The Paracast — The Gold Standard of Paranormal Radio

Gene and Chris present Richard Toronto, author of "War over Lemuria: Richard Shaver, Ray Palmer and the Strangest Chapter of 1940s Science Fiction." Toronto, a former newspaper reporter, is a long time student of the Shaver Mystery. We'll also be joined by Geneva Hagen, co-editor of the UFO/occult/counter culture magazine, "Caveat Emptor," and a friend of Shaver's. Both Palmer and Shaver were pioneers not just in science fiction, but helped in encouraging interest in flying saucers in the late 1940s and early 1950s. Indeed, Palmer is sometimes identified as "The Man Who Invented Flying Saucers."Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-paracast-the-gold-standard-of-paranormal-radio--6203433/support.

Gene and cohost Tim Swartz present a return visit from Dean Bertram, who has a Ph.D in history from the University of Sydney, Australia. His doctoral dissertation was titled “Flying Saucer Culture: An Historical Survey of American UFO Belief.” During this episode, he'll talk about his upcoming documentary, "The Man Who Invented Flying Saucers," about Raymond A. Palmer, notorious for introducing the legendary Shaver Mystery to the readers of Amazing Stories, the sci-fi magazine he edited. Bertram will reveal how the flying saucers were first discussed in that magazine, and expanded upon in Fate magazine, a pulp magazine Palmer co-founded and edited. The dark history of the UFO field, beginning with Men In Black, was chronicled by Palmer and the "original" flying saucer witness, Kenneth Arnold, in their book, "The Coming of Saucers." Bertram is also a filmmaker and film festival programmer. Over 75 years after the modern UFO era began, Bertram, an Australian expatriate and UFO historian, found himself living in central Wisconsin: In a neighboring county to the one Palmer called home, and just a short, back-road, commute to the rural property where Palmer ran his UFO publishing company. In the 1960s and 1970s, Gene visited the homes of Palmer and Shaver, and interviewed both.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-paracast-the-gold-standard-of-paranormal-radio--6203433/support.

In this classic episode, we’re joined by guest cohost Goggs Mackay. Our three guests discuss a significant victory in the efforts to John Burroughs to receive medical disability coverage for the injuries he claims to have suffered in connection with the 1980 Rendlesham Forest UFO case. We’re also joined by former UK Ministry of Defence official and UFO author Nick Pope, a co-author with Burroughs of “Encounter in Rendlesham Forest,” and J. Patrick Frascogna, the attorney who helped Burroughs achieve his victory with the U.S. Veterans Administration. This episode also covers the UK’s Project Condign UAP (UFO) report, and some of the side issues that have arisen about the Rendlesham case. Sadly Goggs, long a friend of the show, is no longer with us.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-paracast-the-gold-standard-of-paranormal-radio--6203433/support.

Co-host Christopher O’Brien joins Gene to talk shop about loads of topics. They also re-introduce Dr. Jacques Vallee to The Paracast; his second appearance on the show. This wide-ranging discussion will include his 2010 book, coauthored with Chris Aubeck, entitled "Wonders in the Sky: Unexplained Aerial Objects from Antiquity to Modern Times.”Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-paracast-the-gold-standard-of-paranormal-radio--6203433/support.

Gene and cohost Tim Swartz present the return of Hollywood entertainment industry publicist Dan Harary, co-founder and chairman of the Hollywood Disclosure Alliance. This group focuses on bringing together top UFO/ET researchers with Hollywood producers and filmmakers. The goal of the HDA is to ensure accuracy in storytelling with regard to the UAP/ET phenomena within future films, TV shows, documentaries, and books. This episode focuses on such topics as efforts to disclose the UFO secret, the JFK assassination, the mysterious death of Marilyn Monroe, and whether JFK knew the Roswell secret. Harary is also a book author and his latest titles include "My Paranormal Life: Supernatural Stories From a Hollywood Insider" (Bear Manor Media) and "Five" (Genius Book Publishing) a dark-fiction novella. The HDA came together after the release of "After They Came" (Genius Book Publishing), which made an immediate impact within the UFO Research community during 2023. ATC was inspired by a 1970 UFO sighting he had alongside his late father, Jack Harary. Harary believes his dad may have been involved with UFO reverse engineering during his 45 years working as an Electronics Engineer for the U.S. Army at Ft. Monmouth, New Jersey. In 2024, Harary became the Host of the Podcast "Live From Hollywood — "It's Paranormal Tonight!," which launched in early 2024 on The UnX Network.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-paracast-the-gold-standard-of-paranormal-radio--6203433/support.

Meet an authentic Roswell witness and American hero, Dr. Jesse Marcel Jr., author of "The Roswell Legacy," who describes how he handled some of the materials from the fabled crash when he was a child; Paracast listener and experiencer Mike Clelland details his UFO encounters.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-paracast-the-gold-standard-of-paranormal-radio--6203433/support.

Gene and David present pilot and UFO researcher Don Ledger, who discusses the Stephenville, Texas sightings from 2008 and the Shag Harbor, Nova Scotia UFO crash from 1967.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-paracast-the-gold-standard-of-paranormal-radio--6203433/support.

Gene and cohost Tim Swartz present Graeme Rendall, a full time author and a commentator on Unidentified Aerial Phenomena (UAP). Graeme has written a critically-acclaimed work looking at the "Foo-Fighters" witnessed during World War Two and the numerous wartime cases that occurred before the term was coined in November 1944, as well as other books dealing with aerial UFO encounters between 1946 and 1954 that include "The French UFO Wave of 1954." In this episode, Rendall will also give his preliminary reaction to the book from former Pentagon UAP official Luis Elizondo, entitled "Imminent: Inside the Pentagon's Hunt for UFOs." Rendall is an acquaintance of Elizondo. In addition, he has been an aviation and World War Two history enthusiast from an early age, when he was given model aircraft kits "to keep him quiet." He is also a contributor to the "The Debrief," an American news website dealing with cutting edge science, tech and defense news, and a guest on various podcasts dealing with UAP. Rendall is also a member of UAP Media UK, a group advocating government transparency on the UAP issue. Married to Jo, he lives in Upper Weardale, a quiet but picturesque part of County Durham.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-paracast-the-gold-standard-of-paranormal-radio--6203433/support.

Gary E. Schwartz, Ph.D. takes us on an amazing journey into the world of body, mind and spirit, including his extensive studies into life after death and whether someone who receives an organ transplant will acquire personality traits from the donor. Is the behavior depicted in movies and TV shows after organ transplants based on reality?Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-paracast-the-gold-standard-of-paranormal-radio--6203433/support.

The Paracast presents long-time UFO researcher Robert Hastings, author of "UFOs and Nukes: Extraordinary Encounters at Nuclear Weapons Sites." This interview will also include frightening information on possible attempts by UFOs to activate our nuclear weapons.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-paracast-the-gold-standard-of-paranormal-radio--6203433/support.