Podcast · History

Strange Arrivals

by iHeartPodcasts and Grim & Mild · English · History

Welcome to Strange Arrivals, where host Toby Ball unravels history's most famous cases of extraterrestrial encounters. This season three, we look at UFO researchers who developed theories to explain the phenomenon and the consequences those theories had for people who believed they had experienced t

Start from episode 1WhatsApp

New episodes: Weekly
Typical length: 33 min
Latest: 28 Jun 2023
Language: English

Latest episode

28 Jun 2023 · 32 min

Bonus Episode: Ben Zeller

In the second of two bonus episodes about the Heaven's Gate UFO group, Toby talks with Lake Forest University professor, Ben Zeller. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Play episodeWhatsApp Download

Earlier episodes 29 most recent

S3 · E15 · 21 Jun 2023 · 41 min
Bonus Episode: George Chryssides
In the first of two bonus episodes about the Heaven's Gate UFO group, Toby talks with academic and researcher, George Chryssides. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
S3 · E14 · 14 Jun 2023 · 39 min
Bonus Episode: Sarah Krasnostein
In this bonus episode, Toby chats with Sarah Krasnostein, author of The Believer. They discuss the Creation Museum, people who cleanse houses of annoying spirits, and the two most famous UFO cases in Australian history. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
S3 · E13 · 7 Jun 2023 · 37 min
Bonus Episode: Diana Pasulka
In this bonus episode, Toby chats with University of North Carolina, Wilmington, professor Diana Pasulka about aerial phenomena in Catholic history, her book American Cosmic , and how institutionalized religion might be affected by Disclosure. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
S3 · E12 · 31 May 2023 · 34 min
Priests at the Ziggurat
Historically, people have looked to religious authority figures to explain occurences that seem to exist outside normal human experience. A similar dynamic is at work in the UFO world where certain people claim to have knowledge unattainable by most people. Why do we listen? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
S3 · E11 · 24 May 2023 · 29 min
The Ranch
The media has reported that the government has some level of interest in UFOs. But, while you might think that this would mean investigating physical crafts flying around in the sky, this is not exactly the case. What is happening is even stranger. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
S3 · E10 · 17 May 2023 · 29 min
Invasion of the Ultraterrestrials
John Keel lived a weird and adventurous life. He brought UFOs and other strange phenomena to a larger audience through his compelling storytelling. And he had some wild theories about what all of these phenomena were, even if he didn't necessarily believe it himself. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
S3 · E9 · 10 May 2023 · 35 min
The Monster in the Igloos
"What is battleship gray, five to seven feet tall, has a pair of red eyes two inches in diameter which blaze like two lasers, wings which extend to ten feet when spread and loves to chase automobiles?" It's 1966 and we're in West Virginia. The answer is: The Mothman. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
S3 · E8 · 3 May 2023 · 32 min
The Case of Emma Woods, Pt. 3
Emma Woods breaks off her contact with David Jacobs and tries to regain control over her life. David Jacobs responds to her allegations as she pushes Temple University to take action about his research conduct. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
S3 · E7 · 26 Apr 2023 · 32 min
The Case of Emma Woods, Pt. 2
As Emma Woods continued to work with abduction researcher David Jacobs, her hypnosis sessions turned stranger and darker. Then, Jacobs introduced a conspiracy that he said put him and others in grave physical danger. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
S3 · E6 · 19 Apr 2023 · 28 min
The Case of Emma Woods, Pt. 1
A New Zealand woman who goes by the pseudonym of Emma Woods worked closely with abduction researcher David Jacobs to try to understand the strange experiences she had been through. But her sessions with him would take a decidedly dark turn. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
S3 · E5 · 12 Apr 2023 · 32 min
Unseen Realms of the Infinite
In 1992, an alien aduction conference was held on the grounds of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology with the goal of bringing the latest abduction research to the attention of interested scientists, therapists, and others. It exposed divisions between researchers on the nature of abductions and brought questions about the scientific validity of their endeavors. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
S3 · E4 · 5 Apr 2023 · 24 min
Long Road to Hacklebury
Elizabeth Anglin has had paranormal experiences her entire life. Her work with Dr. John Mack helped her try to understand these experiences. Mack was one of the three leading alien abduction researchers whose conception of the phenomenon was decidedly sunnier than his colleagues. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
S3 · E3 · 29 Mar 2023 · 23 min
Puppets
We are still in the early days of examining the events at the Ariel School in Ruwa, Zimbabwe. Alternative explanations are beginning to emerge, including a particularly fascinating take from a researcher named Gideon Reid. For more information on the puppet theory, visit Gideon Reid's blog at https://gideonreid.co.uk/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
S3 · E2 · 22 Mar 2023 · 39 min
Excited and Scared at the Same Time
Outside for recess, more than 60 students at the Ariel School in Ruwa, Zimbabwe reported seeing an unknown craft and strange creatures in a thicket of trees beyond their playground. Soon, researchers would arrive and begin to record the children's testimony. Or were they also shaping it? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
S3 · E1 · 15 Mar 2023 · 33 min
Boianai
