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The Micah Hanks Program

The Uncanny Reality of John Keel | MHP 12.13.21.

The Micah Hanks Program

Micah Hanks

Society & Culture, Science

4.41.3K Ratings

🗓️ 14 December 2021

⏱️ 79 minutes

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Summary

In 1966, as UFO sightings were occurring across the United States, one man became determined to solve the riddle of these mysterious aerial objects... and in doing so, found his way into the heart of one of the most curious episodes in modern American folklore.

This week on The Micah Hanks Program, we look at the adventurous life of Fortean researcher John A. Keel. From his pursuit of answers to the UFO mystery to his research into claims of a "Mothman" seen by West Virginia residents in the 1960s, we examine how his experiences shaped his unconventional theories about UFOs and the unexplained.

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0:00.0

News, science, the unexplained space in the cosmos, exploring our past, our future, and

0:08.7

the mysteries of our universe, taking a critical look at reality and a journey to the edges

0:14.4

of human understanding.

0:16.2

The future is now, this is Micahanks.

0:23.0

From the high mountains of Appalachia and a bunker below ground, welcome one and all it

0:27.3

is the Micahanks program, glad as always to be getting behind the microphone, getting

0:32.0

into gear and going in pursuit of the enigmatic like we do every week, glad of course always

0:38.8

to have you guys along for the ride here as the holidays are upon us, and of course we've

0:43.7

got lots to report on this week, including mysterious plain crashes, the remains of

0:50.4

mutilated animals, and of course one of significance to the history of that topic.

0:56.3

But yes, we have quite an update, as far as the ongoing, I don't know I guess you could

1:02.5

really call it a dispute, between the DOD and Congress about how UAP investigations

1:08.6

in government will proceed, indeed we got quite a surprise in recent days in that regard,

1:16.8

and then shifting our attention over into the main discussion this week.

1:21.3

I wanted to look at something a little fun here for the holidays, and that involves

1:26.8

the bizarre reality of the late 14 researcher John Keel, we're going to be talking about

1:32.0

his life, his work, and his theories, and more importantly how his writings have influenced

1:39.1

culture, especially as it relates to thought about UFOs and similar subjects.

1:45.1

That's certainly a topic that I think a lot of people who listen to this program enjoy

1:49.1

and Keel's writings have really I think been something that many, if not most, who

1:54.4

follow the UFO subject have probably read or encountered at some point.

1:58.7

That much was evident during my recent trip with my colleagues Jeffrey and Smoky when

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