Whistleblowers, Secrecy, and Research: Insights from Dr. Peter Skafish (Pt.1)
That UFO Podcast
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4.8 • 1.1K Ratings
🗓️ 12 May 2025
⏱️ 57 minutes
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Summary
I am joined by Dr. Peter Skafish, co-founder of the Sol Foundation alongside Dr. Garry Nolan. Peter discusses the complex issues surrounding modern whistleblowers, government disclosure, and the integral role of academia in understanding UAP phenomena.
00:00 Introduction and Guest Welcome
00:54 Guest Background and Academic Journey
06:01 Current State of UAP in the United States
06:47 Technological and Social Acceptance of UAP
14:27 Hackathons and Technological Engagement
18:32 Philosophical and Scientific Perspectives on UAP
30:08 Physical Nature and Government Secrecy of UAP
42:05 Occupants and Operators of UAP
45:37 Philosophical Implications of UAP Encounters
54:06 Questioning the Credibility of UAP Witnesses
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| 0:00.0 | I am George Knapp listening to that UFO podcast and having one hell of a good time. |
| 0:05.3 | Hi everyone and welcome back to that UFO podcast. My name is Andy and I am joined today by |
| 0:11.0 | a sociocultural anthropologist with a PhD from University of California, Berkeley. |
| 0:17.1 | He is an author and co-founder of the Sol Foundation alongside Dr. Gary Nolan. |
| 0:21.9 | Finally, love to welcome to the podcast, Dr. Peter Skefish. |
| 0:24.8 | Peter, welcome. |
| 0:26.3 | Andy, it's a pleasure to be here and thanks for having me on. |
| 0:29.6 | I'm a fan of the podcast. |
| 0:32.3 | Thank you. |
| 0:33.0 | Really appreciate you saying that. |
| 0:34.9 | And I just mentioned to you, a very popular name when I brought you up. |
| 0:38.6 | You've not done too many interviews outside of a handful that I've seen online that aren't |
| 0:44.5 | the Sol Foundation's own talks that are put up and obviously really well done. So it's really good |
| 0:48.9 | to have you on. I'm really interested to hear your thoughts, opinions on this conversation. |
| 0:54.4 | But before we get into some of the questions, Peter, let's give the listeners and viewers, in your own words, a little bit about your background and kind of what's brought you to the UFO, UAP conversation. |
| 1:05.3 | Okay, yeah. |
| 1:06.0 | How I got here is a long, long story. |
| 1:07.9 | So let me tell you first a bit about who I am, both as an academic |
| 1:11.7 | and intellectual, but also, also professionally. And listeners give me a moment for my voice to warm up. |
| 1:19.8 | It's still morning on a Saturday in California, so as we're recording. I am, as Andy said, a sociocultural anthropologist. |
| 1:30.3 | I'm also effectively a philosopher, |
| 1:32.3 | although my PhD is in cultural anthropology, |
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