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Christian Stepien ~ CTO of NUFORC
06 Jun 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Christian Stepien is the Chief Technical Officer of the National UFO Reporting Center. We talk about NUFORC's operations, their extensive data collect...
Matthew Tuttle ~ Capital Fund Manager
02 Jun 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Matthew Tuttle started $UFOD, an investment fund built to capitalize on potential revalations about secret advanced technology. We talk about his inve...
Andrew Fraknoi ~ SETI Board Member, Astronomy Professor
25 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Andrew and I discuss the progress and future of SETI, the challenge of global communication with nonhuman intelligence, and the pursuit of UAP data. M...
Jonathan Miller ~ Confronting Unknowns (Audio Fixed)
28 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Support WTUFO: https://www.patreon.com/WTUFOJonathan Miller works in frontier tech, research and development. He vounteers for Americans for Safe Aero...
Jonathan Miller ~ Confronting Unknowns
27 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Support WTUFO: https://www.patreon.com/WTUFO Jonathan Miller works in frontier tech, research and development. He vounteers for Americans for Safe Aer...
Rhys Dalton Morgan (UFOzzie)
10 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
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Tim Burke ~ Writer, Director, Producer
21 Feb 2026
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Daniel Otis ~ Investigative Journalist
20 Feb 2026
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Send a textDaniel Otis is an investigative journalist who covers UAP for Canadian and international news organizations. He works primarily with direct...
Jordan Flowers ~ Disclosure Foundation Executive Director
06 Feb 2026
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Send us a textJordan leads the nonprofit Disclosure Foundation, a nonprofit supporting policy, legal and education actions to advance official disclos...
5 Resoultions For UFOlogy
02 Jan 2026
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Send us a textCultivate ConverationsFund and Organize ScienceHold Government AccountableEducate and Encourage the MediaPublicly Contact Nonhuman Intel...
What's Going On With UFOs ~ Best Guess
26 Dec 2025
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Send us a textA fun one for the end of 2025—this is my honest best guess about what's going on with UFOs. All the details from their origin to ...
3 Likely Disclosure Scenarios
19 Dec 2025
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Send us a textWhat's actually going to happen? I've thought hard about it and this is what I think is likely. 1. A Presidential Address2. A...
UFO Media Criticism
12 Dec 2025
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Send us a textThe main engines of American news media do a terrible job covering UFOs. What should they resolve to improve? Music by John Hubbell: ht...
How Should We Think About Disclosure?
05 Dec 2025
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Send us a textI'd like to start a conversation here and invite you to participate. Please meet us on our YouTube Community page to engage in the ...
What Should We Do About UFOs?
28 Nov 2025
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Send us a textI've been making WTUFO since the summer of 2024, so I take an episode here to share what I think is happening with UFOs, what my sh...
Brenda Denzler ~ Jinn, UFOs and Religious Trickster Creatures
21 Nov 2025
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Send us a textBrenda is a mostly retired writer, editor, and sometime speaker currently living in rural North Carolina. She received her Ph.D. in reli...
Dr. Jim Madden ~ Thinking Carefully About UAP
14 Nov 2025
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Send us a textDr. James Madden teaches philosophy at Benedictine College. He's written three books, including "Unidentified Flying Hyperobje...
Karin Austin ~ Director of the Center for the Impossible at Rice University, Executive Director of the John Mack Institute
07 Nov 2025
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Send us a textKarin Austin leads both the Center for the Impossible at Rice University and the John Mack Institute.In the 1990's, Karin worked wi...
Dr. Stephen Bruehl ~ Coauthor of Transient Papers
31 Oct 2025
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Send us a textDr. Stephen Bruehl cowrote two blockbuster papers on transient points of light in 1950s astronomy pictures. He explains to us why these ...
Jim Quirk ~ Encounter Experiencer, UFO Witness, Podcast Host
24 Oct 2025
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Send us a textJim's Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/QuirkZone Jim's Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4DxSG1jjl1gPnF6xYrU2C...
Seth Borkowski ~ Host of The Spiritual Skeptic
17 Oct 2025
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Send us a textSeth has a masters in psychology and works in fintech. He also podcasts about aliens with a cheerfully comedic bent. You can fond his sh...
Dr. Brett Robinson ~ Notre Dame Media Studies Professor
10 Oct 2025
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Send us a textBrett's faculty page: https://mcgrath.nd.edu/about/faculty-staff/brett-robinson-ph-d/ Brett's Documentary: https://www.youtub...
