Michael Ian Black on UFOs, Consciousness, and Peter Thiel

Episode 19 February 18, 2026 01:24:33
Michael Ian Black on UFOs, Consciousness, and Peter Thiel
What it Means To Be Human
Michael Ian Black on UFOs, Consciousness, and Peter Thiel

Feb 18 2026 | 01:24:33

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Show Notes

What happens to the human story if we get conclusive proof we’re not alone? This week, we’re joined by comedian, actor, writer, and podcaster Michael Ian Black (Wet Hot American Summer, Have I Got News For Your Ears) for a wide-ranging, deeply human conversation about UFOs/UAP, consciousness, and the strange edges of reality. Michael shares a high school “orb/fireball” sighting that still haunts him.. made even stranger by the fact that the other witnesses don’t remember it. From there, we go big: why the “nuts and bolts” don’t interest him as much as what the phenomenon means for humanity, how testimony (especially near-death experiences) shifted his worldview, and why the most […]

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