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It’s a Very Exciting Time

Published by Scott Vandehey and Chuck Lauer Vose

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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!

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  1. “They’re in the ocean.” from It’s a Very Exciting Time, opens in a new tab

    Sep 13, 20261 hr 16 min

    President Trump claims aliens live in our oceans. AARO purchases access to a private collection of UFO records. George Knapp and Jeremy Corbell claim the White Sands operation used nuclear material to lure UAP. The UAP Science Advisory Council learned the US has a disclosure preparedness plan. Congressional briefings on UAP retrievals are psychologically disturbing and staffers have been offered psychological support. And finally, Matthew Brown claims there is an oral tradition in the legacy program that agreements have been entered into with nonhuman intelligences. You can find show notes and references at our website, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠VeryExcitingTime.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ , or support us at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠patreon.com/VeryExcitingTime⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ . 00:00:00 Introduction 00:02:43 “They’re in the ocean.” 00:07:57 AARO Purchases Private UFO Records 00:15:52 UFO Luring Operations 00:34:00 Disclosure Preparedness Plan 00:42:45 Congressional UAP Briefings 00:50:50 Matthew Brown on NHI Agreements 01:10:55 Recommendations

  2. Whistleblowers Appeal to Trump from It’s a Very Exciting Time, opens in a new tab

    Aug 30, 20261 hr 19 min

    Five more whistleblowers and UAP disclosure advocates joined James Fox’s “Dear Mr President” campaign, pressing Trump to release more UFO information and release whistleblowers from their nondisclosure agreements. Plus, Dr. Eric Davis shares more information about alien races and why there has not been a massive Manhattan Project style reverse engineering effort. You can find show notes and references at our website, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠VeryExcitingTime.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ , or support us at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠patreon.com/VeryExcitingTime⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ . 00:00:00 Introduction 00:04:30 More Whistleblower Appeals 00:29:45 Rep Burlison on UAP Summoning 00:41:00 Eric Davis On Alien Bodies 00:57:37 Eric Davis on Reverse Engineering Efforts

  3. David Grusch on Dr Phil from It’s a Very Exciting Time, opens in a new tab

    Aug 16, 20261 hr 34 min

    It’s been a wild couple weeks. Billionaire Robert Bigelow met with President Trump and gave him a suggested statement for disclosure. UAP whistleblower David Grusch was interviewed by Dr. Phil, and says the US has recovered dozens of UAPs, some with non-human bodies, and even some living beings. The fifth UFO file release dropped, and Ross Coulthart claims that the White House is now attempting their own crash retrieval operation with the assistance of Skywatcher, attempting to work around a non-cooperative legacy program. You can find show notes and references at our website, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠VeryExcitingTime.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ , or support us at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠patreon.com/VeryExcitingTime⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ . 00:00:00 Introduction 00:03:53 Bigelow’s Trump Meeting 00:12:53 David Grusch Interview 00:51:44 Whistleblowers Ask Trump to Lift NDAs 00:59:42 UAP Files Batch 5 01:19:00 Disclosure Conflict

  4. Trump Waives UAP NDAs from It’s a Very Exciting Time, opens in a new tab

    Aug 2, 20261 hr 16 min

    Big news this week, as President Trump directed the Department of War and the Intelligence Community to waive all UAP-related NDAs for government employees speaking with AARO or PURSUE, the President’s UAP task force. Could this be the start of a wave of disclosure? Does it relate to the previous rumors of amnesty for whistleblowers? You can find show notes and references at our website, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠VeryExcitingTime.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ , or support us at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠patreon.com/VeryExcitingTime⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ . 00:00:00 Introduction 00:05:15 AARO’s Annual Report 00:16:45 Trump Waives UAP NDAs 00:25:45 Matthew Brown Article 00:46:07 The UAP NDA Memo

  5. Lunar Monoliths from It’s a Very Exciting Time, opens in a new tab

    Jul 18, 20261 hr 7 min

    Former AATIP directory Lue Elizondo claimed that there are soon-to-be-released photographs of monolithic structures on the surface of the moon. UAP whistleblower Matthew Brown published an article listing the crimes committed by the Legacy Program and discussed recent rumors of an amnesty offer for members of the program. And last, but not least, the fourth batch of government UFO files dropped, leading Disclosure Foundation executive director Jordan Flowers to state it proves claims of a successful ODNI operation to summon UAP. You can find show notes and references at our website, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠VeryExcitingTime.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ , or support us at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠patreon.com/VeryExcitingTime⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ . 00:00:00 Introduction 00:03:00 Lunar Monoliths 00:15:47 Whistleblower Amnesty 00:30:38 UFO Files Batch 4 00:54:50 Successful UAP Summoning