Nicola Mitchell ~ Independent Journalist
03 Oct 2025
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Sarah Gamm ~ USACE Scientist, Former Intelligence Analyst with NRO, NGA, ODNI, Lockheed, Boeing, SAIC
26 Sep 2025
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Liam Breck ~ Software Entrepreneur, Philosopher
19 Sep 2025
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Congressional UFO Hearing Walk-Through, September 9, 2025
12 Sep 2025
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John Ramirez ~ Retired CIA Officer, Experiencer
05 Sep 2025
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Leslie and Stephen Shaw ~ Journalist and Experiencer, Authors
29 Aug 2025
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Michael Michaud ~ Diplomat, Author, SETI Protocol Creator
22 Aug 2025
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Dr. Jeffrey Kripal ~ Professor, Author, Archives of the Impossible Founder
15 Aug 2025
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John Priestland ~ uNHidden Founder and Chairman
08 Aug 2025
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Dr. William Parsons ~ Professor of Religion, Archives of the Impossible Contributor
01 Aug 2025
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Kharisma Montes de Oca ~ City Planner, Law Student, Legal Researcher
25 Jul 2025
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Victor Viggiani ~ Researcher, Journalist, Podcast Host, Founder of Zland Communications
18 Jul 2025
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Send us a textVictor's Podcast: https://creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/zlandcommunications/episodes/Daniel-Sheehan---The-ET-Presence-and-the-Hu...
Dr. Tania Searle ~ Professor of Sociology and Health Science
11 Jul 2025
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Matt Laslo ~ Journalist, Professor, Public Speaker, Founder of AskaPol Politics
04 Jul 2025
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Dr. Massimo Teodorani ~ Astrophysicist, Author, Musician
27 Jun 2025
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David Gladstone ~ Author, Experiencer
20 Jun 2025
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Send us a textDavid is a lifelong experiencer with some wild personal encounters. We take an uncritical trip through his stories and get his views on ...
Chad Wanless ~ UAP Video Analysis
13 Jun 2025
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Send us a textThis episode is primarily visual, so you may enjoy watching on YouTube: https://youtu.be/Dm7qAi2aLb8 Chad and Caleb walk through a vide...
Lacey Jay Forbes ~ Experiencer, Author, Vlogger, Spiritual Researcher
06 Jun 2025
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Send us a textLacey is an author, vlogger and spiritual researcher. We discuss her investigations into spiritual realities, her UFO sighting, and her ...
Deborah Ward ~ Research Librarian
30 May 2025
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Send us a textDeborah holds two master's degrees and built a career directing the administration of health science libraries and other specialize...
Dr. Jörg Matthias Determann ~ Author of Islam, Science Fiction and Extraterrestrial Life
23 May 2025
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Send us a textDr. Determann is the author of Islam, Science Fiction and Extraterrestrial Life: The Culture of Astrobiology in the Muslim World and a p...
Michael Kelly - Experiencer Researcher
16 May 2025
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Send us a textMichael Kelly uses the skills from his philosophy degree and graduate-level teaching assistant work to research reports of encounters wi...
Dr. Janis Whitlock ~ Developmental Psychologist, Research Scientist Emerita, Visible College Leadership, John Mack Institute Adviser
09 May 2025
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Send us a text Dr. Janis Whitlock is a developmental psychologist and research scientist emerita from Cornell University, renowned for her work in ad...
Chad Wanless and Dave Palachik ~ UAP Researchers, Authors and Field Study Engineers
02 May 2025
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Send us a textChad Wanless is an Engineering Technologist with over 30 years of experience in mechanical design, specializing in optics and lighting t...
Ralph Blumenthal ~ Investigative Journalist, Author, Professor
25 Apr 2025
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Send us a textRalph is a distinguished professor, journalist and author with a long and varied career. He's contributed especially significantly ...
Dr. Jacob Haqq Misra ~ Director and Senior Research Investigator, Blue Marble Space Institute of Science
18 Apr 2025
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Send us a textDr. Misra is an astrobiologist interested in understanding the origin, distribution, and future of life. His research includes the study...
Dr. Michael Bohlander ~ Chair in Global Law and SETI Policy, Durham University
11 Apr 2025
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Send us a textDr. Bohlander is an international criminal lawyer. We discuss his book, Contact with Extraterrestrial Intelligence and Human Law. Dr. B...
Preston Dyches ~ Science Communicator
04 Apr 2025
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Send us a textPreston speaks with us entirely in a personal capacity, not representing his organization. Preston has built an impressive and varied c...
Leslie Kean ~ Independent Investigative Journalist
28 Mar 2025
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Send us a textLeslie Kean has done more than almost anyone else to advance the contemporary UFO conversation. Her 2017 New York Times article changed ...
Dr. Michael Zimmerman ~ Author, Philosophy Professor, Experiencer Researcher
21 Mar 2025
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Send us a textDr. Zimmerman has led a long, fruitful career in philosophy and academia, pioneering work on environmental and technological subjects. H...
