Diana Walsh Pasulka: AMERICAN COSMIC

Somewhere in the Skies

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Documentary, Society & Culture, Social Sciences, Science

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🗓️ 28 January 2019

⏱️ 70 minutes

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On episode 93 of SOMEWHERE IN THE SKIES, Ryan welcomes author and professor of religious studies, Diana Walsh Pasulka to the show to talk about her new book, American Cosmic: UFOs, Religion, Technology. More than half of American adults and more than seventy-five percent of young Americans believe in intelligent extraterrestrial life. This level of belief rivals that of belief in God. American Cosmic examines the mechanisms at work behind the thriving belief system in extraterrestrial life, a system that is changing and even supplanting traditional religions. Over the course of a six-year ethnographic study, Pasulka interviewed successful and influential scientists, professionals, and Silicon Valley entrepreneurs who believe in extraterrestrial intelligence, thereby disproving the common misconception that only fringe members of society believe in UFOs. American Cosmic explores the intriguing question of how people interpret unexplainable experiences and argues that the media is replacing religion as a cultural authority that offers believers answers about non-human intelligent life and the enigmatic phenomena often connected to all this... UFOs. Listeners can get a 30% discount on the book right now by CLICKING HERE and using promo code: AAFLYG6 Guest Bio: Diana Walsh Pasulka is a Professor of Religious Studies at the University of North Carolina, Wilmington and Chair of the Department of Philosophy and Religion. Her research focuses on religion and technology, including supernatural belief and its connections to digital technologies and environments. Her current projects include two edited volumes, Believing in Bits: New Media and the Supernatural, co-edited with Simone Natalie and forthcoming with Oxford University Press, and Post Humanism: The Future of Homo Sapiens, co-edited with Michael Bess and forthcoming with Palgrave MacMillan Reference. For more info, visit: www.AmericanCosmic.com Watch ROSWELL: MYSTERIES DECODED for free! Available now at www.cwseed.com Patreon: www.patreon.com/somewhereskies Website: www.somewhereintheskies.com YouTube Channel: CLICK HERE Official Store: CLICK HERE Order Ryan's Book by CLICKING HERE Twitter: @SomewhereSkies Instagram: @SomewhereSkiesPod Opening and Closing Theme Song, "Ephemeral Reign" by Per Kiilstofte SOMEWHERE IN THE SKIES is part of the podcast network. To learn more, CLICK HERE SOMEWHERE IN THE SKIES is sponsored by HelloFresh. To receive 50% off your first order, use promo code: SOMEWHERE50 at checkout by visiting Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/somewhere-in-the-skies. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hey y'all Ryan Sprick here. As you all know the Somewhere in the Sky's
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0:39.0	And now on with the show. This is somewhere in the skies with Ryan's bread.
0:50.0	This is somewhere in the skies with Ryan's Bread. Oh, Welcome to Summer In This Guys, I'm your host Ryan Sprague. As I continue to navigate my way through these stories of so many individuals who've had a
1:25.0	UFO experience in some way, shape, or form, I have to step back every now and again and realize
1:31.6	that I'm also navigating my own personal journey as well.
1:36.0	No matter how objective I try to remain, my personal thoughts, feelings, and beliefs would undoubtedly impact my work and how I approached the
1:45.2	UFO phenomenon and my study of it.
1:48.6	And after reading a new book by today's guest, I knew I wasn't alone in that journey.
1:54.0	Diana Baskalka is a professor of religious studies at the University of North Carolina,
1:58.8	Wilmington, and chair of the Department of Philosophy and Religion. Her research focuses on religion and technology,
2:06.9	including supernatural belief in its connections to digital technologies and environments.
2:13.0	And she is the author of American Cosmic UFOs, Religion, Technology,
2:19.0	published by Oxford University Press.
2:22.0	More than half of American adults and more than 75% of young Americans believe in intelligent
2:28.5	extraterrestrial life.
2:30.3	This level of belief rivals that of belief in God.
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