# When Martians Were Real: Science, History & America’s Alien Craze

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Podcast: [Nature Connection Radio](https://stenobird.com/podcast/nature-connection-radio-942418)
Published: 2025-12-23T19:30:00+00:00
Episode link: https://nature-connection.podbean.com/e/david-baron-martians/
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Duration seconds: 1810

## Resource

David Baron explores how science, imagination, and history fueled America’s turn-of-the-century obsession with Mars and belief in Martians.

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