Spirit or Science? The Third Man Factor

National Park After Dark

Danielle LaRock & Cassandra Yahnian

True Crime, Places & Travel, History, Society & Culture

4.6 • 5.8K Ratings

🗓️ 8 May 2023

⏱️ 70 minutes

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Summary

We’ve all experienced it – the feeling of someone watching us, or in the room with us when we are by all accounts seemingly alone. A shift in the air or a tingle down your spine usually sets off these spider senses. Traditionally, when we think of this feeling, we are afraid. But what happens when this unseen force is helpful? And provides companionship in times of desperation and need, in circumstances of life or death? Today we travel the globe and through time to visit stories of survivors from all walks of life to discuss “The Third Man” and ponder where exactly it comes from.For the latest NPAD updates, group travel details, merch and more, follow us on npadpodcast.com and our socials:Instagram: @‌nationalparkafterdarkTikTok: @‌nationalparkafterdarkSupport the show by becoming an Outsider and receive ad free listening, bonus content and more on Patreon or Apple Podcasts. Want to see our faces? Catch full episodes on our YouTube Page!Thank you to this week’s partners!BetterHelp: National Park After Dark is sponsored by BetterHelp. Get 10% off.Hello Fresh: Use our link and code npad16 for 16 free meals plus free shipping.Earth Breeze: Use our code to get 40% off.ZocDoc: Use our link to download the Zocdoc app for free.For a full list of our sources, visit http://npadpodcast.com/episodes Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	There are certain experiences that unify us.
0:05.0	Things that happen at least once in our lifetimes.
0:08.0	The flutter of butterflies during the first kiss.
0:11.3	The ache of a heartbreak.
0:13.5	The belly laughter that accompanies joy.
0:16.5	Or the sorrow of loss.
0:18.7	There is a reason we collectively laugh, cry, or gasp in a crowded movie theater.
0:23.9	There are parts of the human experience we all understand.
0:27.7	The humor, sadness, and fear.
0:30.1	When it comes to fear, it is often translated in a film as a knife-wielding assailant, pursuing
0:35.5	an unarmed victim.
0:37.1	But what is equally as frightening is scenes of someone alone, yet with the feeling that
0:42.1	they are being watched.
0:43.9	The hairs on the back of their next rays.
0:46.2	They're pupils widen and they whip their heads around, searching for the eyes they
0:50.0	feel on them, yet no one is there.
0:52.6	Our heartbeat simultaneously quicken with theirs.
0:56.0	As we too have been there, it could be as simple as looking across a crowded room to meet
1:00.1	the gaze of someone already looking at you.
1:03.0	To the understanding someone just entered a room, even if you can't visually see them
1:07.3	yet, or feeling a shift in the air and just knowing you aren't alone.
1:12.3	And that's precisely what it is, a knowing, difficult to understand and nearly impossible
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