BSP: Believer Skeptic Podcast

BSP: Believer Skeptic Podcast


Episode 53 – Back to (Men in) Black

September 16, 2019

In this episode, Cody and Chris take inspiration from the International UFO Congress and talk all about Men In Black. Cody’s first story is about Dr. Herbert Hopkins, who was threatened with eradication by the MIB. Next, Chris shares actor Dan Akroyd’s experience with the strange beings who tried to cancel his UFO series. Cody’s next story is about Paul Miller, who shot an alien while hunting then was visited by the MIB. Chris’s last story veers from aliens and discusses the MIB’s involvement with none other than Mothman. Our Creep of the Week is a fascinating story about ghosts on a famous ship from listener “Lern” (Chris pronounced it wrong, DOH!). Drinks/snacks this week are Bomb Pops and 805 Ale.


Advisory: 0:00s-0:13s
Intro Music: 0:13s-0:36s
Topic: 0:36s-3:47m
Snacks/Drinks: 3:47m-5:12m
History: 5:12m-9:34m
Herbert Hopkins: 9:34m-17:09m
Dan Akroyd: 17:09m-22:01m
Podcoin: 22:01m-22:58m
Paul Miller: 22:58m-28:10m
Mothman:  28:10m-31:36m
Skeptic: 31:36m-37:40m
Believer: 37:40m-40:15m
Creep of the Week: 40:15m-45:39m
Sign Off: 45:39m-46:49m
Outro Music: 46:49m-47:04m

Links

History-
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Men_in_black
https://www.history.com/news/men-in-black-real-origins
https://www.livescience.com/24822-men-in-black.html

Dr. Herbert Hopkins
https://thoughtcatalog.com/jacob-geers/2016/04/creepy-stories-of-the-real-men-in-black/
https://player.fm/series/strange-new-england/men-in-black-in-maine-the-1976-herbert-hopkins-case

Dak Aykroyd
https://mysteriousuniverse.org/2018/01/dan-aykroyd-ufos-and-the-men-in-black/
https://www.disclose.tv/dan-aykroyd-describes-his-strange-encounter-with-the-real-men-in-black-305788

Paul Miller
https://www.ufocasebook.com/2009/shotanalien.html

Connie Carpenter
https://1428elm.com/2017/12/28/point-pleasant-silver-bridge-collapse-and-the-mothman-50-years-later/
http://www.weirdus.com/states/ohio/unexplained_phenomena/men_in_black/index.php

Debunk
https://skeptoid.com/episodes/4351