Beneath the forests and mountains of North America, ancient writers, Viking sagas, and Indigenous legends all hint at the same thing: a forbidden realm once ruled by towering “First Builders” and spirit-like giants. From Markland and the Skrælingjar to Plato’s western continent, Phoenician sea-lords, Irish monks, Cherokee cave-people, and Lakota emergence myths, asking whether a lost civilization was quietly buried under what we now call National Parks. We’ll dive into Mammoth Cave, Lovelock, Spirit Cave, Ozark bluff-dwellers, and Mississippian “dark zone” cave cults to see how miles of underground passages, sealed tombs, and redacted archaeology form a literal second landscape beneath our feet. Layered over that, we confront the modern shadows: cartel grow-sites, human-hunting precedents, Bohemian Grove–style retreats, secret bunkers, and a federal system that refuses to release basic missing persons data from these same protected zones.

The 21CD Podcast

The 21CD Podcast

Giants, Cave Cults, & Hidden Evils: The North American Forbidden Realm

NOV 24, 202565 MIN
The 21CD Podcast

Giants, Cave Cults, & Hidden Evils: The North American Forbidden Realm

NOV 24, 202565 MIN

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<div>Beneath the forests and mountains of North America, ancient writers, Viking sagas, and Indigenous legends all hint at the same thing: a forbidden realm once ruled by towering “First Builders” and spirit-like giants. From Markland and the Skrælingjar to Plato’s western continent, Phoenician sea-lords, Irish monks, Cherokee cave-people, and Lakota emergence myths, asking whether a lost civilization was quietly buried under what we now call National Parks. We’ll dive into Mammoth Cave, Lovelock, Spirit Cave, Ozark bluff-dwellers, and Mississippian “dark zone” cave cults to see how miles of underground passages, sealed tombs, and redacted archaeology form a literal second landscape beneath our feet. Layered over that, we confront the modern shadows: cartel grow-sites, human-hunting precedents, Bohemian Grove–style retreats, secret bunkers, and a federal system that refuses to release basic missing persons data from these same protected zones. “Lost Giants, Cave Cults, and Hidden Evils: The North American Forbidden Realm” asks a simple, dangerous question: what if the National Parks aren’t just preserving wilderness, but quietly containing the last traces of a world we were never meant to remember?<br> .<br> Buy Me a Coffee! <br> <a href="https://buymeacoffee.com/21cdpodcast">https://buymeacoffee.com/21cdpodcast</a><br> . <br> SUBSTACK: <a href="https://substack.com/@21cd?utm_campaign=profile&amp;utm_medium=profile-page">https://substack.com/@21cd?utm_campaign=profile&amp;utm_medium=profile-page</a> <br> INSTAGRAM: @the21cdshow<br> SPOTIFY: <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/1E7oKJKdllE5Im8aeWHENw?si=82cae2685632401b">https://open.spotify.com/show/1E7oKJKdllE5Im8aeWHENw?si=82cae2685632401b</a><br> YOUTUBE: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@21CDpodcast">https://www.youtube.com/@21CDpodcast</a><br> RUMBLE: <a href="https://rumble.com/user/21CDpodcast">https://rumble.com/user/21CDpodcast</a><br> <br> </div>