The Origin of Alien Abduction Narratives

Episode 132

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Think of an alien abduction: humanoid creatures, medical experiments, lost memories brought back by hypnosis. But that narrative was largely unknown until Betty and Barney Hill went public about their alien abduction in the 1960s. Betty Hill’s niece, Kathleen Marden, tells the story of how her aunt and uncle became unwitting celebrities, and professors Susan LepselterChris BaderJoseph O. Baker and Stephanie Kelley-Romano explain how the story of the Hills changed UFO subculture and science fiction forever.
The Origin of Alien Abduction Narratives
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MUSIC LIST
  • Speak Your Own Language by Lucky Dragon
  • Grotesque by BOPD
  • ​New England is Interesting by BOPD
  • ​Gundrun by Phantom Fauna
  • ​Imaginary Mixdown by Phantom Fauna
  • ​Either Oar by Sono Sanctus
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