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Expanding Frontiers Research

Expanding Frontiers Research is dedicated to providing the public reliable information through proven research methods. We facilitate effective research by providing education on the use of public records requests.

Expanding Frontiers Research
This wide-ranging discussion between guest Gabriel Mckee and Jack Brewer covers multiple aspects of mid-20th century flying saucer lore and those who cultivated it. John Keel, Mothman, Men In Black, James Moseley and much more is considered in this conversation surrounding Gray Barker. Gabriel Mckee is a writer, librarian and curator at NYU. His latest book is The Saucerian: UFOs, Men in Black, and the Unbelievable Life of Gray Barker. Gabriel Mckee holds master’s degrees in Theological Studies from Harvard Divinity School and in Library and Information Science from Long Island University. Links: https://mitpress.mit.edu/9780262049542/the-saucerian/ https://www.amazon.com/Saucerian-UFOs-Black-Unbelievable-Barker-ebook/dp/B0D9XV547Q https://gabrielmckee.com/about/ Visit us at Expanding Frontiers Research: https://www.expandingfrontiersresearch.org/ Please support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/ExpandingFrontiersResearch
UFOs, Men in Black and Hoaxes: Gabriel Mckee Discusses Gray Barker
Successful podcaster and writer Toby Ball joins Erica Lukes and Jack Brewer for a thought provocative discussion covering how his work went from hobby podcasting to professional production. Toby describes how his Strange Arrivals podcast, which includes exploration of the Betty and Barney Hill case of alleged alien abduction, became the inspiration for an upcoming feature film slated to star Coleman Domingo and Demi Moore. The Strange Arrivals series also has episodes on the Emma Woods-David Jacobs debacle, which include interviews with Carol Rainey and Jack Brewer, among others. The abusive actions of David Jacobs are discussed, leading to wider considerations of misogyny within the UFO culture. Carol Rainey and Emma Woods are identified as significantly pushing back against the misogyny they confronted. This interesting discussion winds through the significance of memory and perception in evaluating UFO reports, leading Toby, Erica and Jack to consider selective citation, or cherry picking, to support predetermined conclusions. This includes consideration of a rarely-to-never discussed letter written by Betty Hill to researcher Ann Druffel in which Betty expresses her low opinion of hypnosis and the alien abduction genre in no uncertain terms. Consideration is given to the protection of UFO sacred cows, as compared to conducting thorough research and sharing findings in objective manners. In addition to Strange Arrivals, Toby Ball hosts the podcasts Rip Current, which explores the violent summer of 1975 and the attempted assassinations of the president of the United States; Crime Writers On, "The original true crime review podcast”; and More Like Ancient FAILiens, which reviews episodes of the dubious cable television show Ancient Aliens. Find Toby Ball on BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/tobyballnh.bsky.social Strange Arrivals: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/strange-arrivals/id1502150213 Rip Current: https://www.ripcurrentpod.com/all-episodes Crime Writers On: https://www.crimewriterson.com/ More Like Ancient FAILiens: https://audioboom.com/channels/5152791-more-like-ancient-failiens Betty Hill letter to Ann Druffel: https://www.expandingfrontiersresearch.org/post/betty-hill-letter-raises-concerns-questions Learn more about Expanding Frontiers Research and browse our online archive, blog and more: https://www.expandingfrontiersresearch.org/ Please support our work on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/ExpandingFrontiersResearch Thumbnail: Budd Hopkins presents with David Jacobs at Intruders Foundation seminar, ca. 2004, credit Carol Rainey. Text added.
