A riptide recently pulled Ariana into open water off the shore of Santa Monica. She thinks it’s her closest brush with death thus far. A lifeguard rescued her.

Even before the incident in Santa Monica, Ariana had a deep fear of water and drowning—so deep that she wondered if some previous version of herself sunk in a shipwreck.

The are different kinds of panics, some more helpful than others.

Music: The Black Spot

Episode produced by Jeff Emtman with help from Bethany Denton. Please review us on Apple Podcasts.

The $1* DIY Hydrophone

1. Find a condom
2. Rinse the lube off
3. Dry it out
4. Put it on a microphone
5. Tie off end w/ rubber band

* Microphone not included. Cheaper if you buy in bulk.

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In 2014, Jeff Emtman mailed tape recorders to people around the world. He asked them to keep the recorders by their beds and flip them on early in the morning as their dreams were still fresh in their minds. Once the tape was full, they mailed it back to Jeff.

Until now, the dreams remained private. But, on this episode of Here Be Monsters, you'll hear a small collection of the first set of dreams.

In the coming months, more dreams will be uploaded to the Dream Tapes Project at DreamTapes.org. The project is currently seeking volunteers to help transcribe and upload hundreds of dreams. If you want to help out, please get in touch.

The Dreamers in this episode are: Anonymous Participant #001, Rebecca Williams, Micah Cruver, Alexandra Doumas, Beyana Magoon, Allison Baxter Lubbs, Lisa Sulenes, Traesti Gudmundson, Grace Woods, Samantha Wohlfeil, and Anonymous Participant #007.

The dreams in the episode were edited for time. Unedited dreams will live at the DTP website.

Music: Phantom Fauna

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