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NewsNation Special Correspondent Ross Coulthart digs into stories the media is supposedly not meant to tell, taking a fact-based approach to tackle everything from unidentified aerial phenomena (UAPs) to other mysteries often missing from the headlines.
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Dec 7, 2025 • 39min
ROSS COULTHART Q&A: IS MARCO RUBIO BACKTRACKING ON 'AGE OF DISCLOSURE' COMMENTS?
Ross Coulthart explores untold stories using a fact-based approach to address various topics, from unidentified aerial phenomena to other mysteries that often go unreported. Now, he is turning to viewers, answering their pressing questions each week. In this week's episode, Coulthart tackles questions about his recent trip to Peru, reaction to Sec. of State Marco Rubio's comments about the film 'Age of Disclosure,' and the search resuming for the missing airplane MH370.
Ross Coulthart on 'Age of Disclosure': https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zR5I8w98srI&list=PL6PrA6lo8rJLRExhMvX6wKyNzy0hr_QM3&index=2
Ross Coulthart on MH370 https://youtu.be/lW2PWwRM3MA?si=3iJWjaQovPgT4ArS
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CREDITS:Host: Ross Coulthart
Executive Producer: Andy Gipson
Editorial Producer: Meagan OuradaSegment Producer: Christine JenkinsonAssociate Producer: Will TomasiEditor: Anthony Diasio
Chapters
00:00-1:00 Ross's trip to Peru
1:00-5:48 U.S. disclosure vs evidence in Peru
5:48-10:58 Marco Rubio's comments on 'Age of Disclosure'
10:58-14:51 Is Sean Hannity laughing at UAPs?
14:51-19:09 Possible Varginha case connection?
19:09-21:54 Search resuming for MH370
21:54-23:36 Who does Ross trust most in the government?
23:36-26:36 Cloning Dire Wolf DNA
26:36-29:40 Robert Bigelow at a UAP hearing in Congress?
29:40-34:00 State of the World Forum Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Dec 2, 2025 • 1h 13min
REALITY CHECK MAIN TIMELINE GENE STICCO AND NATALJA CERNOHAJEV THIRD DRAFT
In this episode of Reality Check, we dive into an office of public works in the Soviet Union named Valerij Černohajev, he wrote, in very specific terms, a manuscript in the Soviet Union-era of a UFO. Ross Coulthart sits down with the man who translated that manuscript, Gene Sticco, and his wife/daughter of Černohajev, Natalja Černohajev-Sticco, an Opera singer from Latvia. Together, they review Valerij Černohajev's manuscript. It holds hand-drawings and findings from a UFO during the Soviet Union-era. The panel discusses what he knew of the Soviet UFO Program and ponder if he saw a real UFO in person.Read the English translation of Valerij Černohajev's manuscript here: Engineering Infinity: Earth’s First Interstellar Blueprint
CHAPTERS LIST
0:00 - INTRO
3:45 - WHAT HAPPENED WHAT NATALJE & GENE OPENED THE PACKAGE?8:20 - VALERJI ČERNOHAJEV'S QUALIFICIATIONS
10:49 - MANUSCRIPT UFO DRAWINGS
15:44 - SECRETS IN NATALJA'S HOUSE
18:30 - RECEIVING THE MANUSCRIPT
21:45 - NATALJE VISITS HER FATHER
23:16 - WHAT HAS GENE DISCOVERED ABOUT THE SOVIET'S UFO PROGRAM?
32:13 - RUSSIAN PATENTS
34:26 - AMERICAN PATENTS
36:29 - HAS NATALJA CONTACTED HER FATHER'S CO-WORKERS ABOUT THE SOVIET PROGRAM?
39:48 - U.S. AGENCIES READ MANUSCRIPT
41:41 - MOUNT YAMANTAU
44:10 - COLLABERATION OF U.S. & SOVIET UNION
48:31 - HAVE GOVERNMENTS COME TO GENE ABOUT THE MANUSCRIPT?49:30 - WAS VALERJI ČERNOHAJEV DESPERATE TO GET HIS MANUSCRIPT OUT?
