Ep. 243: A Brief History of Alien Visitation

When it comes to the UFO phenomenon, we have discussed a lot of it on this show, including The Battle of Los Angeles, Betty & Barney Hill, Roswell, the Jackie Gleason/Richard Nixon alien encounter, and John Dover’s experiences on the Navajo Nation.  This is a lot, but can you believe there’s more?!  This week I sit down with Marc Hartzman and discuss his new book “We Are Not Alone”, which chronicles the history of UFO and alien encounters in the U.S.  I bring us back to the “War of the Worlds” broadcast in 1938, and we go through the most recent congressional hearings of 2023.  We even make a stop in 1999, where Marc interviewed Vanilla Ice about aliens for his zine “Backwash”.  This is a tour through history you don’t want to miss. Episodes We Mentioned Fascinating Nouns Ep. on Betty & Barney Hill Fascinating Nouns Ep. on Roswell w/ Tom Carey Fascinating Nouns Ep. on Battle of Los Angeles Fascinating Nouns Ep. on Gleason/Nixon Alien Encounter Fascinating Nouns Ep. w/ Paranormal Rangers Articles We Mentioned Article on disclosure by Chris Mellon Slate article discussing “War of the Worlds” panic myth Marc on Social Media Website WeirdHistorian.com Twitter Instagram YouTube Fascinating Nouns on Social Media Facebook Twitter YouTube