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Conversations we have in everyday life are not directed. We just have them. It is the conversations we don’t expect to have that have the most impact. Think of the last time you had an unexpectedly profound chat with a total stranger. You weren’t expecting to meet that person and you couldn’t possibly have planned it, but you certainly remember it. Some part or many parts of that exchange stuck out, and burned into your memory. It was exactly what you needed to hear, perhaps by total accident or mysterious coincidence. That is what Zac Cichy hopes to cultivate with this project. Vast adventure awaits you. This is Project Human.

I am joined by Jamarl Thomas. Jamarl is a former software engineer who created a popular YouTube channel called The Progressive Soapbox where he discusses the news, politics, and sometimes UFOs. He also hosts a radio program called Fault Lines where he discusses similar topics. On this episode, Jamarl and I have a brief, but important dialogue about UFOs. We get into whether or not there is a there there to this topic, the difficulty people have accepting this as a part of their reality, our lack of agency in all this, plus so much more.Relevant Links:The Progressive SoapboxFault Lines

This week Zac is joined by fellow Washingtonian, musician, and all around bad-ass, Andra Dare. They discuss everything from why Andra got interested in the UAP/UFO topic, to Andra flipping the script and interviewing Zac about his personal experiences. They also discuss creativity, psychic phenomenon, the debate over extraterrestrials VS ultraterrestrials, how people project their own experiences on UFOlogy, and much more. Relevant Links:Listen to Andra Dare on Soundcloud

I am joined by Ross Coulthart, investigative journalist and author of In Plain Sight: An Investigation Into UFOs and Impossible Science.We discuss why the UFO/UAP story is one that wanted to be told, the stigma that prevents more journalists from looking, the 1966 Westall UFO incident, The Wilson Memo, and SO much more.Ross Coulthart Bio:Ross Coulthart is an award-winning investigative journalist and writer. Previously an investigative reporter on news and current affairs program 60 Minutes on Channel Nine and chief investigations reporter for the Sunday Night news program, Coulthart has won five prestigious Walkley journalism awards, including the most coveted top award for Australian journalism, the Gold Walkley. His broadcast television investigative journalism has also won the top broadcast award, a Logie.Ross is the co-author of bestselling books Dead Man Running and Above the Law, both exposes of organised crime in Australian and international outlaw motorcycle gangs, as well as Charles Bean, Lost Diggers, Lost Tommys and Secrecy for Sale: Inside the Global Offshore Money Maze.Relevant Links:Westall UFO - WikipediaWikiLeaks - The Podesta EmailsTom DeLonge’s Origin Story For To The Stars Academy Describes A Government UFO Info OperationThe Wilson/Davis Documents – My Twenty-Three Year Journey – Part 1 » Joe MurgiaIn Plain Sight– HarperCollins7NEWS Spotlight special The UFO Phenomenon reveals the truth about UFOs | Spotlight

This week I am joined by the founder of Paradigm Research Group, Stephen Bassett. We discuss the problem with skeptics, conviction VS belief, the truth embargo, why Stephen feels we are finally on the cusp of true Disclosure, and much more. His Bio:“Stephen Bassett is the executive director of Paradigm Research Group founded in 1996 to end a government imposed embargo on the truth behind the so called “UAP” phenomenon. Stephen has spoken to audiences around the world about the implications of formal “Disclosure” by world governments of an extraterrestrial presence engaging the human race.He has given over 1200 radio and television interviews, and PRG’s advocacy work has been extensively covered by national and international media. In 2013 PRG produced a “Citizen Hearing on Disclosure” at the National Press Club in Washington, DC. On November 5, 2014 PRG launched a Congressional Hearing/Political Initiative seeking the first hearings on Capitol Hill since 1968 regarding the extraterrestrial presence issue and working to see that issue included in the ongoing presidential campaign.”Relevant Links:Paradigm Research GroupCitizen Hearing on Disclosure - Paradigm Research GroupIn Memoriam - Paradigm Research GroupSteve Bassett: Paradigm Research Group TimelineWikiLeaks - The Podesta Emails

I talk to Tom Rogan and Lt. Tim McMillan about why they are 99% certain that some UAP are not man made.

