Dreamland

Escaping the Vortex of Fear 03.07.2026 1Std. 11Min.

This week on Dreamland, Whitley welcomes Ronnie Pontiac, writer, scholar of esoteric traditions, and longtime student of the hidden spiritual currents that have shaped human history. Ronnie’s new book, The Unobstructed Way, reopens the astonishing story of Stuart Edward White and Betty Grant White, whose early 20th-century communications with “the invisibles” offered a profound vision of consciousness, immortality, and the afterlife as realities present here and now. Ronnie takes us into the forgotten world of the Betty Books, the Ouija board incident of 1919, the development of Betty’s mediumship, and the idea that awakening is not a heroic struggle but a release from the obstructions created by fear, habit, and the mind itself. He also shares deeply personal stories of his years with Manly P. Hall and of his wife Tamara, whose love, wisdom, and continued presence after death have transformed his understanding of survival and spiritual contact. Together, Whitley and Ronnie explore the “vortex” of fear that traps human life, and the unobstructed consciousness that may be our true home. Get Ronnie and Tamra's book today. Click here. Click here to join Unknowncountry.com's great site and access our tremendous archive of shows! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Reddit Wars:/Oak Draíocht on Community, Contact and Coercion 26.06.2026 1Std. 36Min.

On this episode of Dreamland, guest host James Faulk interviews Reddit moderator Oak Draíocht, also known as Conor Sisk, about his long experience of anomalous contact and his downloaded mission to establish a community for experiencers of the phenomenon. Sisk is a founder and principle organizer of the largest online experiencer community, r/experiencers on Reddit. We explore how Sisk first realized the reality of the extent of his relationship with non-human intelligence, and came to understand what was at stake in terms of human evolution and the ongoing awakening of global consciousness. A message first received in childhood has unfolded over the years to deliver Sisk an important message about his role and responsibilities in fostering a supportive environment for those who've come into contact with the phenomenon. We also discuss how experiencers are often pursued and commodified by corporate and governmental powers, and why Reddit has become a hot bed for disinformation. For more on James Faulk, you can visit his channel at www.youtube.com/@neongalactic, or anywhere you get your podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

From the Nazis to Epstein and Beyond: Peter Levenda Returns to Dreamland 19.06.2026 1Std. 38Min.

Peter Levenda returns to Dreamland for a powerful and unsettling journey into the hidden architecture of history, consciousness, occultism, and the UFO mystery. Where are the hidden threads that connect all this into one great spiderweb, and what is true and what is conspiracy theorist fantasy…if anything? How does Jeffrey Epstein connect to the UFO coverup and who, despite his lack of qualifications, was hired as a math teacher at the Dalton School by headmaster Donald Barr? Barr, the father of William Barr, attorney general under both George H.W. Bush and Donald Trump, also published a science fiction novel called Space Relations, a science fiction novel about a planet ruled by oligarchs who engage in child sex slavery, which anticipates Epstein’s real-life crimes. Using the analogy of colonial contact and cargo cults, Levenda explores the possibility that humanity itself may be the product of an ancient ontological shock—one that shaped religion, science, civilization, genetics, and our longing to leave the planet. He and Whitley also enter darker territory: Nazi occultism, Operation Paperclip, mind-control research, Jack Parsons, NASA’s military origins, synchronicity, conspiracy culture, and the urgent need to distinguish genuine hidden forces from destructive fantasy. This is Peter Levenda at his most wide-ranging and provocative: a conversation about contact, deception, disclosure, and the strange possibility that the invasion we fear may already be moving through consciousness itself. Get the updated, single volume edition of his essential reading epic of the hidden reality of the world elites, Sinister Forces, today! Click here to get it through Peter’s own website! And while you’re at it, click here to join Unknowncountry.com’s great site and access our tremendous archive of shows, including ALL 10 of our Peter Levenda shows dating back to 2005! To see the Levenda archive, click here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Aliens and the Near Death Experience 12.06.2026 1Std. 5Min.

