The Mad Scientist Podcast

The finale of the Bigelow series sees the group shift to government work, with NIDS sort of becoming BAASS which sort of runs AAWSAP which kind of becomes AATIP. And BAASS is working with MUFON with the STAR team and everyone is running out of acronyms. It's ridiculous. Join us for the finale to the Bigelow series!

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This episode join Chris as he chats with Mick West about conspiracies, aliens theories, and the challenges inherent in using science to combat misinformation. Mick is the founder of Metabunk and Contrail Science, and is best known for his work as a skeptic and debunker of various conspiracies on the internet. He is also host of the podcast Tales from the Rabbit Hole, found here: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/mick-west/tales-from-the-rabbit-hole

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This episode Chris and Marie pick apart the transition from NIDS to Bigelow Aerospace, and the creation of the program known today as AATIP. How did it get started, how is Bigelow involved, and what does that mean for AATIP offshoots? Join us on this episode as we dig in!

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This episode we hear from UFO researcher and all around good dude Mike Damante! Mike is the author of the blog "Punk Rock and UFOs", as well as the books "Punk Rock and UFOs: True Believers" and others. In this episode Mike gives us his take on hopes for TTSA's future, the UFO field in general, and his background!

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This episode Chris interviews Sarah Scoles, science journalist for Wired who has been looking into the UFO subculture. http://www.sarahscoles.com/

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Join us on this episode as we continue our series on Bob Bigelow. This episode we dig into the NIDS team, what did they accomplish, what is their general function like, and how did NIDS end. Happy Halloween!!

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This episode we are joined by author, teacher, and cat dad MJ Banias to talk about the UFO subculture!

http://mjbanias.com/

MJ Banias is the author of "The UFO People: A Curious Culture." (https://www.amazon.com/UFO-People-Curious-Culture/dp/1786770911/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=) He is an educator, writer, and vlogger. His work has been included in Vice (https://www.vice.com/en_ca/contributor/mj-banias) , Fortean Times (https://subscribe.forteantimes.com/) , Mysterious Universe (http://mysteriousuniverse.org/author/mjbanias/) , FATE Magazine (http://www.fatemag.com/) , and in a book entitled UFOs: Reframing the Debate. (http://whitecrowbooks.com/books/page/ufos_reframing_the_debate/)

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He lives in Canada with his wife, two children, and a massive cat.

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This episode we talk to John E. L. Tenney of http://weirdlectures.com/ about his time in the paranormal field, the occult, the UFOlogical, and everything else!

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On this episode, join Chris and Marie as they continue their series on Robert Bigelow, from the early 90s to the founding of NIDS. Who was on the team? Who are the most important players? Who would be Aquaman? Find out on this week's episode. PS we kept the cough in because Jake thought it was artistic. 

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This episode join us as we delve into the history of the most important name in the paranormal you've never heard of, Robert Bigelow. How did he meet Harry Reid? When did he get interested in UFOs? What's with the secrecy? Find out on this week's episode! 

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