Creator Spotlight

This archive brings together a wide spectrum of voices ...

from TikTok creators & Youtubers shaping viral conversations, to investigative journalists uncovering UFO secrets, to scientists and philosophers who expand our understanding of the cosmos.

Think of it as a living library of the people moving the frontier of thought.


TikTok Voices

TikTok has become one of the most powerful platforms for fringe and cosmic ideas. Creators here are producing original content that spreads fast ... from UFO sightings to hidden history to cosmic speculation. This section is reserved for those short-form voices.

Categories to organize by:

  • Cosmic & Space
  • UFO & Paranormal
  • Consciousness & Psychedelics
  • History & Mystery

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Youtube Creators

Welcome to our living index of creators who explore the strange, the cosmic, and the mind-bending. Inclusion here is for discovery, not endorsement.

Mix viewpoints, stay curious, and always credit original creators when you clip or comment.

Fringe and UAP

  • Danny Jones — UAP commentary and interviews
  • Jesse Michels — paradigm shifts and investigative ideas
  • Project Unity — long-form UAP and theory talk
  • The 5th Kind — ancient aliens and alternative history
  • Paul Wallis — theology, origins, and contact ideas
  • Dr. Michael Masters — time travel hypothesis for UFOs
  • Vetted — claims, signals, and credibility checks
  • The Why Files — humorous deep dives with receipts
  • Theories of Everything with Curt Jaimungal — UAP and consciousness interviews
  • Richard Dolan Show — UFO history and documents
  • Somewhere in the Skies (Ryan Sprague) — witness stories and field reporting
  • John Michael Godier — space speculation and intelligent life
  • Event Horizon (John Michael Godier interviews) — scientists and thinkers
  • Secureteam10 — classic UFO clips and claims
  • Thirdphaseofmoon — frequent UFO video roundups
  • Area52 — UAP and mystery content
  • Taylor McMahon — fringe commentary
  • David Wilcock (Divine Cosmos) — cosmic conspiracies and metaphysics

Ancient mysteries and alt history

  • Bright Insight (Jimmy Corsetti) — lost civilizations and anomalies
  • UnchartedX (Ben Van Kerkwyk) — megaliths and tool marks
  • Praveen Mohan — Indian temples and engineering mysteries
  • Ancient Architects — alternative takes on ancient sites
  • Graham Hancock — archaeology and cataclysm ideas
  • Brien Foerster — Peru and Egypt site tours
  • History with Kayleigh — early humans explained
  • Unveiled — speculative history and science explainers
  • Strange Mysteries — bite-size ancient and unexplained topics
  • DUST — short sci-fi with ancient future vibes

Internet mysteries, analog horror, oddities

  • Unfavorable Semicircle — infamous glitch art mystery
  • Lemmino — beautifully produced internet mysteries
  • Nexpo — eerie deep dives on web lore
  • Night Mind — ARGs and unsettling analysis
  • ReignBot — oddities and strange phenomena
  • Whang! — internet legends and rabbit holes
  • Bedtime Stories — animated mysteries and folklore
  • Local58TV — cosmic horror broadcast vibe
  • Gemini Home Entertainment — ecological cosmic horror anthology
  • Kane Pixels — The Backrooms cinematic universe
  • Night Docs — internet subcultures and strange rabbit holes

Consciousness, psychedelics, mind expansion

  • Shots of Awe (Jason Silva) — rapid-fire wonder and philosophy
  • Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows — poetic micro-essays
  • After Skool — animated ideas about mind and reality
  • Actualized.org (Leo Gura) — nonduality and meta-psychology
  • Aubrey Marcus Podcast — consciousness and mythic framing
  • MAPS — psychedelic research and interviews
  • Hamilton Morris — chemistry and culture of psychedelics

Cosmic science and speculative futurism

  • Isaac Arthur — megastructures and far-future engineering
  • Melodysheep (Symphony of Science) — cosmic edits and music
  • PBS Space Time — mind-bending physics
  • Astrum — spacecraft and astronomy visuals
  • Anton Petrov — daily space news and analysis
  • Kyle Hill — science behind extraordinary claims
  • Answers With Joe — accessible deep dives
  • Arvin Ash — quantum, multiverse, cosmology
  • Kurzgesagt (In a Nutshell) — big ideas and existential science
  • What If — hypothetical planetary scenarios

