EPISODE 137 | Tell Me a Story: 3 UFO Tall Tales
When a narrative takes off, some folks want to get in on the action, and this is especially true in the world of woo or conspiracy, and really especially true when it comes to UFOs. Here are three tall tales from the UFO space - Whitely Streiber’s abduction writings, Budd Hopkins's Manhattan Alien Abduction and Linda Moulton Howe's incredible, fanciful, tale of a secret black pyramid buried in central Alaska.
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SECTIONS
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<li>03:11 - Communion - Whitley Streiber is disappointed in Cat Magic</li>
<li>04:25 - Alien Butt Stuff - Communion becomes a huge hit</li>
<li>10:09 - How to Make Friends and Influence People - MANY other books, a complex mythology, Streiber's Basic Formula</li>
<li>19:01 - The Manhattan Alien Abduction - Linda "Cortile" Napolitano floats out her window and then the story gets really weird, Budd Hopkins investigates</li>
<li>28:07 - They Float, They All Float - The story has holes, Carol Rainey and others think it's a hoax, Linda sues Netflix</li>
<li>33:47 - Pyramid Song - Doug Mutschler sends Linda Moulton Howe an email</li>
<li>38:18 - commercial break 1 - looking for the point zero, fact checking his/her claims, Bruce Pearson sends an email, then more emails, then one about spontaneous remote viewing episodes and the "truth" is revealed</li>
<li>49:30 - commercial break 2 - Hugh Newman, Andrew and Andrew Gough chime in, Jonny Enoch has a theory, others jump on aboard</li>
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<li>Music by Fanette Ronjat</li>
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More Info
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<li><a href='https://rationalwiki.org/wiki/Whitley_Strieber'>Whitley Strieber </a>on RationalWIki</li>
<li><a href='https://americanloons.blogspot.com/2014/10/1183-whitley-strieber.html'>Whitley Strieber</a> on the Encyclopedia of American Loons</li>
<li><a href='https://fakegeekboy.wordpress.com/2019/05/05/communion-or-concoction/'>Communion or Concoction?</a></li>
<li><a href='https://press.umich.edu/pdf/9780472068968-34.pdf'>Primal Hooting</a> chapter from Thomas M. Disch's On SF</li>
<li><a href='https://skepticalinquirer.org/2013/01/pretentious-whit/'>Pretentious Whit</a> - a review of another Streiber book on Skeptical Inquirer</li>
<li><a href='https://time.com/7160509/the-manhattan-alien-abduction-netflix-true-story/'>The Controversial Story Behind Netflix’s New Docuseries The Manhattan Alien Abduction</a> in Time Magazine</li>
<li><a href='https://www.forbes.com/sites/monicamercuri/2024/11/04/the-true-story-behind-netflixs-the-manhattan-alien-abduction-and-linda-napolitano/'>The True Story Behind Netflix’s ‘The Manhattan Alien Abduction’—What Happened To Linda Napolitano?</a> in Forbes</li>
<li><a href='https://english.elpais.com/culture/2024-11-07/abducted-in-front-of-23-witnesses-and-a-un-secretary-general-the-most-famous-ufo-file-is-resurrected-on-netflix.html'>Abducted in front of 23 witnesses and a UN secretary-general: The most famous UFO file is resurrected on Netflix</a> in El Pais</li>
<li><a href='https://www.today.com/popculture/manhattan-alien-abduction-true-story-rcna178005'>‘The Manhattan Alien Abduction’ controversial true story: Why the star is suing Netflix</a> on Today</li>
<li><a href='https://gregsandow.com/ufo/Contents/From_IUR_--_An_Analysis_of_the/from_iur_--_an_analysis_of_the.htm'>The Linda Cortile Case</a> by Greg Sandow </li>
<li><a href='https://www.imdb.com/title/tt14424080/'>The Alaska Triangle, S02E01 - The Dark Pyramid and Violent Nature</a></li>
<li><a href='https://www.earthfiles.com/'>Linda Moulton Howe</a>'s website</li>
<li><a href='https://www.alienhub.com/threads/the-dark-pyramid-in-alaska.79020/'>The Dark Pyramid in Alaska</a> on Alien Hub</li>
<li><a href='https://theilluminerdy.com/unreal-worlds/2018/2/4/dark-pyramids-under-alaska'>Dark Pyramids Under Alaska </a>on The Illuminerdy</li>
<li>They Why Files video <a href='https://youtu.be/purPO8UE-9g?si=yoi0yFaHaKKF3LXA'>The Dark Pyramid of Alaska</a> | Military Cover-up of a Forbidden Collaboration</li>
<li>Linda Moulton Howe on <a href='https://www.bitchute.com/video/FFuvLsUsxsR1/'>Ancient Pyramid Power </a>and Strange Discoveries in Alaska video on GaiamTV</li>
<li><a href='https://michaelruark.wordpress.com/2022/02/13/dark-pyramid-buried-deep-underground-in-alaska/'>‘Dark Pyramid’ deep underground in Alaska</a> by Michael Ruark</li>
<li><a href='https://www.jasoncolavito.com/blog/alaskas-underground-pyramid-a-case-of-faulty-memory'>Alaska's Underground Pyramid: A Case of Faulty Memory?</a> by Jason Colavito</li>
<li><a href='http://www.soul-guidance.com/houseofthesun/powerpyramids.html'>Power Generating Pyramids</a> on Soul Guidance</li>
<li><a href='https://www.divemind.net/post/bha73-the-dark-pyramid-of-alaska-fact-or-fiction'>The Dark Pyramid of Alaska - Fact or Fiction?</a> on Black Hoodie Alchemy</li>
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