About this episode

The episode discusses the Westall UFO event, the pros and cons of botox treatment, and features a nostalgic segment on the search for extraterrestrial intelligence.

UFOs - Botox - Balloons 00:00:00 Introduction Richard Saunders 00:05:02 Which way do the 'Westerly Winds' blow? Another look at the Westall UFO event of 1966, concentrating on the weather forcast for Melbourne on the 6th of April, 1966. Can the weather balloon released that morning really be discounted as a possible candidate for the mysterious object seen by possibly hundreds of school children and a few teachers? Australian Story Westall UFO https://youtu.be/IhKyQkhOfoM Charlie Wiser - Westall UFO https://threedollarkit.weebly.com/westall.html 00:15:28 Woo Watch! With Kate Thomas Kate and Richard look at the pros and cons of botox treatment. Kate Thomas on TikTok and Instagram https://linktr.ee/PrescribeorPass 00:26:52 NetFM 2001 Join Stefan Sojka and Richard Saunders from 25 years ago when they discussed the search for extraterrestrial intelligence, asteroids and speak with Professor Colin Keay about astronomy. 00:42:04 The TROVE Archives A wander through the decades of digitised newspapers, with the voice talents of Kat McLeod and Ross Blocher, to look for references to UFOs and Weather Balloons. 1973.10.18 - The Evening Independent - Fl. 1989.03.12 - The Daily Times…

People in this episode

Host: Richard Saunders

Guest: Kate Thomas

Topics covered

• UFOs
• Botox
• Weather Balloons
• Westall UFO
• Extraterrestrial Intelligence
• Astronomy
• Digitised Newspapers

Keywords

• UFOs
• Westall
• Botox
• Weather Balloons
• Astronomy
• Digitised Newspapers
• Extraterrestrial Intelligence

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Australian Story, NetFM, TROVE

Books & works: The Evening Independent, The Daily Times, The Gainesville Sun

Places: Melbourne

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