1 00:00:07,110 --> 00:00:05,190 [Music] 2 00:00:08,950 --> 00:00:07,120 hello this is richard saunders from the 3 00:00:10,870 --> 00:00:08,960 skeptic zone podcast giving you a little 4 00:00:12,629 --> 00:00:10,880 bit of behind the scenes look into how i 5 00:00:13,910 --> 00:00:12,639 record some of the uh 6 00:00:15,749 --> 00:00:13,920 the episodes 7 00:00:17,670 --> 00:00:15,759 i'm recording the trove segment at the 8 00:00:19,109 --> 00:00:17,680 moment this is where i look at digitized 9 00:00:20,070 --> 00:00:19,119 newspapers 10 00:00:22,390 --> 00:00:20,080 and 11 00:00:25,269 --> 00:00:22,400 i search for very skeptical topics this 12 00:00:27,910 --> 00:00:25,279 week i'm looking once more into ufos 13 00:00:31,109 --> 00:00:27,920 and i find lots of interesting stories 14 00:00:34,790 --> 00:00:31,119 this one i don't know if you can see it 15 00:00:36,709 --> 00:00:34,800 probably not it's a story about a 16 00:00:39,510 --> 00:00:36,719 farmer in texas 17 00:00:41,430 --> 00:00:39,520 and it goes in part 18 00:00:42,310 --> 00:00:41,440 this is from the canberra times dated 19 00:00:45,350 --> 00:00:42,320 the 20 00:00:48,310 --> 00:00:45,360 26th of february 1968 21 00:00:49,830 --> 00:00:48,320 farmer tells of trip in martian craft 22 00:00:53,430 --> 00:00:49,840 ufo 23 00:00:54,389 --> 00:00:53,440 loco texas sunday australian associated 24 00:00:57,430 --> 00:00:54,399 press 25 00:00:59,670 --> 00:00:57,440 this tiny west texas farming community 26 00:01:02,470 --> 00:00:59,680 bears a name which 27 00:01:04,149 --> 00:01:02,480 may not help close the flying saucer 28 00:01:06,870 --> 00:01:04,159 credibility gap 29 00:01:08,710 --> 00:01:06,880 and the story goes on to talk about a 30 00:01:11,750 --> 00:01:08,720 farmer mr watts 31 00:01:13,910 --> 00:01:11,760 who claimed to have been abducted by an 32 00:01:15,190 --> 00:01:13,920 alien spaceship 33 00:01:18,230 --> 00:01:15,200 from mars 34 00:01:20,390 --> 00:01:18,240 and went on a ride 35 00:01:23,670 --> 00:01:20,400 so that's uh 36 00:01:25,590 --> 00:01:23,680 coming up on the show i've got sound 37 00:01:27,590 --> 00:01:25,600 foam behind me 38 00:01:29,510 --> 00:01:27,600 on this side just out of shot i've got a 39 00:01:31,990 --> 00:01:29,520 towel hanging up which helps 40 00:01:34,149 --> 00:01:32,000 deaden the sound and in front of me i've 41 00:01:35,990 --> 00:01:34,159 got various uh 42 00:01:37,590 --> 00:01:36,000 sound like like behind me i've got that 43 00:01:39,109 --> 00:01:37,600 in front of me too 44 00:01:40,390 --> 00:01:39,119 and the towel 45 00:01:41,990 --> 00:01:40,400 here 46 00:01:44,230 --> 00:01:42,000 on the table 47 00:01:47,270 --> 00:01:44,240 because the table's a hard surface helps 48 00:01:48,870 --> 00:01:47,280 deaden the sound and i record like this 49 00:01:51,270 --> 00:01:48,880 with a nice popping filter and the 50 00:01:53,190 --> 00:01:51,280 microphone which is for those 51 00:01:55,990 --> 00:01:53,200 technically minded 52 00:01:58,149 --> 00:01:56,000 it's a road microphone fine australian 53 00:01:59,030 --> 00:01:58,159 brand the road 54 00:02:06,389 --> 00:01:59,040 n 55 00:02:10,229 --> 00:02:09,190 i'll put it up here so my voice is sort 56 00:02:12,390 --> 00:02:10,239 of 57 00:02:15,589 --> 00:02:12,400 uh aimed a little bit away from it gets 58 00:02:18,790 --> 00:02:17,350 so that's 59 00:02:21,190 --> 00:02:18,800 where are you