Episode 97 begins with the Pentagon’s stunning release of 162 “never‑before‑seen” UFO files, shattering decades of official denial and igniting a national reckoning over what the government has really known. The hosts then explore how a long‑skeptical public — already primed by polls showing nearly half of Americans believe we’ve been visited — is now demanding answers as Washington finally admits it has been studying phenomena it couldn’t explain. The hour ends with an interview featuring Lt. Commander Jack Ratliff, who went from a rugged West Texas upbringing and rodeo bull-riding to Navy destroyer duty and the brutal Underwater Demolition Team training that helped shape the early SEALs. His memoir, Riding the White Bull, is a gritty, humorous coming-of-age story packed with hard-earned lessons on character and resilience.