After Things Podcast

The episode opens with a discussion of a NASA UAP research appointment and quickly becomes a skeptical conversation about UFO evidence. The hosts argue that many reports are based on shaky, secondhand, or artifact-prone imagery, and that if aliens or unexplained craft were being captured reliably, the evidence would be much stronger than a few headlines or low-quality clips. A large middle section covers the Mexico alien-body story, which the hosts conclude appears to be a hoax or paper-mache-style fabrication, followed by a discussion of how hoaxes and fake artifacts persist because people want to believe. The episode then shifts into practical topics: warning future people about nuclear waste, the history of Sudafed restrictions and the ineffectiveness of phenylephrine, stimulant use and drug policy, and finally a series of picks and a long appreciation of the first Superman films. The picks segment features enthusiastic recommendations for Baldur's Gate 3, The Road to Redonction, and Taskmaster. The episod