# Hour 3: Ethereal Aliens and Draconian Doctors | 04-27-26

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Podcast: [The Other Side of Midnight with Walter Sterling](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-other-side-of-midnight-with-walter-sterling-2136100)
Published: 2026-04-27T10:59:00+00:00
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Duration seconds: 2959

## Resource

Buckle up for a wildly unpredictable hour of late-night talk radio where absolutely no topic is off-limits. Host Walter Sterling takes you on a bizarre journey through the worlds of political conspiracies, UFO whistleblowers, and everyday suburban gripes. In this episode, you'll hear about a NASA-trained attempted political assassin, the terrifying implications of government-hidden alien intelligence, and tales of communicating with dead relatives to win Kentucky Derby bets. But it doesn't stop at the paranormal—Walter also unleashes unfiltered rants against the medical industry's draconian painkiller rules, the failure of the New York parole system, and why moving to the suburbs is a trap. Sprinkled in between are insider stories from the 1980s radio payola era, a foolproof four-minute chicken parmesan recipe, and a strangely brilliant hack involving wee-wee pads for a spraying male cat. It's a chaotic, hilarious, and utterly captivating mix of the profound and the absurd.

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