This week on Dreamland, Whitley Strieber welcomes legendary near-death researcher P.M.H. Atwater for a profound exploration of one of the deepest mysteries of all: the strange connection between near-death experiences, alien contact, the dead, and consciousness itself. Her new book, Aliens and the Near-Death Experience, asks whether these seemingly separate worlds may actually be parts of a single, immense reality. Atwater discusses her own near-death experiences, the voice that directed her life’s work, her research with thousands of experiencers, and the startling cases in which people who had NDEs later encountered otherworldly beings. The conversation ranges from Idaho’s long history of “flying saucers” over its great canyons, to Kenneth Ring’s Omega Project, John Mack’s interest in alien identity, and Atwater’s own astonishing account of an “alien” aspect of herself called Arrakis. At its heart, this is a conversation about what human beings really are, what death may reveal, and whether contact, consciousness, and the afterlife are all doorways into the same vast mystery. Visit PMH Atwater on her website, PMHAtwater.com Join us today! Click here to discover our vast archive and inexpensive plans. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Leslie Kean on the Capitol Steps Press Conference, then Aliens and the Dead 12.06.2026 41Min.

In this Dreamland special, Whitley interviews Leslie Kean about the press conference she and James Fox organized on the Capitol Steps on June 9. What did it mean, and what’s the next disclosure step…and what about those “plasmoid intelligences” that David Grush talked about? Don’t miss this hard-hitting special! Watch the full press conference on Reuters’ YouTube feed. Click here. Leslie Kean on the Capitol Press Conference — Free Video: Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

“What a Dark World has been Created around Our Beautiful Experience.”–Whitley Strieber 05.06.2026 1Std. 21Min.

This week on Dreamland, Whitley Strieber and Lucinda Morrel enter some of the most disturbing territory in the disclosure conversation: the death of Melissa Casias, the disappearance of General William McCasland, and the possibility that people close to hidden knowledge may be facing threats far darker than ridicule or professional ruin. Whitley opens with a chilling comparison to Sippenhaft—the coercive tactic of threatening families developed by the Gestapo—and asks whether modern variants of that pressure could be operating inside rogue, compartmentalized structures connected to secrecy. Lucinda brings the Melissa Casias case into sharp focus, noting the strange details: phones reportedly wiped, personal belongings left behind, and the unsettling possibility that an administrative assistant may have known far more than anyone realized. From there, the conversation widens into the fear, paranoia, and isolation surrounding whistleblowers, witnesses, and experiencers. But this is not only a dark show. It is also a call to action. Whitley and Lucinda discuss the urgent need for an experiencer movement created by experiencers themselves—not controlled by academics, officials, sponsors, or institutions seeking “power over” them. Their goal is sovereignty, dignity, mutual support, and a movement rooted in lived experience rather than exploitation. Help us create a NEW and Super-Powerful Unknowncountry search engine: To contribute to our GoFundMe, click here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

An Incredible New Method of Remote Viewing Created by an Experiencer 29.05.2026 1Std. 22Min.

On this episode of Dreamland, monthly guest host James Faulk interviews lifelong experiencer Birdie Jaworski about her contact with non-human intelligences, her experience learning how to remote view, and her eventual decision to abandon old nomenclature and design her own RV system: Transdimensional Mapping. Jaworski describes several contact events, starting in childhood and culminating in an eventual relationship with a grey alien she calls “the grey dude,” who ultimately left her with downloaded information that continues to arise, as needed, during the course of her daily life. Jaworski, also known as Prudence Calabrese, relates the difficulty in performing this type of work, and points to various instances in the past when people took her work too seriously for their own good. Finally, for subscribers, they explore the worldview her work has led her to embrace, and the process of UFO disclosure. As a confidante of Danny Sheehan, Jaworksi is affiliated with the New Paradigm Institute and has long been an advocate for government transparency. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Close Encounter and the Impossible...or Would that be the Real? 22.05.2026 1Std. 13Min.

This week on Dreamland, Whitley welcomes his dear friend and collaborator Dr. Jeffrey Kripal, Rice University’s J. Newton Rayzor Professor of Religion and creator of the Archives of the Impossible, for a profound discussion of disclosure, consciousness, and the experiencer’s place in the unfolding mystery. Jeff’s new book, How to Think Impossibly, offers a crucial framework for approaching non-human intelligence without reducing it to either conventional science or inherited religion. Together, Whitley and Jeff explore why the testimony of experiencers must not be pushed aside, how imagination can become a disciplined way of knowing, and why the humanities may hold keys that science alone cannot provide. They also discuss the danger that “disclosure,” if handled only by government, military, and scientific authorities, could imprison the experience in third-person documents while ignoring the living first-person reality at its heart. This is a searching, intimate conversation about consciousness beyond the brain, revelation, writing, AI, and the future of human understanding. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Nazca Mummies and More: Science Faces the Impossible 15.05.2026 1Std. 28Min.

