The Basement: Jeffrey Kripal | Inside the Archives of the Impossible
The Why FilesOct 19, 2026
Religious studies scholar Jeffrey Kripal sits down with AJ Gentile of The Why Files to discuss his life, his work, and the Archives of the Impossible at Rice University. The collection holds Jacques Vallée's files, John Mack's alien abduction research, and thousands of letters readers sent to Whitley Strieber. Kripal describes a mysterious experience in Calcutta in 1989 that shaped nearly forty years of his writing, and he shares a story he has never put in print.
