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The Micah Hanks Program

The Micah Hanks Program is a weekly podcast that covers science and the mysteries of our universe. Taking a critically-minded approach to the study of our world, each week Micah presents commentary and discussions with guests on subjects that include mysteries of physics and astronomy, the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI), UFOs, myths and folklore, archaeology and ancient mysteries, artificial intelligence, futurism, cryptozoology, science fiction, and entertainment. Each week we

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01:03:02

Skinwalker Ranch: Journey to a Notorious Hotspot for...

The Micah Hanks Program ·

2024/09/17

Skinwalker Ranch, located in the Uintah Basin of northeastern Utah, is renowned for its reputation as a hotspot for unexplained phenomena. The 512-acre property has garnered international attention for a wide variety of strange events, ranging from UFO sightings and cattle mutilations to paranormal activities like poltergeist-like occurrences. With the ranch's mysterious history attracting the attention of everyone from researchers and government entities, to private organizations and their

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01:00:09

The Hunt for Darkstar: America's Next Top Secret Spy...

The Micah Hanks Program ·

2024/09/10

In 2013, a feature article appeared on the website of legendary aerospace and defense giant Lockheed Martin that quickly had aviation buffs talking. The piece, titled “Speed is the New Stealth,” claimed that a new hypersonic aircraft was under development at the company’s famous Skunk Works facility, which would soon set a new standard for speed and stealth in American aerospace technologies. They called it the SR-72, an aircraft Aviation Week had already dubbed "the son of Blackbird" after its

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01:06:26

Arrival of the Saucers: Eghigian on the History UAP |...

The Micah Hanks Program ·

2024/09/04

In the years immediately following the Second World War, sightings of strange phenomena in our skies gave rise to one of the strangest developments of the postwar era: the "arrival" of flying saucers, strange objects that the U.S. government now calls unidentified anomalous phenomena. Joining us this week is Greg Eghigian, a Professor of History and Bioethics at Pennsylvania State University. An expert on the history of the abnormal and the paranormal in the modern world, his research has been

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01:00:23

Emergence: Aliens, Crashes, and the Origins of the...

The Micah Hanks Program ·

2024/08/27

Throughout the final decades of the 20th century, strange beliefs began to pervade the UFO research community. Ranging from stories of alleged flying saucer crashes, to strange encounters with "malevolent" alien beings, these and other controversial narratives began to predominate the minds of many in the UFO field. Where did these ideas originate, and how have they continued to shape the modern UFO narrative? Joining us this week to discuss the origins of such ideas is Charles Lear, an independent

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58:10

Take Me To Your Lawyer: UAP, SETI, and the Law of...

The Micah Hanks Program ·

2024/08/21

As humans continue to search the cosmos for evidence of intelligent life from other worlds, and the UAP debate suggests the possibility that it may already have found us, legal scholars are now considering how laws would apply to potential contact scenarios. Joining us on The Micah Hanks Program this week are Professor Michael Bohlander, the Chair in Global Law and SETI Policy in the Durham Law School, and Dr. John Elliott, an Honorary Research Fellow in the School of Computer Science and the

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59:50

Sightings II: Status Report From the Case Files of...

The Micah Hanks Program ·

2024/08/14

Over the decades, sightings of mysterious objects in our skies have been reported from all over the world. Boasting a wide range of physical features, questions about these mysterious objects which the U.S. government now calls unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAP) have long perplexed experts. This week on The Micah Hanks Program, we offer a status update from the case files of the UAP Sightings Reporting System (UAPSRS), which officially launched earlier this year. In our analysis, we'll examine

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59:45

Unit 731: Operation Paperclip of the East and the...

The Micah Hanks Program ·

2024/08/07

After the surrender of Japan that marked the end of the Second World War, American forces began to unravel clues to the existence of a disturbing secret program involving biological experiments carried out on human test subjects during the height of the conflict. Known as "Unit 731", the program has never been officially acknowledged, and although its existence is well established, the American government's secretive dealings with Japanese scientists led to an eastern counterpart to the

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01:02:14

Operation Paperclip: Nazi Scientists & the UFO...

The Micah Hanks Program ·

2024/07/31

In postwar America, a shocking secret program was undertaken to bring former Nazi scientists to the United States, in order to maintain a strategic advantage against the Soviet Union. Known as Operation Paperclip, the program involved hundreds of German scientists who ultimately helped give birth to the American Space Program. This week on The Micah Hanks Program, we take a historical deep dive into the controversial program, with an analysis that also looks at the various connections the program,

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01:02:16

The Operators: UAP Intentions and the Atomic...

The Micah Hanks Program ·

2024/07/23

In the early 1940s, the world was engulfed in the Second World War. During the height of the battle, a secretive scientific endeavor began to take shape, The Manhattan Project, which would forever alter the course of history. During this period, sightings of unidentified aerial phenomena would also begin to rise, with a concerning number occurring around sites related to the American atomic warfare complex. This week on The Micah Hanks Program, we look at what historical research and recent studies

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59:57

The Roswell Material: Oak Ridge & AARO Analyze 'Art's...