Dr. Jack Sarfatti ~ Theoretical Physicist
14 Mar 2025
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Send us a textDr. Jack Sarfatti is a sparkling, adventurous thinker, and he's been applying his technical acumen to UFOs in various ways for an a...
Alejandro Rojas ~ UAP Discovery CEO, Enigma Labs Consultant, SCU Founding Member
07 Mar 2025
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Send us a textAlejandro is president and CEO of the non-profit UAP Discovery and a consultant for Enigma Labs, which has developed a UAP reporting app...
Dr. Kimberly Engels ~ Philosophy Professor, John Mack Institute Director of Research and Development
28 Feb 2025
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Send us a textDr. Engels teaches philosophy at Molloy University, specializing in existentialism and phenomenology. She also leads Research and Develo...
Nick Gold ~ Declassify UAP Founder
21 Feb 2025
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Send us a textNick's background in media technology put him in contact with many government agencies, which helped him see our legal system as ap...
Thomas Jane ~ Actor, Writer, Director, Producer
14 Feb 2025
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Send us a textThomas is a movie star. He's played lead roles in major films like The Punisher and The Predator, and TV shows like Hung and The Ex...
Grant Cameron ~ UFO Researcher and Writer
07 Feb 2025
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Send us a textGrant Cameron has been researching UFOs for over 50 years. He's a prolific writer and speaker, with over 20 publications to his nam...
Dr. Matthew Szydagis ~ UAPx Scientist, University at Albany Physics Professor
31 Jan 2025
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Send us a textDr. Matthew Szydagis teaches physics at the University at Albany and researches dark matter with the Lux-Zeplin project. He's also ...
Dr. Michael Uhall ~ Author, Theorist, Indiana University Political Science Professor
24 Jan 2025
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Send us a textDr. Uhall teaches political theory and the history of thought at Indiana University and works as an administrator in research and strate...
Krys Devine and Ariel Elizabeth ~ Hosts of The Elephant In The Room 411 Podcast
17 Jan 2025
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Send us a textThis is a fun one. Krys and Ariel host The Elephant In the Room 411 Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/@ElephantInTheRoom411 We talk abou...
Gary Voorhis Jr. ~ Co-Founder and President of UAPx, 2004 USS Nimitz UAP Witness
10 Jan 2025
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Send us a textGary Voorhis Jr. is a Co-Founder and President of UAPx, and a direct witness of the 2004 UAP encounters by the U.S.S. Nimitz carrier gro...
Robert Powell ~ SCU Executive Board Member, "UFOs" Author, Nanotech Engineer
03 Jan 2025
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Send us a textRobert Powell is a co-founder and Executive Board Member of the Scientific Coalition for UAP Studies. He served as Director of Research ...
Dr. Kevin Knuth ~ Physics Professor, Contributor to UAPX, SCU, SUAPS, Sol, IFEX and Galileo
27 Dec 2024
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Send us a textDr. Knuth is a Full Professor in the Department of Physics at the University at Albany (SUNY) and the Editor-in-Chief of the journal Ent...
Rich Hoffman ~ Scientific Coalition for UAP Studies Co-Founder
20 Dec 2024
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Send us a textRich Hoffman celebrated 60 years of UFO investigation in 2024. He's an IT consultant and strategist, and a defense contractor with ...
Dr. Brannon Wheeler ~ US Naval Academy Professor
13 Dec 2024
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Send us a textDr. Brannon Wheeler teaches history of religion, Middle East, and the Bible at the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis. He's a...
Kevin Wright ~ Solve Advocacy Founder, SCU and NPI Advisor
06 Dec 2024
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Send us a textKevin Wright is a public relations and communications expert. He focuses on edge science issues and advises the Scientific Coalition for...
Birdie Jaworski ~ Founder and Director of ABQ UFOs, Expert Remote Viewer
29 Nov 2024
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Send us a textBirdie is amazing. She founded ABQ UFOs, which is one of the largest volunteer organizations of UFO enthusiasts, and she's among th...
John and Gerry Tedesco ~ UAP Field Study Engineers
22 Nov 2024
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Send us a textJohn and Gerry Tedesco are likely the world's most experienced civilian UAP trackers. They've logged hundreds of hours of data...
Dr. Jim Garrison ~ New Paradigm Institute Washington DC Director
15 Nov 2024
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Send us a textJim Garrison directs the Washington DC operations of New Paradigm Institute. We discuss how disclosure will impact the rhythms of human ...
Renate Erdal ~ Leader of UFO Norway
08 Nov 2024
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Send us a textRenate Erdal is the leader of UFO Norway, a construction project manager, and a Captain in the Norwegian Army Reserves. We talk about UF...
Dr. Michael Glawson ~ Host of the Anomalous Review Podcast, Cohost of UAP Studies Podcast
01 Nov 2024
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Send us a textDr. Michael Glawson is a philosopher, consultant and podcast host. His teaching and research subjects include the philosophies of religi...
