Raymond Palmer Unearthed: Part 2 — Palmer’s Fate
Fate Magazine and the Emergence of UFO Subculture
This week’s Rocketeer Podcast: “Raymond Palmer Unearthed: Part 2 — Palmer’s Fate,” is part two of my series about Ray Palmer.
Explore the controversial and influential career of Raymond Palmer, the science fiction editor who helped spark America’s fascination with UFOs and paranormal lore. In this episode of the Rocketeer Podcast, I trace Palmer’s journey after the Shaver Mysteries—from his editorial work at Amazing Stories to launching Fate magazine a few months after the mysterious “summer of the saucers.” Discover how Palmer, alongside figures like Kenneth Arnold and Curtis Fuller, helped shape early flying saucer culture, publish “rejected knowledge,” and blur the boundaries between science fiction, folklore, and emerging New Age thought. Was Palmer a visionary publisher or a fringe provocateur? This episode examines his complex legacy and lasting influence on pop culture, conspiracy narratives, and the modern imagination.
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