THE LIGHT GATE

Tonight, The Light Gate is honored and delighted to welcome experiencer and author, Robert J. Hunt. Robert is the author of the book, “Why Me: My Lifetime of Alien Encounters.” This book is a true account of his sixty-three years as a human being who has experienced the unexplained.Robert Hunt’s motivation to write this memoir was driven by a lifetime of alien encounters and unexplainable phenomena that must be shared. The abductions started when Robert was only seven years old and continue today. Robert is now in his sixties.Robert is a Master Electrician with almost two decades of experience in the nuclear industry. He is an asset to his team and is respected by his peers. He is also the proud father of two children, Keira and Joshua, and the loving husband to Lisa, his wife of thirty years. Robert and his family live and work in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.Here is one review from a reader: “Robert Hunt has had amazing and diverse experiences thoughout his life, though usually unsolicited. For decades he was not able to share his experiences. He tried to understand his encounters with different entities, all while living a relatively 'normal ' life. This book is a result of his curiosity, patience, and level-headedness regarding his bizarre experiences. 'Why Me' is an important and unique contribution to the field of alien abduction and experiencer testimonies.”Thank you for tuning into The Light Gate. With Dolly Safran having so much extensive experience as a firsthand lifelong contactee, and my own experience as a longtime researcher, along with our wonderful guests, we aim to bring new insights into the field of UFOs and the paranormal, and a wide variety of other subjects. We all deserve to know the truth about what's happening on our planet, and beyond! If you enjoyed this episode, please check out the many others here. You might also be interested in my show, "UFOs and the Paranormal" which presents firsthand cases from all over the world!Have fun!

Tonight The Light Gate welcomes Darcy Weir. He has so much interesting information and so many incredible stories to share. Since 2012, Darcy Weir, who resides in Alberta, Edmonton, Canada, has been on a mission to bring the world's most captivating mysteries—UAPs/UFOs, ETs, Cryptids, Bitcoin, and beyond, into the global spotlight through his talents as a filmmaker.During the course of his 13-year-long career, Weir has produced a remarkable 20 productions: 18 feature-length documentaries and two TV docuseries - each accessible on Amazon Prime and Apple. Weir’s goal is to shine a new light on these enigmatic topics, thus making the information about them more accessible to the general public.Through his diverse, gripping, and well-researched films and TV presentations, Darcy Weir has become both a well-respected as well as a high-profile voice within the global “Disclosure” movement. His goal is to share the amazing findings he has discovered – and uncovered - during the course of his very successful filmmaking career.Some of his films include “Puerto Rico’s UAPs” (2025); “Pascagoula 73” (2025); “A Dark Alliance” (2024); “Transmedium: Fastmovers & USOs” (2024); “Secret Space UFOs: Apollo 1-11” (2023); “The Underground” (2021); “The Unwonted Sasquatch” (2016) and his most recent release, “The Psychic Phenomenon,” which explores the implications of the fact that ESP is not only a human ability, but a universal one shared with non-human intelligence.Thank you for tuning into The Light Gate. With Dolly Safran having so much extensive experience as a firsthand lifelong contactee, and my own experience as a longtime researcher, along with our wonderful guests, we aim to bring new insights into the field of UFOs and the paranormal, and a wide variety of other subjects. We all deserve to know the truth about what's happening on our planet, and beyond! If you enjoyed this episode, please check out the many others here. You might also be interested in my show, "UFOs and the Paranormal" which presents firsthand cases from all over the world!Have fun!

