The most important conversations are not taking place. Instead, they're being avoided, suppressed, or ignored. The Big Picture podcast explores the Truth beyond the influence of biased media, misinformation, and emotional bias. Our goal is to invite you to explore key topics with us, so you can form your own opinions. Our episodes cover a broad range of subjects, from history to various domains. You will often find us investigating historical events and exploring how their impacts shape our modern world. Hosted by Randall Carlson and Becket Fusik.
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Humanity is at a crossroads. In this episode of The Big Picture, Becket and Randall Carlson explore what it will take to become a spacefaring civilization — and why we must. We break down the International Space Station as a working model of global cooperation, China’s expanding presence on the Moon, and the race toward helium-3 and fusion energy. From geopolitical alignment to long-term thinking, we look at what humanity is doing right now that works — and what’s standing in the way. Topics cov...
This episode of the Big Picture explores the possibility that massive, rapid flooding events played a central role in shaping major geographic features across North America — including the Grand Canyon, the Great Lakes, and the Channeled Scablands. Randall & Becket walk through detailed geomorphic evidence suggesting that these landforms may not have been formed slowly over millions of years, but rather through sudden, high-energy processes involving enormous volumes of water.
In this episode of The Big Picture, Randall Carlson and Becket dive deep into the cataclysmic floods that reshaped the American West. From the collapse of Lake Bonneville to the massive Missoula Floods, these ancient events weren’t just natural disasters — they were earth-sculpting, climate-shifting forces that modern science is only beginning to fully understand. Carlson walks us through the geologic evidence left behind: carved canyons, scablands, flood basalts, and sediment layers that point ...
This episode explores compelling geological evidence, from the vast Missoula and Bonneville floods to widespread channel scablands and oversized river valleys across North America, suggesting that cataclysmic mega-floods were a continental-scale event during the late Pleistocene. Randall Carlson explains key geological terminology, discusses the "storage problem" for subglacial floods, and highlights how new technologies like LiDAR are revealing previously overlooked features. The discussion also touches on how these findings challenge uniformitarian geological assumptions and require a re-evaluation of human prehistory, urging archaeologists to be more open to evidence of advanced ancient civilizations buried by these massive events.
In this wide-ranging and unfiltered episode of The Big Picture, Randall Carlson opens up like never before—sharing stories from his life in the 1960s, his near-draft into the Vietnam War, and the moments that shattered his trust in the narratives handed down by media, government, and culture. What begins as a reflection on war, truth, and resistance unfolds into a deep critique of the American system—touching on education, imperialism, psychedelics, media manipulation, and the engineered collaps...
In this episode of The Big Picture, Randall Carlson and Becket Fusik dive deep into the geological evidence of Earth’s catastrophic past. From the dramatic onset of Meltwater Pulse 1A to the violent forces behind megafloods and erratic boulder trains, we explore how sudden, global-scale events reshaped the planet—and possibly reset civilization as we know it. Was there an advanced human presence before the Ice Age meltdown? Why is mainstream science reluctant to acknowledge the full scale of the...
The Earth’s history is marked by massive floods, catastrophic upheavals, and rapid environmental shifts that reshaped entire continents. In this episode of The Big Picture, Randall Carlson and Becket Fusik break down the evidence for Ice Age megafloods, lost landscapes, and the forces that shaped human civilization. Were these floods triggered by glacial meltwater, cosmic impacts, or something else entirely? The answers lie in the geological record.
The Evidence Is Clear—Our Civilization Is Not Immune to Catastrophe. Randall Carlson & Becket Fusik explore the hidden cycles of destruction and renewal that have shaped our past and will inevitably shape our future. From ancient cosmic disasters to the lost knowledge of previous civilizations, this episode uncovers the true risks facing humanity—and why history may be closer to repeating itself than we realize. 💡 What knowledge did past civilizations lose after global cataclysms? 💡 Could ...
In this episode of The Big Picture, Randall Carlson and Becket Fusik take a deep dive into Earth's hidden past and humanity’s future. They discuss: The real history of ancient catastrophes and lost civilizations. Evidence of 600-foot mega tsunamis and their impact on human history. How cosmic forces like asteroid impacts and solar storms have shaped Earth’s climate. Why mainstream science underestimates ancient knowledge of navigation, astronomy, and engineering. The future of humanity in space—...
Are we ready to expand into the cosmos to ensure humanity’s survival and thrive beyond Earth? Or will we remain stuck in the conflicts and limitations of our past? Welcome back to The Big Picture. This is Episode #2. In this episode, Becket Fusik and Randall Carlson delve into the current state and future of space exploration, examining humanity's potential to become an interplanetary civilization. They talk about the moon and Mars as prime targets for colonization, the resources available on th...
This episode explores humanity's greatest threats, from natural cosmic impacts like meteor streams and comets to human-made geopolitical conflicts driven by resource control. It critiques current leadership's failure in diplomacy and calls for a paradigm shift from Malthusian thinking to global cooperation. The hosts advocate for international ventures in planetary defense and space exploration as a path to a more unified and abundant future, urging a focus on the "big picture" over societal distractions.
