Ep. 114 - The Martian Chronicles

The Conspirators Podcast

Society & Culture, History

4.8 • 1.2K Ratings

🗓️ 11 November 2019

⏱️ 38 minutes

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The planet Mars has fascinated human beings for centuries. Ever since our ancestors first peered up at our closest planetary neighbor, we've wondered, is anyone up there looking back at us? In this episode I tell you about the history of our belief in life on Mars, and delve into many of the most popular conspiracy theories that have arisen as a result. Episode Sponsor: Mack Weldon https://mackweldon.com/ Get 20% off your first order by using promo code: conspirators Notes: https://www.history.com/news/life-on-mars-human-search-for-alienshttps://www.google.com/search?client=safari&rls=en&q=percival+lowell+boston+globe&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2013/10/30/241797346/75-years-ago-war-of-the-worlds-started-a-panic-or-did-ithttps://www.space.com/37366-mars-slave-colony-alex-jones.htmlhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_C._Hoaglandhttps://www.livescience.com/63048-proof-of-mars-life-accidentally-burned.htmlhttp://hoaxes.org/archive/permalink/alternative3 Music: Dexter Britain, "The Tea Party" https://dexterbritain.com Kevin MacLeod “Impromptu No 1", "Impromptu No. 2", "Impromptu No. 3" "Relaxing Piano Music" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com) Licence: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	You escaped the war?
0:01.2	A hand the whip.
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0:08.5	I took an oath to take care of one.
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0:19.0	I'm Bass Reeves and I'm the Lord this lamb.
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0:26.2	Currently 699 per month, new and eligible former subscribers only, 18 plus, Tees and sees apply. There were Martians back in those days.
0:46.0	Vastly superior races of creatures who were just like us humans, unless they weren't.
0:48.0	They were farmers.
0:51.0	An agrarian race that plowed the rich Martian soil and irrigated their crops,
0:56.0	creating a lush bucolic paradise, that is until they killed it all and turned it into a desert wasteland.
1:05.0	They were scientists and engineers and mathematicians.
1:09.0	They built amazing cities, technological marvels with immense crystal spires that poked up high into the Martian
1:16.3	skies, glimmering like fire in the crimson atmosphere.
1:19.9	Or perhaps they all live below ground like ants in vast subterranean caverns hewn out of solid rock.
1:27.0	The Martians looked human, vaguely Swedish with pale skin and flowing blonde hair.
1:34.0	Except they were also at least a foot shorter than we were because of the different Martian gravity.
1:40.0	Or perhaps they were taller than us for much the same reason.
1:44.0	They were blue-skinned vegetarians.
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