The Micah Hanks Program

This week on The Gralien Report, stories ranging from spontaneous human combustion, to a gifted child who one expert thinks may show signs of telepathy… do such claims hold any water? Finally, we also take a look at U.S. presidents and other elected officials who have gone on record saying that “things are not what they seem.” So what, then, is the reality of the world around us, geopolitically and otherwise, and are there elements of control that work from behind the scenes, much like the themes presented in the new James Bond film Spectre?  Looking more deeply at the pervasive influence of Nazi Germany on world affairs following WWII, we discuss the occult interests Hitler and the Nazis maintained, as well as secret organizations which may be in operation today, with researcher Peter Levenda, and his own frightening detainment while conducting research in Chile decades ago. Levenda holds a master’s degree in Religious Studies and Asian Studies. He is a member of the American Academy of Religion, the T.E. Lawrence Society, the AFIO, and he is also a charter member of the Norman Mailer Society, with Mailer having written the forward Levenda’s book, Unholy Alliance, which dealt with the history of Nazi involvement with the occult. He is author of a number of other books, including Ratline: Soviet Spies, Nazi Priests, and the Disappearance of Adolf Hitler, and more recently The Hitler Legacy. Is there more to the idea of secret societies which, at times, may indeed resemble the fictional Spectre, and perhaps more than we realize? We’ll examine this, and more, on this week’s Gralien Report Podcast. Follow The Gralien Report on Social Media For more updates from the Bunker, follow us on Twitter, and ‘Like’ us on Facebook. Or, for just $7 a month, you can become a Gralien X subscriber. To learn more about venturing beyond the bunker, visit the Gralien X signup page by clicking here.

This week on The Gralien Report, stories ranging from spontaneous human combustion, to a gifted child who one expert thinks may show signs of telepathy… do such claims hold any water? Finally, we also take a look at U.S. presidents and other elected officials who have gone on record saying that “things are not what they seem.” So what, then, is the reality of the world around us, geopolitically and otherwise, and are there elements of control that work from behind the scenes, much like the themes presented in the new James Bond film Spectre?  Looking more deeply at the pervasive influence of Nazi Germany on world affairs following WWII, we discuss the occult interests Hitler and the Nazis maintained, as well as secret organizations which may be in operation today, with researcher Peter Levenda, and his own frightening detainment while conducting research in Chile decades ago. Levenda holds a master’s degree in Religious Studies and Asian Studies. He is a member of the American Academy of Religion, the T.E. Lawrence Society, the AFIO, and he is also a charter member of the Norman Mailer Society, with Mailer having written the forward Levenda’s book, Unholy Alliance, which dealt with the history of Nazi involvement with the occult. He is author of a number of other books, including Ratline: Soviet Spies, Nazi Priests, and the Disappearance of Adolf Hitler, and more recently The Hitler Legacy. Is there more to the idea of secret societies which, at times, may indeed resemble the fictional Spectre, and perhaps more than we realize? We’ll examine this, and more, on this week’s Gralien Report Podcast. Follow The Gralien Report on Social Media For more updates from the Bunker, follow us on Twitter, and ‘Like’ us on Facebook. Or, for just $7 a month, you can become a Gralien X subscriber. To learn more about venturing beyond the bunker, visit the Gralien X signup page by clicking here.

This week on The Gralien Report, news of a passenger jet that crashed after breaking apart as it passed over Egypt has aroused suspicions about the cause of the incident. Following discussion of the case, we examine listener reports of odd experiences, one of which seems to suggest more of the “information from nowhere” phenomenon which seems to enter people’s minds as if told to them by a friend or relative, but later revealed to have been of more uncertain–if not impossible–origins. Then during hour two, historian and researcher Vance Pollock joins us in studio as we share a discussion about the life of weird fiction author H.P. Lovecraft, one of the defining writers of horror and science fiction in the 20th century. In recent years, Lovecraft’s work has seen a resurgence in interest among horror aficionados, as well as some controversy. We examine the author’s attitudes about life, and his influence on horror films of the decades that would follow his short, but impactful career as an unparalleled fiction writer. Follow The Gralien Report for more from the Bunker For more updates from the Bunker (and perhaps a few Halloween Jack-o-lanterns), follow us on Twitter, and Like us on Facebook. For more from beyond the Bunker, consider signing up for Gralien X for just $7 a month.

