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Simulation Hypothesis author Riz Virk is now saying that there is a 70-80 percent chance that we are living in a simulation. This week on Dreamland, we ask him WHY SUCH HIGH PROBABILITY? Riz explains his growing sense that this is a simulation, and also explores the implications of rapidly advancing artificial intelligence. Could déjà vu, synchronicities, and the Mandela Effect be evidence that reality has been altered or even restarted? We venture into lucid dreaming, near-death experiences, reincarnation, and the possibility that our lives are designed to teach us something profound. Then we turn to UFOs and nonhuman intelligence. Could the visitors themselves be avatars operating within a reality far stranger than we imagine? If life really is a game, who are the players—and what happens when it ends? Please also welcome Liberty Noakes, making her podcast debut as co-host, bringing her own fascinating questions to Riz. She will be joining Whitley as co-host from time to time and is exploring the idea of creating her own podcast. She is in the UK where she works as an artist and jewelry designer. She is also deeply interested in edge topics and widely read. (She has read all of Whitley’s books, for example, and Riz’s.) Listen now, and subscribers share your thoughts in the comments: Are we living in a simulation? Visit Riz on his website where you can order his books. Click here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Was The Key decades ahead of its time? In this extraordinary second half of our conversation, physicist Luis Quiros takes us deeper into his remarkable analysis of the mysterious visitor who appeared in my Toronto hotel room in 1998. We explore the Master’s astonishing statements about gravity, mass, quantum mechanics, and the relationship between spin and spacetime. Could his words contain clues to a fundamental breakthrough that conventional physics has yet to achieve? Then we turn to the increasingly disturbing parallels between the Master’s climate warnings and today’s scientific understanding of the Atlantic overturning circulation, Arctic methane, and the possibility of sudden, catastrophic climate change. We also explore artificial intelligence as a potential partner in humanity’s survival, mysterious chronological patterns surrounding my encounters, and the possibility that the secrets of UFO propulsion are being withheld from the very scientists who might unlock them. But the deepest question is spiritual: Could humanity’s failure to understand love and tenderness be what keeps us imprisoned in Earth’s gravity well? This is Dreamland at its most provocative, where cutting-edge physics meets the deepest mysteries of human existence. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week on Dreamland, Whitley Strieber welcomes independent researcher and engineer Luis Quiros, whose remarkable investigation of The Key opens an entirely new window on one of the strangest encounters of Whitley’s life. Quiros, based in Costa Rica, has worked at the intersection of advanced physics, artificial intelligence, and geometric algebra, and used today’s AI systems to examine what the mysterious Master of the Key said more than twenty-five years ago.  How much of what the Master said could reasonably have been known in 1998? Luis examines striking statements about climate change, gravity, consciousness, artificial intelligence and the future power of intelligent machines—ideas that appear very different when viewed from the technological world of 2026. But the discussion goes far beyond prediction. Luis discovers extraordinary parallels between the circumstances of Whitley’s encounter and ancient esoteric teaching, suggesting that “the night is the teaching.” The conversation then turns to the Master’s mysterious identity, the meaning of humanity’s “fall” into time, and astonishing correspondences between The Key and the Gospel of Thomas. Was the Master simply an extraordinarily knowledgeable man—or something far stranger? This Dreamland goes deeper into The Key than ever before. To read Luis's analysis, click here. Support this unique and vitally important website by subscribing today! Click here to get started. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week on Dreamland, Whitley Strieber welcomes Matthew Brown, the former U.S. national-security professional who emerged publicly in connection with the Immaculate Constellation UAP report. Brown describes encountering classified material that, he says, revealed a far more extensive government awareness of UAP than the public has been told.  The conversation begins with the human cost of disclosure. Brown explains why he and fellow whistleblowers Dylan Borland and Jeff Musatelli created Vanguard Enterprise, a nonprofit intended to provide legal, career, medical and community support to national-security whistleblowers who come forward with UAP information. He describes whistleblowing not as a path to fame or profit, but as something that can end careers and bring serious personal consequences.  