{"podcast":{"title":"Bledsoe Said So","slug":"bledsoe-said-so-4023192","podcast_index_feed_id":4023192,"rss_url":"https://www.spreaker.com/show/5589952/episodes/feed","website_url":"https://www.spreaker.com/show/bledsoe-said-so","image_url":"https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/551a4c72afc3b94eaa0093a254da5d0c.jpg","author":"Bledsoe Said So","episode_count":254,"summary":"Host Ryan Bledsoe shares his thoughts and lifelong experiences with supernatural phenomena, the UFO community and intelligence agencies following an entity encounter in 2007 known as one of the most publicly documented cases of all time. Along with his best friend, Nick, Ryan discusses the paranormal, spirituality, UFOs, consciousness and all things weird beyond the veil.","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/bledsoe-said-so-4023192"},"episode":{"title":"230: The Dark Force","slug":"230-the-dark-force","published_at":"2025-12-17T08:00:08+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/bledsoe-said-so-4023192/230-the-dark-force","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/bledsoe-said-so-4023192","url":"https://www.spreaker.com/episode/230-the-dark-force--68922182","audio_url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/68922182/episode230final_audioo.mp3","summary":"Ryan and Alex explore the idea of a malevolent, parasitic force that has appeared across cultures and religions throughout history. Drawing from Native American concepts like Wetiko and the Wendigo, the Zoroastrian force of Ahriman, and the deceptive Luciferic beings of esoteric traditions, they examine how different myth systems describe an intelligence that feeds on human fear and ignorance. The conversation also dives into the Gnostic Demiurge, the archons, and the notion of a false spiritual “light” that diverts humanity from authentic awakening.","meta_description":"Ryan and Alex explore the idea of a malevolent, parasitic force that has appeared across cultures and religions throughout history. Drawing from Native Am…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":6617,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/bledsoe-said-so-4023192/episodes/230-the-dark-force/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/bledsoe-said-so-4023192/230-the-dark-force.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}