Pyramids, aliens and information conspiracies are discussed with author Brad Olsen. After spending years traveling the world and writing travel books, Olsen turned his sights to the common mysteries he'd encountered and he discusses the link between energy and extraterrestrials found around the globe. From Nan Madol to mound sites in America and his own UFO sighting, we go down the rabbit hole with hosts Tyrel Ventura and Sean Stone on Buzzsaw. GUEST BIO: Brad Olsen gained the distinction of an "award-winning travel writer" title in February, 2010 when his travel guide Sacred Places North America: 108 Destinations (2nd ed.) won the Bay Area Travel Writers top gold prize award (First Place winner) for the "2010 Best Travel Book for the Planet Earth" category, and again in 2013 when his latest book Future Esoteric: The Unseen Realms won the top prize in the category of "New Age" His syndicated sacred destinations travel column for Examiner.com is available both as a national column and a local profile for San Francisco, the city where he currently resides. Brad is a travel columnist for Yahoo! Contributor Network. He is also a Contributing Editor for 'World Explorer" magazine. Brad Olsen has written for several Rough Guides titles, including the World Party guide. Future Esoteric will be available January, 2013 through CCC Publishing in paperback and all e-book formats. The second installment of the series, "Modern Esoteric" is scheduled to be released in December, 2013. The website in development devoted to the book series is: www.esotericseries.com LINKS: www.bradolsen.com www.cccpublishing.com www.esotericseries.com www.stompers.com www.howweird.org www.peacetour.org Buzzsaw Episodes Playlist: www.youtube.com/watch?v=BWYXFqaEmo4&list=PLjk3H0GXhhGc7NOFr74KbOPBCXrXT8nlf Buzzsaw Short Clips Playlist: www.youtube.com/watch?v=nL3NZhCqO7c&list=PLjk3H0GXhhGe43WJvnvzBPLaJrRVSUmxb www.facebook.com/pages/Buzzsaw/315063551949301?directed_target_id=0 www.facebook.com/thelip.tv EPISODE BREAKDOWN: 00:01 Welcome to Buzzsaw. 00:12 Introducing Brad Olsen. 00:49 From travel writing to esoterica and conspiracy. 03:09 Travel experience and the most transcendent sights on Earth. 04:20 The top of the great pyramid. 05:25 Different lands, different spirits and energies. 06:35 A UFO sighting while backpacking. 08:41 Compiling the esoteric and forging an alternative narrative. 11:09 The bigger picture of secrets, military industrial complex and illuminati. 12:49 Going down the rabbit hole with ET, greys and reptillians. 16:43 The generational differences in believing in extraterrestrials. 19:04 Lessons learned in India. 20:02 Nan Madol and the Japanese excavation. 23:35 Mound sites and remains of giants. 25:30 The cover-up of history. 28:54 UFO secrecy and energy conspiracy. 30:39 The effects of a great awakening. 32:22 Modern Esoteric, Future Esoteric and what comes next for Olsen.