282# Alien or Goo? | The Panama Meteor & The Venom Growth Mystery DEBUNKED
🎧 Episode Summary
In this episode, we dig into one of the strangest viral mysteries of the year: a rock in Panama allegedly from a meteorite that started “growing” a slimy, smelly creature — something people online are calling “Venom.” We’ll follow the videos, the reactions, and the wild race between belief and skepticism. What does the evidence say? What have scientists or critics found? And just how likely is it that this thing is alien vs a slick hoax or fungal prank?
Plus: we’ll round off with a batch of bizarre news this week — some alien-ish, some hilarious, all weird.
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