# Some More News: Aliens, The X-Files, And How Trump Killed Conspiracy Theories

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Podcast: [Some More News](https://stenobird.com/podcast/some-more-news-622451)
Published: 2026-03-18T15:00:00+00:00
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Hi. Today we're looking at aliens. Well, not them specifically, but the idea of them, recently discussed by our former and current presidents. Are they out there? What does our government know? Is it still fun to speculate about them? Why are conspiracy theories all bad now? Hosted by Cody Johnston Executive Producer - Katy Stoll Directed by Will Gordh Written by David Christopher Bell Produced by Jonathan Harris Edited by Gregg Meller Post-Production Supervisor / Motion Graphics & VFX - John Conway Researcher - Marco Siler-Gonzales Graphics by Clint DeNisco Head Writer - David Christopher Bell PATREON: https://patreon.com/somemorenews MERCH: https://shop.somemorenews.com YOUTUBE MEMBERSHIP: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvlj0IzjSnNoduQF0l3VGng/join #somemorenews #UFOs #Obama Try Gusto today at https://gusto.com/MORENEWS and get three months free when you run your first payroll. Pluto TV. Stream Now. Pay Never. Slow the growth of greys and get 15% off by using code SMN at https://Arey.com 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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