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The Why Files: Operation Podcast

The Why Files: Operation Podcast
Ufos
CIA
NASA
Mars
Mount Shasta
Atlantis
Mind Control
Majestic 12
Megalithic Yard
Consciousness
Ancient Civilizations
Knights Templar
Nazi Germany
Cold War
Pentyrch UFO Incident
Nikola Tesla
Noah's Ark
Project Stargate
Time Travel
Aleister Crowley

The Why Files covers mysteries, myths and legends. We tell stories and seek the truth in a fun and lighthearted way. Our content is heavily researched; we don't release an episode unless we're sure we can bring something new to a topic.

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Recent Guests

Luigi Vendittelli
former National Director of MUFON Canada, filmmaker behind S4, The Bob Lazar Story
MUFON Canada / S4 project
Episode: The Basement: Luigi Vendittelli | S4: The Man Who Reconstructed Area 51's Secret Hangar
Gary Buechler
Pop culture commentator and author
Nerdradic / axis media
Episode: The Basement: Nerdrotic | From Folsom Prison to Millions of Subscribers
Jeffrey Mishlove
Parapsychologist, psychologist; host of Thinking Allowed; author
University of California, Berkeley (historical) / Institute for the Studies of Consciousness (influence)
Episode: The Basement: Jeffrey Mishlove | Your Brain Doesn't Create Consciousness. It Filters It
Peter Levenda
Author and researcher of Nazi occultism, intelligence history, and UFO lore
Author of Unholy Alliance, Sinister Forces, Ratline, The Secret Machines (coauthored with Tom DeLonge)
Episode: Basement: Peter Levenda | Nazis, UFOs, and the Hidden History Nobody Tells You
Marc Dantonio
Mufon's Chief Photo and Video Analyst; astronomy educator; CEO of VFX Models
MUFON, VFX Models
Episode: Basement: Marc D'Antonio | UFO Propulsion, The Fifth Dimension, and 40 Billion Habitable Worlds
Eric Wargo
Anthropologist and science writer focused on precognition, time loops, and consciousness research
Independent researcher / Author
Episode: The Basement: Eric Wargo | The Block Universe, UFO Time Machines, and Precognitive Dreams
Avi Loeb
Harvard theoretical physicist and Galileo Project founder
Harvard University
Episode: Basement: Avi Loeb | 3I Atlas, Alien Craft, and Suppressed Research
Hugh Newman
Author, explorer, founder of Megalithomania Conference
Megalthomania Conference
Episode: The Basement: Hugh Newman | Giant Skeletons, Sumerian Myths, and Megaliths
Anna Salomon
Executive in rationality community
Center for Applied Rationality
Episode: The Murder Cult Started By A Banned Post

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Echo Fish
Co-host and narrator with a prominent on-air presence across episodes

Reviews

4.8 out of 5 stars from 26.1k ratings
  • Fascinating explorations of our reality

    What AJ and team do is so important. They have restored my wonder for the world.

    I personally like the fish.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Patrick Barker
    United States5 days ago
  • This is the best

    Personally this is the ONLY conspiracy theory podcast I listen to. And I am so sad people hate on him and hecklefish and the guy who said it’s terrible to sleep to there is a compilation for sleep. Sorry this is soooo long

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    What are you looking at 🤣
    United States5 days ago
  • 3 hours NOT ENOUGH

    Did not know how I would feel with a 3 hr + show. Well, I’ve listened to every single one. They are all full of great knowledge nuggets. Wish they were longer, thanks A.J

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    1jordan1
    United States6 days ago
  • Annoying Fish

    Would be a 5 star rating if not for that annoying fish

    Apple Podcasts
    3
    bcj2323
    United States7 days ago
  • To me the best podcast ever

    It is an awesome podcast and I like the conspiracy theories but some times heckle fish some times is crude but sometimes funny when not crude.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Mr. FART PANTS
    United States10 days ago

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Some listeners wish for longer episodes or different stylistic choices with hosts.
Shows rigorous research and engaging storytelling; deep dives into mysteries.
Long-form interviews with credible experts balance skepticism and curiosity.
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The Basement: Eric Wargo | The Block Universe, UFO Time Machines, and Precognitive Dreams
Q: Can you give an example of a calendrical resonance or a famous precognitive case discussed?
Calendrical resonance is seen when a dream about an event on a specific date aligns with a real event on that same date years later, such as long-term precognitive dreams about significant historical events and their later occurences, illustrating a durable pattern across time.
The Basement: Eric Wargo | The Block Universe, UFO Time Machines, and Precognitive Dreams
Q: How does the block universe concept affect our understanding of free will?
In the block universe, past, present, and future are fixed, which can challenge traditional notions of free will; however, it also opens space for a view where agency operates within a constrained, interconnected timeline rather than as isolated choice.
The Basement: Eric Wargo | The Block Universe, UFO Time Machines, and Precognitive Dreams
Q: What is precognition, and how does it differ from simply 'seeing the future'?
Precognition is not a perception of a future event but an influence or memory of a future experience that leaks into the present, often through dreams or intuition, and may involve a narrowing of information from a future event that guides current awareness.
UFO Disclosure, Varginha, and the Captured Creature: James Fox
Q: What makes the Varginha case so compelling?
Fox describes the numerous eyewitness accounts, including those of credible professionals like Dr. Italo, along with the intense military interest in the incident as key reasons why it deserves serious attention.
UFO Disclosure, Varginha, and the Captured Creature: James Fox
Q: How have you managed to maintain your credibility and integrity in the UFO community?
James Fox explains he strives to conduct thorough research, only including what he believes to be true in his documentaries and seeking out firsthand witness testimonies.

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2. Gary Buechler
3. Jeffrey Mishlove
4. Peter Levenda
5. Marc Dantonio
6. Eric Wargo
7. Avi Loeb
8. Hugh Newman

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