Hollywood, The CIA & UFOs: The History Beyond Spielberg

2026-06-20 · 226 min · 20 entities

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Our American Alchemists this week are Bryce Zabel and Brent Friedman. Check out their podcast Sound, Light and Frequency https://soundlightfrequency.com/ Sign Up With Our Sponsors Below For Exclusive Alchemy Deals! Zbiotics: Go to https://zbiotics.com/JESSE and use JESSE at checkout for 15% off any first time orders of ZBiotics probiotics. The Perfect Jean: The Perfect Jean: F*%k your khakis and get The Perfect Jean 15% off with the code JESSE15 at https://theperfectjean.nyc/JESSE15 #theperfectjeanpod Join Our YouTube Membership: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCuG2KzrIMe3qoNcuDVpwnXw/join Editors! Please email us your application and relevant demos to apply@jessemichelsmedia.com For decades, U.S. intelligence (namely, the CIA and Office of Naval Intelligence) has been quietly shaping what Hollywood tells the public about UFOs, hiding truths in plain sight. Bryce Zabel and Brent Friedman, creators of the 1996 NBC alien-themed series Dark Skies, say a man claiming to be Naval Intelligence showed up at their own premiere party already knowing what was in their unaired pilot, and offered them a trade: classified access for guidance on their future scripts. Texas Chainsaw Massacre and Poltergeist Director Tobe Hooper told Brent that Steven Spielberg got the same offer after Jaws, took the deal, and went on to make Close Encounters and E.T.. Separately, Brent Friedman says his family friend John Herrington who later became Secretary of Energy (Head of the entire Department of Energy) told him privately after a few drinks that aliens are real and he’s seen them. Official attempts have been made to get Herrington (now 87) to testify about these claims, but he’s ignored them. Friedman himself also reports of having had an encounter with a “Nordic” alien being. This was one of the wildest episodes we’ve ever filmed. Live now. -------------------------- Support Our Other Projects Below! Grab Your American Alchemy Merch Here ➤ https://www.americanalchemymerch.com/ Join The American Alchemy Magazine Here ➤ https://americanalchemymagazine.substack.com/ Subscribe To Our Clips Channel (10 Minute Highlights!) ➤ https://www.youtube.com/@UC8ZKTXN9trt5dhixz6b6l6w -------------------------- JOIN OUR WHOP (Early/Ad Free Episodes) ➤ https://whop.com/jessemichels Instagram ➤ https://www.instagram.com/jessemichelsofficial TikTok ➤ https://www.tiktok.com/@itsjessemichels X ➤ https://twitter.com/AlchemyAmerican Spotify ➤ https://tinyurl.com/jessemichelsspotify Clips Channel ➤ https://www.youtube.com/@JesseMichelsClips Apply For Jobs ➤ apply@jessemichelsmedia.com Sponsor Inquiries ➤ sponsor@jessemichelsmedia.com Media Inquiries ➤ media@jessemichelsmedia.com Timestamps: 0:00 - Introduction 3:04 - Meet Bryce Zabel and Brent Friedman 5:01 - The Dark Skies Premiere Party 6:45 - The Mystery Man "JC" 10:18 - Office of Naval Intelligence Deal 12:26 - Sound, Light and Frequency 14:32 - The "We Are Watching You" Postcard 17:30 - Brent Meets John Harrington 33:18 - Grusch and the Harrington Connection 40:16 - The Haight Family 45:39 - The Office Meeting 50:08 - Managing Reality 53:55 - The Vial and the Moon 57:00 - Walking Away From the Deal 1:01:39 - Sponsors (Zbiotics) 1:02:55 - Sponsors (The Perfect Jean) 1:04:22 - Tobe Hooper and Spielberg's Deal 1:07:50 - Spielberg's Intervention on Dark Skies 1:14:32 - Decoding Close Encounters 1:16:40 - Reagan Watches E.T. 1:18:12 - What Spielberg Knows 1:32:19 - 7 Billion vs 8 Billion 1:35:27 - Nathan Twining and the WARDEX 1:39:13 - Whitley Strieber and Communion 1:41:46 - Roswell, Robertson Panel, Walt Disney 1:45:00 - First David Grusch Interview 1:50:13 - Brent the Lifelong Experiencer 1:54:47 - Witnessing Six Deaths 2:06:47 - Cancer and the Light Beings 2:11:34 - The Witch at the Foot of the Bed 2:20:46 - The Nordic Alien on Orcas Island 2:29:51 - The Reality Management System 2:34:08 - The Betty and Barney Hill Effect 2:36:47 - Obama, Spielberg and Disclosure Day 2:39:57 -