Guest:

Marina Weiler, PhD

Assistant Prof. of Psychiatry & Neurobehavioral Sciences

University of Virginia’s Division of Perceptual Studies

(You can watch the video version of this episode ⁠here⁠!)

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Dr. Weiler is a Brazilian-American neuroscientist and Assistant Professor at the University of Virginia’s Division of Perceptual Studies (DOPS). She holds a Ph.D. from the University of Campinas (UNICAMP) in Brazil, with her doctoral research focused on fMRI biomarkers in Alzheimer's disease.

Using tools such as EEGs, psychophysiology, and phenomenological interviews, her current research at DOPS bridges neuroscience, psychology, and consciousness science, with a focus on out-of-body experiences (OBEs), mediumship, remote viewing, and telepathy.

In 2021, she was a runner-up award recipient in the Bigelow Institute for Consciousness Research (BICS) essay contest for the best evidence of an afterlife. Marina is also a regular contributor to Psychology Today, where she writes the column “⁠Beyond the Ordinary⁠.”

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Marina’s Take on Varginha UFO Incident & Witnesses!

🎥 After this recording, Marina joined us at James Fox’s 1/20/26 Washington, DC Press Event on the Varginha, Brazil UFO incident. We spoke with her on the sidelines to get her take on that, and featured her comments and others’ in ⁠Episode 17⁠!

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Episode Description

What if consciousness doesn’t end with the brain—and reality is bigger than we’ve been taught?

In this episode, we’re joined by Dr. Marina Weiler, neuroscientist and researcher at the University of Virginia’s storied Division of Perceptual Studies, where science is exploring experiences most people are told can’t be real—many of which contain evidence supporting theories of non-locality in consciousness.

We dive into real cases, as well as current and future research on veridical OBEs, reincarnation research, anomalous consciousness, and mediumship.

The work being done by Marina and her colleagues isn’t pseudoscience, but careful, ethical scientific inquiry into the deepest mysteries of human experience.

We explore:

• Scientific research into experiences once dismissed as impossible
• Veridical OBEs and what they suggest about consciousness beyond the body
• The intersection of science, spirituality, and mental health
• Why consciousness research may be entering a true paradigm shift

This episode will challenge your worldview in the best way!

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Guest Interviews

• Caren Gallaudet – Wife of Navy Rear Adm. (ret.) Tim Gallaudet

• Sarah Gamm – Former Ep. 5 Guest, formerly supported UAP Task Force

(Ep. 5, Pt. 1)

(Ep. 5, Pt. 2)

• (Science) Bob McGwier -- Former Chief Scientist, Hume Center

• Dr. Marina Weiler – Neuroscientist, University of Virginia’s Division of Perceptual Studies [A full interview about her work is airing on our channel in February 2026!]

• Mike D’Ambrosio – Former military, seeker

• John Von Blauch – Grand Prior of the US, Knights Templar Order of the Temple

Event Moderator & Panelists

o Karin Austin

o James Fox

o Carlos De Sousa – Brazilian Witness

o Dr. Italo Venturelli – Brazilian Neurosurgeon

o Dr. Armando Fortunato – Brazilian Forensic Pathologist

o Brazilian Senator Eduardo Girão

o Kirk McConnell

o Col. Fred Claussen

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We recorded our interviews in collaboration with Somewhere In The Skies! We will be going on their show for a livestream on Sunday, January 25 @ 5pm EST to discuss the James Fox Press Conference in more detail! Join us there and give them a follow (links below)!

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🔎 Episode Description

In this episode, we discuss our time at the UFO / UAP Press Conference in Washington, DC’s National Press Club, organized by James Fox—the filmmaker behind “Moment of Contact: New Revelations of Alien Encounters”—on January 20, 2026. We note a few bits of new information that came out of the event for those who have seen the film, and our feelings about how historic this all was for the experiencer community, showcased by the bravery of the Brazilian witnesses from the 1996 Varginha case!

In the second half, we featured short interviews we conducted with the guests above, many of whom offered profound perspectives on the witness testimony!

⁠NewsNation full Livestream of press conference⁠

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*(BE SURE TO CHECK OUT PART 1 OF THE INTERVIEW!)*

Guest

Kevin Cann

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Episode Description

🌀 In Part 2 of this captivating interview with Kevin, we delve into the metaphysical connections between the Fae (Fairies / Faeries), the Otherworld, Grays & UFOs, exploring their profound interactions with humans, as documented by Kevin’s own experiences and initiated mystical contact. Kevin contextualizes all this through his Platonic Surrealism framework and cosmology.

We also discuss the nuances and intersubjectivity of the phenomenon and contact experiences, as Kevin shares some never-before-publicized details from his experiences. Our conversation further touches on the Platonic Surrealist concept of Monads in relation to Awareness, symbiotic relationships with sentient plasma, death, and even fungi! 🌀

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Kevin Cann is the Founder of PlatonicSurrealism.com, a framework which integrates insights from philosophy, neuroscience, and lived experience into a practical system for wholeness and transcendence—without toxic cultural baggage. He teaches that AWARENESS and POTENTIALITY are the primal conditions of existence and offers tools for living with clarity, composure, and creative agency.

Kevin is the Author of Platonic Surrealism: A Modern Framework for Meaning Beyond Science and Religion: Underpinnings of Personal Transcendence

Kevin is the co-author of Chapter 3 of Jeffrey J. Kripal’s How to Think Impossibly: About Souls, UFOs, Time, Belief, and Everything Else, titled: “That They Are Not Human: Thinking on the Autistic Spectrum.”

He is also a retired nuclear engineer for the U.S. Navy, and retired from the University of California as a systems engineer with more than 30 years of experience. He can be found on his YouTube channel "Platonic Surrealism."

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00:00 Introduction

08:31 Understanding Cosmic Mitochondria

11:52 Nature of Symbiosis

14:29 The Phenomenon & Its Reality

20:58 Real Disclosure: Plasma & Human Experimentation

26:41 Sentience & Alien Life

32:43 Interstellar Plasma & Communication

38:23 Future of Human-Plasma Relations

40:01 Existence of Alien Life Forms

43:23 Monads & Higher Consciousness

46:13 Role of Awareness & Agency

59:26 Exploring the Fae Connection to Humanity

01:09:31 Unified Theory of Physics

01:15:24 Mystery of Black Triangle UFOs

01:18:36 Experiencing the Otherworldly

01:31:15 Summoning the UFO: A Personal Journey

01:38:37 Interaction With the Fae

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