Luis Elizondo is the former director of the Advanced Aerospace Threat Identification Program. I imagine a lot of people listening to this already know about Lue, but for those who don’t: all you need to know is that he is a highly credentialed former counterintelligence officer for the Department of Defense who later went on to study UFOs or UAPs for the Pentagon. Yes, he really did that. I had hundreds of questions for Lue that I had to condense down quite a bit out of respect for his time, but I think we covered a lot of ground. We get into some of my concerns about conspiracy culture, to what extent AATIP investigated the famous Nimitz 2004 incident, UFOs & Nukes, baiting UFOs, his feelings on former AFOSI agent Richard Doty, and so much more.Relevant Links: Nathan Hendrickson Memorial — GoFundMe

This episode I am joined by UFO researcher and archivist David Marler. He is the author of Triangle UFOs: An Estimate of the Situation. He has lectured at conferences, and appeared on Season 2 of History’s Unidentified.We discuss what drew Marler into this topic, why he chooses to focus on Triangular UFOs, the value of skepticism, the problem of time when it comes to sifting through so many files, and much more. David also shares some big news about his recent custodianship of thousands of CUFOS files going back to 1947 (including the personal files of J. Allen Hynek!), and how he and his associates plan to eventually make those files available to other researchers. Relevant Links:David Marler - Official WebsiteTriangular UFOs: An Estimate of the Situation— Support Project Human on Patreon

On this episode I speak with documentary filmmaker, Clay Tweel We discuss his most recent work directing the new HBO Max miniseries Heaven’s Gate: Cult of Cults.We get into what drew him to the story of Heaven’s Gate, how his presentation of this story provides a window into the minds of those who found themselves wrapped up in Marshall Applewhite and Bonny Lu Nettles teachings, the importance of understanding why these 39 people were so willing to take their lives in 1997, parallels between cult behavior and Trumpism, and much more.Relevant Links:Heaven’s Gate: The Cult of Cult | Sign up & Start Streaming | HBO MaxHeaven’s Gate on Apple Podcasts— Support Project Human on Patreon: Project Human is creating Podcasts | Patreon

This week I am joined by Mick West. Mick is a former video game programmer who worked on titles like Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater and Apocalypse for the Playstation. Now, he’s a debunker of conspiracies. He’s also the writer of Escaping The Rabbit Hole: How to Debunk Theories Using Facts, Logic, and Respect. We discuss what motivates him to debunk conspiracies, how we should think about the people who believe in them, and we explore the culpability of Donald Trump in current events playing out. We also touch on free will, and how having faith — and then losing it — can inoculate you from succumbing to cults and conspiracies. Relevant Notes: Mick West - WikipediaMick West – Dedicated to the art of Polite Investigation and CommunicationAmazon.com: Escaping the Rabbit Hole: How to Debunk Conspiracy Theories Using Facts, Logic, and Respect eBook: West, Mick : Kindle StoreThe Emin Society / Template Network - Wikipedia—Project Human is creating Podcasts | Patreon

This week I am joined by Chris Cogswell.Chris is the host of The Mad Scientist Podcast. He has a PhD in Chemical Engineering with a focus on nanomaterials. He is also the newly appointed Chair of the Skyhub Science Advisory Board.In this conversation we get into what got Chris interested in scientifically taboo subjects. We talk about the issues with the Bob Lazar case, the problems inherent in UFOlogical studies. We discuss his work with Sky Hub, an open source startup with a science-based approach to studying unidentified aerial phenomenon. And finally, we debate a little bit on the pros and cons of Government Disclosure on the UFO topic.Relevant Links:The Mad Scientist PodcastSky Hub— Project Human is creating Podcasts | Patreon