In the 13th episode of the Astro Ben Podcast, Ben chats to Tom DeLonge about how he went from fronting Blink 182 for 15 years, to starting Angels & Airwaves and specifically, his huge obsession with UFO’s. Ben and Tom discuss Tom’s “To The Stars Academy of Arts And Science” and their mission to empower new scientific discoveries and communicate forward thinking ideas. In this episode, Ben and Tom discussed the possibility of alien life, touching on subjects like “does Tom believe Bob Lazar?”, to what Tom thinks the US government really know about UFO’s. 00:17 Welcome to Episode 13 – Tom DeLonge 01:03 Toms lifelong obsession with UFO’s 01:24 Bringing on Tom – where does Tom live? 02:23 Mutual obsession with space 03:14 Was there a moment where Tom first questioned are we alone in the universe? 04:24 How did Tom first get into rock music? 07:15 Was your passion for UFO’s part of the reason for leaving Blink 182? 14:24 New album for Angels & Airwaves – about UFO’s? https://www.angelsandairwaves.com/ 18:20 STEAM not STEM 19:27 Where are the UFO’s? Upcoming Pentagon announcement speculation! 23:30 To The Stars Academy https://home.tothestarsacademy.com/ 25:50 How did Tom build his team for To The Stars? 29:15 Removing the stigma for UFO’s? 30:15 Bob Lazar 35:00 Evidence for UFO’s 39:00 The power of storytelling – are we being observed here on Earth by an extra-terrestrial civilisation? 42:00 Into The Stars – analysing mysterious material 45:38 Angels & Airwaves album launch in Space! (Via www.sentintospace.com) 47:52 Inspiring people to live and work in Space! 48:50 Would Tom ever go to Space? 52:22 Bens wrap up 53:06 Angels & Airwaves album coming out Social Media Twitter & Instagram: @tomdelonge Stay connected with us! Use #Astroben across various social media platforms to engage with us! Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/astrobenpodcast/ Website (coming soon): www.astroben.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/gambleonit?lang=en Please subscribe and rate - Ad Astra!