What It Means To Be Human
The Truth is In There.
Welcome to What It Means to Be Human — a podcast that dives deep into the mysteries of consciousness, humanity, and the anomalous.
Join host Dan Zetterström as he explores profound questions and thought-provoking ideas with leading voices from around the world. From the depths of whale song to the edges of philosophy, discover what connects us all and challenges what we think we know.
Latest Episodes
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UFOs Are Just the Latest Costume | Joshua Cutchin on Fairies, Fiction & the Phenomenon
In this episode of What It Means to Be Human, Dan sits down with Joshua Cutchin — folklorist, paranormal researcher, composer, and one of the most original thinkers working in the strange today. Joshua has spent years tracing the hidden threads between UFOs, fairy lore, near-death experiences, altered states, ghost stories, and the deep symbolic structures that shape human…
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Thomas Jane Is Looking for Answers | Reality, NHI & The Hard Problem of Consciousness
In this episode of What It Means to Be Human, Dan sits down with Thomas Jane, actor, writer, and researcher… to explore a topic that sits at the edge of science, philosophy, and human identity: non-human intelligence and the limits of reality itself. This isn’t a conversation about lights in the sky. It’s about something…
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A UFO Theory that Changes Everything: Chains of the Sea
This week, Dan takes a deep dive into Chains of the Sea — a little-known sci-fi novella from the 1970s that has quietly shaken the UFO world after being recommended by former Pentagon insider Lue Elizondo. On the surface, it’s a story about alien contact. But underneath, it presents something far more unsettling: Through the lens of this…
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UAP Update: Obama, Trump and the New Dirty Disclosure
This week, Dan and Roz dig into the strange new phase of UFO disclosure, starting with Trump’s claim that Barack Obama revealed classified information about aliens. From there, they trace the bigger picture: Obama’s long history of carefully provocative UFO comments, the buried records sitting in the Obama presidential library, and why Trump’s promise to “release the…
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UFO Encounters and the Stories Behind Blue Book with Michael Avon Oeming #paranormal #comics
What can comic books teach us about UFO encounters? In this episode, Dan speaks with Eisner and Harvey Award–winning comic creator Michael Avon Oeming, known for his work on Powers, Thor, and Hellboy. Michael joins the show to discuss his acclaimed series Blue Book and Red Book, which bring real UFO cases to life through…
