About this episode

The episode explores David Jacobs' theories on alien-human hybrids and the implications of hypnotic regression on memory and society.

David Jacobs spent his retirement from teaching history at Temple University convinced that alien-human hybrids he calls hubrids are quietly moving into apartments in Philadelphia, taking jobs, and waiting for a signal to enslave the planet. The catch is that these telepathic interstellar conquerors apparently cannot work a toaster, order a coffee, or figure out when to clap at a concert, so they abduct people to teach them. Tristan is joined by Mildred from Thought Slime, back for a record number of guest spots while Scott is on baby duty, to walk through how Jacobs assembled an entire alien class system of robed mantises, drone grays, and prototype hybrids out of nothing but hypnosis sessions, a lot of them done over the phone. Then it stops being funny. We get into how hypnotic regression manufactures memories that feel more real than the real ones, the documented case of the woman Jacobs put through 91 sessions and the harm he caused her, and why the History Channel keeps handing this guy a microphone (the answer is ad money, mostly). Underneath the goofy lore is great replacement rhetoric with the labels swapped out: a hidden enemy that looks like you but isn't, a coming…

People in this episode

Hosts: Tristan Johnson, Scott Niswander

Guest: Mildred

Topics covered

• alien-human hybrids
• hypnosis
• memory manufacturing
• cultural rhetoric
• UFO lore
• social awareness

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Temple University, History Channel

Places: Philadelphia

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