Tonight, The Light Gate welcomes UFO researcher/author, Chris Styles.Chris is an active UFO researcher who investigates classic and select current UFO incidents that have occurred in Atlantic Canada. He holds to a “blended” view of the UFO phenomena, that allows room for both the ETH & a significant psychological component. He is best known for his work on the 1967 Shag Harbour Incident and has presented at several MUFON symposia in both Canada and the US.Chris served as a paid technical advisor with several Canadian UFO feature documentaries such as Ocean Entertainment’s “The Shag Harbour Incident” and “Northern Lights”. He has appeared in several US, UFO specials, such as “Canada’s Roswell” and “UFOs II, Have We Been Visited?” In 2019 Styles appeared in an episode of “Ocean Mysteries” with Celine & Fabien Cousteau. He has been on pretty much all the major UFO podcasts such as Coast-to-Coast and more.Chris is the co-author of two UFO books on the Shag Harbour Incident, “Dark Object” (Dell Bantam) with Don Ledger & “Impact to Contact” (Arcadia House) with Graham Simms. His most recent book is “Sweep Clear 5: NATO’s UFO Encounter”, which is available from Amazon Press.In 2023 MUFON Canada presented Chris with an honorary membership in recognition of his lifetime achievement in Ufology. He is also the organizer of the upcoming Shag Harbour UFO Conference on the first week of October 2025.Thank you for tuning into The Light Gate. With Dolly Safran having so much extensive experience as a firsthand lifelong contactee, and my own experience as a longtime researcher, along with our wonderful guests, we aim to bring new insights into the field of UFOs and the paranormal, and a wide variety of other subjects. We all deserve to know the truth about what's happening on our planet, and beyond! If you enjoyed this episode, please check out the many others here. You might also be interested in my show, "UFOs and the Paranormal" which presents firsthand cases from all over the world!Have fun!

It’s Open Mic night! Tonight, The Light Gate features a Q&A episode with your hosts, Preston Dennett and Dolly Safran, and YOU, the audience! Ask us anything! UFOs, ghosts, OBEs, the paranormal, psychic abilities! Time to have some fun. We will also be doing a book give-away contest! (note: live listeners only!)Preston Dennett began investigating UFOs and the paranormal in 1986 when he discovered that his family, friends and co-workers were having dramatic unexplained encounters. Since then, he has interviewed hundreds of witnesses and investigated a wide variety of paranormal phenomena. He is a field investigator for the Mutual UFO Network (MUFON), a ghost hunter, a paranormal researcher, and the author of 30 books and more than 100 articles on UFOs and the paranormal. Several of his books have been Amazon UFO bestsellers. His articles have appeared in numerous magazines including Fate, Atlantis Rising, MUFON UFO Journal, Nexus, Paranormal Magazine, UFO Magazine, Phenomena Magazine, Mysteries Magazine, Ufologist and others. His writing has been translated into several different languages including German, French, Portuguese, Russian, and Icelandic. He has appeared on numerous radio and television programs, including Midnight in the Desert with Art Bell, Coast-to-Coast and also the History Channel’s Deep Sea UFOs and UFO Hunters and Ancient Aliens. His research has been presented in the LA Times, the LA Daily News, the Dallas Morning News and other newspapers. He has taught classes on various paranormal subjects and lectures across the United States.Dolly Safran has worked as a limo driver, assistant manager at Wendy’s, a zookeeper, a bus driver, a security guard, a nurse, and more, including as a civilian worker for the U.S. Department of the Treasury, and also in the Army as an employee for the U.S. Department of Defense. Her UFO contacts began around age one, and are still ongoing today. She is a fully conscious UFO contactee and the subject of the full-length book, “Symmetry: A True UFO Adventure.” Sequel coming soon!Thank you for tuning into The Light Gate. With Dolly Safran having so much extensive experience as a firsthand lifelong contactee, and my own experience as a longtime researcher, along with our wonderful guests, we aim to bring new insights into the field of UFOs and the paranormal, and a wide variety of other subjects. We all deserve to know the truth about what's happening on our planet, and beyond! If you enjoyed this episode, please check out the many others here. You might also be interested in my show, "UFOs and the Paranormal" which presents firsthand cases from all over the world!Have fun!

