12.29.8: Nick Redfern & Greg Bishop on BoA:Audio :: Double Episode Preview

Special double-episode week. Two shows ... spread out over 4 days.

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THIS WEEK: BoA:Audio looks at 2008: The Year in Ufology with our special guests Nick Redfern & Greg Bishop (of UFO Mystic fame) taking part in BoA:Audio's first true dual interview. Both good friends of binnall, the conversation quickly turns into a roundtable discussion on the past year of UFO stories, both large and small, and spans over 3 hours (hence our splitting of the interview into halves).

On Tuesday, 12/30 (or thereabouts), Part One covers the first six months of the year, beginning with Nick and Greg trying to talk binnall down after he laments the series of UFO flops that was 2008. Then we discuss the Stephenville UFO sighting and subsequent mania, the debut of UFO Hunters, the alleged UN UFO meeting, another UK UFO file release, the Vatican endorsement of aliens, Jeff Peckman & the "alien video," the UK UFO flap from the Summer, and the 100th anniversary of the Tunguska event. Plus, remembrances of influential esoteric names Georgina Bruna, Arthur C. Clarke, and Albert Hoffman.

On Friday, 1/2 (or around that date), Part Two covers the latter half of 2008. We'll dissect the Edgar Mitchell UFO "disclosure," the Bigfoot Body Bonanza of mid-August, the Needles "UFO crash," Blossom Goodchild's UFO non-event, the election of Barack Obama and the subsequent UFO disclosure push, and the folding of Alien Worlds magazine. Plus, we remember Erik Bekjord and Monsignor Corrado Balducci, both of whom passed away this past year. Closing out the discussion, we also reflect on "what's hot" and "what's not" as 2008 comes to an end and what genres may be on the rise in 2009.

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NEXT WEEK: After the double episode, it will be time, once again, for our annual Winter hiatus, where we recharge our batteries and cultivate new conversations.

Throughout January, we will be taping a whole new batch of interviews for 2009, featuring key figures in various esoteric fields. Details will be forthcoming as the month unfolds. Fresh BoA : Audio episodes will return at the end of January.

As always, thanks for your support and we hope your 2009 is off to a rousing start.

12.21.8: Stanton Friedman on BoA:Audio's Holiday Special :: Preview

UPDATE: This week's episode will now be posted on Monday.
THIS WEEK: Stanton Friedman, Flying Saucers and Science, www.stantonfriedman.com

It's one BoA's proudest traditions, the 4th annual BoA:Audio Holiday Special featuring the "Father of Modern Day Ufology" Stanton Friedman. Coming on the heels of the publication of his self-proclaimed "magnus opus," Flying Saucers and Science, we discuss a number of elements to the new tome. We find out about Project Blue Book Special Report # 13, the mysterious "lost" Blue Book text, Stan's relationships and thoughts on legendary Ufologists James E. McDonald & J. Allen Hynek, his "feud" with Isaac Asimov, the crash of the nuclear rocket industry, plus big picture analysis like how to solve Ufology's public relations problems and Stan's thoughts on the state of Roswell in relation to mainstream media & science acceptance.

On top of all that, in the 2nd half of the program, we turn the questioning over to the members of the official BoA forum theusofe.com who had their chance to ask Friedman one question each. Via their contributions, we'll find out about his thoughts on the connection between UFOs & altered consciousness, his disagreements with Kevin Randle on Roswell, Ufology in a post-disclosure world, getting the media interested in UFOs, his opinion on what is the best abduction case ever, his feud with Paul Kimball, sabermetrics in baseball, the alleged 1969 Sverdlovsky UFO crash, why he doesn't subscribe to the Corso version of Roswell, the journal article 'Soverignty and the UFO', Project Blue Book Special Report #14, and where the US would be in space if it kept going to the moon.

In total (and in total honesty), it's one of the very best editions of BoA:Audio ever. An episode that will immediately go into our highlight reel and take its place amongst the classic episodes of this program. It's Stanton Friedman on the 4th Annual BoA:Audio Holiday Special and you do not want to miss it.

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NEXT WEEK: Two Episodes ... Spread Out Over 4 Days ... 2008: The Year in Ufology with our special guests Nick Redfern & Greg Bishop (of UFO Mystic fame) taking part in BoA:Audio's first true dual interview. Both good friends of binnall, the conversation quickly turns into a roundtable discussion on the past year of UFO stories, both large and small, and spans over 3 hours (hence our splitting of the interview into halves).

On 12/30 (or thereabouts), Part One covers the first six months of the year, beginning with Nick and Greg trying to talk binnall down after he laments the series of UFO flops that was 2008. Then we discuss the Stephenville UFO sighting and subsequent mania, the debut of UFO Hunters, the alleged UN UFO meeting, another UK UFO file release, the Vatican endorsement of aliens, Jeff Peckman & the "alien video," the UK UFO flap from the Summer, and the 100th anniversary of the Tegunska event. Plus, remembrances of influential esoteric names Georgina Bruna, Arthur C. Clarke, and Albert Hoffman.

On 1/3 (or around that date), Part Two covers the latter half of 2008. We'll dissect the Edgar Mitchell UFO "disclosure," the Bigfoot Body Bonanza of mid-August, the Needles "UFO crash," Blossom Goodchild's UFO non-event, the election of Barack Obama and the subsequent UFO disclosure push, and the folding of Alien Worlds magazine. Plus, we remember Erik Bekjord and Monsignor Corrado Balducci, both of whom passed away this past year. Closing out the discussion, we also reflect on "what's hot" and "what's not" as 2008 comes to an end and what genres may be on the rise in 2009.

