Season 12 of "Ancient Aliens" has been solid so far by tackling deeper subjects and having a more focused/ in-depth feel per episode, rather jumping all over the place. The twelfth season continues to shine with the latest episode, "The Akashic Record," which is one of the shows best episodes and it barely deals with aliens.
Read moreReview: Ancient Aliens 'The Majestic Twelve' (July 7,2017)
In the newest episode of the History Channel's popular "Ancient Aliens" series, the show highlights the Majestic 12 and offers some revealing insight into government documents that appear to confirm the existence of the alien presence and the formation of the Majestic 12.
Read moreThrowback Thursday book review: 'The Day After Roswell'
"The Day After Roswell" by Col. Phillip H. Corso (with William J.Birnes) is an audacious and must-read book regarding one of the most compelling UFO incidents in history-Roswell.
Read moreA look back at 'Behold A Pale Horse'
"Behold A Pale Horse" is the controversial conspiracy theory manifesto by author and ex-Navy officer William Cooper who died in 2001 after a shootout with the FBI.
The book is a mind-bending outline of conspiracy theories that connects how the world works from beginning of class warfare and social structures that remain in society.
Read moreREVIEW: 'Sekret Machines: GODS'
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"Sekret Machines: GODS" is the first volume of three in the non-fiction "Sekret Machines" series, which accompanies the fiction franchise of the same name.
The project is no stranger to hype or fanfare, as it was launched by pop-punk icon turned UFO researcher Tom DeLonge. DeLonge, best known for being in blink-182 and his arena-rock/art project Angels & Airwaves, has always been an avid observer of UFOs, but after launching his media company "To The Stars," DeLonge has now embarked on his latest ambitious endeavor after all the blink drama. DeLonge has met with top-ranking officials in the military and the U.S. government, and has promised a "Sekret Machines" documentary film to be released soon.
In various interviews and months leading up to the book, which was also penned by respected UFO expert and author Peter Levenda, DeLonge teased a lot regarding what he learned from his research and his communication with officials as high up the food chain as John Podesta, former chairman of the 2016 Hillary Clinton presidential campaign.
Now, does the book answer all the questions skeptics pondered about the project and live up the hype? Well, the book delivers in the sense that you can't wait to see what the next books reveal and what the content of the documentary will be.
Levenda with DeLonge, takes the theories of Zecharia Sitchin and Erich von Däniken and ground it; probing deeper to try to create understanding of our origins, civilizations and religions. This is achieved by an investigative journalist and a more scholarly approach at the subject matter than the original ancient alien theory.
The only "reveal" comes when DeLonge mentions how a government official hinted he "dig deeper" regarding Greek mythology, which is fascinating and telling in regards the themes and subject matter of the rest of the book.
"Sekret Machines:GODS" doesn't make any earth-shattering revelations, but proves to be a compelling case study around the "cargo cult" science.
-By Mike Damante
Check out this video I did with DeLonge in 2008 prior to an Angels & Airwaves show in Houston:
