Best Scott David Gordon Podcasts (2024)

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Summer of the Saucers/ We talk about Ben Hansen/ Who is Issac Koi and was that a UFO at Red Rocks? 45:51

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Send us a Text Message. Season 2 Episode 40. Host Michael Ryan and Christine Scott talk about a number of UFO topics with their mid Summer catch up show. Topics up for discussion include: ufologist Ben Hansen and his new TV show and Who is Issac Koi? Was that a UFO that was seen at Red Rocks? If you would like to look up Issac Koi's large UFO colle…

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Episode #233 - The Christmaker with Professor James McGrath 1:02:49

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In this episode we’re joined by Prof. James McGrath, who is the Clarence L. Goodwin Chair in New Testament Language and Literature at Butler University and the author of the book that we’re discussing here, Christmaker: A Life of John the Baptist (published by Eerdmans). Over the course of our conversation, we talk about biographical details that w…

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Interview: 2 Halifax Policemen encounter a Black Triangle UFO on their nightshift/ Were multiple Tic Tac UFOs seen off Nova Scotia in the '70s? 53:54

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Send us a Text Message. Summer rerun series. Season 2 Episode 10. In an episode that originally aired on November 8, 2023, Host Michael Ryan interviews retired police constables Rick Prescott and Rob Furlong about their sighting of a black triangle UFO during their nightshift. Rob Furlong also recalls a story that a family friend told about a Tic T…

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Episode #232 - Ministers of Propaganda with Dr. Scott Coley 1:03:19

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In this episode we’re joined by Dr. Scott Coley, who is Lecturer in the Department of Philosophy at Mount St. Mary’s University, and the author of the book we’re discussing in this episode: Ministers of Propaganda: Truth, Power, and the Ideology of the Religious Right (published by Eerdmans). Over the course of our conversation, we talk about the i…

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Interview with Terry Mantell, grandson of Captain Thomas F. Mantell/ First Air Force pilot to lose his life in pursuit of a UFO 59:37

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Send us a Text Message. Summer rerun series. Season 1 Episode 21. In this episode that originally aired on January 18, 2023 host Michael Ryan interviews Terry Mantell, grandson of Captain Thomas F. Mantell who is the first Air Force pilot to lose their life in pursuit of a UFO. Terry Mantell talks about how his grandfather's death affected their fa…

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Episode #231 - The Legacy of Slavery in Edwards, Wesley, and Whitefield with Dr. Sean McGever 1:05:44

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In this episode we’re joined by Dr. Sean McGever, who is Area Director for Young Life in Phoenix and teaches at Grand Canyon University, and who is the author of Ownership: The Evangelical Legacy of Slavery in Edwards, Wesley, and Whitefield (published by IVP). Over the course of our conversation, Dr. McGever informs us about the relationship that …

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Retired NASA scientist Dr. Richard F. Haines talks about U.S. troops shooting at a UFO during the Korean War/ Could extreme deceleration rule out UFOs being from Earth? 1:19:49

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Send us a Text Message. Summer Rerun Series. In an episode that originally aired on May 3, 2023, host Michael Ryan interviews retired NASA scientist Dr. Richard F. Haines about his book CE-5 and humans trying to communicate with extraterrestrials. He also discusses two cases from his book Advanced Aerial Devices Reported During the Korean War in wh…

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Episode #230 – Augustine & The Problem of the Christian Master with Dr. Matthew Elia 1:06:56

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In this episode we’re joined by Dr. Matthew Elia, who is assistant professor of theology, race, and environment at Saint Louis University, and the author of The Problem of the Christian Master: Augustine in the Afterlife of Slavery (published by Yale University Press). Over the course of our conversation we talk about what Augustine had to say abou…

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U.S. soldier David Marceau talks about a nighttime encounter he had with a 100 foot long UFO during a training mission at Canadian Forces Base Gagetown, New Brunswick 1:04:15

