Beyond Contact

About Beyond Contact

Hi I’m Captain Ron, please join me each week on “Beyond Contact” for my thought-provoking podcast that features in-depth interviews with the world's leading researchers and Ufologists. “Beyond Contact” goes well beyond other podcasts as we ask the hard questions that push for a deeper, science-based understanding of the UFO phenomenon. New episodes come out on Fridays so join me, Captain Ron, for Beyond Contact.

Publisher

iHeartPodcasts

Category

fiction · society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

16 May 2024

Latest episode

26 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

127 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   26 Oct 2026

   Episode 127: Dean Alioto: The Phenomenon is a Moving Target

   Filmmaker Dean Alioto joins Captain Ron to discuss a question hiding in plain sight: Why are contactees left out of the UFO Disclosure narrative? For decades, contactees and experiencers have reported encounters that challenge everything we think we know, and yet their voices remain largely absent from the official government conversation. Dean takes us down the rabbit hole, examining the strange beings described by experiencers and how humanity’s relationship with them may be far more complex than we can imagine. See omnystudio.com/listener (https://omnystudio.com/listener) for privacy information.

2. 

   16 Oct 2026

   Episode 126: UFOs & The Ariel School Phenomenon with Randal Nickerson

   Join Captain Ron and Experiencer Randal Nickerson as Randal shares his research from when he spent 15 years documenting the Ariel School Phenomenon with more than 100 witnesses. He will share their deep messages they received from beings. See omnystudio.com/listener (https://omnystudio.com/listener) for privacy information.

3. 

   11 Oct 2026

   Episode 125: UFOs & Hard Evidence with Patrick Armstrong

   Patrick Armstrong of Vetted joins Captain Ron to break down the biggest UFO and UAP developments of 2026. They examine the new government releases, whistleblower protections, claims from Eric Davis and David Grusch, the search for hard evidence, and whether real UFO disclosure could finally be getting closer. See omnystudio.com/listener (https://omnystudio.com/listener) for privacy information.

Who has been a guest on Beyond Contact

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Christopher Johnston
• Kathleen Marden
• Melinda Leslie
• Stephen Bassett
• Bryce Zabel

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

YouTube views

419,108,275

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

4.9 / 5

17 ratings

Spotify

4.0 / 5

29 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 63 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

69

Social presence

0

YouTube

93

Engagement

51

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Guest appearances

Does not typically book guests

Based on episode analysis; this does not confirm that the show is currently accepting guests.

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