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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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Aug 10, 2025 • 33min
Why did Trump’s Cabinet give different answers for UFO sightings?
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 Skywatcher, Dr. Beatriz Villarroel’s research and why President Trump and his Cabinet provide different answers when it comes to the NJ drone sightings.
CHAPTER SUMMARY:
:45 Can archived telescope data assist Dr. Beatriz Villarroel’s research?
3:43 Why the transients are not ice crystals
7:27 Varying statements from officials on the NJ drone incident
13:36 Why did Ross ask Mike Herrera the nationality of the “men-in-black” who apprehended him?
14:32 Was Skywatcher “infiltrated” by a “red team?”
16:29 Whistleblower updates
20:17 Gerald Anderson & Roswell
23:00 Suppressed UAP technology
23:55 Ross on 3I/ATLAS
27:45 Ross’ favorite “underrated” UFO incidents
30:17 Does Ross watch UFC?
31:38 Does Ross ever sleep???
CREDITS:
Host: Ross Coulthart
Executive Producer: Andy Gipson
Editorial Producer: Meagan Ourada
Segment Producer: Christine Jenkinson
Associate Producer: Will Tomasi, Rebecca Pacchiano Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Aug 10, 2025 • 52min
Why did Trump’s Cabinet give different answers for UFO sightings?
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 Skywatcher, Dr. Beatriz Villarroel’s research and why President Trump and his Cabinet provide different answers when it comes to the NJ drone sightings.
CHAPTER SUMMARY:
:45 Can archived telescope data assist Dr. Beatriz Villarroel’s research?
3:43 Why the transients are not ice crystals
7:27 Varying statements from officials on the NJ drone incident
13:36 Why did Ross ask Mike Herrera the nationality of the “men-in-black” who apprehended him?
14:32 Was Skywatcher “infiltrated” by a “red team?”
16:29 Whistleblower updates
20:17 Gerald Anderson & Roswell
23:00 Suppressed UAP technology
23:55 Ross on 3I/ATLAS
27:45 Ross’ favorite “underrated” UFO incidents
30:17 Does Ross watch UFC?
31:38 Does Ross ever sleep???
CREDITS:
Host: Ross Coulthart
Executive Producer: Andy Gipson
Editorial Producer: Meagan Ourada
Segment Producer: Christine Jenkinson
Associate Producer: Will Tomasi, Rebecca Pacchiano Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Aug 5, 2025 • 56min
Exclusive: Astronomer's new data finds possible nonhuman intelligence in space
In this episode of "Reality Check," Ross Coulthart sits down with Beatriz Villarroel, an astronomer for the Nordic Institute for Theoretical Physics. Together, they discuss her paper — which is in its peer-review stage — showing possible proof of constructed technology, or technosignatures. If confirmed, not only will this prove alien technology exists, but it will also be a momentous win in the UAP world.
Physicist: Space objects appeared, disappeared years before first satellites | Reality Check - • Physicist: Space objects appeared, disappe... #nonhumanintelligence #RossCoulthart #UAP
CREDITS
Host: Ross Coulthart
Executive Producer: Andy Gipson
Editorial Producer: Meagan Ourada
Segment Producer: Christine Jenkinson
Associate Producer: William Tomasi
Editor: Irit Nayden & Sarah Jackson
0:00 - 5:14 - INTRO
5:15 - 12:08 - EXPLAINING HER PAPER
12:09 - 29:33 - PLATE DEFECTS
29:34 - 45:17 - IS THIS ALIEN SPACECRAFT?
45:18 - 52:40 - INVESTIGATIONS THAT STILL NEED TO BE DONE
52:41 - END - OUTRO Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Aug 3, 2025 • 32min
Ross Coulthart answers questions on Lockheed Martin bombshell, protecting whistleblowers and more
Ross Coulthart explores untold stories using a fact-based approach to address various topics, including unidentified aerial phenomena and 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 Congressman Eric Burlison’s Lockheed Martin bombshell, how he vets and cultivates sources, and whether the government is running secret think tanks on the topic of disclosure.
CHAPTER SUMMARY:
:41 Eric Burlison’s Lockheed Martin bombshell
4:10 Is Congress distracting from Epstein files with UAP news?
4:46 Dr. Beatriz Villarroel’s research
9:34 Why don’t billionaires fund more UAP research projects?
14:13 Ross’ vetting process when it comes to sources
21:02 Has Ross encountered threats and intimidation while reporting on a story?