52:18 - WHAT DOES GENE HOPE COMES FROM THESE DOCUMENTS?56:35 - PEOPLE WITH A PHYSICS BACKGROUND LOOK AT MANUSCRIPT
58:49 - U.S. DEFENSIVE CAPABILITIES
1:00:15 - WRITING THE MANUSCRIPT WITHOUT SOVIET DOCUMENTS
1:03:50 - MORE DIGGING NEEDS TO BE DONE
1:06:42 - OUTRO
CREDITS
Host: Ross Coulthart
Executive Producer: Andy Gipson
Editorial Producer: Meagan Ourada
Segment Producer: Christine Jenkinson
Associate Producer: William Tomasi
Editor: Allen Keefner Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Nov 18, 2025 • 37min
MARCO RUBIO IN "AGE OF DISCLOSURE:" WHO IN THE U.S. GOVT IS BREAKING THEIR UAP SILENCE
In this episode of Reality Check, Ross Coulthart explores the new documentary film "Age of Disclosure," by Dan Farah and Luis Elizondo. You'll hear testimonies from 35 U.S. government, military, and intelligence community members, including Secretary of State Marco Rubio (before he held this position), Luis Elizondo, and Rep. Tim Burchett. Ross also floats an idea: will the U.S. offer leaders in Washington D.C. a treason reconciliation commission?
About the film — The Age of Disclosure
World-changing confession: Doctor describes studying live alien | Reality Check
CHAPTERS LIST
0:00 - INTRO
0:35 - ABOUT "AGE OF DISCLOSURE"
3:49 - "AGE OF DISCLOSURE" TRAILER
5:54 - LUIS ELIZONDO IN "AGE OF DISCLOSURE"
9:53 - CHRISTOPHER MELLON IN "AGE OF DISCLOSURE
"11:07 - HAL PUTHOFF IN "AGE OF DISCLOSURE"
13:43 - SEC. MARCO RUBIO IN "AGE OF DISCLOSURE"
17:00 - SEN. KIRSTEN GILLIBRAND IN "AGE OF DISCLOSURE"
18:08 - REP. TIM BURCHETT IN "AGE OF DISCLOSURE"
19:44 - JAMES CLAPPER IN "AGE OF DISCLOSURE"
20:47 - TIM GALLAUDET IN "AGE OF DISCLOSURE"
21:27 - CRASHES DISCUSSED IN "AGE OF DISCLOSURE"
23:10 - WILL THE U.S. GOVT OFFER A TREASON RECONCILIATION COMMISSION?
24:00 - UAP STIGMA AND HEARINGS IN "AGE OF DISCLOSURE"
26:16 - INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY PUSHBACK ON "AGE OF DISCLOSURE"
27:08 - ELIZONDO POINTS
30:19 - OUTRO
CREDITS
Host: Ross Coulthart
Executive Producer: Andy Gipson
Editorial Producer: Meagan Ourada
Segment Producer: Christine Jenkinson
Associate Producer: William Tomasi
Editor: Irit Nayden Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Nov 11, 2025 • 1h 26min
CITIZEN JOURNALISTS FIND 3 UAP IN NEW YORK: WATCH THEIR VIDEOS
Gerry and John Tedesco, along with Donna Lee Nardo from Nightcrawler Research, dive into their fascinating encounters with UAPs in New York. They share intriguing details about three recorded anomalous objects, including their silent, morphing characteristics and possible connections to drones. The group highlights the FBI's serious interest in their findings and discusses nationwide implications, including national security and stealth capabilities of the phenomena. Their extensive research may suggest nonhuman intelligence or advanced technology at play.

Nov 9, 2025 • 36min
ROSS COULTHART Q&A: DID LOCKHEED MARTIN REVERSE ENGINEER AN ALIEN SUBMARINE?
Ross Coulthart explores untold stories using a fact-based approach to address various topics, from unidentified aerial phenomena to other mysteries that often go unreported. Now, he is turning to viewers, answering their pressing questions each week. In this week's episode, Coulthart tackles questions about his recent interview with James Fox, gives his take on Project Blue Beam, and answers if he knows if Lockheed Martin has reverse engineered an alien submarine.
Ross Coulthart & James Fox: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Zit-08rtkE
Ross Coulthart & Uri Geller: https://youtu.be/5NHQBoEmYBo?si=isxpbnYGsmn0yIAx
Ross Coulthart's Egypt visit: https://youtu.be/Auj4aX8VJ4Y?si=1SGPH1AfwLbdsvY_
CREDITSHost: Ross Coulthart
Executive Producer: Andy Gipson
Editorial Producer: Meagan OuradaSegment Producer: Christine JenkinsonAssociate Producer: Will TomasiEditor: Sarah Jackson
Chapters:
00:00-02:25 Is the Dr. Davis interviews a part of disclosure?
