Welcome to The Chattory, With Jazz O’Brien, a professional with a background in law and education. In true Gen x style, Jazz says that when she grows up, she wants to be a politician, farmer, police detective, criminologist, journalist, high school teacher, speaker of The House of Commons, social worker, UFO hunter, flying Dr, historian, professional tennis player and mountain rescue person.
In this Podcast, Jazz will be taking a deep dive into a range of topics and features as diverse as her career aspirations. With zero Podcasting know-how and armed only with a passion for insight, knowledge and the ability to talk, listen and do, Jazz invites you to tune in, listen and contribute. The Chattory-The definitive compendium of conversation, insight and intrigue since 2022.
Hi, It’s Jazz O’Brien. Welcome to The Chattory. Boy oh boy have I got a story for you today. This is not only a case that may appeal to all you true crime buffs and internet sleuths out there, but it’s also a case that should be of interest to anyone who has the slightest interest at all in the sanctity and value of human life, liberty, justice, and frankly all that is right and decent.
It’s a powerful and sordid tale and one which maybe only a handful of you will be familiar with. It’s a story which, frankly, were it not for the documented and publicly available official records and therefore tangible paper trail would be totally and utterly unbelievable. It is a story set in New York City in the United States of America and it is the story of one guy who, without seeking to do anything except mind his own business, ended up taking on the system, that guy’s name is Sunny Sheu.
It’s worth mentioning at this point that every single document, video, letter, and statement that I refer to in this episode is publicly available and I have provided all of the links to everything in the show notes (below) for this episode and which you are able to click on and view for yourself.
Resources:
Blackstar News articles re Sunny Sheu
https://www.blackstarnews.com/ny-watch/crime/archives-was-sunny-sheu-killed-suspicious-death-of-whistleblower-who
Criminal Complaint made by Sunny to the police
http://sunnysheu.blogspot.com/2012/08/nypd-police-report-of-mortgage-fraud.html
Sunny's Letter to Centex informing them of Fraud
https://sunnysheu.blogspot.com/2012/08/sunny-sheus-letters-to-centex.html
Court Case against the Fraudsters
http://sunnysheu.blogspot.com/2012/08/nypd-police-report-of-mortgage-fraud.html
Sunny’s letter to Judge Golia
http://sunnysheu.blogspot.com/2012/03/letter-left-by-sunny-sheu-in-mailbox-of.html
Prepared statement of Sunny regarding his detention by NYPD
http://sunnysheu.blogspot.com/search?q=prepared+testimony
Letter confirming Sunny had indeed been detained by NYPD
http://sunnysheu.blogspot.com/2015/02/email-from-nypd-detective-sylvester.html
Sunny's complaint about Judge Golia's inaccurate financial disclosure
http://sunnysheu.blogspot.com/2011/06/sunny-shues-complaint-to-oca-of.html
http://sunnysheu.blogspot.com/2011/06/sunny-shues-complaint-to-oca-of.html
Sunny's email to FBI Agent Rojas and her 'one-line response'
http://sunnysheu.blogspot.com/2011/06/letter-from-sunny-sheu-to-fbi-agent.html
Sunny's video
https://sunnysheu.blogspot.com/2011/06/sunny-sheus-video-predicting-his-murder.html
911 calls made by 3 different members of the public
http://sunnysheu.blogspot.com/2015/09/recordings-of-911-calls-regarding-sunny.html
Dr. Zeeshan Ahmed's explanation of Sunny's injuries
http://sunnysheu.blogspot.com/2015/09/recordings-of-911-calls-regarding-sunny.html
Milton Allimadi's affidavit regarding Dr. Ahmed
http://sunnysheu.blogspot.com/2015/12/notarized-sworn-affidavit-of-milton.html
Sunny's death certificate
http://sunnysheu.blogspot.com/2012/06/blog-post.html
http://sunnysheu.blogspot.com/2011/06/blog-post.html
Evidence that Sunny's body was removed and cremated without his family's consent.
http://sunnysheu.blogspot.com/2014/07/blog-post.html
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p80mLeqUbek
This is the Chattory’s first-ever Halloween special and I have to be honest, this is an episode where I got more than I bargained for. It's an episode that was inspired by a text message I received out of the blue. The text message contained several photos of well, we will come onto that all in good time.
So, without further ado let's lift the veil and hear what's coming up.