26:45 Disclosure think tanks Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Aug 1, 2025 • 1h 16min
'I was intimidated, I had surveillance, I had threats': U.S. Marine who saw craft
On "Reality Check," Ross Coulthart sits down with former U.S. Marine Michael Herrera. In 2009, Herrera was deployed on a relief operation in Sumatra, Indonesia. During the operation, Herrera says he saw a 300-foot craft, but upon sighting his unit, he was detained by mysterious "men in black." Together, they discuss Herrera's story in depth, the private companies engineering mysterious crafts and Herrera's dealings with the Senate Intelligence Committee and All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO).
Jake Barber interview: • UFO whistleblower Jake Barber would '100% ... #UFO #AARO #UAP
CREDITS:
Host: Ross Coulthart
Executive Producer: Andy Gipson
Editorial Producer: Meagan Ourada
Segment Producer: Christine Jenkinson
Associate Producer: Will Tomasi
Editor: Anthony Diasio
CHAPTER SUMMARY:
:51 Meet Mike Herrera
4:35 Mike's experience
6:22 Mike responds to critics
13:10 Mike describes craft he saw
15:00 Paramilitary arrives on site
18:45 Mike's first reaction on what he saw
27:17 Mike’s conversations with whistleblower Jake Barber
34:09 Mike describes how he was able to keep his camera during encounter
36:57 Mike describes lights on craft
39:40 Mike recalls interesting way his unit was released by paramilitary figures
41:36 Why Mike did not report incident immediately
51:16 Why members of Mike's unit have not come forward publicly
52:04 Dealing with AARO
53:45 Dealing with Senate Intelligence Committee
58:26 Mike doubles down on being willing to testify under oath to Congress
1:00:15 Mike on intimidation
1:04:08 Mike on whether he trusts AARO
1:13:57 Mike on how society could be transformed if certain technologies were publicly available Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jul 22, 2025 • 52min
Inventor says his new radar network could spot UAPs
During a trip to the Contact in the Desert UFO conference, Ross Coulthart joins engineer and inventor Mitch Randall to discuss "Passive Radar,” which he says could help spot UAPs if created and networked across the country.
Randall, who worked to modernize weather-tracking systems used by NOAA and NASA, also touches on a database to allow civilians to track and upload their own evidence of UAP sightings and his work with Harvard's Galileo Project.
00:00 - Intro
03:45 Welcome Mitch Randall
05:46 Passive radar explained
07:30 Software defined radios explained
13:23 Issues surrounding active radar, collecting data from government agencies
17:44 Randall's interest in the UAPs
19:31 Civilian UAP tracking
23:26 Testing Randall's radar systems
27:01 What a phased array radar is
30:35 Randall on the results from his work with the Harvard Galileo project
35:50 UAP stealth capabilities
38:50 Can Randall's radar systems detect low-flying drones
43:10 Securing funding for projects
47:43 Can clouds interfere with radar?
50:00 Randall on the implications of NHI Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jul 8, 2025 • 1h 6min
Skinwalker Ranch owner says former AARO Director Sean Kirkpatrick lied, shows proof | Reality Check
In this episode of "Reality Check," Ross Coulthart sits down with Skinwalker Ranch owner Brandon Fugal. The pair discuss The Wall Street Journal's failure to research before writing an article about Fugal, who also reveals he needed to defend himself against the former AARO director, Sean Kirkpatrick, after a hearing in 2018. Kirkpatrick has since denied he attended that hearing, but Fugal shows Coulthart proof that Kirkpatrick was there.
The Secret of Skinwalker Ranch: Official Series Playlist | History: • The Secret of Skinwalker Ranch: Official S...
John Dover and Sedona couple portals episodes: • Navajo ranger on hunting UFOs in tribal la...
Ross visits portal site at Bradshaw Ranch: • 'Hunting UFOs': Radar reveals alleged unde... #AARO #WSJ #SkinwalkerRanch
CREDITS:
Host: Ross Coulthart
Executive Producer: Andy Gipson
Editorial Producer: Meagan Ourada
Segment Producer: Christine Jenkinson
Associate Producer: Will Tomasi
Editor: Anthony Diasio, John Nock
CHAPTERS:
0:00 - 15:06 - WSJ failures
15:07 - 23:57 - Dire wolf testing
23:58 - 28:24 - Drilling into Skinwalker Ranch
28:25 - 46:14 - Airspace above Skinwalker Ranch
46:15 - END - Mainstream media and UFOs Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jul 6, 2025 • 43min
Ross Coulthart Q&A: Sen. Mike Rounds, whistleblower threats and the 'Buga Sphere' | Reality Check
Ross Coulthart tackles questions about his interview with U.S. Sen. Mike Rounds, R-S.D., whether Congress is being kept in the dark about UAP issues, and his unvarnished take on the "Buga Sphere," a metallic sphere reportedly found in Colombia after it was seen flying through the air.
Sen. Rounds plans to reintroduce 'UAP Disclosure Act': • EXCLUSIVE: Sen. Rounds plans to reintroduc...
Jake Barber full special with 'egg-shaped UFO': • Whistleblower reveals UAP retrieval progra...
David Grusch interview: • UFO whistleblower David Grusch: 'We are no...
CHAPTERS:
00:00-04:46 Chances of the UAP Disclosure Act passing
04:56-06:51 Was Senator Mike Rounds, (R-S.D.) fully transparent?
06:51-09:59 Is the gang of 8 being briefed on the UAP matter?
09:59-15:04 Retaliation against whistleblowers
15:04-20:00 Paul Hill’s work from NASA on the UAP matter
20:00-24:07 Abduction cases
24:07-28:31 The difference between believing and knowing
28:31-33:46 Will the government release conclusive video of NHI?
33:46-End The Buga sphere
CREDITS:
Host: Ross Coulthart
Executive Producer: Andy Gipson
Editorial Producer: Meagan Ourada
Segment Producer: Christine Jenkinson
Associate Producer: Will Tomasi
Editor: Sarah Jackson
On "Reality Check," NewsNation Special Correspondent Ross Coulthart takes a fact-based approach to tackle everything from unidentified aerial phenomena (UAPs) to mysteries often missing from the headlines.
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Jul 5, 2025 • 1h 4min
Reality Check: Greenland sighting, UAP whistleblower | Backscroll
In this special episode of "Backscroll," Ross Coulthart speaks with UFO researcher Martin Kleist, who shares footage of a UAP he captured in Greenland. He also discusses UAPs with former Green Beret Lt. Col. John Blitch and whistleblower Jake Barber's new claims of a secret government UFO crash retrieval program.
00:00 Exclusive: 'Incredible' UAP video captured in Greenland | Reality Check
59:39 Former nuclear officer, green beret says he believes UAP whistleblower | Reality Check Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jun 30, 2025 • 51min
EXCLUSIVE: Sen. Rounds plans to reintroduce 'UAP Disclosure Act' | Reality Check
In an exclusive interview with Ross Coulthart, U.S. Sen. Mike Rounds, R-S.D., says he plans to make sure the UAP Disclosure Act is reintroduced, and he believes some information on the topic of unidentified aerial phenomena has been improperly withheld. Rounds also answers questions on what Congress really knows when it comes to UAP, whether they're a national security threat and why he thinks there are things out there that we cannot explain.
Jake Barber interview: • UFO whistleblower Jake Barber would '100% ...
David Grusch interview: • UFO whistleblower David Grusch: 'We are no...
Christopher Mellon interview: • Former defense official Chris Mellon calls...
Jake Barber full special with 'egg-shaped UFO': • Whistleblower reveals UAP retrieval progra...
Host: Ross Coulthart
Executive Producer: Andy Gipson
Editorial Producer: Meagan Ourada
Segment Producer: Christine Jenkinson
Associate Producer: William Tomasi
Editor: Anthony Diasio
On "Reality Check," NewsNation Special Correspondent Ross Coulthart takes a fact-based approach to tackle everything from unidentified aerial phenomena (UAPs) to mysteries often missing from the headlines.
More Reality Check: https://www.newsnationnow.com/podcast...
Email your questions to RealityCheck@NewsNationNow.com
NewsNation is your source for fact-based, unbiased news for all Americans.
More from NewsNation: https://www.newsnationnow.com/
Get our app: https://trib.al/TBXgYpp
Find us on your screen: https://www.joinnn.com/00:00-3:38- Welcome Senator Rounds
3:39-5:31 UAP Disclosure Act and National Defense Authorization Act
5:32-7:48 Challenges and Intentions Behind the UAP Disclosure Legislation
7:49-18:42 Concerns and Opposition in the House
18:43-23:20 WSJ Reaction and Potential Disinformation
23:21-26:35 Potential National Security Implications
26:36-31:52 Compartmentalization and Secrecy in UAP Programs
31:53-45:01 FBI Investigation and Potential Federal Crimes
45:01-47:45 Reintroduction of the UAP Disclosure Act Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices


