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June 7, 2026

Ep. 314 - The Great Moon Hoax of 1835

This week Scott, solo, discusses the Great Moon Hoax of 1835, when The New York Sun newspaper shocked the world with a fictitious story about Sir John Herschel constructing a wondrous telescope which allowed him to view the moon close up. It goes on to describe a vivid world of Bat-Human hybrids living in a utopian society that has bizarre esoteric undertones amongst otherworldly beings.

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