The Gralien Report

Aug 23 2022 97 ep. 88 mins 844
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The Micah Hanks Program is a weekly podcast that covers science and the mysteries of our universe. The podcast takes a critically-minded approach to the study of our world, and each week Micah presents commentary and discussions with guests on subjects that include mysteries of physics and astronomy, the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI), UFOs, myths and folklore, archaeology and ancient mysteries, artificial intelligence, futurism, cryptozoology, science fiction, and entertainment. Each week we take you to the boundaries of human knowledge, in search of the most unusual and enigmatic things our world has to offer.

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08.23.22. Sasquatch and Government: Encounters, Investigations, and Official Files

Aug 23 2022 77 mins  
For centuries, stories have been shared about encounters with strange, humanlike "monsters" in the remote regions of the Pacific Northwest and other rugged areas of North America. Popularly known as "Sasquatch" or "Bigfoot", many relegate the existence of such creatures to the realm of fantasy, and consider any alleged encounters to be misperceptions or hoaxes. What is less often

08.15.22. Incident at Kecksburg: A Cold War UFO Cover-Up?

Aug 16 2022 77 mins  
On December 9, 1965, residents in Pennsylvania, Ohio, and several other states, as well as Canada, observed a strange ball of fire streaking through the afternoon sky. Various reports indicated locations where the object was believed to have fallen, with the majority of them centering in on the rural community of Kecksburg in southwestern Pennsylvania. But what was the object, and

08.10.22. Abduction: The Betty and Barney Hill UFO Incident

Aug 11 2022 89 mins  
On the evening of September 19-20, 1961, New Hampshire residents Barney and Betty Hill were returning from a vacation in Canada when they noticed a strange light moving through the sky in the distance. Over the course of the next 45 minutes, their lives would forever change, as they became participants on one of history's best known--and most controversial--alleged UFO sightings.

08.01.22. The Search for Non-Terrestrial Artifacts

Aug 02 2022 68 mins  
For decades, humans have sent probes into space to explore distant planets, and to go in search of evidence of things like life on other worlds. If humans engage in such activities, why wouldn't aliens do the same? Is it possible that Earth has ever been surveilled by extraterrestrial technologies, and that searches for non-terrestrial artifacts could reveal their presence close to

07.25.22. Moon Anomalies: Lunar Phenomena and Mysterious Structures

Jul 26 2022 71 mins  
For centuries, astronomers have claimed to see strange lights and other phenomena on the Moon. Ranging from points of light, to mysterious colored bands, and even images since the dawn of the Space Age depicting curious structures, many have wondered if Earth's Moon could be far more mysterious than most would ever contend. This week on The Micah Hanks Program, we examine sighting

07.18.22. SETI: Aliens, A.I., NASA, and UAP

Jul 19 2022 57 mins  
As the search for extraterrestrial intelligence from beyond Earth continues, many scientists are now wondering whether the eventual discovery of ET may come in the form of a technology--perhaps even artificial intelligence--that was created by aliens, rather than the actual biological lifeforms themselves. Joining us this week to discuss these possibilities is Seth Shostak, senior

07.12.22. Ariel Phenomenon: The 1994 Ruwa UFO Incident

Jul 12 2022 80 mins  
On September 16, 1994, sixty-two students at Ariel School in Zimbabwe witnessed something incredible that has impacted many of their lives to this day. Today, their story remains one of the most striking incidents involving a landed UFO craft ever recorded, and yet many questions about the case still remain. Joining us this week is researcher and filmmaker Randall Nickerson, who t

07.05.22. The Secret Space Age: Black Projects, NASA, and UAP

Jul 05 2022 88 mins  
Since the dawn of the Space Age, there have been questions about the development of experimental technologies, and whether some aerospace innovations may have been left out of the history books. Could some black program developments account for modern accounts of unidentified aerial phenomena, or are these craft really otherworldly in origin? Joining us this week on The Micah Hank

06.27.22. Disintegration: The Cuban Jet UFO Incident

Jun 27 2022 75 mins  
In March 1967, Spanish-speaking intercept operators with the U.S. Air Force Security Service at Homestead AFB south of Miami, Florida, supposedly overheard Cuban transmissions involving a pair of MiG-21 jet fighters that were scrambled to investigate a mysterious intruder, resembling a large, metallic sphere with no wings or any sign of a propulsion system. What happened next has

06.22.22. Flying Saucers in ’47: 75 Years of the UFO Mystery

Jun 22 2022 81 mins  
On June 24, 1947, pilot Kenneth Arnold was flying over Mount Rainier Washington when he observed a group of unusual flying objects that he could not identify. Sharing news of his sighting when he landed shortly afterward, Arnold's account soon made it into American newspapers, and even came to the attention of the United States government. In short, the era of the "Flying Saucer" h