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What it Means To Be Human
Hosted by Dan Zetterstrom / Double Barrel · EN
Each week on What It Means to Be Human, we dive into profound questions about consciousness, the mysteries of the universe, and the threads of connection that unite us all. From theories of mind and cutting-edge science to ancient wisdom and the unexplained, we explore how awareness shapes our reality and what extraordinary phenomena can teach us about ourselves.
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Confessions of a U.S. Psychic Spy: Inside Project Stargate | Paul H Smith
3w ago00:32:48Tap to summarizeWhat happens when the U.S. Military hires you to be a psychic spy?In this episode, former U.S. Army analyst, Paul H. Smith, shares his unbelievable story of being recruited into the government’s secret parapsychology program, better known as Project Stargate.From reading sci-fi books to scoring off the charts on classified aptitude tests, he walks us through what it was really like inside the military’s remote viewing program.We dive into:• How he was recruited into the top-secret ‘psychic spy’ unit at Fort Meade• What a day at Stargate looked like - including operational sessions targeting real-world cold war threats• The ‘Men in Black’ moment and signing extreme non-disclosure agreements• The Joe Rogan story: What happened when he tried to teach remote viewing to Rogan on TV• Why the military shifted from coordinates to random numbers• Is the U.S. government still using psychic spies today?:point_right: Subscribe for more deep dives into the unexplained!#RemoteViewing #ProjectStargate #PsychicSpy #PaulHSmith #USArmy #Parapsychology #ESP #CIASecrets #MilitaryIntelligence #ColdWarHistoryLinks:Learn remote viewing from Paul: https://rviewer.comProject Stargate Official Documents: https://www.cia.gov/readingroom/docs/CIA-RDP96-00788R001100520001-3.pdfCIA Training Manual: https://www.cia.gov/readingroom/docs/CIA-RDP96-00788R001000400001-7.pdf---🛸 ✨ Support the Channel:- Patreon (ad-free, exclusive episodes & more): https://patreon.com/tobehumanshow- BuyMeACoffee: https://buymeacoffee.com/danzetterstrom- Grab a shirt, mug, hoodie, stickers etc: https://www.redbubble.com/people/toinfinity/shop---✉️ Get in touch: Website - www.tobehumanshow.com Email - hello@tobehumanshow.comTwitter - https://x.com/ToBeHumanShow Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/tobehumanshow/ Threads - https://www.threads.net/@tobehumanshow Bluesky - https://bsky.app/profile/tobehumanshow.bsky.socialDan’s X: https://x.com/ToBeHumanShow Dan’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thezignal Dan’s Threads: https://www.threads.net/@thezignal Dan’s Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/thezignal.bsky.social---🎵 Music: Culver Drive Hayden Calnin Title & Outro Theme By Thunderbird---FAIR USE NOTICE This video may contain copyrighted material, the use of which has not been specifically authorized by the copyright owner. What It Means To Be Human distributes this material for the purpose of news reporting, educational research, comment, and criticism, constituting Fair Use under 17 U.S.C § 107.---What it Means to Be Human is a Double Barrel Production https://www.doublebarrel.ca/
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Is Canada Secretly Tracking UFOs With The US? | Chris Rutkowski
Jul 1701:23:24Tap to summarizeIs the Pentagon hiding a joint military operation right above our heads?In this episode, we sit down with legendary Canadian UFO researcher Chris Rutkowski to expose the truth about how Canada and the US are secretly tracking anomalous objects together.While the world looks at Roswell and Area 51, the real secrets might be hiding north of the border. We dive deep into classified NORAD files, the joint US-Canada shoot-downs over the Yukon, and why the Canadian government has a complete record of the “black hole” years where the US military went quiet. From the radioactive physical evidence of the Falcon Lake incident to the 23 secret objects tracked by NORAD in just three months, this is the side of UFO disclosure you’ve never been told.Subscribe for more deep dives into the unexplained!