Station 151 – S3E01: "True Believer"

Podcast: Station 151
Host: Blake Palmer (in-universe "True Believer" radio show host)
Air Date: January 13, 2026
Produced by: Pale Matter | Realm

Episode Overview

Season 3 kicks off with an electrifying format shift, presenting the events via a late-night conspiracy radio broadcast, "True Believer," hosted by Blake Palmer. The episode centers on a bombshell call from "Jonathan," a former Telders Corporation engineer, who claims firsthand knowledge of the secret Antarctic installation, Station 151. What starts as speculative chatter about government conspiracies quickly turns harrowing as Jonathan describes a secret mission, a deadly encounter, and a non-human entity beneath the ice—all while on the run from the shadowy corporation. The episode immerses listeners in paranoia, whistleblower anxiety, and mounting cosmic horror, culminating in an ambiguous and abrupt end that leaves both host and audience questioning the nature of truth and danger.

Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Show Introduction & Setting the Stage

[01:37–03:42]

• Blake Palmer returns as the bombastic and skeptical host, teasing a night of theories about "extra dimensional beings" and government secrets.

  • Palmer references "breadcrumbs" of hidden knowledge: black sites, redacted files, and government coverups.
  • The tone is conspiratorial and self-aware, drawing listeners into the genre’s familiar terrain.

• Memorable moment: Palmer is interrupted by his producer Bill Limehouse, signaling the urgency and gravity of an incoming call that will supersede the planned topic.

  "I haven't seen Bill this agitated since that botanist brought us a warm sample of yeti dung [...] which we later discovered was a sample of his own dung in a Carl's donut box."
  —Blake Palmer (03:15)

2. The Whistleblower Call: Jonathan’s Story

[03:42–11:07; 13:21–18:49]

Jonathan’s Introduction and Motivation

• Jonathan reveals himself as a former embedded systems engineer for Telders Corp, evading them for years.
  • He claims Station 151 is real, constructed over old British ruins on Alexander Island, Antarctica.
• He’s breaking silence now because he believes he’s out of time and wants to expose the truth.

  "Because I'm tired, Blake. I'm so fucking tired. Do you have any idea what it takes to disappear? To stay disappeared?"
  —Jonathan (08:48)

Claims About Telders' Activities

• Telders is described as having limitless reach: "high tech gizmos, drones, satellites, AI, advanced weapons platforms... psychological experiments, virus engineering, biohacking, mind control."

  "Yeah, it’s all true... and honestly, that's probably not even the worst of it."
  —Jonathan (10:37)

Direct Experience at Station 151

• Jonathan was pulled into a security crisis mission to Antarctica after his boss died under suspicious (“in the sausage now”) circumstances.

  "My boss... well, something awful happened to him and I just happened to be the only guy in the office that day. So they grabbed me, they threw me in with this squad..."
  —Jonathan (14:25)

• The sci-fi horror tone intensifies as he recounts:
  • A failed entry during a whiteout, armed security, chaos, and a firefight involving Russian mercenaries.
  • The protective squad mate is killed; Jonathan is pinned under his body.
  • He witnesses a "non-human thing" tearing through both Telders and Russian forces.
    • Description: over 7ft tall, long-limbed like a swimmer, face with big black eyes, no nose, and an unsettling mouth.

    "How the hell am I supposed to describe something to you that isn’t even meant to be seen?"
    —Jonathan (17:46)

Survival and Sudden Disconnection

• Jonathan survived by remaining still under the corpse, using it as concealment.
• As tension escalates, he suspects Telders has tracked the call; Jonathan’s feed cuts abruptly.

  "Wait, wait, wait, wait. Hold on. You hear that? No, no, no, no, no—"
  —Jonathan (18:39) "They found me."
  —Blake Palmer (18:46), echoing Jonathan’s panic

3. Fallout & Listener Reactions

[21:21–29:54]

The Aftermath

• Palmer summarizes Jonathan’s claims and invites audience calls. Emotional register is somber and shaken.

