Crashed Saucers and Malevolent Aliens with Charles Lear - May 18, 2024

Where Did the Road Go?

Seriah is joined by the fascinating carpenter/welder, Shakespearian actor, and Fortean author and researcher Charles Lear. Topics include Charles’ new book “Crashed Saucers and Malevolent Aliens: The Emergence of the Popular Modern UFO Mythos in the Late 20th Century “, a documentary on the band Killing Joke “The Death and Resurrection Show”, classic bad movies, 1980’s Ufology, “UFO Cover-up? Live!” TV show, alleged government insiders, 80’s disclosure, Richard Doty, Paul Bennewitz, Bill Moore, MJ-12 documents, the Aviary, Antonio Vilas-Boas, Betty and Barney Hill, Zeta-Reticuli, a star map, Marjorie Fish, hypnotic regression, NICAP, Bud Hopkins, Betty Andreasson, the evolution of the grey alien archetype, Whitley Strieber and “Communion”, the alien autopsy video, Bill Cooper, professional wrestling, special effects, Jim Mosley and a witness to a recovered alien craft, the power of public speaking, academic credentials, the Aztec crash hoax, the evolution from flying saucer investigation to UFO investigation, Leonard Stringfield, unnamed sources, Roswell, Jesse Marcel, Charles Berlitz, the Bermuda Triangle, the Philadelphia experiment, Carlos Allende/Carl Allen, William L. Moore, Stanton Friedman, John Keel exposes the falsehoods in the Philadelphia experiment stories, the problems with hypnosis and false memories, remote viewing, National Institute for Discovery Science (NIDS), Robert Bigelow, “The Outer Range” TV series, Bon Lazar, Philip Klass, Richard Doty’s subsequent military and police careers, the disclosure and disinformation feedback loop, Red Pill Junkie’s artwork, Nick Redfern, the creation of the alien autopsy video, three women in a car dragged by a craft and left with missing time and strange burns, MUFON vs APRO, the para-net bulletin board, and much more! This is a cavalcade of information with a truly knowledgeable historian of ufology!

- Recap by Vincent Treewell of The Weird Part Podcast

Outro Music is The Hydra from Amy Henrickson and the Prime Directive

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