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The Paracast — The Gold Standard of Paranormal Radio

June 16, 2019 — MJ Banias

The Paracast — The Gold Standard of Paranormal Radio

The Paracast Company

Science, News, Society & Culture

3.4683 Ratings

🗓️ 16 June 2019

⏱️ 159 minutes

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Summary

Gene and Randall present researcher MJ Banias, author of "The UFO People: A Curious Culture." This book focuses primarily on the UFO culture rather than the sightings. MJ is an educator, writer and blogger,  a former field investigator with the Mutual UFO Network, and has been featured on multiple podcasts and radio shows. He contributes to Mysterious Universe, RoguePlanet, and his work has been included in Vice, Fortean Times, FATE Magazine, and the book, "UFOs: Reframing the Debate." MJ lives in Canada with his wife, two children, and a massive cat.

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0:00.0

You're in the Paracast.

0:05.0

You're in the Paracast, the gold standard of paranormal radio.

0:28.1

And now, here's Gene Steinberg.

0:32.2

So we had really a fascinating episode last week, where Mark Jackson was our guest co-host.

0:39.7

We talked to Chan Harzan of Mufon.

0:42.9

And of course, we've had our differences with Jan.

0:46.8

I think some of the things Mufon does, some of the beliefs they kind of accept maybe go a little too far. Maybe they're looking more towards

0:56.3

entertainment to get the word out about UFO reality. And certainly, Jan, is very accepting

1:02.8

of the possibility of UFOs or spaceships. And that's all right. He's entitled to his opinion.

1:09.0

He's a very nice, gracious person

1:10.9

because we had a postponement of one of our guests,

1:15.9

and we, at the last minute, asked Jan,

1:18.5

can you get on, can you get on?

1:19.9

And he said, yes, within a very short time.

1:24.0

And he was happy to do it.

1:25.7

So whether you agree with him or not,

1:28.1

he is what we call in Brooklyn a mensch.

1:31.7

MJ Benayas,

1:33.0

do you ever hear such terms like munch?

1:37.7

I was actually called a mensch today.

1:42.2

Humorously.

1:43.1

So yes,

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