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Bryce Zabel and Richard Dolan discuss the implications of UFO disclosure and its impact on society.

In this episode of Need to Know, Bryce Zabel and Richard Dolan tackle one of the most important questions in the UFO conversation: what do we actually mean when we say "disclosure"? With Steven Spielberg's upcoming film Disclosure Day reigniting public interest in the topic, Bryce and Rich explore the difference between government transparency, whistleblower revelations, leaked documents, and the true "big D" Disclosure: the official acknowledgment that humanity is interacting with a non-human intelligence. They revisit the ideas behind their book A.D. After Disclosure and examine how the world has changed since it was first written, from congressional hearings and Pentagon videos to AI, social media, and the modern information landscape. The discussion dives deep into the concept of a breakaway civilization, the role of private aerospace and intelligence contractors, the limits of government authority, and whether disclosure would unite humanity or further divide an already fractured society. Bryce and Rich debate the significance of recent UFO file releases, the influence of figures like Steven Spielberg on the public narrative, and whether an official disclosure event is even…

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Host: Bryce Zabel

Guest: Richard Dolan

Topics covered

• UFO disclosure
• government transparency
• non-human intelligence
• breakaway civilization
• congressional hearings
• Pentagon videos

Keywords

• UFO
• disclosure
• government
• intelligence
• society
• Steven Spielberg
• A.D. After Disclosure

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Books & works: A.D. After Disclosure

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