Close Encounter Club

After losing their baby in 2019, Mike and Sheena Bidwell found themselves in a place where nothing seemed to help. Eventually, a therapist friend suggested psilocybin mushrooms as a last resort for grief. That first experience opened a door. Years later, that path led Mike to DMT. But what happened after the DMT experience is where this story becomes almost impossible to explain. Mike says he bega...

Are UAPs a modern phenomenon, or are they connected to a much older, forgotten history? Join us as we sit down with researcher and host of The Micah Hanks Program to bridge the gap between hard science and the unexplained. In this episode, Micah Hanks dives deep into the transition from UFOs to UAPs, the role of DARPA in unexplained research, and the fascinating intersection of modern sightings wi...

Millions of people say DMT changed their lives. For Adam Butler, it didn't just change his life—it saved it. In this episode, we sit down with Adam Butler to hear his journey from absolute collapse to a radical spiritual awakening. From losing everything and facing a restraining order to living on the road and confronting his 'inner demons' through high-dose mushroom and DMT experiences, Adam’s st...

I’m tired of grainy photos. It's time we start collecting hard data. In this episode of Close Encounter Club, physicist Dr. Jim Segala (formerly of Hal Puthoff’s team) breaks down the measurable physics of UAP encounters. We dive into the "Hitchhiker Effect," the medical aftereffects like lesions and nosebleeds reported by families, and the groundbreaking MUPAS sensor system that has...

There’s a claim that if you smoke DMT and look into a diffracted laser… you can see the code of reality. Some swear it’s real. Others call it bullsh*t. So we tested it. In this episode, Josh takes DMT on camera and describes everything he experiences in real time—from preparation and Wim Hof breathing to his first trip… and finally, the moment he looks into the laser. What he sees is unexpected: c...

Is there new evidence that supports Bob Lazar’s story? In this episode of Close Encounter Club , we sit down with Luigi Vendittelli, director of S4: The Bob Lazar Story , to discuss his four-and-a-half-year journey working directly with Bob Lazar and bringing this story to life. Luigi shares what it was like gaining Bob’s trust, recreating the S4 facility in extreme detail based on Lazar’s memory,...

"I went to the barber, and he stopped everything." In one of our most chilling interviews yet, an anonymous witness reveals the terrifying physical mark left behind after a 30-minute encounter with a mysterious green orb. While many UFO sightings end when the light disappears, for this witness, the story was only just beginning. After experiencing "missing time" during a close...

Is empathy simply the ability to understand another person’s emotions… or could it represent something far more mysterious? In this episode of Close Encounter Club , we explore the neuroscience of empathy and the controversial question of whether empathy might resemble a form of emotional telepathy. Modern research has revealed that when two people share an emotional experience, their brains can s...

Three people were sitting at a dinner table when they noticed an elderly man walking slowly through their backyard. He looked completely normal. He didn’t react to them. He didn’t seem lost or confused. Concerned, one of them went outside to help him. When she reached out to touch his shoulder, he vanished instantly. What followed that night made the experience even harder to explain. Lights turni...

What if something showed up in the sky… and it shouldn’t have been there? In this episode of Close Encounter Club, we analyze real footage captured by Justin during a strange aerial sighting now known as The Henry Tic Tac UFO Incident. The object moves steadily across the sky. No wings. No visible propulsion. No obvious explanation. Together, we walk through what was seen, what wasn’t seen, and wh...

In this episode of *Close Encounter Club*, Justin and Josh are joined by Danny Goler , an independent researcher and creator behind *Code of Reality*, whose work explores perception, consciousness, and informational structure through experimentation and long-form inquiry. The conversation examines why statements about history, spirituality, and meaning are often misinterpreted as belief claims, an...

In this episode of Close Encounter Club , Justin and Josh speak with Fred Roehl , an Alaska Native subsistence hunter and founder of Subarctic Alaska Sasquatch , about one of the most intense wilderness encounters ever shared on the show. What began as a gold expedition in remote Alaska escalated into a prolonged and terrifying ordeal involving multiple unknown beings Fred refers to as the “hairy...

What happens when a scientist known for his precision and skepticism has a paranormal experience he can’t explain? In EP 21: The Physicist Who Saw a Ghost, host Justin Gearheart speaks with Dr. Melvin Vopson, a theoretical physicist whose groundbreaking research on the Mass–Energy–Information Equivalence Principle suggests that information has mass — and could be the missing link between energy, m...

