Fascinating Nouns Ep. 243: A Brief History of Alien Visitation w/ Marc Hartzman

When it comes to the UFO phenomenon, we have discussed a lot of it on this show, including The Battle of Los Angeles, Betty & Barney Hill, Roswell, the Jackie Gleason/Richard Nixon alien encounter, and John Dover’s experiences on the Navajo Nation. This is a lot, but can you believe there’s more?! This week I sit down with Marc Hartzman and discuss his new book “We Are Not Alone”, which chronicles the history of UFO and alien encounters in the U.S. I bring us back to the “War of the Worlds” broadcast in 1938, and we go through the most recent congressional hearings of 2023. We even make a stop in 1999, where Marc interviewed Vanilla Ice about aliens for his zine “Backwash”. This is a tour through history you don’t want to miss.