Then the discussion moves deep inside the mystery. Brown recalls seeing UAP intelligence while working in the weapons-of-mass-destruction arena and says anomalous objects around sensitive facilities were treated inside government as an observed pattern rather than an astonishing revelation. He also describes the Immaculate Constellation briefing as presenting what appeared to be a longstanding global intelligence effort focused on UAP—including a striking case involving a large black triangle above Russian naval vessels.  The interview grows even more provocative as Brown discusses evidence he believes points toward successful reverse engineering, possible communication between governments and non-human intelligence, and an alleged agreement dating to the Truman-Eisenhower era that permitted a mysterious “third party” access to selected human beings. Brown emphasizes that many details remain unknown, but says he has enough confidence in the existence of some form of limited agreement to discuss it publicly. And then comes one of the most unsettling questions of all: Is the human mind still sovereign? Brown discusses technologies he believes may be capable of influencing perception, dreams and thought, and offers his perspective on how greater inner awareness might help people recognize when something is altering their normal state of consciousness. This is a wide-ranging Dreamland conversation about disclosure, secrecy, whistleblower risk, exotic technology, possible agreements with non-human intelligence—and what all of it may ultimately mean for human freedom. SUBSCRIBE TO UNKNOWNCOUNTRY TODAY! Click here to get started.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this interview, Dr. Joanna Kujawa discusses her new book, “Alien Goddess: UFOs, AI, and the Goddesses of Ascension,” deploying Jungian archetypes, ancient myth, Gnostic tradition, and initiatory ideas to frame the current choice between technological evolution and spiritual development. As she frames it, the choice facing humanity right now is this:  Do we eschew our spiritual traditions to instead evolve technologically, as transhumanists would apparently prefer. Kujawa argues that the technological option represents a synthetic, archontic kind of evil. She sees the UFO phenomenon as representing both sides in this battle for the human soul: hardware bait to drive us forward technologically, and celestial beings reminding us of our connections to the divine. Through the use of ancient myths like Inanna, Demeter/Persephone, and Pistis Sophia, Kujawa demonstrates how the archetypal spiritual journey of descent and ascent are as available now as they’ve ever been. To buy her book: https://a.co/d/06G2dQFs Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A few weeks ago, Whitley received a furious communication from the visitors, complaining that he needed to stop talking only about the bad things that have happened to him and look to the good side of it as well. He replied with a gentle, heartfelt response that centered around forgiveness and reconciliation. So then what happened? Did it work or not? Listen as he tells the story of how his relationship with this mysterious presence has been changed forever. An unforgettable edition of Dreamland as this gentle man brings his heart straight into the furnace of the visitors' fury. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As a child, a devastating head injury left John Seer in a coma and led to a powerful near-death experience. Years later, at just sixteen and serving in the Royal Navy, he witnessed a UFO tracked on radar and confronted by military aircraft. During the encounter, he received an astonishing message: “We are your children. Your children’s children. We are from the sea and the sky.” But that was only the beginning. Seer describes a mysterious encounter with an apparently Franciscan monk aboard a late-night train—a meeting that transformed his life and, he believes, opened him to an extraordinary stream of information about consciousness, time, the nature of reality and humanity’s future. Then the conversation takes a startling turn. Seer explains why he believes the mysterious number 137 is fundamental to reality and delivers an urgent warning about artificial intelligence, including crucial turning points he associates with 2027 and 2037. This is Dreamland at the edge of the unknown: UFOs, near-death experience, future humans, consciousness, AI—and the possibility that all of them are connected. Not an Unknowncountry subscriber? The perfect time to start is always RIGHT NOW. Click here to explore our inexpensive recurring and one-time-only plans. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mark Booth returns to Dreamland for one of the strangest shows we have ever recorded. Mark’s new book, The Secret History of the Universe, explores an ancient idea now reappearing at the edges of modern physics: that consciousness may be more fundamental than matter, and that the universe itself may be permeated by intelligence. Mark and Whitley follow this possibility into some extraordinary territory—quantum physics, mystical experience, the nature of nonhuman intelligence, Wolfgang Pauli and Carl Jung, the mysterious fine-structure constant, and the possibility that mathematical truths exist independently of the physical universe. Then the conversation takes a darker turn. What happens when the strange forces discovered in quantum physics are amplified by human technology? Mark examines the Manhattan Project, Jack Parsons and the occult origins surrounding JPL, Operation Paperclip, artificial intelligence, and the disturbing possibility that modern science has unknowingly crossed boundaries once approached through magic and mysticism. And just as Mark and Whitley begin discussing black magic and its possible influence on American science, the recording itself starts behaving very strangely. Mark can be heard on the recording—but Whitley can no longer hear him. The interview has to be stopped and resumed days later. As we emerge into the greater universe, is something very dark trying to stop us??  