Episode
When Martians Were Real: Science, History & America’s Alien Craze
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- Nature Connection Radio
- Published
- Dec 23, 2025
- Duration seconds
- 1810
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Summary
David Baron explores how science, imagination, and history fueled America’s turn-of-the-century obsession with Mars and belief in Martians.