Examining Alien Abduction and UFO Research with Toby Ball
In this installment of the "FOIA Instruction" collection, Jack Brewer discusses citing previous requests to increase results of public records requests. Specific FOIA cases considered involve law enforcement and intelligence agencies, UFOs, and the Ramtha School of Enlightenment. Browse our Patreon and view the entire "FOIA Instruction" collection: https://www.patreon.com/collection/951101?view=expanded Visit the Expanding Frontiers Research website: https://www.expandingfrontiersresearch.org/ 2019 DIA response: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1kc1aKHABmJCK_YGzzVzDW_ueYH1VhXLQ/view?usp=sharing More AAWSAP material obtained via the FOIA and accessible at the EFR Online Archive: https://www.expandingfrontiersresearch.org/items-1/foia-documents "NSA Releases 1978 Memo on MUFON Conference," 'The UFO Trail': https://ufotrail.blogspot.com/2017/09/nsa-releases-1978-memo-on-mufon.html 1978 NSA memo: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0ByaETuY4MjY8M1V1NWRva09leFk/view?usp=sharing&resourcekey=0-0779AWXH_LwtwMkvqCw3rQ 1979 Washington Post article: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1aALDYcJn59lqUOo3TY7IYq6T2QkbrPjI/view?usp=sharing Ramtha records obtained from Thurston County Sheriff's Office: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1x7pkoLizwKNA0TQ_i4SN6tXR9X4WiLTF?usp=drive_link
DIA, NSA & UFOs: Increase Your FOIA Results
In the 1980s, a young Northern Irishman set out from home and became involved with the Pagan community of Northern England. Hanging out at a shop called The Sorcerer's Apprentice, he met a fellow traveler in the occult. Rodney Orpheus and Phil Hine spent the ensuing years producing Pagan News, a 'zine that served as the newsletter of the Paganlinks community – but it was much more than just a newsletter or calendar of upcoming events. Their work served as activism for a historically shunned culture in which participation itself was considered a political statement. Rodney Orpheus and Phil Hine have now put the best of Pagan News into a book that chronicles events from 1988-1992, ranging from the cultural scene to the Satanic Panic, a social hysteria that boiled into public officials calling for witches to be wiped off the face of the earth. Rodney and Phil join Erica Lukes and Jack Brewer of Expanding Frontiers Research to discuss their new book, Delinquent Elementals: A Pagan News Anthology, available from Mark Pilkington and Strange Attractor Press: https://strangeattractor.co.uk/shoppe/delinquent-elementals/ Phil Hine is a British occult author and researcher. He has gained international recognition through his books Condensed Chaos, Prime Chaos and The Pseudonomicon. His most recent work is Queerying Occultures (Original Falcon Press, 2023). Rodney Orpheus is a Northern Irish musician, record producer, writer, and technologist. He is known for his work with the musical group The Cassandra Complex and for his books Abrahadabra: Understanding Aleister Crowley’s Thelemic Magick and Grimoire of Aleister Crowley. Learn more about Expanding Frontiers Research: https://www.expandingfrontiersresearch.org/ Please support our work: https://www.patreon.com/c/ExpandingFrontiersResearch?redirect=true 🎙️ New to streaming or looking to level up? Check out StreamYard and get $10 discount! 😍 https://streamyard.com/pal/d/6604572564127744
Satanic Panic: A Deep Dive into Conspiracy and Confusion with Rodney Orpheus and Phil Hine
Erica Lukes joins Jack Brewer for a review of the Learning How to Learn video series. Erica and Jack explore clips of guests from the initial episodes, with discussion topics including the value of factual information, our often-emotional attachment to propaganda, and marketing techniques and the motives behind them. Also discussed are confirmation bias, trying to be cognizant of our attachments, and critical thinking. Erica discusses how researchers must earn respect and the revisions and erasures of history, while the topics of UFOs, UAP and their intersection with the intelligence community get their fair share of attention. Please support our work: https://www.patreon.com/c/ExpandingFrontiersResearch Erica Lukes is an experienced podcaster and longtime popular video show host. As executive director of Expanding Frontiers Research, Erica conducts engaging interviews with journalists, researchers and experts on a variety of social and technical issues, including cults, cybersecurity, the environment, and the overlapping of the intelligence and UFO communities. Erica studied music and voice at the University of Utah, is a talented singer and artist, and a longtime successful Salt Lake City business owner in the health and wellness industry. As mentioned during the video, the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) has an expert matching service known as SciLine: https://www.sciline.org/services/expert-matching/#for-journalists Science communicator Dr. Ellie Murphy has a blog with a step-by-step guide for reading a specific scientific paper. Dr. Murphy's step-by-step blogpost: https://epiellie.substack.com/p/how-to-read-a-scientific-paper-bird?r=1uq4wq&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&triedRedirect=true Find Dr. Murphy on BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/epiellie.bsky.social/post/3ll7v74rer22k Visit Expanding Frontiers Research: https://www.expandingfrontiersresearch.org/ Expanding Frontiers Research is a Salt Lake City-based nonprofit organization, tax-exempt under Section 501(c)(3) of the United States Internal Revenue Code.
