The Saucer Life

Episode Notes An absolute nostalgic delight, the Weekly World News entertained and...informed?...millions during its life from the late 70s into the 21st century. While you may remember Bat Boy, the WWN also--at least in in its early years, covered some fairly significant UFO stories. We'll see the progression from covering cases like Cash-Landrum and cattle mutilations to reporting that an alien...

On August 7, 2017, I began a project I wasn't sure would last two months. It's now lasted two years, give or take a day. In this episode we'll resist the urge to do a clip show, take a suggestion from a listener about how to celebrate, thank a whole lot of people, revisit a past topic. Sort of. Taunia Derenberger-Bowman's  Beyond Lanulos: Our Fifty Years with Indrid Cold is on Amazon. WARNING: it'...

UPDATE: Something is weird with the feed–trying again! While we often get requests to cover this or that topics–Orfeo Angelucci’s contact experiences and writings may be the most often requested. His two books, The Secret of the Saucers and Son of the Sun are very much part of the Adamski-inspired tradition but with some interesting twists including […]

We’re continuing with a run of Contactees in this episode, where we’ll discuss George King and his Aetherius Society (which is still going strong today!). George King was an interesting guy–as were most of the Contactees–and his claims and experiences have some unique twists to them. The full BBC program in which King channeled Aetherius […]

Not a new episode, but a listener pointed out that the “echo effect indicating primary source” continued onto the narration in one section of Encounter 58, so here’s a corrected version!

WARNING! THIS EPISODE INCLUDES MILD CRINGE-INDUCING ROMANCE! Howard Menger, sometimes called the East Coast Adamski (for reasons I’ve never really understood) had one of the most unique contact stories–mostly because they involved a romance between he and Connie Weber that apparently began in a previous lifetime on another planet. Menger also released record albums of […]

Since I’m running around giving all sorts of talks in libraries (or, rather, giving the same basic talk in all sorts of libraries), I thought I’d give you a bit of a taste of what that’s like. This is my talk from Esotericon 2018 in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Esotericon, produced by Paul Kimball, also featured […]

In this episode, we’re going to explore some of the earliest efforts by the American military establishment to investigate and understand UFOs. They started doing so just about as soon as Kenneth Arnold sighted the first modern UFO and they probably haven’t stopped since, you know, strange things in the sky might be concerning to […]

In this episode, we look at some interesting accounts from 1973: Year of the Humanoids, a report issued by the Center for UFO Studies (CUFOS). Their website is a treasure trove of information about cases you’ve heard of and cases that have slipped under the radar of most saucer fiends. You can download your own […]

UFO legend Stanton T. Friedman has passed away at age 84. These are just some thoughts I had this evening, reflecting on his work and influence. Obituary at Coast to Coast AM, by Tim Binnall Stanton T. Friedman is Real, a short film by Friedman’s nephew, Paul Kimball.

There’s a recent edition of Alternative 3 that had the participation of Leslie Watkins, so it’s probably as legit as you’ll get at an affordable price. It’s at Amazon, and linked above. A DVD of Alternative 3 is available, used, on Amazon. It’s also been put on Youtube. I heartily recommend Jim Keith’s Casebook on Alternative 3. There […]

Just some fun margin notes from my copy of Jim Keith’s Casebook on Alternative 3. Enjoy! Support The Saucer Life and get something cool in return! Website: saucerlife.com Twitter: @saucerlife Instagram: saucerlife Facebook

Michael X, AKA Michael X. Barton, is one of those contactees that often gets swept aside in the rush to talk about more colorful figures like Adamski, Van Tassel, and what have you. Join us today as we look upon his works and–if not despair–giggle a little. It’s good stuff and blends several different strands […]

The “Reverend” “Doctor” Frank E. Stranges, in the 1950s and 60s, gave us one of the greatest gifts ever. Valiant Thor–a space commander who met with government officials, giving them a message of love and peace. Any similarity to The Day The Earth Stood Still is purely, I assume, coincidental. In this episode we’re going to examine […]

We’ve added a Donation button on the site at saucerlife.com. I wanted to spend a few minutes talking about what’s in it for you (actual stuff, not just nice feelings), and so on. Enjoy my extreme discomfort at doing this! And thanks so much for listening. Nothing is changing, we’re not going away. This isn’t […]

Part 2 of our question and answer celebration. Enjoy! The paper mentioned by Greek Orthodox bishop Seraphim Rose is here. The article mentioned by David Halperin is here. Website: saucerlife.com Twitter: @saucerlife Instagram: saucerlife Facebook  

Our first batch of listener questions! Hooray! And thanks for being around for 50 episodes. I can’t quite believe or understand it…

I had way too much fun doing this. That’s all. Remember, I’m taking questions for our upcoming “Listener Question Extravaganza,” so comment on the website or get in contact via the usual methods.

In this episode we’re looking at some of the best (and not so great) UFO documentaries out there. There will be more of these, so please hold your “WHERE WAS MIRAGE MEN?!” comments in abeyance! For Encounter 50, in a couple weeks, I’m entertaining any questions you wish to ask–submit them on Twitter, Instagram, or […]

Are aliens demons? Are demons aliens? Does it matter? Is Hell a planet? Come along as we look at how some have answered these questions, mainly though the very fun Round Trip to Hell in a Flying Saucer, a 1955 Contactee pamphlet by Cecil Michael. Round Trip To Hell In A Flying Saucer: UFO Parasites […]

We’re finishing up our look at The Mothman Prophecies with a glimpse of the weirdness that was Keel’s interaction with Mr. Apol (as it was spelled in the book). There’s so much more we could have talked about with this stuff. Be sure to check out the best source for all things John Keel, johnkeel.com.

We’re back! Sorry for the extended hiatus–non-serious-throat-affecting health issues intervened. Today, we’re beginning our look at The Mothman Prophecies in a way that, hopefully, doesn’t rehash our other two Mothman installments. Next time, We’ll be looking at the Mr. Apol encounters and examining a bit of what came afterward as far as Mothman lore goes.

We’re going to Venus, Mars, and Jupiter, and you won’t need a flying saucer. William Denton studied the use of “psychometry” allowed his colleagues (well, his son, wife, and sister) to travel to far off times and places. The 19th century was a spacier place than you might have thought! Read The Soul of Things, volume […]

In this Encounter we spend a little time with Woodrow Derenberger, Indrid Cold, and try to figure out how a Contactee book that belongs in 1957 managed to appear in 1971. Website: saucerlife.com Twitter: @saucerlife Instagram: saucerlife Facebook

We’re taking a deep-ish dive into Gray Barker’s account of the Point Pleasant events, 1970’s The Silver Bridge. Fact? Fiction? How much does it really matter? Reprint edition of The Silver Bridge on Amazon. Caveat Emptor: the print in this copy is not what you’d expect–like whoever repubbed it didn’t scan the original pages at a high […]