It‘s Probably (not) Aliens!

By: Tristan Johnson & Scott Niswander
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  • Was Earth really visited by mysterious extraterrestrial travelers thousands of years ago as many proponents of ”ancient astronaut theory” believe? What are the hidden secrets and mysteries behind ancient monuments and forgotten civilizations? Every week, historian Tristan Johnson and regular human person Scott Niswander dive through the archives to learn about the fascinating histories of ancient civilizations while also debunking the myths and straight-up lies presented in History Channel‘s massively popular tv show Ancient Aliens that has sparked a new generation of conspiracy theorists. We hope through this show, you can gain an appreciation for just how cool ancient societies were, and not simply credit their impressive advancements to alien visitors. NEW EPISODES EVERY WEEK! Follow the show so you don‘t miss an episode, and leave us a review! It really helps us out!
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  • The One Where We Finally Talk About Garrus

    The One Where We Finally Talk About Garrus
    Jan 14 2025

    Join Scott and Tristan for a chaotic post-season Q&A where they tackle everything from their favourite fictional aliens to conspiracy theories they almost believed. Get ready for tangents into video games, surprising revelations about research rabbit holes, and an unexpectedly passionate debate about the correct pronunciation of poutine. This episode features questions from our space potato supporters and includes multiple bits about Muppets because, apparently, that's where we're at now. Plus, there is the truth about why we disappeared for four months (spoiler: we just forgot to tell anyone we were taking a break).

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    Music by Rod Kim | Cover art by Skutch

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    1 hr and 7 mins
  • Montauk: The Conspiracy Theory That Inspired Better Fiction

    Montauk: The Conspiracy Theory That Inspired Better Fiction
    Jan 7 2025

    Let's explore the bizarre world of the Montauk Project, where recovered memories meet Cold War paranoia to create one of America's wildest conspiracy theories. We explore how a decommissioned military base somehow became ground zero for alleged government experiments in mind control, time travel, and alien contact. We'll examine their "recovered memories" spawned an entire conspiracy industry, and trace the project's influence on pop culture from The X-Men to Stranger Things. And for no reason a disturbing tangent about lab-grown brains that will haunt your dreams.

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    Tristan Johnson Bluesky | Twitter | YouTube

    Scott Niswander Bluesky | Twitter | YouTube

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    Ask us questions and send us topics to talk about at ProbsNotAliens.com

    Music by Rod Kim | Cover art by Skutch

    See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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    1 hr and 22 mins
  • The Great New Jersey Drone Panic of 2024

    The Great New Jersey Drone Panic of 2024
    Dec 31 2024

    In late 2024, New Jersey became the epicenter of a nationwide panic when mysterious large drones started appearing over military installations, power lines, and even Trump's golf course. From the Morris County sightings to the Coast Guard's encounter with a dozen coordinated drones, we dive into what's really happening, why everyone's freaking out, and how this fits into America's long history of technology panics. Plus, why you probably shouldn't shoot down any drones, even if they're really annoying you.


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    Subscribe to It's Probably (not) Aliens for weekly episodes about cool ancient history! And give us a 5-star review if you have the time. It really helps us out!


    Tristan Johnson Bluesky | Twitter | YouTube

    Scott Niswander Bluesky | Twitter | YouTube

    Follow the show on Bluesky or Twitter for more updates!


    Ask us questions and send us topics to talk about at ProbsNotAliens.com

    Music by Rod Kim | Cover art by Skutch

    See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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    1 hr and 28 mins

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A truly fascinating listen

This is the first podcast I simply decided to listen to and I am very pleased that I chose it. One of the points brought up in the first episode that I found truly fascinating was Fermi’s question of “So where is everyone?” Stuck with me and I look forward to seeing these questions explored.

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Good and fun

My favorite part of this podcast is they don't interject snide political comments for no reason.

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The most 4-star aliens podcast

If four stars were the maximum rating, this is the best podcast to vicariously dissect the History channel's lies.

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I still believe in Aliens, just not Ancient Aliens

They asked for 4-star reviews and that was a mistake. they aren't asking for that anymore. I enjoyed Ancient Aliens as a kid. I thought it was fascinating and believed most of it. I knew it was full of varying degrees of speculation, but I had no idea just how bad it was upon revisiting it as an adult through this podcast! Thanks for the entertaining and informative analysis and for bringing on QUALIFIED experts guys.

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