#UFO #UAP #Disclosure #NORAD #USMilitary #Canada #FalconLake #ProjectMagnet #Alien #Aviation #MilitaryHistory #ChrisRutkowski #GeopoliticsLinks:Chris’ blog: https://uforum.blogspot.comCanadian UFO Survey: https://canadianuforeport.caGet tickets to the SCU Conference in Toronto, Canada: https://www.explorescu.org---🛸 ✨ Support the Channel:- Patreon (ad-free, exclusive episodes & more): https://patreon.com/tobehumanshowBuyMeACoffee: https://buymeacoffee.com/danzetterstromGrab a shirt, mug, hoodie, stickers etc: https://www.redbubble.com/people/toinfinity/shop---✉️ Get in touch: Website - www.tobehumanshow.com Email - hello@tobehumanshow.comTwitter - https://x.com/ToBeHumanShow Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/tobehumanshow/ Threads - https://www.threads.net/@tobehumanshow Bluesky - https://bsky.app/profile/tobehumanshow.bsky.socialDan’s X: https://x.com/ToBeHumanShowDan’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thezignal Dan’s Threads: https://www.threads.net/@thezignal Dan’s Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/thezignal.bsky.social---🎵 Music: Culver Drive Hayden Calnin Title & Outro Theme By Thunderbird---FAIR USE NOTICE This video may contain copyrighted material, the use of which has not been specifically authorized by the copyright owner. What It Means To Be Human distributes this material for the purpose of news reporting, educational research, comment, and criticism, constituting Fair Use under 17 U.S.C § 107.---What it Means to Be Human is a Double Barrel Production https://www.doublebarrel.ca/
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The Visitors Never Left | Whitley Strieber
Jul 1000:36:52Tap to summarizeIn 1985, a night after Christmas in an isolated cabin in upstate New York, author and experiencer Whitley Strieber’s life changed forever. He awoke to find himself in a room full of non-human intelligence, an event that shattered his reality and ignited a lifelong, complex journey into the heart of the phenomenon.In this episode, Dan sits down with Whitley to discuss his abduction experience, the profound, often harrowing reality of life as an experiencer, and how he has navigated the ‘initiatory’ nature of these encounters for over four decades.Whitley shares the intimate, often surreal details of his interactions with the visitors, the role his late wife Ann played in bridging the gap between life and death, and why he believes the current, state-led disclosure process is inherently flawed.In this conversation, they explore:The phenomenon of ‘electroleptic fits’ and why high-strangeness events frequently disrupt electronics in the presence of experiencers.Why the ‘nuts and bolts’ UFO disclosure narrative often fails to account for the consciousness and afterlife connections that are central to these events.The ‘Master of the Key’: An encounter with a mysterious figure in a Toronto hotel room that offered a chillingly accurate preview of the risks and promises of machine intelligence.Why the rigid, materialistic approach of current disclosure efforts misses the nuanced, often terrifying, yet ultimately transformative nature of the human experience.Whitley’s profound definition of what it actually means to be a human being in a reality that is far more mysterious than we are told.If you have ever felt that the official story of UAPs is only scratching the surface, and that the real truth lies at the intersection of consciousness, grief, and the unknown, this conversation is essential listening.🛸 ✨ Support the Channel:- Patreon (ad-free, exclusive episodes & more): https://patreon.com/tobehumanshow- BuyMeACoffee: https://buymeacoffee.com/danzetterstrom- Grab a shirt, mug, hoodie, stickers etc: https://www.redbubble.com/people/toinfinity/shop---✉️ Get in touch: Website - www.tobehumanshow.com Email - hello@tobehumanshow.comTwitter - https://x.com/ToBeHumanShow Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/tobehumanshow/ Threads - https://www.threads.net/@tobehumanshow Bluesky - https://bsky.app/profile/tobehumanshow.bsky.socialDan’s X: https://x.com/ToBeHumanShow Dan’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thezignal Dan’s Threads: https://www.threads.net/@thezignal Dan’s Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/thezignal.bsky.social---🎵 Music: Culver Drive Hayden Calnin Title & Outro Theme By Thunderbird---FAIR USE NOTICE This video may contain copyrighted material, the use of which has not been specifically authorized by the copyright owner. What It Means To Be Human distributes this material for the purpose of news reporting, educational research, comment, and criticism, constituting Fair Use under 17 U.S.C § 107.---What it Means to Be Human is a Double Barrel Production https://www.doublebarrel.ca/
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Do Secret Religious Groups Use Faith To Stop UFO Disclosure? | Jason Samosa
