The Consequences of Documentary TV

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A lot of my colleagues for not so much range and aliens anymore. Most of them have realized they don't want to touch that. There's a strong desire to view these television documentaries as a way to talk to the public. I've had some strange incidents over the years, in particular, where people have ended up giving interviews for one thing and then their clip showed up in something totally different or not what they expected it to be.

On this Live Show Beg-a-Thon, recorded on May 17, we discuss the pop culture phenomenon and appeal of pseudoarchaeology in its many forms, from fraudulent alternative history books like Erich von Däniken's 1968 book, Chariots of the Gods? Unsolved Mysteries of the Past, to television series like "Ancient Aliens" and "Ancient Apocalypse."

Alongside guest Dr. David S. Anderson, we discuss how phony "what if?" theories often go beyond the goofy, guilty pleasure premises of extraterrestrial visitors and lost civilizations to promote Eurocentric, racist pap and a mindless distrust of "the scientific establishment" in the stupidest and least productive way possible.