Over three nights in 1959 at the remote Boianai Mission in Papua New Guinea, 38 people saw an unexplained craft hover over the ocean. Figures emerged from the craft and even waved to the witnesses. What happened? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
S3 · 8 Mar 2023 · 2 min
Strange Arrivals: Season Three Trailer
This season on Strange Arrivals, we look at UFO researchers who developed theories to explain the phenomenon and the consequences those theories had for people who believed they had experienced the paranormal. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
S2 · E18 · 7 Sep 2021 · 33 min
INTERVIEW 5: Glen Morgan
An interview with Glen Morgan, writer and producer for The X-Files . Glen talks about how he came to be involved in the series, the development of the X-Files mythology and how an episode is conceived. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
S2 · E17 · 31 Aug 2021 · 38 min
INTERVIEW 4: Lynne McNeil
An interview with Lynne McNeill, associate professor of folklore in the English Department at Utah State University and Chair of the Folklore Program. She is also a regular cast member on the Travel Channel's Paranormal Caught on Camera. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
S2 · E16 · 24 Aug 2021 · 55 min
INTERVIEW 3: David J. Halperin
Interview with David J. Halperin, who taught in the Religious Studies department at the University of North Carolina until he retired in 2000, and author of The Intimate Alien , which pushes aside the believer/skeptic dichotomy to propose a new framework from which to view the UFO question. The question is not, what are they or where do they come from? The question is what do they mean? Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
S2 · E15 · 17 Aug 2021 · 32 min
INTERVIEW 2: Chris Carter
An interview with Chris Carter, the creator of a little television show you might have heard of called The X-Files. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
S2 · E14 · 10 Aug 2021 · 31 min
INTERVIEW 1: Colin Dickey
An interview with author Colin Dickey about his book, The Unidentified: Mythical Monsters, Alien Encounters, and Our Obsession with the Unexplained. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
S2 · E13 · 3 Aug 2021 · 36 min
Mylar Batman
Photographs and videos are a critical component in UFO folklore, but there isn't a single example as iconic as ones for the Sasquatch and the Loch Ness Monster. But two photos taken in Oregon in 1950 might come the closest. Later in the episode, why has public interest in UFOs continued while other paranormal topics come and go? Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
S2 · E12 · 27 Jul 2021 · 35 min
Hypernormalization
Popular culture has been important in UFO folklore, both absorbing the existing stories around UFOs and creating new narratives. The 90s television show The X-Files was probably the most important of all UFO-related media. Show creator Chris Carter and writer Glen Morgan talk about making the show and its relation to the UFO narratives at the time. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
S2 · E11 · 20 Jul 2021 · 43 min
The Rumor Equation
Richard Doty makes a deal with Bill Moore to trade what the government knows about flying saucers for information about the UFO community. But what is this information that Moore receives and can it be trusted? Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
S2 · E10 · 13 Jul 2021 · 33 min
Enemy Above
In the late 1970s and early 80s, an electrical engineer named Paul Bennewitz filmed lights over Kirtland Air Force Base in Albuquerque, NM, and recorded audio signals that he believed were alien communications. Instead of asking him to stop, the Air Force Office of Special Investigations convinced him that he was, in fact, seeing and hearing extraterrestrials. Why? Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
S2 · E9 · 6 Jul 2021 · 32 min
Balloon Train
The Roswell crash is perhaps the most famous UFO incident in history. But for more than 30 years after the debris was found in 1947, the case was relatively unknown. It resurfaced in 1980, amid an era of civilian UFO investigation and government disinformation, two efforts that would meet in the case of an electrical engineer in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
S2 · E8 · 29 Jun 2021 · 34 min
Radically Different and Richer Alternatives
After Project Blue Book was shuttered, J. Allen Hynek was the best known authority on UFOs and cemented this perception with his Close Encounters classification system. But despite his scientific training, Hynek was very interested in and receptive to the paranormal. What effect did this have on his conclusions about UFOs? Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
S2 · E7 · 22 Jun 2021 · 36 min
The Illusion of Motion
J. Allen Hynek arrives in Michigan to investigate a rash of UFO sightings.
S2 · E6 · 15 Jun 2021 · 25 min
Quicksand
J. Allen Hynek joins the Air Force’s UFO investigation effort in its earliest stages. He finds most cases easy to explain, but become increasingly troubled by the ones that he can’t. During the Spring of 1966 in Michigan a series of UFO sightings, including by police and almost 100 students at a local college, seems to have the potential to spark the mass panic that the Robertson Panel feared. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

About Strange Arrivals

Strange Arrivals is a English history podcast from iHeartPodcasts and Grim & Mild. Melo plays each episode straight from the publisher's own feed — no ads added, no account needed — and remembers where you stopped, in this browser only.

Publisher: iHeartPodcasts and Grim & Mild
Language: English
Category: History
New episodes: Weekly
Typical length: 33 min
Latest episode: 28 Jun 2023
Feed: RSS — paste into any podcast app
Apple Podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/podcast/id1502150213

RSS feed Apple Podcasts

More English history

Take it with you

The Melo app keeps playing with the screen off, works in the car and on your watch, wakes you to your station, and browses the whole catalogue offline. Free, no ads, no account.