Ep 257: Entombed in Tsarichina Part 2

For us, entering the hole was much more than a curiosity – it was an exciting moment – a mixture of fascination, thrill, surprise, twilight, a lack of oxygen, and sinking into an abyss in which your ears fade. I would compare it to something like “Journey to the Center of the Earth!”
— Dimitir Statkov in his article for the Bulgarian newspaper, Blitz.
 

Description:

In Part Two of our series on the mysterious hole in Tsarichina, Bulgaria, we take a closer look at the history of the legendary Tsar Samuel, whose legacy sparked the initial search and the likelihood of his treasure hoard. We’ll also examine the role of the famous Bulgarian prophet, Baba Vanga, whose consultation decreed that the hole was a phenomenon mankind could not explain, along with a message from another world. She also warned that if they continued digging, they would reach a suspended animation capsule containing some form of simian-like, asexual being that was not meant to be disturbed, asking, what would they do once it woke up? Whether what was buried in Tsarichina was a cover story for toxic waste disposal, a government boondoggle, or truly reality-altering secrets of the universe we aren’t ready for, perhaps it’s best to let sleeping primordial protohumans lie.

 
 
 

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The Tsarichina Phenomenon, by Colonel Tsvetko Kanev (written in Bulgarian)

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Episode 257: Entombed in Tsarichina Part 2. Produced by Scott Philbrook & Forrest Burgess; Audio Editing by Sarah Vorhees Wendel of VW Sound. Music and Sound Design by Allen Carrescia. Tess Pfeifle, Producer, and Lead Researcher. Ed Voccola, Technical Producer. Research Support from The Astonishing Research Corps, or "A.R.C." for short. Copyright 2023 Astonishing Legends Productions, LLC. All Rights Reserved.