Podcast on Alleged Telepathic Abilities of Autistic Children Briefly Tops Spotify Charts

The Telepathy Tapes, hosted by Ky Dickens and Dr. Diane Hennacy Powell, overtook The Joe Rogan Experience before returning to the No. 2 spot, igniting discussion over its controversial claims.

• The Telepathy Tapes, a podcast exploring claims of telepathic abilities in non-verbal autistic children, briefly surpassed The Joe Rogan Experience as Spotify's most popular podcast in the U.S.
• Hosts Ky Dickens and Dr. Diane Hennacy Powell present anecdotal evidence and experiments where autistic children reportedly guessed words or numbers their parents were thinking.
• Critics, including scientists, have questioned the validity of the experiments, suggesting that parental cues could explain the results, and labeled the show pseudoscientific.
• Despite skepticism, the podcast has garnered significant listener interest, maintaining a 4.9-star rating on Spotify and announcing a second season focused on non-autistic telepaths.
• Joe Rogan himself praised the podcast as 'fascinating' and suggested further scientific investigation into its claims during a recent episode of his own show.

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