# I heard the Bad Astronmer on the radio!

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-heard-the-bad-astronmer-on-the-radio/171290>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [April 26, 2003, 7:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-heard-the-bad-astronmer-on-the-radio/171290 "2003-04-26T07:28:55Z")\
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**Author:** ![DarrenS](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/977dab/32.png) [@DarrenS](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DarrenS)\
**Post date:** [April 26, 2003, 7:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-heard-the-bad-astronmer-on-the-radio/171290/1 "2003-04-26T07:28:55Z")

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So there I was, listening to the various conspiracy theories espoused by the callers and guests of “Coast to Coast” on talk radio, driving from Sacramento to LA. This evening was a woman talking about the infamous “Planet X” and how it’s going to have a close encounter with the Earth in a few weeks. She also claimed to be channeling aliens called “The Zetas”…when all of a sudden one of the callers announced is Phil Plait - the Bad Astronomer from this board! (Hi Phil if you’re doing a vanity search 😉 ) Sounds like Phil is more than a little skeptical about “planet X” - I wonder why?! 😉 You at least believe in the Zetas I hope? 😃

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**Author:** ![DarrenS](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/977dab/32.png) [@DarrenS](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DarrenS)\
**Post date:** [April 26, 2003, 8:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-heard-the-bad-astronmer-on-the-radio/171290/2 "2003-04-26T08:13:00Z")

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Well…I see someone [beat me to it!](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=179918)