PARANOID POLITICS, UFOS, AND THE CONTACTEE MOVEMENT

Does Ashtar and the other Space Brothers have a secret agenda? “Exploring the Bizarre” (KCORradio.com) hosts Tim Beckley and Tim Swartz welcomes teacher, writer and historian, Aaron Gulyas to discuss the wild, often wacky world, of the UFO contactees. Since 2017, our guest has hosted “The Saucer Life,” a podcast which explores the history, lore, and culture of flying saucer belief. Since the 1950s, men and women around the world have claimed to have had contact with human-like visitors from space. Aaron explores how the "contactee" subculture has critiqued political, social and cultural trends in the United States, Europe and elsewhere. Not merely quaint relics of the 1950s Atomic Age, contactees have continued their messages of transformation into the 21st century. Regardless of whether these alleged contacts took the form of physical meetings or channeled paranormal psychic communications, or whether they actually happened at all, contactees have provided a consistently relevant source of commentary on this world and beyond. In addition to his podcast, Aaron is the author of several books, including “Extraterrestrials and the American Zeitgeist: Alien Contact Tales Since the 1950s.”

UFO Contactees: A. Is For Adamski, B. Is For Beckley

 

The 1950s was a fascinating period in UFOlogy. Many referrer to it as the subject's "Golden Age." Exploring the Bizarre (KCORradio.com) hosts Tim Beckley and Tim Swartz welcome ADAM GORIGHTLY and GREG BISHOP who reveal little know facts about George Adamski, the grandfather of the contactee movement who claims to have met Orthon in the desert back in 52. Beckley joins in the chatter about the coming of the Space Brothers, adding more than his two cents to the festivities, having been around during that period as a young wet behind the ears UFO researcher and in recent years have reprinted many New Age books containing channelings and tall tales of trips onboard alien space ships. Gorightly and Bishop have written a tell all book that is both entertaining and enlightening." A. Is For Adamski" is certain to spin a few heads, just like the flying saucers used to spin in the Golden Age. Free newsletter http://ConspiracyJournal.com