In observance of America's semiquincentennial, we're going to dive into the legend of The Count of St. Germain - a larger than life figure who is considered the "God of Freedom for this system of worlds," in esoteric tradition. He was, from what we know, an 18th century adventurer and alchemist with no known age or origin who somehow charmed himself into the highest ranks of European society. He possessed more talents than seemed possible to gain in a single lifetime and ALLEGEDLY made himself immortal. His status in the centuries after his SUPPOSED death has elevated to that of an Ascended Master. It was said he warned Marie Antoinette of the coming French Revolution. It was also said he was even present at the signing of the Declaration of Independence. OR was this all nonsense and was the Count just an extremely clever conman? Perhaps!

For the first of our Bus Stop Bench series we're joined with special guest John to discuss the use of LSD in the 1950s; primarily by the U.S. government but also how it seeped into broader society. The buttoned up & repressed era of the 1950s is not a time we typically associate with acid and yet that's when the research really kicked off. So throw on your best tie dye cardigan and join us as we play stickball with your mind!

The Sarajevo Safari was an ALLEGED war tourism phenomenon that POSSIBLY happened during the siege of Sarajevo between 1992 to 1996. Wealthy foreigners MAY HAVE been paying huge sums of money to the Serbian military for the opportunity to shoot civilians with sniper rifles. It could be a complete myth, but the story has carried on to this day and just last year (2025) the Public Prosecutor's Office in Milan opened an ongoing investigation into the alleged participation of Italian citizens in these horrific crimes. We wanted to come back with something light!