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Send us a Text Message. Summer rerun series. In this episode that originally aired on January 25, 2023, host Michael Ryan interviews U.S. soldier David Marceau who had an encounter in 1992 with a UFO that was 100 feet long and 50 feet wide late at night while he was on guard duty at Canadian Forces Base Gagetown. The base at Gagetown is a massive (…

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Episode #229 - The Qu'ran in Conversation with the Bible with Prof. David Pechansky 52:25

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In this episode we’re joined by Prof. David Pechansky, who is Professor Emeritus at the University of St. Thomas, and the author of the book we’re discussing in this episode, Solomon and the Ant: The Qu’ran in Conversation with the Bible (published with Cascade). Over the course of our conversation we talk about various thematic parallels that emer…

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Interviews: Two eyewitness accounts of UFOs that altered their view of the world/ Two people, one from Melbourne, Australia and one from Regina, Canada. 42:56

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Send us a Text Message. Summer rerun series. In episode 5 from Season 2 (which originally aired on October 4, 2023) two eyewitness accounts of UFOs that were closer than 30 feet away. Each sighting has changed the witness and the way they view the world. Julie is from Melbourne, Australia and she talks about her encounter that was witnessed by her …

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Episode #228 - The Hope in Our Scars with Aimee Byrd 56:09

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In this episode we’re joined by Aimee Byrd, who is the author of a number of books, including the one we’re discussing on this episode, The Hope in Our Scars: Finding the Bride of Christ in the Underground of Disillusionment (published with Zondervan). In our conversation, Aimee points to the hope that she has in the midst of the negativity that sh…

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Did astronaut Gordon Cooper's report of a UFO landing and being filmed at Edwards Air Force Base really happen?/ Christine Scott's book review of John Keel's Eighth Tower 57:10

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Send us a Text Message. Summer rerun series. In episode #30 that originally aired on March 22, 2023 Host Michael Ryan and commentator Christine Scott take a deep dive into the facts to find the truth. Did Gordon Cooper actually film the landing of a UFO at Edwards Air Force Base? Christine Scott also gives her book review of the Anomalist Books rep…

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Episode #227 - Learning to Disagree with Dr. John Inazu 46:04

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In this episode we’re joined by Dr. John Inazu, who is the Sally D. Danforth Distinguished Professor of Law and Religion at Washington University in St. Louis, and the author of the book that we discuss in this episode, Learning to Disagree: The Surprising Path to Navigating Differences with Empathy and Respect (published by Zondervan). Over the co…

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THE STAR BLANKET ENCOUNTER: 22 people including 4 RCMP officers witness 150 ft. diameter UFO lifting off and hovering for 2 hours on Saskatchewan First Nations Reservation 1:11:11

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Send us a Text Message. Season 2 Episode 39. In the Season 2 finale, host Michael Ryan and commentator Christine Scott take a deep dive into The Star Blanket Encounter. On the night of November 27, 1973 a UFO that was described as being between 100-150 feet in diameter was first seen by Chief Noel Star of the Star Blanket First Nations Reservation.…

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Episode #226 - Hurt and Healed by the Church with Ryan George 55:44

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CW: sexual and physical abuse, spiritual abuse, grooming, molestation, childhood trauma In this episode we're joined by Ryan George, who is the author of Hurt and Healed by the Church: Redemption and Reconstruction After Spiritual Abuse. During our conversation, Ryan tells us his story, which centers on how his father was an abusive pastor in the I…

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Aviation safety expert Todd Curtis talks about weather balloons and UFOs and why UFOs are probably not secret technology/ Also 2006 Chicago O'Hare UFO Incident 1:32:31

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Send us a Text Message. Season 2 Episode 38. Host Michael Ryan interviews aviation safety expert Todd Curtis. Mr. Curtis talks about weather balloons and why UFOs are most likely not secret technology. Todd Curtis also talks about his time in the U.S. Air Force where he served at Edwards Air Force Base. He also talks about a glider pilot in Albany,…

