In this Astro Ben Podcast interview, Ben chats to Tom DeLonge about how he went from fronting Blink-182 for 15 years to starting Angels & Airwaves, and about his huge obsession with UFOs. Ben and Tom discuss Tom’s To The Stars Academy of Arts and Science and its mission to empower new scientific discoveries and communicate forward-thinking ideas. They also discuss the possibility of alien life, from whether Tom believes Bob Lazar to what Tom thinks the US government really knows about UFOs.
Other topics include STEAM not STEM, removing the stigma around UFOs, the power of storytelling, the Angels & Airwaves album launch in space and whether Tom would ever go to space himself.
What you will hear in this episode
Tom’s lifelong obsession with UFOs
Whether there was a moment Tom first questioned whether we are alone in the universe
How Tom first got into rock music, and whether UFOs were part of the reason for leaving Blink-182
A new Angels & Airwaves album
STEAM not STEM
Speculation about an upcoming Pentagon announcement
What To The Stars Academy is, and how Tom built the team
Removing the stigma around UFOs, and Bob Lazar
The power of storytelling
Analyzing mysterious material
The Angels & Airwaves album launch in space
Whether Tom would ever go to space
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