# The Unknown Other: Alien Contact

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Podcast: [Alien UFO Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/alien-ufo-podcast-4651458)
Published: 2026-07-17T09:00:00+00:00
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## Resource

This week I'm talking to Les Velez about his book 'The Unknown Other: and the Existential Proposition of Alien Contact'.

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