#259: Benjamin Zeller (author, Heaven’s Gate: America’s UFO Religion)




Eddie Jason & Chris: Interviews and Current Events show

Summary: This week on Eddie Jason &amp; Chris, Samantha Scarlette welcomes author Benjamin Zeller, author of Heaven’s Gate: America’s UFO Religion.<br> <br> Benjamin E. Zeller is a researcher and teacher of religion in America and a Heavin's Gate cult researcher. Twenty years ago this month, thirty-nine people in Rancho Santa Fe, California, committed mass suicides. According to Zeller's book description on Amazon, "this act was the culmination of over two decades of spiritual and social development for the members of Heaven’s Gate, a religious group focused on transcending humanity and the Earth, and seeking salvation in the literal heavens on board a UFO." But what does it all mean? EJC &amp; Samantha get to the bottom of it.<br> <br> Also, Chris soundboard pranks IT support, Eddie's girlfriend Lauren recounts her stepsister getting sick everywhere in their bathroom and not cleaning up, David from Australia: In New York, Jen from Brooklyn, University of Arizona Encourages students to say "Ouch!", instead of debating when offended, and more.<br> <br> <br> <br> Subscribe to the podcast on iTunes here.