This week on The Gralien Report, news of a passenger jet that crashed after breaking apart as it passed over Egypt has aroused suspicions about the cause of the incident. Following discussion of the case, we examine listener reports of odd experiences, one of which seems to suggest more of the “information from nowhere” phenomenon which seems to enter people’s minds as if told to them by a friend or relative, but later revealed to have been of more uncertain–if not impossible–origins. Then during hour two, historian and researcher Vance Pollock joins us in studio as we share a discussion about the life of weird fiction author H.P. Lovecraft, one of the defining writers of horror and science fiction in the 20th century. In recent years, Lovecraft’s work has seen a resurgence in interest among horror aficionados, as well as some controversy. We examine the author’s attitudes about life, and his influence on horror films of the decades that would follow his short, but impactful career as an unparalleled fiction writer. Follow The Gralien Report for more from the Bunker For more updates from the Bunker (and perhaps a few Halloween Jack-o-lanterns), follow us on Twitter, and Like us on Facebook. For more from beyond the Bunker, consider signing up for Gralien X for just $7 a month.

This week on The Gralien Report, on the heels of Micah’s recent trip to England for the British Exopolitics Expo, we discuss strange synchronicities, and among them, several which Micah experienced along with friend and fellow researcher Mike Clelland of the Hidden Experience blog while they visited the ancient town of York. Is there more the meaningful synchronicities than merely coincidence? Then in hour two, we continue our October celebration of the Halloween season with a decidedly disturbing turn down “Gray Street,” as we examine strange legends and horror stories of the “Hat Man,” and what may have been a strange encounter your humble host had with this archetypal apparition. Then moving on to strange disappearances, we examine one of the very strangest, in which a man vanished… and how a photograph may have foretold of his disappearance. Finally, we examine popular short horror stories and urban legends, as well as a final tale of an individual who purportedly awakened his family members with a terrifying premonition… all of this and more on this week’s edition of The Gralien Report Podcast.  Follow us on Twitter, and Like us on Facebook. For more from beyond the Bunker, consider signing up for Gralien X for just $7 a month.

This week on The Gralien Report, on the heels of Micah’s recent trip to England for the British Exopolitics Expo, we discuss strange synchronicities, and among them, several which Micah experienced along with friend and fellow researcher Mike Clelland of the Hidden Experience blog while they visited the ancient town of York. Is there more the meaningful synchronicities than merely coincidence? Then in hour two, we continue our October celebration of the Halloween season with a decidedly disturbing turn down “Gray Street,” as we examine strange legends and horror stories of the “Hat Man,” and what may have been a strange encounter your humble host had with this archetypal apparition. Then moving on to strange disappearances, we examine one of the very strangest, in which a man vanished… and how a photograph may have foretold of his disappearance. Finally, we examine popular short horror stories and urban legends, as well as a final tale of an individual who purportedly awakened his family members with a terrifying premonition… all of this and more on this week’s edition of The Gralien Report Podcast.  Follow us on Twitter, and Like us on Facebook. For more from beyond the Bunker, consider signing up for Gralien X for just $7 a month.

This week on The Gralien Report… why, oh why is Stephen Hawking’s idea about how aliens will treat us (if they ever arrive on Earth to visit us) back in the news? It actually has to do with last week’s controversial holiday, and the necessity for recognizing the mistreatment of indigenous cultures in America during early contact with Europeans… but on that note, is Hawking’s concern something we should consider? We also spend some time examining listener reports dealing with purported encounters with strange cryptids… it has us asking, “what else might be lurking right around the corner?” Later in hour two, just in time for Halloween, our good friend Jim Harold joins us to celebrate the release of his latest installment in the Campfire series, and arguably, this is the best batch of ghost stories he has offered yet. The book has just been released on Amazon.com, and is available in paperback and on Kindle. Follow The Gralien Report on Social Media For more updates from the Bunker (and perhaps a few Halloween Jack-o-lanterns), follow us on Twitter, and Like us on Facebook. For more from beyond the Bunker, consider signing up for Gralien X for just $7 a month.

