{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/5c5da99a215eac406099a9c4/5e50e8a6be8d05a16b4f0ca4?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Bridgeport, CT/ Desert Center, CA","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/5c5da99a215eac406099a9c4/1582359933744-24e592898720e961a75ed268dc92e88e.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>The town of Bridgeport Connecticut is an eastern seaport town that boasts a population of 144,900.&nbsp;P. T. Barnum founder of the Barnum and Bailey Circus took up residence there and was even mayor for a year.&nbsp;The Frisbee Pie Company was in Bridgeport making the town the default origin of the Frisbee.&nbsp;Also, the first Subway opened its doors in 1965.&nbsp;Five dollar footlongs and gravity-defying toys were not the only firsts to come from Bridgeport Connecticut.&nbsp;The small town is also the birthplace of the dreaded Men In Black.</p><p><a href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bridgeport,_Connecticut\" target=\"_blank\">WikiPedia article about Bridgeport, Connecticut</a></p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://bportlibrary.org/hc/authors/bridgeports-ufo-legacy-men-in-black-and-the-albert-k-bender-story/\" target=\"_blank\">bportlibrary.org/hc/authors/bridgeports-ufo-legacy-men-in-black-and-the-albert-k-bender-story/</a></p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albert_K._Bender\" target=\"_blank\">WikiPedia article about Albert K. Bender</a></p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://liminalroom.com/2017/07/25/you-can-call-me-al/\" target=\"_blank\">liminalroom.com/2017/07/25/you-can-call-me-al/</a></p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://thepromiserevealed.com/domnick-lucchesi-meets-the-space-girl-part-1-by-raymond-keller/\" target=\"_blank\">thepromiserevealed.com/domnick-lucchesi-meets-the-space-girl-part-1-by-raymond-keller/</a></p><p>They Knew too Much About Flying Saucers, Grey Barker. New Saucerian Books 2014 (reprinted from 1954 edition). <a href=\"https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/149910507X/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&amp;psc=1\" target=\"_blank\"> https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/149910507X/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&amp;psc=1</a></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p>The tiny town of Desert Center California it a place that is literally in the middle of nowhere in the Colorado Desert.&nbsp;It would be here on November 20th of 1952 that the beginning of the UFO “Contactee” movement would begin.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Desert_Center,_California\" target=\"_blank\">WikiPedia article about Desert Center, California</a></p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Adamski\" target=\"_blank\">WikiPedia article about George Adamski</a></p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://www.history.com/news/george-adamski-ufo-alien-photos\" target=\"_blank\">www.history.com/news/george-adamski-ufo-alien-photos</a></p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"http://www.ufos-aliens.co.uk/cosmicadamski.html\" target=\"_blank\">www.ufos-aliens.co.uk/cosmicadamski.html</a></p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://occult-world.com/ufologist/adamski-george/\" target=\"_blank\">occult-world.com/ufologist/adamski-george/</a></p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://mysteriousuniverse.org/2012/05/adamski-and-the-occult/\" target=\"_blank\">mysteriousuniverse.org/2012/05/adamski-and-the-occult/</a></p><p><br></p><p>Local Headlines</p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://www.inverness-courier.co.uk/news/speculation-that-mystery-skeleton-is-nessie-191361/?fbclid=IwAR1XrCl7j5ZpzTljpm1b8Rr5mlzWOc8KI6ZyKD_3h5AeDTwDOW_byPL5cQ8\" target=\"_blank\">www.inverness-courier.co.uk/news/speculation-that-mystery-skeleton-is-nessie-191361/?fbclid=IwAR1…5cQ8</a></p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://www.irishexaminer.com/breakingnews/ireland/one-in-a-million-ghost-ship-from-african-coast-washes-up-on-rocks-in-cork-982069.html\" target=\"_blank\">www.irishexaminer.com/breakingnews/ireland/one-in-a-million-ghost-ship-from-african-coast-washes-up-on-rocks-in-cork-982069.html</a></p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://www.beaconjournal.com/news/20200211/2-ohio-men-say-they-encountered-bigfoot-like-creature-at-salt-fork-state-park\" target=\"_blank\">www.beaconjournal.com/news/20200211/2-ohio-men-say-they-encountered-bigfoot-like-creature-at-salt-fork-state-park</a></p><p><br></p><p>Your Small Town Secrets</p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"http://www.cleweekend.com/werewolf-defiance-ohio-local-legend-still-haunts-town/\" target=\"_blank\">www.cleweekend.com/werewolf-defiance-ohio-local-legend-still-haunts-town/</a></p><p><br></p><p>Chasing American Monster, Jason Offutt.&nbsp;Llewellyn Press 2019.&nbsp;<a href=\"https://www.amazon.com/Chasing-American-Monsters-Creatures-Cryptids/dp/0738759953/ref=sr_1_1?crid=28MMM1MR28QFK&amp;keywords=chasing+american+monsters&amp;qid=1578723351&amp;sprefix=chasing+amer%2Caps%2C150&amp;sr=8-1\" target=\"_blank\">www.amazon.com/Chasing-American-Monsters-Creatures-Cryptids/dp/0738759953/ref=sr_1_1?crid=28MMM1MR28QFK&amp;keywords=chasing+american+monsters&amp;qid=1578723351&amp;sprefix=chasing+amer,aps,150&amp;sr=8-1</a></p><p><br></p><p>You can follow the show on&nbsp;<a href=\"https://twitter.com/STScast\" target=\"_blank\">Twitter</a>&nbsp;or&nbsp;<a href=\"https://www.facebook.com/STScast\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook</a>&nbsp;@stscast, or on&nbsp;<a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/stscast.gram/\" target=\"_blank\">Instagram</a>@stscast.gram</p><p><br></p><p>This week's featured podcast is&nbsp;<a href=\"https://www.3beersinpodcast.com\" target=\"_blank\"><em>3 Beers In</em></a></p><p><br></p><p>And be sure to check out<a href=\"https://bigheadsmedia.com/\" target=\"_blank\">&nbsp;Big Heads Media</a>&nbsp;for more great pods!</p><p><br></p>","author_name":"Fred Knoop"}