The Best of Coast to Coast AM

Barry Markovsky, social psychologist and former professor who studies how social forces shape belief. He revisits a childhood UFO sighting, unpacks scientific skepticism versus open inquiry, and investigates a haunted vape shop and a flying-book video. Short, curious tales about memory, hoaxes, and how we decide what to believe.

Dean Alioto, UFO researcher and documentary filmmaker behind The Experiencers, shares stories from experiencer cases and vintage hypnosis recordings. He explores why encounters happen, compares experiencer reports to military sightings, and digs into theories about alien motivations and possible future-human connections. Short, intriguing vignettes reveal historical cases and eerie shared memories.

Elizabeth April, a remote viewer and paranormal researcher known for describing extrasensory visions, recounts journeys into Vatican archives and ancient pasts. She describes reptilian, Anunnaki and extraterrestrial presences, underground bases and covert influence on leaders. Short, provocative tales of shapeshifting, cloning and ritual recruitment are discussed in brisk, vivid detail.

Dannion Brinkley, a near-death experiencer and hospice volunteer who survived multiple resuscitations, tells vivid stories of being struck by lightning and clinically dead for 28 minutes. He describes out-of-body awareness, a silvery-blue tunnel, watching medical staff from above, prolonged recovery and repeated returns. The conversation touches on free will, choices to come back, and the cultural impact of near-death reports.

A dive into apotheosis, from Brumidi’s Capitol fresco to superhero deification. A look at Mother Goose origins and how the Brothers Grimm rewrote childhood tales. A surprising rhyme called 'Robin the Bobbin' makes an appearance. Myth and riddle collide with the Sphinx and Oedipus. Little cultural curiosities pop up, from Rin Tin Tin’s WWI beginnings to quirky listener tech tales.

Victor Sweeney, a small-town funeral director and author of Now Departing, brings practical mortuary experience and a gentle voice. He talks about balancing technical funeral work with compassion. He shares striking signs and coincidences that felt metaphysical. He explains writing meaningful obituaries and simple steps for pre-planning funerals.

Paul Hynek, Wharton MBA and Pepperdine professor known for UFO commentary and being Dr. J. Allen Hynek’s son, revisits his father’s scientific style and family life around UFOs. He explores metaterrestrial and interdimensional ideas, DMT’s immersive effects, AI as potential contact, and how tech like Bitcoin and psychedelics challenge authority. Short, thoughtful, and wide-ranging.

Anne Foerst, professor and AI ethicist, explains AI’s social and ethical stakes. She explores data centers' resource impacts. She warns about AI giving harmful guidance to youth and why people anthropomorphize companions. She contrasts social robots with factory bots and outlines a potential path combining embodied robotics with modern language models.

Charles Steele, author and commentator who analyzes Elon Musk's thinking. He outlines nine ways Musk thinks differently. Discussions cover Musk’s pragmatism with political figures, obsession with space and Mars engineering choices, Starlink’s reach, visions for space-based power and data centers, neural interfaces as therapy-before-augmentation, simulation ideas, and Musk’s blend of spirituality and scientific method.

Lisa Broderick, researcher and author who studies time and behavior, shares what sparked her fascination with time. She explores how athletes experience slowed time, how memory shapes subjective time, and imagination’s role in envisioning the future. She examines scientific ideas like wormholes and block time and describes a simple daily practice from her book Permanence for lasting behavior change.