telepathy Tapes coordinator Katherine Ellis sits down with Dan Goerke, whose wife Denise lost her ability to speak due to early-onset Alzheimer’s. What followed was something extraordinary: Dan believes their bond transformed into telepathic communication.

As Denise’s verbal language faded, Dan began sensing clear thoughts and emotions from her—deep, complex messages conveyed without a single word. Their story challenges everything we assume about communication, presence, and the boundaries of consciousness.

We also explore the emotional realities of caregiving, the lasting nature of love, and how Dan’s experiences have resonated with others navigating dementia and loss. This episode is a moving reminder that connection doesn’t always need words—and sometimes, it transcends them entirely.

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Transcript

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0:00.0	Today we're going back to Talk Tracks Episode 6 and to the incredible man and husband Dan
0:04.5	Gerke to bring his story into focus and to prepare you for the role that he plays in what
0:09.0	comes next. Dan's experience telepathically communicating with his wife Denise after she lost
0:14.5	speech was an incredible clue for us in our exploration of what consciousness really is,
0:19.5	where it comes from, and what it looks like
0:21.5	at its fullest potential. And next week on December 22nd, we return to Dan in a pivotal way
0:26.7	as we take a much closer look at how he is able to do what he does and how his story and
0:31.7	abilities lead directly into our final chapter of this season, when we push the limits of
0:35.8	consciousness in all of us.
0:42.2	It's Kai, and as we move into the holidays, I've been thinking a lot about the ways we stay connected.
0:45.5	So this December, we wanted to offer something that feels truly special.
0:48.2	You can give the gift of telepathy all month long.
0:51.6	Our annual backstage pass subscription is 25% off.
0:54.9	And for the first time, you can gift an annual membership to someone you care about.
0:58.4	The holiday sale runs from December 1st through December 31st.
1:02.5	To subscribe, visit the telepathy tapes.supercast.com.
1:04.2	The link is also in our show notes.
1:07.5	We hope this brings a little bit more joy and connection into your holidays.
1:09.8	The wait is over.
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