Skeptics and investigators

  • Captain Disillusion — VFX-powered debunks
  • Mick West — UAP and extraordinary claims investigated
  • SciManDan — fringe claims challenged
  • Thunderf00t — testable takedowns
  • Chase Hughes — influence and behavioral analysis

Storytelling and big platforms that host fringe guests

  • Mr. Ballen — strange, dark, and mysterious stories
  • Joe Rogan Experience — wide-ranging fringe conversations
  • Shawn Ryan Show — whistleblowers and operators
  • TED — ideas and future-leaning talks
  • Valuetainment — interviews with contrarian thinkers
  • Tucker Carlson — culture and controversial interviews

Podcasts

UFOs and UAP history

Paranormal and folklore

Cryptids and wilderness high strangeness

Esotericism and occult studies

  • Occult Confessions – research-driven dives into magick, cults, and the supernatural. Occult ConfessionsApple Podcasts
  • SHWEP – the Secret History of Western Esotericism Podcast. shwep.net
  • Glitch Bottle – western magic and grimoires. GLITCH BOTTLE
  • Rune Soup – magic, animism, and culture with Gordon White. Rune Soup
  • Weird Studies – art and philosophy at the limits of the thinkable. Weird Studies

Conspiracy and fringe culture talk

  • The Higher Side Chats – conspiracy, occult, and alternative history interviews.
  • Those Conspiracy Guys – Irish long-form comedy and conspiracies. SpotifyThose Conspiracy Guys
  • Stuff They Don’t Want You To Know – iHeart show on UFOs, cover-ups, and more. Apple PodcastsiHeart
  • Hysteria 51 – weird topics with a comedic edge. Hysteria 51
  • Expanded Perspectives – alternative history, cryptids, and UFOs. Expanded Perspectives

Skeptical balance

Note on overlap
Some podcasts mirror episodes to YouTube, but to keep this clean I only listed podcasts not already in your YouTube sections above.


Fringe Science & Speculative Thinkers

These are independent researchers and theorists who push beyond mainstream narratives, often blending science with mystery.

  • Graham Hancock – Author of Fingerprints of the Gods. Advocates the idea that advanced civilizations existed long before accepted history.
  • Randall Carlson – Geologist and researcher of cataclysms, sacred geometry, and cyclical Earth events.
  • Rupert Sheldrake – Biologist best known for “morphic resonance,” the idea that patterns and memory exist in nature.
  • Jacques Vallée – Computer scientist and UFO researcher. Suggests UFOs may be linked to consciousness or interdimensional phenomena.

UFOs, Paranormal & Consciousness

These voices explore contact experiences, disclosure, and the intersection between the unexplained and the human mind.

  • Whitley Strieber – Author of Communion, one of the most famous abduction accounts.
  • Diana Walsh Pasulka – Religious studies scholar, author of American Cosmic. Examines UFOs as a form of modern spirituality.
  • Leslie Kean – Investigative journalist who helped bring UFOs into mainstream reporting through The New York Times.
  • Tom DeLonge – Musician turned disclosure advocate. Founded To The Stars Academy to bridge government insiders with public awareness.
  • Richard Dolan – Historian of UFOs and secrecy, known for exploring the idea of breakaway civilizations.

Academic Crossovers & Scientists on the Edge

Credible academics and scientists who explore topics often dismissed by mainstream institutions.

  • Avi Loeb – Harvard astrophysicist, known for suggesting Oumuamua might be artificial. Leads the Galileo Project.
  • Dean Radin – Chief scientist at IONS, researching psi phenomena and consciousness.
  • Stuart Hameroff & Roger Penrose – Proposed quantum theories of consciousness (Orch-OR).
  • Guy R. McPherson – Ecologist with a controversial “near-term extinction” hypothesis.
  • Jim Carter – Fringe theorist who developed “circlons,” an alternative physics model.