The Micah Hanks Program ·

2024/07/17

In 1996, radio host Art Bell received a mysterious package containing small metallic samples and an incredible story. According to the anonymous author of the enclosed letter, the material fragments had been collected during the recovery of an advanced aerospace vehicle that crashed near Roswell, New Mexico in the summer of 1947. Recently, the All-Domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) conducted a series of tests on the legendary material, whose unique physiochemical properties were claimed to

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AARO Audit: UAP, Roswell, and the GAO | MHP 07.08.24.

The Micah Hanks Program ·

2024/07/09

In the summer of 1995, following a congressional request, the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) investigated documents related to the alleged crash of a "flying disc" near Roswell Army Air Field (RAAF), New Mexico in 1947. The result, which produced no "smoking gun" evidence of the purported crash, did reveal the mysterious destruction of records from the period, raising questions about who, and under what authority, the records might have been destroyed. Now, new draft language has

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01:00:45

The UAP Singularity | MHP 07.01.24.

The Micah Hanks Program ·

2024/07/02

As humanity continues its journey forward into the era of artificial intelligence, many leading futurists are looking ahead to what the following decades may hold for us. Some scientists are also questioning what the implications of the current progress with machine intelligence might be in terms of understanding mysteries like unidentified anomalous phenomena. Could AI help us solve the UAP mystery, or might some part of the phenomenon itself be related to AI, representing a kind of "UAP

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59:00

USOs: Mystery Submarines and Undersea Anomalies | MHP...

The Micah Hanks Program ·

2024/06/25

During the Cold War, sightings of strange "mystery submarines" were reported in various parts of the world, from the coastal waters of Scandinavian countries to the ocean surrounding parts of New Zealand, South American countries, and others. Although fears of Soviet espionage ran high, some of the incidents defied simple explanation, seemingly pointing to other alternatives as to what these mystery "USOs" and their origins may have been. This week on The Micah Hanks Program, we dive into cases

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01:00:07

Emergency in Orbit: Accidents and Unknowns in Outer...

The Micah Hanks Program ·

2024/06/19

On June 12, 2024, a concerning situation began to unfold as an official NASA live stream featured audio that appeared to reveal a medical emergency unfolding on board the International Space Station. Although the incident turned out to be a false alarm, it served as a reminder of the dangers astronauts face while in orbit. This week on The Micah Hanks Program, we look at several of the most alarming incidents that have occurred in the history of spaceflight, as well as occasional encounters with

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01:03:06

Silent Giants: Secret Military Tech and UAP...

The Micah Hanks Program ·

2024/06/12

In the 1980s, Popular Mechanics featured an intriguing cover story that detailed encounters with a colossal black flying wing in California’s desert skies. Throughout the decades, similar reports involving massive Unidentified Aerial Phenomena (UAPs) have continued, which include ongoing sightings of enigmatic black triangles reported across the globe. This week on The Micah Hanks Program, we look at some of history’s most famous cases involving encounters with “silent giants” that include massive

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59:03

The UAP Mystery: NASA, AARO, and Scientists Pursuing...

The Micah Hanks Program ·

2024/06/05

Despite NASA and the Pentagon intensifying their investigations into UAP, each agency maintains that no evidence of extraterrestrial technology has been found, and has presented only moderate results with their investigations. Meanwhile, civilian scientists are making significant contributions to our understanding of UAPs, with events like the Scientific Coalition for UAP Studies and its 2024 AAPC conference bringing together leading researchers and academics to discuss the science behind UAP

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59:19

Paradigm Shift: Cosmic Mysteries and Out-of-Place...

The Micah Hanks Program ·

2024/05/29

Recent advancements in archaeology are expanding our knowledge about the ancient past, enabling scientists to date prehistoric sites more accurately, and revealing new insights into people's lives throughout the ancient world. However, with the new knowledge we are attaining, new questions are coming to light about our ancient past, as well as some controversial revelations that could lead to paradigm shifts in archaeology. This week on The Micah Hanks Program, after an update on the

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01:00:32

Missing Pieces: The DoD's 'Perception Management' of...

The Micah Hanks Program ·

2024/05/21

In 2017, Luis Elizondo, a former U.S. Army Counterintelligence Special Agent and former employee of the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence, revealed that he had been involved with the U.S. Department of Defense's investigations into unidentified aerial phenomena. Since coming forward, Elizondo has remained a controversial figure, with some questioning his claims, as well as whether the program he said he ran, the Advanced Aerospace Threat Identification Program,

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58:29

Skinwalkers on Capitol Hill | 05.14.24.

The Micah Hanks Program ·

2024/05/13

Skinwalker Ranch in Utah has long remained a focus of intrigue and controversy in UFO research. The famous alleged paranormal hotspot, marked by its geological history and the foreboding shadows of sandstone mesas, is haunted by legends of the Skinwalker—a malevolent shapeshifter from Native Ute lore. Over time, these myths have been joined by contemporary accounts of unexplained occurrences, from strange lights in the night sky to the mysterious disappearance of cattle, reinforcing the

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01:00:29

The UFO Silencers | MHP 05.07.24.

The Micah Hanks Program ·

2024/05/07

Over the decades, many people who claim to possess knowledge of UFOs or have even seen these unusual objects themselves have alleged that threats, intimidation, or other efforts to silence them have been undertaken. But who are these mysterious "UFO silencers," and where does the line between fact and folklore fall on this contentious subject? This week on The Micah Hanks Program, following an analysis of the latest controversies involving whistleblower David Grusch, we examine his claims of

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