Extraterrestrial
Why do we think we aren’t alone? Extraterrestrial explores tales of alien encounters. Millions of people claim to have seen alien life, but no one can confirm any of it. Is there a more grounded explanation for these incidents, or is there really something lurking out there? Every Tuesday, we’ll examine reports of a different alien occurrence, and land on the most plausible explanation. Extraterrestrial is a Spotify Original from Parcast.
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Vril Society Pt. 2: Nazi Moon Base
In 1884, the Fox sisters sparked a "spirit channeling" movement that inspired mystics, Nazis and UFO believers.
44 min
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Vril Society Pt. 1: Nazi Spaceship
Maria Orsitsch had been in psychic communication with aliens since she was a young girl.
48 min
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The Airship Mystery Pt. 2: Alien Tombstone
In June 1973, Bill Case and a slurry of UFO organizations such as MUFON and NICAP attempted to exhume a grave in Aurora, Texas that supposedly housed the corpse of an alien visitor.
40 min
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The Airship Mystery Pt. 1: Gentleman Callers
In Sacramento, California, an unknown aircraft traveled over the city in 1896, filling citizens with awe.
38 min
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The Anunnaki Pt. 2: Space Kings
Zechariah Sitchin found evidence to suggest that aliens meddled in the affairs of the ancient Egyptians, and may have even influenced the stories of the Bible.
39 min
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The Anunnaki Pt. 1: Marduk Begins
Ancient Astronauts have become a cornerstone of science fiction storytelling, but in 1976, researcher Zechariah Sitchin of New York, introduced this concept to the world with his book, the 12th Planet.
39 min
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Cattle Mutilation Pt. 2
As livestock continued to mysteriously perish in the 1970s American West, U.S. Treasury Agent Donald E. Flickinger believed inmate Kenneth Bankston was the key to stopping this phenomenon.
43 min
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Cattle Mutilation Pt. 1
Colorado's San Luis Valley is a place of idyllic beauty, but in September 1967, it was witness to the gruesome death of a beloved horse.
38 min
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Incident at Fort Benning Pt. 2: JAWS and Measles
For years, John Vasquez struggled to prove that he had been the victim of alien abduction while serving at a military base in Georgia in 1977.
39 min
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Incident at Fort Benning Pt. 1: Doppelgängers
Though John Vasquez had always looked back on his military service with pride, something about his infantry training in Georgia in 1977 had never sat right with him.
41 min
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George Adamski Pt. 2: Space Rads
In 1953, Orthon the Venusian took his favorite human on a joyride through the cosmos, but back on earth, skeptical forces were closing in.
45 min
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George Adamski Pt. 1: Hamburger Stand
The hit book of 1953 was “The Flying Saucers Have Landed.”
48 min
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Dulce Base Pt. 2: Underground War
Paul Bennewitz, a UFO researcher living in New Mexico finally received confirmation that the government had come into contact with extraterrestrial life.
43 min
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Dulce Base Pt. 1: Tin Foil Car
New Mexico Highway patrolman Gabe Valdez got more than he bargained for when responding to a cattle rancher's call in June 1976.
40 min
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Roswell Pt. 2
In 1978, a scintillating National Enquirer article revived the Roswell legend for a new audience.
40 min
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Roswell Pt. 1
Rancher Mack 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.
38 min
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The Mothman
Some creatures defy description.
38 min
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The Fermi Paradox
Over the past century, multiple scientists have attempted to answer whether alien life truly exists through mathematical formulas and listening to the deepest recesses of the galaxy.
42 min
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Valiant Thor Pt. 2: Dr. Stranges
Upon closer examination, Dr. Stranges proves to be much stranger than the spaceman he claimed to have met.
42 min
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Valiant Thor Pt. 1: “Stranger at the Pentagon”
In 1957, an alien spacecraft landed in Alexandria, Virginia.
40 min
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Elizabeth Klarer Pt. 2: Intergalactic Courtship
This timeless intergalactic love story started with a chance encounter at the top of the Drakensberg Mountains in South Africa.
44 min
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Elizabeth Klarer Pt. 1: Love Knows No Bounds
In the shadow of South Africa’s Drakensberg Mountains, Elizabeth Klarer met the love of her life.
46 min
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The Hill Abduction Pt. 2: The Story Gets Out
They thought they could return to normal life after their hypnosis sessions with Dr. Benjamin Simon, but in 1966 the news of their abduction reached the media.
37 min
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The Hill Abduction Pt. 1: Barney and Betty Hill
The effects of the other worldly trip changed their lives forever.
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Welcome to Extraterrestrial
Are we really alone?
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