The Paracast

Gene and Randall present a return appearance by journalist Leslie Kean, who co-authored a groundbreaking front page story for The New York Times about a previously secret Pentagon program studying UFOs. In 2010, her book “UFOs: Generals, Pilots, and Government Officials Go on the Record” (Crown Publishing Group, 2010) was a New York Times bestseller. She is also the author of “Surviving Death: A Journalist Investigates Evidence for an Afterlife.” During this interview, Leslie talks of her inspirations for the book about life after death, which included regular consultations with two mediums, and possible communications with her dead brother, and even the late abduction researcher Budd Hopkins, with whom she had a close relationship.

With more incredible ghost stories, Gene and Randall present paranormal author/adventurer Jeff Belanger. On this episode, he shoots a thick arrow through the conventional wisdom that the legend of Robin Hood describes someone from England. You’ll also hear about America’s Stonehenge, the man-eating apple tree (yes, we’re serious!), psychic sleuths, who are reputed to solve crimes that remain unsolved, and even Glastonbury’s Glawackus (and say that five times fast!). And that’s just the beginning, since Jeff also brings more tales to the January 19, 2020 episode of After The Paracast, available for Paracast+ members. Jeff is the Emmy-nominated host, writer, and producer of the New England Legends series that debuted on PBS in October of 2013, and the weekly New England Legends Podcast.

Gene and Randall introduce Gary Voorhis Jr, a firsthand witness to part of the the U.S.S. Nimitz “tic-tac” UFO events during the week of the 14th of November 2004. He was a fire controlman and Aegis Computer/ CEC technician onboard the U.S.S. Princeton. When the unknown returns appeared on radar, Voorhis says he’d run up to the bridge and look through a pair of heavily magnified binoculars in the direction the returns were coming from. He says the objects were too far off to make out any distinguishing features, but he could clearly see something moving erratically in the distance. They’d just be hovering there, then all of a sudden, in an instant, they’d dart off to another direction and stop, behavior typical of a UFO. He also talks about those gun camera videos of these objects, and possible solutions to what was going on. Voorhis is now vice president of the UAP Expedition Group.

Gene and Randall present a thought-provoking discussion with long time UFO author/researchers Jerome Clark and Chris Rutkowski. Jerry has written over a dozen books include the multivolume magnum opus, “The UFO Encyclopedia.” He’s also a songwriter whose music has been recorded or performed by musicians such as Emmylou Harris, Mary Chapin Carpenter, and Tom T. Hall. Chris is a Canadian science writer and educator, with a background in astronomy but with a passion for teaching science concepts to children and adults. Since the mid-1970s, he also has been studying reports of UFOs and writing about his investigations and research.

Gene and Randall take a fascinating online journey exploring haunted houses with ghost hunter Jill Foote-Shelley, from St. Croix Paranormal. In addition to chasing ghosts, Jill will tell us about her purchase of the Boyd House, a dwelling with a history of paranormal activity. Jill says, “The more we go there the more the activity increases,” she says. St. Croix Paranormal investigates possible haunted places in the St. Croix Valley, which covers a wide area that includes in Minnesota, Wisconsin and surrounding areas. It was founded in 2010 by a group of volunteers who have the passion, knowledge and equipment to pursue the paranormal.

Gene and Randall present friendly skeptic Bryan Bonner from Colorado’s Rocky Mountain Paranormal Research Society. He returns to talk about UFOs, theories, beliefs, and separating the real from the fakes. With extensive experience and training; using a collection of equipment and the most important tool, critical thinking, Bryan utilizes stage magic, mentalism and science to seek the evidence to solve the mysteries, and close the cases. His work has earned the respect of believers and skeptics alike; and earned the fear of fraudsters and charlatans. In some hilarious encounters, he outwits the con‐artists. He is an expert at exposing houses, pranks and scams, and creating some to prove a point.

Gene and Randall present Thiago Luiz Ticchetti, author of “UFO Contacts in Brazil.” Brazil is one of the countries with the highest UFO incidence in the world. The cases occurring in this country are among the most spectacular in Ufological literature and this book will bring the reader some of the most fascinating close encounter cases, many never published in English before, with many details, photos and illustrations. You learn about some of the most compelling cases during this episode. Ticchetti has been studying UFOs for more than two decades. He is co-editor and columnist for Brazil’s UFO Magazine, a columnist for UFO Truth magazine, and is the author of nine books on UFOs.

On this episode T Allen Greenfield, one of Gene’s closest friends, brings his right-angle to the mainstream perspective to The Paracast. Allen the is a long-time student of esoteric spirituality and Gnosticism, a study he began in 1960. A past (elected) member of the British Society for Psychical Research, the National Investigations Committee on Aerial Phenomena (NICAP) (from 1960), etc., he has twice been the recipient of the “UFOlogist of the Year Award” of the National UFO Conference (1972 and 1992), which ran continuously on an annual basis for 41 years. He is also a Borderland Science Research Associate (BSRA). Allen, Gene and other long-time researchers, including Rick Hilberg, were pioneers of the teen Ufology movement in the early 1960s.