The Telepathy Tapes is a podcast that explores the origins of consciousness and the unexplained abilities of ESP through science, verifiable experience, formal testing, and human story. In Season One, non-speaking individuals with autism reveal striking telepathic abilities that challenge everything we thought we knew about the mind. In Season Two, the lens widens to extraordinary experiences that invite us to rethink reality itself. From near death experiences to telepathic communication with animals, energy healing to plant intelligence, and the origins of creativity to sudden savant abilities -- each episode offers a rare glimpse into the vast terrain of consciousness beyond the brain.
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For years, Betsy Flores searched for ways to better understand her daughter, Cianna. Along the way, she encountered moments that seemed impossible to explain - thoughts shared without words, uncanny knowing, and experiences that hinted at a deeper connection. Joined by autism advocate Manisha Lad, Betsy reflects on the beginning of her daughter’s spelling journey and the hope it has brought to their family. Together they discuss telepathy, communication, presumed competence, and the patience req...
In this episode of Talk Tracks , Ky Dickens sits down with Peter, a nonspeaker who communicates through spelling, and his mother, Laura, to ask Peter questions submitted by our Backstage Pass listeners and hear the story of how spelling transformed their family. As Peter became an open speller, he began describing telepathy, “mind merging,” reading through his mother’s eyes, communication with other nonspeakers, spiritual encounters, and the mysterious plane many nonspeakers refer to as “the Hil...
Animation producer and first-time director Pilar Flynn shares the extraordinary story of a creative download that arrived during a meditation retreat beneath ancient redwoods. The experience was so specific, that it told her to adapt a beloved story by literary icon Isabel Allende, assemble a Latino creative team, and pursue an Oscar campaign. Pilar had never directed before, had no funding, and no obvious path forward. Yet one by one, impossible doors opened. In this conversation, Pilar and Ky ...
Is time really linear or is consciousness capable of accessing information beyond the present moment? In this episode of The Talk Tracks , Ky Dickens explores the growing scientific and experiential evidence surrounding precognition, remote viewing, and altered states of consciousness. After hearing remarkable accounts from non-speakers who claim to “remote view through time,” Ky speaks with neuroscientist Julia Mossbridge and psychologist Mike Sapiro about presentiment research, psi phenomena, ...
In this episode of Talk Tracks , Ky Dickens sits down with neuroscientist, actor, and podcast host Dr. Mayim Bialik to explore the tension between science and skepticism. With a PhD in neuroscience and a career shaped by both scientific rigor and cultural storytelling, Mayim has explored the questions on the edge of scientific understanding and that which can’t be quantified. From near-death experiences and spontaneous healing to telepathy, savant abilities, and the limits of measurement, she re...
In this episode of Talk Tracks , Ky Dickens sits down with Emmy Award–winning filmmaker Lynette Wallworth, whose near-death experience at age nine reshaped her understanding of reality, belonging, and what it means to die. That experience set her on a lifelong journey that led her to Indigenous communities in the Brazilian Amazon, Mexico, and Australia, where death is not feared, but understood as part of an ongoing cycle of existence. Through these relationships, she began to question a core as...
In this episode of Talk Tracks , Ky Dickens sits down with Mo Pritzker, whose life was upended by chronic illness, leaving her bedridden for years without answers from conventional medicine. After being told there were no more options, Mo turned to neuroplasticity, the brain’s ability to rewire itself. What followed was a profound shift: not just in her health, but in how she understood the relationship between the brain, the body, and healing. Drawing from her personal recovery and her work tod...
In this episode of Talk Tracks, Ky Dickens sits down with hospice physician and researcher Dr. Christopher Kerr, whose groundbreaking work has documented the vivid, often life-affirming dreams and visions reported by patients in their final days. Drawing from studies involving over 1,500 patients, Dr. Kerr reveals a striking pattern: as death approaches, many individuals begin to experience deeply immersive encounters, often with loved ones who have passed. He explains that these are not fragmen...
This week’s guest, Federico Faggin, helped invent the microprocessor - the technology that powers the modern world. By every measure, he had achieved success. And yet he felt something was missing. After a spontaneous and profound experience of consciousness, Federico began questioning everything he thought he knew about the nature of reality. What followed was a decades-long investigation into one of the biggest mysteries in science: not how the brain creates consciousness, but whether consciou...
