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S2 E7: E.T. Phone Home
Season 2 Episode 7
We’ve been broadcasting our presence for about 85 years now, with radio, television, and radar, essentially spamming space with all kinds of messages…
5 years, 5 months ago
S2 E6: Hear No Aliens, See No Aliens
Season 2 Episode 6
To really look for intelligent extraterrestrial life, say scientists, we have to look way far out into space. A new set of initiatives—the Breakthrou…
5 years, 5 months ago
S2 E5: Independence Day
Season 2 Episode 5
In 2017, the nation’s prominent newspapers published outlandish-sounding stories about a secret UFO program run by the Pentagon. We talk to retired N…
5 years, 5 months ago
S2 E4: Roswell
Season 2 Episode 4
For all the people who think there’s life somewhere out there in space, there are also those who think the best place to look for it is closer to hom…
5 years, 5 months ago
S2 E3: Doing The Math
Season 2 Episode 3
What’s the actual likelihood of extraterrestrial life? Especially intelligent life? 60 years ago, astronomer Frank Drake took a crack at calculating …
5 years, 6 months ago
S2 E2: What Is Life?
Season 2 Episode 2
We’re surrounded by life here on Earth—and given how huge the galaxy is, it’s got to be out there on other planets, too, right? But where to look? Wh…
5 years, 6 months ago
S2 E1: Out Of This World
Season 2 Episode 1
'Oumuamua almost slipped past Earth before an astronomer caught sight of this weird object. What was it? Some scientists thought it was just a comet;…
5 years, 6 months ago
S2: Wild Thing: Space Invaders Trailer
Season 2
Back for its second season, Wild Thing: Space Invaders turns our eyes skyward in the search for extraterrestrial intelligence. Coming September 17, 2…
5 years, 7 months ago
S1 Extra: Wild Thing... For Kids!
Season 1 Episode 15
Introducing Searching for Wild Thing! This is the first episode of a kid-friendly version of Wild Thing that host Laura Krantz made in collaboration …
5 years, 8 months ago
S1 E9: Why We Want To Believe
Season 1 Episode 9
Bigfoot researchers remain optimistic that Sasquatch is out there; that the creature will one day be found. Why? Why do people continue to believe? W…
7 years, 3 months ago