Best podcasts of the week: Johnny Vaughan’s close encounters with people who have ‘met’ aliens
by Hannah J Davies, Hollie Richardson, Nell Frizzell, from Technology | The Guardian on (#68XWY)
In this week's newsletter: Meet six people who claim to have made contact with extraterrestrials - or even be one themselves - in Alien Kidnap Club. Plus: five podcasts to listen to with your kids
Alien Kidnap Club
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Perhaps the most freakishly timed podcast, given those recent goings-on in the US, Johnny Vaughan's bonkers new series hears from people who claim to have had contact with aliens or to be an alien (yes). In the first episode, musician Dan Bowskill says he has met his future self, chosen his own mother and picked his own reality on Earth. You've got to avoid [saying]: Do you know what I mean?'" says Vaughan. Because I don't!" Hollie Richardson