June 26, 2021

We are (probably) not alone in the universe

22 minutes

It’s not that they’re aliens, but they’re not not aliens. A new Pentagon report released Friday can’t account for 143 “unidentified aerial phenomena” seen since 2004, though it has a few ideas. We’ll allow ourselves to speculate, and quote “Contact” a bit on today’s show. That, plus a grab bag of news to round out the week.

Here’s everything we talked about on the show today:

“U.S. Has No Explanation for Unidentified Objects and Stops Short of Ruling Out Aliens” from The New York Times

You can read the full UFO report here (PDF).

“Chauvin gets 22 1/2 years for George Floyd’s murder” from MPR News

“Justice Dept. sues state of Georgia over new voting restrictions” from The Washington Post

“Nearly all COVID deaths in US are now among unvaccinated” from the Associated Press

This video from Imani Barbarin about Britney Spears’ conservatorship trial.

And our other Half Full/Half Empty topics: returning to the movies, Big Tech antitrust bills and Prime Day

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