First, we will be looking at something called the stone tape theory. Secondly, and with the stone tape theory in mind, we are going to turn our attention to a real pile of stones-so a building that has dominated one village in Northamptonshire for over 200 years. Thirdly, we will then be joined by a very special guest who let’s say captured something mysterious on camera in the building I’ve just mentioned and whose photos were the initial inspiration for this episode. Fourthly we will use some modern and real ghostbusting equipment to try and get some answers as to exactly what our guest captured and fifthly, ultimately try to come up with some conclusion as to what on earth could be behind this whole saga and what, if any is the connection between a theory, a building and a set of photos.
So, guys, listen if you dare!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
If I say to you deck of cards-what will come to mind? Well, in most cases it will be a cardboard box containing 52 pieces of card, with either black or red coloring, and which can be divided into four suits. Hearts, Diamonds, Spades, and Clubs.
Most pubs, bars, hotels, and in fact anywhere where people gather to socialize and relax will have a deck and most households will have at least one pack knocking about somewhere. Whether that’s in the back of a kitchen drawer, in the kid's toybox, sitting alongside your Jenga, Connect 4, and jigsaws, on your bookshelf, spare bedroom windowsill, or in your sock drawer. They are used for everything from passing the time on a long journey, to playing snap with young children, learning the odd card trick, Christmas fun and games, and of course, gambling.
But wait, have you ever wondered about the history of the humble playing card? Well, you know I love looking into and bringing you those subjects you never knew you needed to know. So, I promise you that after listening to this episode you will never look at that deck of cards in quite the same way ever again because guess what, you will not believe half the stuff that’s coming our way in this episode. Stuff that will baffle, intrigue, and frankly makes you wonder how on earth you never noticed the details all this time-all contained within that pack of playing cards that has been hiding in plain sight your whole life.
If you are interested in Tarot then tune in to 'Spiritualism for all' on your usual podcast platform or contact Sharon at theessexspiritualcentre.co.uk
I am so excited about this one because it's a topic I have been interested in since the 90’s when I remember news reporters' frenzied coverage of the topic. I will tell you straight off the bat-This one, I would describe as a whodunit.
A lot of people think they know who did it but actually, even after a whole lot of reading and researching the area for this episode I am barely any the wiser.
This is a tale full of outrageous and hilarious pranks conceived in the pub over a pint as only, I am proud to say the British do so well. BBC coverage as well as worldwide media attention, tales of the devil mowing a field, the Ministry of Defence, the royal family and everything in between. It’s also a tale of friendship and betrayal. So, Come with me down this amazing and wonderful rabbit hole and be prepared to find out about the world of Croppies, Cerealologists, and mathematical as well as geometric equations so tricky some of the world's most eminent scientists have been called in to crack them. So, on my count let's jump in and find out exactly what's going on. Here we go then, 1, 2 ,3 and jump!!!
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Episode 6
Nicholas Van Hoogstraten- Hide it, stash it, don't put it in your own name.
Hi, I’m Jazz O'Brien, your host and welcome to The Chattory, The definitive compendium of conversation, insight and intrigue since 2022. The show that has a list of topics more diverse than my career aspirations and, to coin a phrase, is Genre fluid-Everything about everything or at least that's the aim anyway!
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So with that said what is this episode about then? Well, judging from the title-’Nicholas Hoogstraten- Hide it, Stash it-don't put it in your own name’ you may assume it's about a bloke called Nicholas. Well, It is and it isn't. None of The Chattory episodes are made with the aim of just stating or narrating a situation without a purpose or relevance behind the facts.
So, the point today is not to just list old Nicks at best ‘unsavoury’ history and to be salacious about it or to shock people, its to make a point that is relevant today and will frankly stun those who have never heard of him or defy logic those who have to an even greater degree.
This story needs awareness. It needs people to know what is happening.
Hi, I’m Jazz O’Brien and welcome to The Chattory, The definitive compendium of conversation, insight and intrigue since 2022. The show has a list of topics more diverse than my career aspirations and, to coin a phrase, is Genre Fluid-everything about everything.
As always, if you would like to reach out and join in the conversation then please email me on: Jazz@thechattory.com or drop me a what’s app message or voice note on 07506 704 705-Of course, if you are calling from outside the UK you will need to put in the country code for the UK which is +44. Alternatively, head over to Thechattory.com and you can get all the contact details on The Chattory website.
This episode has spanned two recordings -this one and the first part which was released a few days ago.
