Deal or No Deal

Deal or No Deal

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June 4, 2026 · 1h 8m · Season 1 · Episode 16

About this episode

The episode explores the intersection of Hollywood and UFO mythology through the experiences of filmmaker Brett Leonard and the hosts' own encounters with alleged intelligence offers.

In  “Deal or No Deal,”  Bryce Zabel and Brent Friedman move their investigation from personal testimony into corroboration. After weeks of telling the story of the  Dark Skies  premiere party, the mysterious man who claimed to be from Naval Intelligence, and the offer to trade inside UFO information for story cooperation, they bring in their first outside witness: filmmaker  Brett Leonard , who says he experienced his own version of Hollywood’s strangest possible pitch meeting. For Bryce and Brent, this is no longer just a story they remember — it becomes part of a broader pattern. The episode asks the question at the heart of  Sound, Light & Frequency : were Hollywood creators ever approached, influenced, or guided by people claiming access to the real UFO secret? Leonard’s account opens the door to a larger conversation about disclosure, disinformation, myth-making, and manipulation — and whether “the deal” was a one-time anomaly or one example of a hidden relationship between entertainment and the intelligence world. As the title suggests,  “Deal or No Deal”  is about…

People in this episode

Hosts: Bryce Zabel, Brent Friedman

Guest: Brett Leonard

Topics covered

  • UFOs
  • Hollywood
  • disclosure
  • disinformation
  • myth-making
  • intelligence

Keywords

  • UFO
  • Hollywood
  • Dark Skies
  • Brett Leonard
  • disclosure
  • intelligence
  • myth-making
  • disinformation

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Naval Intelligence, Sound, Light & Frequency

Books & works: Dark Skies

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