Children of the Greys: Aftermath, with Bret Oldham

Children of the Greys: Aftermath, with Bret Oldham

From ParaReality by ParaReality

February 21, 2026 · 1h 11m · Season 20 · Episode 7

About this episode

Bret Oldham discusses the long-term impacts of contact experiences on individuals and their families.

This week on ParaReality, Sandman sits down with experiencer and author Bret Oldham to explore a side of contact that rarely gets discussed — what happens after the encounters. Based on themes from his book Children of the Greys: Aftermath, Bret shares what it’s like to live with the long-term psychological, emotional, and personal impact of experiences that don’t come with clear explanations or easy closure. This conversation moves beyond sightings and speculation, diving into memory, identity, family ripple effects, and the challenge of integrating extraordinary experiences into everyday life. Whether you see the phenomenon as external, internal, symbolic, or something else entirely — this episode explores the human side of the unknown. New episodes of ParaReality drop .every Friday at 8:00 PM CST. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

People in this episode

Host: Sandman

Guest: Bret Oldham

Topics covered

  • contact experiences
  • psychological impact
  • identity
  • family effects
  • extraordinary experiences
  • human side of the unknown

Keywords

  • contact experiences
  • psychological impact
  • Bret Oldham
  • Children of the Greys
  • identity
  • family effects
  • extraordinary experiences

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Books & works: Children of the Greys: Aftermath

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