02:25-06:12 Why are there delays in releasing UAP films?
06:12-09:17 Will there be more congressional hearings?
09:17-14:20 What will change the global conspiracy of withholding information?
14:20-17:18 Is there a reverse engineered alien submarine?
17:18-24:18 Project Bluebeam
24:18-25:55 Is Kenneth Arnold lying?
25:55-31:00 George Knapp & the Russian UAP files Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Nov 4, 2025 • 1h 10min
EXCLUSIVE: DR. DESCRIBES FACE TO FACE CONTACT WITH A LIVE ALIEN
In this Reality Check exclusive, for the first-time ever, we hear firsthand eyewitness testimony from a neurosurgeon who had face-to-face contact with an alien. Ross Coulthart sits down with Director and Producer James Fox to discuss his film "Moment of Contact," which updates the 1996 Brazilian UFO incident known as the "Roswell of Brazil." Now, there is new evidence, such as an exclusive interview with a neurosurgeon who claims to have telepathically communicated with a live alien being. The incident involved a cigar-shaped UFO crashing in Virginia, Brazil, and a subsequent military intervention. Witnesses, including a pilot and three young girls, reported seeing the alien being. The film also features testimony from military personnel and pathologists who studied the alien's unique bacteria. Fox emphasizes the need for public disclosure and government inquiry into these events.
CHAPTERS: 00:00-5:39
James Fox's Introduction
5:39-10:01 The Virginia Case: Initial Events
10:01-14:06 The Rescue Operation and New Witnesses
14:06-20:58 The Encounter with the Alien Being
20:58-30:55 Dr. Italo Venturelli's Testimony
30:55-43:47 The Military's Role and Intimidation
43:47-50:14 The Alien Being's Bacteria and Autopsy
50:14-51:22 The Political Implications and Future Steps
51:22-53:29 The Role of President Trump and Congress
53:29-59:36 Film Trailer
59:36-1:05:19 The Upcoming Film and Public Reaction Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Nov 2, 2025 • 40min
ROSS COULTHART Q&A: IS THE SUN A PORTAL FOR ALIENS?
Ross Coulthart explores untold stories using a fact-based approach to address various topics, from unidentified aerial phenomena to other mysteries that often go unreported. Now, he is turning to viewers, answering their pressing questions each week. In this week's episode, Coulthart tackles questions about mysterious structures located in the ocean, if special interest groups are stalling disclosure, and if the sun is a portal for aliens.CHAPTER SUMMARY:1:04 Does Ross ever walk away from leads?4:28 Metallic sphere sightings7:18 Ross on SETI10:28 Undersea structures and sightings from the Navy14:48 Would disclosure disrupt special interest groups?18:26 Connections between nuclear bases, cattle mutilation, and UAPs23:14 Is there a secret about the sun?29:47 Who Ross would be in “Star Trek”CREDITS:Host: Ross CoulthartExecutive Producer: Andy GipsonEditorial Producer: Meagan OuradaSegment Producer: Christine JenkinsonAssociate Producer: Will TomasiEditor: Sarah Jackson Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Oct 28, 2025 • 1h 5min
Rendlesham Forest: Lt. Col. Charles Halt Responds to Larry Warren's "Lying" Claims
In this episode of Reality Check, Ross Coulthart sits down with Former Deputy Base Commander of RAF Bentwaters, Lieutenant Colonel Charles Halt. He is a key witness to the Rendlesham Forest Incident. Together, they discuss Larry Warren's claims that Halt is lying on official military forms, Halt's infamous audiotape from that night, and the government's involvement in a possible cover-up.Earlier this year, Ross was joined by two witnesses from that night, Larry Warren and Steve Longero. Warren and Longero were both U.S. Air Force security specialists when they not only saw the suspicious aircraft in 1980 but were told to "keep their mouths shut" by government officials.
Watch that interview here: Rendlesham UFO incident: Does new film 'Capel Green' have new evidence?
