{"podcast":{"title":"That UFO Podcast","slug":"that-ufo-podcast-129588","podcast_index_feed_id":129588,"rss_url":"https://audioboom.com/channels/5024014.rss","website_url":"https://audioboom.com/channels/5024014","image_url":"https://audioboom.com/i/42750712.png","author":"UFOUAPAM","episode_count":500,"summary":"Bringing you up to date news, interviews and guests from around the world of UFOs, UAP & connected phenomena Hosted by Andy McGrillen","last_synced_at":"2026-07-21T18:17:36.686678+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/that-ufo-podcast-129588"},"episode":{"title":"Richard Dolan: Is The Phenomenon Dark? | USOs, Alien Behaviour & Humanity's Future","slug":"richard-dolan-is-the-phenomenon-dark-usos-alien-behaviour-humanity-s-future","published_at":"2026-06-18T10:11:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/that-ufo-podcast-129588/richard-dolan-is-the-phenomenon-dark-usos-alien-behaviour-humanity-s-future","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/that-ufo-podcast-129588","url":"https://audioboom.com/posts/8917631","audio_url":"https://pscrb.fm/rss/p/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/audioboom.com/posts/8917631.mp3?modified=1781688342&sid=5024014&source=rss","summary":"In Part 2 of my extended conversation with Richard Dolan, we move beyond disclosure politics and into some of the deepest questions surrounding the UFO phenomenon. We discuss whether some aspects of the phenomenon may be darker than many researchers are willing to admit, why Richard believes humanity may be facing challenges of its own making, and what decades of UFO and USO reports suggest about the behaviour of the intelligence behind these encounters. Drawing on research from his new book, A History of USOs Volume 2 , Richard explains how studying patterns across thousands of cases has changed his understanding of the phenomenon and what it may reveal about the long-term presence of these objects around our planet. We also discuss: Whether the phenomenon has our best interests at heart The listener question asking if Richard is \"holding something back\" Alien behaviour and adaptation Humanity's future and technological dependence Why Richard fears human actions more than non-human intelligence Historical and modern USO cases Underwater UFO encounters Behavioural patterns across decades of sightings The USS Franklin D. Roosevelt case How Richard researched and analysed thousands of reports What the data may reveal about the phenomenon's intentions This is Part 2 of a special extended conversation with Richard Dolan. Richards new book - https://amzn.eu/d/0f8bTqTs 🔥 Support the show & get bonus content: 🛸 YouTube Memberships: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHw9Lru3EcpRQyM7AI5TlmA/join 🛸 Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/ThatUFOPodcast 🛸 Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/that-ufo-podcast/id1511121397 🛸 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7wnXUAQ3vwdsX1BoyaEvjZ 🛸 Buy Me a Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/ThatUFOPodcast 📲 Connect with the…","meta_description":"In Part 2 of my extended conversation with Richard Dolan, we move beyond disclosure politics and into some of the deepest questions surrounding the UFO ph…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3309,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/that-ufo-podcast-129588/episodes/richard-dolan-is-the-phenomenon-dark-usos-alien-behaviour-humanity-s-future/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/that-ufo-podcast-129588/richard-dolan-is-the-phenomenon-dark-usos-alien-behaviour-humanity-s-future.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}