Maxim W. Furek ( https://www.maximfurek.com/ ) is an avid student of the paranormal. His eclectic background includes aspects of psychology, addictions, and rock journalism. He has a master’s degree in Communications from Bloomsburg University and a bachelor’s degree in Psychology from Aquinas College.

He has been interviewed on numerous podcasts, including EXPLORING THE BIZARRE with the legendary, late, Timothy Green Beckley and on PARANORMAL 60 with Dave Schrader. His book, SHEPPTON: THE MYTH, MIRACLE, AND MUSIC was featured on Australia’s MYSTERIOUS UNIVERSE.

He contributes to FATE MAGAZINE, NORMAL PARANORMAL, and PARANORMAL UNDERGROUND.

He is also the author of SHEPPTON: THE MYTH, MIRACLE, AND MUSIC and COAL REGION HOODOO: PARANORMAL TALES FROM INSIDE THE PIT.

More recently, he authored book FLYING SAUCER ESOTERIC: THE ALTERED STATES OF UFOLOGY.

Every serious student of the saucers needs to have this important book in their library! FLYING SAUCER ESOTERIC captures an amazing sequence of events that has seeped into our collective consciousness. Here, the storied contributions of contactees, abductees, space explorers, and hoaxers weave unimaginable kaleidoscopic colors into the rich tapestry of ufology. Buckle up your seatbelts. Prepare for warp-speed drive beyond space and time, thrusting into history’s most amazing UFO events. The time is now!

He returns to Talking Weird to chat about the history of UFOs. From Kenneth Arnold, Ray Palmer, and Richard Shaver, through the contactee then abductee eras, up until the current "disclosure" rumblings of today.

This conversation is a wide-ranging overview of the history of the phenomenon and the beliefs attached to it; and one you don't want to miss!