Lost Knowledge and Forgotten Technologies of the Past | MHP 01.07.26.
Release Date: 01/07/2026
Monte Verde: Rebirth of an Archaeological Controversy | MHP 03.23.26.
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One of the greatest controversies in American archaeology involves the debate over when the first people arrived in the New World, and long at the center of the debate has been the South American site of Monte Verde, where research that began decades ago produced evidence of a human presence there as early as 14,500 years ago. While marking the beginning of a major paradigm shift in the archaeological world, the site has remained at the heart of the debate over when the first Americans arrived, which has seen its latest challenge in a new paper published in the journal Science. This...
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03.22.26. X Podcast: Project Condign
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In this installment of the X Podcast, we look at the United Kingdom's official UAP study, Project Condign, and what it determined about the presence of "real" UFOs in the skies over Britain.
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The Disappearance of Maj. Gen. Neil McCasland | MHP 03.17.26.
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This week, authorities in New Mexico are continuing their investigation into the disappearance of retired U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. William “Neil” McCasland, and as the investigation enters its third week, officials say there have been no confirmed sightings of McCasland and few significant leads regarding his whereabouts. McCasland, 68, is a former commander of the Air Force Research Laboratory whose career placed him at the center of some of the U.S. military’s most sensitive science and technology programs. However, it was the missing official's brief associations with the rock...
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03.15.26. X Podcast: Giant UAP in Our Skies
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In this edition of the weekly X Podcast, we examine reports of massive UAP observed in our skies, and look at possible explanations for this unusual class of aerial mystery.
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Anomaly Over Illinois: The St. Clair Triangle UFO | MHP 03.10.26.
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In the early morning hours of January 5, 2000, several law enforcement officers on duty in southern Illinois became witnesses to the uncanny. Shortly after 4:00 a.m., a local business owner reported seeing a "flying house" passing through the sky near Highland, Illinois, prompting several officers throughout the region to pursue what they described as a massive, slow-moving triangular UFO. This week on The Micah Hanks Program, we delve into the story behind the St. Clair Triangle UFO Incident of 2000, and the remarkable circumstances involving one of recent history's most striking...
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03.08.23. X Podcast: UFOs in Wartime
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In this installment of the X Podcast for subscribers, we examine the historical details involving UFO sightings during times of major conflicts, as well as some of the popular speculations and conspiracy theories that have accumulated around the topic over the decades.
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UAP at the Pentagon: UFO Transparency and National Defense | MHP 03.04.26.
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As an escalating conflict between the United States and Iran continues to test American forces across the Middle East, renewed attention has been placed on the Pentagon’s handling of unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAP) and long-promised government disclosures. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth recently confirmed that officials are actively reviewing UFO-related records, noting that “our people are working on it right now,” while Pentagon press secretary Kingsley Wilson said the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO) is coordinating aspects of the disclosure process. This week...
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02.27.26. X Podcast: UFOs: Taking the Bait
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In this installment of the X Podcast for subscribers, we look at how a horror story from the early years of the Cold War made its way into the popular lore surrounding one of history's greatest UFO controversies.
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UFO Disclosure and the Trump Administration | MHP 02.24.26.
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Last Thursday, U.S. President Donald Trump announced in a posting on his Truth Social website that he plans to "begin the process of identifying and releasing Government files related to alien and extraterrestrial life, unidentified aerial phenomena (UAP), and unidentified flying objects (UFOs)," and related information. Following the announcement, the internet has been buzzing with speculation about UFO disclosure and what such a historic release might potentially reveal. In this week's installment of The Micah Hanks Program, we break down the events leading up to the...
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02.23.26. X Podcast: All the President's Little Green Men
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In this installment of the X Podcast for subscribers, we look at the long history of UFO involvement with the U.S. presidency beginning with the Second World War up until the present day.
info_outlineThe fabled Library of Alexandria, one of the greatest centers of learning in the ancient world, was home to vast collections of scrolls from across the Mediterranean and beyond. Despite the wonders it contained, by late antiquity, the library’s collections had disappeared, leaving questions about the depth of the ancient knowledge it once contained. But could such "lost knowledge" from the ancient past ever be recovered?
This week on The Micah Hanks Program, we explore the enigma of lost information from antiquity, as well as several of the most curious surviving ancient technologies that point to the existence of remarkable knowledge that was harnessed in the ancient world. From the famous 'Antikithera Mechanism,' to mysteries that include "Greek Fire," Damascus Steel, Roman Concrete, and the enigmatic "Visby Lenses," we examine echoes of a technological past on Earth that history has largely forgotten... or has it?
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Show Notes
Below are links to stories and other content featured in this episode:
- NEWS: "The Officer Turned Into a Frog": Heber City Police Department test-pilots AI software
- AI showing signs of self-preservation and humans should be ready to pull plug, says pioneer
- Research Library at NASA’s Goddard Space and Flight Center to Close Friday
- THE LIBRARY OF ALEXANDRIA: The Burning of the Library of Alexandria
- Library of Alexandria: Description, Facts, & Destruction
- LOST KNOWLEDGE: Nalanda: The university that changed the world
- ANCIENT TECHNOLOGY: Decoding the Antikythera Mechanism, the First Computer
- The Mystery of Greek Fire
- The Endurance of Ancient ‘Damascus Steel’
- The Riddle of the Visby Lenses
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