In 1957 a sharply dressed stranger named Valiant Thor reportedly stepped out of a shiny craft in Virginia, talked his way into the White House, and spent the next three years living beneath the Pentagon pitching humanity on a full‑blown makeover—think “end disease, erase poverty, shelve those nukes" kinda vibe. Naturally, the government said no.
This episode walks you through that whole bizarre saga: the goverments rejection, the Reddit AMA that put Thor back on Ufology’s radar and who the heck this humanoid appearing alien calling himself "Valiant Thor" actually was.
Strap in—if an alien really did try to rescue Earth with a PowerPoint, the least we can do is give him 20 minutes of podcast glory.
Written and hosted by Seth Borkowski in collaboration with The Daily Drunk Mag.
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Music, sound design, editing, and additional voices by Louis Palfrey—mastermind behind your smooth listening experience (and the reason you won’t hear me open-mouth coughing). Check out more of his work at louispalfrey.com.
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