The Paracast — The Gold Standard of Paranormal Radio

Gene and Chris present one of our most-requested guests, Travis Walton. Walton's 1975 UFO abduction encounter, where he disappeared for five days after encountering a flying saucer, has been the subject of back and forth discussions and controversy. His experiences were recounted in his book, "Fire in the Sky: The Walton Experience," and somewhat fictionalized in a 1993 movie of the same name. In...

Gene and Chris present a nuanced view of the controversial subject of UFO abductions with noted researcher Kathleen Marden. She'll focus heavily on investigative methods that include forensic hypnosis of those who claim to have been abducted, and she will also talk about the mistakes made by some investigators, who are untrained in the proper techniques of retrieving information, which may contami...

Gene and cohost Tim Swartz present James Reich, a novelist, essayist, and journalist, and ecopsychologist. He is the author of The Moth for the Star (7.13 Books, September 2023), The Song My Enemies Sing, Soft Invasions, Mistah Kurtz! A Prelude to Heart of Darkness (Anti-Oedipus Press), I, Judas, and Bombshell (Counterpoint/Soft Skull). On the agenda is his psychoanalytic monograph, Wilhelm Reich...

Our guest, Col. John Alexander, needs no introduction. He is easily one of the most enigmatic and intriguing figures in ufology today. He did this show after he completed another in a series of world-wide journeys and and was invited to The Paracast to share his thoughts on the interconnectedness of paranormal phenomena. He writes, "There is no doubt about the physical reality of some UFOs. The ha...

Gene and guest co-host Goggs Mackay present Dr. John Brandenburg to help sort out all sorts of amazing Martian mysteries in light of NASA revelations about the presence of running water on Mars and new understandings of the red planet's atmosphere. Dr. Brandenburg is the author of “Death on Mars: The Discovery of a Planetary Nuclear Massacre,” which describes a now-dead Martian civilization and th...

Coming September 20 to The Paracast: Gene and cohost Tim Swartz welcome back the one and only Tillie Treadwell, a modern day author and paranormal scholar. In her own words, she is a conscious experiencer of phenomena, having had what she fully believes to be personal, true encounters with The Mandela Effect, wild nightcrawlers, the Glimmer Man, UFOs, nonhuman people such as the fae and others, an...

Gene and Chris introduce David Marler, author of "Triangular UFOs: An Estimate of the Situation," a thorough study into some amazing sightings. His book has received great reviews, including a Five-Star review from none other than Ray Stanford. This discussion begins with David, who is certified in hypnotherapy, discussing UFO abductions and the alarm bells that go off in studying some of these ca...

Gene and Chris present Richard Toronto, author of "War over Lemuria: Richard Shaver, Ray Palmer and the Strangest Chapter of 1940s Science Fiction." Toronto, a former newspaper reporter, is a long time student of the Shaver Mystery. We'll also be joined by Geneva Hagen, co-editor of the UFO/occult/counter culture magazine, "Caveat Emptor," and a friend of Shaver's. Both Palmer and Shaver were pion...

Gene and cohost Tim Swartz present a return visit from Dean Bertram, who has a Ph. D in history from the University of Sydney, Australia. His doctoral dissertation was titled “Flying Saucer Culture: An Historical Survey of American UFO Belief.” During this episode, he'll talk about his upcoming documentary, "The Man Who Invented Flying Saucers," about Raymond A. Palmer, notorious for introducing t...

In this classic episode, we’re joined by guest cohost Goggs Mackay. Our three guests discuss a significant victory in the efforts to John Burroughs to receive medical disability coverage for the injuries he claims to have suffered in connection with the 1980 Rendlesham Forest UFO case. We’re also joined by former UK Ministry of Defence official and UFO author Nick Pope, a co-author with Burroughs...

Co-host Christopher O’Brien joins Gene to talk shop about loads of topics. They also re-introduce Dr. Jacques Vallee to The Paracast; his second appearance on the show. This wide-ranging discussion will include his 2010 book, coauthored with Chris Aubeck, entitled "Wonders in the Sky: Unexplained Aerial Objects from Antiquity to Modern Times.” Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreak...

Gene and cohost Tim Swartz present the return of Hollywood entertainment industry publicist Dan Harary, co-founder and chairman of the Hollywood Disclosure Alliance. This group focuses on bringing together top UFO/ET researchers with Hollywood producers and filmmakers. The goal of the HDA is to ensure accuracy in storytelling with regard to the UAP/ET phenomena within future films, TV shows, docum...

