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It's Probably Not Aliens

@probsnotaliens.bsky.social
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A podcast debunking Ancient Aliens one conspiracy theory at a time • Hosted by @StepBack.Nebula.tv & @ScottNiswander.bsky.social. Art by Skutch

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It's Probably Not Aliens @probsnotaliens.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Angkor Wat: Colonialism Went to Space College nebula.tv/probablynota...
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It‘s Probably (not) Aliens! — Angkor Wat: Colonialism Went to Space College
Ancient Aliens would like you to believe Angkor Wat required a trip to space college and a supply of magic water. Apparently, giving Khmer builders credit for knowing how to build things is asking too...
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It's Probably Not Aliens @probsnotaliens.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Joan of Arc: God Forbid a Girl Break a Siege nebula.tv/probablynota...
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It‘s Probably (not) Aliens! — Joan of Arc: God Forbid a Girl Break a Siege
A 17-year-old peasant girl helps turn the tide of the Hundred Years' War, and Ancient Aliens would like to speak to her extraterrestrial supervisor. Apparently, Joan of Arc couldn't have rallied an ar...
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Overaccomplished Underachiever @lordmaxey.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
@probsnotaliens.bsky.social your podcast came back at a really dark moment of my life. Long unresolved mental issues reared their ugly head for good and I finally asked for help. Thanks a lot Scott and Tristan, you're the best!
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It's Probably Not Aliens @probsnotaliens.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Rendlesham Forest: 'Trust Me, Bro' in Binary nebula.tv/probablynota...
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It‘s Probably (not) Aliens! — Rendlesham Forest: 'Trust Me, Bro' in Binary
An airman touches a UFO in Rendlesham Forest, downloads a binary message into his brain, and keeps the evidence to himself for 30 years. That's the story Ancient Aliens wants us to accept. Convenientl...
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It's Probably Not Aliens @probsnotaliens.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
We Goofed: Scott Had a Baby. We Have Bad News. nebula.tv/probablynota...
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It‘s Probably (not) Aliens! — We Goofed: Scott Had a Baby. We Have Bad News.
Scott is back from parental leave and asks what he missed. Tristan opens with the war in Iran. Welcome back, buddy.
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It's Probably Not Aliens @probsnotaliens.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
We are recording the final ewpisode of the new season today, and most of the season is already edited so... soon
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It's Probably Not Aliens @probsnotaliens.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
The One Where We Find Out If The Baby Thinks I'm Funny nebula.tv/probablynota...
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It‘s Probably (not) Aliens! — The One Where We Find Out If The Baby Thinks I'm Funny
This is the bonus you get for paying us, and the bonus is watching Scott slowly accept that he is about to disappear. We recorded the season wrap before the season existed, so there was nothing to ref...
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It's Probably Not Aliens @probsnotaliens.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
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It's Probably Not Aliens @probsnotaliens.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
Walking Amogus nebula.tv/probablynota...
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It‘s Probably (not) Aliens! — Walking Amogus
David Jacobs spent his retirement from teaching history at Temple University convinced that alien-human hybrids he calls hubrids are quietly moving into apartments in Philadelphia, taking jobs, and wa...
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It's Probably Not Aliens @probsnotaliens.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
The Real Mantis Was The Exploitation We Made Along The Way nebula.tv/probablynota...
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It‘s Probably (not) Aliens! — The Real Mantis Was The Exploitation We Made Along The Way
Somewhere in the deep lore of alien abduction, past the gray guys who run the equipment, sits a manager. Six to nine feet of praying mantis, purple robe for rank, telepathic, standing at the head of t...
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It's Probably Not Aliens @probsnotaliens.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
I bring this comic up with Scott far too often
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It's Probably Not Aliens @probsnotaliens.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
Every single time
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It's Probably Not Aliens @probsnotaliens.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
Rosicrucianism Was Just A 1614 Shitpost (with Sarah Davis Baker) nebula.tv/probablynota...
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It‘s Probably (not) Aliens! — Rosicrucianism Was Just A 1614 Shitpost
In 1980, a mysterious stranger named R.C. Christian spent the equivalent of $200,000 to erect 19-foot-tall, 119-ton granite monuments in rural Georgia. Ancient Aliens wants you to believe the "Georgia...
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It's Probably Not Aliens @probsnotaliens.bsky.social · 23/05/2026
Ok, purely theoretically if there was a live show in Toronto would any of you come?
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It's Probably Not Aliens @probsnotaliens.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
Nikola Tesla Was Never Forgotten, He Was Just Sad (with @acollierastro.bsky.social ) nebula.tv/probablynota...
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It‘s Probably (not) Aliens! — Nikola Tesla Was Never Forgotten, He Was Just Sad
Ancient Aliens wants you to believe Nikola Tesla was an alien conduit whose secret death ray was buried by the FBI. The actual story: the
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It's Probably Not Aliens @probsnotaliens.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
Tartaria: A Russian Psyop For People Who Hate Drywall with @miamulder.bsky.social nebula.tv/probablynota...