What happens when serious science confronts the impossible—and refuses to look away? Find out in this mindbending show! In this episode of Dreamland, Whitley Strieber is joined by returning guest Steve Aspen and his collaborator, molecular biologist Andreas Luck, co-authors of Investigating the Impossible. Together, they dive into some of the most controversial and compelling anomalies of our time. At the center of the discussion are the enigmatic tridactyl mummies of Nazca—beings that challenge our understanding of biology, evolution, and even reality itself. Are they hoaxes, unknown terrestrial life, or something far stranger—perhaps visitors from another timeline or parallel world? The conversation moves beyond speculation into rigorous analysis: DNA testing, MRI scans, and cellular biology are brought to bear on questions most scientists won’t touch. Along the way, the guests examine the infamous “Curry hair” case, the disputed Reddit biology document, and the deeper question of hybridization—what it is, and whether it may already be part of our world. But this is not a conversation of easy answers. Even here, there is disagreement—about evidence, interpretation, and what it all might mean. And that tension makes this one of the most honest and thought-provoking explorations of the phenomenon you will hear. If wisdom once “found no dwelling place among men,” as the Book of Enoch suggests, perhaps it is because we have not yet learned how to face what we are discovering. Listen closely. The implications may be closer than you think. Get Investigating the Impossible and prepare to get your mind blown! To order, click here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A Forgotten UFO Event that Actually Changed the World 08.05.2026 1Std. 11Min.

What if the most famous UFO abduction case in American history is only a fragment of a much larger event? In this episode of Dreamland, Whitley Strieber speaks with Dr. Irene Scott about the 1973 Pascagoula UFO incident—and the shocking new evidence that expands it far beyond the abduction of two men on a fishing pier. Dr. Scott reveals a hidden layer of the case: a massive, unexplained sound heard across hundreds of miles at the exact time of the घटना, multiple witnesses, and a possible connection to advanced nuclear facilities. Even more startling, the Pascagoula site may link forward in time to the USS Nimitz UFO encounter—suggesting a pattern that spans decades. Was this a simple encounter… or part of a coordinated, large-scale event involving technology, intelligence operations, and something that understands time itself? This is not just a UFO story. It may be one of the deepest mysteries ever uncovered. Not a subscriber? You're missing out! To sign up, click here! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Interdimensional Insight: Ronny Leblanc from "Expedition Bigfoot" on His Unified Theory of Strangeness 01.05.2026 1Std. 11Min.

On this episode, guest host James Faulk from the Neon Galactic podcast interviews Ronny Leblanc from the Travel Channel’s hit show “Expedition Bigfoot,” about his lifetime of experiences, and how he believes cryptids, UFOs, and other anomalies are all manifestations of contact between consensual reality and an as yet unknown but adjacent part of the universe. We discuss aspects of Leblanc’s new book, “Interdimensional: Consciousness, Cryptids, and the Hidden Architecture of Reality,” which draws upon the work of John Keel, Jacques Vallee, and others, to assemble a coherent picture of consciousness and the strange. Leblanc describes his own journey of discovery, including several encounters with exotic beings and other phenomena, and describes his own sense that the universe has paved the road for him to pursue these subjects. We also examine how these encounters often spur deep spiritual transformations in the witnesses, and what this might mean. To buy “Interdimensional: Consciousness, Cryptids, and the Hidden Architecture of Reality;” https://a.co/d/0ev5F1oI To visit the Neon Galactic podcast on YouTube: www.youtube.com/@neongalactic Not an Unknowncountry subscriber? You're missing out! To sign up, click here! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

J.D. Vance Recently Called NHI Demons. Are They? Charles Upton offers a Surprising Theory 24.04.2026 1Std. 32Min.

