Expanding Mind – American Cosmic, Part One

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Expanding Mind – American Cosmic, Part One

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Jan 3, 2019

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A talk with religious scholar Diana Pasulka about UFOs, scientific believers, book encounters, elite cabals, studying weirdness, and her new book American Cosmic: UFOs, Religion, Technology (Oxford).

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Jan 3, 2019

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Expanding Mind – American Cosmic, Part One

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