{"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":"Ross Coulthart breaks silence on Lue Elizondo backlash: 'I was surprised' | Reality Check","slug":"ross-coulthart-breaks-silence-on-lue-elizondo-backlash-i-was-surprised-reality-check","published_at":"2026-07-01T22:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/reality-check-with-ross-coulthart-7475472/ross-coulthart-breaks-silence-on-lue-elizondo-backlash-i-was-surprised-reality-check","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/reality-check-with-ross-coulthart-7475472","url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/mike-ewing5/episodes/Ross-Coulthart-breaks-silence-on-Lue-Elizondo-backlash-I-was-surprised--Reality-Check-e3lhkn2","audio_url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/APO2508349321.mp3","summary":"In this episode of "Reality Check," Ross Coulthart and Meagan Medick tackle the fallout from Coulthart's recent comments about Lue Elizondo's past role in the legacy UAP program, addressing what he calls misreporting of his statements. Coulthart tackles questions about the Elizondo controversy and why whistleblowers remain silent despite NDAs, Michael Shermer's controversial appointment to the White House UAP Science Advisory Council and whether nonhuman intelligence shows any interest in human art, music and culture. #LueElizondo #ChrisCuomo #RossCoulthart CREDITS: Host: Ross Coulthart Executive Producer: Andy Gipson Editorial Producer: Meagan Medick Segment Producer: Christine Jenkinson, Will Tomasi Research Producer: Rob Jones Editor: Anthony Diasio 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. More Reality Check: https://www.newsnationnow.com/podcasts-newsnation/reality-check-with-ross-coulthart/ 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://trib.al/TBXgYpp Find us on your screen: https://www.joinnn.com/ CHAPTERS: :00 Intro 1:15 Ross reacts to Elizondo’s comments 8:14 Why whistleblowers need protections 12:15 Michael Shermer on the UAP Science Advisory Council 15:21 Are NHI interested in human culture? 19:11 Are UAPs using radio frequencies? 22:01 Final thoughts","meta_description":"In this episode of \"Reality Check,\" Ross Coulthart and Meagan Medick tackle the fallout from Coulthart's recent comments about Lue Elizondo's pa…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1373,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/reality-check-with-ross-coulthart-7475472/episodes/ross-coulthart-breaks-silence-on-lue-elizondo-backlash-i-was-surprised-reality-check/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/ross-coulthart-breaks-silence-on-lue-elizondo-backlash-i-was-surprised-reality-check.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}