FEMA Director Recounts Teleportation Incident in Podcast

Gregg Phillips, the director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency's Office of Response and Recovery, described in a January 2025 podcast episode an experience in which he said he was suddenly transported about 50 miles while on his way to get food from a Waffle House in Georgia.

Phillips, who was appointed to the position in December 2025, recounted the incident during an appearance on the Onward podcast. He said he had been with friends in Albany, Georgia, and mentioned heading to a Waffle House. According to Phillips, he then found himself at a Waffle House in Rome, Georgia, roughly 50 miles away. "I was with my boys one time, and I was telling them I was gonna go to Waffle House and get Waffle House. And I ended up at a Waffle House—this was in Georgia—and I end up at a Waffle House like 50 miles away from where I was," he said. When his friends asked where he was, he replied that he was at the Waffle House in Rome. They responded that it was not possible since he had just left moments earlier. Phillips insisted the event was real, describing it as teleportation. "Teleporting is no fun," he added. "You know it's happening, but you can't do anything about it, and so you...