{"podcast":{"title":"It’s a Very Exciting Time","slug":"it-s-a-very-exciting-time-5781023","podcast_index_feed_id":5781023,"rss_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/b92d6ea0/podcast/rss","website_url":"https://veryexcitingtime.com","image_url":"https://d3t3ozftmdmh3i.cloudfront.net/staging/podcast_uploaded_nologo/30967624/30967624-1780878265234-3c6c8190320f4.jpg","author":"Scott Vandehey and Chuck Lauer Vose","episode_count":92,"summary":"A podcast by a UFO nerd and his tolerant friend. Because if UFOs are real… what else? If any of this turns out to be true, it’s a very exciting time!","last_synced_at":"2026-07-19T22:17:41.338773+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/it-s-a-very-exciting-time-5781023"},"episode":{"title":"Coulthart vs Elizondo","slug":"coulthart-vs-elizondo","published_at":"2026-07-05T23:18:41+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/it-s-a-very-exciting-time-5781023/coulthart-vs-elizondo","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/it-s-a-very-exciting-time-5781023","url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/very-exciting-time/episodes/Coulthart-vs-Elizondo-e3lmoeh","audio_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/b92d6ea0/podcast/play/122429329/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-6-5%2F427413110-44100-2-33b2b94724603.mp3","summary":"This week we’re discussing Ross Coulthart’s accusation that Lue Elizondo was previously part of a legacy program effort to limit UFO disclosure, and how it affects Lue’s consideration for a “UAP Czar” role. We also discuss persistent rumors that some sort of announcement is coming, perhaps on the July 8th anniversary of Roswell, and the fact that Dr Beatriz Villaroel is participating in a new initiative to search NASA archives for UAPs and other anomalies. You can find show notes and references at our website, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠VeryExcitingTime.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ , or support us at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠patreon.com/VeryExcitingTime⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ . 00:00:00 Introduction 00:02:10 Coulthart vs Elizondo 00:33:45 Whistleblower Amnesty 00:56:45 Impact of Disclosure 01:11:15 UAP Disclosure Act 01:17:20 NASA Review Committee 01:30:55 Dr Villaroel","meta_description":"This week we’re discussing Ross Coulthart’s accusation that Lue Elizondo was previously part of a legacy program effort to limit UFO disclosure, and how i…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":6275,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/it-s-a-very-exciting-time-5781023/episodes/coulthart-vs-elizondo/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/it-s-a-very-exciting-time-5781023/coulthart-vs-elizondo.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}