Otherworldly

Worldly

Vox Media Podcast Network

News, Politics, News Commentary

4.4 • 1.8K Ratings

🗓️ 30 April 2020

⏱️ 36 minutes

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The Worldly team takes a break from the coronavirus doom and gloom to talk about some other big news: the Pentagon’s confirmation this week that it has, in fact, filmed at least three instances of unidentified flying objects (UFOs). They break down the footage, debate what the videos might actually show, talk about the Cold War history of US government investigations into UFOs, and explore how UFOs play into international relations and deeper concepts about religion and humanity. There’s also a surprise guest appearance at the very end! Oh, and LOTS of X-Files jokes. References: It’s true: The Pentagon officially released three videos showing three aerial objects it could not explain. Alex has two stories on Area 51. Popular Mechanics has a smart longread on the Pentagon’s secret UFO program. Here’s a video debunking the claim that images in the Pentagon’s release show alien spacecraft. Jenn noted all the now-declassified history of the US government’s digging into UFOs. Here’s stuff from the CIA, the FBI, the NSA, and the 1968 Condon Report. Check out renowned international relations theorist Alexander Wendt’s UFO’s paper. Zack mentioned an article in the Conversation about why UFOs deserve scientific study. Byrd recommends this book about our “alien oceans.” Here’s Byrd’s conversation with the Vatican’s chief astronomer. Vox’s interview with a religion scholar on UFOs is worth your time. Hosts: Zack Beauchamp (@zackbeauchamp), senior correspondent, Vox Jennifer Williams (@jenn_ruth), senior foreign editor, Vox Alex Ward (@AlexWardVox), national security reporter, Vox Consider contributing to Vox: If you value Worldly’s work, please consider making a contribution to Vox: bit.ly/givepodcasts More to explore: Subscribe for free to Today, Explained, Vox’s daily news podcast to help you understand the news, hosted by Sean Rameswaram. About Vox: Vox is a news network that helps you cut through the noise and understand what's really driving the events in the headlines. Follow Us: Vox.com Newsletter: Vox Sentences Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	In December 2020, a Latino couple was falsely accused by a white momfluencer of attempting to kidnap her children.
0:07.0	The Karen phenomenon where white women falsely accuse people of color of crimes usually fixates on the
0:13.5	accuser the so-called Karen. But for this series we focus on the
0:17.2	innocent couple at the heart of this story. I just want the public to know
0:21.9	what she did was wrong.
0:24.0	In Perfect Paradise People versus Karen.
0:26.3	Available now wherever you get your podcasts. For the past few weeks, worldly has been focused on the coronavirus outbreak. It's awful, it's grim, it's rough, it is the defining feature of our times.
0:50.0	And maybe like all of you, we needed a little break from it.
0:53.0	So this week we decided we wanted to talk about something a little lighter,
0:58.0	less pressing, a little more otherworldly, because this week we are talking about
1:05.7	UFOs. That's right we are talking about these new videos released from the
1:11.2	Pentagon well not exactly new we'll explain that in this second,
1:14.0	but videos that the Pentagon has confirmed
1:16.4	the authenticity of, of flying things,
1:20.0	literally unidentified flying objects, that may or may not be aliens.
1:25.1	I mean, we don't know they're unidentified, right?
1:27.4	Anyway, this week, on Worldly, part of the Vox Media Podcast Network, we are going to talk
1:31.8	about the videos, what they could be, what the
1:35.2	history of the national security state's obsession with UFOs is, what the
1:40.0	actual videos are and how the US government has treated them recently and the
1:44.4	interesting global theoretical and spiritual debates surrounding aliens and
1:49.6	the existence of life and potential alien visitors. I'm Zach Beecham here as always
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