What if they aren't what they seem? As disclosure--and maybe even open contact--draws closer, what if we don't know what we're dealing with...at all? In this deeply provocative conversation, Charles Upton joins Whitley Strieber to explore a radically different interpretation of the phenomenon: What if the beings behind UFO encounters are not extraterrestrial visitors at all, but something far more strange and dangerous in ways we can hardly imagine? Upton argues that modern “disclosure” may itself be a carefully managed narrative—one designed to conceal a far more unsettling truth involving hidden alliances, occult traditions, and the manipulation of belief. From ancient accounts of materializing entities to the strange convergence of ritual magic and advanced technology, this conversation ventures into territory rarely discussed in public. Is the UFO mystery a technological puzzle—or a spiritual one? And if these entities can manifest physically, influence human affairs, and even shape our understanding of reality… what exactly are we dealing with? To read the Art of Deception mentioned in the show, click here. IMPORTANT NOTE: Charles is fighting colon cancer. Can you give him some help? Make a contribution on his GoFundMe. Click here. Tomorrow (Saturday, April 27, 2026 ) in the subscriber video room experiencer Lucinda Morel joins Whitley Strieber for a provocative Q&A. How does her Native American ancestry figure in her experiences? Why was her father kidnapped by a witch? What was most of her family assassinated in Spain all those years ago? Let's dig into the mystery of Lucinda Morel! Subscribers, click here to join. ( The room opens at 9:55AM Pacific Time (12:55 AM Eastern) Not a subscriber? You're missing out! To sign up, click here! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Her Father was Kidnapped by a Witch, and Then the Abductions Started 17.04.2026 1Std. 15Min.

The remarkable story of experiencer Lucinda starts in 15th-century Spain, when almost her entire family was murdered by unknown persons for unknown reasons. Fast forward to modern times, and her father is first kidnapped by the town witch, then becomes an abductee. Now, this high-level corporate executive is involved, too. Not an Unknowncountry subscriber? The perfect time to start is always RIGHT NOW. Click here to explore our inexpensive recurring and one-time-only plans. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

He Sees the Future and He can Prove It: The Dream Detective Tells His Story 10.04.2026 1Std. 17Min.

This week on Dreamland, we speak with Christopher Robinson, known as the “Dream Detective,” a man who has spent decades studying precognitive dreams — including his own. Robinson had a precognitive dream of the Lockerbie bombing so clear that he came under police suspicion. Listen as he tells the agonizing story of what it is like to have clear precogs but be helpless to prevent the disasters that follow. This powerful, heart-rending show goes down into the very depths of what it means to see the future. Deep humanity, deep mystery. This is a very eerie show, especially toward the end. Listen carefully! Visit Christopher at The Premonition Man. Get his book here. Want more of our insight, unique interviews, and reporting, plus access to our vast archive of podcasts and news stories rarely covered by mainstream media, and almost never seriously? Subscribe to Unknowncountry today! To get started, click here! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Easter 2026: The Mystery of the Lady and Her Hidden Connection to Disclosure 03.04.2026 1Std. 25Min.

A child in an ancient castle is terrified by seeing blood on the floor from a long-ago murder. Next, she experiences a lifetime of psychic events. And then the shocking appearance of a sacred presence: The Lady--and she spends years with the Lady in her life. In this unforgettable Dreamland episode, Whitley Strieber speaks with Amanda, whose experiences with a sacred feminine apparition span decades—from the terrifying psychic awakening at age five to a profound encounter at Montségur, in the Cathar country of Southern France. What emerges is not just a story—but a call. A call to rediscover the sacred feminine, the deeper self, and the hidden dimensions of human experience. Is The Lady a Marian presence? A manifestation of the divine feminine? Or something even more mysterious? This is not an ordinary conversation. It is an initiation. Happy Easter Not an Unknowncountry subscriber? The perfect time to start is always RIGHT NOW. Click here to explore our inexpensive recurring and one-time-only plans. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

UFOs, NDEs, Telepathy, CE5s, the Akashic Record and the Matrix 27.03.2026 1Std. 17Min.

Dreamland guest host James Faulk interviews Ryan Kralik about his book, "It From Us: An Information-first Framework and the Purpose of Consciousness," and how his cosmic framework accommodates anomalous experiences throughout history. Kralik argues that information lies at the root of reality rather than matter or energy. Kralik shares his personal journey into remote viewing, beginning with a surprising experiment with his wife that produced accurate descriptions of a hidden marble, leading him to further explore the phenomenon and develop a framework that explains UAPs, telepathy, near-death experiences, and other anomalous phenomena. He describes how his information-first approach could reconcile both materialist and idealist perspectives, viewing coherence as the fundamental constraint driving physical reality, and theorizes how UAPs might operate as consciousness and intent amplifiers rather than conventional spacecraft using known physics. Faulk and Kralik also explore the limitations of AI, whether it will ever achieve true consciousness, and the potential for collective human cognition to affect reality. Want more of our insight, unique interviews and reporting, plus access to our vast archive of podcasts and news stories rarely covered by mainstream media, and almost never seriously? Subscribe to Unknowncountry today! To get started, click here! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Disappearance of Monica Jacinto Reza 20.03.2026 1Std. 3Min.

