This week, author and musician Mike Fiorito returns to the show to discuss his latest book, The Innerspace of Outerspace: Exploring Other Worlds Through Music. In the book, he explores UFO and UFO adjacent themes as well as his personal stories and interactions with music as a gateway to expanded consciousness. Covering an array of popular music and artists, he pulls on threads that uncover the varied ways music is inspired by, and enhances, esoteric states. In conversation here, he and AP talk about Sun Ra's life and works, Pink Floyd and the legacy of Syd Barrett, bands such as Yes and Boston, as well as the channeled origins of New Age music through Steve Halpern. They also share personal anecdotes about discovering music, and the various ways that songs can carry meaning.
 
The book serves as an exploration of the realms music can inhabit, and how it can help us traverse various states of being- as something visionary, transformative, and communicative of truths that language alone can't convey. Check out The Innerspace of Outerspace here (where you can also find Mike's other books): https://mikefiorito.com/mikes-bio-and-books-1