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This Week's Episode: July 21: Gene and cohost Tim Swartz present the odyssey of Joel Stern, someone who found himself in the paranormal field. So he was a staff translator and reviewer in the Office of Language Services at the U.S. State Department in Washington, DC, for 28 years. In 1983, he became involved with the amazing poltergeist events that occurred in southern Poland. The incredible ghostly phenomena was centered around a 13-year-old girl named Joasia Gajewski and eventually become national news in Poland. What makes the Gajewski case groundbreaking is that it continued for an extended period and with such consistent energy that scientists were able to study it. The original version of book chronicling the cases,”The Elusive Force,” was written in Polish. Stern translated the book into English, then spent decades attempting to get the book published, which finally occurred in 2023. He also spent time with Joasia and her family during the process and has important insights into the people and their circumstances around this groundbreaking case.
Coming July 28: Gene and cohost Tim Swartz explore the fascinating world of UFO culture with historian Greg Eghigian, author of “After the Flying Saucers Came: A Global History of the UFO Phenomenon.” The book is the result of researching the history of the global fascination with unidentified flying objects and aliens (a fascination for him since childhood). In this discussion, the Hollywood connection to the UFO mystery is explored. And, by the way, Gene is mentioned as one of the book’s sources. Eghigian’s next book project will examine the controversy surrounding the alien abduction phenomenon. In his “civilian life,” he is a Professor of History and Bioethics at Penn State University (USA). He is a historian of science and medicine, specializing in studying the ways in which society thinks about and treats people, ideas, and behaviors it considers to be odd or dangerous. He has written books and articles about the history of disability, the history of madness, and the history of criminality, among other things.NEW! LOWEST RATES EVER -- SUPPORT THE SHOW AND ENJOY THE VERY BEST PREMIUM PARACAST EXPERIENCE! Welcome to The Paracast+, nine years young! For a low subscription fee, you can download the ad-free version of The Paracast and the exclusive, member-only, After The Paracast bonus podcast, featuring color commentary, exclusive interviews, the continuation of interviews that began on the main episode of The Paracast. We also offer lifetime memberships! Flash! Episodes are posted 12-24 hours earlier, so take advantage of our lowest rates ever! Act now! It's easier than ever to susbcribe! You can sign up right here!
After The Paracast: Available exclusively to Paracast+ subscribers on July 28: Historian Greg Eghigian returns to continue to explore the topics he wrote about in his book, “After the Flying Saucers Came: A Global History of the UFO Phenomenon.” In the course of the discussion with Gene and cohost Tim Swartz , he attempts to identify the least trustworthy contactee in the UFO field — and he is not someone super famous. The possible causes behind contact claims is also explored, along with the spread of UFO culture around the world. And what about paranormal experiences across the ages? In his “civilian life,” Eghigian is a Professor of History and Bioethics at Penn State University (USA). He is a historian of science and medicine, specializing in studying the ways in which society thinks about and treats people, ideas, and behaviors it considers to be odd or dangerous. He has written books and articles about the history of disability, the history of madness, and the history of criminality, among other things.
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