The chapter follows the journey of a professor of religious studies as he recounts his childhood fascination with UFOs and aliens, leading to his shift from Jewish studies to writing about these phenomena.
Danny and Derek speak with David Halperin, retired professor of Jewish studies at UNC Chapel Hill, about his book Intimate Alien: The Hidden Story of the UFO. The group looks at the phenomenon of UFO encounters as part of a longer tradition of mythology, examining their relationship to the historical epochs in which they occur, their place in politics and culture, and what ultimately the search for aliens says about our own views of humanity.
This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit
www.americanprestigepod.com/subscribe