{"podcast":{"title":"The Opperman Report'","slug":"the-opperman-report-1173939","podcast_index_feed_id":1173939,"rss_url":"https://www.spreaker.com/show/1198501/episodes/feed","website_url":"https://www.patreon.com/oppermanreport","image_url":"https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/dc56e5db00ed6e7610a32cff0bd08f93.jpg","author":"The Opperman Report","episode_count":1000,"summary":"Join PI Ed Opperman with expert guests and authors as they discuss true crime stories in the news, conspiracy theories, issues of social injustice and NWO resistance. Follow on Twitter and Instagram @OppermanReport Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-opperman-report--1198501/support .","last_synced_at":"2026-07-26T00:19:19.801811+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-opperman-report-1173939"},"episode":{"title":"Cevin Soling - a Hole In The Head","slug":"cevin-soling-a-hole-in-the-head-2","published_at":"2026-06-13T13:26:25+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-opperman-report-1173939/cevin-soling-a-hole-in-the-head-2","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-opperman-report-1173939","url":"https://www.patreon.com/c/oppermanreport","audio_url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/72512425/cevin_soling_a_hole_in_the_head.mp3","summary":"A Hole in the Head is a 1998 documentary film produced and executive produced by filmmaker and author Cevin Soling. Directed by Eli Kabillio, the 54-minute film examines the controversial practice of trepanation—the process of boring a hole into the human skull. [ 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 ] Core Premise and History The documentary explores both the historical roots and the modern subculture surrounding voluntary trepanation. [ 1 ] Ancient Origins: The film highlights how the procedure is one of the oldest known surgical practices, utilized by ancient Egyptians, Incas, and Neolithic civilizations. [ 1 , 2 , 3 ] The Modern Goal: It focuses heavily on individuals in the United Kingdom, the United States, and the Netherlands who choose to perform or undergo the procedure on themselves. [ 1 , 2 ] The Underlying Theory: Advocates in the film believe that removing a small piece of bone restores the \"brain pulsations\" lost when the skull fully hardens in adulthood. They argue this increases brain blood volume and oxygenation, leading to a permanent \"high\" or a permanently expanded state of consciousness. [ 1 ] Featured Subjects The documentary includes interviews and historical footage of prominent figures within the modern trepanation movement: [ Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-opperman-report--1198501/support .","meta_description":"A Hole in the Head is a 1998 documentary film produced and executive produced by filmmaker and author Cevin Soling. Directed by Eli Kabillio, the 54-minut…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3552,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-opperman-report-1173939/episodes/cevin-soling-a-hole-in-the-head-2/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-opperman-report-1173939/cevin-soling-a-hole-in-the-head-2.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}