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The Micah Hanks Program
The Micah Hanks Program is a weekly podcast that covers science and the mysteries of our universe. Taking a critically-minded approach to the study of our world, each week Micah presents commentary and discussions with guests on subjects that include mysteries of physics and astronomy, the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI), UFOs, myths and folklore, archaeology and ancient mysteries, artificial intelligence, futurism, cryptozoology, science fiction, and entertainment. Each week we…
Episodes
The Micah Hanks ProgramUAP Indications: Analysis and Intentions of the Operators | MHP 06.25.25.
Since the Second World War, sightings of anomalous phenomena near U.S. strategic sites have been logged, pointing to what some interpret as a serious national…
The Micah Hanks ProgramThe Pentagon's UFO Problem: Truth, Lies, and Anomalies | MHP 06.17.25.
Following a recent "bombshell" report by the Wall Street Journal revealing the Pentagon's secretive disinformation efforts involving UFOs since the Cold War…
The Micah Hanks ProgramOperation Deception: The Pentagon's UFO Disinfo Campaign | MHP 06.11.25.
Throughout the Cold War, the Pentagon secretly produced fake images, documents, and other materials related to alleged UFO programs, which were leaked through…
The Micah Hanks ProgramThe Tic Tac Report: BAASS Document Leaks and AAWSAP Secrets | MHP 06.02.25.
Between 2008 and 2010, a secretive program within the Defense Intelligence Agency investigated several high-profile UAP incidents, exploring their national…
The Micah Hanks ProgramThe Mystery Spheres: A Case History of Spherical UAP Curiosities | MHP 05.27.25.
A mysterious metallic sphere allegedly discovered near Buga, Columbia, has recently made headlines, after viral videos appeared online which claim to show the…
The Micah Hanks ProgramUFOs and Intelligence: FBI Briefings, Japan's 'AARO', and DoD UAP Videos | MHP 05.20.25.
Recently on Capitol Hill, lawmakers were provided a classified briefing on UAP by the FBI, and now several U.S. Representatives are saying the Bureau needs to…
The Micah Hanks ProgramImmaculate Confusion: Truth, Lies, & UAP Media Controversies | MHP 05.12.25.
In recent days, a bombshell NewsNation's special, "Hunting UFOs: The Desert Sky Mystery," hosted by Ross Coulthart, told the story of Border Patrol agent Bob…
The Micah Hanks ProgramEyes in the Skies: Spy Balloons, AARO, and UAPs on Capitol Hill | MHP 05.05.25.
In 2023, a massive Chinese spy balloon drifted through U.S. airspace before being shot down off the South Carolina coast. Since that time, much has been…
The Micah Hanks ProgramEchoes of the Ancients: Denisovans, Genetic Ghosts, and Relicts from the Past | MHP 04.29.25.
Recent advances in genetics and paleoanthropology are revealing a complex world where multiple hominin species coexisted, interbred, and left behind their DNA…
The Micah Hanks ProgramThe UFO Conspiracy: Aliens, Bias, and the Myth of the UFO Expert | MHP 04.22.25.
This week, the potential discovery of signs of biosignatures in the atmosphere of a distant planet has aliens on the minds of many scholars. Meanwhile, a…
The Micah Hanks ProgramReturn of the Tic Tacs: The USS Jackson UAP Incident | MHP 04.15.25
In 2004, an incident involving an unidentified aerospace vehicle encountered by personnel serving aboard the USS Nimitz carrier strike group off the Baja…
The Micah Hanks ProgramResurrection: Genetic 'De-Extinction' and Life Not as We Know It | MHP 04.08.25.
In what is likely to be one of the major science stories of the year, Texas-based Colossal Biosciences has brought the dire wolf—or at least something very…
The Micah Hanks ProgramThe Anomaly Files: The U.S. Government's Pursuit of the Unexplained | MHP 03.31.25.
