Joseph L. Flatley is an investigative journalist, author, and publisher of the Failed State Update newsletter. His short films have been featured at Three Rivers Film Festival (Pittsburgh), NonPlussed Fest (Los Angeles), and Desert Daze (Joshua Tree, CA). In addition to "The Occult Timothy Leary," he is also the author of New Age Grifter: The True Story of Gabriel of Urantia and His Cosmic Family.