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week on Dreamland, Whitley Strieber welcomes filmmaker Ron James, creator of Accidental Truth: UFO Revelations and its provocative sequel, Accidental Truth—Next: Beyond UFO Disclosure. Together, they move past the familiar arguments about unexplained objects and secret retrieval programs to confront the deeper questions: Who controls disclosure? What are they afraid to reveal? And could nonhuman intelligence itself be determining how much humanity is permitted to know? Ron describes what he calls the “devil’s deal”—the moment politicians, journalists and researchers accept classified information they cannot share and become part of the secrecy they once promised to expose. He and Whitley also explore alleged exotic materials, the disappearance of evidence, managed whistleblowers, artificial intelligence, consciousness and the possibility that our physical reality is only one level of a far larger system. Most importantly, they ask why experiencers—the people who have actually encountered the phenomenon—remain excluded from the official conversation. Real disclosure will not begin in Congress. It will begin when the experiences of ordinary people can no longer be dismissed.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Disclosure is coming—but what happens when the truth is filtered through institutions that already fear it? Retired government attorney and lifelong experiencer Jim Lough comes to Dreamland with an explosive warning: if political, military, intelligence, or religious authorities define nonhuman intelligence as demonic, experiencers could be branded as collaborators, corrupted witnesses—or even enemies. We are not just in debate right now about whether UFOs are real. We are also in a battle for control of the story...and therefore also for the lives and well-being of the people who have experienced contact. Jim reveals why the government may release only the version of disclosure that protects itself, why society is dangerously unprepared for the implications of telepathy, life after death, abduction, and contact—and why experiencers urgently need legal, religious, and psychological protections. He also recounts extraordinary out-of-body journeys, mysterious interference with his phone and computer, and a terrifying attempt to force his car off a freeway after he spoke publicly about experiencer civil rights. The military does not own contact. Scientists do not own it. The government does not own it. The relationship with the unknown belongs to US, not the goverment—but we will have to fight to own it. Not an Unknowncountry subscriber? The perfect time to start is always RIGHT NOW. Click here to explore our inexpensive recurring and one-time-only plans. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this episode, monthly guest host James Faulk (host of the Neon Galactic podcast) interviews author Mike Fiorito on creativity, the alien, and inspiration, as well as the evident similarities between music, other sounds, and the deepest layers of reality. They explore the nature of artistic inspiration, drawing parallels to scientific epiphanies and the concept of the daemon. Often, it is reported by both artists and scientists that their best ideas seem to arrive, whole, from another realm or entity. What is that? Is it from within, a higher self, or from without? Fiorito also shares stories from his books, “The Inner Space of Outer Space,” and “UFOSymphonic,” including anomalous experiences involving music and sound, episodes that are often linked to grief or trauma. The conversation then examines how music and sound can act as a bridge to transcendent experiences, with references to synchronicity, vibration, and the role of musicians as modern shamans. The dialogue also emphasizes the co-creative aspect of phenomena and the importance of humility and open-minded inquiry in exploring these mysteries. To learn more, visit www.mikefiorito.com Not an Unknowncountry subscriber? The perfect time to start is always RIGHT NOW. Click here to explore our inexpensive recurring and one-time-only plans. