Who actually controls the biggest secret in modern history? For decades, UFOs were treated as conspiracy theories, fringe science, or tabloid fodder. Today, senators, intelligence officials, military officers, and even presidents are publicly discussing unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAPs). What changed? This week, Shane sits down with filmmaker Dan Farah, director / producer of the explosive and highly credible documentary, The Age of Disclosure, which brought about this change and reveals an 80-year cover-up of the existence of non-human intelligent life. The film is now available to rent or purchase on Prime Video. They discuss the impact of the film, the growing push for government disclosure around UAPs, the role of defense contractors, congressional investigations, declassified documents, and the battle currently unfolding inside Washington over what the public should know. The conversation goes far beyond aliens. Shane and Dan explore the idea of a decades-long "legacy program," whether critical information has migrated from government agencies into private contractors, why recent disclosures may be happening now, the role of China and a potential technological arms race, and whether the real story is less about extraterrestrials and more about power, secrecy, and accountability. They also discuss Steven Spielberg's influence on Farah's work, the making of The Age of Disclosure, media stigma, FOIA requests, whistleblowers, and what full disclosure could mean for science, technology, and society. Topics include: • The making of The Age of Disclosure • Steven Spielberg and Ready Player One • Government transparency and secrecy • Congress vs. the intelligence community • The "legacy program" • Defense contractors and oversight • China and the UAP technology race • FOIA and declassified records • Media stigma around UFOs • What disclosure could actually look like https://www.theageofdisclosure.com Watch the film here: https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/B0FMF29BBJ?ref_=atv_dp_share_cu_r Save 20% on your first online Lucy order at ⁠https://www.lucy.co/ QUESTIONS⁠ with promo code QUESTIONS! Before the interview, Shane reviewed hundreds of pages of UAP documents in our custom PDF Space. Explore the files yourself here: https://adobe.ly/ViceUAPFilesYT #DanFarah #AgeOfDisclosure #UAP #UFO #Disclosure #GovernmentSecrets #Transparency #NationalSecurity #Congress #FOIA #Intelligence #DefenseContractors #ShaneSmithHasQuestions #VICE #VICENews #SSHQ Check out VICE News for more: http://vicenews.com Follow VICE News here: TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@vicenews?lang=en Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/vicenews Twitter: https://twitter.com/vicenews Instagram: http://instagram.com/vicenews ============================ The Age of Disclosure: Who Actually Controls the UAP Secrets? | w/ Dan Farah | SSHQ https://www.youtube.com/@VICENews