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Episode Synopsis
Are UFOs the modern myth of our time, or the edge of a new discovery?
In this thought-provoking episode, Becky Ferreira, acclaimed science journalist and author of First Contact: The Story of Our Obsession with Aliens, joins William Collinson and Lee Strydom to explore how the human imagination, science, and UFO culture collide. Becky, a contributor to The New York Times, VICE, and 404 Media, shares why our collective fascination with aliens reveals something profound about humanity itself. From the Kepler telescope to UAP hearings, she unpacks the fine line between data and belief and why the search
for life beyond Earth might be more about us than “them.”
From Oumuamua and Mars biosignatures to interdimensional theories, alien religions, and Navy pilot footage, this conversation spans the space between scientific inquiry and spiritual curiosity.
🔹 Guest: Becky Ferreira, Science Journalist, Author of First Contact: The Story of Our Obsession with Aliens
🔹 Hosts: William Collinson & Lee Strydom
🔹 Topics: UFOs, UAPs, Extraterrestrial Life, Oumuamua, NASA, Alien Religions, Mythology,
Scientific Skepticism, CE5
✨ “Everyone secretly wants to believe, even the skeptics.”
In this thought-provoking episode, Becky Ferreira, acclaimed science journalist and author of First Contact: The Story of Our Obsession with Aliens, joins William Collinson and Lee Strydom to explore how the human imagination, science, and UFO culture collide. Becky, a contributor to The New York Times, VICE, and 404 Media, shares why our collective fascination with aliens reveals something profound about humanity itself. From the Kepler telescope to UAP hearings, she unpacks the fine line between data and belief and why the search
for life beyond Earth might be more about us than “them.”
From Oumuamua and Mars biosignatures to interdimensional theories, alien religions, and Navy pilot footage, this conversation spans the space between scientific inquiry and spiritual curiosity.
🔹 Guest: Becky Ferreira, Science Journalist, Author of First Contact: The Story of Our Obsession with Aliens
🔹 Hosts: William Collinson & Lee Strydom
🔹 Topics: UFOs, UAPs, Extraterrestrial Life, Oumuamua, NASA, Alien Religions, Mythology,
Scientific Skepticism, CE5
✨ “Everyone secretly wants to believe, even the skeptics.”
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