The Micah Hanks Program

This week on The Gralien Report, we’ve been spending an unusual amount of time (even for us inner-earth dwellers) below ground recently, as we’ve been trapped in the bunker for the duration of the 2018 “Snowpocalypse” in North Carolina. With cabin fever well underway, we’re eager to look at the latest news about Mars, deep space, and sounds from alien worlds, along with a little cryogenics before discussing “The Null Hypothesis,” and how one science writer relate

This week on The Gralien Report, as we lead off with the latest news in space and science, we discuss an unusual humming that was recently reported around the world, which has a few scientists scratching their heads. We then turn our attention to the passing of 41st President of the United States George Herbert Walker Bush, and his famous associations with the UFO subject. Speculations about the UFOs in relation to government secrecy are fairly commonplace in UFO circles, especially when any U.S. Presiden

This week on The Gralien Report, after delving into a bit of tech news, we turn our attention to a unique email exchange Micah received in relation to a large, triangular-shaped unidentified flying object seen over his hometown back in 1988, which suggests the possibility that it was observed by more than one individual at the time. We then compare the incident with other notable sightings of similar craft, and how popular skeptical interpretations of such cases, rather than looking at the idea of experime

This week on The Gralien Report, we begin our survey of the news by looking at a big announcement from NASA about its future Mars exploration… meanwhile, Bill Nye has retorted that we aren’t going to Mars, and that people who disagree with him “are just wrong.” Micah then takes a moment to look at how personality types may be an indicator of hard-lined skepticism (or belief, for that matter). We also look at a new bizarre life form discovered in Canada, and the controversial discove

This week on The Gralien Report, we begin our weekly foray with recollections about the early years of UFO research, in advance of things we intend to discuss in-depth later on. Then getting to the news, we recall the life and work of a true icon: Marvel Comics co=creator Stan Lee, whose memorable contributions to fandom include Spider-Man, The Avengers, and many others.

This week on The Gralien Report, we lead off with everything from entertainment news, to an update on the mysterious “Oumuamua”: while the object is believed to be an asteroid by most, some are still asking whether it might not be an actual alien vessel. We also look at the mysterious disappearance of an island off the coast of Japan, which reminds us of other famous islands from various world mythologies, which are known to have come and gone over the ages. Then in the second hour, we h

On this edition of The Gralien Report, the week has finally arrived… and we have one question in mind: what’s YOUR favorite classic horror movie? We decided to craft an extra special treat for our listeners this year, and by employing a little alchemical “audio gold,” we celebrate the season by transforming the entire broadcast into a retro trip back to the drive-in theaters of decades past. We also take a look at the latest Halloween-themed news of the unusual: in California

This week on The Gralien Report, as we continue to make our way through the weeks leading up to the ancient “Feast of the Ancestors” (or Halloween as we’d more commonly call the same time of year today), we take a haunted look at happenings in the news, which range from the opening of the new Halloween movie in theatres, promoted as a direct sequel to the original classic (both starring Jamie Lee Curtis) to strange things happening in our oceans. We also take time to look at odd claims

This week on The Gralien Report, our lead-off story looks at the buzz surrounding a possible rocket launch or similar event that recently occurred over China, in which a bizarre display illuminated the night sky over Beijing and other regions. While it resembled a rocket launch, some have speculated that it could be an experimental hypersonic aircraft… in other news, we take a look at the new Netflix series “The Haunting of Hill House,” and some of the real-life inspirations behind it bef

This week on The Gralien Report, we begin our look at this week’s unusual news with reporting on the fascinating discovery of an ancient Viking sword by a young girl, which nearly mirrors a famous aspect of Arthurian legend. There was also an unusual incident that occurred recently in Arkansas, where flames mysteriously leaped from the earth. What do geologists have to say about it? Then later in the program, and on the subject of “geologica esoterica,” we are joined by James Wal

This week on The Gralien Report, as we kick things off we look at some of our favorite things about the arrival of Autumn, which officially began on September 22nd of this year. In keeping with the myth and ancestral themes that are often appended to the season, we look at a few “eerie” items in the news, including a psychological study that looks at the darker side of the human psyche. What does this have to do with one particularly controversial Florentine political philosopher of days past?

This week on The Gralien Report, as the Autumn equinox ensues, we ask whether you can really stand an egg on its end on this enigmatic day, among other things. Elsewhere, a set of 558m-year-old fossils have been identified as the oldest known animal identified to-date. Also, strange things have been shaking around the San Andreas Fault, where geoscientists have identified something called “deep creep,” which may have implications for the study of earthquakes in the region. Making the ne

On this edition of The Gralien Report, we kick things off with a quick analysis of the controversy surrounding the sudden closing of the Sunspot Observatory, for which the FBI has given no explanation to-date. Then, recapping their recent travel to Wyoming, Micah and Race Hobbs discuss some of the themes and skeptical tones that were shared among speakers at the 2018 Devil’s Tower UFO Rendezvous, where Micah gave a lecture recently along with researchers like David Marler, Alejandro Rojas, Marc DR

This week on The Gralien Report, Micah has just returned from Saskatchewan in time for hurricane warnings throughout the Southeast, and before turning around again and heading off to Wyoming, we take a look at what’s been happening in the news. First up, we talk about the latest instance of mys

This week on The Gralien Report, Rio de Janiero’s 200-year-old National Museum was recently destroyed in a massive fire; it was a historic loss and one that involved a tremendous amount of history. Elsewhere, the Hubble Space Telescope has captured some excellent imagery offering details of Saturn’s massive auroras, and a new “mystery” of why cargo ships sink when their cargo suddenly liquefies is examined. In hour two, we then shift our attention to the ongoing San Luis Va