Little green men from the red planet. For years, b-movies shaped our view of alien life. But where did the stories come from? Could there really be life on other planets? Has life from other planets already visited us? This week, we’re talking all about aliens: from ridiculous tales of anal probes to the probability of life on other planets…

We begin the episode talking about what introduced us to the concept of alien life, and then…we waste no time discussing whether or not we believe aliens exist. After establishing that (spoiler alert) we believe we are not alone in the universe, we answer this question: Is there intelligent life in our own galaxy? Then we move on to those trying to find alien life and our thoughts about the more respectable searches.

But what show about aliens wouldn’t delve into the more outrageous aspects of UFOs and little green men? Next topic: find out if we think aliens have ever visited Earth at some point in history. Hell, find out if we think Roswell was an alien crash site or if aliens have visited us even more recently! Have we ever seen something in the sky we could not explain?

But what you really want to hear us talk about is alien abduction, right? Find out if we think alien abductions are real, a cry for attention, or a very specific mental disorder.

We wrap up the episode talking about whether or not we think we’ll see first contact with intelligent life in our lifetimes…and if we’d want to be around to see it.

Whether you look at the night sky and think of bigger things or are wearing a tinfoil hat at this very moment, there’s something for you in this episode! And, as always, we’d love to hear your thoughts about aliens in the comments.

And remember: any time you can’t explain something, it never hurts to go with the logic of Giorgio A. Tsoukalos:

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Bonus Photos!

After recording, the Gorillamen took a little trip to Aurora, Texas…where legend has it an alien vessel crash landed in the late 1800s. Not only do some believe a saucer crashed in the tiny Texas town — they say the alien died in the crash and was buried in an unmarked grave beneath a tree.

A few photos from that trip!

 

 

 

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