Somewhere in the Skies

On episode 171 of SOMEWHERE IN THE SKIES, Ryan is joined by Anthony Lappé, the executive producer and show-runner for the History Channel/To the Stars Academy television series, Unidentified: Inside America's UFO Investigation. We learn how Lappé first got involved with the show. Lappé offers his candid thoughts on the first season, the developments with To the Stars Academy and the U.S. Governmen...

On episode 170 of SOMEWHERE IN THE SKIES, Ryan is joined by Daniel Myrick. Myrick is best known for co-writing and directing the 1999 found-footage phenomenon, The Blair Witch Project. He's found his way back to the found-footage genre with his new film, Skyman. Skyman documents the story of Carl Merryweather who believes he experienced an alien encounter at ten-years-old and is now trying to reco...

On episode 169 of SOMEWHERE IN THE SKIES, Ryan is joined by filmmaker, Christopher Munch. They discuss Munch's latest film, The 11th Green, which stars Campbell Scott (House of Cards, Roger Dodger) as a journalist who uncovers the truth behind the mythology of President Eisenhower’s long-alleged involvement in extraterrestrial events. The Hollywood Reporter calls it “A thoughtful and compelling wh...

On episode 168 of SOMEWHERE IN THE SKIES, we are heading to Iran. In 1976, strange lights were being sighted over the city of Tehran. After dozens of reports, the Iranian Air Force sent up several fighter jets to investigate. General Parvis Jafari would attempt to identify the lights, soon discovering it was much more than just lights in the sky. He would soon be involved in one of the most tense...

On episode 167 of SOMEWHERE IN THE SKIES, Shannon LeGro returns to tell some of the weirdest and most mystifying stories from her latest book, Beyond the Fray: Paramalgamation. First you might be asking, what is paramalgamation? Simply, it is the melding together of inexplicable paranormal experiences, which can and should by all rights be wholly separate. In this second book by renowned paranorma...

On episode 166 of SOMEWHERE IN THE SKIES, we travel all across the United States for more accounts of strange things seen above. From triangles to sparking objects, from cylindrical, luminous craft to intelligent orbs dancing a choreographed dance in the pitch black skies. As more and more people come forward with incredible stories, it becomes increasingly difficult not only ignore, but deny a ve...

On episode 165 of SOMEWHERE IN THE SKIES, author and journalist, Mike Damante returns to talk about his latest book, Punk Rock and UFOs: Stranger than Fiction. Mythological Gods. Dragons. Magicians. Inter-dimensional beings. UFOs. Goblins. Secret government programs. Psychic abilities. These can't be real... or can they? Punk Rock and UFOs: Stranger Than Fiction aims to normalize the paranormal th...

On episode 164 of SOMEWHERE IN THE SKIES, Ryan is joined by listener favorite, Rob Kristoffersen, of the OUR STANGE SKIES podcast to break down the most memorable UFO segments from Unsolved Mysteries! Join the guys as they stroll down memory lane, discussing the Roswell UFO crash, the Socorro UFO landing, the Falcon Lake close encounter, the Allagash Four Alien Abduction, and of course... the Rend...

On episode 163 of SOMEWHERE IN THE SKIES, Nick Redfern returns to discuss his latest book, The Rendlesham Forest UFO Conspiracy: A Close Encounter Exposed as a Top Secret Government Experiment. In the final days of December 1980, strange encounters and bizarre incidents occurred in the heart of Rendlesham Forest, Suffolk, England. Based upon their personal encounters, many of the military personne...

On episode 162 of SOMEWHERE IN THE SKIES, we welcome Patrick to the show to recount some of the strange and surreal stories of a lifetime with the unknown. First, Patrick and a friend find themselves lost with an unstable conspiracy theorist in the backcountry of Northern Montana in the winter of 1996. With all bets off, the two boys are forced to follow the bizarre man to safety, but not before h...

On episode 161 of SOMEWHERE IN THE SKIES, the Time Lord himself, Micah Hanks, returns to guide us through time and space back to the age of antiquity to speculate what UFOs looked like, or how they were perceived throughout the ages. Tracing aerial phenomena in ancient times, the middle ages, up through the modern era and today, we hear the incredible ways that Hanks and other UFO researchers are...

On this Bonus Episode of SOMEWHERE IN THE SKIES, Ryan is joined by fellow Rogue Planeteer and UFO researcher/author, Jason McClellan. They discuss the recent "official" release of the Navy UFO videos by the Department of Defense, the first recruitment video for Space Force and its possible ties to To the Stars Academy, a controversial tweet made by Neil DeGrasse Tyson about the Navy UFO videos and...