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Episode #225 - The Fundamentals of a Recovering Fundamentalist with Gabriel Gordon 1:05:29

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In this episode we’re joined by Gabriel Gordon, who is a master’s student in Theology at Marquette University and the author of the book that we discuss in this episode, The Fundamentals of a Recovering Fundamentalist: Reorienting towards the True, Good, and Beautiful (Wipf & Stock). In our conversation, Gabriel talks about how he deconstructed his…

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UPDATE-Interview with Charles Smith, son of witness to UFOs at THE BEAR POINT INCIDENT (S2 Ep.28) in Nova Scotia/ Book review of Robert Powell's UFOs 53:02

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Send us a Text Message. Season 2 Episode 37. Host Michael Ryan interviews the son of Lawrence Smith who was a witness along with his brother, Gene Smith to the UFOs at Bear Point, Nova Scotia. The BEAR POINT INCIDENT was covered in Season 2, Episode 28. Charles Smith (son of Lawrence Smith), brings the event to life as he recounts what it was like …

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Episode #224 - The Rise and Fall of Dispensationalism with Dr. Daniel Hummel 1:00:47

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In this episode we’re talking about Dispensationalism with Dr. Daniel Hummel, who is the Director of the Lumen Center and Upper House in Madison, WI, a research fellow in the History Department at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, the host of the UpWords podcast, and the author of The Rise and Fall of Dispensationalism: How the Evangelical Battl…

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UK ufologist Alan Foster talks about the Night of Triangle UFOs over Wales/ Plus RAF Pilot who chased huge UFO over Cyprus 1:17:54

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Send us a Text Message. Season 2 Episode 36. Host Michael Ryan interviews UK ufologist Alan Foster. Mr. Foster covers many topics including The Night of Triangles which happened in Southern Wales in January, 1983. He also talks about an RAF pilot who chased a huge UFO over Cyprus. If you would like to find out more about Alan Foster you can check o…

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Episode #223 - Paul and the Resurrection of Israel with Dr. Jason Staples 1:11:24

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In this episode, we’re joined by Dr. Jason Staples, who is Asst Teaching Professor in the Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies at North Carolina State University, and the author of The Idea of Israel (CUP) as well as the more recent book that we’re discussing in this episode, Paul and the Resurrection of Israel (also with CUP). Over the c…

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Who was Lt. Col. Wayne Mattson? Jan Aldrich sheds light on the man who may have known more about UFOs than anyone else/ Also why Jan Aldrich has given up on AARO 56:13

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Send us a Text Message. Season 2 Episode 35. Michael Ryan interviews legendary ufologist Jan Aldrich about Lt. Col. Wayne Mattson. Mattson is a mysterious and little-known figure in the UFO world. However, he may have known more about UFOs than anyone else. Jan also talks about an important UFO encounter that Mattson had while flying during the Vie…

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Episode #222 - Gospel Media with Dr. Nicholas Elder 55:46

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In this episode we’re joined by Dr. Nicholas Elder, who is Associate Professor of New Testament at the University of Dubuque Theological Seminary and the author of the book that we discuss in this episode, Gospel Media: Reading, Writing, and Circulating Jesus Traditions (published by Eerdmans). Over the course of our conversation, Dr. Elder talks a…

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Documentary filmmaker Joe Tury talks about his film GRAND TOWER UFOs AND OTHER HIGH STRANGENESS/ Christine Scott reviews CONFESSION by Robert Hastings and Dr. Bob Jacobs 1:00:12

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Send us a Text Message. Season 2 Episode 34. Host Michael Ryan interviews documentary filmmaker Joe Tury about his film Grand Tower UFOs and Other High Strangeness. His film covers the event that happened on March 22, 1973 when a UFO was hovering over the Grand Tower Illinois Power Plant. Grand Tower is also the site of a lot of other high strangen…

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Episode #221 - Pilgrim Journey with Professor Curtis Freeman 1:01:31

