# S2E18: When a Near-Death Experience Unlocks Hidden Genius Part Two | Talk Tracks Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-telepathy-tapes-7006948/s2e18-when-a-near-death-experience-unlocks-hidden-genius-part-two-talk-tracks Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-telepathy-tapes-7006948/s2e18-when-a-near-death-experience-unlocks-hidden-genius-part-two-talk-tracks.md Podcast: [The Telepathy Tapes](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-telepathy-tapes-7006948) Published: 2026-02-25T08:03:00+00:00 Episode link: https://pscrb.fm/rss/p/tracking.swap.fm/track/c4u9TdQ5gsDmCq9TETNl/mgln.ai/e/213/rss.art19.com/episodes/e5ceb296-9097-466b-9e93-63b987fbb79c.mp3?rss_browser=BAhJIg90cmFuc2NyaWJyBjoGRVQ%3D--952c5701c84ad333c69d5faa668f8177091704f0 Audio file: https://pscrb.fm/rss/p/tracking.swap.fm/track/c4u9TdQ5gsDmCq9TETNl/mgln.ai/e/213/rss.art19.com/episodes/e5ceb296-9097-466b-9e93-63b987fbb79c.mp3?rss_browser=BAhJIg90cmFuc2NyaWJyBjoGRVQ%3D--952c5701c84ad333c69d5faa668f8177091704f0 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-telepathy-tapes-7006948/episodes/s2e18-when-a-near-death-experience-unlocks-hidden-genius-part-two-talk-tracks Duration seconds: 1598 ## Resource In part two of this two-part episode series of the Talk Tracks, we continue the exploration of near-death experiences with Tony Cicoria , an orthopedic surgeon whose life changed after surviving a lightning strike in 1994. Tony describes leaving his physical body, witnessing his own resuscitation, and entering a realm of profound peace, unity, and unconditional love that felt more real than ordinary waking life. When he returned, he began experiencing an unexpected and overwhelming connection to music, with fully formed melodies arriving in his mind despite having no musical background . He shares how this sudden creative awakening emerged directly from his near-death experience and went on to reshape his identity, purpose, and understanding of consciousness. Together, the conversation explores how near-death experiences can radically alter perception, unlock latent abilities, and challenge what we believe about creativity, consciousness, and life beyond the body. Join  The Telepathy Tapes Backstage Pass  to get ad-free episodes, never-before-heard interviews, behind-the-scenes documentary footage, and access to our private Discord community. This is your invitation to come closer. To help shape what’s next. To be more than a listener… to be a  co-creator  of this paradigm shift. So if you’ve felt moved, if you’ve felt seen, if you’ve felt the call— subscribe today  and join us:  thetelepathytapes.supercast.com. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info . ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-telepathy-tapes-7006948/episodes/s2e18-when-a-near-death-experience-unlocks-hidden-genius-part-two-talk-tracks/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-telepathy-tapes-7006948/s2e18-when-a-near-death-experience-unlocks-hidden-genius-part-two-talk-tracks.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.