What if communication can open at any age ? In this episode of the Talk Tracks, Ky Dickens sits down with Betsy Hicks Russ and her son Joe , who began spelling in adulthood after decades of being underestimated . As communication opens, so does a new understanding of Joe’s inner life, his humor, his insight, his spirituality, and the depth of what he has long been aware of. Together, they explore presuming competence, the emotional transformation that comes when someone is finally able to expres...
In this deeply moving episode, Ky sits down with writer Carla Kaufman Sloan, whose life changed forever after the sudden loss of her seven-year-old son, Calder. With no prior belief in an afterlife, Carla found herself pulled into a world she never expected through an evidential medium, unmistakable signs, and moments of connection that challenged everything she thought she knew about death. Together, they explore what “signs” from loved ones may look like, whether anyone can ask for them, the r...
What if love is not just something we feel, but a force that is actively working with us? Previously, in Season 2 Episode 3 of The Telepathy Tapes , we explored the consciousness of creativity and asked whether ideas are alive and if they choose us. In this episode of the Talk Tracks , we explore the possibility that love may be more than an emotion, but an unseen intelligence, a living force that seeks to engage with us, responds to us, and perhaps even guides us. Bestselling author Elizabeth G...
For most of his life, Ryan was treated as if he couldn’t understand the world around him. Unable to speak reliably due to apraxia, he spent years in special education classrooms where his intelligence was not honored. But his mother Mary always believed there was more inside. At age 23, Ryan began communicating through spelling and everything changed. Finally the thoughts and insights that had been trapped inside him began to emerge: his deep spirituality, his love of music, and even experiences...
In this episode of Talk Tracks , we travel to Rockville, Maryland, to meet the Statter family and their 24-year-old son, Ethan - a nonspeaker who began spelling his thoughts at age 18. What started as a breakthrough in communication quickly became something much bigger. Through letterboard spelling, Ethan revealed himself to be a poet and a deeply observant presence within his family. But he also began sharing experiences that challenged everything they thought they knew. He described telepathic...
In part two of this two-part episode series of the Talk Tracks, we continue the exploration of near-death experiences with Tony Cicoria , an orthopedic surgeon whose life changed after surviving a lightning strike in 1994. Tony describes leaving his physical body, witnessing his own resuscitation, and entering a realm of profound peace, unity, and unconditional love that felt more real than ordinary waking life. When he returned, he began experiencing an unexpected and overwhelming connection to...
In part one of this two part episode series of Talk Tracks , we hear the extraordinary near-death experience of David Ditchfield , who survived a devastating train accident that should have been fatal. David describes leaving his injured body behind and entering a realm of healing light, guiding beings, and overwhelming unconditional love that felt more real than physical life. When he returned, he discovered he had become an accidental savant , awakening an innate ability to paint complex, deta...
Pathologist Dr. Neil Theise discusses his mother's Parkinson's journey, detailing her end-of-life visions, astral travels, and peaceful passing, which profoundly shaped his understanding of consciousness. He presents his theory that the brain filters a larger reality, suggesting that diminished filtering in dying or "broken" brains may grant greater access to a fundamental, compassionate universe. The conversation also explores evidential post-death communications and the transformative nature of these experiences, connecting them to non-speakers and near-death experiences.
Today we’re introduced to Suzanne Simon, the mother of telepathic nonspeaker, Koray, who Suzanne has come to find out plays an important role on The Hill. Suzanne describes the journey of diagnosing and understanding Koray’s autism, the lengths she’s gone to to seek care and resources for her family, and how much she learned about Koray’s amazing inner life when he started to spell. Suzanne is joined by Koray’s energy healer, Inga, whose own incredible abilities has helped Koray dive even deeper...
In this AMA episode, Ky responds to listener questions about non-speaking communication, telepathy, and the evolving understanding of consciousness. She reflects on what she’s learned from working closely with non-speakers and their families, addressing both practical challenges and deeper philosophical shifts that have emerged through the project. The conversation also touches on government interest in human potential, spiritual frameworks, and how these experiences have personally reshaped Ky’...
