Lee Speigel

Lee Speigel is a writer, reporter and media personality who has spent decades researching and presenting the world of unexplained phenomena and the paranormal to the public. Following his seven years with ABC News, he joined the popular Weird News team of AOLNews.com. After AOL merged with The Huffington Post, Speigel continued with the company, writing hundreds of stories. Spanning eight years in the 1970s and 80s, Speigel produced, wrote and hosted nearly 1,500 programs on the unexplained for NBC Radio. He’s also the only person to produce a presentation at the United Nations on the subject of UFOs.

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  • Linda Moulton Howe Retrospective / UFO Phenomena

    Linda Moulton Howe recalled milestones and revelations from her journalistic career. Lee Speigel and James Fox discussed their impending UFO documentary.More »
  • Paranormal Events/ Whitey Bulger

    In the first hour, George Knapp welcomed ex-military law enforcement officer, Troy Hudson, who shared his thoughts on Bigfoot on the eve of the annual Sasquatch festival in Honobia, Oklahoma. Second hour guest, reporter Lee Speigel, reflected on the 40th anniversary of a...More »
  • 2014 in Review: UFOs & Conspiracies

    George Knapp reviewed some of the past year's weirdest and most significant news from the world of UFO and conspiracy research with Lee Speigel from the Huffington Post in the first hour, Mark Allin with Above Top Secret in the second hour, and Alejandro Rojas from Open Minds TV...More »
  • Cow Mutilations, Triangle Sightings, Bird Extinctions & Stonehenge Discoveries

    Earthfiles investigative reporter Linda Moulton Howe discussed more bizarre and bloodless cow mutilations, sightings of triangular UFOs, possible bird species extinctions, and the new discovery of mounds and structures at Stonehenge. In the first hour, writer and reporter...More »
  • UFO Gatherings

    In the first half of the program, George Knapp was joined by legendary ufologist Jacques Vallee, who discussed a recent discrete gathering of international UFO experts that was not mentioned to the public. In the latter half, writer, reporter and media personality, Lee...More »
  • Fatal Close Encounters

    George Knapp was joined by ufologist Nick Redfern, who discussed a wide range of UFO cases rife with unsettling examples of suspicious deaths - accounts of accidents that might not have been accidents, researchers and witnesses who have vanished, conveniently timed heart...More »
  • Bigfoot, UFOs & Alien Implants

    George Noory welcomed Huffington Post writer Lee Speigel for a discussion on Bigfoot, UFOs, alien implants, and other unusual topics. The final hour featured Open Lines with a special line devoted to callers who have experienced rage.More »
  • End of the Mayan Calendar Extravaganza

    George Noory checked in on the status of the post Mayan calendar world with various guests, including Richard C. Hoagland, John Hogue Major Ed Dames, Mike Bara, Barbara Marx Hubbard, L.A. Marzulli, Dannion Brinkley, Dr. Bruce Goldberg, Glynis McCants, Whitley Strieber, Wynn...More »
  • Investigating UFOs

    Author Kevin Randle discussed his decades-long work as a UFO investigator, and some of the most significant cases he's examined. First hour guest, Huffington Post writer Lee Speigel talked about how most reports of UFOs and extraordinary creatures & events are either hoaxed or...More »
  • Ghosts and Spirits

    Ghosthunter and author John Kachuba talked about some of his investigations, and theories regarding hauntings and spirits. There are a number of possible explanations for ghostly phenomena, and one of them ties in with the theory of parallel universes or alternate worlds,...More »
  • UFOs & the Paranormal

    Writer and media personality Lee Speigel discussed his research and interviews in the field of ufology, as well as his efforts to bring the subject of UFOs to the United Nations. In the first hour, journalist Joe Kovacs and curator Richard Rives reacted to the possible...More »

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