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More on the origins of the modern flying saucer legend with Dean Bertram, Ph.D, who is filming a documentary about "The Man Who Invented Flying Saucers." Speaking with Gene and cohost Tim Swart, Bertram will discuss his doctoral dissertation, "Flying Saucer Culture: An Historical Survey of American UFO Belief." He will speculate whether humans are essentially caterpillars that will morph into higher beings perhaps after death. Bertram will also talk about the issues involving the...

Gene and cohost Tim Swartz present a return visit from Dean Bertram, who has a Ph.D in history from the University of Sydney, Australia. His doctoral dissertation was titled “Flying Saucer Culture: An Historical Survey of American UFO Belief.” During this episode, he'll talk about his upcoming documentary, "The Man Who Invented Flying Saucers," about Raymond A. Palmer, notorious for introducing the legendary Shaver Mystery to the readers of Amazing Stories, the sci-fi magazine he edited...

In this classic episode, we’re joined by guest cohost Goggs Mackay. Our three guests discuss a significant victory in the efforts to John Burroughs to receive medical disability coverage for the injuries he claims to have suffered in connection with the 1980 Rendlesham Forest UFO case. We’re also joined by former UK Ministry of Defence official and UFO author Nick Pope, a co-author with Burroughs of “Encounter in Rendlesham Forest,” and J. Patrick Frascogna, the attorney who helped Burroughs...

Co-host Christopher O’Brien joins Gene to talk shop about loads of topics. They also re-introduce Dr. Jacques Vallee to The Paracast; his second appearance on the show. This wide-ranging discussion will include his 2010 book, coauthored with Chris Aubeck, entitled "Wonders in the Sky: Unexplained Aerial Objects from Antiquity to Modern Times.” To download: Click or tap Download Now above. If you want to change the download location, right click the download button. If you want to transfer...

Hollywood publicist Dan Harary returns to talk to Gene and cohost Tim Swartz about the creation of the Hollywood Disclosure Alliance, of which he is chairman and co-founder, which was formed after he listened to and was inspired by a lecture from UFO disclosure lobbyist Stephen Bassett. He'll also talk about the main goal of the organization, which is to assure accuracy in presentations on the UFO phenomenon. The discussion also focuses on Harary's paranormal encounters and his book, "My...

Gene and cohost Tim Swartz present the return of Hollywood entertainment industry publicist Dan Harary, co-founder and chairman of the Hollywood Disclosure Alliance. This group focuses on bringing together top UFO/ET researchers with Hollywood producers and filmmakers. The goal of the HDA is to ensure accuracy in storytelling with regard to the UAP/ET phenomena within future films, TV shows, documentaries, and books. This episode focuses on such topics as efforts to disclose the UFO secret...

Meet an authentic Roswell witness and American hero, Dr. Jesse Marcel Jr., author of “The Roswell Legacy,” who describes how he handled some of the materials from the fabled crash when he was a child; Paracast listener and experiencer Mike Clelland details his UFO encounters. To download: Click or tap Download Now above. If you want to change the download location, right click the download button. If you want to transfer this file to your iTunes library, follow these instructions: How to...

Gene and David present pilot and UFO researcher Don Ledger, who discusses the Stephenville, Texas sightings from 2008 and the Shag Harbor, Nova Scotia UFO crash from 1967. To download: Click or tap Download Now above. If you want to change the download location, right click the download button. If you want to transfer this file to your iTunes library, follow these instructions: How to Add Music Files to iTunes You may also use this link, which asks for your forum username and password, for...

UFO author and commentator Graeme Rendall continues to explore vintage sightings, focusing on cases from World War II through the mid-1950s. Speaking with Gene and cohost Tim Swartz, he covers compelling sightings from Russia and other countries, and also describes his interest in aviation and World War Two history dating from his childhood. Graeme has written a critically-acclaimed work looking at the "Foo-Fighters" witnessed during World War Two and the numerous wartime cases that occurred...

Gene and cohost Tim Swartz present Graeme Rendall, a full time author and a commentator on Unidentified Aerial Phenomena (UAP). Graeme has written a critically-acclaimed work looking at the "Foo-Fighters" witnessed during World War Two and the numerous wartime cases that occurred before the term was coined in November 1944, as well as other books dealing with aerial UFO encounters between 1946 and 1954 that include "The French UFO Wave of 1954." In this episode, Rendall will also give his...

Gary E. Schwartz, Ph.D. takes us on an amazing journey into the world of body, mind and spirit, including his extensive studies into life after death and whether someone who receives an organ transplant will acquire personality traits from the donor. Is the behavior depicted in movies and TV shows after organ transplants based on reality? To download: Click or tap Download Now above. If you want to change the download location, right click the download button. If you want to transfer this...

The Paracast presents long-time UFO researcher Robert Hastings, author of "UFOs and Nukes: Extraordinary Encounters at Nuclear Weapons Sites." This interview will also include frightening information on possible attempts by UFOs to activate our nuclear weapons. To download: Click or tap Download Now above. If you want to change the download location, right click the download button. If you want to transfer this file to your iTunes library, follow these instructions: How to Add Music Files...

Our fearless UFO Roundtable continues with guest cohost Curt Collins joining Gene and cohost Tim Swartz to discuss a variety of topics. Included are: The sci-fi and UFO connection and the negative reaction by some sci-fi authors, Gene's reaction to the rock books discovered by Richard S. Shaver, pop culture influences, TV commercials featuring flying saucers, and how we might adapt to the presence of alien visitors. And what if they have a bad odor? After a career in retail management Curt...

Gene and cohost Tim Swartz welcome guest cohost Curt Collins to a fearless UFO Roundtable. The main item on the agenda is the arrival of "Imminent: Inside the Pentagon's Hunt for UFOs" from Luis Elizondo, a former intelligence officer and a former part of a Pentagon UAP project. And what about the serious errors reported in the book? There will also be a discussion of the influences of flying saucers on pop culture. After a career in retail management Curt began writing about UFOs, with a...

Gene and co-host Christopher O’Brien present an “Ultimate Abduction Roundtable,” featuring abduction researchers Budd Hopkins and Dr. David M. Jacobs along with long-time UFO reseacher Kevin D. Randle. Are people indeed being captured and taken aboard spaceships? This is an episode you won’t want to miss! To download: Click or tap Download Now above. If you want to change the download location, right click the download button. If you want to transfer this file to your iTunes library...

Conspiracy theory expert Kenn Thomas, publisher of Steamshovel Press, talks about the real conspiracies and the ones that don't pass the logic test. Can you guess which ones seem real? In addition, controversial "Saucer Smear" editor/publisher Jim Moseley, Ufology's "court jester," discusses the "Culture of Ufology." To download: Click or tap Download Now above. If you want to change the download location, right click the download button. If you want to transfer this file to your iTunes...

More entertaining ramblings from our resident skeptic Brian Young. He talks — or rambles — with Gene and cohost Tim Swartz about such varied topics as the Paris Olympics, some shock jock musings in the spirit of Howard Stern, Borscht Belt comedians such as the late Jackie Mason, someone Gene met decades ago at a New York City deli, the trio's favorite sci-fi films across recent decades and even those infamous Hollywood accounting practices. Brian is also a writer, researcher, historian...

Gene and cohost Tim Swartz welcome back one of the most entertaining guests to be featured on the show, Brian Young. As cohost of the radio show Transatlantic History Ramblings, he brings some of those ramblings directly to The Paracast, where he talks — or rambles — about all sorts of subjects that range from the paranormal to show business, including his close encounters with famous musicians over the years, along with some musings about his favorites. And don't miss his views on ancient...

On the 60th anniversary of the modern UFO era, Gene and David spend an evening with veteran UFO investigator and photographic expert Dr. Bruce Maccabee as he makes his first appearance on The Paracast. You'll hear his comments about the Gulf Breeze UFO flap, views that are controversial, and other major cases that he's studied in detail over the years. Dr. Maccabee died on May 10, 2024. To download: Click or tap Download Now above. If you want to change the download location, right click...

The Paracast presents John Greenewald, Jr., who manages the world's largest repository of paranormal and conspiracy theory information, including government documents, online at The Black Vault. During this episode, he explain how he got involved in such activities as sending Freedom of Information requests for UFO data from the U.S. government. To download: Click or tap Download Now above. If you want to change the download location, right click the download button. If you want to...