Dreamland

This week on Dreamland, Whitley Strieber welcomes legendary near-death researcher P.M.H. Atwater for a profound exploration of one of the deepest mysteries of all: the strange connection between near-death experiences, alien contact, the dead, and consciousness itself. Her new book, Aliens and the Near-Death Experience, asks whether these seemingly separate worlds may actually be parts of a single, immense reality. Atwater discusses her own near-death experiences, the voice that directed her life’s work, her research with thousands of experiencers, and the startling cases in which people who had NDEs later encountered otherworldly beings. The conversation ranges from Idaho’s long history of “flying saucers” over its great canyons, to Kenneth Ring’s Omega Project, John Mack’s interest in alien identity, and Atwater’s own astonishing account of an “alien” aspect of herself called Arrakis. At its heart, this is a conversation about what human beings really are, what death may reveal, and whether contact, consciousness, and the afterlife are all doorways into the same vast mystery. Visit PMH Atwater on her website, PMHAtwater.com Join us today! Click here to discover our vast archive and inexpensive plans. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week on Dreamland, Whitley Strieber and Lucinda Morrel enter some of the most disturbing territory in the disclosure conversation: the death of Melissa Casias, the disappearance of General William McCasland, and the possibility that people close to hidden knowledge may be facing threats far darker than ridicule or professional ruin. Whitley opens with a chilling comparison to Sippenhaft—the coercive tactic of threatening families developed by the Gestapo—and asks whether modern variants of that pressure could be operating inside rogue, compartmentalized structures connected to secrecy. Lucinda brings the Melissa Casias case into sharp focus, noting the strange details: phones reportedly wiped, personal belongings left behind, and the unsettling possibility that an administrative assistant may have known far more than anyone realized. From there, the conversation widens into the fear, paranoia, and isolation surrounding whistleblowers, witnesses, and experiencers. But this is not only a dark show. It is also a call to action. Whitley and Lucinda discuss the urgent need for an experiencer movement created by experiencers themselves—not controlled by academics, officials, sponsors, or institutions seeking “power over” them. Their goal is sovereignty, dignity, mutual support, and a movement rooted in lived experience rather than exploitation. Help us create a NEW and Super-Powerful Unknowncountry search engine: To contribute to our GoFundMe, click here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week on Dreamland, Whitley welcomes his dear friend and collaborator Dr. Jeffrey Kripal, Rice University’s J. Newton Rayzor Professor of Religion and creator of the Archives of the Impossible, for a profound discussion of disclosure, consciousness, and the experiencer’s place in the unfolding mystery. Jeff’s new book, How to Think Impossibly, offers a crucial framework for approaching non-human intelligence without reducing it to either conventional science or inherited religion. Together, Whitley and Jeff explore why the testimony of experiencers must not be pushed aside, how imagination can become a disciplined way of knowing, and why the humanities may hold keys that science alone cannot provide. They also discuss the danger that “disclosure,” if handled only by government, military, and scientific authorities, could imprison the experience in third-person documents while ignoring the living first-person reality at its heart. This is a searching, intimate conversation about consciousness beyond the brain, revelation, writing, AI, and the future of human understanding. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What if the most famous UFO abduction case in American history is only a fragment of a much larger event? In this episode of Dreamland, Whitley Strieber speaks with Dr. Irene Scott about the 1973 Pascagoula UFO incident—and the shocking new evidence that expands it far beyond the abduction of two men on a fishing pier. Dr. Scott reveals a hidden layer of the case: a massive, unexplained sound heard across hundreds of miles at the exact time of the घटना, multiple witnesses, and a possible connection to advanced nuclear facilities. Even more startling, the Pascagoula site may link forward in time to the USS Nimitz UFO encounter—suggesting a pattern that spans decades. Was this a simple encounter… or part of a coordinated, large-scale event involving technology, intelligence operations, and something that understands time itself? This is not just a UFO story. It may be one of the deepest mysteries ever uncovered. Not a subscriber? You're missing out! To sign up, click here! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What if they aren't what they seem? As disclosure--and maybe even open contact--draws closer, what if we don't know what we're dealing with...at all? In this deeply provocative conversation, Charles Upton joins Whitley Strieber to explore a radically different interpretation of the phenomenon: What if the beings behind UFO encounters are not extraterrestrial visitors at all, but something far more strange and dangerous in ways we can hardly imagine? Upton argues that modern “disclosure” may itself be a carefully managed narrative—one designed to conceal a far more unsettling truth involving hidden alliances, occult traditions, and the manipulation of belief. From ancient accounts of materializing entities to the strange convergence of ritual magic and advanced technology, this conversation ventures into territory rarely discussed in public. Is the UFO mystery a technological puzzle—or a spiritual one? And if these entities can manifest physically, influence human affairs, and even shape our understanding of reality… what exactly are we dealing with? To read the Art of Deception mentioned in the show, click here. IMPORTANT NOTE: Charles is fighting colon cancer. Can you give him some help? Make a contribution on his GoFundMe. Click here. Tomorrow (Saturday, April 27, 2026 ) in the subscriber video room experiencer Lucinda Morel joins Whitley Strieber for a provocative Q&A. How does her Native American ancestry figure in her experiences? Why was her father kidnapped by a witch? What was most of her family assassinated in Spain all those years ago? Let's dig into the mystery of Lucinda Morel! Subscribers, click here to join. ( The room opens at 9:55AM Pacific Time (12:55 AM Eastern) Not a subscriber? You're missing out! To sign up, click here! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week on Dreamland, we speak with Christopher Robinson, known as the “Dream Detective,” a man who has spent decades studying precognitive dreams — including his own. Robinson had a precognitive dream of the Lockerbie bombing so clear that he came under police suspicion. Listen as he tells the agonizing story of what it is like to have clear precogs but be helpless to prevent the disasters that follow. This powerful, heart-rending show goes down into the very depths of what it means to see the future. Deep humanity, deep mystery. This is a very eerie show, especially toward the end. Listen carefully! Visit Christopher at The Premonition Man. Get his book here. Want more of our insight, unique interviews, and reporting, plus access to our vast archive of podcasts and news stories rarely covered by mainstream media, and almost never seriously? Subscribe to Unknowncountry today! To get started, click here! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dreamland guest host James Faulk interviews Ryan Kralik about his book, "It From Us: An Information-first Framework and the Purpose of Consciousness," and how his cosmic framework accommodates anomalous experiences throughout history. Kralik argues that information lies at the root of reality rather than matter or energy. Kralik shares his personal journey into remote viewing, beginning with a surprising experiment with his wife that produced accurate descriptions of a hidden marble, leading him to further explore the phenomenon and develop a framework that explains UAPs, telepathy, near-death experiences, and other anomalous phenomena. He describes how his information-first approach could reconcile both materialist and idealist perspectives, viewing coherence as the fundamental constraint driving physical reality, and theorizes how UAPs might operate as consciousness and intent amplifiers rather than conventional spacecraft using known physics. Faulk and Kralik also explore the limitations of AI, whether it will ever achieve true consciousness, and the potential for collective human cognition to affect reality. Want more of our insight, unique interviews and reporting, plus access to our vast archive of podcasts and news stories rarely covered by mainstream media, and almost never seriously? Subscribe to Unknowncountry today! To get started, click here! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

General William McCasland oversaw one of the most sensitive scientific organizations in the United States Air Force, responsible for advanced aerospace research, propulsion systems, and classified technologies. His name surfaced unexpectedly in the now-famous Podesta–DeLonge UFO Email Exchange, where he was referenced in connection with discussions about possible recovered craft and non-human technology. Soon afterward, McCasland quietly retired from public life. Why would one of the most senior scientists in the U.S. Air Force be mentioned in conversations about extraterrestrial technology? What role might the Air Force Research Laboratory have played in investigating unknown aerospace materials? Above all, why has he disappeared? In this episode of Dreamland, we explore the career, responsibilities, and mysteries surrounding the general who may have stood closer than almost anyone to the deepest secrets of advanced aerospace research. Topics discussed include: • The mission and capabilities of the Air Force Research Laboratory• The significance of the Podesta–DeLonge email chain• Why Russia or China might have been interested in McCasland’s work• Scientists and researchers connected to advanced propulsion programs. Whitley discusses what might have happened with Debrief editor Micah Hanks. Check out Whitley’s 2026 Book Release “Transformation 2026”: Click here Check out his New York Times bestselling book Communion: Click here Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode of Dreamland, guest host James Faulk interviews Matthew Roberts, a former Navy cryptologist who has turned his anomalous experience onboard the USS Theodore Roosevelt during the Gimbal UFO event into a transformative initiation. Roberts discusses his experiences with UFO phenomena, including encounters with non-human entities and the development of his understanding of consciousness and spirituality. We then explore the potential connection between Roberts' experiences and broader themes of human evolution, psychological development, and the need for a spiritual awakening in society. We explore the now unfilled role of mystery schools and initiatory practices in stabilizing civilizations, as well as the possibility of a new spiritual paradigm emerging in response to current societal breakdown. Finally, we dissect the potential for government disclosure of UFO-related information, in light of Trump's recent announcements on disclosure, as well as how any such transparency will impact public understanding of the UFO/NHI phenomenon. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Famed Anunnaki expert Dr. Heather Lynn reveals explosive new findings about their powers and their motives in the distant past, then shows how modern elites are seeking to understand and make use of their secrets. But for what? We were once enslaved by them. So who are the world-ruling elites who are taking such an interest, and why are they doing it? An underwater city off the coast of Cuba is mentioned in this discussion. There was supposed to be a major expedition to learn more about it. Instead, it disappeared from the news. Read more about it in this story from Unknowncountry.com’s vast archive. Click here. And while you’re at it, why not subscribe? Where else will you find so much knowledge, much of it all but impossible to uncover? Support this precious project. Subscriptions start at $4.95 a month. Click here to explore our options. Get the Anunnaki Revelation today! Click here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jeff Nuccetelli joins Whitley with an explosive interview covering not just his congressional testimony, but how it felt to be up close and personal during one of the most intense, frightening and provocative series of UAP encounters ever recorded, as massive unknown objects repeatedly penetrated high-security areas at Vandenberg Air Force Base. From Jeff's Congressional testimony: "I personally witnessed one of these events and investigated others. Six other service members — all direct eyewitnesses — have provided the information I share today. The incursions began on October 14, 2003, when Boeing contractors reported a massive,glowing red square silently hovering over two missile defense sites. After several minutes, it drifted east and vanished behind the hills.This event — now known as the Vandenberg Red Square — was later referenced by Representative Luna during the first public hearing on this topic. Official Air Force records documenting it are now held by AARO and the FBI." Held, yes, but NOT released! Jeff has his own great podcast! Don't miss a single episode. Click here. Not an Unknowncountry supporter? Now’s the time!! Click here to choose YOUR plan. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Could there be something deeper, something hidden, going on in some Gifted and Talented (GATE) programs? Researcher Desta Barnabe had some very strange memories associated with her GATE experience and set out to research them–with startling and deeply concerning results. Could at least some of the programs involve finding bright children with unusual abilities such as psychic talents, telepathy and other strange skills? If so, why? And what happens to those children?? This provocative and intense show will be run in two parts, week one starting on January 16 and week two on January 23. Get Desta Barnabe’s intense and very important book. Click here. Not an Unknowncountry supporter? Now’s the time!! Click here to choose YOUR plan. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As the year draws to a close, Whitley Strieber invites listeners to celebrate the holiday season with a special double episode of Dreamland. In this unique gathering, he converses with two remarkable guests, Jim Semivan and Leslie Kean, who share their profound experiences and insights into non-human intelligence and the challenges of disclosure. Join Unknown Country today. Keep these groundbreaking shows coming!! Click Here Dreamland will return next month! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices