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July 17, 2025 58 mins

Beth explores the many layers of the intriguing Maury Island UFO incident. Wes examines the Great Emu War of 1932. Plus, there's an exploding whale thrown in. 


Sources Used: 

www.vashonbeachcomber.com/news/time-again-75th-anniversary-of-the-maury-island-incident/

www.crystalinks.com/mauryisland1947.html

www.humanities.org/spark/how-washington-state-spawned-the-men-in-black/

www.nwlegendsmuseum.com/MauryIsland.html

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fred_Crisman

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emu_War

www.britannica.com/topic/Emu-War

www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/oct/06/australias-emu-war-john-cleese-outrun-in-race-to-shoot-movie-of-how-flightless-birds-thwarted-armys-machine-guns

www.thecollector.com/great-emu-war/

www.registerguard.com/story/lifestyle/2024/11/11/exploding-whale-day-florence-oregon-coast/76092539007/

www.opb.org/artsandlife/series/history/florence-oregon-whale-explosion-history/

Middle music: Credit: https://www.purple-planet.com



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