Learning How to Learn Review: Fact-check Like a Pro
Aaron Gulyas joins host Jack Brewer for the fourth installment of Learning How to Learn, a video series from Expanding Frontiers Research. The series is a collection of approximately half-hour interviews with qualified individuals who explore the challenges and solutions to effectively researching the topics that matter to us the most. See timestamp discussion topics below, which range from regulating our emotions when scrolling social media to cognitive bias, conspiracy theories and the importance of accurate documentation of history. Aaron Gulyas is a historian, writer, and history teacher at Mott Community College. He is the author of a number of books on television, science fiction, and fringe political cultures. Aaron hosts The Saucer Life, an entertaining and respected podcast about flying saucer culture. Connect with Aaron Gulyas at The Saucer Life: https://saucerlife.com/ Timestamp topics: 0:00 Introduction 2:19 How does the story make me feel? 4:40 Read transcripts without video footage 5:50 Editorial opinion or news story? 8:03 If it seems ridiculous, it probably is 10:12 Cognitive bias 12:05 Tracking dubious narratives and conspiracy theories 19:53 Importance of accurately documenting history 24:22 Have a broad diet of information absorption 26:55 Journalists may offer key perspectives Explore Expanding Frontiers Research: https://www.expandingfrontiersresearch.org/ Support our work: https://www.patreon.com/c/ExpandingFrontiersResearch Image credit: Jason Howie https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Social_media.png Text added
Learning How to Learn, Episode 4: Aaron Gulyas
Historian, teacher, writer, and creator of the widely popular The Saucer Life podcast, Aaron Gulyas, discusses the importance of accurate records preservation with Jack Brewer in this preview clip. Catch the full half-hour episode, part of the Learning How to Learn video series from Expanding Frontiers Research: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nr_gFWh7Qj0 Explore more about Expanding Frontiers Research: https://www.expandingfrontiersresearch.org/ Support our work and browse free resources, online collections and more: https://www.patreon.com/c/ExpandingFrontiersResearch Image credit: Jason Howie https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Social_media.png Text added
PREVIEW CLIP: Learning How to Learn, Episode 4: Aaron Gulyas
Vanessa Walilko is the guest for the third episode of Learning How to Learn, an Expanding Frontiers Research (EFR) collection of videos that explores identifying accurate information in order to help you learn more about the things that matter to you most. EFR is a tax-exempt nonprofit organization dedicated to publishing reliable information through proven research methods. Vanessa Walilko earned a Bachelor's Degree in Science in Sociology at DePaul University. Her areas of expertise include public relations and implementing ethics policies and procedures. Vanessa has generously spoken with EFR in the past about domestic violence, online misinformation, and predatorial behavior in research and civic communities, among other issues.   Timestamp topics: 0:00 Introduction 1:53 Approaching a subject of interest 4:51 Spam-websites: Pink Slime 8:35 Be suspicious 10:23 Chasing footnotes 14:54 Emotional bias & scientific methodology 19:23 Inherent challenges to media consumers 22:20 Interrogate and be willing to be wrong 25:43 Science through press release 33:23 Directions for Learning How to Learn 34:50 Connect with Vanessa Kali Butterfly dot com: https://www.kalibutterfly.com/ Personal Pans Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLufw6OAo7TH-indcHVeDT1VPXHN32uKIN Visit and learn more about Expanding Frontiers Research: https://www.expandingfrontiersresearch.org/ Support our work: https://www.patreon.com/c/ExpandingFrontiersResearch Thumbnail credit: Ragnvald https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Higher_learning.png Text added
Learning How to Learn, Episode 3: Vanessa Walilko
Sociologist Vanessa Walilko talks with Jack Brewer in the third installment of Learning How to Learn, a video series from Expanding Frontiers Research. The full episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jNaqLbpig3g Visit and learn more about Expanding Frontiers Research: https://www.expandingfrontiersresearch.org/ Support our work: https://www.patreon.com/c/ExpandingFrontiersResearch Image credit: Ragnvald https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Higher_learning.png Text added
PREVIEW: Learning How to Learn, Episode 3: Vanessa Walilko
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