Close Encounters with UFO Hot Spots
Area 51, Roswell, and the Great ET Road Trip
Episode Description
The truth is out West! We’re hopping on the ET Highway and venturing to the most notorious alien hot spots, including Roswell’s infamous crash site, Area 51’s eerie perimeter, and a mysterious desert watchtower.
Join us as journalist Laura Krantz, host of the podcast Wild Thing, beams up to share stories from the front lines of UFO reporting—from strange sightings and quirky festivals to a mailbox where people leave letters to extraterrestrials. Maybe you’ll even decide for yourself: Is Earth a tourist stop for spaceships?
UFO hot spots you’ll encounter in this episode:
- UFO Watchtower (near Great Sand Dunes National Park, Colorado)
- Roswell, New Mexico
- Area 51, Nevada
- Extraterrestrial Highway (aka State Route 375), Nevada
- Little A’Le’Inn, ET Highway, Nevada
- E.T. Fresh Jerky, ET Highway, Nevada
- Alien Research Center, ET Highway, Nevada
- The Black Mailbox, ET Highway, Nevada
Guest
Journalist Laura Krantz believes that exploring the unknown can help us better understand ourselves. In the first season of her podcast, Wild Thing, she chased after Sasquatch. Season 2 found her looking skyward for extraterrestrial life. The deeply reported series received critical acclaim from Scientific American, Rolling Stone, and Esquire. The Atlantic called it “a mind-altering experience” and twice named it one of the year’s best podcasts. The show is also the inspiration for a series of kids books, including Do You Believe In Magic? and Is There Anybody Out There?
In addition to Wild Thing, Laura has worked on multiple award-winning podcasts, including Master Plan, Blood Vines, and The Syndicate. Laura’s prior experience includes close to a decade of editing and producing at NPR in Washington, D.C., and at KPCC in Los Angeles. She currently lives in Denver with her husband, two cats, and some indoor-outdoor spiders.
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