Gian Quasar (p.2) on BoA:Audio :: Preview

UPDATE: Due to a computer mishap @ BoA HQ, this week's episode will now be posted on Monday evening. Sorry for the slight delay.
THIS WEEK: Gian Quasar (Part 2 of 2), Into the Bermuda Triangle, www.bermuda-triangle.org

The concluding half of our conversation with Gian Quasar begins by covering our greatest source of Bermuda Triangle information: those who have entered its domain, had bizarre experiences, and lived to tell the tale. Gian shares a number of fascinating and terrifying stories of Triangle near-misses. We'll discuss the infamous electric fog which is a telltale sign of Triangle troubles, the Devil's Triangle of the South China Sea, the Great Lakes Triangle, tangential esoteric elements that have been tied to the Triangle such as the Atlantic Ridge & the theories of worldwide catastrophe around 4000 BC. We'll cover the Bimini Road, Edgar Cayce's Atlantis predictions, the Indian vimanas, Martian and Lunar anomalies, and the dreaded three letter word: UFO.

Plus, if it's possible to study the Triangle, the long term positive byproduct of the Triangle disappearances, Gian's role in the resurgance of Triangle popularity, the origins of Gian's unique name, and his impending book on Bigfoot. Plus, as always, tons and tons more. It's another jam packed edition of BoA:Audio which emerge from the fog that is the Bermuda Triangle.

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NEXT WEEK: Stanton Friedman, Flying Saucers and Science, www.stantonfriedman.com

It's one BoA's proudest traditions, the 4th annual BoA:Audio Holiday Special featuring the "Father of Modern Day Ufology" Stanton Friedman. Coming on the heels of the publication of his self-proclaimed "magnus opus," Flying Saucers and Science, we discuss a number of elements to the new tome. We find out about Project Blue Book Special Report # 13, the mysterious "lost" Blue Book text, Stan's relationships and thoughts on legendary Ufologists James E. McDonald & J. Allen Hynek, his "feud" with Isaac Asimov, the crash of the nuclear rocket industry, plus big picture analysis like how to solve Ufology's public relations problems and Stan's thoughts on the state of Roswell in relation to mainstream media & science acceptance.

On top of all that, in the 2nd half of the program, we turn the questioning over to the members of the official BoA forum theusofe.com who had their chance to ask Friedman one question each. Via their contributions, we'll find out about his thoughts on the connection between UFOs & altered consciousness, his disagreements with Kevin Randle on Roswell, Ufology in a post-disclosure world, getting the media interested in UFOs, his opinion on what is the best abduction case ever, his feud with Paul Kimball, sabermetrics in baseball, the alleged 1969 Sverdlovsky UFO crash, why he doesn't subscribe to the Corso version of Roswell, the journal article 'Soverignty and the UFO', Project Blue Book Special Report #14, and where the US would be in space if it kept going to the moon.

In total (and in total honesty), it's one of the very best editions of BoA:Audio ever. An episode that will immediately go into our highlight reel and take its place amongst the classic episodes of this program. It's Stanton Friedman on the 4th Annual BoA:Audio Holiday Special and you do not want to miss it.

12.7.7: Gian Quasar (p.1) on BoA:Audio :: Preview

This week's episode will be posted Monday evening.
Sorry for the slight delay.
THIS WEEK: Gian Quasar (Part 1 of 2), Into the Bermuda Triangle, www.bermuda-triangle.org

In our first two part episode of Season IV, BoA:Audio heads to previously uncharted waters (on our program) and an area of mystery once huge in esoterica but now relegated to the peripheral ... the Bermuda Triangle. Our guest will be Gian Quasar, author of the outstanding book Into the Bermuda Triangle, which reinvigorated the Triangle mystery after a decades long spell which saw fading interest in the longstanding esoteric mystery.

In the first installment of our interview, we'll discuss the history of the Triangle, both as a phenomenon and as an enigma of public interest. We'll also discuss some of the most famous (and infamous) Triangle disappearances, like the Carol A. Doerring case, Flight 19, Christopher Columbus' Triangle experiences, the Ellen Austin story, the tale of the USS Cyclops, and many others. In Part One, we'll also cover the government's take on the Triangle, Gian's arguments against the various Triangle explanations put forth by debunkers, and disappearance flaps in the Triangle, including the "December Hex."

It's a richly detailed edition of the program unearthing one of esoterica's "lost" mysteries: the Bermuda Triangle.

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NEXT WEEK: Gian Quasar (Part 2 of 2), Into the Bermuda Triangle, www.bermuda-triangle.org

The concluding half of our conversation with Gian Quasar begins by covering our greatest source of Triangle information: those who have entered its domain, had bizarre experiences, and lived to tell the tale. Gian shares a number of fascinating and terrifying stories of Triangle near-misses. We'll discuss the infamous electric fog which is a telltale sign of Triangle troubles, the Devil's Triangle of the South China Sea, the Great Lakes Triangle, tangential esoteric elements that have been tied to the Triangle such as the Atlantic Ridge & the theories of worldwide catastrophe around 4000 BC. We'll cover the Bimini Road, Edgar Cayce's Atlantis predictions, the Indian vimanas, Martian and Lunar anomalies, and the dreaded three letter word: UFO.

Plus, if it's possible to study the Triangle, the long term positive byproduct of the Triangle disappearances, Gian's role in the resurgance of Triangle popularity, the origins of Gian's unique name, and his impending book on Bigfoot. Plus, as always, tons and tons more. It's another jam packed edition of BoA:Audio which emerge from the fog that is the Bermuda Triangle.