For decades, UFOs were treated as conspiracy theories, fringe science, or tabloid fodder. Today, senators, intelligence officials, military officers, and even presidents are publicly discussing unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAPs). What changed?
This week, Shane sits down with filmmaker Dan Farah, director of The Age of Disclosure to discuss the growing push for government transparency around UAPs, the role of defense contractors, congressional investigations, declassified documents, and the battle currently unfolding inside Washington over what the public should know.
The conversation goes far beyond aliens.
Shane and Dan explore the idea of a decades-long “legacy program,” whether critical information has migrated from government agencies into private contractors, why recent disclosures may be happening now, the role of China and a potential technological arms race, and whether the real story is less about extraterrestrials and more about power, secrecy, and accountability.
They also discuss Steven Spielberg’s influence on Farah’s work, the making of The Age of Disclosure, media stigma, FOIA requests, whistleblowers, and what full disclosure could mean for science, technology, and society.
Topics include:
• The making of The Age of Disclosure
• Steven Spielberg and Ready Player One
• Government transparency and secrecy
• Congress vs. the intelligence community
• The “legacy program”
• Defense contractors and oversight
• China and the UAP technology race
• FOIA and declassified records
• Media stigma around UFOs
• What disclosure could actually look like
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