Jul 300:37:27Tap to summarizeThe ‘Collins Elite’ is one of the most polarizing terms in the UFO community, often used as a blanket explanation for why high-ranking officials want to keep the truth in the dark. But what if the reality is much more tactical than we’ve been led to believe?At the world’s biggest UFO conference (Contact in the Desert), Dan sat down with researcher Jason Samosa, who shares his journey from studying for the ministry to uncovering the geopolitical and religious intersections of the UFO phenomenon.They explore their personal struggles with faith, and how powerful networks of religious and political elites use it, and our foundational institutions, against us to control the UAP narrative and influence the world at large.They dive deep into:• The Genesis of Secrecy: How a 1950s Pentagon program evolved into a sophisticated control system designed to weaponize religious ideology (the ‘UFOs = demons’ hypothesis) and suppress the UFO reality.• The Great Schism: The clash between our desire for scientific truth and the inflexible nature of ancient religious institutions that refuse to grow.• The ‘Family’ Connection: Why some of the most influential figures in government networks intentionally lean into apocalyptic narratives to prevent the public from questioning the status quo.• The Cost of Disclosure: Why a complete shift in our understanding of the universe might be seen as a direct threat to the financial and political systems that rely on our current worldviews.• Seeing Through Power Systems: Jason discusses how his own path, from evangelical study to navigating Washington D.C., has highlighted why the ultimate truth may never come from the government, but from our own ability to see through traditional power systems.It turns out that in the battle for disclosure, the biggest threat to the truth is the weaponization of our own faith.Links:Watch Jason Samosa’s Outstanding YouTube channel here:https://www.youtube.com/@jason_samosaFind Jason Samosa on X:https://x.com/jason_samosa‘Final Events and the Secret Government Group on Demonic UFOs and the Afterlife by Nick Redfern’:https://www.amazon.com/EVENTS-Secret-Government-Demonic-Afterlife/dp/1933665483‘Forbidden Science 6: Scattered Castles, The Journals of Jacques Vallee, 2010-2019’by Jacques Vallee -https://www.amazon.com/Forbidden-Science-Scattered-Journals-2010-2019/dp/1949501361‘Life of Pi’ by Yann Martel:https://www.amazon.com/Life-Pi-Yann-Martel/dp/0156027321--- Support the Channel:Patreon (ad-free, exclusive episodes & more): https://patreon.com/tobehumanshowBuyMeACoffee: https://buymeacoffee.com/danzetterstromGrab a shirt, mug, hoodie, stickers etc: • • https://www.redbubble.com/people/toinfinity/shop--- Get in touch:Website - http://www.tobehumanshow.comEmail - hello@tobehumanshow.comTwitter - https://x.com/ToBeHumanShowInstagram - https://www.instagram.com/tobehumanshow/Threads - https://www.threads.net/@tobehumanshowBluesky - https://bsky.app/profile/tobehumanshow.bsky.socialDan’s X: https://x.com/ToBeHumanShowDan’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thezignalDan’s Threads: https://www.threads.net/@thezignalDan’s Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/thezignal.bsky.social--- Music:Culver DriveHayden CalninTitle & Outro Theme By Thunderbird---FAIR USE NOTICEThis video may contain copyrighted material, the use of which has not been specifically authorized by the copyright owner. What It Means To Be Human distributes this material for the purpose of news reporting, educational research, comment, and criticism, constituting Fair Use under 17 U.S.C § 107.---What it Means to Be Human is a Double Barrel Productionhttps://www.doublebarrel.ca/
Transcribe →Disclosure Day, Desert Skywatches & Contact in the Desert | The Signal
Jun 3001:12:30Tap to summarizeThis week on The Signal, Dan, Roz & Dale are joined by Kelly and Sam from Frightday for a wide-ranging live conversation about UFO disclosure, Contact in the Desert, Spielberg’s Disclosure Day, and one very suspicious light in the desert sky.The crew breaks down the latest push from David Grusch, lawmakers, journalists, and researchers calling for the U.S. government to declassify what it knows about UAP, non-human intelligence, biologics, legacy programs, and crash retrievals. Is this a historic pressure campaign, or are we still stuck in the same cycle of speeches, promises, and “trust us, bro” disclosure?They also look ahead to Steven Spielberg’s Disclosure Day and ask whether the film could become a cultural tipping point for the UFO conversation — or simply a great summer blockbuster with a lot of familiar lore baked in.Then, Dan shares highlights from Contact in the Desert, including conversations with Thomas Jane, Joshua Cutchin, Paul H. Smith, Matthew Brown, Jason Samosa, Sarah Gamm, Jeremy Corbell, and more. The group talks about the strange magic of the conference, the people behind the movement, Jacques Vallée’s final public appearance, and what it feels like when the UFO world stops being an online conversation and becomes a room full of actual humans.And, of course, there’s UFO or UF-No — featuring footage Dan filmed during a desert skywatch with the Skywatcher team. Was it anomalous? Was it consciousness contact? Or was it… Starlink?You already know the universe has jokes.Remember to be curious - the universe is bigger than we know!Episode