About this episode
Russell Targ and Paul Smith discuss remote viewing from their backgrounds in the government's psychic espionage programs. Targ, a physicist who helped develop remote viewing protocols at SRI, explains the scientific methodology behind this trained psychic ability. Smith, a military remote viewer, shares his experiences in the operational unit conducting intelligence-gathering missions. The conversation examines how remote viewing works, training procedures, and the surprisingly consistent results achieved by trained viewers. Targ discusses the physical theories that might explain remote viewing and his research demonstrating the phenomenon under controlled conditions. Smith describes specific remote viewing sessions and the process of transcribing perceptions without conscious analysis. The discussion addresses the CIA's controversial rejection of remote viewing despite apparent successes. The broadcast explores differences between natural psychic ability and trained remote viewing protocols. Targ and Smith examine current applications of remote viewing and its potential for both intelligence work and scientific discovery.