The Saucer Life
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A Podcast of Flying Saucer History and Lore
- 58 minutes 5 secondsThe Zine Scene- UFO Magazine Vol 3, No 1 (Part 2)
Episode Notes
In this episode, we’re finishing our look at Volume 3, Issue 1 of UFO Magazine. We’re past the news and editorials and into some meatier stuff including an interview with Whitley Strieber, an article by Michael Grosso on his “Paraterrestrial Hypothesis,” want ads, and some poetry.
Be sure to check out all the great back issues of this mag up for sale at https://www.ufomag.com
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18 April 2025, 9:00 am - 45 minutes 28 secondsThe Zine Scene- UFO Magazine Vol 3, No 1 (Part 1)
Episode Notes
In this episode, we’re starting our look at Volume 3, Issue 1 of UFO Magazine. This is an issue jam packed full of great UFO stories and history, including a key piece of the UFO Conspiracy narrative of the late 80s, the dawn of the Mr. Ed photos, and a surprising rabbit hole that led me to a “sonic xenolinguistics performance art group” (including this great number!)
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28 March 2025, 9:00 am - 1 hour 8 minutesGray Barker, Books, and Saucers- an Interview with author Gabriel Mckee
Episode Notes
It’s a rare Saucer Life interview! In this episode, we talk to author Gabriel Mckee about his new biography of Gray Barker: The Saucerian: UFOs, Men in Black, and the Unbelievable Life of Gray Barker. It comes out on April 22, 2025 and—having read an advance copy—I can say it is an astounding and thoroughly researched work.
Here are some links to get the book:
Amazon (this affiliate link helps the Saucer Life)
The book’s page at MIT Press has links to get the book at a wide variety of other venues as well, including independent booksellers.
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14 March 2025, 9:00 am - 37 minutes 4 secondsLife in a UFO Commune
Episode Notes
As we continue our look at Allen Michael's One World Family Commune UFO group from the 1960s, we talk about a woman named Del Rainer, who joined the commune in 1967 at the age of 40 and wrote about her experiences decades later.
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20 January 2025, 2:34 pm - 57 minutes 54 secondsAllen Noonan's Strange Experience
Episode Notes
We are beginning a multi-part journey that is going to take us to the end of the year. Contactees, UFOs, the counterculture of the 60s, communes, weird space music, a new messiah for a new age… it’s wild. We begin, in this episode, with Allen Noonan, a sign painter from California who has an enlightening experience and begins building a community around it.
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11 November 2024, 10:00 am - 32 minutes 53 secondsThe 7th & A Bit Anniversary
Episode Notes
It’s the 7 ( and 1/12) anniversary of The Saucer Life! For the occasion, and in response to some messages I’ve received, I’m going to be revisiting my list of top ten important UFO books from four years ago. There are some changes to the list which will doubtless generate controversy (this may be an exaggeration). After listening, you can find the list and links to purchase (which benefit the show) here!
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27 September 2024, 10:00 am - 48 minutes 51 secondsArt Gatti's Alien Sex Book
Episode Notes
Art Gatti’s 1978 book UFO Encounters of the Fourth Kind? is a tour de force of supposed alien-human sexual encounters. Going all the way back to the dawn of time, Gatti makes the case for long-term alien sexual interference with humanity. I’d like to say he does it with tact and class but that would be a lie. Listen along as we cover the book, detail some of his very 1970s turns-of-phrase, and talk about the very interesting story of Cynthia Applegate, since Gatti doesn’t spend enough time on it!
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13 September 2024, 10:00 am - 52 minutes 54 secondsThe Zine Scene- Flying Saucers, February 1969
Episode Notes
It's another installment in our Zine Scene series! This time, we're looking at the February, 1969 issue of Flying Saucers Magazine. This was a long-running publication from the prolific Ray Palmer, who co-founded Fate Magazine and brought us the dubious glory of the Richard Shaver hollow Earth tales.
This issue is rife with interesting ads, a condemnation of the Allende Letters, and more!
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4 September 2024, 10:08 am - 43 minutes 39 secondsElmwood, Wisconsin
Episode Notes
In 1975 and 1976 retired police chief George Wheeler had two extraordinary UFO sightings. He was not alone in this, as witnesses came out of the woodwork and corroborated his story in remarkable detail. In this episode of the Saucer Life, we’ll look at these sightings and the UFO culture that grew up around them in this tiny Wisconsin town.
Get information about Elmwood’s UFO Days here: https://www.wisconsinfrights.com/elmwood-ufo-days/
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25 July 2024, 9:00 am - 1 hour 27 minutesWest Virginia 2024
Episode Notes
It’s time for the (mostly) annual Saucer Life Saucer Road Trip and, as with 2020’s visit to the Kelly and Hopkinsville areas, Associate Producer Simpson J. Hanover III is with me to provide an everyperson perspective to the things we see and do. We hit Point Pleasant and Braxton County, retrace my path through the TNT area where I saw the Mysterious Black Cadillac in 2021, and check out new-to-us museums and attractions in the region.
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