Tangent Space faces reality in this one folks. Or as close of an encounter as we can get. Which of us has seen a UFO in real life? Why would Brandon only be convinced aliens exist if they demonstrated their power? Does John want to join a UFO cult? Find out answers to these questions as we shill for alien sponsorship! We discuss the big questions, wondering if we are alone, if anyone would even believe if aliens showed up, and how to pronounce "fata morgana." We also watch some UFO videos (links below!) and start down the path of alien conspiracies. Join us, little green friends!

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Lots in the news recently about the US UFO report, for instance: the NY Times

The Roswell Incident

Read about the doctor that discovered hand washing and their tragic story: at NPR and Grunge

Estimates for how many people can keep a secret

Want to join a UFO religion ("religion")? Not recommended, but here's a list on Wikipedia

Speaking of, HBO had a docu-series on Heaven's Gate

The Great Filter

How many might be listening to us out there?

There are lots of videos on YouTube of the declassified Navy videos, we watched this one (careful of that rabbit hole!)

Fata Morgana

Optical phenomena

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It's like they made a TV show for Tangent Space: sci-fi with androids, some post-apocalyptic faraway planet, monsters, gibberish science...that's right, we discuss HBO's Raised by Wolves! Oh, and longtime Tangent Space personality Ridley Scott is involved (in the show, not with us), of course, so you know we couldn't pass this one up after we've discussed Prometheus and Alien: Covenant extensively. It's a throwback to the very first episodes! There's a lot to talk about here with ancient religion, a cross over with Star Wars (hi, Darth Vader), giant snake worm things, and that bonkers season finale. Come have a listen...

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Catch up on previous Ridley Scott discussions with Episode 1: Prometheus and Episode 2: Covenant (wow, that was a long time ago now)

Raised by Wolves on HBO

There's an official podcast (if you must listen to another podcast) that you can find everywhere, including on YouTube (here's a link to the first episode)

We mention Futurama's Godfellas episode, which won the first Writers Guild of America Award for animation; here's a clip

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Just two men watching boys (and grownups) wearing masks and punching people. We discuss two very entertaining and pertinent shows, The Boys on Amazon and Watchmen on HBO, which we highly recommend. We cover a lot of stuff in this one, from masks and being anonymous, to policing, race, privilege and encryption. It's not all serious of course, as Brandon reveals his love for Wonder Woman and his distrust of tall people. Meanwhile John continues throwing shade at J.J. (Abrams) and wonders about Lube Man (answer in the Links!).

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Links:

Superman vs. Aliens - SMBC Theater (and Superman is a Dick)

Empirical evidence that nice people don’t always finish last | Ars Technica

Martin Scorsese: I Said Marvel Movies Aren’t Cinema. Let Me Explain... and the many responses online

Watchmen: the TV show official podcast, Wikipedia links for the comic series and HBO TV series

The Boys: Wikipedia links for the comic series and Amazon TV series

The Tulsa Massacre has been coming more to the mainstream (after 100 years), here is a recent article in The New York Times

There were hints to Lube Man in the extra materials, called the Peteypedia, on the last entry.

‘Watchmen’ Actually Answered Its Most Pressing Question: Who Was Lube Man?

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