  6. Coulthart vs Elizondo from It’s a Very Exciting Time, opens in a new tab

    Jul 5, 20261 hr 44 min

    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

  7. David Grusch Press Conference from It’s a Very Exciting Time, opens in a new tab

    Jun 21, 20261 hr 39 min

    In the last two weeks, the third batch of UFO files was released by the government, the UAP Disclosure Act was submitted for the fourth time, Avi Loeb announced he was asked by the White House to start a UAP Science Advisory Council, and whistleblower David Grusch spoke at a Congressional press conference, where he alleged criminal fraud by the US government to pay for crash retrieval operations off-book, and claimed non-human life ranges from “corporeal bipedal” to “sentient plasmoids.” You can find show notes and references at our website, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠VeryExcitingTime.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ , or support us at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠patreon.com/VeryExcitingTime⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ . 00:00:00 Introduction 00:04:25 Grusch Press Conference 00:15:37 Cover-Up 00:31:10 Crash Retrievals & Biologics 00:47:18 UFO Files Batch 3 01:11:40 UAP Science Advisory Council 01:27:50 UAP Disclosure Act 01:35:00 Disclosure Day

  8. Project Rubik’s Cube from It’s a Very Exciting Time, opens in a new tab

    Jun 8, 20261 hr 11 min

    No UFO files released this time around, but we’ve got plenty of other exciting news. Jeremy Corbell revealed that ODNI agents, while trying to smear Dylan Borland, revealed the name of a UFO program: Project Rubik’s Cube. Meanwhile, Lue Elizondo was asked about secret military hybrid alien breeding programs, and he confirmed he heard about them during his time at the Pentagon. Ross Coulthart and others continue to claim that the White House is reaching out to religious leaders and UFO community members to prepare for possible disclosure of contact with nonhuman intelligences. And UAP whistleblower David Grusch will speak at a bipartisan press conference in the nation’s capital to advocate for whistleblower protections and the passage of the UAP Disclosure Act. You can find show notes and references at our website, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠VeryExcitingTime.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ , or support us at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠patreon.com/VeryExcitingTime⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ . 00:00:00 Introduction 00:03:25 Project Rubik’s Cube 00:19:35 Hybrid Breeding Program 00:34:30 Luna on Interdimensional 00:37:13 Burlison and MITRE 00:41:00 Grusch on Missing Scientists 00:47:53 Grusch on Immaculate Constellation 00:53:00 White House Considering Public Disclosure 01:04:15 Grusch Press Conference

  9. UFO Files Batch #2 from It’s a Very Exciting Time, opens in a new tab

    May 25, 20261 hr 54 min

    Congress is receiving multiple UAP briefings, including on described as “intense,” “eye-opening” and “the hottest ticket in town.” Neil deGrasse Tyson drops his long-held dismissiveness towards the UFO community to write a book about alien contact. And the Pentagon dropped the second batch of UAP files, with videos showing instant acceleration and details about a possible UAP summoning event that Rep Burlison described as “very successful,” and the “one that no one could deny.” You can find show notes and references at our website, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠VeryExcitingTime.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ , or support us at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠patreon.com/VeryExcitingTime⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ . 00:00:00 Introduction 00:03:03 Congressional Briefings 00:27:53 Burlison Investigations 00:37:40 NDT’s Alien Book 00:55:05 UFO Files Aftermath 01:09:15 UFO Files Batch 2

  10. First UFO Files Released! from It’s a Very Exciting Time, opens in a new tab

    May 11, 20261 hr 25 min

    The Pentagon released a new UFO website containing 162 files, including videos, photos, witness accounts, and historical documents. This is promised to be only the first batch in a rolling release schedule, with more documents promised to drop in coming weeks. Is this the start of an incredible disclosure process, or a disappointing attempt at a political distraction? You can find show notes and references at our website, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠VeryExcitingTime.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ , or support us at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠patreon.com/VeryExcitingTime⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ . 00:00:00 Introduction 00:01:20 Buildup 00:09:00 First Release 00:13:45 Summaries 00:25:00 Apollo 00:39:05 Videos 00:48:10 Documents 00:57:00 More Coming 01:06:57 Resistance 01:11:15 Reactions

