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Every book Leslie Kean recommended on podcasts

Guest on The Ezra Klein Show · 3 books · 2 episodes across 1 podcast

Leslie Kean is a journalist and author who appeared on podcasts to discuss unidentified flying objects and related investigations. During her appearance on The Ezra Klein Show, she recommended several books for readers interested in the subject. Her first recommendation was The UFO Experience, A Scientific Inquiry by J. Allen Hynek, noting that the author served as the Project Blue Book scientist who spent decades debunking UFOs before acknowledging their reality, making it a foundational historical text. Her second recommendation was The UFO Evidence: A 30-Year Report by Richard H. Hall, published in 2001, which she highlighted as a thick and fascinating volume containing extensive case evidence compiled by an astute investigator. Finally, she recommended American Cosmic by Diana Walsh Pasulka, a professor of religion at the University of North Carolina. Kean praised this more recent work as a unique book that explores the intersection of technology, religion, and mythology within the broader context of UFO phenomena. Throughout the discussions, Kean emphasized how these titles offer different perspectives, ranging from official scientific inquiry and documented case files to modern academic and cultural analysis.

Books recommended by Leslie Kean

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  1. American Cosmic

    Diana Walsh Pasulka · Recommended · 2 episodes

    American Cosmic by Diana Walsh Pasulka is a fascinating exploration by a religious studies professor that investigates the intersection of unidentified anomalous phenomena, modern technology, religion, and cultural mythology.

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    “and a third one is a more recent book called American Cosmic by Diana pasilka who's a professor of religion at the University of North Carolina”
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  2. The UFO Evidence

    Richard H. Hall · Recommended · 2 episodes

    The UFO Evidence by Richard H.

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    “another book I'd recommend is called the UFO evidence a 30-year report by Richard H Hall h-a-l-l published in 2001”
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  3. The UFO Experience, A Scientific Inquiry

    J. Allen Hynek · Recommended · 2 episodes

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    “it's a book called the UFO experience a scientific inquiry by J Allen heineck and heineck was the Project Blue Book scientist”
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Appearances

EpisodePodcastDateBooks
What the Heck Is Going on With These U.F.O. Stories?The Ezra Klein Show2023-06-263
What the Heck Is Going on With These U.F.O. Stories?The Ezra Klein Show2023-06-203