Last time and in order to unpack this whole area we said there are four key questions we would look at which are:
No 1, look at who ish built the stones along with the background and building of them and we have already covered that point :
No 2, We also looked at what the stones actually said on them:
That leaves us with the final two questions to answer today which are:
No 3, Theories as to what the meaning of the stones are so that you can decide which if any answer the mystery for you:
No 4,Developments since the stones were built plus any conclusions we can draw:
Hi, I’m Jazz O’Brien your host and welcome to The Chattory, The definitive compendium of conversation, insight and intrigue since 2022. The show that has a list of topics more diverse than my career aspirations and, to coin a phrase, is genre fluid-everything about everything or at least that's the aim anyway!
So, what is today's episode all about then?
Well, I am sure that you have all heard of a State in America called Georgia. Atlanta is the capital city of Georgia and roughly 90 odd miles to the East of the capital and 7 miles from the town of Elberton which is spelt like Albert as in the boys name but with an E- Elbert, we come to Elbert County which could be famous for lots of things-but it isn't. It is famous because of a great big unmissable stone monument.
The structure is sometimes referred to as an "American Stonehenge' . However, let me say, in my opinion this ain't no Stonehenge because there are obvious differences. Unlike that big old pile of lovely slabs at Stonehenge, we know who ish built the monument in Georgia and -we know exactly when it was built- You will see why I say who ish built it soon. .
So where's the mystery then?-Well, the mystery that has never been satisfactorily explained is why the monument in Elbert County was built and who the messages written on it are aimed at and exactly what is the secret the stones hide or refer to? The stones at Georgia that this episode is based on are called the Georgia Guidestones.
Hi, Welcome to The Chattory, with me your host-Jazz O’Brien. I hope that life is treating you kindly wherever you are listening from and that your all settled and ready for another instalement in our marathon four part episode over four nights. The Sacklers did it-Part 1 was released three nights ago on 31st May. part two was released on 1st June and Part 3 on 3rd June. Coming up this evening we have, Part 4 which is our final part of this episode.
So, just to remind you then, so far we have introduced the Sackler Family and laid bare what exactly they did and looked at some of the possible impacts on their conduct. We said that over 4 nights we would look at four key questions in order to get to the bottom of this whole state of affairs which are:
So, now we come to part four of our saga and :
Hi, Welcome to The Chattory, with me your host-Jazz O’Brien. I hope that life is treating you kindly wherever you are listening from and that your all settled and ready for another instalement in our marathon four part episode over four nights. The Sacklers did it-Part 1 was released two nights ago on 31st May. part two was released last night on 1st June. Coming up this evening we have, Part 3 and part 4 will be released tomorrow on June 3rd at 10 pm.
So, just to remind you then, so far we have introduced the Sackler Family and laid bare what exactly they did. We said that over 4 nights we would look at four key questions in order to get to the bottom of this whole state of affairs which are:
So, now we come to part three of our saga and :
Hi, Welcome to The Chattory, with me -Jazz O’Brien. I hope that life is treating you kindly wherever you are listening from and that you are all settled and ready for another instalment in our marathon four-part episode over four nights. The Sackler's Did It-Part 1 was released last night-31st May. This is part two coming up, Part 3 will be released tomorrow on June 2nd at 10 pm and part 4 on June 3rd at 10 pm.
So, just to remind you then last night we introduced the Sackler Family and said that over 4 nights we would look at four key questions in order to get to the bottom of this whole state of affairs.
In part 1, which was yesterday's episode we set the scene by discussing who the Sackler's are and something about their background:
So, without further ado lets move onto tonights focus which is:
We said in Part 1 that before he died, The last surviving Sackler brother-Raymond told his children they should leave the world a better place than when they entered it- you can decide for yourselves then whether or not some of the Sackler kids have achieved that while we look at this second question maybe. Let's see.
In America, all medications for human or animal consumption must be approved by the US Food and Drug Agency. The agency is more frequently referred to as the FDA and that’s how we shall refer to it going forward.
In 1994 then, The Sackler’s decided to apply to the FDA for a licence to market and sell a prescription medication or drug by way of a tablet called Oxycontin. The tablet was based on an earlier tablet sold by the Sackler’s which had been marketed between 1916-1990 but had been banned due to addiction problems. The only real difference as far as I understand is the ‘delivery system’ which Oxycontin used and which the Sackler's earlier pill did not use. Both contained the active ingredient Oxycodone but Oxycontin is a ‘slow release’ drug. This basically means that the tablet is wrapped in a purple film or coating which dissolves within a patients system over a period of time, and more specifically over a period of either 12 or 24 hours depending on whether one or two tablets are taken. Years later these purple tablets would be referred to by drug addicts, who purchased them for 40 USD each and who removed the purple film, crushed, snorted and injected the tablet as purple peelers.
