Randall Carlson

Date: 2015-02-02 | Duration: 3h 4m

Episode Overview

Randall Carlson joins Joe Rogan to explore the deep history of Earth’s cataclysms and their impact on human civilization. Carlson discusses evidence of repeated global-scale disasters, including massive asteroid impacts that may have caused mass extinctions and shaped the planet’s geological record. He highlights the Younger Dryas event, a sudden climate shift around 12,000 years ago, and its possible connection to ancient myths like Atlantis. Carlson also delves into how these catastrophes influenced early human cultures and the rise and fall of civilizations. The conversation shifts to the mysteries of ancient architecture and sacred geometry, with Carlson explaining how megalithic structures encode advanced knowledge that has been lost or obscured over millennia. He shares insights on the Great Sphinx and other enigmatic monuments, suggesting they bear witness to forgotten epochs of human history. Carlson also critiques modern climate change narratives, emphasizing the complexity of Earth’s climate system and the natural oscillations that have driven warming and cooling cycles long before industrialization. Throughout the episode, his blend of geology, archaeology, and mythology challenges conventional views and invites listeners to reconsider humanity’s place within a volatile and ancient Earth.

About Randall Carlson

Randall Carlson is a renowned architectural designer, master builder, and geomythologist, celebrated for his unique blend of art, science, and ancient wisdom. With a deep understanding of geometry and its applications in both natural and built environments, he has contributed to various educational initiatives, exploring the intersections of mythology and geology. As a geological explorer, Carlson captivates audiences with his insights into Earth's history and the cataclysmic events that have shaped our planet, making him a sought-after speaker and a fascinating presence in the realms of alternative history and ancient civilizations. His appearances, including a memorable episode on the Joe Rogan Experience, showcase his passion for unraveling the mysteries of our past and their relevance to contemporary society.

Key Moments

– Sacred Geometry
– Catastrophic Events
– Younger Dryas Impact
– Ancient Civilizations
– Climate Change History
– Ice Age Glaciation
– Geomagnetic Field Reversals
– Mega Fauna Extinctions
– Archaeological Dating Methods
– Ancient Megalithic Structures
– Tsunami Deposits
– Prehistoric Human Survival
– Plato's Atlantis
– Global Cooling and Warming
– Nuclear Weapons and Environmental Risk
– Ancient Knowledge Preservation
– Grand Canyon Formation
– Woolly Mammoth Discoveries
– Climate Oscillations
– Ancient Stone Quarrying
0:00:32 – Introduction to sacred geometry and Randall Carlson
0:01:54 – Discussion of catastrophic events killing dinosaurs
0:06:24 – Appearance of modern humans on Earth
0:08:06 – Repeated global catastrophic events over millennia
0:10:45 – Longevity of ancient human constructions
0:12:54 – Discovery of huge stone structures
0:14:59 – Cosmic ray exposure dating explained
0:17:13 – Plato's dialogues on Atlantis described
0:19:34 – Scientific evidence for Younger Dryas transition
0:22:06 – Impact of ice age on sea levels and forests
0:27:26 – Climate warming effects on human civilization
0:29:06 – Onset of Justinian Plague after climate shift
0:32:08 – Medieval cathedral building and skilled craftsmen
0:35:11 – Little Ice Age glacial expansion
0:39:19 – Earth's geomagnetic field and polarity reversals
0:43:11 – Ice sheet weight depressing North American continent
0:47:10 – Potential cradle of civilization in Mid-Atlantic
0:49:09 – Carbon cycle and industrial revolution effects
1:00:35 – Critique of political polarization on climate debate
1:07:37 – Climate change continues despite fossil fuel reductions
1:14:22 – Ecological recovery in Alaska after disturbance
1:18:06 – Environmental impact of large nuclear explosions
1:19:20 – Global earthquakes linked to impact events
1:37:14 – Clovis culture emergence in North America
1:41:49 – Early geological science and gradualism
1:49:55 – Space colonization potential and setbacks
2:00:53 – Grand Canyon erosion and formation debate
2:08:35 – Dangerous near-Earth asteroids and mitigation
2:12:27 – Ancient stone construction without modern technology
2:22:14 – Sphinx head erosion and quarrying evidence
2:28:11 – Sphinx construction and limestone casing removal
2:33:25 – Human survival through ancient cataclysms
2:40:59 – Tsunami deposits and impact evidence
2:46:45 – Sacred geometry as key to ancient knowledge
2:49:31 – Closing remarks and upcoming guest announcement

Transcript Excerpt

Starting point is 00:00:01 Makes it look like we're on a radio show. Yeah. Joe Rogan Podcast, check it out. The Joe Rogan Experience. Train by day, Joe Rogan Podcast by night, all day. Yes, ladies and gentlemen, welcome back. Randall Carlson, how are you, sir? I'm doing well, Joe. Starting point is 00:00:22 You freaked out the entire podcast population the last time you were here with your stories of cataclysmic disasters and the ramifications of asteroidal impacts and just the evidence that you presented was a real mindfuck, as it were. Well, what can I say? I apologize to all the listeners out there that um might have had nightmares no worries i knew that was going to be the case though i knew after the first time i met you we had that long conversation in atlanta i knew uh once you sat down for three hours on a podcast and opened up about that stuff it was really to uncork a lot of people's domes. Well, you know, ironically, there's an upside to the whole thing. Maybe we'll have time to get into that a little bit today. Starting point is 00:01:12 Yeah, definitely. So tell me, you just returned from a long excursion with Graham Hancock. If you want to bend that thing like that towards your face, it'll probably work a little. Yeah, there you go. Like this? Yeah, there you go. You just returned from a long excursion with uh graham hancock you guys were on the road and what was uh the nature of your trip well we were i was taking graham on a tour showing him some landscapes um we would i could call them the landscapes of catastrophe because he's doing his sequel to Fingerprints of the Gods. Starting point is 00:01:46 And, you know, when he came out with that book in 1995, he was theorizing that there had been this lost civilization in prehistoric times. And, you know, the critics, the gist of most of what the critics were attacking him on, and there were considerable attacks on him as a result of some of the things he put forward in that book, was that, well, if the...

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