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EPISODE · Jan 14, 2026 · 1H 8M

Garden of Thought Bonus - Erich Von Daniken

from Garden of Thought · host Jeff Lippman

in 1968, Erich Von Daniken exploded into the mainstream with his bestseller "Chariots of the Gods?". It became a movie 2 years later and Von Daniken wrote over 30 more books. More importantly, he brought to the fore the ancient alien theory that all the Gods, angels and demons, and architecture, glyphs and other wonders were all aliens, or alien inspired.But he didn't come out of no where. We explore his influences in fiction as well as his affiliations with the Nazis. Who's we besides me? Well, my old pal from school - and GoT fan favorite - Joey Restivo, and Professor John Hoopes of the University of Kansas )alum of Yale and Harvard too). Lovecraft - checkArthur C. Clarke - checkFermi's Paradox - checkL. Ron Hubbard - checkKubrick - checkSitchin - checkHancock - checkPlenty of fun and far ranging geek talk - checkWe explore the cultural fingerprint left by the Chariots of this enigmatic man, 

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