Anunnaki Origins Podcast

Bill Birnes: Ancient Aliens, UFOs and the Gods of the Ancient World

Anunnaki Origins Podcast

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Now on Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/58Y61M78gDxzaSWQPrD6z9 Bill Birnes, author, researcher, and one of the best-known figures associated with Ancient Aliens, joins the podcast for a discussion of UFOs, ancient civilizations, unexplained archaeology, and the controversial idea that some of humanity’s oldest stories may preserve memories of contact with non-human intelligences. The conversation ranges across Mesopotamia, Egypt, ancient astronomy, megalithic sites, mysterious artifacts, and traditions describing gods descending from the heavens. Birnes discusses the evidence that has driven ancient-astronaut theories for decades, the objections raised by conventional archaeology, and the unanswered questions that continue to keep the subject alive. At the centre of the episode is a simple question: were the gods of the ancient world entirely mythological, or were ancient people attempting to describe encounters with beings they believed had come from somewhere beyond Earth?

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