First Half: Computer scientist, venture capitalist, and video game pioneer Rizwan Virk joins Ryan Wrecker (email) to examine the “simulation hypothesis”—the notion that reality itself may be a constructed system. He’ll explore the concept through the lenses of artificial intelligence, quantum physics, and ancient mystical and religious texts.

Second Half: MUFON State Director Bill Konkolesky delves into the multiple high-profile UFO sightings of Michigan’s great spring 1966 UFO wave, sixty years ago.