Tonight The Light Gate is delighted to welcome Simon Bown to the show.Simon Bown is the host of two influential podcasts, a clinical hypnotherapist, and an author specializing in topics related to consciousness, reincarnation, and the afterlife. He has produced over 800 podcast episodes, engaging with leading experts and scholars in the fields of Near-Death Experiences (NDEs), reincarnation, and the continuation of consciousness. His podcasts, “The Alien UFO Podcast” and “Our Paranormal Afterlife,” have collectively garnered over 6,000,000 downloads, with Our Paranormal Afterlife reaching No.1 on the UK Apple Podcasts spirituality chart.Simon holds a diploma in Clinical Hypnotherapy and is certified in Past Life Regression Therapy. He has conducted hundreds of past life regression sessions, specializing in guiding individuals through these therapeutic processes. His research is informed by personal experiences with paranormal phenomena, including psychic flashes, UFO sightings, and other unexplained occurrences. These experiences have contributed to his academic interest in the nature of consciousness and its potential existence beyond the physical body. In addition to his work in podcasting and hypnotherapy, Simon is an avid bass guitarist and science fiction writer.His latest book is “Verified Near Death Experiences: Proof of an Afterlife.” It’s very well received, with an Amazon average rating of 4.6 out of 5 stars. Here’s an Amazon review: “This book is absolutely fascinating and deeply moving. It demystifies death in a way that’s both comforting and enlightening, helping readers understand that death is not the end but a transition full of meaning and connection. It offers real stories from real people, which makes every chapter feel authentic, relatable, and credible. For skeptics and the curious alike, this is a must-read.”Thank you for tuning into The Light Gate. With Dolly Safran having so much extensive experience as a firsthand lifelong contactee, and my own experience as a longtime researcher, along with our wonderful guests, we aim to bring new insights into the field of UFOs and the paranormal, and a wide variety of other subjects. We all deserve to know the truth about what's happening on our planet, and beyond! If you enjoyed this episode, please check out the many others here. You might also be interested in my show, "UFOs and the Paranormal" which presents firsthand cases from all over the world!Have fun!

Tonight, The Light Gate welcomes experiencer and podcaster, Matt Emch. Matt was born in Youngstown, Ohio, He played FCS College Football at Youngstown State University from 1991-1994, all 4 teams played in National Championship games during the 4 years. He won the Natty ‘91-‘93 & ‘94, and was runner up ’92. He was a sports commentator for 17 years.Matt has had a lifetime of unusual events, including paranormal encounters, a near-death experience, two terrifying Dogman encounters and much more high strangeness events.He is the host of the popular podcast, “Planet 412.” Writes Matt, “You have landed on Planet 412! The home of the Youngstown, Ohio Dogman! Welcome to our journey as we explore the strange, supernatural, insane, and cryptid world we live in.”Thank you for tuning into The Light Gate. With Dolly Safran having so much extensive experience as a firsthand lifelong contactee, and my own experience as a longtime researcher, along with our wonderful guests, we aim to bring new insights into the field of UFOs and the paranormal, and a wide variety of other subjects. We all deserve to know the truth about what's happening on our planet, and beyond! If you enjoyed this episode, please check out the many others here. You might also be interested in my show, "UFOs and the Paranormal" which presents firsthand cases from all over the world!Have fun!

