Real Stranger Things - The UFO Year In Review

WEAPONIZED with Jeremy Corbell & George Knapp

Jeremy Corbell and George Knapp

Science, Society & Culture

4.6 • 1.3K Ratings

🗓️ 1 January 2026

⏱️ 43 minutes

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Summary

2025 passed by at the speed of a comet. What, if any, progress was made in the goal of UFO transparency? WEAPONIZED found itself in the thick of the battle. During the past 12 months, our podcast introduced to the world whistleblowers and witnesses whose statements and testimony helped move the needle - Matthew Brown, Dylan Borland, Alexandro Wiggins, Jeff Nuccitelli, among others - unveiled and confirmed UFO/UAP/USO images and videos that were previously hidden inside government servers; heard from former insiders turned authors Dr. James Lacatski, Dr. Jacques Vallée, Jay Stratton, Col. Phil Corso; assisted and interviewed members of Congress including Representatives Luna, Burchett, and Burlison; and gave a global platform to journalists, investigators, and content creators including Ralph Blumenthal, Richard Dolan, David Paulides, Marik von Rennenkampff, Dustin Slaughter, Chris Sharpe; and provided much-needed context to ongoing stories, including troubling incursions by mystery drones, the apparent about-face among major media organizations' interest in the topic, and active efforts to de-legitimize Congressional inquiries as well as overall public interest in these ancient, interconnected phenomena. New books (by Lacatski and Dolan, among others), new or continuing television series (UFO Revolution on Tubi, Investigation Alien on Netflix, NewsNation broadcasts), and new films (Age of Disclosure, Moment of Contact, and others) generated renewed enthusiasm around the world, but also instigated shadowy counterintelligence operations. Throughout 2025, WEAPONIZED warned that significant “pushback” was coming. In this year-end episode, Jeremy and George express and explain their belief that the long-rumored pushback isn’t something that looms over the future of the subject. It’s here. GOT A TIP? Reach out to us at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠WeaponizedPodcast@Proton.me⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ••• Watch Corbell's six-part UFO docuseries titled UFO REVOLUTION on TUBI here : ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://tubitv.com/series/300002259/tmz-presents-ufo-revolution/season-2⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Watch Knapp’s six-part UFO docuseries titled INVESTIGATION ALIEN on NETFLIX here : ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://netflix.com/title/81674441⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ••• You can now watch all of Corbell's movies for free on YouTube here : BOB LAZAR : AREA 51 & FLYING SAUCERS https://youtu.be/sZaE5rIavVA HUNT FOR THE SKINWALKER https://youtu.be/TczkJ6UAQ8A PATIENT SEVENTEEN https://youtu.be/gDVX0kRqXxE ••• For breaking news, follow Corbell & Knapp on all social media. Extras and bonuses from the episode can be found at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠WeaponizedPodcast.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:15.8	We did make a lot of progress.
0:17.5	2025 was awesome for UFOs and for learning more.
0:23.2	So expectations for 2026.
0:25.3	I mean, I'm hoping this is the year of creatures.
0:28.3	I'm hoping we talk about the pilots of the UAP or UFOs.
0:33.6	This is weaponized.
0:47.1	This is weaponized. I'm George Knapp here in Las Vegas, joined by my friend and colleague,
0:51.6	Jeremy Corbell, wherever you are in front of that safe. How's it going, Jeremy?
1:29.0	Pretty good, man. I'm building an arc. It's been raining in California. It's pretty crazy. Yeah, it's supposed to rain here. Now, at the time we're recording this, it's just before New Year's Eve, and it's supposed to rain for New Year's Eve at first time since the 1930s. So that'll be put a little damper on the festivities. I get a feeling it won't matter one bit to the revelers who are going to be crammed onto Las Vegas strip, though. Yeah, man, nothing stops New Year's, man. It's coming no matter what. You know, we're thinking back about all we covered in 2025. When you get into like my age bracket, the years go by really fast. I mean, five minutes ago, it was 2025.
1:31.8	And now, look, it's 2028 here in Las Vegas.
1:33.7	I mean, that's how fast it goes.
1:35.1	But we covered a lot of stuff.
1:36.1	We covered a lot of ground. I remember back in our naive younger years,
1:40.0	when we thought weaponized could cover things other than UFOs.
1:44.8	We had Ben Schneider of Lord Huron, which was a great episode.
1:48.5	We had John Long talking about the movie industry.
1:51.3	He's from Bouda Jones.
1:52.8	People with non-UFO guests and all of them fascinating.
1:57.2	But our audience wouldn't allow us to stay on that path, would they?
2:01.4	No, you know, that was a hard lesson to learn.
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