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It‘s Probably (not) Aliens! — Tartaria: A Russian Psyop For People Who Hate Drywall
Have you ever looked at a beautiful old train station and felt something had been lost? Good news: the something is
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It's Probably Not Aliens @probsnotaliens.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
Leonardo da Vinci Was Just A Guy With ADHD (with @transgenderhistory.bsky.social nebula.tv/probablynota...
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It‘s Probably (not) Aliens! — Leonardo da Vinci Was Just A Guy With ADHD
Ancient Aliens claims Leonardo da Vinci was contacted by extraterrestrials, in person or telepathically, and given blueprints for tanks, helicopters, and parachutes centuries ahead of his time. Trista...
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Scott (from NerdSync) @scottniswander.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
I don’t have the login for @probsnotaliens.bsky.social
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It's Probably Not Aliens @probsnotaliens.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
Leonardo da Vinci Was Just A Guy With ADHD (with @transgenderhistory.bsky.social nebula.tv/probablynota...
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It‘s Probably (not) Aliens! — Leonardo da Vinci Was Just A Guy With ADHD
Ancient Aliens claims Leonardo da Vinci was contacted by extraterrestrials, in person or telepathically, and given blueprints for tanks, helicopters, and parachutes centuries ahead of his time. Trista...
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Grandma Sophie Hatter, Human Border Collie @maggiepye.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
"Taps" played on air horn is not a thing I knew I needed when someone crappy dies, but I think it needs added to the Crab Rave/SPN meme collection. Thanks, @probsnotaliens.bsky.social And Rest in Piss, Von Daniken.
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It's Probably Not Aliens @probsnotaliens.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
Anarchist praxis in the 17th century (a love story) nebula.tv/probablynota...
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It‘s Probably (not) Aliens! — Anarchist praxis in the 17th century (a love story)
Tristan flies solo without Scott (now on baby duty) and brings in Phil and Kevin from the Pixelit podcast to crack open Nan Madol, the stone complex sitting on a coral reef in Pohnpei. Ancient Aliens ...
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RationallyDense (they/she/he/any) @rationallydense.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
I just started listening to @probsnotaliens.bsky.social and as far as I can tell, ancient astronaut theorists have two arguments: "Stone big. How move?" and "How line on ground point at sun/star? Humans no look up before telescopes."
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It's Probably Not Aliens @probsnotaliens.bsky.social · 25/04/2026
We gotta stop Tristan from playing Skyrim.
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It's Probably Not Aliens @probsnotaliens.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
We Should've Had Shovels For Hands nebula.tv/probablynota...
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It‘s Probably (not) Aliens! — We Should've Had Shovels For Hands
Ancient Aliens wants you to believe the Toba super-eruption 74,000 years ago was an alien population cull, a
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It's Probably Not Aliens @probsnotaliens.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
Struck Down In His Prime At 90 Years Young nebula.tv/probablynota...
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It‘s Probably (not) Aliens! — Struck Down In His Prime At 90 Years Young
Season premiere corrections episode! Erich von Däniken is dead (despite what the Ancient Aliens community assured us about his extraordinary health), Ash Ketchum retired, and nobody told Tristan, and ...
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Donovan Ravenhull @ravenhull.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
I was listening to the recent Patreon release of @probsnotaliens.bsky.social when one of the hosts explained, “That’s incredible!” I was suddenly reminded to my youth watching the show, That’s Incredible, which was not as centered on pseudoscience, it did include plenty.
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edgarseis he/him @edgarseis.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
what does it all mean?
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It's Probably Not Aliens @probsnotaliens.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
ALIENS
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It's Probably Not Aliens @probsnotaliens.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
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Halcyon @halcyon-s.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
If she listens to podcasts or you have Nebula I can't recommend @scottniswander.bsky.social @probsnotaliens.bsky.social @stepback.nebula.tv "It's Probably (not) Aliens" enough. They do a great job debunking the whole Ancient Aliens show and also done this series too. nebula.tv/probablynota...
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It‘s Probably (not) Aliens!
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 anci...
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It's Probably Not Aliens @probsnotaliens.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
specifically, this is a new format. a shorter monologue in lieu of our good boy Scott or a guest. Might be a way to do the fast turnaround time an emergency episode needs.
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It's Probably Not Aliens @probsnotaliens.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
EMERGENCY EPISODE! The Clearest UFO Photo of 2026 Costs $12 at Party City
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It's Probably Not Aliens @probsnotaliens.bsky.social · 03/03/2026
The One Where We Forgot We Were Recording nebula.tv/probablynota...
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It‘s Probably (not) Aliens! — The One Where We Forgot We Were Recording
It's the Season After Party, Space Potatoes! Scott and Tristan sit down to answer your patron and Nebula subscriber questions about the season, but first, they have to get through a spoiler-filled con...
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It's Probably Not Aliens @probsnotaliens.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
Magnets: How Do They (Not) Work? nebula.tv/probablynota...
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It‘s Probably (not) Aliens! — Magnets: How Do They (Not) Work?
