Has the U.S. government been conducting a slow-drip UFO disclosure campaign through Hollywood movies and television for more than 70 years? The new podcast Sound, Light & Frequency tackles that mind-blowing question through an ongoing investigation hosted by two Hollywood insiders: Bryce Zabel and Brent Friedman, both successful writer/producers with hundreds of credits. Bryce and Brent publicly share, for the first time, the full account of their surreal encounter with a “Man in Black” who offered them a deal to use their primetime alien-invasion drama series, Dark Skies, to spread UFO truths. Each episode takes listeners behind the scenes of iconic films and TV series, connecting what’s been portrayed on screen to what might be happening in real life—and asking whether other creators were offered “the deal,” too.
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Secrets of the Universe: The Formula Reveal
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For thirty years, Bryce Zabel and Brent Friedman have held onto a mysterious artifact from the night Dark Skies premiered: a formula written on the back of a bank deposit
Sep 17 2 h 00 min
Project Blue Book: UFO TV Creators Talk Shop
What happens when the creators of two UFO television series compare notes on how to turn the phenomenon into drama? Bryce Zabel and Brent Friedman welcome their friend Da
Sep 10 1 h 03 min
The X-Files: The Truth Is Complicated
For more than thirty years, The X-Files has been one of the most influential television shows ever made about UFOs, alien abduction, government secrecy and the possibilit
Sep 3 1 h 04 min
ET Walks Into a Bar
What happens when ET walks into a bar—and everybody laughs? Bryce Zabel and Brent Friedman set out to explore the history of aliens as comedy, only to make an unexpected
Aug 27 1 h 06 min
Peaks and Valleys of Woo
Bryce is fighting laryngitis, but Brent comes to the rescue as Sound, Light & Frequency returns to the woo. After “All About the Woo,” the hosts go even deeper into the p
Aug 20 1 h 16 min
Life After Contact
What happens after first contact—when the ships have landed, the shooting has stopped, and the aliens aren’t going anywhere? Bryce Zabel and Brent Friedman explore the su
Aug 13 1 h 00 min
Stranded on Earth
What happens when an alien comes to Earth alone—with no invasion fleet, no backup, and no easy way home? Bryce Zabel and Brent Friedman trace the evolution of the solitar
Aug 6 58 min
Making (and faking) Aliens
What does it take to make an alien feel real? Bryce and Brent welcome Emmy-winning creature-effects legend Todd Masters, founder of MASTERSFX and the artist who helped br
Jul 30 1 h 03 min
Culture Clash
What happens when two civilizations meet—and one possesses technology, power, and knowledge the other can barely comprehend? Bryce and Brent begin with The Twilight Zone’
Jul 23 1 h 20 min
Bonus Episode: "Have Some Fun With This"
Fresh from taping an appearance with Dr. Phil and former Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense Chris Mellon, Bryce brings Brent the behind-the-scenes story of the latest
Jul 18 13 min
Lost and Found ET
In this follow-up to “Missing Time It Was,” Bryce and Brent welcome documentary producer and filmmaker Dean Alioto, a longtime friend from Bryce’s UFO lunch club and a gu
Jul 16 1 h 22 min
The Men Who Fell to Earth
The Man Who Fell to Earth has always been more than a cult science-fiction story. Walter Tevis first imagined Thomas Jerome Newton in his 1963 novel as an alien who comes
Jul 9 1 h 01 min
Missing Time It Was
On December 17, 2017 — the morning after The New York Times helped blow open the modern UAP era with its Nimitz/Tic Tac reporting — Bryce Zabel was in New Orleans when he
Jul 2 1 h 19 min
Hollywood/UFOs: The Case So Far
Sound, Light & Frequency has reached the halfway point of its first season, and the audience is growing fast. Thanks to recent appearances on The Why Files and American A
Jun 25 1 h 06 min
Disclosure Day: “Listen.”
Steven Spielberg’s Disclosure Day has arrived with massive expectations, strong early box office, and a wave of polarized reaction from critics, audiences, and the UFO co
Jun 18 1 h 15 min
War of the Worlds
Few science-fiction stories have had a stranger afterlife than The War of the Worlds. H.G. Wells first launched his Martian invasion in the 19th century as a devastating
Jun 11 57 min
Deal or No Deal
In “Deal or No Deal,” Bryce Zabel and Brent Friedman move their investigation from personal testimony into corroboration. After weeks of telling the story of the Dark Ski
Jun 4 1 h 08 min
Cemetery at Midnight
Cemetery at Midnight is the moment the Sound, Light & Frequency origin story moves from strange Hollywood anecdote into something far larger. After the mysterious J.C. cr
May 28 1 h 20 min
Burn the Negative
This week on Sound, Light & Frequency, Bryce Zabel and Brent Friedman finally open the file on a Hollywood story they have kept private and closely guarded for nearly thr
May 21 57 min
All About the Woo
In the aftermath of the latest government UFO file release, Bryce and Brent decide to zig while everyone else is zagging. Rather than parsing another slow-drip document d
May 14 1 h 09 min
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This is exactly the quality you would expect from professional writers that have been in the movie business for decades. The fact that they have first hand real life ufo related experiences while writing a fictional UFO show pushes this show in the upper tier of entertainment in this genera.
Ikfnjdnene · May 2026
This is an excellent Podcast presentation. Both hosts are professional commentators and excellent story tellers! The presentation is very well done and easy to follow. The best Podcast I have ever
Listened to. It so informative, interesting and entertaining! I have really enjoyed it! Looking
Forward to more. Highly recommended
BobCol2000 · May 2026
What a thoughtful and beautifully crafted podcast. Bryce and Brent are exceptional storytellers, they don’t rely on cheap “gotcha” moments or sensational reveals. Instead, each episode unfolds like a carefully woven tapestry, layering personal experiences, anecdotes, observations, and outside perspectives.
What I appreciate most is their balance of curiosity and professionalism. They’re clearly fascinated by the subject matter and open to possibilities, but they also remain grounded, skeptical, and thoughtful in their approach. That balance makes the podcast feel genuine and deeply engaging rather than performative.
Every episode has left me with a little “oh wow” moment. This is intelligent, immersive, and wonderfully human storytelling. Highly recommended.
Seatownbibti · May 2026
The hosts each have their own opinions, but without the tendency to prattle on and talk over each other. In the latest episode they also demonstrate how to tame an especially voluble guest, with kindness and tact. This is what a podcast should be. An absolute pleasure to listen to. Can’t wait for September 17th!
Übernoodle · May 2026
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