In Part Two of the Season Two premiere of Talk Tracks , Anita Moorjani shares what happened after her near-death experience and the astonishing medical recovery that followed. Alongside her husband Danny and physician Dr. Brian Walker, Anita describes how her body rapidly healed from end-stage lymphoma, defying every clinical expectation. The conversation expands into what Anita experienced beyond the physical realm, including encounters with loved ones, a sense of unity with consciousness, and ...
In the Season Two premiere of Talk Tracks , we open with a powerful two-part conversation centered on near-death experiences and what they reveal about consciousness beyond the body. This episode introduces Anita Moorjani, who recounts the extraordinary experience she had while in a coma from end-stage lymphoma, where she remained aware of events around her and entered a profound state of clarity. Joined by her husband Danny and her physician Dr. Brian Walker, Anita describes perceptions and ins...
In this Backstage Pass preview, we share a new Ask Me Anything episode, with Jill Blakeway who returns after her appearances in our Energy Medicine episodes from Season Two. Jill answers all of the questions you wrote in about energy healing, acupuncture, trauma stored in the body, chronic illness, fertility, and mental health. She also addresses scientific skepticism, explains where energy medicine can be helpful, and speaks candidly about its limits. To hear our episodes ad-free and access bon...
Talk Tracks returns for Season 2 on Wednesday, January 14, with new episodes released weekly. Expanding on the themes of consciousness explored in Season 2 of The Telepathy Tapes , this season goes deeper into near-death experiences, extended conversations with scientists and experts, and powerful new stories from nonspeakers, including voices you haven’t heard before and meaningful updates from families introduced in Season 1. Season 2 also features new and unreleased interviews and, beginning ...
In this finale to Season 2, we explore the phenomenon of “mind sight” - the ability some children and adults claim to develop that allows them to see while blindfolded, and in rare cases, even while blind. From a rural school in England to training programs in India and China, we meet teachers, skeptics, neuroscientists, and families who’ve witnessed the unexplainable ability that often leads to intuition beyond our comprehension. As always, we question what’s real, what’s possible, and whether ...
When memory fades and language falls silent, we assume connection is lost. But what if it isn’t? In this episode, we explore whether telepathy might offer a bridge to those living with Alzheimer’s and dementia. The journey begins with Rebecca, a close friend from Season 1, whose father’s Alzheimer’s diagnosis collides unexpectedly with the earliest telepathy experiments that launched The Telepathy Tapes . As caregivers and families reach out with similar stories, we follow Rebecca into a deeply ...
Before we head into the final two episodes of Season 2, we’re revisiting episode six of Talk Tracks to bring Dan Goerke’s story back into focus and prepare you for the role it plays in what comes next. His experience communicating with his wife after she lost speech became a crucial clue in our exploration of consciousness and sets up the pivotal return to Dan in our final two episodes, out on Monday, December 22nd and December 29th. -- Can we still connect with our loved ones when memory fades ...
Before we head into the final two episodes of Season 2, we’re revisiting episode five of Talk Tracks because it was one of the first to point toward a question that now sits at the center of where we’re going. It explores whether consciousness can remain active and aware even when communication breaks down, setting the stage for the final two episodes of the season, premiering on Monday, December 22nd and Monday, December 29th. -- In this riveting episode of The Talk Tracks , we explore two asto...
Part 2 of our episodes on energy healing looks at a larger question at the center of this season: if healing involves more than biology alone, what type of communication is actually taking place between people. Scientists are beginning to measure shifts in physiology, coherence, and brain activity that suggest the body may respond to intention and connection in ways we have not fully understood. These patterns appear across many different settings, from controlled trials to personal accounts whe...
We're sharing a special preview of an exclusive Backstage Pass Ask Me Anything with mycologist and author, Paul Stamets. Paul answers your most fascinating questions: from why different mushroom species affect our mood and anxiety, to how mycelial networks shape ecosystems, to whether psilocybin could enhance perception, creativity, or even telepathy. He also opens up about his own life practices, the experience that changed his relationship to fear, and how fungi may be guiding us toward a deep...
In Part 1 of this two part exploration, we turn from the mind to the body and begin with a mystery that modern science has struggled to explain. Energy healing is one of the oldest medical traditions on Earth, yet it has long existed at the margins of Western understanding. The episode opens with a Cambridge-trained material scientist, Simon Duan, whose worldview shifts instantly when a Qigong practitioner in China removes his wisdom teeth pain-free - without anesthesia. His story leads us into ...