  "Some have been quite eye opening and some have been downright disturbing. But this one, this one was something else."
  —Blake Palmer (19:00)

Call-Ins: Support, Skepticism, and Threats

• Palmer Station Caller: Vouches for the existence of Station 151, referencing a pilot who’d shuttled people there, but later became tight-lipped and disappeared.

  "He said he'd done things, seen things, terrible things. But he quickly shut his mouth after that... Weeks later, he wouldn’t even acknowledge that we'd had the conversation.”
  —Palmer Station Caller (24:57)

• Skeptical/Threatening Caller: Denies everything, then subtly threatens Palmer.

  “There is no Station 151. There never was. And you’re not gonna hear from him.”
  —Anonymous Caller/Skeptic (27:43) "You should be more careful, Blake. People like you, you think you’re safe... parked at the Tamarack Flat Campground just off Tioga Road, Mile 37."
  —Anonymous Caller/Skeptic (29:09)

• Palmer is clearly rattled, shifting tone from skepticism to personal vulnerability.

Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• Jonathan:

  “Station 151 is real. That's a facility partially buried under the Antarctic ice. Funded by Telders Corporation, operated in total secrecy, doing God knows what. And whatever's down there is... Not human.” (08:01–08:22)

• Blake Palmer:

  “What you're doing is incredibly brave, Jonathan. My hat's off to you.” (09:18)

• Jonathan’s Experience:

  “I watched it do things I… I wish I could forget. Oh my God.” (11:00)

  “It looked like a man… but huge. Over 7ft tall. Broad and long-limbed like… like an Olympic swimmer. And its face… its face, it wasn’t right. Big black eyes, no nose. The mouth. Jesus, the mouth. It’s not human.” (17:18–17:42)

• Threatening Caller:

  "If you continue to go down this rabbit hole, it'll swallow you whole. You'll disappear just like Jonathan." (28:29)

Important Timestamps

• 01:37 – Blake Palmer opens the show, teases national secrets and government conspiracies
• 03:42 – First contact with Jonathan, the whistleblower ex-engineer
• 06:40 – Jonathan introduces Station 151, its construction, and site history
• 07:50 – Jonathan insists on the reality of Station 151 and rejects conspiracy “bullshit”
• 08:22 – First claim that what’s there is “not human”
• 09:36 – Details of Jonathan’s former job as embedded systems engineer at Telders
• 10:37 – Affirmation Telders’ wildest rumored projects are real ("that’s probably not even the worst")
• 14:08 – Jonathan describes being sent on a “kill mission” to Station 151
• 16:19 – Russian mercenaries enter the narrative; horrific combat details
• 17:00 – Vivid description of the non-human entity
• 18:39 – Jonathan realizes he’s being traced, call ends abruptly
• 21:21 – Recap and call-ins from listeners, Palmer Station witness, stories of disappearances
• 27:39 – Threatening, skeptical caller obliquely threatens Palmer with personal knowledge of his whereabouts
• 29:54 – Palmer, disturbed, abruptly ends the show

Tone & Atmosphere

• The style imitates classic late-night conspiracy radio, with banter, skepticism, and sudden, chilling seriousness.
• The guest’s story escalates into cosmic horror, blending cold corporate malfeasance with Lovecraftian dread.
• The episode culminates in personal vulnerability for the host, shifting from detached debunker to potential target.

Summary

Station 151’s "True Believer" episode uses the format of a live conspiracy radio show to bring chilling plausibility to its tale of corporate secrecy, paranormal terror, and whistleblower paranoia. The whistleblower Jonathan provides vivid, traumatic testimony of his experience at Station 151, drifting from skepticism to horror as he describes a massacre at the hands of something inhuman beneath the Antarctic ice. Secondary callers confirm the legend’s persistence while a final, menacing skeptic warns the host of the dangers of digging too deep. The episode expertly balances playful genre familiarity with mounting existential dread, opening Season 3 with both style and suspense.

For new listeners:
This episode offers a perfect blend of speculative fiction, slow-burn horror, and the unreliable lens of conspiracy radio, immersing you at the edge between science and supernatural. If the truth is out there, this might be as close as you want to get.