It's come to my attention that the lame-ass guy currently doing the show with conman has name-dropped me on the Paracast forums, trying to claim he has some sort of insider knowledge partially via his communications with me. Back in 2012, there was a brief email exchange with this nimrod, and I'd like to share it here, so it's in the public record.
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Hi there,
Assuming I’ve got the right David Biedny, I’m preparing a brief article on the Paracast for my website. The Paracast site itself cites your reason for leaving as career related. Other stuff floating around on the net says it was a rift between you and Gene. Which would you say is more accurate? We’ve all heard about how a belief in the paranormal can lead to ridicule and career issues ... if you experienced this personally would you be willing to elaborate on how it applied to your situation? What did these people ( whoever they are ) do that messed things up for you on the Paracast back then?
J. Randall Murphy
USI Calgary (
www.ufopages.com )
BTW: Interesting sighting you had.
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Indeed, you have the right David Biedny.
I left the Paracast because of the increasing problems that Gene was creating behind the scenes, my frustration with his begging guests and the audience for loans and financial contributions, all the while spending money in a completely irresponsible fashion,and withholding the true financial situation of the show from me. I came to understand that Gene is staying alive by playing games with money - he was evicted from one apartment after not paying rent for an entire year. He cried poverty while leasing a BMW, and has now exchanged that car for a brand new Honda lease. He is engaged in all sorts of shady financial dealings.
While there were indeed situations which indicated to me that my access to freelance work had become restricted due to my public visibility dealing with fringe topics, Steinberg proved to be a duplicitous, dishonest sleaze, and I felt that any further association with him would further damage my personal and professional reputation.
Looking at your website and the entry you currently have up for the show, I will say this - the Paracast name was something I came up, Gene & Steiger had zero involvement, and it stands for Paranormal podcast - Paracast World is something that never came up, I have no idea where you got that from, but it's fabricated. Further, the idea that you would award Gene any kind of award besides Scammer of the Year, is personally offensive to me, as anyone who takes the time to listen to all the shows can get a pretty clear idea of who actually read guests' books and actually conducted the major, significant portions of the interviews. The tagline of the show, "separating the signal from the noise", was also my creation, as was the original opening music.
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Hi David,
Thank you for your response. I very much appreciate that you've taken the time to add your input. I recently purchased a small ad space on the Paracast and during the process experienced Gene's salesmanship, which as a sales person myself is a style I would never employ. However that aside, I still ended up with a fair deal. The part in the USI piece about one of the show's sponsors ( Brad ) suggesting the name refinement came from an online interview of Gene I found someplace ... I'd have to review my notes on it, but it sounded like a plausible enough conversation and I don't think it marginalizes your involvement in the creation of the show. However to be fair, if you are interested, I'll post a page for you on our our site as well and link it to the Paracast article. That way we can balance out the issues and you can get a link to your show as well. In the meantime, I take it that it wasn't being involved in the paranormal that was hurting your career, but rather being involved with Gene and what you perceived to be irresponsible behavior on the business side of the show.
On the issue of Gene's award. It was awarded for the positive contributions he has made and his long time interest in ufology, not for his salesmanship or these other issues that have gone on behind the scenes. It may also be of some comfort that in my correspondence with Gene, he has not disparaged you in any way. BTW, I find your personal UFO account to be very interesting. I too am a UFO witness, and I believe that those who have seen them for themselves come to possess a different worldview, one that is substantially different than those who don't believe in them. I am one of those who feel we are all connected by the experience... part of a family so to speak. So please consider getting your own USI membership. It is free for life. Looking forward to your reply.
J. Randall Murphy
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"You will take"?
I already answered your question - it was a combination of factors. Gene was a major part of the equation, but not the whole thing.
Your "interpretation" is a useful insight into your objectivity and deductive reasoning skills. And whatever "deal" you think you got from Gene, you're getting the small end of the stick. He's a profuse liar, and whatever he fed you regarding audience size and numbers, I promise you he can't prove with any sort of documentation.
Best of luck to you.
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Hi David,
Thanks again. Please allow me to clarify. The combination of factors you gave didn't include any mention of the cause being associated with you being involved with the paranormal, and that is the spin I'm getting from the Paracast. To quote Gene: "I understand where David is coming from. The paranormal field can be toxic to one's peace of mind. I have taken extensive leaves of absence myself over the years for similar reasons." So if your decision actually had nothing to do with being involved with paranormal research, then we're seeing the field and and it's politics being wrongly blamed, adding to the already unfortunate impression that people are socially and professionally persecuted for their participation. Now in your last response to me you say, "Gene was a major part of the equation, but not the whole thing." Are you implying there is still some truth to the paranormal facet? And if so, can you elaborate?
Regarding me getting the "short end of the stick" from Gene. Like any other business person, he isn't obligated to give free advertising space to me or anyone else. On that level I paid less than some other places and more than others. I don't charge people to be included in the USI Compendium project so that isn't relevant to the equation.
You obviously have some insider knowledge and experience that has left you pretty bitter about your work with Gene, and that is a shame. As an outsider however I think you made a good team, and without some further evidence of his "shady financial dealings" like a conviction for fraud, or proof of deception where his claims of medical burdens are concerned, I have no reason to believe his financial dealings are any more shady than most of the irresponsible consumers in the USA who have become overextended on credit and living beyond their means ... and if that is the case those issues aren't my concern. I just want accurate information on the USI website.
Lastly, a reminder that at some point I will be adding your name to the USI website, and the opportunity remains open for you to provide some counterpoint. I would also be happy to include your bio, a picture and a link to your current project. Just send it here as an attachment. Again, this is free of charge for you. If you get a USI membership ( also free ) then you also get priority and we can get it posted within a few days. I don't know if you offer any exchange links on your website, but such would be appreciated. However, if like Gene, you only charge for advertising please send me your rates and I'll let you know how you compare ;-)
Sincerely
J. Randall Murphy
USI Calgary
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After that, there was no further communication with this yutz.
He's little more than another parasitic sleaze, a boring addition to a sewer already overflowing with turds.
Looks to me like this dishonest shmuck and Steinberg deserve each other, they are both entirely useless collections of molecules, offering nothing of value to understanding the UFO phenomenon.
dB