Talking Weird #139 Gray Barker - The Saucerian with Gabriel Mckee

Talking Weird #139 Gray Barker - The Saucerian with Gabriel Mckee

Gabriel Mckee is an author, librarian, curator, and researcher specializing in science fiction, religion, theology, bibliography/book history, and parahistoriography. His past work includes books on theology and science fiction, curating exhibitions on Edgar Allan Poe and Mark Twain, and working as part of the editorial team for Philip K. Dick's EXEGESIS. His most recent book is THE SAUCERIAN: UFOs, MEN IN BLACK, AND THE UNBELIEVABLE LIFE OF GRAY BARKER.

Visit Gabriel online at: https://gabrielmckee.com/

THE SAUCERIAN can be ordered from Amazon here, it will be released on April 22, 2025: https://www.amazon.com/Saucerian-UFOs-Black-Unbelievable-Barker/dp/0262049546/

Info about THE SAUCERIAN:

Gray Barker (1925–1984) was an eccentric literary outsider, filled with ideas that were out of step with the world. An author and unreliable narrator of implausible stories, Barker founded and operated Saucerian Books, an independent publisher of books about flying saucers and other ideas at the fringes of popular discourse. In The Saucerian, Gabriel Mckee tells the fascinating story of Barker’s West Virginia–based press, the unique corpus of materials it published, and how office-copying and self-publishing techniques influenced the spread of paranormal beliefs and conspiratorial worldviews over the last century. Following the development of UFO subculture, Mckee explores the life and career of a larger-than-life hoaxer and originator of pseudoscientific ideas.

Ever an entertainer, Barker established his reputation with one of the first flying saucer fanzines, The Saucerian, and with his first book, the conspiratorial and sensationalistic They Knew Too Much about Flying Saucers. By the close of the 1950s, he had established a publishing imprint that brought out some of the strangest UFO-related books of the era, with a particular emphasis on flying saucer contactees. Saucerian Books became a platform for those whose stories were too unusual, implausible, or crudely written for more mainstream publishers. Though Barker himself was a skeptic, he viewed the world of occult believers as a source of ongoing entertainment. He also may have used the perceived eccentricity of flying saucer research, or “ufology,” to obscure his homosexuality from his small-town neighbors. From his place on the fringes of midcentury American culture, Barker left an unmatched legacy in conspiratorial concepts that have become prominent pop-cultural folklore, including the Men in Black, the Mothman, and the Philadelphia Experiment. As a mastermind behind the fantastical, Barker’s promotional efforts were the precursor to contemporary conspiracism.

Gabriel visits with Talking Weird to chat about the amazing life of Gray Barker, and his profound impact on the development of UFO belief.

This is an incredible episode, one filled with stories about early Ufology, that you do not want to miss!

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The Bigfoot Influencers #30 The Ape Canyon Incident with Marc Myrsell

The Bigfoot Influencers #30 The Ape Canyon Incident with Marc Myrsell

Tim and Dana are joined by one of their favorite people and friend in this episode, Marc Myrsell. Marc shares how is interest in the subject got started with his fascination of the incident at Ape Canyon in 1924 and how his profession has influenced his research. Don't miss this fascinating and fun episode!🌟 Help Make The Groundbreaking Scientific Bigfoot Documentary Sequel a Reality.Sasquatch: Legend Meets Science II-A New 3-hour Film-That Will Be the Best Documentary on the Sasquatch Subject Ever!From MonsterQuest Producer – Doug Hajicek, who also produced the original Sasquatch: Legend Meets Science Doc in 2001.Back the Documentary Here:https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/hajicek/legend-meets-science-ii-film-sequel-a-bigfoot-documentaryThe Bigfoot Influencers:https://thebigfootinfluencers.com/Untold Radio AM:https://untoldradioam.com/

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Mysterious Library #36 Sasquatch Odyssey: The Hunt for Bigfoot

Mysterious Library #36 Sasquatch Odyssey: The Hunt for Bigfoot

Your hosts Dr. Dean Bertram and Jason McLean return to the audio-visual wing of the Mysterious Library. This week they check out SASQUATCH ODYSSEY: THE HUNT FOR BIGFOOT from director Peter von Puttkamer. This is a classic documentary from 1999 which features the "Four Horsemen of Bigfoot Research", Rene Dahinden, Peter Byrne, John Green, and Grover Krantz. These men (all of whom have passed with the exception of Peter Byrne) are the legends of early Bigfoot research. Their influence, and personal and professional disagreements, still ripple throughout the Bigfoot community. Your Mysterious Librarians can't wait to share their thoughts on this documentary, and the men who inspired it!

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Pine Island Research #34 Catskill Appalachian Research Collective

Pine Island Research #34 Catskill Appalachian Research Collective

Join host Jeff Harding as he welcomes Brendon and Chuck from the Catskill Appalachian Research Collective. They will share their past investigations and projects.The small group of dedicated researchers investigate everything for Bigfoot to Ghosts. UFO and other high strangeness activity.Currently the team hosts three streaming shows on the CARC Universal YouTube Channel. From Behind Tall Trees, a Bigfoot and high strangeness centered livestream interview show. Paranormal Files: a ghost hunting, paranormal activity interview show and the new popular weekly newscast, This Week in Bigfoot.

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Coffee Time #11 Coffee Time with Alex, Doug and Jeff

Coffee Time #11 Coffee Time with Alex, Doug and Jeff

Join host Jeff Harding as he welcomes Alex and Doug Hajicek to the studio.. Grab a coffee and kick back. Alex is bringing donuts.

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The Bigfoot Influencers #31 The Missouri Bigfoot with Shane Carpenter

The Bigfoot Influencers #31 The Missouri Bigfoot with Shane Carpenter

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Talking Weird #35 Strange Things in the Sky with Horace Smith

Talking Weird #35 Strange Things in the Sky with Horace Smith

Horace Smith, Michigan State University Professor Emeritus of Astronomy and Physics, returns to Talking Weird!He discusses his latest book THE GREAT METEOR PROCESSION:"On the evening of February 9, 1913, a dazzling stream of fireballs astonished onlookers from the cold prairies of Canada to the tropical South Atlantic Ocean. This book follows the century-long effort to understand the nature of this Great Meteor Procession. Satellites, saints, scientists, spaceships, and space rocks enter the tale as the story unfolds. Related phenomena, including the great fireballs of 1783 and 1860, bring the 1913 event into context, and introduce Walt Whitman's poetry to the story."Available from Amazon here: https://www.amazon.com/Great-Meteor-Procession-Horace-Smith-ebook/dp/B0BTR5CSN9?Professor Smith also chats with Dean about UFOs, haunted observatories, the Northern Lights, and the works of Charles Fort!This is a thought-provoking episode, and one that you don't want to miss!

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Down South Anomalies #26 Bill Chalker: Antipodean Anomalies

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Weird Encounters #30 Bigfoot In The Pine Barrens!

Weird Encounters #30 Bigfoot In The Pine Barrens!

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