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Building the Signal | Captain Ron Janix & Contact in the Desert

1 h 8 min · 30. apr. 2026
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Captain Ron Janix found Contact in the Desert the way most people find the things that change their lives, by accident. In this episode, Dan speaks with Captain Ron about what it actually means to build a space for people who’ve seen something they can’t explain, believe something they can’t prove, and need to be with others who feel the same way. Ron shares how he went from celebrity personal assistant to conference co-owner, what it takes to hold the full spectrum of the UAP community under one roof, and whether the act of gathering itself could be doing something […]

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Disclosure Day, Desert Skywatches & Contact in the Desert | The Signal

This week on The Signal, Dan, Roz & Dale are joined by Kelly and Sam from Frightday for a wide-ranging live conversation about UFO disclosure, Contact in the Desert, Spielberg’s Disclosure Day, and one very suspicious light in the desert sky. The crew breaks down the latest push from David Grusch, lawmakers, journalists, and researchers calling for the U.S. government to declassify what it knows about UAP, non-human intelligence, biologics, legacy programs, and crash retrievals. Is this a historic pressure campaign, or are we still stuck in the same cycle of speeches, promises, and “trust us, bro” disclosure? They also look ahead to Steven Spielberg’s Disclosure Day and ask whether the film could become a cultural tipping point for the UFO conversation — or simply a great summer blockbuster with a lot of familiar lore baked in. Then, Dan shares highlights from Contact in the Desert, including conversations with Thomas Jane, Joshua Cutchin, Paul H. Smith, Matthew Brown, Jason Samosa, Sarah Gamm, Jeremy Corbell, and more. The group talks about the strange magic of the conference, the people behind the movement, Jacques Vallée’s final public appearance, and what it feels like when the UFO world stops being an online conversation and becomes a room full of actual humans. And, of course, there’s UFO or UF-No — featuring footage Dan filmed during a desert skywatch with the Skywatcher team. Was it anomalous? Was it consciousness contact? Or was it… Starlink? You already know the universe has jokes. Remember to be curious - the universe is bigger than we know! Episode notes: www.tobehumanshow.com ✉️ Get in touch at: hello@tobehumanshow.com 🛸 ✨ Support the Channel: Become a YouTube member here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5VBsZyxWVCvzDyGBj-EE_A/join Patreon (ad-free, exclusive episodes & more): https://patreon.com/tobehumanshow Grab a shirt, mug, hoodie, stickers etc: https://www.redbubble.com/people/toinfinity/shop 👽 Follow the show: Bluesky - https://bsky.app/profile/tobehumanshow.bsky.social Twitter - https://x.com/ToBeHumanShow Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/tobehumanshow/ Threads - https://www.threads.net/@tobehumanshow Music: Thunderbird Culver Drive Hayden Calnin FAIR USE NOTICE This video may contain copyrighted material, the use of which has not been specifically authorized by the copyright owner. What It Means To Be Human distributes this material for the purpose of news reporting, educational research, comment, and criticism, constituting Fair Use under 17 U.S.C § 107. What it Means to Be Human is a Double Barrel Production https://www.doublebarrel.ca/

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