Hangar 51 Files Podcast

This episode marks a turning point for Hangar 51 Files. For the first time, we move beyond narration and archival reconstruction into direct testimony — filmed inside Hangar 51 Studios — with two men whose lives were shaped by a war that never truly ended when the ceasefires were signed. One is David Scales , a former Rhodesian SAS operator and Selous Scout who later served in South Africa’s 5 Rec...

Before there was a prison break. Before there was a classified mission. Before two men disappeared into the shadows of Southern Africa’s most dangerous decade—there was a war most people don’t understand, and a Cold War game few have ever heard of. This audio prelude provides the essential background for those unfamiliar with the covert power struggle that gripped Africa in the aftermath of decolo...

In this special audio investigation, we pull back the final layer of one of the most dangerous — and least understood — black programs of the modern era: biological warfare. From the unspeakable atrocities of Japan's Unit 731 and the secret immunity deals struck by U.S. intelligence, to the rise of Fort Detrick, Porton Down, and the silent Cold War arms race in invisible weapons — this episode exp...

What if time itself could be weaponised? What if the future of warfare wasn’t faster bullets or smarter bombs—but faster brains ? In this episode of Hangar 51 Files , we step inside the classified corridors of DARPA’s most unnerving programs—where neuroscience meets battlefield tempo, and perception becomes the new high ground. From brain-computer interfaces to vagus nerve stimulation, from drone...

In this episode, we uncover the extraordinary, forgotten story of the Soviet Union’s Venera missions — the first human-made machines to land on another planet and transmit data back to Earth. Built like deep-sea leviathans, hurled into the crushing inferno of Venus, these landers survived where no others dared, revealing a world of unimaginable heat, pressure, and devastation. Overshadowed by the...

Behind the curtain of World War II history lies a darker, lesser-known theatre of horror — one not waged with bullets or bombs, but bacteria. In this episode of Hangar 51 Files , we unseal the archives on Japan’s notorious Unit 731: a secretive biological warfare programme that turned human experimentation into a military science. From the icy compounds of Manchukuo to the corridors of postwar All...

We talk a lot about weapons. Missiles. Hypersonics. Drones. AI kill-chains. But what if the most dangerous battlefield is the one we never see? This week on Hangar 51 Files , we take you inside the silent front of 21st-century warfare. Not cyberspace. Not outer space. But the narrative space —where China has been quietly building dominance for decades. This is 话语权 ( huàyǔ quán ), Beijing’s stra...

Adrenaline. Altitude. Outlaws. The Sky Was Their Playground – And Their Getaway Route. What happens when elite skydivers, backcountry pilots, and record-holding thrill-seekers swap gold medals for black-market payloads? In this episode, we jump headfirst into the little-known world of airborne smuggling—where extreme sports and organised crime collide at 10,000 feet. These aren’t cartel enforcers...

Long buried in Cold War shadows, a network of secret armies spanned across Western Europe—funded, trained, and armed in silence. Their official purpose? To resist a Soviet invasion. But beneath the surface, the story of Operation Gladio reveals a far murkier reality: independent arsenals, covert interference in democratic processes, and alleged ties to terrorism and organised crime. In this explos...

Unidentified Submerged Objects. Sonic anomalies. Deadly encounters beneath Lake Baikal. In this episode of Hangar 51 Files , we delve into one of the Cold War’s most bizarre and least known fronts: the Soviet Union’s underwater encounters with the unexplained. Known as the “Quackers,” these mysterious sonar signatures were fast, erratic, and, according to Soviet records, nothing like any known sub...

In this brand-new Hangar 51 Files audio mini-episode, we dive headfirst into the forbidden archives of physics, black projects, and erased names — and introduce the true story behind my new book: Gravity’s Shadow: The Hidden History of Anti-Gravity Technology . 🚨 This is not a full episode — it’s a 26-minute primer. Think of it as a classified briefing before the real operation begins. We’ll cove...

In our latest Hangar 51 Files podcast episode, we pull back the curtain on one of the most astonishing investigative projects ever undertaken on the Pyramid of Khafre—known to most as the Pyramid of Kefren. This is not another tomb theory. This is not fringe speculation. This is a multidisciplinary project that began with an unexpected observation— Russian-made components hidden within ancient cor...

Hangar 51 Files launches an investigative deep dive into The Silent Pilots: Inside the New Age of Drone Warfare , exploring the evolution of unmanned combat, its psychological toll on operators, and the shifting landscape of modern warfare. From the battlefields of Ukraine to the rise of fully autonomous systems, this introductory episode examines how drones have redefined conflict—altering strate...

Hangar 51 Files kicks off a new investigative series with an introductory episode on The Great Ukrainian Art Heist: Russia’s War on Culture . This episode sets the stage for an in-depth exploration of one of the largest systematic cultural thefts since World War II—Russia’s looting of Ukraine’s national heritage. This introduction outlines the scale of the crime, the key locations targeted—Mariupo...

Hangar 51 Files launches an investigative journey into The Secret of the Ahnenerbe Archives , uncovering the shadowy Nazi organization dedicated to rewriting history through archaeology, myth, and esoteric research. This introductory episode explores the origins of the Ahnenerbe, its expeditions in search of lost civilizations, and the post-war fate of its classified archives—documents and artifac...