Ancient Aliens claims the 3,000 standing stones at Carnac in Brittany are quartz-rich geomagnetic batteries that beam GPS signals to extraterrestrials. In this episode, Tristan takes us deeper into th...
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boogiebutt.bsky.social @boogiebutt.bsky.social · 20/02/2026
Hey you, yeah you! Quit listening to brain rot and get off your phone! Better yet, leave it on and in your pocket while listening to some (somewhat) smart people talk about smart person stuff!
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It's Probably Not Aliens @probsnotaliens.bsky.social · 17/02/2026
Coral Castle: Women Always Be Wanting You To Make Megaliths nebula.tv/probablynota...
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It‘s Probably (not) Aliens! — Coral Castle: Women Always Be Wanting You To Make Megaliths
A Latvian immigrant, barely five feet tall, builds one of the strangest tourist attractions in North America out of coral stone, and Ancient Aliens can only think to credit aliens with it. In this rol...
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It's Probably Not Aliens @probsnotaliens.bsky.social · 17/02/2026
Can happily say that Scott and Emily's baby has arrived safe and sound!
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Jones the Moblin @jonesthemoblin.bsky.social · 16/02/2026
Erich Von Däniken passed away on Feb 10, 2026. This is clearly a result of the very public and completely one-sided beef between @probsnotaliens.bsky.social and @hankgreen.bsky.social.
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Cary ↙️↙️↙️ @caryglenn.bsky.social · 14/02/2026
@probsnotaliens.bsky.social Pullatis (spelling) may be catching on. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/f...
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‘A whole lost culture’: the Irishman reviving the forgotten sport of stone lifting
For centuries in Ireland lifting huge boulders was a way to test strength and bond communities, says Instagram sensation Indiana Stones
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Emily Pilat @empilat.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
It was such a delight to steal Scott’s seat on the pod for my own enjoyment (and also because he wasn’t feeling well) already plotting my next guest appearance 🤩
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It's Probably Not Aliens @probsnotaliens.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
Scott Is Tired So His Pregnant Wife Is The Host Now nebula.tv/probablynota...
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It‘s Probably (not) Aliens! — Scott Is Tired So His Pregnant Wife Is The Host Now
Scott's down for the count, so his nearly-third-trimester wife Emily Pilat steps up to the mic. (This episode actually is coming out on the due date.) Together with Tristan, they travel to the Armenia...
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It's Probably Not Aliens @probsnotaliens.bsky.social · 10/02/2026
How did it take me this long to start drafting an email to Seth Shostak?
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It's Probably Not Aliens @probsnotaliens.bsky.social · 06/02/2026
Dream guests for the podcast I am manifesting: 1. Chuck Tingle 2. Diane Morgan in character as Philomena Cunk 3. Skatie 420
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Tristan @tritri.thepixelpost.com · 04/02/2026
The week when Scott and @stepback.nebula.tv of It's Probably Not Alien fame declared they have beef against Hank Green ? He's afraid guys
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It's Probably Not Aliens @probsnotaliens.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
Sacsayhuamán: The One Where We Solve the Male Loneliness Epidemic nebula.tv/probablynota...
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It‘s Probably (not) Aliens! — Sacsayhuamán: The One Where We Solve the Male Loneliness Epidemic
Ancient Aliens claims the megalithic stonework at Sacsayhuamán in Peru is so precise it must have been built with alien laser technology or by a lost advanced civilization, because obviously the Inca ...
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Scott (from NerdSync) @scottniswander.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
The extreme sour candy I ate at the end of the stream has wrecked my tongue. I had a dentist appointment today and she took one look at my tongue and was like, “do you bite your tongue a lot? You have a lot of scar tissue on this side” lol
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Cary ↙️↙️↙️ @caryglenn.bsky.social · 02/02/2026
Shout out to @probsnotaliens.bsky.social for an entertaining, informed, and nuanced podcast. If you’re not listening to @probsnotaliens.bsky.social you should be. It fills an interesting niche where critical thinking and critical theory interact with Ancient Aliens.
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It's Probably Not Aliens @probsnotaliens.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
Göbekli Tepe Part 2: Oops, All Tristan Makes You Sad nebula.tv/probablynota...
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It‘s Probably (not) Aliens! — Göbekli Tepe Part 2: Oops, All Tristan Makes You Sad
In Part 2 of our Göbekli Tepe series, we pivot from debunking ancient alien claims to examining why conspiracy theories are so fucking dangerous in 2025. We start with the shocking discovery that Hank...
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It's Probably Not Aliens @probsnotaliens.bsky.social · 21/01/2026
Göbekli Tepe Part 1: Using Excessive Amounts of Lube To Move Big Rocks nebula.tv/probablynota...
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It‘s Probably (not) Aliens! — Göbekli Tepe Part 1: Using Excessive Amounts of Lube To Move Big Rocks
Tristan and Scott return to the
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It's Probably Not Aliens @probsnotaliens.bsky.social · 20/01/2026
The next episode is titled "Using Excessive Amounts of Lube To Move Big Rocks." that is all.
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