Episode 582: The Ripple Effect Podcast (Ralph Blumenthal | INSIDE The NY-Times UFO Article That Changed Everything)

About this episode

Ralph Blumenthal discusses his investigative work on the Pentagon's UFO program and his latest book about Dr. John E. Mack.

VIDEO LINK: https://youtu.be/UbZV5ORY288?si=nIe_HrJxgjgVUXgT Ralph Blumenthal is an author and the investigative journalist, who along with Leslie Kean, broke the story about the Pentagon's mysterious U.F.O. program with United States Air Force officer and former intelligence official, whistleblower David Grusch. Ralph was a reporter for The New York Times from 1964 to 2009, and has written seven books based on investigative crime reporting and cultural history. His latest book The Believer: Alien Encounters, Hard Science, and the Passion of John Mack was published by High Road Books of the University of New Mexico Press. It’s the first biography of Pulitzer Prize-winning Harvard Psychiatrist Dr. John E. Mack (1929-2004) who risked an esteemed career to investigate stupefying accounts of human abductions by aliens. Ralph and his wife, Deborah, have collaborated on a nonfiction picture book for children, “UFOhs! RALPH BLUMETHAL X: https://twitter.com/ralphblu WEBSITE: https://ralphblumenthal.com/ BOOKS: https://ralphblumenthal.com/books/ NY TIMES ARTICLE: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/12/16/us/politics/pentagon-program-ufo-harry-reid.html?_r=0 THE RIPPLE EFFECT PODCAST: WEBSITE…

People in this episode

Host: Ricky Varandas

Guest: Ralph Blumenthal

Topics covered

• UFOs
• investigative journalism
• cultural history
• alien encounters
• Pentagon program

Keywords

• UFO
• Pentagon
• Ralph Blumenthal
• John E. Mack
• investigative journalism
• alien abductions
• New York Times

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: The New York Times, High Road Books, University of New Mexico Press, The Ripple Effect Podcast

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