Tonight, The Light Gate is honored to welcome experiencer, author, researcher, podcaster, publicist, and longtime ufologist, Dan Harary.Born and raised just outside of Asbury Park, New Jersey, Dan Harary is a man of many talents. While best known for his 40-plus years of work in Hollywood as an Entertainment Industry Publicist and Owner of the boutique Asbury PR Agency in Beverly Hills,Dan is also the author of five books. “My Paranormal Life” is his very personal memory of a lifetime of unusual events. “Flirting with Fame” details his 50 years of amazing celebrity encounters. And his two novels, “After They Came,” and “Five” are fictional explorations of ETs, reincarnation and more.Dan is a four-time UFO Experiencer and longtime member of the Southern California Chapter of MUFON; the Chairman and Creator of the very influential, “The Hollywood Disclosure Alliance”, the host of the popular weekly podcast, “From Hollywood: It’s Paranormal Tonight,” and the founder and editorial director of the newly launched “Wow! Signal News Service,” a unique, new publicity distribution service for those researchers who are working across every avenue of the UAP/UFO/ET issue; and the Director of Media Relations for Contact in the Desert, the world’s largest annual UFO conference.Dan has delivered lectures and appeared on panels at a number of prominent UFO Events, including those presented by Contact in the Desert, the Hollywood Disclosure Alliance, MUFON/Southern California, Conscious Life Expo, and more, and has also presented lectures online to MUFON Chapters in St. Louis, MO, South Carolina, and New Jersey.In addition, Dan just executive produced a new documentary entitled, “Inside Hollywood.” Articles about Dan have appeared in dozens of media outlets across the country, including Newsweek, the New York Daily News, the Los Angeles Times, the Hollywood Reporter, Variety…the list goes on!He has also been interviewed on dozens of high-profile paranormal podcasts and radio shows starting in 2023, including Coast to Coast Am with George Noory, Fade to Black with Jimmy Church (twice on each) Into the Parabnormal, the Jeff Mara Podcast, Spaced Out Radio and many more. Dan is a Graduate of Boston University’s School of Communications – he attended BU alongside radio legend Howard Stern. The father of two adult children, Dan lives in Beverly Hills, CA.Thank you for tuning into The Light Gate. With Dolly Safran having so much extensive experience as a firsthand lifelong contactee, and my own experience as a longtime researcher, along with our wonderful guests, we aim to bring new insights into the field of UFOs and the paranormal, and a wide variety of other subjects. We all deserve to know the truth about what's happening on our planet, and beyond! If you enjoyed this episode, please check out the many others here. You might also be interested in my show, "UFOs and the Paranormal" which presents firsthand cases from all over the world!Have fun!

Tonight, The Light Gate welcomes UFO experiencer/author Yossi Ronen. Currently, Yossi is living in Israel. He had a face-to-face encounter and communication with several aliens who appeared in his room when he lived about a year in 1981 in Los Angeles. The experience led his life on a new path. His interests have changed to independent search and learning in areas related to the encounter experience phenomena.For two years he has written articles in Alternative magazine in Israel, articles directly or indirectly related to UFO and contact or meeting the visitors, such as alternative medicine, currents in mysticism, parapsychology, oneness/God, and the Ancient secret Hebrew language.His book “ONE,” is a summary of about 40 years of study and research in the world of spirit, cognition, culture, and the human spirit in the face of the contact and to the information he received in the face-to-face contact with the visitors. The book opens a window into understanding the Multidimensional consciousness/perceptions of the visitors and the relation to the development of our human understanding of reality and consciousness.In the book, the author describes his communication with the visitors in different states of consciousness, leading to insights into their perception of reality. The encounter triggers a deep personal transformation, expanding the author's awareness and understanding of existence, reality, and interconnectedness.Thank you for tuning into The Light Gate. With Dolly Safran having so much extensive experience as a firsthand lifelong contactee, and my own experience as a longtime researcher, along with our wonderful guests, we aim to bring new insights into the field of UFOs and the paranormal, and a wide variety of other subjects. We all deserve to know the truth about what's happening on our planet, and beyond! If you enjoyed this episode, please check out the many others here. You might also be interested in my show, "UFOs and the Paranormal" which presents firsthand cases from all over the world!Have fun!

