Episode 253 – Pascual’s Farewell and the Berkshire UFO Abduction Incident

May 10, 2025

Episode Summary:

No, Pascual did not get abducted by a UFO … but neither did three kids in 1969, we’re pretty sure. We have Pascual back to explain how his podcasting sabbatical has turned into a retirement, alas. Then we discuss how fluoride is connected to addiction and crime rates, some alternatives to the CDC for accurate public health information, and the viability of reopening Alcatraz as a prison. Our main topic is a ufo abduction incident that occurred on Labor Day weekend 1969 in Massachusetts … or perhaps (as Ben suggests) the real “incident” occurred in 2018? Three kids were allegedly taken into alien crafts and examined, then returned, in plain sight of hundreds of people — at least that’s the story if you don’t look a little deeper. And you know we will.

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