Take Me To Your Influencer: The Original Space Bros of the Contactee Era

In this in-depth conversation, Ryan sits down with historian, author, and host of The Saucer Life, Aaron Gulyas. They break down the fascinating exploration of the Contactee Movement, those early UFO claimants who said they met benevolent “Space Brothers” from Venus, Mars, and beyond. From George Adamski’s iconic photographs and cosmic philosophy, to George Van Tassel’s channelings of Ashtar and the rise of the Integratron, to the absolutely wild saga of Reinhold Schmidt, a part-time grain buyer, part-time flying saucer felon. Aaron breaks down the origins, motives, influence, and patterns behind these enduring stories. They also discuss how contactee lore still echoes through modern UFO discourse, why these narratives keep resurfacing, and whether any of these individuals might have experienced something genuinely anomalous. Find The Saucer Life at: https://saucerlife.com/ Please take a moment to rate and review us on Spotify and Apple. Book Ryan on CAMEO at: https://bit.ly/3kwz3DO Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/somewhereskies ByMeACoffee: http://www.buymeacoffee.com/UFxzyzHOaQ PayPal: [email protected] All Socials and Books: https://linktr.ee/somewhereskiespod Email: [email protected] SpectreVision Radio: https://www.spectrevision.com/podcasts Opening Theme Song by Septembryo Copyright © 2025 Ryan Sprague. All rights reserved. #HighStrangeness #ContacteeMovement #SaucerLife #CosmicMystery #AlienContact #SpaceBrothers #ParanormalHistory #PodcastInterview #MysteryPodcast #SomewhereInTheSkies Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices