Where Things Stand in Up and Vanished

8 min

•Feb 11, 20262 months ago

Summary

The host announces an upcoming major update to the Up and Vanished investigation and promotes High Strange, a new investigative podcast exploring UFOs and unexplained phenomena using the same journalistic rigor as Up and Vanished. A clip from High Strange features a detailed account of an alleged alien abduction experience from 1985, including hypnosis-assisted memory recovery.

Insights

Long-form investigative podcasts are expanding into adjacent paranormal/unexplained phenomena categories while maintaining core journalistic credibility
Hypnosis and forensic psychology techniques are being used as narrative devices to explore and validate extraordinary claims in true crime/paranormal content
Podcast networks are leveraging established audience trust from flagship shows to launch companion projects in adjacent genres
Detailed, immersive storytelling with expert testimony (forensic hypnotists) is used to build credibility around unconventional subject matter

Trends

Expansion of true crime/investigation podcast brands into paranormal and unexplained phenomena categoriesUse of forensic and psychological expertise to legitimize paranormal investigation narrativesPodcast networks launching companion shows to diversify content while maintaining production quality standardsImmersive audio storytelling techniques applied to UFO and alien encounter narrativesCross-promotion of related shows within podcast network ecosystems to maximize audience retention

Topics

UFO and alien encounter investigationsForensic hypnosis and memory recoveryParanormal investigation journalismPodcast network expansion strategiesTrue crime and unexplained phenomena storytellingInvestigative journalism production standardsAbduction narratives and accountsPsychiatric expertise in paranormal investigation

Companies

Tenderfoot TV

Production company behind Up and Vanished and High Strange podcasts; mentioned as the network producing both shows

People

Dr. Donald Klein

Head of New York State Department of Psychiatry; described as world-class forensic hypnotist who solved criminal cases

Quotes

"Things are finally moving in the right direction. You've helped keep these stories alive."

Host•Opening

"It's real, raw journalism. It's me, applying the same investigative lens, the same production value, the same storytelling discipline you expect from Up and Vanished."

Host•High Strange introduction

"I found myself in a room full of what looked like gigantic insects. It was horrifying."

Abduction account subject•High Strange clip

"They were not of this world at all. That was when I thought I'm having a nightmare."

Abduction account subject•High Strange clip

Full Transcript

You're listening to a Tenderfoot TV podcast. No mistake at all. We are going to share it, and we're going to share all of it. And I can tell you this. Things are finally moving in the right direction. You've helped keep these stories alive. We're currently preparing for an even more extensive update. In the meantime, I want to share something with you that's personal to me. A couple years ago, I launched a show called High Strange. It's basically my passion project. A full-scale investigation into UFOs and the unexplained. And before you roll your eyes and hit stop, just hear me out. It's real, raw journalism. It's me, applying the same investigative lens, the same production value, the same storytelling discipline you expect from Up and Vanished. It's called High Strange, and it's out now. Here's a clip from our new season, so you can feel it out yourself. December the 26th, 1985, I had a nice day with my family. It was me, my wife, and our son, who was then six. Beautiful afternoon, right after Christmas. We'd had a wonderful Christmas. Little country house we'd bought a year before. Went to bed. And in the middle of the night, became aware of the fact that there were noises around me. Movement Felt like I was in a room full of people And I was supposed to be in my bedroom alone with my wife There was just something wrong Finally, I woke up, opened my eyes. I couldn't get up, couldn't rise off the bed. And then I realized I'm not on my bed. I'm somewhere else. This room with an arch door and a little black window in it. It was really weird. Who the hell is that? There's no somebody there. Is that somebody there? I don't think I like that. I saw these big black eyes peering at me from about two feet away. Something's like, ooh. It looks, ooh. It's got eyes out. Big eyes. We saw the eyes. I found myself in a room full of what looked like gigantic insects. It was horrifying. I saw something that looked like it had a hood on it, near the corner in our bedroom. I don't want it to be that. The head of the New York State Department of Psychiatry, Dr. Donald Klein, he had solved many criminal cases with hypnosis. The world's best forensic hypnotist, he was the real deal. The memory began to come back under hypnosis It deep constable the last day So pay attention to my voice, but you remain asleep. Remain the heart. Thank you, sir. They would move very slowly and then very quickly. They were not of this world at all. That was when I thought I'm having a nightmare. I don't want to be there! They didn't go away. thinking, God, this is real. I became crazed. I was on a little cot. I couldn't get off of it. I couldn't move and I kept trying to imagine my bed. I couldn't do that either. It was so vivid. It was like real life. I remembered those faces and they weren't human. It was sticking into my mind. It would make a noise like a voice. I don't know where it came from, but it was a mechanical voice, clearly. And it would repeat. What can we do to help you stop screaming? Why don't you let me? I'm hearing this voice. Jesus. What can we do to help you stop screaming? Why don't you help me? Oh, shit. I sorry Gigantic insects Very scary They were not silly looking at all. Ever when you were a kid, maybe watch a praying mantis? How it creeps so gracefully and smoothly along and then whang! It gets the little fly that it's after. That's how they moved. One of them was about five feet tall. The others were all very small. They showed me a needle. They were going to put it in the side of my head. He touches my head with his face. I realized then this was physical. I'm going to relax. and I do life just relax. I like that. You guys stay relax now. What the fuck is that? It's called High Strange, and it's out now. Thank you for sticking with Up and Vanished. the next update is coming. And when it drops, you'll understand why we took our time. Until then, here's High Strange.