On episode 161 of SOMEWHERE IN THE SKIES, the Time Lord himself, Micah Hanks, returns to guide us through time and space back to the age of antiquity to speculate what UFOs looked like, or how they were perceived throughout the ages. Tracing aerial phenomena in ancient times, the middle ages, up through the modern era and today, we hear the incredible ways that Hanks and other UFO researchers are using modern-day technology to investigate aerial phenomena of centuries past. From cosmic anchors b...
May 18, 2020•1 hr 45 min•Season 1Ep. 161
On this Bonus Episode of SOMEWHERE IN THE SKIES, Ryan is joined by fellow Rogue Planeteer and UFO researcher/author, Jason McClellan. They discuss the recent "official" release of the Navy UFO videos by the Department of Defense, the first recruitment video for Space Force and its possible ties to To the Stars Academy, a controversial tweet made by Neil DeGrasse Tyson about the Navy UFO videos and alien question, and then the guys give us the rundown on All the Strange... a FREE virtual eXpo com...
May 12, 2020•42 min
On episode 160 of SOMEWHERE IN THE SKIES, Ryan welcomes Chuck Zukowski and Heather Taddy, two of the investigators on the television series, Alien Highway . In this candid conversation, they run us through the entire series and the compelling evidence they came across while investigating UFOs across the United States. From cattle mutilations to alien abductions. From underwater UFO bases to Roswell UFO wreckage left behind. And just exactly what the hell was interdimensional creature they caught...
May 11, 2020•2 hr 28 min•Season 1Ep. 160
On episode 159 of SOMEWHERE IN THE SKIES, UFO Jane of the Weird UFO Show takes the hosting seat for an epic panel discussion with actor/comedian, Dave Foley, investigative filmmaker, Jeremy Corbell, and of course... Ryan! The panel originally aired during a special fifteen hour-long virtual UFO lockdown event created, curated, and hosted by UFO Jane. In this panel, the group discuss the Navy UFO videos, the process of belief versus the acceptance of facts and evidence, and of course with Jeremy ...
May 04, 2020•1 hr 26 min•Season 1Ep. 159
On episode 158 of SOMEWHERE IN THE SKIES, we head down to the dark and dingy basement office of NY Post journalist, Steven Greenstreet. After the bombshell news of a secret Pentagon UFO program was released to the world, news outlets scurried to play catch-up on this highly intriguing news. Luckily, the NY Post had Steven Greenstreet on hand who had a keen interest in the UFO topic. Thus, The Basement Office web-series was created. Along with Nick Pope, a former government official who researche...
Apr 27, 2020•1 hr 3 min•Season 1Ep. 158
On episode 157 of SOMEWHERE IN THE SKIES, we are taking a sharp turn and heading down the spectral path of the paranormal and supernatural with Sapphire Sandalo. No stranger to the unknown, Sapphire navigates us through her own personal journey of Filipino folklore and familial stories. She then shares some of her favorite accounts of the strange, the dark, the light, and the mystifying from her hit new podcast, Stories with Sapphire. Then, she and Ryan tackle the Ouija board, simulation theory,...
Apr 20, 2020•1 hr 12 min•Season 1Ep. 157
In this bonus episode of SOMEWHERE IN THE SKIES, Andrew Sanford returns to review yet another film that would go down in the annals of alien abduction history; but not exactly in the best of ways. Polarizing in every sense of the word, Communion , adapted from the New York Times Best-Selling book of the same name, tells the story of real-life horror novelist, Whitley Strieber. On December 26th, 1985, at a secluded cabin in upstate New York, Whitley Strieber joined his wife and son for a weekend ...
Apr 17, 2020•1 hr 43 min
On episode 156 of SOMEWHERE IN THE SKIES, we hear another powerful and deeply profound set of UFO accounts from the voices of those who experienced them. From V-Shaped formations of lights over Colorado to saucer-shaped craft floating over the skies of California. From multi-witnessed accounts with completely different perceptions and memories of the event to a strange flash of self-illuminating light terrifies and amazes a dozen small children in Nova Scotia. This and so much more in yet anothe...
