{"podcast":{"title":"Reality Check with Ross Coulthart","slug":"reality-check-with-ross-coulthart-7475472","podcast_index_feed_id":7475472,"rss_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/1120e1b00/podcast/rss","website_url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/mike-ewing5","image_url":"https://d3t3ozftmdmh3i.cloudfront.net/staging/podcast_uploaded_nologo/45878816/bccd295c442dc625.jpg","author":"Ross Coulthart","episode_count":157,"summary":"NewsNation Special Correspondent Ross Coulthart digs into stories the media is supposedly not meant to tell, taking a fact-based approach to tackle everything from unidentified aerial phenomena (UAPs) to other mysteries often missing from the headlines.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-02T10:17:36.312688+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/reality-check-with-ross-coulthart-7475472"},"episode":{"title":"Funding Disclosure: Former NSF Director on UFOs, Zero-Point Energy, NASA's Moon Base","slug":"funding-disclosure-former-nsf-director-on-ufos-zero-point-energy-nasa-s-moon-base","published_at":"2026-03-31T07:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/reality-check-with-ross-coulthart-7475472/funding-disclosure-former-nsf-director-on-ufos-zero-point-energy-nasa-s-moon-base","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/reality-check-with-ross-coulthart-7475472","url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/mike-ewing5/episodes/Funding-Disclosure-Former-NSF-Director-on-UFOs--Zero-Point-Energy--NASAs-Moon-Base-e3ilb9h","audio_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/1120e1b00/podcast/play/119237361/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-3-29%2F423130947-44100-2-1a5906385ca81f44.mp3","summary":"In this episode of Reality Check, Ross Coulthart sits down with Dr. Anna Brady-Estevez, founding partner of American DeepTech and former director at the National Science Foundation. Dr. Brady-Estevez’s investment firm is working to fund, develop, and commercialize UAP-derived and UAP-inspired technologies. She tells Ross what it is like being a woman in science, how she is working to bring new technologies to the forefront of science, and provides insights from her time working at the National Science Foundation. They also discuss progress towards zero-point energy and how the government suppresses UAP craft technology. GUEST: Dr. Anna Brady-Estevez, Founder, American DeepTech CREDITS : Host: Ross Coulthart Executive Producer: Andy Gipson Editorial Producer: Meagan Ourada Segment Producer: Christine Jenkinson Associate Producer: Will Tomasi Editor: Kanyon Lyons SOCIALS: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/realitychecknn/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠https://www.instagram.com/newsnationnow/⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://x.com/rosscoulthart⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://x.com/NewsNation https://www.tiktok.com/@realitychecknn ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@newsnationnow⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ On \"Reality Check,\" NewsNation Special Correspondent Ross Coulthart takes a fact-based approach to tackle everything from unidentified aerial phenomena (UAPs) to mysteries often missing from the headlines. To watch the Reality Check on YouTube: https://bit.ly/realitycheckwithrosscoulthart⁠YT Listen and Watch Anywhere!⁠ ⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://bit.ly/realitycheckwithrosscoulthart⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Email your questions to ⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠RealityCheck@NewsNationNow.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ NewsNation is your source for fact-based, unbiased news for all Americans. More from NewsNation: ⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.newsnationnow.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Get our app: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https:…","meta_description":"In this episode of Reality Check, Ross Coulthart sits down with Dr. Anna Brady-Estevez, founding partner of American DeepTech and former director at the N…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":4323,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/reality-check-with-ross-coulthart-7475472/episodes/funding-disclosure-former-nsf-director-on-ufos-zero-point-energy-nasa-s-moon-base/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/reality-check-with-ross-coulthart-7475472/funding-disclosure-former-nsf-director-on-ufos-zero-point-energy-nasa-s-moon-base.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}