The Paracast

Gene and special guest cohost Curt Collins present Colm Kelleher, a co-author of “Skinwalkers at the Pentagon: An Insiders’ Account of the Secret Government UFO Program” with James T. Lacatski and George Knapp. The book unmasks the massive scope of the Pentagon’s landmark UFO study that ran from the Defense Intelligence Agency in Washington, D.C. The Advanced Aerospace Weapon System Applications Program, or AAWSAP investigated the “Tic Tac” and other “nuts and bolts” UFO events, analyzed intrusions of UFOs onto US military bases, as well as probed the plethora of bizarre phenomena that government investigators encountered on Skinwalker Ranch. You will learn what the widely-publicized reports in The New York Times and other media outlets never revealed about the origins of AAWSAP, and the ongoing physical effects suffered by many UFO eyewitnesses. It is not what you expect!

Gene and special guest cohost Curt Collins introduce skeptic Mick West. Mick tells us: “I’m a writer and a debunker. I used to be a video game programmer. I focus on investigating and explaining conspiracy theories such as Chemtrails, 9/11 controlled demolition, and False Flags. I also cover more esoteric topics such as UFO’s, pseudoscience, Flat Earth, photo analysis, and quackery.” Based on his experiences interacting with conspiracy theorists, his book, Escaping the Rabbit Hole, examines the full spectrum of conspiracy theories from 9/11 to Flat Earth, and looks at how people get into them, how they get drawn down the rabbit hole, how they get out, and how you can help. Interviews with former conspiracy theorists show that there is hope even for the most deeply entrenched conspiracist. I explain the key flaws with popular conspiracy theories, and how to talk to people who believe in them.

Gene and special guest cohost Bob Zanotti feature Mark Sceurman, who has been investigating the weird and unusual in his home state of New Jersey for over 30 years, compiling over 57 volumes of travels through haunted homes, abandoned factories and underground tunnels entitled Weird NJ. Not only traveling in the paranormal realm, his search to seek out the truth between local legends, mysterious areas and the darker side of history has been an ongoing theme. Sceurman has also traveled across the United States to seek out similar legends and paranormal hot spots, co-authoring 36 Weird State books proving that each state has its own share of strangeness to be told. He was the host of the television show “Weird U.S.” on the History Channel and currently is a panelist for the television show “Paranormal Caught On Camera” on The Travel Channel.

Gene and guest cohost Curt Collins explore the mysteries of time travel with Nick Redfern. Albert Einstein’s theory of relativity postulates, and scientists have proven, that the faster you travel, the slower time moves. Clocks on airplanes, satellites and rockets are slower than clocks on Earth, and time travel is indeed real. Can time machines, time-tunnel wormholes or tales of fictional time-traveling heroes be so far-fetched? Covering the history of time travel in both reality and fiction, Nick Redfern’s Time Travel: The Science and Science Fiction investigates the long history, myths, science and stories of movement from the present to the past and into the future. Nick Redfern is the author of more than 60 books. They include Flying Saucers from the Kremlin; The Roswell UFO Conspiracy; Women in Black; Men in Black; Nessie; Chupacabra Road Trip; The Black Diary; and 365 Days of UFOs.

Gene and special guest cohost Tim Swartz present paranormal researcher and broadcaster Paul Eno. Now celebrating over 51 years in paranormal research, Paul is regarded as one of the world’s most experienced and controversial supernatural adventurers. One of the first ghost investigators of the early 1970s, beginning while he was studying for the priesthood, his theories and methods are now shaking the paranormal world to its core. When he began running into UFOs during ghost cases in the late 1970s, he began to develop the idea of the “flap area,” later discovering that paranormal legends Dr. Jacques Vallee and John Keel had already suggested the idea. In this episode, Paul will focus on the entire history of paranormal events as described through the ages in such documents as the Bible. And what about the Pentagon UAP Task Force? Paul has co-hosted the WOON 1240 AM/99.3 FM Boston/Worcester/Providence Sunday radio show, “Behind the Paranormal with Paul & Ben Eno,” for nearly 13 years.

Gene and special guest cohost Tim Swartz present Greg Lawson, the Paranormal Detective, who offers a forensic examination of Roswell testimony in connection with his book, Roswell: The After-Action Report, which may be the last word on the legendary UFO crash story. The Roswell episode is possibly the most investigated and controversial UFO case in history. There are no shortages of beliefs and opinions to the actual events of this unusual happening. Dozens of corroborated witnesses and hundreds of professed witnesses have been interviewed, each with their varying degree of credibility. Lawson, a  veteran detective, uses forensic statement analysis and his thousands of hours of training and experience to review the cultural influence, historical context, and eyewitness testimony of those closest involved. He has spent much of his adult life investigating strange places. From the first Russian colony in Three Saints Bay, Alaska to the pyramids of Egypt, he has explored paranormal hot spots in over 40 countries.

Gene and special cohost Curt Collins present author/TV producer/screenwriter/UFO investigator Bryce Zabel, who returns to The Paracast to update us on what he’s been working on since his last appearance. Eleven years after the speculative fiction story he and Richard M. Dolan wrote about the subject, “A.D. After Disclosure: When the Government Finally Reveals the Truth About Alien Contact,” Zabel talks about what he regards as the improved prospects for the secret of the UFOs — or UAPs — finally being revealed now that the U.S. government has established the Pentagon UAP Task Force. He’ll also cover such hot topics as Roswell and abductions. A winner of the WGA award for screenwriting, Bryce has created and produced five primetime television series, including fan favorites Dark Skies and The Crow, and worked on a dozen TV writing staffs. A widely published essayist, he writes and edits the publication Trail of the Saucers on the Medium platform.

Gene and special guest cohost Tim Swartz present Dr. Irena Scott, author of Beyond Pascagoula The Rest of the Amazing Story, published by Flying Disk Press. During this episode, Dr. Scott will explore many of the lesser-known and still unknown nooks and crannies of the October 11, 1973 abduction case, yet another abduction plus sightings seen in and around the vicinity around the time of the original event. Her background includes the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA), which employed her in Ph.D. level (GS-11) research in satellite photography including in its Air Order of Battle section, which involved aircraft identification with Above Top-Secret, Sensitive Compartmented Information clearances. She was employed in MS level work as a Physical Scientist/Cartographer in the DMA Aerospace Center using satellite photography, and the Battelle Memorial Institute. She has been sent for work-related purposes to Wright-Patterson Air Force Base.