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In this episode we’re joined by Professor Curtis Freeman, who is Ruth D. Duncan Director of the Baptist House of Studies and Research Professor of Theology and Baptist Studies at Duke Divinity School, and he’s the author of Pilgrim Letters, and the book that we’re excited to discuss in this episode, Pilgrim Journey. In our conversation we talk abou…

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THE PARLIAMENT HILL INCIDENT/ UFOs over the Prime Minister's house and the House of Commons witnessed by 11 RCMP officers including the Commissioner of the RCMP 1:01:54

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Send us a Text Message. Season 2 Episode 33. No, this isn't the headline from a supermarket tabloid...this really happened. Host Michael Ryan and Commentator Christine Scott take a deep dive into RCMP reports from March 4, 1969 and June 5, 1969. High strangeness was overhead on the night of March 4 and June 5, 1969. We discuss the reports of RCMP p…

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Episode #220 - Multilingual Church with Dr. Jonathan Downie 58:43

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In this episode we’re joined by Dr. Jonathan Downie (PhD, Heriot-Watt University), who is a Consultant Interpreter and Researcher in Multilingual Churches, and the author of Multilingual Church: Strategies for Making Disciples in All Languages (w/ William Carey Publishing). Over the course of our conversation, Dr. Downie articulates the importance …

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Irish ufologist Chris Gaffney talks about the 2004 Aer Lingus Boeing 737 that was damaged in flight by a triangle UFO/Also Betty Meyler, Project Morrigan and more! 1:37:01

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Send us a Text Message. Season 2 Episode 32. Host Michael Ryan interviews Irish ufologist Chris Gaffney. Chris Gaffney takes us on a deep dive of all things relating to UFOs in Ireland. From the 2004 encounter that an Aer Lingus 737 had with a triangle UFO. The encounter caused damage to the wing of the aircraft. We also play a conversation between…

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Episode #219 - Jesus Was A Refugee with Dr. Barnabas Aspray 46:58

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Dr. Barnabas Aspray is Assistant Professor of Systematic Theology at St. Mary's Seminary and University in Baltimore, MD and the author of a recent article in the academic journal, Modern Theology, called "Jesus Was A Refugee: Unpacking the Theological Implications." In this episode Dr. Aspray addresses the topic of the refugee crisis around the wo…

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Author Bill Rountree talks about his 50 year journey of alien encounters documented in his book: Aliens Are With Us. 53:26

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Send us a Text Message. Season 2 Episode 31. Host Michael Ryan interviews author Bill Rountree. Mr. Rountree spent most of his life as project manager on large information technology projects for major companies like Sprint and Coca Cola, but for over 50 years he kept a secret. He had been having alien encounters since he was 7 years old. Bill Roun…

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Episode #218 - Trauma & The Trinity with Rev. Dr. Scott Harrower 58:50

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CW: violence against children, assault, domestic partner violence, adverse religious experiences, suicide Rev. Dr. Scott Harrower is Lecturer in Christian Thought at Ridley College and an ordained minister in the Anglican Church. In this episode, Revd Dr. Harrower offers a theological response to trauma through the doctrine of the Trinity–reflected…

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THE PROCHNER FARM INCIDENT/Multiple witnesses of large UFO 30 feet above Saskatchewan farm/Investigated by the Canadian military and the RCMP 1:05:10

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Send us a Text Message. Season 2 Episode 30. Host Michael Ryan and Commentator Christine Scott take a deep dive into The Prochner Farm Incident. During the early morning hours of August 4, 1968 three members of the Prochner family witnessed a large UFO hovering over their house and their barn. The farm was located near Qu'appelle, Saskatchewan. The…

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Episode #217 - Trauma-Informed Evangelism with Dr. Elaine Heath and Dr. Charles Kiser 49:56

