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EMERGENT - with Reed Summers

EMERGENT - with Reed Summers

Written by: Reed Summers
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Welcome to EMERGENT, a biweekly live podcast with Reed Summers that takes listeners to the frontlines of the most profound and controversial phenomenon of our time: humanity’s contact with non-human intelligences (NHI).


Using a logical approach, insightful analysis, and big-picture thinking, Reed Summers examines trending issues in the field of UFOs and UAPs, exploring the impact this phenomenon is having on society, religion, science, technology, and world affairs.


Each episode will focus on the most impactful and consequential issues relating to Contact and the state of our world, tackling topics such as:


— Public Readiness for Contact: How Would Contact Change Society?

— Aliens and Us: The Future of Human Identity Post-Contact

— Aliens and the Church: A New Spiritual Paradigm or the End of Church and Faith?

— James Webb, Biosignatures and the Fingerprint of Civilization

— Contact as Nature: Natural Selection, Environmental Pressure, and Darwinian Competition

— Ethics of the Alien Interface: Free Will and the Problem of Non-Consensual Contact

— Alien Influences: Life in Our New Mental Environment

— Trojan Technologies: Alien Science and Tech at the Heart of Human Society

— The Grey Agenda: What Do We Really Know About the Grey Aliens?

— The Convergence of Non-Human Intelligence: AI and NHI

— When Do We Respond? The Cost of Human Inaction in the Face of Contact



EMERGENT aims to deliver clarity amidst the ongoing confusion about UFOs in the public and to equip listeners to think critically about the questions that matter most:


— Who or what is visiting our world?

— What are the most probable explanations for the visitor’s intent and the various agendas at play?

— What does this mean for humanity and the global public?

— What should be our human species response?


Whether you're a UFO enthusiast, a curious newcomer, or someone concerned about humanity's future, EMERGENT provides valuable insights and practical guidance for understanding the phenomenon of unidentified anomalous phenomena and contact with non-human intelligence and the profound implications this would have for global security and human sovereignty.


Join Reed Summers as he challenges status-quo thinking and empowers listeners to think for themselves and engage their full capabilities toward understanding the meaning and implications of contact with non-human intelligence.

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Episodes
  • How UFOs Became a Cold War National Security Issue

    How UFOs Became a Cold War National Security Issue
    Jan 17 2026

    What is the hidden geopolitics behind the so-called “Age of Cover-Up”? In this episode of Emergent, host Reed Summers speaks with former intelligence officer and researcher Geoff Cruickshank to examine how Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena (UAP) became embedded within Cold War national security frameworks.


    For over 80 years, a parallel history has existed alongside the official record. Moving beyond sightings and speculation, this conversation analyzes why information related to UAPs has been tightly controlled by military and intelligence institutions—and how nuclear weapons, space policy, and geopolitical power shaped that secrecy.



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    1 hr and 24 mins
  • UAP Incursions over Military Bases and The Crisis of "Classifying Reality Itself"

    UAP Incursions over Military Bases and The Crisis of "Classifying Reality Itself"
    Dec 12 2025

    In this episode of EMERGENT, I speak with former USAF security officer Jeffrey Nuccetelli about the five UAP incursions at Vandenberg Air Force Base between 2003 and 2005 and how they fit into a broader pattern of UAP activity at missile test ranges and during the deployment of new space-based sensing technologies. We look at indicators of intelligent behavior, possible scenarios of intent, and what these events may signal about the changing conditions around us.


    Our conversation also touches on the growing role of lawful whistleblowers and the challenges they face when bringing forward information related to crash retrieval programs, reverse engineering efforts, and space-based observations. Through these cases, we examine why the public picture of UAP remains incomplete—and why reality still feels classified.


    Part 2 (After Hours) will explore the deeper structure of secrecy surrounding these events and will be available in the following places:


    ~YouTube Members: https://youtu.be/suFLER_LkpM

    ~Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ReedSummers

    ~Forerunner: https://www.reedsummers.com/forerunner/ (to be released on December 26th, 2025)

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    1 hr and 4 mins
  • Convergent Coverup—Unmasking the Human/Non-Human Coverup

    Convergent Coverup—Unmasking the Human/Non-Human Coverup
    Nov 28 2025

    I'll be hosting a roundtable with investigative journalists Matt Ford and Chris Sharp.


    We’ll explore what they uncovered earlier this year in their Daily Mail exposé which went along way to describing in detail the machinations of the "Age of Cover-Up” we've been living in. Read the article here: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...


    I'll also examine the developments since—including recent Congressional hearings, provocative statements by Rep. Eric Burlison and the Declassification Office and the attempt to submit "interrogatives" demanding information regarding UAP from federal agencies.



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    2 hrs and 2 mins
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