Keith sits down with Scott Vogel to discuss life as a touring musician, Scott's intro to hardcore and the scene in Buffalo at the time, early musical influences and Scott's early work in bands like Lost Cause, Slugfest and Despair. We also discuss Buried Alive, the formation of their band, their debut LP "The Death of Your Perfect World", the end o…

Keith meets individually with Jeremy Gomez and Eric Richter to discuss their new band Suburban Eyes, the earliest incarnation of the band which also included Chris Simpson of Mineral and Kerry McDonald of Christie Front Drive, band influences, the recording of their debut self titled LP on Spartan Records and the future of the band. Keith also does…

Guest: Matt MacInnis, COO of Rippling One of the most important things a non-founder can do, says Rippling COO Matt MacInnis, is to learn how to operate in the context of the company they’re joining. His CEO, Parker Conrad, “spikes” in certain skill areas, and the rest of the executive team needs to maximize his ability to thrive while “taking care…

It's hard to believe we've reached the 60th episode! This is a big one: the Red Army reaches, and crosses the German East Wall along the Dnipro River in Ukraine. At a cost, of course. Let me know what you think. Crossing the Dnipro Map 2: The Bukrin Bend Sources: Prit Buttar, Retribution: The Soviet Reconquest of Central Ukraine, 1943. Osford, UK: …

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Send us a text Season 3 Episode 1. UFO Talker is finally back with the Season 3 trailer. Next week new shows are on the way. Support the show To buy UFO Talker merchandise follow this link here. Female announcer: Joy Ryan Male announcer: Andrew Helbig The National UFO Records Center link here Christine Scott's Centennial Books 1230 Broad Street. Re…

Keith sits down with Dave Masters to discuss growing up in Arizona, discovering the local scene, moving to Los Angeles, the formation of Signal Hill and the early days of the band. We also discuss the recording of their debut LP "More After We're Gone", the band's creative process, learning to work remotely after members moved to different places, …

Guest: Jason Kilar, former CEO & co-founder of Hulu and former CEO of WarnerMedia When Jason Kilar was a child, he was obsessed with Walt Disney — not just as a filmmaker or the creator of Disneyland, but as an entrepreneur. He started his career at the Walt Disney Company (where else?) but then got his first opportunity to help build something new…

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Send us a text Rerun series. In this episode that originally aired on February 21, 2024 host Michael Ryan interviews author Paul Schatzkin about his biography of Thomas Townsend Brown The Man Who Mastered Gravity: A Twisted Tale of Space, Time and the Mysteries in Between. Townsend Brown was a man of mystery. Were his inventions classified? Why was…

Keith sits down with Julian Rosen to discuss growing up in Staten Island, Julian's initial hesitation towards the arts and music but learning to embrace them via a children's theatre group, early show going experiences and discovering emo and post hardcore music. We also discuss Julian's early work in the band Davey Crockett and their evolution int…

Dr. Lubomyr Luciuk of the Royal Military College of Canada and University of Toronto returns to describe the reality for eastern European people under occupation during the Second World, and draws the line from then to today. Latest book: Enemy Archives: Soviet Counterinsurgency Operations and the Ukrainian Nationalist Movement – Selections from th…

Guests: Joe Thomas, CEO and co-founder of Loom; and Ilya Fushman, partner at Kleiner Perkins Loom CEO Joe Thomas had a lot of things to think about before he sold his company to Atlassian for $975 million: The impact an acquisition might have on the product, how to keep the Loom brand alive, the risk of remaining independent... but it wasn’t until …

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Send us a text Rerun series. In this episode that originally aired on May 15, 2024 host Michael Ryan interviews the son of Lawrence Smith who was a witness along with his brother, Gene Smith to the UFOs at Bear Point, Nova Scotia. The Bear Point Incident was covered in Season 2, Episode 28. Charles Smith (son of Lawrence Smith), brings the event to…

Keith sits down with Quinn Murphy to discuss growing up in Providence RI, navigating life as young child between multiple foster homes and relatives in New York City, discovering the scene via skateboarding, the formation of Verse, band influences, the touring life and the circumstances that led to end of the band. We also discuss Love Letter, the …

Guest: Rony Abovitz, founder & CEO of SynthBee SynthBee CEO Rony Abovitz grew up “really believing” in Star Wars and the idea that there could be benevolent, artificially intelligent beings like R2-D2 and C-3PO. “It wasn't a dystopian vision of the future,” he says. “It wasn't HAL from 2001. It wasn't the Terminator. It wasn't Skynet. It was this k…

Professor of political geography at the Royal Military College of Canada and Senior Research Fellow of the Chair of Ukrainian Studies at the University of Toronto, shares his knowledge and insight into the experience of Ukraine under occupation by nazi and Soviet forces during the Second World War. Map: Ukrainian lands during World War II Source: U…

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Send us a text Rerun series. From Season 2 Episode 28. In this episode that originally aired on March 13, 2024 host Michael Ryan and commentator Christine Scott take a deep dive into The Bear Point Incident. Five witnesses from two locations see between 5 and 6 UFOs from two different locations in Nova Scotia, Canada. Lawrence Smith and his brother…

Guest: Sebastian Siemiatkowski, CEO and co-founder of Klarna Living and working in Stockholm, Klarna CEO Sebastian Siemiatkowski thinks a lot about how he’s perceived in Silicon Valley: “I feel like here I am, I am the small, country cousin from Sweden.” And on top of that, he knew that someone like Sam Altman wouldn’t initially think of a European…

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Send us a text Rerun series. From Season 2 episode 3. In this show that originally aired September 20, 2023 host Michael Ryan interviews Canadian author Matthew Hayes (who is an educator/researcher/writer/filmmaker) who wrote one of the most well-researched books on the Canadian government's interest in UFOs, conspiracy theories and Wilbert Smith t…

Smolensk has a war history that is far more significant than its size would suggest. In September 1943, it was a key to Soviet Red Army strategy, and for the German defence. The best English-language podcast for staying up to date on the war in Ukraine is Ukraine: The Latest from the Daily Telegraph. Its creator and executive producer was David Kno…

Keith sits down with Rodrigo Palma to discuss growing up in Chile under dictatorship rule, the Chilean Plebiscite, how Rodrigo and his family emigrated to New York, early musical influences, Rodrigo's band Empire State Games and some of their history, some of Rodrigo's other bands throughout the years including Judah Johnson, trends and changes in …

Guest: Kyle Hanslovan, CEO & co-founder of Huntress; and Ev Randle, partner at Kleiner Perkins Talk is cheap, says Huntress CEO Kyle Hanslovan: “I learned real early on that integrity is like one of the very few things, if not the only thing, you can't buy.” En route to Huntress’ current status as a $1.5 billion firm with $100 million in ARR, he to…

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Keith meets individually with each member of This Day Forward to discuss the band's recent reunion shows, how they decided to reunite, the leadup to the shows, their history and discography, the future of This Day Forward and more. Vadim Taver - Guitar / Vocals Mike Shaw - Vocals Gary Shaw - Bass Mike Golen - Guitar Colin Frangicetto - Drums Brenda…

Send us a text Rerun series. Season 2 Episode 13. In this episode that originally aired on November 29, 2023 host Michael Ryan interviews Raymond Szymanski about his book, 50 Shades of Greys and his 40 years working as an engineer at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base. Ray talks about many aspect of the base including his theories on where the alien b…

Keith sits down with Ben Jorgensen to discuss early musical influences, the formation of Armor for Sleep, recording the debut LP "Dream to Make Believe" and some struggles the band endured during the making of the record and after its release. We also discuss the making of their follow up LP "What To Do When You Are Dead", the band's rise in notori…

Guest: Mark Fields, former president & CEO of Ford Motor Company and chairperson at Planview In 2005, Mark Fields was asked to run the Americas for the Ford Motor Company, a role he would serve in for 7 years, later becoming COO and then CEO. His wife and kids were used to relocating for Mark’s job, but had just put down roots in Florida. He told t…

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Send us a text Rerun series. In an episode that originally aired on March 1, 2023 host Michael Ryan interviews Scottish ufologist Malcolm Robinson. They discuss Malcolm's recent book The Falkland Hill UFO Incident and also the Ian McPherson UFO photos and Scotland's UFO hot spot Bonnybridge. To find out more about Malcolm Robinson go to his Faceboo…

Keith sits down with David Yow to discuss growing up in Africa, the UK and Texas, early show going experiences including seeing Led Zeppelin in 1977, joining Scratch Acid as their vocalist, some of the band's history, their breakup and the formation of the Jesus Lizard. We also discuss the early days of The Jesus Lizard, recording the debut LP "Hea…

Guest: Jack Conte, CEO & co-founder of Patreon For many YouTube video creators, getting millions of views on your videos may seem like the goal. But when Jack Conte and his wife Nataly Dawn became YouTube stars through their band Pomplamoose, they didn’t automatically find gold at the end of the rainbow. “You check your ad revenue and you make 48 b…

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Send us a text Rerun series. Season 1 Episode 12. In an episode that was originally broadcast on November 16, 2022 host Michael Ryan interviews Canadian investigative journalist Daniel Otis about a UFO over a NORAD base in North Bay, Ontario in 2007. Military police capture UFO footage on a cellphone and also on base security cameras. He also repor…

Keith sits down with Steve Von Till to discuss his intro to metal, punk and hardcore, early musical influences, joining Neurosis and the early days of the band, living in San Francisco and how Steve ended up moving to northern Idaho. We also discuss Steve's solo LP "No Wilderness Deep Enough" and the new creative approach he took with the record, H…

Guest: Mark Pincus, founder & chairman of Zynga, and managing member & co-founder of Reinvent Capital Before Zynga and Facebook made social gaming mainstream, the video game industry was “extreme on this being about art and crafting,” recalls Zynga founder Mark Pincus. He believes his winning instinct was the realization that games were “at least 5…

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Send us a text Summer rerun series. Season 1 Episode 29. This episode originally aired on March 15, 2023. In part two, host Michael Ryan interviews British detective Gary Heseltine on the Rendlesham Forest Incident. Many topics are covered in this deep dive, but here are some of the highlights: officers from the U.S. Air Force Office of Special Inv…