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Need To Know

Bryce Zabel

Society & Culture, News

4.7 • 548 Ratings

🗓️ 7 July 2025

⏱️ 68 minutes

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Summary

In this powerful episode of Need to Know, Ross Coulthart and Bryce Zabel regroup following their in-person appearance at Contact in the Desert, where they spoke to a packed audience and connected with key voices in the UFO/UAP field. The conversation kicks off with a major revelation from Ross about the 2004 Tic Tac incident—one of the most pivotal cases in modern UFO history. Ross lays out new details suggesting that the full extent of the encounter has not been disclosed to the public. Drawing on high-level sources and investigative leads, he presents a serious claim that the event was not just a singular anomaly but part of a broader pattern involving international military activity and the concealment of advanced technologies potentially linked to China.

The episode dives deep into the challenges of breaking significant stories in today's media landscape, the resistance faced by whistleblowers, and the careful verification process that underpins responsible journalism. With 60 Minutes preparing to revisit the UAP topic, Bryce and Ross discuss the shifting tone in mainstream media and how the public is becoming more engaged, but also more skeptical. This episode stands out not only for its compelling content but for the credibility of its hosts, who bring a blend of journalistic rigor, historical insight, and first-hand experience to one of the most pressing issues of our time.

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0:00.0	This is Need to Know, Real Talk, News and Analysis, about anomalous phenomena.
0:14.0	From Sydney, Ross Colthard, from Los Angeles, Bryce Zabel, two journalists, countless awards, and 17 time zones.
0:23.6	Ready? Let's break it down.
0:30.6	What's going on? Where do we go from here?
0:34.6	I mean, you're not to blame if you are thinking that we spend too much
0:38.9	time and energy, trying to overcome the resistance from the media and the government,
0:43.8	and all that public confusion it creates. What we need to be spending our time on, I can sure
0:49.3	hear you thinking, is getting to the bottom of what's really going on. And it's frustrating. I feel it.
0:55.9	Proving the case really just can't be the sole focus of our attention. But sometimes it feels
1:01.1	like it is. So we're going to be talking about that a little bit today. Things like the Mosulorb
1:07.2	are out there, Senator Rounds, the Wall Street Journal articles, mergers afloat, Wikipedia being
1:13.2	taken away from a friend. Let me reach across the ocean now, though, and bring in my pal and all this,
1:19.3	Ross Coltart. Ross, how you doing, my friend? Gidey, Bryce, how are you, Squire? Nice to see you back on
1:24.5	video after a foray at Contact in the Desert. What an adventure that was.
1:29.7	It was great. First, I kind of snuck out of town on Sunday when apparently you were interviewing
1:36.7	every known speaker to man at the contact in the desert. I have to admit. I'm never going to work
1:42.6	that hard again. It was insane. News Nation got their money's worth out of me. I can tell you. I have to, but I'm never going to work that hard again. It was insane.
1:44.3	News Nation got their money's worth out of me, I can tell you. I just saw it as a great opportunity
1:50.1	to get so many interesting people in the can. And I hope people are enjoying the interviews,
1:54.9	but it's, yeah, I mean, it's a fascinating thing, a UAP conference, because it's a condensed mix of people
2:04.2	with a zealous desire to know the truth.
2:07.6	And I was a bit overwhelmed at times, I have to admit.
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