180 - Payne Lindsey on Real UFO Encounters, Evidence of Aliens, & Truth

Ninjas Are Butterflies

Nature, Science, Comedy

4.8 • 2.1K Ratings

🗓️ 6 February 2026

⏱️ 119 minutes

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Summary

Payne Lindsey from High Strange joins Ninjas Are Butterflies for an exclusive deep dive into the strange, the unexplained, and what’s coming next. In Episode 180, we talk with the creator of High Strange and Up and Vanished about his upcoming season, behind-the-scenes investigations, and untold details from Season 1 that never made it on air. From bizarre encounters and government mysteries to the psychological toll of chasing the unknown, Payne opens up about what really happens when you pull back the curtain on paranormal research. Drop a comment and let us know which High Strange case messed with your mind the most. Cancel your unwanted subscriptions and reach your financial goals faster with Rocket Money. Go to https://www.rocketmoney.com/ninjas #ad Get MORE Exclusive Ninjas Are Butterflies Content by joining our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/NinjasAreButterflies NEW EPISODES EVERY FRIDAY @ 6AM EST! Ninja Merch: https://www.sundaycoolswag.com/ Start Your Custom Apparel Order Here: https://bit.ly/NinjasYT-SundayCool Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Ladies and gentlemen, we finally have Payne Lindsay in the house, a legend in the UFO world. And he's got some spooky stories that are going to make you pee your pants. And guess what? Andy still doesn't have a dad, and we talk about that. Yay. This podcast is brought to you by his dad. Wait, no, what would you say? It kind of is, though. My dad owns Sunday cool. It's like the same thing. Oh, but his dad, it's not. Okay, that was my bad. This podcast is brought to you empowered by Sunday Cool. This podcast is brought to you empowered by Sunday Cool. Watch this or listen. Watch this or listen. Or else. Ooh. A threat. Yes. A threat.
0:38.1	No, I didn't finish the sentence.
0:39.3	Oh, got it.
0:39.8	Or else I might cry.
0:45.1	Thank you.
0:49.9	We good?
0:51.2	We're rolling?
0:52.1	We're rolling.
0:53.1	Look at that.
0:53.8	Andrew, you're on top of it. Dang. Dang. Dang. Dang. Dang. Is this episode 180? This is 180. Ooh. That's crazy. Yeah. It feels like that's such a low number, but that's like 180 times of anything. It's kind of a lot. 180 Fridays in a row.
1:12.9	That is kind of wild.
1:14.1	That is crazy.
1:14.5	Never a week off.
1:15.5	It's Friday. I forgot. Yeah.
1:17.4	Yeah.
1:17.8	The last two weeks have felt like it was always Friday or something.
1:21.3	Never quite the weekend. Still a work day.
1:25.4	Where are you from, Payne?
1:26.8	I'm from the suburbs of Atlanta. Okay. So,
1:30.0	I grew up. Born and raised? Born and raised. Nice. moved to the city when I was early 20s,
1:36.3	and then just recently moved to Boston two years ago. Oh, word. Okay. So you like that? I said Maine.
1:41.8	I do. So that was the was the first idea like that was kind
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