{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/62471f9b30fb610012001dd0/6a54bb9c420a266ecbbd1e64?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Project Magnet: Canada’s Secret UFO Program","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/62471f9b30fb610012001dd0/1783937735532-0a0710a8-abea-46eb-8bf0-612918e47e5f.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>In this episode of Canada Is Boring: The Tinfoil Touque, Rhys Waters and Jesse dive into Project Magnet, Canada’s secretly funded UFO research program from the 1950s, led by government engineer Wilbert Brockhouse Smith.</p><p>They unpack how a respected radio and broadcasting expert went from establishing ionospheric monitoring systems and TV allocation standards… to claiming telepathic contact with “space brothers” and linking UFOs to psychic phenomena.</p><p>Along the way, they explore:</p><ul><li>How Project Magnet tried to harness geomagnetism as a propulsion system</li><li>Why Smith believed UFOs were intelligent extraterrestrial craft</li><li>The mysterious status of never-fully-declassified Canadian government files</li><li>Parallels with Star Trek’s Prime Directive and modern UFO lore</li><li>What happens when a serious scientist appears to lose his grip on reality</li></ul><p>The episode wraps up with small talk in the Small Talk Dimension, including ADHD, trying Vyvanse, near-miss pool-water drinking incidents, and a tease for the next East Coast cryptid/conspiracy story.</p><p>If you’re into UFO history, Cold War weirdness, Canadian conspiracies, or just well-crafted rants, this one’s for you.</p>","author_name":"Jesse Harley, Rhys Waters "}