Episodes
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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Mindsight, Telepathy & Human Potential | Dalia Burgoin
What 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…
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Before Disclosure Day: What Spielberg Has Been Telling Us About Aliens
With 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…
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Mothman, Meaning & the Mystery of Time | Richard Hatem
In 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…
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Beyond Nuts & Bolts: UFOs & Outliers | Nick Cook
Is 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…
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UFO File Drop #1: Truth or Theater?
The 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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Same Lies, Different Decade: Ron James Caught Officials Slipping
Ron James spent years pointing a camera at people whose job is to say nothing: politicians, scientists, military insiders. He waited patiently — and they slipped up. His first film, Accidental Truth: UFO Revelations, won 28 film festival awards, was cited by name at a congressional UAP hearing, and became one of the most-watched UFO
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Demons, Disclosure + Bob Lazar | UAP Roundup with Dan + Roz
The Vice President of the United States just called UAPs demons on camera. And a sitting congresswoman is citing the Book of Enoch as evidence of non-human intelligence. Meanwhile, the FBI is investigating a cluster of disappeared and dead scientists connected to sensitive aerospace research — and nobody can agree on whether that’s a cover-up
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Building the Signal | Captain Ron Janix & Contact in the Desert
Captain Ron Janix found Contact in the Desert the way most people find the things that change their lives, by accident. In this episode, Dan speaks with Captain Ron about what it actually means to build a space for people who’ve seen something they can’t explain, believe something they can’t prove, and need to be with others who feel the same way. Ron shares how he went from celebrity personal assistant to conference co-owner, what it takes to hold the full spectrum of the UAP community under one roof, and whether the act of gathering itself could be doing something…
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History’s Biggest Secret | Danny Sheehan on the UFO Coverup
For fifty years, constitutional lawyer Danny Sheehan has been in the rooms where American power operates. Pentagon Papers, Watergate, Iran-Contra, Karen Silkwood. Now he says all of it was preparation for the biggest case of his career: UFO Disclosure. In this episode, Dan speaks with Danny about the legal architecture of the UAP cover-up, what
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Reality is Classified | Jeff Nuccatelli on UAP Secrecy
In 2025, former Air Force military police officer Jeff Nuccatelli sat before Congress under oath and said something most governments never want to admit: reality may be classified. In this episode of What It Means to Be Human, Dan speaks with Jeff about the UAP incursions he witnessed while stationed at Vandenberg Air Force Base,
