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Blake wraps up his seven year deep dive into the Kelly-Hopkinsville Goblins case by taking a look at the many myths and misconceptions still enshrined in the Wikepedia article at the time of this recording. Yep - it's Blake rant time again...
The two-part article is published in the UK's Skeptic.
Part one is live now:
https://www.skeptic.org.uk/2024/01/guns-and-goblins-what-really-happened-during-the-kentucky-alien-invasion/
Part two should be live Monday, Jan 29th, 2024.
If this link is wrong, I'll correct it.
https://www.skeptic.org.uk/2024/01/the-kentucky-alien-invasion-putting-to-bed-the-myths-and-mysteries/
If you're serious about this topic and want more, we've got plenty of places to go:
#136 – AMERICAN GOBLINS—PART 1
#137 – AMERICAN GOBLINS—PART 2
#138 – AMERICAN GOBLINS – PART 3
Astonishing Legends podcast coverage: Part 1, Part 2, and Part 3
The troublesome Wikipedia article on this topic.
The journal article by Schmaltz and Lilienfeld.
The correction to that article - that still didn't correct the problem.
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