Dr. Jeff Meldrum (1958–2025) was one of the world’s leading experts on Sasquatch, footprints, and human evolution. As a professor of anatomy and anthropology, he brought scientific rigor to a mystery often dismissed by mainstream science — the search for Bigfoot. In this exclusive conversation, Dr. Meldrum discusses the evidence for Sasquatch, including footprint casts, the Patterson-Gimlin film,...

At a Fleetwood Mac tribute concert in Palm Springs, Keston and Andrea witnessed something impossible: the band slowed, their bodies slumped, and for a few surreal seconds it felt like time itself froze. Even stranger—the moment was captured on video, complete with a bizarre audio anomaly. In this episode of Close Encounter Club , we unpack their story and explore what might explain it: 👁 Alice in...

A peaceful cabin retreat should have been the perfect family getaway — until it wasn't. In this chilling firsthand account, Robert Maxwell from the Cabin in the Woods YouTube channel describes the unnerving sequence of events that unfolded deep in the woods, including a rock thrown toward his daughter. Was it a curious animal, a calculated warning, or proof of something far more mysterious? Join J...

A former Marine is sent to a secret radar site on Eglin Air Force Base… and discovers they're tracking something far more mysterious than enemy aircraft. In this episode, William Ray Carter reveals what happened inside Site C-6 — a massive radar installation hidden in plain sight. What he saw, what he overheard, and what no one will officially confirm… until now. 🔍 Are we really alone? Or has the...

What happens when a lifelong skeptic, a science communicator, and an astrophysicist sees something in the sky he can’t explain? In this episode, we step back from the eerie and the unexplainable… and zoom all the way out. To galaxies, black holes, and the limits of what we think we know. We talk with Ethan Siegel about the moment that shook his worldview—and what it really means to stay grounded i...

What does an unexplained encounter sound like from the outside looking in? In this Close Encounter Club bonus episode, host Justin Gearheart sits down with Ryan, husband of Jennifer Jones, to hear his first-hand account of the chilling night his family experienced what they came to call “The Breathing.” From his bedroom, Ryan was pulled into the experience when Jennifer and their son heard somethi...

What if a mysterious sound in the night could change your life forever? In this episode of the Close Encounter Club , host Justin Gearheart sits down with Jennifer Jones of Knoxville, Tennessee, who experienced one of the most chilling and transformative encounters we’ve ever covered. It began with an unexplainable sound outside her second-story window — a deep, mechanical-yet-organic breathing th...

Courtney has been seeing ghosts for as long as she can remember. At first, she kept it to herself—unsure if anyone would believe her. But after opening up, she realized this ability wasn’t just hers alone. It ran deep in the family. What began as a secret became a calling. She started Jaunty Haunts , a podcast where ghost stories are shared with humor, honesty, and just the right amount of spookin...

Some nights unfold like scenes from a horror movie. In EP13: That One Night, host Justin Gearheart sits down with Annie, who shares a terrifying childhood memory that has haunted her for years. What began as two kids heading outside to grab a DVD turned into a night of pure fear — an old powder-blue pickup truck, flashing headlights in the dark, and a sudden eruption of car alarms from every vehic...

What if contact with extraterrestrials wasn’t a single moment — but a lifelong relationship? In EP12: The Night Family, host Justin Gearheart speaks with Reddit experiencer ForbiddenSnackie, who has shared her extraordinary story with rare openness and detail. From early childhood drawings of purple aliens with suction-cup fingers to vivid onboard memories of telepathic star navigation games, Snac...

Can past life regression unlock healing, reveal hidden traumas, and even connect us to lifetimes lived beyond Earth? In EP 11: Steve Burgess – Past Life Regression, Healing & Consciousness, host Justin Gearheart speaks with world-renowned hypnotherapist Steve Burgess, who has guided more than 15,000 sessions of regression therapy. With decades of experience and books like The Power of Past Lif...

A quiet night at an Australian golf resort turned into one of the most astonishing UFO encounters we’ve ever covered. In EP 10: The Wyong UFO Incident, host Justin Gearheart speaks with Clark Watson about a sighting that began as a distant flashing light over the coast and escalated into aerial “orbs” accelerating and chasing each other with impossible agility—then forming a rotating “wheel of lig...