Prior to the retirement of General William “Neil” McCasland in 2013, Monica Jacinto Reza was one of the most important materials researchers at Rocketdyne, who had developed a material called Monalloy, which freed the United States from the need to use Russian-made rocket engines to move classified satellites into orbit. Listen as Whitley unpacks the ways in which her work as a Technical Fellow at Aerojet Rocketdyne would have been connected to the Air Force Research Lab at Wright-Patterson AFB, which was commanded until mid-2013 by General Neil McCasland, who disappeared on February 27. The Air Force started funding Reza’s superalloy work in 1999, and McCasland’s budget directly funded the programs that depended on Reza’s alloy — including the AR1 engine, the Hydrocarbon Boost program, and Air Force propulsion. When Reza’s team in California shipped data to the government for qualification, it landed inside McCasland’s laboratory. While law enforcement has not made any connection between the two cases, the question has to be asked: why have both of these people disappeared? Want more of our insight, unique interviews and reporting, plus access to our vast archive of podcasts and news stories rarely covered by mainstream media, and almost never seriously? Subscribe to Unknowncountry today! To get started, click here! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Disappearance of Gen. William McCasland 14.03.2026 1Std. 2Min.

General William McCasland oversaw one of the most sensitive scientific organizations in the United States Air Force, responsible for advanced aerospace research, propulsion systems, and classified technologies. His name surfaced unexpectedly in the now-famous Podesta–DeLonge UFO Email Exchange, where he was referenced in connection with discussions about possible recovered craft and non-human technology. Soon afterward, McCasland quietly retired from public life. Why would one of the most senior scientists in the U.S. Air Force be mentioned in conversations about extraterrestrial technology? What role might the Air Force Research Laboratory have played in investigating unknown aerospace materials? Above all, why has he disappeared? In this episode of Dreamland, we explore the career, responsibilities, and mysteries surrounding the general who may have stood closer than almost anyone to the deepest secrets of advanced aerospace research. Topics discussed include: • The mission and capabilities of the Air Force Research Laboratory• The significance of the Podesta–DeLonge email chain• Why Russia or China might have been interested in McCasland’s work• Scientists and researchers connected to advanced propulsion programs. Whitley discusses what might have happened with Debrief editor Micah Hanks. Check out Whitley’s 2026 Book Release “Transformation 2026”: Click here Check out his New York Times bestselling book Communion: Click here Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Into the Maze: Meredith Spearman and the Transformative Power of High Strangeness 06.03.2026 1Std. 20Min.

What happens when reality stops behaving the way we expect? This week on Dreamland, we explore the strange territory where UFO encounters, synchronicities, and mystical experience begin to blur the boundaries of ordinary life. Our guest is Meredith Spearman, creator of the Substack Maze to Metanoia, where she examines what she calls the maze of high strangeness—and the profound inner transformation that can follow encounters with it. Spearman is a writer, professor, and registered nurse whose work explores consciousness, anomalous experience, and the psychological upheaval that can follow encounters with the unknown. Through her writing, she suggests that UFO encounters and other anomalies may act less like isolated events and more like catalysts—experiences that shatter consensus reality and force us into a deeper inquiry about mind, meaning, and the nature of the universe. In this conversation, we ask:Are anomalous experiences simply mysteries to be solved—or are they initiations? What happens when the strange begins to reshape our understanding of consciousness, spirituality, and reality itself? Sometimes the maze is not something we escape. Sometimes it is the path that transforms us. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Let the Initiation Begin: Navy Cryptologist and Experiencer Matthew Roberts on Aliens, God, and Disclosure 27.02.2026 1Std. 13Min.

In this episode of Dreamland, guest host James Faulk interviews Matthew Roberts, a former Navy cryptologist who has turned his anomalous experience onboard the USS Theodore Roosevelt during the Gimbal UFO event into a transformative initiation. Roberts discusses his experiences with UFO phenomena, including encounters with non-human entities and the development of his understanding of consciousness and spirituality. We then explore the potential connection between Roberts' experiences and broader themes of human evolution, psychological development, and the need for a spiritual awakening in society. We explore the now unfilled role of mystery schools and initiatory practices in stabilizing civilizations, as well as the possibility of a new spiritual paradigm emerging in response to current societal breakdown. Finally, we dissect the potential for government disclosure of UFO-related information, in light of Trump's recent announcements on disclosure, as well as how any such transparency will impact public understanding of the UFO/NHI phenomenon. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices