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Hey, true weirdos. We just wanted to take a minute and thank you so much for your support. True Weird

Stuff has won the best history podcast in the Women in Podcasting Awards and we've also won a Signal Award in the

paranormal category, and that's only happened because of you, our fellow strange people. Thanks.

Stick around if you want after the episode for a little bonus content and conversation.

This episode continues the story we told in the True Weird Stuff episode called The Messenger.

Now, you might want to listen to that one.

First, it's about the Rayelian movement.

That's the world's largest UFO religion.

They don't believe in God or an afterlife.

They believe humanity is one giant genetic experiment done by a super advanced race of

extraterrestrials called the Elohim. Does that name sound familiar? Yeah, those are the very same

Elohim mentioned in the Bible. Rayelians believe that immortality can only happen through human

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