Stephanie Dwilson ~ The Verified Report Founder
25 Oct 2024
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Send us a textStephanie Dwilson is a licensed attorney with a master's in science in science and technology journalism. She founded The Verified ...
Stephen Bassett ~ Paradigm Research Group and Hollywood Disclosure Alliance Cofounder
18 Oct 2024
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Send us a textStephen Bassett is the first UFO disclosure lobbyist. He's been working to end the military truth embargo on UAP for over 20 years....
Dr. Michael Cifone ~ Society for UAP Studies Co-Founder
11 Oct 2024
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Send us a textDr. Cifone is an accomplished philosopher of science and the founder of the Society for UAP Studies: https://www.societyforuapstudies.or...
Andy McGrillen ~ That UFO Podcast Host
04 Oct 2024
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Send us a textAndy McGrillen hosts That UFO Podcast, our favorite podcast about UFOs. We talk about ontological resilience, hypotheses for the phenome...
Rationalists Should Support UFO Research
27 Sep 2024
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Send us a textThis audio essay is an invitation to folks who consider themselves rational thinkers. The independent intellectual community is well pos...
Modern Ufology's Three Big Jobs
14 Sep 2024
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Send us a textAfter 80 years of research, reporting and media, ufology is still a nascent field. Both professionally and personally, it has a long way...
Dr. Steven Brown ~ Epistemology and UFOs
16 Aug 2024
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Send us a textWe talk with Dr. Steven Brown of Ohio State University about applying philosophy to UFOs, the nature of the phenomenon, the coverup and ...
UFO Skepticism Is the Real Fringe Theory
02 Jul 2024
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Send us a textThe logical argument that UFOs are non-human objects is extremely strong. The very short version goes like this: 1. UFOs demonstrate adv...
Why UFOs Matter
14 Jun 2024
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Send us a textThe UFO phenomenon has huge implications for almost every field of human endeavor. We consider the biggest areas of impact. Support WTUF...
UFO Probability Logic
07 Jun 2024
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Send us a textWe wrote this episode for people new to UFOs, and for UFO enthusiasts looking for better ways to talk to skeptical friends and family me...
NASA Panel Recommends Investigating UFOs
01 Jun 2024
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Send us a textIn September, 2023, the NASA UAP Independent Study Team released its report. They recommended that NASA investigate UAP, and made deta...
If UFOs Weren't NHI, What Else Would Have To Be True?
27 May 2024
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Send us a textIf UFOs aren't NHI, some other weird things must be happening. Given what we know is definitely true, we imagine the potential alte...
7 Assumptions UFO Skeptics Make
27 May 2024
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Send us a textThey don't teach UFOs in school, so most people don't know much about them. Because of that, most people make a series of assu...
We Should Be Humble and Curious About UFOs
27 May 2024
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Send us a textThe general attitude about UFOs is dismissive, but is that what the facts suggest? We lay out an argument for humility and curiosity abo...
19 Mass UFO Sightings
27 May 2024
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Send us a textWe go through some of the biggest sightings of UFOs in history, from objects above cities to waves of reports in one location over sever...
UFO Deathbed Confessions
27 May 2024
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Send us a textOver the years several people have made claims about UFOs near the end of their lives. We talk about some of the most famous cases, incl...
1952 DC UFOs and Losing the Thread
27 May 2024
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Send us a textIn 1952, two waves of UFOs flew over DC, shocking America. It was big news at the time, but in the years since then, it's faded fro...
Talking to Friends About UFOs
27 May 2024
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Send us a textOnce you start thinking about UFOs, it can be hard to talk with people who don't know much about them. We explore ideas about how...
12 UFO Scenarios From Worst to Best
26 May 2024
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Send us a textWe go headfirst down the bunny hole and imagine what the UFO phenomenon might be. The possibilities range from extremely unsettling to p...
Why Are UFOs Kind of Careful?
26 May 2024
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Send us a textWhy do we see UFOs frequently but not all the time? It seems like they must be hiding to some extent, but they've still made many a...
Why UFOs Are Probably Nonhuman
26 May 2024
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Send us a textTo some people, this is obvious. To others, it seems unbelievable. In this episode, we explain why we lean heavily toward non-human expl...
The Pentagon's Big Non-Denial
26 May 2024
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Send us a textNews writers have routinely reported on the Pentagon's careful statements as if they were broad denials. We dig into the details, t...
UFOs Are Real ~ John's Priors
26 May 2024
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Send us a textJohn's turn to tell you what he thinks! As we get more information, our views may change, but as of recording, this was our underst...
UFOs Are Real ~ Caleb's Priors
26 May 2024
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Send us a textWe figure it's fair to start the show with what we think so far. As we get more information, our views may change, but as of record...