  11. Aliens.gov and Commemorative Coins from It’s a Very Exciting Time, opens in a new tab

    Apr 18, 20261 hr 1 min

    An Air Force general associated with UFOs has gone missing along with multiple NASA-linked scientists. Trump’s post that he will release the UAP files led to Rep. Luna requesting a list of specific videos from the Pentagon. Michael Ian Black says he was told about a massive object entering our solar system. Plus, the White House registered the aliens.gov domain, and are rumored to be making UFO disclosure commemorative coins. You can find show notes and references at our website, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠VeryExcitingTime.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ , or support us at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠patreon.com/VeryExcitingTime⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ . 00:00:00 Introduction 00:02:28 Gen. McCasland Missing 00:20:15 Trump Disclosure Order 00:35:05 Michael Ian Black’s 00:46:00 Trump Disclosure Speech 00:53:13 Commemorative Coin 00:56:13 Aliens.gov

  12. Burlison Site Visits have White House Support from It’s a Very Exciting Time, opens in a new tab

    Mar 16, 202653 min

    In a wide-ranging Ask Me Anything interview featured questions from several UFO subreddits, Rep. Eric Burlison discussed how President Trump’s recent UAP disclosure post on Truth Social has already had an impact on disclosure efforts. He also shared that a new UFO investigative body has been created that works above AARO, and that the White House has supported his efforts to gain access to UFO-related locations to perform site visits and investigate whistleblower claims. You can find show notes and references at our website, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠VeryExcitingTime.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ , or support us at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠patreon.com/VeryExcitingTime⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ . 00:00 Introduction 07:20 Trump’s UFO Disclosure Post 14:52 What Burlison Has Learned 25:45 New UAP Investigation Team 30:00 Burlison’s Site Visits 43:40 National Security vs Disclosure

  13. Will Trump Trigger UFO Disclosure? from It’s a Very Exciting Time, opens in a new tab

    Feb 23, 20261 hr 0 min

    The UFO community is on fire, after former president Obama’s comments about alien life led president Trump to say Obama revealed classified information, and then later post that he was directing the Pentagon to release all UFO-related files. What does this mean? What might happen next? Can Trump even legally do this? We’re diving in. You can find show notes and references at our website, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠VeryExcitingTime.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ , or support us at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠patreon.com/VeryExcitingTime⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ . 00:00:00 Introduction 00:03:53 Rumors of Trump UFO Speech 00:15:05 Obama Says Aliens are Real 00:18:55 Trump Says Obama Revealed Classified Info 00:25:20 Trump Says He’ll Release UFO Files 00:27:50 Congressional Reactions 00:33:40 Community Reactions 00:38:48 Insider Reactions 00:44:50 Can Trump Even Do This?

  14. Varginha: New Revelations from It’s a Very Exciting Time, opens in a new tab

    Feb 15, 20261 hr 8 min

    Recently, James Fox released an updated version of the “Moment of Contact” documentary about the UFO crash and alien encounters in Varginha, Brazil in 1996. Among the new witnesses are the doctor who performed the autopsy on the military police officer who died after capturing an alien, and a doctor who met a living alien that received treatment in the hospital You can find show notes and references at our website, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠VeryExcitingTime.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ , or support us at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠patreon.com/VeryExcitingTime⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ . 00:00:00 Introduction 00:05:20 Obama says aliens are real 00:09:30 Varginha: New Revelations 00:18:37 Carlos De Sousa 00:33:10 Dr. Armando Fortunato 00:37:50 Dr. João Janini 00:44:32 Dr. Italo Venturelli 00:58:27 Conclusion

  15. David Grusch Calls Out Former DNI James Clapper from It’s a Very Exciting Time, opens in a new tab

    Jan 19, 20261 hr 1 min

    We’re kicking off the new year with two new interviews with UAP whistleblower David Grusch, who drops some juicy new details, including that he was partially read into government UFO programs, that there are multiple feuding programs with no central leadership, and that former DNI James Clapper managed the UFO crash retrieval program. You can find show notes and references at our website, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠VeryExcitingTime.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ , or support us at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠patreon.com/VeryExcitingTime⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ . 00:00:00 Introduction 00:09:30 Fox News Interview 00:24:30 Megyn Kelly Interview

