Uploaded July 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Our American Alchemist this week is Brandon Fugal, Owner of Skinwalker Ranch.
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Brandon Fugal is the owner of Skinwalker Ranch and one of Utah's most prominent real estate developers. In this conversation, Brandon reveals new evidence of what lies beneath the mesa, the terrifying hitchhiker effect, and why the ranch may sit on an interstellar highway.
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Timestamps:
00:00 Introduction
2:44 - Meeting Brandon Fugal
5:53 - What Skinwalker Ranch Is
8:34 - A Childhood Pact
13:29 - The Hitchhiker Effect
19:56 - Thomas Winterton's Injuries
22:16 - GPS Failures and Time Anomalies
23:17 - Portals, Wormholes, and Anomalies
26:07 - Erik Bard's Magnet Experiment
28:31 - Michael Shermer and Skepticism
30:56 - The Mutilated Calf
36:28 - The Navajo-Ute Conflict
37:51 - First Visit in 2016
41:06 - Jesse's Visit to the Ranch
41:35 - Sponsors (Cape)
43:28 - Jesse's Visit Continued
47:22 - A Bad Month in LA
50:39 - Guardians of Forbidden Knowledge
54:09 - The Hells Angels Incident
57:42 - Tom Lewis's Cardiac Episode
1:03:01 - The Ranch Amplifies Intent
1:07:37 - Sky Elements Drone Failure
1:09:37 - Confirmation Bias and Critics
1:11:33 - The Shermans and Bigelow
1:13:58 - NIDS and AAWSAP
1:16:41 - Place in UFO History
1:21:51 - Bigelow Science and Consciousness
1:26:07 - Aliens, Time Travel, or Spirits
1:30:00 - Cosmic Zoo and Ancient Technology
1:33:45 - Something Under the Mesa
1:35:55 - Sponsors (Plaud)
1:37:28 - Sponsors (Superpower)
1:39:26 - Material and Voids
1:41:43 - The 1964 Nickel
1:43:30 - A UFO Under the Mesa
1:44:58 - The Bubble
1:46:53 - Unmarked Black Hawk Helicopters
1:48:03 - The Oil and Gas Operation
1:53:01 - Transparency and the History Channel
1:58:20 - Puthoff, Green, and Motion Sciences
2:04:04 - Keeping Ownership Secret
2:08:26 - Travis Taylor's Transformation
2:11:42 - Bradshaw Ranch and Global Hotspots
2:17:03 - Taylor and the UAP Task Force
2:21:13 - Four Years of Secret Funding
2:23:36 - Answering the Grifter Accusation
2:30:28 - Spielberg and Disclosure Day
2:32:44 - The Schumer Amendment
2:36:31 - A Mormon Connection
2:38:15 - Sean Kirkpatrick's Denial
2:43:28 - The Dire Wolf Carcass
2:50:55 - The Message on the Screen
2:53:38 - The Baltic Sea Anomaly
2:57:56 - Rabbi Ariel Bar Tzadok's Chant
3:01:47 - EEG Experiment and Chris Bledsoe
3:04:51 - Theories About Reality
3:09:13 - A Century of Accounts
3:11:21 - Fear and Faith
3:17:58 - The X-Files and Sign-Off
Our American Alchemist this week is Brandon Fugal, Owner of Skinwalker Ranch.
You can support American Alchemy by signing up with our incredible sponsors below!
Cape: ➡️ Protect your privacy on the cellular level with Cape at cape.co/americanalchemy. Use code ALCHEMY at checkout for 33% off your first 6 months.
Superpower: Go to Superpower.com and use code ALCHEMY for $20 off your membership this year. Take the guesswork out of getting healthy in 2026. Get full body testing that goes 5x deeper than an annual physical and a personalized action plan that tells you exactly what to do next. All for just $
Plaud: Head to plaud.ai/alchemy to learn more and use code ALCHEMY10 at checkout. Or go to Amazon where you can still get the same 10% discount by using the same code: ALCHEMY10 at https://a.co/d/0gKmIEEn
199.
