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Watch out, the moon is full\u2026 of intrigue. Our lovely satellite is blamed for all sorts of Earth-bound mischief \u2013 from robberies to shape-shifting to general nutty behavior. It\u2019s also the setting for more than one loony tale. In this hour, as NASA spacecraft return to the moon, a look at the mythology it inspires.\nDiscover the true correlation between crime and a full moon\u2026 the 1835 reports of unicorns and man-bats living on moon\u2026 and, our favorite hair-raising howler: the werewolf! Also, why some still insist the Apollo moon landing is a hoax.\nPlus, space travel \u2013 boxed and bundled.\nGuests:\n\n\nPhil Plait - Keeper of the skeptical website badastronomy.com and author of Death from the Skies!: These Are the Ways the World Will End . . .\n\n\n\nMatthew Goodman - Author of The Sun and the Moon: The Remarkable True Account of Hoaxers, Showmen, Dueling Journalists, and Lunar Man-Bats in Nineteenth-Century New York\n\n\n\nJim Underdown - Executive Director for the Center for Inquiry West, Los Angeles and keeper of the blog Hollywood Reality Check\n\n\n\nJune Pulliam - English professor, Louisiana State University\n\n\nCynthia Phillips - Scientist at the SETI Institute and author, most recently, of Space Exploration For Dummies (For Dummies (Math & Science))\n\n\n\nPaul Spudis - Senior scientist at the Lunar and Planetary Institute\n\nDescripci\xf3n en espa\xf1ol\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices