The Paracast

Gene and cohost Tim Swartz introduce researcher Robert Bitto of Mexico Unexplained! He explores all sorts of strange occurrences in that country through the ages, ranging from UFOs, including a possible crash in 1949, to monsters and such as cryptids, strange ancient artifacts of unknown origin, and even a possible instance or two of teleportation that involve a mysterious journey from one location in one country, to another and lots of other reports of strange phenomena. His site also includes reports of giants and possible werewolves. Bitto has had over 30 years of experience in Mexico, as a student, as an employee for a large multinational corporation and as an owner of an imports business founded in 1999, Sueños Latin American Imports. He was a professional researcher from 1990 to 1993, and in addition to his MBA and MA, he holds an MBA in Latin American Studies from the University of New Mexico. He’s clearly a very smart guy, having also served as President of the San Diego chapter of Mensa from 2015-2016.

Gene and cohost Tim Swartz talk about the legends and reality behind so-called giants over the years with researcher Travis Roy. According to Roy, giants roamed America in the ancient past, building fortifications and erecting massive burial and temple worship mounds. In actuality, he says, this race of titans roamed the earth, leaving their esteemed deceased within tumuli of earth and stone. Their handiwork can still be seen across the globe. Current history texts attribute a more-modern native approach to be the builders of such works (stone and dirt pyramids, Easter island heads, megalithic monuments etc.), but Roy speculates that another race is responsible. He states that their bones have been discovered by archaeologists and anthropologists of the not-too-distant past. Newspapers once reported the findings of these skeletons. From 1850-1940 they constantly made the news. But then they suddenly stopped. Why? A conspiracy perhaps?

Gene and cohost Tim Swartz are joined by Maxim W. Furek on a fascinating pop culture and paranormal journey. He considers himself a student of the paranormal and has explored and published numerous articles on what some have called “The Coal Region Hoodoo.” With “Coal Region Hoodoo: Paranormal Tales from Inside the Pit,” Furek continues his sociological exploration of high strangeness inside the Pennsylvania wormhole that gave birth to “The Night of the Living Dead,” “The Blob,” and “The Philadelphia Experiment.” His book takes us beyond the netherworlds of Centralia, Sheppton, Chestnut Ridge, and The Pennhurst Asylum. It looks into the eyes of demonologists Ed and Lorraine Warren and the twisted souls of serial killer Gary Heidnik and controversial artist and experiencer Richard S. Shaver, while exploring the preternatural secrets of Bigfoot, cryptids, Kecksburg and other strange events.

Gene and cohost Tim Swartz present Steve Mera, director and owner of Phenomena Magazine LTD, the world most recognized e-Zine of its kind. He has spent more than 30 years actively investigating, researching and analyzing numerous varieties of phenomena that include, earth mysteries, parapsychological studies, the paranormal, cryptids, ancient sites and Unexplained Atmospheric Phenomena such as UFOs. In 1998 he completed the BSY Parapsychology Course and in later years sat a Paranormal Investigation Course and Forensic Parapsychology Course with the Unifaculty of London Institute of Forensic Parapsychology. Stephen has assisted, presented and hosted of over 100 TV Shows and is a regular featured guest on international radio. He is also the executive producer of the “Chronological History of Ufology” TV Series, hosted by UFO historian and author Richard Dolan, and is an Honorary Advisor and Partner of Zohar Entertainment Group and host of Phenomena Project.

Gene and guest cohost Curt Collins feature UFO documentarian Ron James, who provides loads of material about his current film, “Accidental Truth — UFO Revelations.” Narrated by Matthew Modine of “Full Metal Jacket” and “Stranger Things,” the documentary dives into the truth of another intelligence engaging in humanity, where the viewer will “witness revelations from true government insiders that have never been shared with the public.” The word “accidental” is used because some of the interviewees revealed more than they planned to reveal, according to James. He is also the Director of Media Relations for MUFON and the co-founder of MUFON Television, an online TV channel boasting what James says is the world’s largest collection of commercial-free UAP related material. In the early days of his career, he was involved at the highest levels of production for musical acts such as Guns & Roses, The Smashing Pumpkins, The Beach Boys, Earth Wind and Fire, Kendrick Lamar, and many more.

Gene and cohost Tim Swartz present Anna Maria Manalo and Tom Conwell, authors of The Night Visitants: A Ufologist, An Experiencer And The Undefinable. Manalo was raised in suburban San Juan, an hour north of metropolitan Manila. During childhood, her neighborhood was an active hotspot for ghosts, apparitions and other entities. These experiences led to her interest in the supernatural after her father’s tragic death from a demonic infestation in their home. She is an author of paranormal suspense memoirs and anthologies and specializes in studying hauntings brought about by catastrophic events such as WWII, acts of human violence, odd and strange entities that appear in remote, isolated or abandoned places or beings created by human thought called Tulpas. Conwell is a retired security software specialist with a keen awareness of physics, computer and internet software and a broad knowledge of electronics and how it intersects with the paranormal world and UFOs.

Gene and cohost Tim Swartz introduce a noted Hollywood publicist, Daniel Harary, owner of The Asbury PR Agency of Beverly Hills, CA. He is the author of “After They Came,” a novel that provides a futuristic version of how we’ll learn for sure that we are not alone in the universe. The book is presently making an impact within the U.S. UFO research community and has been endorsed by several well-known UFO figures, including Nick Pope, Richard Dolan, Travis Walton and Kathleen Marden. Dan is a three time UFO Experiencer, a longtime UFO researcher, and a member of the global MUFON/LA UFO Research Organization. He believes his late father may have been involved with UFO reverse engineering during his 45 years working as an Electronics Engineer for the U.S. Army at Ft. Monmouth, New Jersey. During this interview, Harary will reveal the details of those UFO encounters, one of which he only thought about years after it occurred, and how they influenced his life.

Gene and cohost Tim Swartz present Canadian UFO researcher/scientist Chris Rutkowski, who has has long been one of our favorite guests on The Paracast. He is a science writer who has devoted much time to investigating and studying reports of UFOs, writing about case investigations, and offering his insights into the broad UFO phenomenon. Rutkowski says that he was always interested in offbeat things and in 1975 there was a rash of UFO sightings in Manitoba that he began investigating. He says, “I went out with friends and one day I started writing up what I had heard from some of the people that had seen things. I had the article published and soon I was getting requests for more articles and more comments and to give lectures, and pretty soon I was the great UFO expert.” Two of his books, published by Dundurn, “Abductions and Aliens” and “The Canadian UFO Report,” were national bestsellers. Some of his other books include: “The Big Book of UFOs,” “When They Appeared: Falcon Lake 1967: The inside story of a close encounter,” and “Canada’s UFOs: Declassified.”