Tonight, The Light Gate welcomes back UFO researcher/author, Chris Styles. Chris is an active UFO researcher who investigates classic and select current UFO incidents that have occurred in Atlantic Canada. He holds to a “blended” view of the UFO phenomena, that allows room for both the ETH & a significant psychological component.He is best known for his work on the 1967 Shag Harbour Incident and has presented at several MUFON symposia in both Canada and the US. Chris served as a paid technical advisor with several Canadian UFO feature documentaries such as Ocean Entertainment’s “The Shag Harbour Incident” and “Northern Lights”. He has appeared in several US, UFO specials, such as “Canada’s Roswell” and “UFOs II, Have We Been Visited?”In 2019 Styles appeared in an episode of “Ocean Mysteries” with Celine & Fabien Cousteau. He has been on pretty much all the major UFO podcasts such as Coast-to-Coast and more. Chris is the co-author of two UFO books on the Shag Harbour Incident, “Dark Object” (Dell Bantam) with Don Ledger & “Impact to Contact” (Arcadia House) with Graham Simms.His most recent book is “Sweep Clear 5: NATO’s UFO Encounter”, which is available from Amazon Press. In 2023 MUFON Canada presented Chris with an honorary membership in recognition of his lifetime achievement in Ufology.Thank you for tuning into The Light Gate. With Dolly Safran having so much extensive experience as a firsthand lifelong contactee, and my own experience as a longtime researcher, along with our wonderful guests, we aim to bring new insights into the field of UFOs and the paranormal, and a wide variety of other subjects. We all deserve to know the truth about what's happening on our planet, and beyond! If you enjoyed this episode, please check out the many others here. You might also be interested in my show, "UFOs and the Paranormal" which presents firsthand cases from all over the world!Have fun!

Tonight, The Light Gate is honored to welcome author/researcher/experiencer Malcolm Robinson. Such a wonderful honor!Malcolm is an established public speaker, presenter, script writer and the founder of the UK organization, “Strange Phenomena Investigations,” (in 1979.) He is the assistant editor of the excellent publication, Outer Limits Magazine. He is one of only a handful of people on this planet who have gone down into the murky depths of Loch Ness in a submarine in search of the Loch Ness Monster. After having a few UFO encounters, he became interested in UFOs and soon became one of Scotland’s leading UFO researchers and authors.Malcolm has personally experienced a wide range of paranormal phenomena. He has spoken all over the world and appeared on numerous radio and television programs and has worked as a consultant for many television programs featuring UFOs, the paranormal, and cryptozoology.He has written many books about UFOs and the paranormal including UFO Cases Files of Scotland (Volumes 1 &2); The Monsters of Loch Ness; Paranormal Cases Files of Great Britain (Volumes 1-4); The Dechmont Woods UFO Incident; Please Leave Us Alone: The True and Terrifying Story of an Irish Family; and most recently, The Bonnybridge UFO Enigma; The Falkland Hill UFO Incident, and the A70 UFO Incident. He writes, “My purpose is to collect, research, and publish accounts relating to most aspect of strange phenomena, and to purposely endeavor to try and account for what at present eludes us.”Thank you for tuning into The Light Gate. With Dolly Safran having so much extensive experience as a firsthand lifelong contactee, and my own experience as a longtime researcher, along with our wonderful guests, we aim to bring new insights into the field of UFOs and the paranormal, and a wide variety of other subjects. We all deserve to know the truth about what's happening on our planet, and beyond! If you enjoyed this episode, please check out the many others here. You might also be interested in my show, "UFOs and the Paranormal" which presents firsthand cases from all over the world!Have fun!

