In this episode of Let’s Do a Podcast About…, Winchester 7 speaks with historian and professor Greg Eghigian, author of After the Flying Saucers Came, about how societies respond to unusual ideas — and what those responses reveal about media, institutions, and belief.

Shifting away from investigation and toward interpretation, this conversation explores how we make sense of uncertainty. From Cold War secrecy to modern cultural moments like major film releases, Greg examines the gap between disclosure and consensus, the role media plays in shaping legitimacy, and why debates around ambiguity often fluctuate between extremes of certainty.

The discussion broadens into larger questions:
• How institutions handle ambiguity
• Why alternative narratives become compelling when official explanations feel incomplete
• How emerging technologies like AI may accelerate interpretation faster than ever

At its core, this episode asks: Why do these kind of unresolved questions hold our attention so strongly — and what does that say about human curiosity?

📘 After the Flying Saucers Came by Greg Eghigian:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/0190869876

This is Let’s Do a Podcast About… The Known, Unknown, and Knowing.