Is there anybody out there? Max Pearson hears about a UFO sighting in rural Zimbabwe in 1994 and talks to Gideon Lewis-Kraus of the New Yorker about whether the US Pentagon is taking UFOs more seriously. Plus, the birth of communist China, a wind power pioneer, trailblazing Chinese students and a radical Syrian playwright.
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Mar 2022
Most Famous UFO Sighting in America | Phoenix Lights
On the evening of March 13, 1997, a series of strange lights were seen over the city of Phoenix, Arizona. These were reported by thousands of people and the story became a national phenomenon, prompting theories of certified UFOs and government cover-ups. Today, we dive into one ... Show More
1h 2m
Oct 2023
How UFOs Went from Fringe to Mainstream
Flying saucers, little green men, and the X-Files — for years, that's what most people associated with unidentified flying objects, or UFOs. They were the stuff of sci-fi and supermarket tabloids, conspiracy theories and punchlines.But ever since a bombshell article in The New Yo ... Show More
50m 5s
Jun 2024
When the Monsters Came to Earth: The Voronezh UFO Incident
Horror story: In 1989, the Soviet Union had a bizarre UFO incident that occurred in Voronezh, Russia. Small children reported seeing a strange, monster-like alien creature coming out of a UFO orb from the sky. Reports from multiple witnesses would support the sightings, which wer ... Show More
23m 2s
Jun 2021
Unexplainable Flying Objects
UFOs are real, but that doesn’t mean they’re aliens. Today, Explained, Vox's daily news podcast, tells the story of America's longstanding relationship with UFOs and what we might learn from an upcoming government report. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com ... Show More
33m 28s
Jan 2022
Explaining The UFO Phenomenon ft. Jeremy Corbell
This week, Bill looks back at his conversation with contemporary artist and investigative filmmaker, Jeremy Corbell, to discuss the existence of UFOs. Jeremy claims that the Unidentified Aerial Phenomena Task Force has documents proving UFOs existence and that their mission is to ... Show More
27m 7s