Tag: extraterrestrials

Episode 63 Sources: Ancient Aliens with Annelise Baer & Fredrik Trusohamn

In this episode, Meagan is joined by two Substitute Sisters – archaeologist and television producer, Annelise Baer, and the host of the podcast Digging Up Ancient Aliens (and also an archaeologist), Fredrik Trusohamn, to talk about everything Ancient Aliens. Our discussion includes the origins of the ancient astronauts hypothesis that inspired it, behind the scenes info from Annelise’s time as a researcher for the show, and the not-so-extraterrestrial origins of some of the Ancient Aliens team’s favorite archaeological sites. Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, Google Podcasts, Amazon Music, Pandora, iHeartRadio, and more.

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Links to all of Annelise’s social media can be found here: https://linktr.ee/annelisebaer

Fredrik can be found via the Digging Up Ancient Aliens website: https://diggingupancientaliens.com/

Here are our sources:

  1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ancient_Aliens
  2. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gish_gallop
  3. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ancient_astronauts
  4. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/the-idiocy-fabrications-and-lies-of-ancient-aliens-86294030/
  5. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pseudoarchaeology
  6. https://www.science.org/content/article/believe-atlantis-these-archaeologists-want-win-you-back-science
  7. https://hyperallergic.com/470795/pseudoarchaeology-and-the-racism-behind-ancient-aliens/
  8. https://www.skeptic.com/reading_room/gobekli-tepe-mystery-new-chapter-in-history-robert-adam-schneiker/
  9. https://www.jasoncolavito.com/blog/review-of-ancient-aliens-ultimate-evidence-s01e01-beyond-nazca https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/94/

SkyHub & the Search for UFOs with Dr. Chris Cogswell

In this episode, we’re joined by the chair of SkyHub’s science advisory board and host of the Mad Scientist Podcast, Dr. Chris Cogswell. SkyHub’s technology is used to analyze both identified and unidentified objects in the sky, including UFOs or UAPs. Check out this episode to learn what SkyHub is all about, how it works, and how you can get your very own tracker set up in your backyard! 

Mad Scientist Podcast: https://www.themadscientistpodcast.com/

SkyHub: https://skyhub.org/

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Episode 18 Sources: This Is Your Brain On Aliens

We’re back on the alien train, folks! In this episode, Paige tells us about her husband’s “alien abduction” experience, and we discuss the science and psychology that may be behind your favorite ET encounter stories, from sleep paralysis to recovered memories from surgeries gone wrong. The only thing we know for sure is that your brain is a very weird place! You can listen to this episode on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, Google Podcasts, Amazon Music, or Pandora.

Here are the sources we used for this episode:

Podcasts: Strange Arrivals, Episode 11, “Extraordinary Claims”

Websites:

  1. https://www.livescience.com/20250-alien-abductions-origins.html
  2. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_alien_abduction_claims
  3. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Niche_insurance
  4. https://digitalcommons.chapman.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1002&context=sociology_articles
  5. https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/aliens/philipklass.html
  6. https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/alien-abduction-or-accidental-awareness/
  7. https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/why-we-worry/201207/five-traits-could-get-you-abducted-aliens?page=1
  8. https://www.bostonglobe.com/ideas/2016/06/11/why-alien-abductions-are-down-dramatically/qQ3zdBIc2tLAf3LVms8GLP/story.html
  9. https://www.birmingham.ac.uk/research/perspective/abducted-by-aliens.aspx
  10. https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/sleepless-in-america/201709/alien-abduction-part-1
  11. https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/sleepless-in-america/201709/alien-abduction-part-iii
  12. https://michaelshermer.com/sciam-columns/abducted/https://scholar.harvard.edu/files/schacterlab/files/clancey_et_al._2002.pdf

This Is Your Brain On Aliens

Have you or has somebody you know had an alien abduction experience? In this episode we will talk about Paige’s husband’s experience and discuss what could be behind your favorite alien abduction stories, from sleep paralysis to recovered memories from a surgery gone wrong. The only thing we know for sure is that your brain is a very weird place!

To see our sources for this episode, head to our website at spookysciencesisters.com. Hit subscribe to be notified of future episodes, and follow us on Twitter and Instagram (@SpookySciPod), and Facebook (@SpookyScienceSisters) for even more spooky content! Help us grow by sharing with a friend and leaving a rating and review on Apple Podcasts.

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UFOs, High Speed Balloons, and Bird Barf

Episode 3 of Spooky Science Sisters has arrived! In this episode, we take on debunking Unidentified Flying Objects (UFOs). What are UFOs? Are they flying saucers carrying extraterrestrials, or are they something far more mundane? What is actually going on in those videos released by the Pentagon? Listen in to hear us discuss all that and more!

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