Signals from the Deep: Radio Hour

In 1966, a young man in Brazil stumbled across a grim scene atop an isolated hill. The bodies of two men dressed in formal suits and seemingly homemade lead eye masks. They had nothing else with them besides two towels, a water bottle, and a notebook containing basic instructions: "16:30 be at the specified location. 18:30 ingest capsules, after the effect protect metals await signal mask&quo...

On a dark night in November 1975, a seven-man logging crew was traveling the back roads of the Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest in Arizona when they saw a glowing craft hovering over the trees. They drove closer to see it better, and when they did, one man jumped out to get even closer. As he approached, a blue-green beam of light fired from the craft, striking the man and throwing him to the gro...

In 1943, the US Navy conducted an experiment that some believe pushed the bounds of reality. According to legend, when they attempted to make a ship invisible, they accidentally teleported it away and back, leading to horrifying repercussions for the men aboard. Over 40 years later, a man named Preston Nichols began recovering repressed memories of a secret government project at an officially aban...

What if mankind were not the first advanced civilization on Earth? Would we be able to detect the remnants of a culture a million years before our own? A 2018 paper authored by an astrophysicist and a climate scientist asked these questions and presented the evidence we might look for. Massive carbon spikes in the geological record from industrial emissions. Atomic signatures of nuclear activity f...

Tune in for our next exciting episode! In the fall of 1903, the town of Van Meter, Iowa, was plagued by a menacing creature. It was 8 feet tall, bat-winged, with a beak and a glowing horn that could emit dazzling beams of light. Multiple witnesses fired upon the strange interloper, to seemingly no effect, save for an intense disarming odor that it seemed to use as a defense. With little recourse l...

Tune in for our next exciting episode! In December of 1980, two women and a child drove along a rural highway in east Texas, when they saw a bright light. They thought it was a star until they rounded a bend and were face to face with a glowing diamond shaped craft. The craft put off extreme heat and after a few minutes, took off over the trees, followed by military type helicopters. Over the next...

In December of 1900, three men were tasked with manning the remote lighthouse of Eilean Mor in the Flannan Isles off the northwest coast of Scotland. When a passing ship reported the light to be out, a team was sent to investigate. They discovered the lighthouse in neat order, nothing out of place, and with no sign of a struggle, yet completely abandoned. The disappearance of the three men became...

We are back! From 1764 to 1767, a large wolf-like creature prowled the rural French countryside. Witnesses described it as being much larger than a normal wolf and having characteristics not typical of native species. By the time it was hunted down and killed, it had attacked and devoured more than 100 victims. We’ll look at the timeline of attacks, the efforts to hunt the beast, how the military...

On a summer night in 1955, a rural farming family in Kentucky saw a UFO streak across the sky and disappear behind the trees not far from their farmhouse. Soon after, they were besieged by nearly a dozen short, metallic-skinned, yellow-eyed, goblin-like creatures. They defended their home with firearms, but the bullets had little to no effect on the strange invaders. Several hours and four boxes o...

For as long as there have been books, there have been rumors of books containing arcane knowledge that have been lost to the ages. When Wilfrid Voynich received a load of books in a sale from the Jesuit Order in 1912, he took a particular interest in one specific text. The book was written in an unknown and seemingly indecipherable language and contained illustrations of plants and constellations...

In October of 1978, Frederick Valentich flew from the mainland of Australia to a nearby island. Along the way, he encountered an aircraft that began following him. He radioed to air traffic control, but they said nothing was supposed to be there. When asked if he could identify the craft, he merely replied, “It’s not an aircraft.” Then his voice cut off, and all that was heard was a metallic scrap...

From 1953 to 1973, the CIA conducted experiments to see if they could break down a human mind and rebuild it to their own liking, though the use of hallucinogenics, sensory deprivation, and torture. What was even more disturbing was that they decided to conduct these experiments on American citizens. Join us as we probe the depths of the MK Ultra experiments!

This week, we travel to the lonely backroads of a small town in southeast Wisconsin. From the late 80’s till modern day, people have reported seeing a large, bipedal, wolf-like creature. Some say it flees, some say it attacks, but everyone agrees that it is no ordinary canine. We’ll cover the sightings, the theories, and the intrepid reporter whose life changed after investigating it. This week, w...

Everyone is familiar with the pale orb in the night sky and through deep study, mankind has been able to determine the true origins of our closest cosmic neighbor. Or have we? What if the mainstream moon origin story was simply our best guess? What if there was evidence of the moon being purposefully placed? On the next episode, we’re diving deep into a mystery that goes back to the dawn of man, a...

In the summer of 1817, a farmer in rural Tennessee shot at a strange animal he saw on his land. What followed was 4 years of unseen voices, spectral violence, and a litany of strange events that drew hundreds of visitors, and culminated in what some believe to be the only documented instance of a ghost murdering a person. Join me as we discuss the bizarre tale of the Bell Witch!

In the fall of 1961, a married couple was driving home from a honeymoon trip, when they noticed a light in the sky following their car. What happened next changed the face of ufology forever. On this episode, we will examine the events of the night in question, the evidence discovered the following morning, and the uncovered memories that persisted for years. Join us, as we dive into the Betty and...

In 1967, two men traveled to Bluff Creek in Northern California to film footage for a documentary about Bigfoot. What they captured became the 2nd most analyzed piece of film in history after the Zapruder footage of the JFK assassination. We will cover the footage, the men who filmed it, the location, the aftermath, and extensive expert testimony for and against its validity. Take a listen and you...

In the winter of 1959, nine student hikers disappeared in the Northern Ural Mountains of Russia. When search teams finally found their camp, it looked as if they had suddenly left without even taking their jackets and shoes. Then they began to find the bodies. Join me for this haunting mystery as we try to unravel what happened at Dyatlov Pass!

On March 13th 1997, thousands of people reported seeing a nearly mile wide craft of unknown origin over Phoenix. We’ll cover the timeline of events, the aftermath, the explanations and theories, and discuss what constitutes a UFO. Join for this exciting first foray into to the deep!