CHAPTERS LIST
0:00 - INTRO
2:40 - HALT'S REBUTTLE TO LARRY WARREN
4:00 - HALT RECOUNTS THAT NIGHT
12:09 - 13:55 - LARGE CARGO AIRCRAFT
13:56 - WAS THE D.O.E AT THE BASE?
18:35 - WHERE IS CAPEL GREEN?
21:06 - CONSPIRACY OR COVER-UP?
23:09 - HALT'S AUDIOTAPE
27:19 - WERE PHOTOGRAPHS TAKEN OF THE OBJECT?
28:38 - WARREN'S FILMCAMERA CLAIM
29:22 - STEVE LONGERO'S CLAIMS
30:27 - MILITARY INVESTIGATES INCIDENT
39:02 - WHY WOULD SOMEONE FAKE THIS STORY?
41:07 - WHEN DID THE AIRCRAFT ARRIVE?
42:12 - DID INVESTIGATORS TRY TO SHUT DOWN THE INCIDENT?
40:55 - WAS THE OBJECT NHI?
57:21 - WOULD HALT GIVE EVIDENCE UNDER OATH?
59:34 - OUTRO
CREDITS
Host: Ross Coulthart
Executive Producer: Andy Gipson
Editorial Producer: Meagan Ourada
Segment Producer: Christine Jenkinson
Associate Producer: William Tomasi
Editor: Anthony Diasio Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Oct 26, 2025 • 40min
ROSS COULTHART Q&A: NEW JERSEY DRONE MYSTERY SOLVED?
Ross Coulthart explores untold stories using a fact-based approach to address various topics, from unidentified aerial phenomena to other mysteries that often go unreported. Now, he is turning to viewers, answering their pressing questions each week. In this week's episode, Coulthart tackles questions about SpaceX satellites emitting a mysterious signal,what protections whistleblowers can get, and Ross gives his take on the explanation for the mysterious New Jersey drone sightings.CHAPTER SUMMARY::43 SpaceX satellites mysterious signal3:02 NJ drone mystery solved?10:31 UAP sightings in Canada11:47 Will ‘The Age of Disclosure’ move the needle on disclosure?18:46 Ross and whistleblower connections20:50 ArXiv not publishing Dr. Beatriz Villarroel research29:57 Ross’ office decor31:13 Meagan meets bigfoot?CREDITS:Host: Ross Coulthart
Executive Producer: Andy Gipson
Editorial Producer: Meagan OuradaSegment Producer: Christine JenkinsonAssociate Producer: Will TomasiEditor: Anthony Diasio Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Oct 21, 2025 • 35min
EXCLUSIVE: DATA SHOWING POSSIBLE NHI PASSES PEER REVIEW
In this episode of Reality Check, Ross Coulthart brings two important updates to two very important Reality Check exclusives. First, he sits down with Dr. Beatriz Villarroel, she tells Ross that two of her scientific papers have just passed peer review. This significance of this being that her papers show that non-human intelligence was possibly found in space. Ross also gives an update on the Canadian UAP report that was released earlier this year. He reads the reaction of former Canadian Parliament member, Larry Maguire, on the report, which was exclusively given to NewsNation. On the topic of UAPs Maguire tells Ross, its important people stay engaged and be open to where the evidence leads.
Astronomer's new data finds possible nonhuman intelligence in space
Canadian journalist calls for total government transparency on UAP reports
CHAPTERS LIST
00:00-1:07 Intro to Dr. Villarroel
1:07-3:36 Dr. Villarroel talks about passing peer review
3:36-5:29 What did Dr. Villarroel find?
5:29-7:28 Is what Dr. Villarroel found NHI?
7:28-9:18 are these objects still in space?
9:18-12:12 is this the first scientific acceptance of NHI?
12:12-14:03 What does Dr. Villarroel think she found?
14:03-15:33 TV & movies vs. these real-life findings
15:33-17:07 mainstream media vs. UAP topic stigma
17:07-18:55 should NASA be making the next move?
18:55-19:44 What Dr. Villarroel is working on next
19:44-29:35 Exclusive former Canadian Parliament member, Larry Maguire, reacts to Sky Canada report
29:35-30:14 Where to send Ross your questions
CREDITS
Host: Ross Coulthart
Executive Producer: Andy Gipson
Editorial Producer: Meagan Ourada
Segment Producer: Christine Jenkinson
Associate Producer: William Tomasi
Editor: Anthony Diasio Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices


