It's a Very Exciting Time

Scott Vandehey & Chuck Lauer Vose
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Mar 16, 2026 • 53min

Burlison Site Visits have White House Support

In a wide-ranging Ask Me Anything interview featured questions from several UFO subreddits, Rep. Eric Burlison discussed how President Trump’s recent UAP disclosure post on Truth Social has already had an impact on disclosure efforts. He also shared that a new UFO investigative body has been created that works above AARO, and that the White House has supported his efforts to gain access to UFO-related locations to perform site visits and investigate whistleblower claims.You can find show notes and references at our website, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠VeryExcitingTime.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, or support us at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠patreon.com/VeryExcitingTime⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.00:00 Introduction07:20 Trump’s UFO Disclosure Post14:52 What Burlison Has Learned25:45 New UAP Investigation Team30:00 Burlison’s Site Visits43:40 National Security vs Disclosure
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Feb 23, 2026 • 1h 1min

Will Trump Trigger UFO Disclosure?

The UFO community is on fire, after former president Obama’s comments about alien life led president Trump to say Obama revealed classified information, and then later post that he was directing the Pentagon to release all UFO-related files. What does this mean? What might happen next? Can Trump even legally do this? We’re diving in.You can find show notes and references at our website, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠VeryExcitingTime.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, or support us at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠patreon.com/VeryExcitingTime⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.00:00:00 Introduction00:03:53 Rumors of Trump UFO Speech00:15:05 Obama Says Aliens are Real00:18:55 Trump Says Obama Revealed Classified Info00:25:20 Trump Says He’ll Release UFO Files00:27:50 Congressional Reactions00:33:40 Community Reactions00:38:48 Insider Reactions00:44:50 Can Trump Even Do This?
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Feb 15, 2026 • 1h 8min

Varginha: New Revelations

Recently, James Fox released an updated version of the “Moment of Contact” documentary about the UFO crash and alien encounters in Varginha, Brazil in 1996. Among the new witnesses are the doctor who performed the autopsy on the military police officer who died after capturing an alien, and a doctor who met a living alien that received treatment in the hospitalYou can find show notes and references at our website, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠VeryExcitingTime.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, or support us at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠patreon.com/VeryExcitingTime⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.00:00:00 Introduction00:05:20 Obama says aliens are real00:09:30 Varginha: New Revelations00:18:37 Carlos De Sousa00:33:10 Dr. Armando Fortunato00:37:50 Dr. João Janini00:44:32 Dr. Italo Venturelli00:58:27 Conclusion
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Jan 19, 2026 • 1h 2min

David Grusch Calls Out Former DNI James Clapper

We’re kicking off the new year with two new interviews with UAP whistleblower David Grusch, who drops some juicy new details, including that he was partially read into government UFO programs, that there are multiple feuding programs with no central leadership, and that former DNI James Clapper managed the UFO crash retrieval program.You can find show notes and references at our website, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠VeryExcitingTime.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, or support us at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠patreon.com/VeryExcitingTime⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.00:00:00 Introduction00:09:30 Fox News Interview00:24:30 Megyn Kelly Interview
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Dec 8, 2025 • 1h 33min

The Age of Disclosure

The Age of Disclosure is a UFO documentary that has been hyped as a form of soft disclosure. It covers the modern UFO phenomenon, tracking Lue Elizondo and Jay Stratton as they launch a government UAP program, discover the secret legacy crash retrieval program, and work together to put inform Congress, all to change the culture of the DoD to take UFO concerns seriously.You can find show notes and references at our website, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠VeryExcitingTime.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, or support us at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠patreon.com/VeryExcitingTime⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.00:00:00 Introduction00:02:18 The Hype00:10:36 The Film00:38:10 New Claims01:22:15 Marco Rubio
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Nov 17, 2025 • 1h 33min

Vanishing Stars: Dr. Villarroel’s search for pre-Sputnik satellites

Dr Beatriz Villarroel is a Swedish astronomer and a member of the Sol Foundation, who has recently published three peer-reviewed papers showing evidence for artificial objects in Earth’s orbit before the launch of Sputnik in 1947. The evidence for these claims, and the correlation with historical UFO reports is notable, both for laying out a path for other researchers to reproduce her work at other observatories and for the way it resists any conventional explanations.You can find show notes and references at our website, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠VeryExcitingTime.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, or support us at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠patreon.com/VeryExcitingTime⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.00:00:00 Introduction00:13:03 Transient Research00:33:18 Earth’s Shadow00:47:00 Nuclear Tests and UFOs00:58:12 Conclusions01:05:23 Alternate Hypotheses01:24:40 Non-Human Tech?
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Oct 27, 2025 • 2h 1min

Project Preserve Destiny: NSA secret program to communicate with aliens

Above Black is an interesting book written by former Air Force Sgt Dan Sherman. He claims that his job working as an Electronic Intelligence Specialist for NSA black projects, he was secretly part of Project Preserve Destiny, a long-term project involving alien abductions and genetic manipulation to create humans capable of communicating with the aliens after an expected future disaster that will wipe out all electromagnetic communications.You can find show notes and references at our website, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠VeryExcitingTime.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, or support us at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠patreon.com/VeryExcitingTime⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.00:00:00 Introduction00:20:46 Project Preserve Destiny00:30:00 The Security Onion00:38:25 PPD School01:05:05 PPD Base 1: Spock01:24:00 PPD Base 2: Bones01:44:00 Abductions and Getting Out
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Oct 12, 2025 • 1h 26min

Prehistoric Tic-Tacs? Dylan Borland Tells All!

Following his appearance at the recent Congressional UAP hearing, whistleblower Dylan Borland gave an extended interview to George Knapp and Jeremy Corbell, expanding on his claims of firsthand knowledge of crash retrieval and reverse engineering programs, and the reprisals he’s suffered, including medical malpractice and attempts to kill him. He also claims that the government has recovered tic tac UFOs from archeological dig sites!You can find show notes and references at our website, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠VeryExcitingTime.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, or support us at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠patreon.com/VeryExcitingTime⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.
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Sep 15, 2025 • 1h 44min

Hellfire Missiles and Smuggled Russian UFO Files: The September 2025 Congressional UAP Hearing

Recently, Congress held another UAP hearing! This one was primarily focused on the need to protect whistleblowers from reprisals. We were shown an unusual video of a missile appearing to bounce off a UAP, and we heard from three new military witnesses, including our first active-duty witness. Plus, legendary journalist George Knapp brought the receipts, naming names involved in the now-famous attempted transfer of UAP material from Lockheed Martin to BASS, which was shut down by the CIA, as well as a huge pile of UAP paperwork he smuggled out of Soviet-era Russia!You can find show notes and references at our website, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠VeryExcitingTime.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, or support us at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠patreon.com/VeryExcitingTime⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.
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Jul 6, 2025 • 39min

Taking a Hiatus

TL;DR: To avoid burnout, we're taking an indefinite hiatus from the show, so we can figure out how to come back in a more sustainable way.

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