This week on The Gralien Report… why, oh why is Stephen Hawking’s idea about how aliens will treat us (if they ever arrive on Earth to visit us) back in the news? It actually has to do with last week’s controversial holiday, and the necessity for recognizing the mistreatment of indigenous cultures in America during early contact with Europeans… but on that note, is Hawking’s concern something we should consider? We also spend some time examining listener reports dealing with purported encounters with strange cryptids… it has us asking, “what else might be lurking right around the corner?” Later in hour two, just in time for Halloween, our good friend Jim Harold joins us to celebrate the release of his latest installment in the Campfire series, and arguably, this is the best batch of ghost stories he has offered yet. The book has just been released on Amazon.com, and is available in paperback and on Kindle. Follow The Gralien Report on Social Media For more updates from the Bunker (and perhaps a few Halloween Jack-o-lanterns), follow us on Twitter, and Like us on Facebook. For more from beyond the Bunker, consider signing up for Gralien X for just $7 a month.

This week on The Gralien Report, as Micah is preparing to head off to England for the British Exopolitics Expo, we spend some time talking about the nature of unidentified flying objects, and the myths, speculation, and scientific study that can be applied to them. If UFOs exist, could some of them, if not the majority of them, come from here on Earth? What about so-called “mystery airships” reported throughout the decades? In keeping with the notion that Earth-based technologies might account for much of the UFO phenomenon, we are joined by writer and researcher Walter Bosley, a former FBI informant, USAF OSI, and licensed private investigator who has been researching a strange series of incidents that occurred in the American southwest in the 19th century. What Bosley believes he has uncovered may involve occult activity in the region, in addition to counterintelligence operations, and even the possibility that rudimentary airship technology had been in use near Sonora, California, by the 1850s. What is the secret behind the so-called “Empire of the Wheel”, and what were the objectives of its operators? More importantly, how does this fit into the Americana legends of airships seen over the United States in the latter half of the 19th century? Follow The Gralien Report on Social Media For more updates from the Bunker, follow us on Twitter, and Like us on Facebook. For more from beyond the Bunker, consider signing up for Gralien X for just $7 a month.

This week on The Gralien Report, as Micah is preparing to head off to England for the British Exopolitics Expo, we spend some time talking about the nature of unidentified flying objects, and the myths, speculation, and scientific study that can be applied to them. If UFOs exist, could some of them, if not the majority of them, come from here on Earth? What about so-called “mystery airships” reported throughout the decades? In keeping with the notion that Earth-based technologies might account for much of the UFO phenomenon, we are joined by writer and researcher Walter Bosley, a former FBI informant, USAF OSI, and licensed private investigator who has been researching a strange series of incidents that occurred in the American southwest in the 19th century. What Bosley believes he has uncovered may involve occult activity in the region, in addition to counterintelligence operations, and even the possibility that rudimentary airship technology had been in use near Sonora, California, by the 1850s. What is the secret behind the so-called “Empire of the Wheel”, and what were the objectives of its operators? More importantly, how does this fit into the Americana legends of airships seen over the United States in the latter half of the 19th century? Follow The Gralien Report on Social Media For more updates from the Bunker, follow us on Twitter, and Like us on Facebook. For more from beyond the Bunker, consider signing up for Gralien X for just $7 a month.

This week on The Gralien Report, we celebrate the anniversary of the launch of the Sputnik satellite into space, as well as the continuing interest surrounding developments on Mars. In other news, wildlife is slowly returning to the Chernobyl site, and later, Micah revisits odd behavior described by pilots in a classic 1950s UFO sighting. Speaking of which, where have all the UFOs gone today, and are there really fewer UFO sightings, or just fewer quality reports being made? Then during the second hour, we examine claims of death by spontaneous human combustion, and whether science has been able to offer conclusive explanations for what causes it, or whether it even exists at all. While skeptics have long decried the phenomenon, there may in fact be more recent studies that meet the criteria for supporting, and explaining the phenomenon… well, at least mostly. Want more from the Bunker? Whether the discussion involves spontaneous human combustion, or spontaneous Hadal convection (please, just don’t ask), here in the bunker we’re in recruiting mode, and we want you. Subscribe to Gralien X or just $7 a month, and while you’re at it, be sure to follow us on Twitter and Facebook for more updates from the bunker.

This week on The Gralien Report, we celebrate the anniversary of the launch of the Sputnik satellite into space, as well as the continuing interest surrounding developments on Mars. In other news, wildlife is slowly returning to the Chernobyl site, and later, Micah revisits odd behavior described by pilots in a classic 1950s UFO sighting. Speaking of which, where have all the UFOs gone today, and are there really fewer UFO sightings, or just fewer quality reports being made? Then during the second hour, we examine claims of death by spontaneous human combustion, and whether science has been able to offer conclusive explanations for what causes it, or whether it even exists at all. While skeptics have long decried the phenomenon, there may in fact be more recent studies that meet the criteria for supporting, and explaining the phenomenon… well, at least mostly. Want more from the Bunker? Whether the discussion involves spontaneous human combustion, or spontaneous Hadal convection (please, just don’t ask), here in the bunker we’re in recruiting mode, and we want you. Subscribe to Gralien X or just $7 a month, and while you’re at it, be sure to follow us on Twitter and Facebook for more updates from the bunker.

This week on The Gralien Report, as the legendary Hobbo is making his way through Bat Country on his way back from Barstow, NASA has made a big announcement about water on Mars, and whether this supports the existence of life there, also. Micah gives us a breakdown of the high points of Monday’s press conference, in addition to news and headlines elsewhere in the world. Then later in the program, eerie events occurring on Vancouver Island have had us thinking about Native American legends that involve the creature known today as Sasquatch. However, are there trends that emerge in these legends which, though perhaps often overlooked, might cause us to rethink modern reports of supposed “mystery hominids” like Sasquatch? Whether you think Sasquatch exists, or exists only in the realm of myth and legends, perhaps there is more here than meets the eye, and with broader implications as it relates to ancient traditions from around the world. Special thanks to the infamous Mister Sam Shearon for this episode’s artwork… check out his website where you can buy prints of this rendering by clicking here. Follow The Gralien Report on Social Media For more updates from the Bunker, follow us on Twitter, and Like us on Facebook.

This week on The Gralien Report, as the legendary Hobbo is making his way through Bat Country on his way back from Barstow, NASA has made a big announcement about water on Mars, and whether this supports the existence of life there, also. Micah gives us a breakdown of the high points of Monday’s press conference, in addition to news and headlines elsewhere in the world. Then later in the program, eerie events occurring on Vancouver Island have had us thinking about Native American legends that involve the creature known today as Sasquatch. However, are there trends that emerge in these legends which, though perhaps often overlooked, might cause us to rethink modern reports of supposed “mystery hominids” like Sasquatch? Whether you think Sasquatch exists, or exists only in the realm of myth and legends, perhaps there is more here than meets the eye, and with broader implications as it relates to ancient traditions from around the world. Special thanks to the infamous Mister Sam Shearon for this episode’s artwork… check out his website where you can buy prints of this rendering by clicking here. Follow The Gralien Report on Social Media For more updates from the Bunker, follow us on Twitter, and Like us on Facebook.

This week on The Gralien Report, a snake has given virgin birth, which has us thinking about claims of “immaculate conception” or, as it is scientifically known, parthenogenesis. Then, shifting our attention to the listeners, one couple who spent the weekend camping in the Rockies observed something truly strange in Colorado’s night skies; we put it out to our listeners in case any similar observations may have occurred elsewhere. Meanwhile on the other side of the United States, conference attendees in Point Pleasant, West Virginia were shocked to learn about a man who drowned nearby over the weekend. Shannon LeGro, host of Into the Fray Radio, was in attendance, and joins us to discuss the event. Then, the question everyone’s minds: what do Micah and Alex Jones have in common? It’s all in a confiscated jar of fruit jelly, apparently. And finally, we analyze a unique conversation between Neil deGrass Tyson and exiled government whistleblower Edward Snowden on encryption, and how it relates to the search for alien life. All this, and more, on The Gralien Report Podcast. Want More From The Gralien Report? Follow The Gralien Report on Twitter, and Like Us on Facebook. For more from The Boys in the Bunker, consider a subscription to Gralien X, which features additional weekly podcasts, monthly Gralien Enigmas, and more fine content. It’s more fun than a West Virginia flap-fest.