UTAH
MONOLITH
In November 2020, a metal monolith was discovered in a remote area of Utah. The images quickly captured the internet’s attention as people searched for answers. Soon after, more started appearing across the world. People began to ask: was it aliens or artists?
CREDITS
Hosted by Ray Tarara
Written & Produced by R.J. Blake and Ray Tarara
Theme Music by Terra Monk
Special guests:
Bret Hutchings
Gabriella Angeleti - Art Newspaper
Douglas Van Praet - Psychology Today
Special Thanks to Heidi Zuckerman
Listen to her podcast CONVERSATIONS ABOUT ART
Additional music by:
SOURCES
DPS Aero Bureau Encounters Monolith in Red Rock Country - Pub. November 23, 2020 - DPS NEWS
How A Mysterious Monolith Vanished Overnight (It Wasn’t Aliens) - By Serge F. Kovaleski - Pub. December 7, 2020 - New York Times
A Weird Monolith Is Found in the Utah Desert - By Alan Yuhas - Pub. November 24, 2020 New York Times
Did John McCracken Make That Monolith in Utah? - By Deborah Solomon - Pub. November 27, 2020 - New York Times
How the Monoliths Became an Instagram Trap - By Kyle Chayka - Pub. December 3, 2020 - ARTNews
Destructive, sensationalized and maybe not even art: the short and vague legacy of the Utah monolith - By Gabriella Angeleti - Pub. December 3, 2020 - The Art Newspaper
An Artist collective says it is selling monoliths for $45,000, causing speculation that it created the bizarre phenomenon - By Palmer Haasch - Pub. December 8, 2020 - Insider
Monolith Location - Reddit
We are not alone? Mysterious object found in Utah during sheep count- By Jeff Tavss - Pub. November 20, 2020 - Fox 13 - Salt Lake City
Utah monolith may have New Mexico connection - Pub. November 29, 2020 - KRQE News
Ross Bernards - Instagram
Moab’s ‘Mr. Slackline’ claims he was behind the removal of the Utah monolith - By Zak Podmore - Pub. December 1, 2020 - The Salt Lake Tribune
BASE Jumper and Slackliner Andy Lewis Claims to Have Removed Mysterious Utah Monolith - By Himraj Soin - Pub. December 01, 2020 - The Outdoor Journal
EXCLUSIVE: Heidi Zuckerman Interviews Matty Mo about the Monoliths - The Most Famous Artist - Uploaded December 7, 2020 - YouTube
Mysterious monolith discovered deep in the desert - ABC News
Mysterious metal monolith discovered in rural Utah - NBC News
Where did it come from? Mysterious monolith discovered in remote area of Utah - By Craig Proffer and Josh Rose - Posted November 24, 2020 - CBS 17
DPS Crew Discovers Mysterious Monolith From Air In Remote Utah Wilderness - By Andrew Adams - Posted November 21, 2020 - KSL TV 5
Hikers say they were among the first to capture video of the Utah monolith disappearance - By Kelly Vaughen - Pub. November 28, 2020 - CBS 2 KUTV
Utah monolith mystery explained - Posted November 30, 2020 - Fox 13 News Utah
Atascadero California Monolith Goes Back Up - By Arianna Jeret - Posted December 7, 2020 - YouTube
Another Mysterious Monolith Suddenly Appears - This Time In Romania - By Colin Dwyer - Pub. December 1, 2020 - NPR