Imminent - (Project Book Club)

Summary

This episode explores Lue Elizondo's memoir, *Imminent*, providing insight into his military background and role in UAP disclosure. Hosts Bryce Zabel and Chrissy Newton discuss Elizondo's bold claims about crash retrievals and the secret Interloper program. The conversation balances personal narrative with substantial evidence, reflecting on the book's significance in UAP literature.

Key takeaways

• 1Lue Elizondo is known for his role in the AATIP program, which investigated UAPs.
• 2The book discusses crash retrievals and biologics, linking these to the Roswell incident.
• 3Elizondo reveals details about the secretive Interloper program related to UAPs.
• 4The conversation touches on the intersection of consciousness and national security in the context of UAPs.

Glossary terms

Source

Transcript excerpt

Hey, good morning, UFO book friends. I'm Bryce Zabel. Good morning, everybody. I'm Christine Newton. And this is our second episode of Project Book Club. So I imagine we're both extremely excited. I know I am. And also maybe a little bit concerned about how people are going to take this one. You never know, but we're bold. You know, I'm already on, by the way, my second cup of coffee. That probably explains why my atoms are vibrating. Either that or it's because what you just said, that because we're doing the book Eminent by Lou Elizondo, you know, maybe that's why my atoms are vibrating. Because it's a pretty controversial book to some people and we're going to take it on. Controversial to say the least. I think you're right. We should take it on. I think people would be upset if we didn't. This is the book is kind of of the time now. You know, it's Jay Stratton will be coming out with his book soon. So I think we do need to cover Lou Elizondo's book for many reasons, for accuracy, for time. The time period is just right. So I think there's a lot to unpack here. You bet. Well, it was a huge success. I call it the mothership of UFO books for 24 and 25. I mean, it just blew everything else away. But, you know, since our goal here is to not be a show that's about super hardcore UFO psychodrama and everything and to have a little fun sometimes, let's diverge a little bit. What do you say? I would love that. Let's do that. So I just wanted to tell you what is literally going on outside my home office right now, Christy. It's unbelievable. ...

Excerpt from Need to Know (Coulthart/Zabel), Jun 25, 2025. Rights remain with the original creators. Hear the full episode at the source.