For many decades, agencies within the United States government have collected information on a range of different unexplained phenomena. From military…
The Micah Hanks ProgramThe JFK Files: The CIA and the Birth of the Deep State | MHP 03.25.25.
On November 22, 1963, John F. Kennedy, the 35th president of the United States, became the victim of an assassin's bullet during a motorcade visit through…
The Micah Hanks ProgramNon-Human Intelligence: A Strategy for Research | MHP 03.18.25
It is one of the greatest questions humankind has ever faced: are we alone in the cosmos? If alien life on other worlds exists, are there intelligent forms…
The Micah Hanks ProgramThe Dark Age of Science: Avi Loeb and the Search for Alien Life | MHP 03.11.25.
Are we entering a "Dark Age of Science?" Recent controversies involving phenomena in our universe that include the ongoing debate over dark matter and dark…
The Micah Hanks ProgramThe Colorado Drone Mystery: The 'Obscurum' Files | MHP 03.03.25.
In late 2019, residents of Colorado and Nebraska were perplexed by a sudden wave of mystery drone sightings that, to date, remain unexplained. The bizarre…
The Micah Hanks ProgramJacques Vallée: In Pursuit of Forbidden Science | MHP 02.25.25.
Few have worked longer and with more passion toward understanding the unexplained than astronomer, computer scientist, and internet pioneer Jacques Vallée, who…
The Micah Hanks ProgramThe UFO Messengers of Deception | 02.18.25.
For decades, belief in unidentified aerial phenomena has found its way into the ideas espoused by a number of religious and political groups, as well as other…
The Micah Hanks ProgramThe Task Force on the Declassification of Federal Secrets | MHP 02.11.25
On Tuesday, Florida Representative Anna Paulina Luna announced the formation of a new government task force that aims to investigate and declassify U.S…
The Micah Hanks ProgramThe FBI's UFO X-Files | MHP 02.05.25.
Controversy is brewing in Washington, and recent reports indicate that the jobs of potentially large numbers of FBI agents may be in jeopardy resulting from a…
The Micah Hanks ProgramThe Summoners: Whistleblower Claims and the 'CE-5 Protocol' | MHP 01.28.25.
Claims involving an alleged secret government retrieval program continue to dominate the UAP discussion following the recent airing of an interview with Jacob…
The Micah Hanks ProgramCovert Controversy: The Jacob Barber UAP Allegations | MHP 01.21.25.
On Saturday, an exclusive interview aired on News Nation in which Jacob Barber, a retired U.S. Air Force serviceman, made a bombshell claim to Australian…
The Micah Hanks ProgramSightings III: Anomalous Encounters and Secret Technologies | MHP 01.14.25.
Witnesses from all parts of the world spanning several decades have reported sightings of mysterious phenomena in our skies. Currently, these phenomena are…
The Micah Hanks ProgramIncident in Las Vegas: New Year's Attacks, UAP Secrets, & Conspiracy Claims | MHP 01.07.25.
As 2025 kicks off, U.S. officials have been on high alert following a pair of New Years Day attacks that occurred in separate American cities only hours apart…
The Micah Hanks Program2025 Predictions: A New Year of UAP and AI Revelations? | MHP 12.30.24.
From humanity's interstellar ambitions, to the rise of quantum computing, AI, and the U.S. government's investigations into UAP, 2024 has been another…
The Micah Hanks ProgramThe Curious Case of 'Navy X' and 2024 UAP Revelations | MHP 12.23.24.
In recent days, following the release of "The Program," the latest documentary offering by filmmaker James Fox, an alleged U.S. government whistleblower…
The Micah Hanks ProgramDrones: The Making of a Modern UFO Flap | MHP 12.16.24.
Since November, American East Coast residents and U.S. officials have demanded clarity after a wave of drone sightings occurring over New Jersey and New York…
The Micah Hanks ProgramIncursions: Mystery Drones Over New Jersey | MHP 12.10.24.
Since mid-November, ongoing sightings of "mystery drones" in the skies over New Jersey have sparked alarm among residents, as officials continue to investigate…
The Micah Hanks ProgramThe Mystery Drones: Incursions in UK Airspace | MHP 12.03.24.
In late November, a series of concerning incidents began to unfold in the skies above several U.S. Air Force bases in the United Kingdom. For several days…
The Micah Hanks ProgramAARO Goes on the Record | MHP 11.26.24.
Last week, the new director of the Pentagon's All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO), Dr. Jon Kosloski, made his first official public appearance before…
The Micah Hanks ProgramThe 2024 AARO Report and the Immaculate Constellation Controversy | MHP 11.19.24.
Shortly after another bombshell Congressional hearing on unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAP), the Pentagon's All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO)…
The Micah Hanks ProgramThe 2024 Congressional UAP Hearing | MHP 11.14.24.
On Wednesday, lawmakers convened on Capitol Hill for the latest in a series of Congressional hearings on unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAP). Testifying…
The Micah Hanks ProgramTwilight of Empires: Societal Collapse and the Lost Civilization Enigma | MHP 11.06.24.
Throughout the history of civilization, the rise and fall of empires has remained one of the most striking phenomena that impacts societies. Ancient cultures…
The Micah Hanks ProgramThe Horror Out of Time: Time Travel, UAP, and Cosmic Enigmas | MHP 10.30.24.
"Conflict with time seems to me the most potent and fruitful theme in all human expression," wrote the acclaimed writer of weird fiction H.P. Lovecraft, who…
The Micah Hanks ProgramUFOs & Counterintelligence: False Narratives & Fake UAP Programs | MHP 10.22.24.
For decades, rumors have suggested the existence of secret U.S. government programs involved in the study and possible retrieval of mysterious craft of…
The Micah Hanks ProgramImmaculate Constellation: UAP Bombshell or Disinformation? | MHP 10.16.24.
Recently, independent journalist Michael Shellenberger reported on the allegations of an alleged U.S. government insider who claims they discovered evidence of…
The Micah Hanks ProgramMisinformation: Helene Rumors and Conspiracy Theories | 10.09.24.
Following the devastation of Hurricane Helene, misinformation and conspiracy theories have spread widely, hampering recovery efforts. This, in addition to new…
The Micah Hanks ProgramHurricane Helene: Report from the Front Lines of a Disaster Zone | MHP 10.05.24.
In the final days of September, 2024, Hurricane Helene made landfall over the southeastern United States, causing widespread destruction that affected several…
The Micah Hanks ProgramSalvatore Pais and the U.S. Navy's 'UFO' Patent Controversy | MHP 09.24.24.
Between 2016 and 2019, a series of secretive tests were conducted by the U.S. Navy into a mysterious phenomenon that became known as "The Pais Effect." The…
The Micah Hanks ProgramSkinwalker Ranch: Journey to a Notorious Hotspot for the Unexplained | MHP 09.17.24.
Skinwalker Ranch, located in the Uintah Basin of northeastern Utah, is renowned for its reputation as a hotspot for unexplained phenomena. The 512-acre…
The Micah Hanks ProgramThe Hunt for Darkstar: America's Next Top Secret Spy Plane | MHP 09.10.24.
In 2013, a feature article appeared on the website of legendary aerospace and defense giant Lockheed Martin that quickly had aviation buffs talking. The piece…
The Micah Hanks ProgramArrival of the Saucers: Eghigian on the History UAP | MHP 09.03.24.
In the years immediately following the Second World War, sightings of strange phenomena in our skies gave rise to one of the strangest developments of the…
The Micah Hanks ProgramEmergence: Aliens, Crashes, and the Origins of the Modern UFO Mythos | MHP 08.27.24.
Throughout the final decades of the 20th century, strange beliefs began to pervade the UFO research community. Ranging from stories of alleged flying saucer…
The Micah Hanks ProgramTake Me To Your Lawyer: UAP, SETI, and the Law of Contact | MHP 08.20.24.
As humans continue to search the cosmos for evidence of intelligent life from other worlds, and the UAP debate suggests the possibility that it may already…
The Micah Hanks ProgramSightings II: Status Report From the Case Files of the UAPSRS | MHP 08.13.24.
Over the decades, sightings of mysterious objects in our skies have been reported from all over the world. Boasting a wide range of physical features…
The Micah Hanks ProgramUnit 731: Operation Paperclip of the East and the Roswell Controversy | MHP 08.06.24.
After the surrender of Japan that marked the end of the Second World War, American forces began to unravel clues to the existence of a disturbing secret…
The Micah Hanks ProgramOperation Paperclip: Nazi Scientists & the UFO Connection | MHP 07.31.24.
In postwar America, a shocking secret program was undertaken to bring former Nazi scientists to the United States, in order to maintain a strategic advantage…
The Micah Hanks ProgramThe Operators: UAP Intentions and the Atomic Connection | MHP 07.23.24.
In the early 1940s, the world was engulfed in the Second World War. During the height of the battle, a secretive scientific endeavor began to take shape, The…
The Micah Hanks ProgramThe Roswell Material: Oak Ridge & AARO Analyze 'Art's Parts' | MHP 07.17.24.
In 1996, radio host Art Bell received a mysterious package containing small metallic samples and an incredible story. According to the anonymous author of the…
The Micah Hanks ProgramAARO Audit: UAP, Roswell, and the GAO | MHP 07.08.24.
In the summer of 1995, following a congressional request, the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) investigated documents related to the alleged crash…
The Micah Hanks ProgramThe UAP Singularity | MHP 07.01.24.
As humanity continues its journey forward into the era of artificial intelligence, many leading futurists are looking ahead to what the following decades may…
The Micah Hanks ProgramUSOs: Mystery Submarines and Undersea Anomalies | MHP 06.24.24.
During the Cold War, sightings of strange "mystery submarines" were reported in various parts of the world, from the coastal waters of Scandinavian countries…
The Micah Hanks ProgramEmergency in Orbit: Accidents and Unknowns in Outer Space | MHP 06.18.24.
On June 12, 2024, a concerning situation began to unfold as an official NASA live stream featured audio that appeared to reveal a medical emergency unfolding…
The Micah Hanks ProgramSilent Giants: Secret Military Tech and UAP 'Motherships' | MHP 06.11.24.
In the 1980s, Popular Mechanics featured an intriguing cover story that detailed encounters with a colossal black flying wing in California's desert skies…
The Micah Hanks ProgramThe UAP Mystery: NASA, AARO, and Scientists Pursuing the Unexplained | MHP 06.05.24.
Despite NASA and the Pentagon intensifying their investigations into UAP, each agency maintains that no evidence of extraterrestrial technology has been found…
The Micah Hanks ProgramParadigm Shift: Cosmic Mysteries and Out-of-Place Artifacts | MHP 05.28.24
Recent advancements in archaeology are expanding our knowledge about the ancient past, enabling scientists to date prehistoric sites more accurately, and…
The Micah Hanks ProgramMissing Pieces: The DoD's 'Perception Management' of UAP | MHP 05.21.24.
In 2017, Luis Elizondo, a former U.S. Army Counterintelligence Special Agent and former employee of the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for…
The Micah Hanks ProgramSkinwalkers on Capitol Hill | 05.14.24.
Skinwalker Ranch in Utah has long remained a focus of intrigue and controversy in UFO research. The famous alleged paranormal hotspot, marked by its geological…
The Micah Hanks ProgramThe UFO Silencers | MHP 05.07.24.
Over the decades, many people who claim to possess knowledge of UFOs or have even seen these unusual objects themselves have alleged that threats…