Spaceman: The Mysterious Disappearance of Granger Taylor

Somewhere in the Skies

SpectreVision Radio

Social Sciences, Science, Documentary, Society & Culture

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🗓️ 28 April 2025

⏱️ 46 minutes

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On episode 406, Ryan is joined by journalist, Tyler Hooper from VICE news. He walks us through the mysterious case of Granger Taylor, and the subsequent documentary that followed. Taylor was a master mechanic who built a spaceship. One rainy day in November, he left a note for his family saying that he was going into space on an interstellar voyage. He then mysteriously vanished off the face of the earth. Special Thanks to Micah Hanks for his voice talents in this episode. Visit him at: http://www.MicahHanks.com Please take a moment to rate and review us on Spotify and Apple. Book Ryan on CAMEO at: https://bit.ly/3kwz3DO Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/somewhereskies ByMeACoffee: http://www.buymeacoffee.com/UFxzyzHOaQ PayPal: Sprague51@hotmail.com Discord: https://discord.gg/NTkmuwyB4F Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/ryansprague.bsky.social Twitter: https://twitter.com/SomewhereSkies Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/somewhereskiespod/ Tik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@ryansprague51 Order Ryan’s new book: https://a.co/d/4KNQnM4 Order Ryan’s older book: https://amzn.to/3PmydYC Store: http://tee.pub/lic/ULZAy7IY12U Read Ryan’s articles at: https://medium.com/@ryan-sprague51 Opening Theme Song by Septembryo Copyright © 2025 Ryan Sprague. All rights reserved Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/somewhere-in-the-skies. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:55.1	Dear mother and father, I've gone away to walk aboard an alien spaceship, as reoccurring dreams assured a 42-month interstellar voyage to explore the vast universe, then return.
1:20.9	I am leaving behind all my possessions to you as I will no longer require the use of any.
1:26.6	Please use the instructions in my will as a guide to help.
1:31.0	Love, Granger.
1:36.2	You are now somewhere in the skies with your host, Ryan Spray. Welcome to Somewhere in the Skies.
2:10.0	I'm your host, Ryan Sprague.
2:12.0	And the letter that you heard read at the top of this episode was left for the parents of Granger Taylor. Granger was
2:20.5	32 years old and still lived with his parents. He dropped out of school in the eighth grade,
2:26.7	but he was a mechanical genius. He found an abandoned locomotive in the forest and restored
2:33.8	it to its former glory.
2:36.0	The province of British Columbia purchased the steam engine for tour and display.
2:41.7	He also purchased and restored a vintage Kitty Hawk Warplane, which sold for over $20,000 in 1981.
2:51.2	Granger eventually grew bored of earthly engines and shifted his focus to UFOs.
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