Flying Saucers & Serious Satire: Dissecting John Oliver’s UFO Deep Dive | 370

Hysteria 51

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Social Sciences, Paranormal, True Crime, Aliens, Conspiracy, Supernatural, History, Science, Comedy

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🗓️ 1 May 2024

⏱️ 49 minutes

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Summary

John Oliver and his show Last Week Tonight’s latest foray into the unknown was right in our wheelhouse – UFOs. John tackled this enigmatic world with his trademark wit. This week we dive deep into Oliver’s exploration—from Jimmy Carter's extraterrestrial encounters to the controversial paintings of UFOs in Renaissance art. We'll analyze how Oliver balances humor with hard questions about what's really out there, critiquing his take on government cover-ups, media missteps, and public paranoia. Did he miss crucial evidence? Or did he nail the absurdity of the UFO phenomena by realizing it is not so absurd? Join us for a detailed breakdown of the facts, the laughs, and everything in-between, as we separate the science from the silliness in John Oliver's cosmic comedy.

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Videos

UFOs: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zRdhoYqCAQg

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HBO Show Site - https://www.hbo.com/last-week-tonight-with-john-oliver

Last Week Wiki - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Last_Week_Tonight_with_John_Oliver

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0:00.0	John Oliver and last week tonight's latest foray into the unknown was right in our wheelhouse.
0:06.0	UFOs. John tackled this enigmatic world with his trademark wit and this week we dive deep into Mr Oliver's exploration from Jimmy Carter's
0:16.8	extraterrestrial encounters to the controversial paintings ofs in Renaissance art.
0:23.6	We'll analyze how Oliver balances humor with hard questions about what's really out there critiquing
0:29.3	his take on government cover-ups, media missteps, and public paranoia. Did he miss crucial
0:36.0	evidence or did he nail the absurdity of the UFO phenomena by realizing it's not so absurd.
0:44.0	Join us for a detailed breakdown of the facts, the laughs, and everything in between
0:49.5	as we separate the science from the silliness in John Oliver's cosmic comedy this week on
0:56.4	hysteria 51.
0:58.4	They say I'm disturbed.
1:00.4	From city to city an incredible hysterical panic spread.
1:03.0	I think we're getting into a weird area here.
1:06.0	We, you simply schools, are not crazy.
1:09.0	It's hysteria.
1:10.0	You can't handle the truth.
1:13.0	This is Hysteria 51.
1:17.0	The truth is out there.
1:20.0	But you won't find it here. They're coming for you. Look, there comes
1:26.4	one of them now.
1:29.4	Welcome in hysteria nation and get your ass ready because we are finally back to talking
1:39.0	about our bread and butter, the UFOs.
1:42.3	Great, just what no one wanted. Our bread and butter, the UFOs.
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