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Ep.284 Struck by Lightning (Throwback)

November 4, 2026 · 1 h 8 min

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Throwbacks are where I re-release old episodes from the archives. So don't worry if you have heard it already, as 'New episodes' will continue to come out on Sundays. To get some of the old episodes heard.
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Tonight our guest is Dr Tony Cicoria, from the state of Maine. In 1994, when he was 42 years old, lightning struck him while on a public telephone. He recalled seeing his own body on the ground during his near-death experience, surrounded by a bluish-white light. Tony’s heart had stopped, but a woman resuscitated him, coincidentally an intensive-care nurse, who was waiting to use the telephone. He acquired an unusual affinity for piano music after being struck by the lightning. Neurologist Oliver Sacks featured him in his book “Musicophilia: Tales of Music and the Brain” (2007).

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