Perdue advised that in most cases two doses should be taken 12 hours apart and therefore the maximum impact of 24 hours a day 7 days a week of pain free life could be achieved.
Hi, Welcome to The Chattory, with me your host-Jazz O’Brien. I hope that life is treating you kindly wherever you are listening from and that your all settled and ready for another episode or two. For the first time we have a four parter coming up and this is part 1 of The Sacklers-They did it. Part 2 will be released tomorrow June 1st at 10 pm UK time. Part 3 on June 3rd at 10 pm and part 4 on June 4th at 10 pm.
As always, if you have any comments, questions, queries or feedback, especially on this weeks short form format of episodes or if you would like to suggest an episode, feature in one because you have something to share on any of the things we have discussed or have a new discussion in mind please contact me on Jazz@thechattory.com or go to the chattory website on thechattory.com or drop a voice note or text to the Chattory chatter line on 07506 704 705. If you are messaging from abroad you will need to put the country code in for the UK which is plus 44.
Although none of the Chattory episodes contain any bad language or graphic descriptions this episode comes with a warning that it contains themes relating to addiction which may not be suitable for a very young audience.
Okay, Down to business then and, I have an unbelievable blockbuster for you today.
So, what is this 4 part episode marathon all about then?
Maybe you have heard of a family called The Sacklers, maybe you haven’t. If you haven't, you will never forget them after hearing what’s coming up. Most reports on this family, amongst other things that we are soon going to learn about refer to them as an American Dynasty.
This is a topic I had vaguely heard of whilst reading some article or other years back but on further investigation I was amazed by the links this subject makes to all kinds of other areas and the breadth of information out there on this. I learnt a lot and frankly found the whole thing very entertaining.
Let me ask you then, what connects a former Monastery turned stately home, a French artist, Oak Island in Nova Scotia- Canada, the pyramids of Egypt, a medieval graffiti artist, The Bletchley Code Breakers, Dan Browns book The da Vinci Code, Charles Darwin, Charles Dickens, Josiah Wedgewood, and Jesus -Yes, that’s right I said Jesus? Well, let’s get into it and I will tell you because these are just a few of the twists and turns we will detail today.
In this episode, Jazz lists your popular favourite childhood foods-Foods that you have never had again since childhood or foods that you still have but remind you of your childhood. Jazz is joined by a friend as they attempt to recreate Jazz's all-time favourite childhood food-The Queen Of Puddings. Will it be a success or will the pudding remain a childhood memory for Jazz?
In this episode, Jazz takes a look at the issue of missing and murdered indigenous women and girls which is an epidemic blighting reservations across America and Canada and the system which far from protecting them fails, lets them and their communities down and arguably facilitates their untimely deaths.
References
A Snap Chattory-Shorter episode than usual.
In this episode, Jazz joins Christine Littlewood-Owner of Bliss Lane Nursery in Flore, Northamptonshire.
Chris gives Jazz some seasonal gardening tips that we hope you will find useful.
In case you need them-The relevant contact details for Bliss Lane Nusery are as follows:
Chris Littlewood
Bliss Lane Nursery
24, Bliss Lane
Flore
Northamptonshire
NN7 4LJ
Tel: 01327 340918
blisslanenursery.co.uk
Welcome to The Chattory with me, your host Jazz O’Brien. If you have no idea what this podcast is about and have stumbled on it by accident, please listen to the trailer which gives you a flavour. I am excited to be presenting the first proper episode to you and hope that you enjoy listening as much as I enjoyed refreshing my memory on the finer points and learning some wild things on today’s topic. It’s a good one but it’s fast and it’s furious so hold onto anything you can guys and girls and off we go.
Today’s episode is about the mysterious Piri Rice map. Maybe you’ve never heard of it? Maybe you have but can’t remember the ins and outs. Well, what’s for sure is that after today you will never forget it! without further ado let’s get straight into it because frankly, this is a tale so packed full of intrigue, twists, and turns that I had a hard time keeping up with the shockers that just kept coming. A tale so fantastical and covering more topics than It’s possible to imagine any topic could, would or frankly indeed should cover. Whatever your interests or knowledge areas are -today’s episode has something for you!
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