The one where we take a peek behind the curtains and froufrou space bloomers of the alien-adoring Raëlian movement (and other UFO religions) with Sociologist Susan Palmer.

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00:00:00 Introduction
00:08:34 Chapter 1: Interview with Susan Palmer
01:36:32 A word from our sponsor
01:39:55 End Credits / Harp music / ode to the space people

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The one where we cap off our 20 month-long mission to seek out hard evidence of extraterrestrial visitors and to call out any paranoid nonsense that stands in our way with the help of Sociologist Susan Palmer (re: Raelians and other UFO religions), UFO folklore researcher Gideon Reid (re: science fiction and the 1994 Zimbabwe UFO), and podcaster Erica Lukes (re: MUFON, Skinwalker Ranch, Travis Walton, etc.).

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This is an excerpt of More Like Ancient FAILiens podcast, "Relics of Roswell", 19 December 2025, hosted by Brandon R. Reynolds and Toby Ball.

Have you ever gone metal detecting and found a twisted piece of wire? Well, Giorgio Tsoukalos has and it was at a skip site near Roswell, NM! I know, right? Toby and Brandon are joined by podcaster Michel Gagne to get a handle on the Ancient Aliens episode “The Relics of Roswell” (S15:E2). This one has it all: a budding love story, some industrial grade aluminum and explosive cratering! Plus a dramatic Zoom call…

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