notes: www.tobehumanshow.com✉️ Get in touch at: hello@tobehumanshow.com🛸 ✨ Support the Channel: Become a YouTube member here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5VBsZyxWVCvzDyGBj-EE_A/join Patreon (ad-free, exclusive episodes & more): https://patreon.com/tobehumanshow Grab a shirt, mug, hoodie, stickers etc: https://www.redbubble.com/people/toinfinity/shop👽 Follow the show: Bluesky - https://bsky.app/profile/tobehumanshow.bsky.social Twitter - https://x.com/ToBeHumanShow Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/tobehumanshow/ Threads - https://www.threads.net/@tobehumanshowMusic: Thunderbird Culver Drive Hayden CalninFAIR USE NOTICEThis video may contain copyrighted material, the use of which has not been specifically authorized by the copyright owner. What It Means To Be Human distributes this material for the purpose of news reporting, educational research, comment, and criticism, constituting Fair Use under 17 U.S.C § 107.What it Means to Be Human is a Double Barrel Production https://www.doublebarrel.ca/
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Mindsight, Telepathy & Human Potential | Dalia Burgoin
Jun 1800:28:32Tap to summarizeWhat if human perception is far more flexible than we realize? This week, Dan sits down with mindsight teacher and consciousness researcher Dalia Burgoin to explore a world where blindfolded people learn to read, identify colors, navigate unfamiliar environments, and even develop new ways of perceiving reality. Dalia shares her unlikely journey from stay-at-home mom to one of the most talked-about voices in the consciousness community. Along the way, she discusses synchronicities, energy work, neuroplasticity, telepathy, the phenomenon known as “The Hill” from The Telepathy Tapes, and why she believes human beings possess abilities that modern culture has largely forgotten. The conversation explores the […]
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Before Disclosure Day: What Spielberg Has Been Telling Us About Aliens
Jun 800:21:54Tap to summarizeWith Disclosure Day coming to theaters, Steven Spielberg is finally delivering the culmination of a lifelong obsession. From a $500 home movie shot in an Arizona backyard to the biggest blockbusters in cinema history, Spielberg hasn’t just been making sci-fi, he’s been building a massive, interconnected puzzle. What if his alien movies were never actually about what’s “out there”? In this video, we trace the entire evolution of Spielberg’s extraterrestrials to show you exactly how his past work sets up the massive stakes of his upcoming film. We dive deep into: • The Chosen: How Close Encounters of the Third Kind utilized real-world UAP researchers like […]
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Mothman, Meaning & the Mystery of Time | Richard Hatem
Jun 501:33:07Tap to summarizeIn this special combined episode of What It Means to Be Human, Dan sits down with screenwriter, author, and paranormal researcher Richard Hatem for a wide-ranging conversation that explores some of the deepest questions at the heart of the phenomenon. Best known as the screenwriter behind The Mothman Prophecies and host of Richard Hatem’s Paranormal Bookshelf, Richard shares his personal journey into the world of the unexplained and reflects on the ideas that have shaped his thinking over decades of research. Together, Dan and Richard explore the enduring influence of John Keel, the mysteries surrounding Mothman, UFOs, and Bigfoot, and the possibility that paranormal experiences may point […]
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Beyond Nuts & Bolts: UFOs & Outliers | Nick Cook
May 2801:31:34Tap to summarizeIs the UFO phenomenon a hardware problem or a consciousness problem? For 20 years, Nick Cook was the aviation editor for Jane’s Defence Weekly, breaking stories on secret weapons and black budget projects. But his investigation into the “Hunt for Zero Point” led him somewhere he never expected: a realization that our understanding of reality is incomplete. In this episode, Nick reveals the startling theory he developed over a poetic journey where professional investigation and personal outliers collided to reveal a hidden layer of reality. We move past the 20th-century mindset to explore:• Why black world technology and human consciousness are converging• […]
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UFO File Drop #1: Truth or Theater?
May 2100:47:01Tap to summarizeThe first tranche of government UFO files has finally arrived, and the wall of silence may finally be cracking. In this episode, Dan digs through the files, AARO’s unresolved sightings, and Apollo-era transcripts to ask whether this is real disclosure or just a more polished version of the same old maze.
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