{"podcast":{"title":"Whereabouts Tales | Stories of Belonging and Immigrant Experiences","slug":"whereabouts-tales-stories-of-belonging-and-immigrant-experiences-7144981","podcast_index_feed_id":7144981,"rss_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/fe6afdfc/podcast/rss","website_url":"https://www.whereaboutstales.com","image_url":"https://d3t3ozftmdmh3i.cloudfront.net/staging/podcast_uploaded_nologo/42584247/42584247-1752127550745-9b2eab05efe95.jpg","author":"Paul Puscas | Stories of Belonging and Cultural Exploration","episode_count":75,"summary":"Whereabouts Tales shares the real stories of immigrant experiences, belonging, and global journeys from expats, returnees, and cultural explorers. I'm diving into life between worlds unpacking identity, transformation, and what it means to belong. Each episode is a conversation about chasing dreams, navigating change, and discovering yourself far from home. Tune in for raw, thoughtful, and inspiring journeys across borders. 🎧 New episodes every 2 weeks | 🌍 Real people. Raw stories. Remarkable paths.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-23T06:20:22.667896+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/whereabouts-tales-stories-of-belonging-and-immigrant-experiences-7144981"},"episode":{"title":"From Poetic Terms to Piezoelectrics #0052","slug":"from-poetic-terms-to-piezoelectrics-0052","published_at":"2026-01-02T15:30:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/whereabouts-tales-stories-of-belonging-and-immigrant-experiences-7144981/from-poetic-terms-to-piezoelectrics-0052","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/whereabouts-tales-stories-of-belonging-and-immigrant-experiences-7144981","url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/paul-puscas/episodes/From-Poetic-Terms-to-Piezoelectrics-0052-e3d2ebn","audio_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/fe6afdfc/podcast/play/113375031/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-0-1%2F415329731-44100-2-f36117f2ff413.mp3","summary":"This was such a captivating conversation! I was so excited to welcome back Gregory Dizzia, co-founder of the Cosmos University, for our third deep dive into the mysteries that bridge ancient wisdom and modern science. From the moment we started, it was clear we were on the trail of uncovering things that truly challenge our understanding of history and the "magic" that once permeated it. Greg shared the incredible origin story of Cosmos University, born from his lifelong fascination with alternative archaeology and the vast gap between conventional scientific understanding and profound spiritual or folkloric claims. We explored how seemingly "magical" properties of materials, like those attributed to precious stones or even common garlic, might have a verifiable scientific basis. For example, Greg broke down the mythical power of Solomon's Ring (5:00), explaining how its combination of silver, brass, and emerald could, in fact, leverage bioenergy, potential differences, and piezoelectric properties to "mess with the ether." It made me realize: **what we call "magic" today might simply be science we haven't yet understood or explained in modern terms** (38:31). We also discussed how ancient civilizations likely knew this, but chose to explain it in poetic rather than scientific terms. But the conversation truly took a mind-bending turn when we delved into our deep dive on the Book of Enoch. Greg revealed connections that left me speechless. He uncovered a prophecy within the book describing a 10,000-year period until "guilt is consummated." When aligning this ancient text with scientific flood dates, the timeline incredibly points to a momentous event like Christ's crucifixion (51:00) a discovery that sent shivers down m…","meta_description":"This was such a captivating conversation! I was so excited to welcome back Gregory Dizzia, co-founder of the Cosmos University, for our third deep dive in…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":5616,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/whereabouts-tales-stories-of-belonging-and-immigrant-experiences-7144981/episodes/from-poetic-terms-to-piezoelectrics-0052/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/whereabouts-tales-stories-of-belonging-and-immigrant-experiences-7144981/from-poetic-terms-to-piezoelectrics-0052.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}