This is a somewhat weird episode of the Why Files, usually a paranormal show about ghosts and UFOs. Here, TJ and his comic foil Hecklefish boldly go where no man has ever gone before...at least since around 1980.
The episode combine New Age spirituality, fringe science, and cornucopian dreams about space conquest. Even Carl Sagan is featured, saying that it makes a lot of sense to revere the stars! We are star stuff, after all. Frankly, I wonder who wrote this script? It´s almost fascinating to listen to this retro stuff in 2025.
Unfortunately, real reality makes itself felt when TJ and his muppet have to pitch their sponsors in the beginning of the clip. I kind of want to believe the uplifting message of "Nuclear Powered Evolution", but I think most of us will lose our sponsors in the decades ahead...
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