On episode 160 of SOMEWHERE IN THE SKIES, Ryan welcomes Chuck Zukowski and Heather Taddy, two of the investigators on the television series, Alien Highway. In this candid conversation, they run us through the entire series and the compelling evidence they came across while investigating UFOs across the United States. From cattle mutilations to alien abductions. From underwater UFO bases to Roswell...

On episode 159 of SOMEWHERE IN THE SKIES, UFO Jane of the Weird UFO Show takes the hosting seat for an epic panel discussion with actor/comedian, Dave Foley, investigative filmmaker, Jeremy Corbell, and of course... Ryan! The panel originally aired during a special fifteen hour-long virtual UFO lockdown event created, curated, and hosted by UFO Jane. In this panel, the group discuss the Navy UFO v...

On episode 158 of SOMEWHERE IN THE SKIES, we head down to the dark and dingy basement office of NY Post journalist, Steven Greenstreet. After the bombshell news of a secret Pentagon UFO program was released to the world, news outlets scurried to play catch-up on this highly intriguing news. Luckily, the NY Post had Steven Greenstreet on hand who had a keen interest in the UFO topic. Thus, The Base...

On episode 157 of SOMEWHERE IN THE SKIES, we are taking a sharp turn and heading down the spectral path of the paranormal and supernatural with Sapphire Sandalo. No stranger to the unknown, Sapphire navigates us through her own personal journey of Filipino folklore and familial stories. She then shares some of her favorite accounts of the strange, the dark, the light, and the mystifying from her h...

In this bonus episode of SOMEWHERE IN THE SKIES, Andrew Sanford returns to review yet another film that would go down in the annals of alien abduction history; but not exactly in the best of ways. Polarizing in every sense of the word, Communion, adapted from the New York Times Best-Selling book of the same name, tells the story of real-life horror novelist, Whitley Strieber.  On December 26th, 19...

On episode 156 of SOMEWHERE IN THE SKIES, we hear another powerful and deeply profound set of UFO accounts from the voices of those who experienced them. From V-Shaped formations of lights over Colorado to saucer-shaped craft floating over the skies of California. From multi-witnessed accounts with completely different perceptions and memories of the event to a strange flash of self-illuminating l...

On episode 155 of SOMEWHERE IN THE SKIES, Andrew Sanford returns to review the 2013 horror/sci-fi film, DARK SKIES. As the Barrett family's peaceful suburban life is rocked by an escalating series of disturbing events, they come to learn that a terrifying and deadly force is after them, one which may have arrived from beyond the stars. This polarizing film draws on decades of authentic alien abduc...

On episode 154 of SOMEWHERE IN THE SKIES, Ryan is joined once again by author and journalist, Mike Damante. They discuss the current global pandemic and then dive in to several articles over at Damante's website, PunkRockandUFOs.com. It's a laid back conversation in a stressful time for humanity. So sit back, relax, and let's talk UFOs!  Watch the video version of this episode right now on the You...

On this bonus episode of SOMEWHERE IN THE SKIES, we hear from podcasters, researchers, listeners, and friends from across the United States and abroad as they share their personal thoughts, feelings, and experiences through the COVID-19 pandemic. Many find themselves out of work, self-quarantined, and even on city or state-wide lockdowns. How do they pass the time? What are they working on in term...

On episode 153 of SOMEWHERE IN THE SKIES, we are joined by UFO and cryptid researcher, Chris Holm. Chris hosts the Conspire a Theory podcast which covers such topics as the paranormal, skeptical insights, fandom, and hot topic comedy.  Chris discusses what got him interested in UFOs and the paranormal, some of his personal experiences, and then he and Ryan dig deep in to Chris's approaches to inte...

On episode 152 of SOMEWHERE IN THE SKIES, Ryan speaks with filmmaker, Seth Breedlove, and investigator and podcast host, Shannon LeGro about their new docu-series, On the Trail of UFOs.  On the Trail of UFOs takes an in-depth look at the current state of unidentified flying objects and America's constantly-evolving relationship with the subject. With UFOs being written and talked about in major ne...

On episode 151 of SOMEWHERE IN THE SKIES, Ryan is joined in-studio by Leslie Kean and Mike Anthony to talk all about their extensive work looking in to a subject many refuse to think about; death. What happens when we die? Our body ceases to function, but what about that unknown force within us? Is it consciousness or a soul. Are they different or one in the same? Have we lived many lives before a...

On episode 150 of SOMEWHERE IN THE SKIES, Ryan welcomes first-time guest, Leslie Kean, and past guest, Diana Walsh Pasulka to the podcast. The UFO topic has gone mainstream like never before, and these two individuals were at the forefront of that huge cultural shift. Leslie Kean is the author of the New York Times Best-Selling book, UFOs: Generals, Pilots, and Government Officials Go on the Recor...