logo
episode-header-image
Jun 2025
33m 51s

58. The Truth About UFOs: The Roswell In...

Goalhanger
About this episode
The date was July 8th, 1947. The Roswell Daily Record boldly announced: "RAAF Recovers Flying Saucer." How did this headline ignite a global obsession with UFOs, and why has the official narrative shifted so many times since? From eyewitness accounts of glowing objects zooming across the sky to official reports of a recovered "disk," the Roswell incident ... Show More
Up next
Sep 17
195. How Silicon Valley Took Over National Security
Why are Silicon Valley billionaires developing defence tech? Could Elon Musk build a nuclear bomb? And why did Steve Jobs owe his early success to the CIA? Listen as David is joined by national security journalist Sharon Weinberger to discuss her new book, Valley of Death: How Bi ... Show More
36m 44s
Sep 16
194. The KGB in Iran: Appeasing the Ayatollah with Ben Macintyre (Ep 2)
A KGB officer who has secretly gone over to work for MI6 in revolutionary Iran. But will MI6 be able to get him out of the country when things go wrong? Listen as David and Gordon are joined by renowned author and journalist, Ben Macintyre, to discuss his latest book: ⁠⁠⁠Redwood⁠ ... Show More
53m 2s
Sep 13
193. The KGB in Iran: Defecting to MI6 with Ben Macintyre (Ep 1)
A KGB officer is recruited by MI6 in Iran at a time of revolutionary upheaval. His intelligence helped shape the Cold War. But how far is agent Redwood motivated by some rather personal difficulties? Listen as David and Gordon are joined by renowned author and journalist, Ben Mac ... Show More
45m 49s
Recommended Episodes
Feb 2024
ROSWELL INCIDENT: UNDER THE RADAR
<p>Dive headfirst into the heart of the most infamous UFO mystery in history – the Roswell incident. In this gripping episode, we embark on a journey through the conspiracy that surround the events of July 1947 in the desolate New Mexico desert. Uncover the layers of intrigue as ... Show More
3m 58s
Jan 2024
The Rendlesham UFO Incident Pt. 1
Nicknamed “The British Roswell,” it’s one of the most controversial UFO sightings. Carter presents the accounts of US Air Force Officers from December, 1980 – and then examines allegations that the government concealed the truth. Conspiracy Theories is now on Instagram @theconspi ... Show More
30m 49s
Aug 2020
Ep. 15 - Roswell
In 1947 in the desert of New Mexico, something strange crash landed, that much is certain. Many eyewitnesses claimed it was something not of this world, while the US government did everything they could to keep it under wraps. But why, what were they hiding? Is there a grand cons ... Show More
49m 58s
Jul 2021
Balloon Train
The Roswell crash is perhaps the most famous UFO incident in history. But for more than 30 years after the debris was found in 1947, the case was relatively unknown. It resurfaced in 1980, amid an era of civilian UFO investigation and government disinformation, two efforts that w ... Show More
32m 15s
Mar 2019
Roswell Pt. 1
Rancher Mike Brazel was thrust into the spotlight in 1947, he discovers the remains of an alien spaceship on the outskirts of a remote New Mexico town. The subsequent media frenzy and government cover-up would lead to perhaps the most endearing UFO story of all time. Parcasters - ... Show More
42m 4s
Nov 2020
140: The Mysterious Roswell UFO Incident Of 1947
tail spinning
1h 20m
Feb 2019
Roswell
One morning in 1947 a rancher discovered debris on his property in Roswell, New Mexico. The debris didn’t look recognizable and the army was quickly called to the scene to declare it as a crashed weather balloon… but that’s not the only story. Many believe aliens were found at th ... Show More
44m 40s
Dec 2024
UFOs in the US
<p>Alien spacecraft, phenomena from another dimension, ghosts, demons of satan, a trick of light - whatever you might believe UFOs to be, they have a long history.</p><br><p>Don is joined by Greg Eghgian for this episode. Professor of History and Bioethics at Penn State Universit ... Show More
31m 15s
Apr 2019
Roswell Pt. 2
In 1978, a scintillating National Enquirer article revived the Roswell legend for a new audience. Then, in the 1990s, UFOlogists tracked down fresh clues that could prove the existence of aliens in the infamous New Mexico town. Sponsors! Calm - Extraterrestrial listeners get 25% ... Show More
44m 35s
Listen to millions of songs and podcasts on Anghami