Skeptoid #1034: The Colorado Martian

About this episode

The episode discusses the discovery of a Martian sarcophagus in Colorado in 1864 and its relation to the lore of the time.

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People in this episode

Host: Brian Dunning

Topics covered

• Martian sarcophagus
• Colorado history
• 1864 discovery
• science lore
• skepticism

Keywords

• Martian sarcophagus
• Colorado
• 1864
• discovery
• science
• lore
• skepticism

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Skeptoid

Places: Colorado

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