Buckle up! We’re diving into UFO cults to understand how science fiction can morph into religion, and why smart, sincere people get sucked in. Charismatic leaders, apocalyptic timelines, cosmic hierarchies—we’re covering it all! Trigger warning: This episode contains sensitive content such as suicide, harm to children, and murder. We start with The Seekers and the moment a failed prophecy gave birth to the term cognitive dissonance. From there, we trace the rise of Scientology; L....
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Buckle up! We’re diving into UFO cults to understand how science fiction can morph into religion, and why smart, sincere people get sucked in. Charismatic leaders, apocalyptic timelines, cosmic hierarchies—we’re covering it all! Trigger warning: This episode contains sensitive content such as suicide, harm to children, and murder. We start with The Seekers and the moment a failed prophecy gave birth to the term cognitive dissonance. From there, we trace the rise of Scientology; L....
The Skinwalker Ranch Mystery: UFOs, Portals, and High Strangeness
Aliens? Yes! But Maybe No
52 minutes
1 month ago
The Skinwalker Ranch Mystery: UFOs, Portals, and High Strangeness
In this episode, we discuss Utah’s Uinta Basin, particularly Skinwalker Ranch—where indigenous warnings, rancher reports, and modern sensors collide in a 512-acre tangle of orbs, voids, and hypotheses. We start with the foundation: Ute land, Navajo Skinwalker lore, and a mesa crowned by a stone circle that some say marks a door. From late-1800s thunder-without-storms to mid-century sightings of silent, directional lights, the basin built a reputation well before it had a brand. Then come the...
Aliens? Yes! But Maybe No
Buckle up! We’re diving into UFO cults to understand how science fiction can morph into religion, and why smart, sincere people get sucked in. Charismatic leaders, apocalyptic timelines, cosmic hierarchies—we’re covering it all! Trigger warning: This episode contains sensitive content such as suicide, harm to children, and murder. We start with The Seekers and the moment a failed prophecy gave birth to the term cognitive dissonance. From there, we trace the rise of Scientology; L....