Apr 13, 2020•59 min•Season 1Ep. 156
On episode 155 of SOMEWHERE IN THE SKIES, Andrew Sanford returns to review the 2013 horror/sci-fi film, DARK SKIES. As the Barrett family's peaceful suburban life is rocked by an escalating series of disturbing events, they come to learn that a terrifying and deadly force is after them, one which may have arrived from beyond the stars. This polarizing film draws on decades of authentic alien abduction cases and research, mashing it in to a smorgasbord of paranormal, supernatural, and ufological ...
Apr 06, 2020•1 hr 38 min•Season 1Ep. 155
On episode 154 of SOMEWHERE IN THE SKIES, Ryan is joined once again by author and journalist, Mike Damante. They discuss the current global pandemic and then dive in to several articles over at Damante's website, PunkRockandUFOs.com . It's a laid back conversation in a stressful time for humanity. So sit back, relax, and let's talk UFOs! Watch the video version of this episode right now on the YouTube channel! Ryan will be tentatively speaking at Contact in the Desert this Spring. (Pending COVID...
Mar 30, 2020•58 min•Season 1Ep. 154
On this bonus episode of SOMEWHERE IN THE SKIES, we hear from podcasters, researchers, listeners, and friends from across the United States and abroad as they share their personal thoughts, feelings, and experiences through the COVID-19 pandemic. Many find themselves out of work, self-quarantined, and even on city or state-wide lockdowns. How do they pass the time? What are they working on in terms of podcasting and researching? But most importantly, how can we lift each other up when we've been...
Mar 27, 2020•1 hr 16 min
On episode 153 of SOMEWHERE IN THE SKIES, we are joined by UFO and cryptid researcher, Chris Holm. Chris hosts the Conspire a Theory podcast which covers such topics as the paranormal, skeptical insights, fandom, and hot topic comedy. Chris discusses what got him interested in UFOs and the paranormal, some of his personal experiences, and then he and Ryan dig deep in to Chris's approaches to interviewing witnesses and the value of stories. Featured Image by Chris Holm Subscribe to the Conspire a...
Mar 23, 2020•1 hr 13 min•Season 1Ep. 153
On episode 152 of SOMEWHERE IN THE SKIES, Ryan speaks with filmmaker, Seth Breedlove, and investigator and podcast host, Shannon LeGro about their new docu-series, On the Trail of UFOs . On the Trail of UFOs takes an in-depth look at the current state of unidentified flying objects and America's constantly-evolving relationship with the subject. With UFOs being written and talked about in major news outlets and behind closed doors in Washington D.C., Breedlove and series host Shannon Legro set o...
Mar 16, 2020•1 hr 49 min•Season 1Ep. 152
On episode 151 of SOMEWHERE IN THE SKIES, Ryan is joined in-studio by Leslie Kean and Mike Anthony to talk all about their extensive work looking in to a subject many refuse to think about; death. What happens when we die? Our body ceases to function, but what about that unknown force within us? Is it consciousness or a soul. Are they different or one in the same? Have we lived many lives before and can we remember them? And most importantly, can we survive death? Returning this week is investig...
Mar 09, 2020•1 hr 35 min•Season 1Ep. 151
On episode 150 of SOMEWHERE IN THE SKIES, Ryan welcomes first-time guest, Leslie Kean, and past guest, Diana Walsh Pasulka to the podcast. The UFO topic has gone mainstream like never before, and these two individuals were at the forefront of that huge cultural shift. Leslie Kean is the author of the New York Times Best-Selling book, UFOs: Generals, Pilots, and Government Officials Go on the Record . She also co-authored the 2017 bombshell New York Times article, Glowing Auras and ‘Black Money’:...