Meet an authentic Roswell witness and American hero, Dr. Jesse Marcel Jr., author of "The Roswell Legacy," who describes how he handled some of the materials from the fabled crash when he was a child; Paracast listener and experiencer Mike Clelland details his UFO encounters. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-paracast-the-gold-standard-of-paranormal-radio--62...

Gene and David present pilot and UFO researcher Don Ledger, who discusses the Stephenville, Texas sightings from 2008 and the Shag Harbor, Nova Scotia UFO crash from 1967. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-paracast-the-gold-standard-of-paranormal-radio--6203433/support .

Gene and cohost Tim Swartz present Graeme Rendall, a full time author and a commentator on Unidentified Aerial Phenomena (UAP). Graeme has written a critically-acclaimed work looking at the "Foo-Fighters" witnessed during World War Two and the numerous wartime cases that occurred before the term was coined in November 1944, as well as other books dealing with aerial UFO encounters between 1946 and...

Gary E. Schwartz, Ph. D. takes us on an amazing journey into the world of body, mind and spirit, including his extensive studies into life after death and whether someone who receives an organ transplant will acquire personality traits from the donor. Is the behavior depicted in movies and TV shows after organ transplants based on reality? Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.c...

The Paracast presents long-time UFO researcher Robert Hastings, author of "UFOs and Nukes: Extraordinary Encounters at Nuclear Weapons Sites." This interview will also include frightening information on possible attempts by UFOs to activate our nuclear weapons. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-paracast-the-gold-standard-of-paranormal-radio--6203433/support .

Gene and cohost Tim Swartz welcome guest cohost Curt Collins to a fearless UFO Roundtable. The main item on the agenda is the arrival of "Imminent: Inside the Pentagon's Hunt for UFOs" from Luis Elizondo, a former intelligence officer and a former part of a Pentagon UAP project. And what about the serious errors reported in the book? There will also be a discussion of the influences of flying sauc...

Gene and co-host Christopher O’Brien present an “Ultimate Abduction Roundtable,” featuring abduction researchers Budd Hopkins and Dr. David M. Jacobs along with long-time UFO reseacher Kevin D. Randle. Are people indeed being captured and taken aboard spaceships? This is an episode you won’t want to miss! Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-paracast-the-gold-st...

Conspiracy theory expert Kenn Thomas, publisher of Steamshovel Press, talks about the real conspiracies and the ones that don't pass the logic test. Can you guess which ones seem real? In addition, controversial "Saucer Smear" editor/publisher Jim Moseley, Ufology's "court jester," discusses the "Culture of Ufology." Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-paracast...

Gene and cohost Tim Swartz welcome back one of the most entertaining guests to be featured on the show, Brian Young. As cohost of the radio show Transatlantic History Ramblings, he brings some of those ramblings directly to The Paracast, where he talks — or rambles — about all sorts of subjects that range from the paranormal to show business, including his close encounters with famous musicians ov...

On the 60th anniversary of the modern UFO era, Gene and David spend an evening with veteran UFO investigator and photographic expert Dr. Bruce Maccabee as he makes his first appearance on The Paracast. You'll hear his comments about the Gulf Breeze UFO flap, views that are controversial, and other major cases that he's studied in detail over the years. Dr. Maccabee died on May 10, 2024. Become a s...

The Paracast presents John Greenewald, Jr., who manages the world's largest repository of paranormal and conspiracy theory information, including government documents, online at The Black Vault. During this episode, he explain how he got involved in such activities as sending Freedom of Information requests for UFO data from the U.S. government. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spre...

Gene and cohost Tim Swartz take a fascinating journey through the amazing world of the paranormal with Paul Dale Roberts. He is a Fortean Investigator who investigates all sorts of phenomena from ghosts to demons to cryptids to UFOs. Roberts has investigated paranormal hot spots like Area 51, Skinwalker Ranch, Stonehenge, Bridge over River Kwai in Thailand, Tower of London, the headless Knights Te...

UFO investigator Frank Warren discusses the controversial Walter Haut affidavit, a Roswell talking point, the state of UFO research and other subjects. Among the issues he deals with: Whether it still even makes sense to continue to investigate the Roswell case after all these years. And that was in 2007, yet it's still being talked about. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.c...