Cosmos Communicators

Mainstream scientists and public intellectuals who popularize the wonders of the universe and stretch imaginations.

  • Brian Cox – Physicist and BBC presenter, known for poetic storytelling about the cosmos.
  • Neil deGrasse Tyson – Astrophysicist and cultural figure, host of Cosmos and StarTalk.
  • Carl Sagan – Astronomer and author of Cosmos and Pale Blue Dot. His work remains foundational.
  • Michio Kaku – Theoretical physicist, co-founder of string field theory, futurist, and multiverse advocate.
  • Lawrence Krauss – Physicist and author of A Universe from Nothing. Explores cosmology and origins.
  • Sean Carroll – Physicist specializing in cosmology and quantum mechanics, also active in philosophy of science.
  • Kip Thorne – Nobel-winning physicist, consultant on Interstellar, expert on black holes and time travel.
  • Max Tegmark – MIT physicist, author of Life 3.0, explores AI, cosmology, and simulation theory.
  • Lisa Randall – Harvard physicist, studies extra dimensions and cosmology.
  • Carlo Rovelli – Italian physicist, author of Seven Brief Lessons on Physics, known for a philosophical approach.
  • David Deutsch – Oxford quantum physicist, advocate for multiverse and epistemology.
  • Sabine Hossenfelder – Physicist and YouTuber, known for clear critiques of speculative physics.
  • Katie Mack – Cosmologist, author of The End of Everything, expert at translating cosmic destruction into accessible ideas.

Philosophy and Psychedelics

Philosophers, mystics, and thinkers exploring the edges of consciousness and human experience.

  • Terence McKenna – Psychedelic philosopher, explored time, language, and alien intelligence.
  • Alan Watts – Philosopher who brought Eastern thought to Western audiences.
  • Sam Harris – Neuroscientist and philosopher, explores meditation, free will, and consciousness.
  • Donald Hoffman – Cognitive scientist who argues that reality is a perceptual interface, not objective.
  • Bernardo Kastrup – Philosopher of mind who promotes “analytic idealism,” placing consciousness at the root of existence.

Artists and Cultural Figures

Visionaries and creatives who express cosmic and fringe ideas through culture.

  • Alex Grey – Visionary artist, known for spiritual and psychedelic imagery.
  • Jason Silva – Futurist and storyteller, host of Shots of Awe.
  • Elon Musk – Entrepreneur driving real-world cosmic ambitions through SpaceX and AI.
  • David Lynch – Filmmaker whose work often blends the mystical with the surreal.

Myth, History, and Esoterica

Writers and researchers interpreting myth, history, and ancient mysteries through a cosmic lens.

  • Joseph Campbell – Comparative mythologist, author of Hero with a Thousand Faces.
  • Zecharia Sitchin – Popularized the Ancient Astronaut/Anunnaki narrative.
  • Erich von Däniken – Author of Chariots of the Gods, another early Ancient Astronaut theorist.
  • Linda Moulton Howe – Journalist who bridges history, mythology, and UFO reporting.

The UFO Community

A dedicated section for one of the most active and popular subjects in the fringe world.

Investigative Journalists
Leslie Kean, Ralph Blumenthal, George Knapp, Linda Moulton Howe, Jeremy Corbell

Podcasters & Media Hosts
Richard Dolan, Dark Journalist, Curt Jaimungal, Jimmy Church, Mysterious Universe

Government & Military Whistleblowers
David Grusch, Christopher Mellon, Luis Elizondo, Ryan Graves, David Fravor & Alex Dietrich

Classic Researchers
Jacques Vallée, J. Allen Hynek, John Mack, Stanton Friedman

Scientists Entering UFO Research
Avi Loeb, Diana Walsh Pasulka, Garry Nolan, Kevin Knuth

Cultural Figures
Tom DeLonge, Jeremy Corbell, James Fox, Ross Coulthart

Experiencers
Whitley Strieber, Betty & Barney Hill, Travis Walton


Curation notes

  • This page is updated over time
  • Order is not a ranking
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