Mar 02, 2020•1 hr 10 min•Season 1Ep. 150
On episode 149 of SOMEWHERE IN THE SKIES, Ryan is joined by science writer, Sarah Scoles, to discuss her upcoming book, They Are Already Here: UFO Culture and Why We See Saucers . The book is an anthropological look at the UFO community, told through first-person experiences with researchers in their element as they pursue what they see as a solvable mystery―both terrestrial and cosmic. In the book, and in this conversation, we meet the bigwigs, the scrappy upstarts, the field investigators, the...
Feb 23, 2020•1 hr 8 min•Season 1Ep. 149
On episode 148 of SOMEWHERE IN THE SKIES, we bring together a collection of UFO sightings and encounters from listeners, culminating it yet another powerful volume of Witness Accounts. Stretching across continents, time, and space, we hear the extraordinary stories of those who have come face-to-face with the mysteries that lay somewhere in the skies. Ryan would like to thank each and every person who shared their story. Without you, these episodes would never exist. Each story has value, and br...
Feb 17, 2020•47 min•Season 1Ep. 148
On episode 147 of SOMEWHERE IN THE SKIES, MJ Banias returns for a special volume of Somewhere in the Whiskey! We hear all about MJ's recent trip to the highly secretive and mysterious Skinwalker Ranch. How did he gain full access and what did he see, hear, and learn while exploring the property? Then MJ and Ryan discuss the possible alien materials that TTSA and the U.S. Army are now in possession of, and then they go down the cultural rabbit-hole that is Ufology. It's a wide-ranging discussion ...
Feb 10, 2020•1 hr 30 min•Season 1Ep. 147
On episode 146 of SOMEWHERE IN THE SKIES, we continue our Project Blue Book conversations with the creator and writer of the titular television series on the History Channel, David O'Leary. He returns to give us the inside scoop on what to expect in season 2 of this hit show. How is J. Allen Hynek involved with the Roswell incident? What brings he and his partner to Area 51? And where is the Project Blue Book team heading throughout this explosive new season? This and much more as we dive in to ...
Feb 03, 2020•42 min•Season 1Ep. 146
On episode 145 of SOMEWHERE IN THE SKIES, Ryan is joined by filmmaker, Project Blue Book consultant, and professor, Paul Hynek. In this conversation, Paul talks about what it was like growing up in a home where UFOs were everyday conversation over the dinner table. We then hear all about his father's experiences working with the U.S. Air Force in their official investigation of UFOs; Project Blue Book. What does Paul think of how the History Channel television series has treated his father's lif...
Jan 26, 2020•1 hr•Season 1Ep. 145
On episode 144 of SOMEWHERE IN THE SKIES, the entire Rogue Planet crew is tackling the often under-reported, but fascinating theories and experiences of astronauts pertaining to the UFO and alien topics. Inspired by recent remarks on aliens from the first ever British astronaut, Helen Sharman, the crew talks about similar remarks by Edgar Mitchell, Gordon Cooper, Story Musgrave, and Scott Kelly. Then they talk about the "Russian Cosmic-Power Couple", Pavel and Marina Popovich and their long care...
Jan 20, 2020•38 min•Season 1Ep. 144
On episode 143 of SOMEWHERE IN THE SKIES, Shannon LeGro returns to talk all about her new book, Beyond the Fray: Bigfoot , which features personal eyewitness accounts and terrifying encounters with Bigfoot and several other mysterious creatures. Most were taken from the transcripts of Shannon's popular podcast, Into the Fray . After hearing several of Shannon's favorite stories from the book, we move on to her other major project of 2020 which is hosting the upcoming Small Town Monsters docu-ser...
Jan 13, 2020•1 hr 33 min•Season 1Ep. 143
On episode 142 of SOMEWHERE IN THE SKIES, we go back to 1974 in Jacksonville, Florida. Terri Betz, the son of Antoine and Gerri Betz, stumbles upon a strange metal sphere in the woods near their home. Upon bringing it back to their house, it began to exhibit unusual behavior. Soon, the press comes to interview the family and all Hell breaks loose. Within months, the U.S. Navy, Marines, and prominent scientists and UFO researchers flock to Florida to figure out just what exactly these sphere may ...
Jan 06, 2020•48 min•Season 1Ep. 142
On episode 141 of SOMEWHERE IN THE SKIES, the entire Rogue Planet crew is in attendance. As the year comes to a close, Jason McClellan, Maureen Elsberry, Shane Hurd, and Ryan run down the top 10 UFO-related stories from the past decade. Gary McKinnon Frank Kimbler Homeland Security UFO Area 51 “Declassified” Citizen Hearing Roswell Slides Hillary Clinton Commercial Flights & UFOs AATIP/TTSA Storm Area 51 Links to some things mentioned in this episode: Edge of Reality (Lee Speigel’s podcast) ...
Dec 30, 2019•1 hr 12 min•Season 1Ep. 141
On episode 140 of SOMEWHERE IN THE SKIES, Ryan is the guest as Jim Perry, host of the Euphomet Podcast arrives in New York City to conduct one of the most personal interviews Ryan has ever taken part in. Recorded across Queens and Manhattan, the two discuss Ryan's experiences as a playwright and artist, his growing interest and initiation in to the harsh realms of the paranormal, and why he continues to look for answers somewhere in the skies. Originally broadcast on Euphomet , this deeply perso...
Dec 23, 2019•39 min•Season 1Ep. 140
On episode 139 of SOMEWHERE IN THE SKIES, we tackle one of the most well-known and well documented UFO events of all time; The Rendlesham Forest UFO incident. Often dubbed "Britain's Roswell", this event took place over three consecutive nights in a forest between two joint military bases in Suffolk, England in December of 1980. Set amongst the backdrop of the Cold War, US Forces were stationed in England in case of a Soviet attack. Unbeknownst to British forces, the US were secretly housing nuc...
Dec 16, 2019•49 min•Season 1Ep. 139
On episode 138 of SOMEWHERE IN THE SKIES, Ryan is joined by Greg Newkirk and Connor J. Randall, members of the investigative team and executive producers of HELLIER an independent paranormal documentary series. They discuss the highly anticipated second season that digs deeper in to the mysteries surrounding Hellier and beyond. In 2012, Greg Newkirk received an email from a man calling himself David Christie, who claimed that he and his family were being terrorized by unearthly creatures by nigh...
Dec 09, 2019•1 hr 25 min•Season 1Ep. 138
On episode 137 of SOMEWHERE IN THE SKIES, Ryan is joined by Bryce Johnson and Ronny LeBlanc of the new Travel Channel television series, Expedition Bigfoot . We hear all about how they got involved in the world of Bigfoot, their thoughts and theories on just what Bigfoot might be, and then then give us some hints at what's to come in the eight-part series premiering December 8th! Official Synopsis: An elite team of Sasquatch specialists journey into the unforgiving Oregon wilderness in search of...
Dec 02, 2019•1 hr•Season 1Ep. 137
On episode 136 of SOMEWHERE IN THE SKIES, Ryan is joined by Jason McClellan and Maureen Elsberry, both of Rogue Planet's UNKNOWN podcast, to discuss the latest news in UFO material acquisition. What exactly is the new partnership between Tom DeLonge's To the Stars Academy and the U.S. Army? What materials does the academy have, how did they obtain them, and what exactly does the army hope to do with this possible game-changing technology? The three discuss their own experiences with claimed UFO ...
Nov 25, 2019•46 min•Season 1Ep. 136
On episode 135 of SOMEWHERE IN THE SKIES, we take a trip to Russia to bring you a story so mysterious and so tragic, that it remains one of the most controversial unsolved cases in history. On February 2nd, 1959, nine highly experienced members of the Ural Polytechnical Institute set off on a challenging trek through the Ural mountains with their leader, Igor Dyatlov. But something happened in the middle of the night that caused the group to rip their tent open from the inside and wander through...
Nov 18, 2019•32 min•Season 1Ep. 135