Tonight, “The Light Gate,” welcomes back two guests: Michael Schratt & James Goodall for Part Three of a unique roundtable discussion about secret advanced aircraft and UFOs.Michael Schratt is private pilot, military aerospace historian, longtime UFO researcher, lecturer, draftsman, an expert on classified ‘black projects,” UFO crash/retrievals, the government UFO coverup and more. He is the author of “DARK FILES: A Pictorial History of Lost, Forgotten and Obscure UFO Encounters.” He is a frequent guest on radio shows and podcasts. He has appeared on Coast to Coast and many other major podcasts, and regularly speaks at UFO conferences including, Contact in the Desert. His book, DARK FILES, presents 61 fully illustrated UFO encounters from around the world. These cases were obtained from real world "boots on the ground" research by gaining access to university archives, multiple UFO research centers, and private collections. All cases presented contain references so that the reader can verify them on their own. Every effort was taken to portray these cases accurately from eyewitness accounts and reports, thereby preserving an important part of our global history. This publication contains never before seen illustrations which make these historically significant UFO cases "come alive.”James C. Goodall is a published author with 27 books in print. He is a former Docent at Kitt Peak National Observatory, former Associate Curator at Pearl Harbor Aviation Museum, former Restoration Manager on the MoFs deHavilland Comet Mk 4C at The Museum of Flight, and a former Master sergeant at United States Air Force. He studied Business marketing at University of Minnesota. He is a recognized authority both on low-observable aircraft, such as the F-117, B-2A, the Lockheed ‘twins’ (F-22 and F-35) and the Lockheed Skunk Works family of Blackbirds, and the US Navy’s fleet of modern-day fast attack and ballistic missile submarines. He has been photographing and writing about ‘spooky’ military aircraft, naval ships and submarines for the past 35 years, and his last book, 75 years of the Lockheed Martin Skunk Works, was published by Osprey in 2021.Thank you for tuning into The Light Gate. With Dolly Safran having so much extensive experience as a firsthand lifelong contactee, and my own experience as a longtime researcher, along with our wonderful guests, we aim to bring new insights into the field of UFOs and the paranormal, and a wide variety of other subjects. We all deserve to know the truth about what's happening on our planet, and beyond! If you enjoyed this episode, please check out the many others here. You might also be interested in my show, "UFOs and the Paranormal" which presents firsthand cases from all over the world!Have fun!

It’s Open Mic night! Tonight, The Light Gate features a Q&A episode with your hosts, Preston Dennett and Dolly Safran, and YOU, the audience! Ask us anything! UFOs, ghosts, OBEs, the paranormal, psychic abilities! Time to have some fun. We will also be doing a book give-away contest! (note: contest has already been completed) Preston Dennett began investigating UFOs and the paranormal in 1986 when he discovered that his family, friends and co-workers were having dramatic unexplained encounters. Since then, he has interviewed hundreds of witnesses and investigated a wide variety of paranormal phenomena. He is a field investigator for the Mutual UFO Network (MUFON), a ghost hunter, a paranormal researcher, and the author of 30 books and more than 100 articles on UFOs and the paranormal. Several of his books have been Amazon UFO bestsellers. His articles have appeared in numerous magazines including Fate, Atlantis Rising, MUFON UFO Journal, Nexus, Paranormal Magazine, UFO Magazine, Phenomena Magazine, Mysteries Magazine, Ufologist and others. His writing has been translated into several different languages including German, French, Portuguese, Russian, and Icelandic. He has appeared on numerous radio and television programs, including Midnight in the Desert with Art Bell, Coast-to-Coast and also the History Channel’s Deep Sea UFOs and UFO Hunters and Ancient Aliens. His research has been presented in the LA Times, the LA Daily News, the Dallas Morning News and other newspapers. He has taught classes on various paranormal subjects and lectures across the United States. Dolly Safran has worked as a limo driver, assistant manager at Wendy’s, a zookeeper, a bus driver, a security guard, a nurse, and more, including as a civilian worker for the U.S. Department of the Treasury, and also in the Army as an employee for the U.S. Department of Defense. Her UFO contacts began around age one, and are still ongoing today. She is a fully conscious UFO contactee and the subject of the full-length book, “Symmetry: A True UFO Adventure.” Sequel coming soon!Thank you for tuning into The Light Gate. With Dolly Safran having so much extensive experience as a firsthand lifelong contactee, and my own experience as a longtime researcher, along with our wonderful guests, we aim to bring new insights into the field of UFOs and the paranormal, and a wide variety of other subjects. We all deserve to know the truth about what's happening on our planet, and beyond! If you enjoyed this episode, please check out the many others here. You might also be interested in my show, "UFOs and the Paranormal" which presents firsthand cases from all over the world!Have fun!