{"href":"https://api.simplecast.com/oembed?url=https%3A%2F%2Fspookycoop.simplecast.com%2Fepisodes%2Fsc-ep-54-phantom-radio-and-ghostly-phone-calls-HhRo3Zly","width":444,"version":"1.0","type":"rich","title":"SC-EP-54-Phantom-Radio-And-Ghostly-Phone-Calls","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_url":"https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/38c0da71-9690-46f2-ae39-09397dd06d97/bd8b0b27-3651-4ca1-971f-838ab7142e9d/cropped_1788207649756.jpg","thumbnail_height":300,"provider_url":"https://simplecast.com","provider_name":"Simplecast","html":"","height":200,"description":"First, they explore infamous broadcast interruptions and eerie radio mysteries, including the 1977 Southern Television intrusion, Chicago’s baffling Max Headroom signal hijack, Cold War-era numbers stations, and the legendary Russian shortwave signal known as “The Buzzer.” Is it military communication, a doomsday backup plan, an alien hotline, or just the world’s creepiest automated hold music?\n\nThen the conversation takes a more personal turn with stories of phone calls, voicemails, and uncanny signals reportedly received after a loved one has died. From static-filled calls and Morse-code messages to a grandmother’s warning that may have saved a young man from a terrible accident, Paul and Michelle consider the comfort, mystery, and emotional power of these experiences.\n\nIn this episode:\n\nPhantom radio signals, broadcast hijackings, and Cold War numbers stations\n\nRussia’s mysterious shortwave “Buzzer”\n\nThe Lincolnshire Poacher and its unsettling coded broadcasts\n\nReported phone calls and voicemails from departed loved ones\n\nA Morse-code call from a late grandfather\n\nMichelle’s real-life story of a grandmother’s possible warning from beyond\n\nWhy personal paranormal experiences can mean so much, whether or not they can be explained\n\nKeep your eyes open, your mind open, and if your phone rings with an unfamiliar number… maybe let it go to voicemail first. See you in the Spooky Coop."}