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Subscribe to Unknowncountry today! It's summer and we are desperate. PLEASE join us! Click here to explore our inexpensive options. Could the close-encounter experience leave measurable evidence in human DNA? This week on Dreamland, Whitley asks this provocative question of a molecular geneticist who thinks he can find the answer. Dr. Max Rempel, creator of the Starseed Genetics Project is using full-genome sequencing to investigate whether experiencers and families with histories of contact possess unusual genetic patterns—including mutations, insertions or recurring markers that might distinguish them from the general population. Rempel explains why DNA from a mother, father and child provides the strongest test, and how individual genomes can also be compared with human genetic databases and with those of other experiencers. He emphasizes that his work is still in its preliminary stages and that much larger numbers will be needed before meaningful conclusions can be drawn. Then the conversation goes much deeper. Whitley points out that there are experiencers with proof positive in the form of implants, documented injuries and multiple witness encounters. Many of them report things like telepathy, precognition and remote viewing capabilities that came to them with their encounters. So, is the human species being altered, and might ancient DNA reveal earlier interventions in human development? Could humanity itself be approaching the emergence of a new kind of consciousness? Whitley also discusses his own lifelong experiences and asks whether experiencers are being misunderstood—not as dangers, but as potential participants in a transformation we have barely begun to comprehend. A provocative meeting of genetics, contact and the deepest mystery of human identity. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What if contact isn’t an isolated event—but a legacy carried through generations? In this Dreamland episode, Whitley Strieber speaks with Laurie, a close encounter witness whose experiences reach deep into her family’s past—and continue into the present in ways that challenge everything we think we know about contact. Her story begins long before she was born, with a lineage tied to ancient European traditions and a startling encounter in the 1940s, when a golden orb descended from the sky and examined her family before vanishing. From there, the experiences unfold across decades: the famous Kecksburg incident witnessed as a child, mysterious orbs outside her window, a massive hovering craft and missing time, and later, repeated visitations from small beings who appeared in her bedroom over a period of years. But this is more than a series of encounters. It is a life shaped by an unseen presence—one that seems to guide, observe, and at times, take control. Laurie’s account is remarkable not only for its intensity, but for its clarity. There is little fear here—only curiosity, resilience, and a growing sense that these events may be part of something far larger than a single life. Why do some families seem marked for contact across generations? What is the connection between ancient traditions, folklore, and modern encounters? And what happens when memory itself begins to return? Fasten your seatbelts. This is not just a story—it is a journey into the enduring mystery of human contact with the unknown. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A totally wild tale told by a gentle woman who has support from family members about what has to be one of the most revealing and amazing story of extreme experiences we're ever going to hear. Plus, throughout the interview, Whitley keeps reporting bizarre experiences of deja-vu, a first in the entire history of Dreamland. He says, "when I first laid eyes on her, it was as if I had known her for years. Then it kept feeling like I had ALREADY DONE the interview, and was repeating myself. Very, very anomalous for me."  This wonderful story reminds us of a truth that the powers that be would prefer we forget: we are MORE and WE are the mystery here! DON'T MISS THE BOOK. It is PACKED with amazing information, including rare and important stuff like a discussion (mentioned in Dreamland also) about the brain frequencies associated with the out-of-body experience. Click here to shop for it. Not an Unknowncountry subscriber? The perfect time to start is always RIGHT NOW. Click here to explore our inexpensive recurring and one-time-only plans. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week on Dreamland, Whitley welcomes Ronnie Pontiac, writer, scholar of esoteric traditions, and longtime student of the hidden spiritual currents that have shaped human history. Ronnie’s new book, The Unobstructed Way, reopens the astonishing story of Stuart Edward White and Betty Grant White, whose early 20th-century communications with “the invisibles” offered a profound vision of consciousness, immortality, and the afterlife as realities present here and now. Ronnie takes us into the forgotten world of the Betty Books, the Ouija board incident of 1919, the development of Betty’s mediumship, and the idea that awakening is not a heroic struggle but a release from the obstructions created by fear, habit, and the mind itself. He also shares deeply personal stories of his years with Manly P. Hall and of his wife Tamara, whose love, wisdom, and continued presence after death have transformed his understanding of survival and spiritual contact. Together, Whitley and Ronnie explore the “vortex” of fear that traps human life, and the unobstructed consciousness that may be our true home. Get Ronnie and Tamra's book today. Click here. Click here to join Unknowncountry.com's great site and access our tremendous archive of shows! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices