Tonight on The Midnight Window, we open on a startling confession: a renowned author whoclaims he’s never written a single word of his bestsellers. In a tale that blurs the line between identity and illusion, we hear the unnerving truth of a man who lived behind the words of others and the strange force that may have helped him do it.

Then, host Jake Besten turns the dial back to 1987 Chicago, where a masked figure hijacked two television signals in one of the most surreal, unsolved media intrusions in history. Was it a protest, a performance, or something more disturbing? To closethe night, two vintage recordings from the early 20th century invite you to drift softly into sleep, as always, beneath the quiet gaze of The Midnight Window.

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“Walking Along”, “Just As Soon”, "Relaxing Piano Music", and “Night on the Docks – Trumpet” by Kevin MacLeod, licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. Available at ⁠⁠incompetech.com⁠⁠.

"Keep Going", "Haunted by Screams", and "Outsider", by Myuu, licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 3.0. Available at thedarkpiano.com

"Sun Awakening" by Futuremono. Provided to YouTube by the YouTube Audio Library. Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0. Available at youtube.com

“Story book ball” and “Swanee 'One-step'" courtesy of the Library of Congress. Accessed at ⁠⁠loc.gov⁠⁠.

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Tonight, The Midnight Window opens onto a restless world where time unravels and the unseen waits patiently. We begin with The world record is 11 days without sleeping. I'm at 14.— a haunting journey through the mind of a man trapped in a relentless loop of sleepless days, where reality blurs and shadows come alive. From there, host Jake Besten and guesthost Andrew Polka turn our attention to the mysteries animals perceive—those silent watchers who glimpse what humans cannot. Are pets tapping into hidden dimensions, or simply reacting to a world beyond our senses? Finally, two rarevintage recordings from the early 1900s lull us into the quiet hours, reminding us that sometimes the past whispers just beneath the surface. So dim the lights, breathe deep, and lean close—tonight, the shadows have stories to tell.

So settle in, let the world slow down, and listen to the stillness between the sounds.

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“Walking Along”, “Just As Soon”, "Relaxing Piano Music", and “Night on the Docks – Trumpet” by Kevin MacLeod, licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. Available at ⁠incompetech.com⁠.

“Sallie Johnson” and “Pack up your troubles in your old kit bag and smile, smile, smile!" courtesy of the Library of Congress. Accessed at ⁠loc.gov⁠.

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Tonight, we open The Midnight Window with The Ghosts of Red Creek — a chilling tale set deep in the pine-wrapped wilderness of Mississippi, where an old woodsman’s story stirs shadows long buried at a place called Gibbet’s. After the fire dies down, host Jake Besten turns the lens toward the unknown: Can people truly predict the future? From cryptic prophecies to modern-day intuition, we explore the fine line between fate and foresight. To end the evening, two vintage recordings from 1908 carry us softly into the hush of night.

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“Walking Along,” “Just As Soon,” and “Night on the Docks – Trumpet” by Kevin MacLeod, licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. Available at ⁠incompetech.com⁠.

“The Cat Duet” and “American Valor March" courtesy of the Library of Congress. Accessed at ⁠loc.gov⁠.

“Creepy Piano 4” by Holiznacc0, licensed under CC0 1.0 Universal License. Available at ⁠Free Music Archive⁠.

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