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Podcast: The Paracast — The Gold Standard of Paranormal Radio
Episode: June 23, 2024 — UFO Investigator Charles Lear
Description: Gene and cohost Tim Swartz present a return appearance from Charles Lear, author of “Crashed Saucers and Malevolent Aliens: The Emergence of the Popular Modern UFO Mythos in the Late 20th Century.” The book focuses on those responsible for — or guilty of — creating and perpetuating key events involving flying saucer lore, such as the Aztec, NM and Roswell, NM crashes, the MJ-12 documents, disinformation agents, and so on and so forth. Lear also identifies one person, actually an old friend of Gene's, who is, in part, responsible for three of those legends or myths. Lear has been writing about UFOs for seve...