Can A Fictional Character Create A Fictional Device That Works In The Real World?

November 4, 2025

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5 min read

The Voices: This is a solo deep dive by host Jason Carpenter on the podcast Dead Rabbit Radio.
The Credibility: Jason Carpenter is a paranormal and conspiracy theory podcaster. The scientific basis for this episode is speculative and draws from fringe theories, historical pattern analysis, and anecdotal reports rather than peer-reviewed science.

The Breakthrough: The episode presents two interconnected ideas: (1) a historical pattern suggesting nations collapse or radically transform roughly every 80 years (the "Eighth Decade" theory), and (2) the possibility that fictional characters—specifically the Green Goblin from Marvel Comics—can enter our reality through gaps in their fictional universes.
The Impact: If true, the 80-year nation cycle would reframe our understanding of political stability as a biological-like lifespan, while the Green Goblin sightings suggest that fictional worlds may be more permeable than we assume, with implications for how we view reality and fiction.

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1 Host Jason Carpenter introduces the episode and welcomes Nathaniel Williams as the pilot.
2 Quick updates: upcoming speaking gig at Port Gamble Ghost Conference, end of Season 28, and two-week break.
3 Nathaniel is thanked for a gift and given the "keys to the world."
4 Jason discusses internal strife in Israel over drafting rabbinical students.
5 Introduces Menachem Rah's article "The Eighth Decade" and the theory that nations only last 80 years before collapsing or radically changing.
6 Examples: King David's Israel, Hasmonean kingdom, modern Israel, US Civil War, unified Germany/Italy/France, UK and American Revolution.
7 Conspiracy: Governments may start wars to unify the nation and cull the population, acting as a "hidden hand" to prolong existence.