And download synctxt! (Not a sponsor): synctxt.com
Brandon Fugal is the owner of Skinwalker Ranch and one of Utah's most prominent real estate developers. In this conversation, Brandon reveals new evidence of what lies beneath the mesa, the terrifying hitchhiker effect, and why the ranch may sit on an interstellar highway.
--------------------------
Support Our Other Projects Below!
Grab Your American Alchemy Merch Here ➤ americanalchemymerch.com
Join The American Alchemy Magazine Here ➤ americanalchemymagazine.substack.com
Subscribe To Our Clips Channel (10 Minute Highlights!) ➤ youtube.com/@UC8ZKTXN9trt5dhixz6b6l6w
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Instagram ➤ instagram.com/jessemichelsofficial
TikTok ➤ tiktok.com/@itsjessemichels
X ➤ twitter.com/AlchemyAmerican
Spotify ➤ tinyurl.com/jessemichelsspotify
Clips Channel ➤ youtube.com/@jessemichelsclips
Apply For Jobs ➤
jobs.gusto.com/boards/american-alchemy-3758eda5-237b-45f1-b043-da80a300714e
Sponsor Inquiries ➤ sponsor@jessemichelsmedia.com
Media Inquiries ➤ media@jessemichelsmedia.com
Timestamps:
00:00 Introduction
2:44 - Meeting Brandon Fugal
5:53 - What Skinwalker Ranch Is
8:34 - A Childhood Pact
13:29 - The Hitchhiker Effect
19:56 - Thomas Winterton's Injuries
22:16 - GPS Failures and Time Anomalies
23:17 - Portals, Wormholes, and Anomalies
26:07 - Erik Bard's Magnet Experiment
28:31 - Michael Shermer and Skepticism
30:56 - The Mutilated Calf
36:28 - The Navajo-Ute Conflict
37:51 - First Visit in 2016
41:06 - Jesse's Visit to the Ranch
41:35 - Sponsors (Cape)
43:28 - Jesse's Visit Continued
47:22 - A Bad Month in LA
50:39 - Guardians of Forbidden Knowledge
54:09 - The Hells Angels Incident
57:42 - Tom Lewis's Cardiac Episode
1:03:01 - The Ranch Amplifies Intent
1:07:37 - Sky Elements Drone Failure
1:09:37 - Confirmation Bias and Critics
1:11:33 - The Shermans and Bigelow
1:13:58 - NIDS and AAWSAP
1:16:41 - Place in UFO History
1:21:51 - Bigelow Science and Consciousness
1:26:07 - Aliens, Time Travel, or Spirits
1:30:00 - Cosmic Zoo and Ancient Technology
1:33:45 - Something Under the Mesa
1:35:55 - Sponsors (Plaud)
1:37:28 - Sponsors (Superpower)
1:39:26 - Material and Voids
1:41:43 - The 1964 Nickel
1:43:30 - A UFO Under the Mesa
1:44:58 - The Bubble
1:46:53 - Unmarked Black Hawk Helicopters
1:48:03 - The Oil and Gas Operation
1:53:01 - Transparency and the History Channel
1:58:20 - Puthoff, Green, and Motion Sciences
2:04:04 - Keeping Ownership Secret
2:08:26 - Travis Taylor's Transformation
2:11:42 - Bradshaw Ranch and Global Hotspots
2:17:03 - Taylor and the UAP Task Force
2:21:13 - Four Years of Secret Funding
2:23:36 - Answering the Grifter Accusation
2:30:28 - Spielberg and Disclosure Day
2:32:44 - The Schumer Amendment
2:36:31 - A Mormon Connection
2:38:15 - Sean Kirkpatrick's Denial
2:43:28 - The Dire Wolf Carcass
2:50:55 - The Message on the Screen
2:53:38 - The Baltic Sea Anomaly
2:57:56 - Rabbi Ariel Bar Tzadok's Chant
3:01:47 - EEG Experiment and Chris Bledsoe
3:04:51 - Theories About Reality
3:09:13 - A Century of Accounts
3:11:21 - Fear and Faith
3:17:58 - The X-Files and Sign-Off