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CW: adverse religious experiences Dr. Charles Kiser is a pastor and theologian with Storyline Christian Community in Dallas, TX, and Dr. Elanie Heath is the former Dean of Duke Divinity School and the author of The Mystic Way of Evangelism and Loving the Hell Out of Ourselves (and Others). In this episode, we talk about Dr. Kiser’s and Dr. Heath’s …

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Retired Major Harold Skaarup talks about NORAD and UFOs, his friendship with Stanton Friedman and what it was like to be at NORAD HQ on 911 1:33:29

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Send us a Text Message. Season 2 Episode 29. Host Michael Ryan interviews retired Major Harold Skaarup. Major Skaarup spent 40 years in Canadian Army Intelligence and he was deployed in Cyprus, Bosnia-Herzegovina and in Afghanistan. He was also stationed at the NATO base in Lahr, Germany and the NORAD base at Cheyenne Mountain, Colorado. He talks a…

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Episode #216 - Trauma-Informed Preaching with Dr. Matthew Kim 42:05

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CW: murder, depression Dr. Matthew D. Kim is the Professor of Practical Theology; Holder of the Hubert H. and Gladys S. Raborn Chair of Pastoral Leadership at Truett Seminary at Baylor University. In this episode, Dr. Kim introduces us to his book Preaching to People in Pain (Baker Academic, 2021) and his broader philosophies around trauma informed…

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THE BEAR POINT INCIDENT/Multiple UFOs seen by 5 witnesses near a NORAD base in Nova Scotia/Maybe the first case of missing time in Canada. 1:06:59

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Send us a Text Message. Season 2 Episode 28. Host Michael Ryan and commentator Christine Scott take a deep dive into The Bear Point Incident. Five witnesses from two location see between 5 and 6 UFOs from two different locations in Nova Scotia, Canada. Lawrence Smith and his brother Gene first see the UFOs near Bear Point (which is not that far fro…

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Episode #215 - PIVOT with Scot McKnight and Laura Barringer 56:55

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CW: adverse religious experiences, church-related trauma, narcissistic leaders Dr. Scot McKnight is Professor of New Testament at Northern Seminary and Laura Barringer is an author and a Kindergarten Teacher. In this episode, they summarize their two recent books (A Church Called Tov and Pivot). In the first part, in the light of abuse related to W…

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Part 2 of the Jan Aldrich interview/He talks about his long UFO journey, meeting James E. McDonald, Ann Druffel and the importance of saving UFO history 48:46

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Send us a Text Message. Season 2 Episode 27. In part 2 of Michael Ryan's interview with Jan Aldrich, Jan talks about UFO researcher Ted Blocher and John Musgrave from British Columbia. He also gives his thoughts of Jackie Gleason's UFO research and his experiences with James McDonald and Ann Druffel. He also talks about recent research into UFOs du…

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Episode #214 - Trauma & Moral Injury with Dr. Brian Powers 53:06

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CW: wartime violence, civilian casualities, suicide Dr. Brian Powers is Vann Fellow in Christianity and the Armed Forces and Executive Director of the International Centre for Moral Injury at Durham University. In this episode Dr. Powers defines the term “moral injury” and helps us to understand some of the applications of this term with respect to…

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Interview with UFO Legend Jan Aldrich/He talks about his 60 years in ufology and tells us why the 1968 Minot AFB case is proof that the phenomenon is real 55:44

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Send us a Text Message. Season 2 Episode 26. Host Michael Ryan interviews UFO legend Jan Aldrich about his 60 plus years in ufology. In part 1 of a 2 part interview, Jan talks about the people and places that he has met in his UFO journey. The highlight of part 1 is his explanation of the 1968 Minot Air Force Base UFO case that had many witnesses, …

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Episode #213 - Trauma & The Hebrew Bible with Dr. Alexiana Fry 1:03:18

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CW: sexual assault, forced migration, intimate partner violence. Dr. Alexiana Fry is a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Copenhagen and the author of Trauma Talks in the Hebrew Bible. In this episode, we talk about how she began working on this topic as well as several different texts that have or could be read in light of trauma (e.g., …

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Did scientist Townsend Brown work on anti-gravity propulsion?/Author Paul Schatzkin talks about Brown, espionage, black ops and UFOs from his book The Man Who Mastered Gravity 1:41:21

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Send us a Text Message. Season 2 Episode 25. Host Michael Ryan interviews author Paul Schatzkin about his biography of Thomas Townsend Brown The Man Who Mastered Gravity: A Twisted Tale of Space, Time and the Mysteries in Between. Townsend Brown was a man of mystery. Were his inventions classified? Why was he dropped behind German lines near the en…

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Episode #212 - Ecological Trauma with Dr. Tim Middleton 43:42

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Dr. Tim Middleton is Tutorial Fellow in Theology & Director of the Centre for Baptist Studies at Regent’s Park College at Oxford University. In this episode, we talk about ecological trauma—the trauma experienced by the earth and as a result of climate change and other ecological conditions. Dr. Middleton explains how his work intersects with traum…

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Canada's Ebenezer UFO Incident discussed by PEI UFO investigator David Ross-RCMP, Military Helicopters search for crashed unknown/Christine Scott book review of Fact, Fiction and Flying Saucers Friedman ... 48:43

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Send us a Text Message. Season 2 Episode 24. Host Michael Ryan interviews PEI UFO investigator David Ross. They talk about The UAP 53 Team, Ross' UFO Facebook page and a few PEI UFO cases including the little known Ebenezer UFO Incident. What crashed into a forest at Ebenezer, PEI? The RCMP was there and Canadian military helicopters and something …

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Episode #211 - Racial Trauma with Pastor Juliet Liu 1:02:33

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CW: microaggressions, institutional trauma, intergenerational trauma Pastor Juliet Liu is a co-pastor of Life on the Vine in the northwest suburbs of Chicago, and she serves as Chair of the Board for Missio Alliance. In this episode, we talk about what constitutes racial trauma, how this occurs differently in different environments, how intergenera…

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Benny Grandahl talks about UFOs in Denmark and the Danish police officer that got hit by a beam of light from a UFO/SUFOI Denmark operating since 1957 1:17:54

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Send us a Text Message. Season 2 Episode 23. Host Michael Ryan interviews Benny Grandahl who represents Scandinavian UFO Information a UFO organization that has been operating in Denmark since 1957. Benny talks about the UFO scene in Denmark and the case of Danish police officer Evald Maarup who was hit with a beam of light from a 50 foot wide UFO.…

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Episode #210 - Trauma & Mental Illness with John Andrew Bryant 58:21

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CW: suicidal ideations, obsessive compulsive disorder In this episode we’re talking about trauma and mental illness with John Andrew Bryant. John Andrew Bryant is a caregiver, writer, and part-time street pastor in a small steel town outside Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and he is the author of A Quiet Mind to Suffer With, published in 2023 with Lexham…

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Author Linda Powell talks about her Major Donald E. Keyhoe bio Against The Odds/Keyhoe's narrative of UFO secrecy, cover up, conspiracy still in play today 1:10:13

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Send us a Text Message. Season 2 Episode 22. Host Michael Ryan interviews author Linda Powell about her biography of Major Donald E. Keyhoe. Her book not only covers Keyhoe, but also many of the people and events in ufology in the early days. She pays special attention to Townsend Brown, Captain Edward J. Ruppelt and groups like APRO. She opens up …

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Episode #209 - Domestic & Family Violence Trauma with Erica Mandi Manga (née Hamence) 1:07:31

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CW: Domestic and Family Violence Erica Mandi Manga (née Hamence), who is Associate Minister of Formation and Training at St Barnabas Broadway in Australia, joins us to talk about the trauma caused by Domestic and Family Violence. In this episode, we talk about Erica's work in resourcing churches, define "domestic and family violence," which encompa…

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