  16. The Age of Disclosure from It’s a Very Exciting Time, opens in a new tab

    Dec 8, 20251 hr 32 min

    The Age of Disclosure is a UFO documentary that has been hyped as a form of soft disclosure. It covers the modern UFO phenomenon, tracking Lue Elizondo and Jay Stratton as they launch a government UAP program, discover the secret legacy crash retrieval program, and work together to put inform Congress, all to change the culture of the DoD to take UFO concerns seriously. You can find show notes and references at our website, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠VeryExcitingTime.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ , or support us at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠patreon.com/VeryExcitingTime⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ . 00:00:00 Introduction 00:02:18 The Hype 00:10:36 The Film 00:38:10 New Claims 01:22:15 Marco Rubio

  17. Vanishing Stars: Dr. Villarroel’s search for pre-Sputnik satellites from It’s a Very Exciting Time, opens in a new tab

    Nov 17, 20251 hr 32 min

    Dr Beatriz Villarroel is a Swedish astronomer and a member of the Sol Foundation, who has recently published three peer-reviewed papers showing evidence for artificial objects in Earth’s orbit before the launch of Sputnik in 1947. The evidence for these claims, and the correlation with historical UFO reports is notable, both for laying out a path for other researchers to reproduce her work at other observatories and for the way it resists any conventional explanations. You can find show notes and references at our website, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠VeryExcitingTime.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ , or support us at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠patreon.com/VeryExcitingTime⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ . 00:00:00 Introduction 00:13:03 Transient Research 00:33:18 Earth’s Shadow 00:47:00 Nuclear Tests and UFOs 00:58:12 Conclusions 01:05:23 Alternate Hypotheses 01:24:40 Non-Human Tech?

  18. Project Preserve Destiny: NSA secret program to communicate with aliens from It’s a Very Exciting Time, opens in a new tab

    Oct 27, 20252 hr 1 min

    Above Black is an interesting book written by former Air Force Sgt Dan Sherman. He claims that his job working as an Electronic Intelligence Specialist for NSA black projects, he was secretly part of Project Preserve Destiny, a long-term project involving alien abductions and genetic manipulation to create humans capable of communicating with the aliens after an expected future disaster that will wipe out all electromagnetic communications. You can find show notes and references at our website, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠VeryExcitingTime.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ , or support us at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠patreon.com/VeryExcitingTime⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ . 00:00:00 Introduction 00:20:46 Project Preserve Destiny 00:30:00 The Security Onion 00:38:25 PPD School 01:05:05 PPD Base 1: Spock 01:24:00 PPD Base 2: Bones 01:44:00 Abductions and Getting Out

  19. Prehistoric Tic-Tacs? Dylan Borland Tells All! from It’s a Very Exciting Time, opens in a new tab

    Oct 12, 20251 hr 26 min

    Following his appearance at the recent Congressional UAP hearing, whistleblower Dylan Borland gave an extended interview to George Knapp and Jeremy Corbell, expanding on his claims of firsthand knowledge of crash retrieval and reverse engineering programs, and the reprisals he’s suffered, including medical malpractice and attempts to kill him. He also claims that the government has recovered tic tac UFOs from archeological dig sites! You can find show notes and references at our website, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠VeryExcitingTime.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ , or support us at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠patreon.com/VeryExcitingTime⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ .

  20. Hellfire Missiles and Smuggled Russian UFO Files: The September 2025 Congressional UAP Hearing from It’s a Very Exciting Time, opens in a new tab

    Sep 15, 20251 hr 44 min

    Recently, Congress held another UAP hearing! This one was primarily focused on the need to protect whistleblowers from reprisals. We were shown an unusual video of a missile appearing to bounce off a UAP, and we heard from three new military witnesses, including our first active-duty witness. Plus, legendary journalist George Knapp brought the receipts, naming names involved in the now-famous attempted transfer of UAP material from Lockheed Martin to BASS, which was shut down by the CIA, as well as a huge pile of UAP paperwork he smuggled out of Soviet-era Russia! You can find show notes and references at our website, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠VeryExcitingTime.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ , or support us at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠patreon.com/VeryExcitingTime⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ .

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