JRE 872 · November 16, 2016

Graham Hancock & Randall Carlson

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Who is Graham Hancock & Randall Carlson?

Graham Hancock is an English author and journalist, well known for books such as "Fingerprints Of The Gods" & his latest book "Magicians of the Gods" is available now. Randall Carlson is a master builder and architectural designer, teacher, geometrician, geomythologist, geological explorer and renegade scholar.

Topics and Timestamps

01Graham Hancock and Randall Carlson discuss evidence of an ancient advanced civilization that existed before the last ice age
02The Younger Dryas impact hypothesis suggests a comet strike around 12,800 years ago caused catastrophic climate change and wiped out early human populations
03Hancock's research indicates fingerprints of a lost civilization appear in myths, sacred sites, and astronomical alignments across multiple ancient cultures
04Carlson explains geological evidence supporting a major cosmic impact event that reset human civilization and explains flood myths worldwide
05Discussion covers how mainstream academia dismisses alternative theories about human history and the suppression of evidence for older advanced cultures
06Both speakers argue that consciousness, psychedelics, and ancient wisdom traditions hold keys to understanding our true prehistoric past
▶Introduction to the Younger Dryas impact hypothesis and its implications for human civilization0:00:00
▶Hancock explains fingerprints of an advanced lost civilization found in myths and megalithic sites across the world0:15:00
▶Carlson discusses the geological evidence for cosmic impact including the black mat layer and iridium deposits0:35:00
▶Discussion of how academic institutions suppress or ignore evidence that contradicts mainstream historical narratives0:55:00
▶Hancock and Carlson explain their crowdfunding campaign and call to support research into the comet impact theory1:45:00

The Show

Joe sits down with Graham Hancock and Randall Carlson for a deep dive into one of the most fascinating and controversial topics in human history: the possibility of an advanced civilization that existed and was destroyed before the last ice age. Hancock, author of the bestselling Fingerprints of the Gods and the newly released Magicians of the Gods, has built his career on presenting evidence that our understanding of human history is fundamentally wrong.

The conversation centers around the Younger Dryas impact hypothesis, which Carlson helps explain from a geological perspective. According to this theory, a comet or series of comets struck Earth around 12,800 years ago, causing catastrophic climate disruption, massive flooding, and the extinction of megafauna and early human populations. This cosmic event essentially reset civilization and may explain why so many ancient cultures have flood myths. Hancock argues that the fingerprints of a lost advanced culture appear across the globe in the form of precisely aligned megalithic structures, consistent mythological themes, and astronomical knowledge that shouldn't exist in supposedly primitive societies.

Carlson brings the geological credibility, discussing the evidence layer in the earth's crust known as the black mat, which shows markers of cosmic impact including iridium and nanodiamonds. He explains how the impact would have triggered massive fires, tsunamis, and atmospheric changes that could have wiped out advanced populations relatively quickly. The two discuss how this theory challenges the conventional narrative taught in universities and how academic institutions are often resistant to evidence that contradicts established timelines.

Hancock emphasizes that he's not claiming to have all the answers, but rather pointing out that mainstream archaeology ignores too much evidence and too many inconsistencies. He talks about how ancient cultures had astronomical knowledge and mathematical precision that we still don't fully understand. The conversation touches on psychedelics and altered states of consciousness as potential ways ancient peoples accessed knowledge and connected spiritually.

Throughout the episode, Joe asks probing questions and keeps the discussion grounded while remaining open to the possibilities Hancock and Carlson present. The guests mention their crowdfunding campaign for further research into the comet impact theory and encourage people interested in the truth about human history to support their work and think critically about what they've been taught.

Best Quotes

“The evidence is there if you're willing to look at it, but academia has decided the story already and they don't want their narrative disrupted.”

— Graham Hancock & Randall Carlson