Basement: Marc D'Antonio | UFO Propulsion, The Fifth Dimension, and 40 Billion Habitable Worlds
4/6/20263 hr 30 min
Marc D'Antonio is an astronomer specializing in exoplanets, MUFON's chief photo and video analyst, and the CEO of FX Models — a visual effects company whose clients include Hollywood studios and defense contractors. He co-developed an advanced UFO detection system alongside Douglas Trumbull, the visual effects legend behind 2001: A Space Odyssey, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, and Blade Runner. Marc operates two remote observatories in Arizona, where he livestreams the night sky to audiences around the world and conducts real exoplanet transit research. He is a recurring on-screen analyst for History Channel's The Proof Is Out There and has ap...
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AJ Gentile· Host0:27
Today we've got Mark D'Antonio. He's an astronomer, MUFON's chief photo and video analyst, and the CEO of a visual effects company that builds stuff for Hollywood and defense contractors. He also co-developed a UFO detection camera system with Douglas Trumbull. He's the guy who did the visual effects for 2001, Blade Runner, Star Trek, Close Encounters. I mean, he's a legend.
Hecklefish· Host0:49
Yeah, so he gets paid to analyze UFO footage and make UFO footage? That's like hiring a counterfeiter to authenticate money. I love it.
AJ Gentile· Host0:58
At nine years old, Mark had a missing time experience on a school field trip. He came home terrified of the night sky. So what did he do? He asked his parents for a telescope. He turned that fear into a career.
Hecklefish· Host1:10
So the aliens scared him, and his response was, "I'm gonna find you"? Well, that's not a career, that's revenge. This guy's like a nerdy Charles Bronson.
AJ Gentile· Host1:20
Today we're covering exoplanets, how life spreads across the universe, and what Mark heard on a Navy submarine that the government won't talk about.
Hecklefish· Host1:29
Oh, he spent