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The Saucer Life

The Saucer Life is a podcast exploring the history and lore of flying saucer and UFO culture, running the gamut from Contactees to the Men In Black and from Underground Bases to Abductions.

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Who are the Controllers?

Who are the Controllers?

Episode Notes In this episode, we're looking at "The Controllers"--an essay/white paper written by Martin Cannon in the ... Read more

8 Jan 2020

46mins

Ranked #2

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Lights, Camera, Reinhold!

Lights, Camera, Reinhold!

Episode Notes Reinhold O. Schmidt was a contactee who had a number of encounters before (and, well, after) he turned to ... Read more

5 Feb 2020

1hr 6mins

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Year of the Humanoids

Year of the Humanoids

In this episode, we look at some interesting accounts from 1973: Year of the Humanoids, a report issued by the Center fo... Read more

22 May 2019

31mins

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Little Gray Men

Little Gray Men

You can’t talk about the Saucer Life in the 1990s without at least a nod in the direction of the “alien abduction” pheno... Read more

9 May 2018

34mins

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Behold a Pale Cooper

Behold a Pale Cooper

Welcome to Series 5: The 90s Strike Back! In this episode, we’ll examine the work of Bill Cooper, perhaps the key figure... Read more

23 Apr 2018

1hr 2mins

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Why do Bird(-like Aliens) Suddenly Appear?

Why do Bird(-like Aliens) Suddenly Appear?

Episode Notes This was inspired/caused by Jordan from The Nighttime Podcast sending me a copy of Greta Woodrew's 1981 bo... Read more

18 Mar 2020

55mins

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Bonus Encounter 1: A History of UFO Crashes

Bonus Encounter 1: A History of UFO Crashes

This is the talk I gave on September 30 at the 50th Anniversary Festival commemorating the Shag Harbour UFO Incident in ... Read more

2 Oct 2017

1hr 2mins

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Signs of the Times

Signs of the Times

In this episode, we’re going to explore some of the earliest efforts by the American military establishment to investiga... Read more

5 Jun 2019

28mins

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The Mysterious Mitchell Sisters

The Mysterious Mitchell Sisters

Episode Notes No apologies, this one was a bit of a labor of love, and I can't believe I got a whole episode out of the ... Read more

27 Nov 2019

1hr 11mins

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The Hollow(ed) Earth

The Hollow(ed) Earth

We finish up our “90s Strike Back” series with The Hollow(ed) Earth, an examination of the explosion of “Underground Ali... Read more

14 Jun 2018

46mins

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The Secret Grudges of Bill English

The Secret Grudges of Bill English

Episode Notes William S. "Bill" English is, maybe, the forgotten "Bill" of 80s and 90s UFOlogy. his claims were extraord... Read more

11 Dec 2019

48mins

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Bigfeet from Space

Bigfeet from Space

We’re kicking off a series of stories about the intersections between flying saucers and…other stuff… a look at Bigfoot,... Read more

28 Sep 2018

42mins

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Adamski Exposed! Or Not!

Adamski Exposed! Or Not!

Normal service has resumed here at Saucer Life Central, and today we’re looking at one of the most effective takedowns o... Read more

7 Jan 2018

23mins

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Ashtar Watches Over Us

Ashtar Watches Over Us

In this Encounter, we’ll take a look at the the entity known as Ashtar and the cast of extraterrestrial characters that ... Read more

11 Dec 2017

37mins

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No Alternative

No Alternative

There’s a recent edition of Alternative 3 that had the participation of Leslie Watkins, so it’s probably as legit as you... Read more

8 May 2019

53mins

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Kelly-Goblinsville

Kelly-Goblinsville

Episode Notes Happy Halloween, if you're seeing this on release day. An appropriate topic for the holiday, I think--thin... Read more

31 Oct 2019

1hr

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The End of the World

The End of the World

In this episode, we begin the story of Dorothy Martin and her prophecies of cataclysms that would strike the world. She ... Read more

19 Feb 2018

33mins

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Watch This, Don’t Watch That

Watch This, Don’t Watch That

In this episode we’re looking at some of the best (and not so great) UFO documentaries out there. There will be more of ... Read more

15 Feb 2019

34mins

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“A Creature from the Blackest Memory of your Fears”

“A Creature from the Blackest Memory of your Fears”

The Flatwoods Monster appeared in Braxton County, West Virginia in September 1952, at the tail end of a summer full of f... Read more

4 Sep 2017

24mins

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We’re Going to Hell for This…

We’re Going to Hell for This…

Are aliens demons? Are demons aliens? Does it matter? Is Hell a planet? Come along as we look at how some have answered ... Read more

28 Jan 2019

26mins

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