{"podcast":{"title":"Gods, Ghosts & UFOs","slug":"gods-ghosts-ufos-7311055","podcast_index_feed_id":7311055,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/PHTE8192086022","website_url":"https://ggupodcast.substack.com/podcast","image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/f28b7064-6e15-11f0-b1fd-3b3cefd70e77/image/62afb579d9dc6939fc5207ce3e41a72f.png?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"SpectreVision Radio","episode_count":71,"summary":"This is a show about all the things they said weren't real. Guided by strange headlines and ancient mysteries, Jordan and Mal explore the paranormal, metaphysical, and supernatural with all the earnestness and insight two big-hearted nerds can muster. If you don't have a good time, then you don't know what a good time is. SpectreVision Radio is a bespoke podcast network at the intersection between the arts and the uncanny, featuring a tapestry of shows exploring the anomalous, the luminous, and the numinous. We’re a community for creators and fans vibrating around common curiosities, shared interests and persistent passions. ⁠spectrevisionradio.com⁠ ⁠linktr.ee/spectrevision⁠","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/gods-ghosts-ufos-7311055"},"episode":{"title":"The Chronovisor and the Problem with Time Scrying | Episode 50","slug":"the-chronovisor-and-the-problem-with-time-scrying-episode-50","published_at":"2026-02-25T10:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/gods-ghosts-ufos-7311055/the-chronovisor-and-the-problem-with-time-scrying-episode-50","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/gods-ghosts-ufos-7311055","url":"https://pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.megaphone.fm/PHTE6715310456.mp3?updated=1772000622","audio_url":"https://pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.megaphone.fm/PHTE6715310456.mp3?updated=1772000622","summary":"A Benedictine monk with training in quantum physics, Gregorian chants, and exorcism claimed to have built a device that could see into the past. This man was Father Pellegrino Ernetti, and he assembled his Chronovisor with a secret team high-profile scientists that allegedly included Enrico Fermi and Wernher von Braun. Fifty years ago, they told everyone they took pictures of Christ’s crucifixion. Unsurprisingly, the evidence didn’t hold up. But that didn’t stop the story from getting stranger. The Vatican itself refused to confirm or deny rumors that it had ordered the device dismantled, and Ernetti died without fully recanting. Maybe the problem with any supposed means of looking into the past is that you have to answer the question of who’s holding the camera, and how. Regardless of whether the thing ever actually existed, the Chronovisor did successfully get us talking about the Scole Experiment, Edison’s spirit telephone, and why the past might be genuinely incomprehensible even if you had the means to look. Welcome to episode 50, everyone. Highlights: An introduction to Father Pellegrino Ernetti (1925–1994), a “Renaissance monk” Ernetti’s music scholarship—reconstructing ancient sounds—led him to believe every event leaves behind energy traces, reminding us of the Akashic Record A secret team of 12 scientists (that makes a quorum, folks) began work around 1952 at the Catholic University of Milan The “chronovisor” was reportedly an array of specialized antennas tuned to “historical frequencies,” combined with cathode ray tubes and oscilloscopes Ernetti even claimed it could pick up thoughts What they allegedly saw Story went public in 1972 in Italy Ernetti presented a grainy black-and-white image he said showed Christ’s face during the crucifixion But the image ma…","meta_description":"A Benedictine monk with training in quantum physics, Gregorian chants, and exorcism claimed to have built a device that could see into the past. This man…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2524,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/gods-ghosts-ufos-7311055/episodes/the-chronovisor-and-the-problem-with-time-scrying-episode-50/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/gods-ghosts-ufos-7311055/the-chronovisor-and-the-problem-with-time-scrying-episode-50.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}