Paranormal cases, comic verdicts, zero solemnity.
But It Was Aliens is a paranormal comedy show built around surprise case files, loose research, and constant interruption. Episodes move from White Sands UFO lore to Okiku’s growing hair, then end by judging how paranormal the story really feels.
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But It Was Aliens is a paranormal comedy show with the shape of a case file and the attention span of a sleep-deprived argument. Each episode starts with a strange incident and follows it until the room either accepts the weirdness or talks itself out of it. The subjects are broad within the paranormal lane. Recent episodes cover the Imjarvi Incident, a United States court case involving Arne Cheyenne Johnson, UFO activity near Baffin Island, Daniel William Fry and White Sands, the Ahrens extraterrestrial experience, Okiku the cursed doll, Paul’s Maynooth alien account, and a Christmas Day grey alien report. That sounds tidy. It rarely stays tidy for long. The appeal is in the way witness details become comic objects: a turnip-like alien, a slowing Walkman, new batteries, a purple sphere, a black dog, a motionless grey figure, or a flight near the Mary River Mine. The hosts keep circling the evidence while undercutting themselves with jokes, nicknames, fake grandeur, and sudden impatience. They can ask a fair question about trance states or paralysis, then immediately wander into alien bird logic or the proper geography of Brookfield. The pacing is loose and reactive. One person usually knows the case; the other often seems set up to be surprised, confused, irritated, or delighted. The format gives the show a useful tension: it is not a straight paranormal lecture, but it is not just riffing over nothing either. Stories still reach a verdict, often framed around whether the events were actually paranormal. Skeptical listeners get doubt, correction, and mockery. Believers get a steady supply of UFOs, greys, cursed objects, unexplained encounters, and odd witness aftermaths. Comedy fans get running bits, absurd aliases, and a willingness to puncture any dramatic moment. The show’s taste is deliberately irreverent, with adult jokes and rough language softened here into its editorial shape. It works best for listeners who enjoy paranormal lore when it is noisy, friendly, suspicious, and constantly at risk of becoming ridiculous.
Made for: Best for listeners who enjoy UFO stories, cursed objects, and ghost-adjacent weirdness when the mood is skeptical, chaotic, and comedy-led. It also suits fans of conversational banter who do not need polished true-crime seriousness.
What sets it apart: The show pairs a recognizable paranormal case structure with surprise reactions, running aliases, and a final judgment on whether the story holds up. Its episodes feel less like a lecture and more like two funny skeptics trying to keep a bizarre file from collapsing under its own details.
The paranormal comedy podcast from two former MIB’s who asked too many questions. Kev in the John and Granville Moonwalker now take it in turns every other Thursday to present a real-life paranormal incident to the other for the questionable benefit of humanity. Each week, the co-host has no idea what’s coming up and the show is ended by deciding whether the events discussed, really were paranormal. #Probe
Ape Canyon throws rocks; Kev and Granville give you theories, wrestling moves, and obscenities.
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A strange 1970 skiing encounter leads to a turnip-headed Tingle joke and some lively UFO speculation.
In 1970, two skiers encounter a strange craft near Imjavi. Afterward, one says he cannot feel or move the right side of his body, while the other's face swells. Both report joint pain, headaches and eye discomfort.
A purple sphere, a slowing Walkman, and a distance estimate the hosts cannot leave alone.
Paul is walking home after a bus ride in 1991 when his Walkman slows, despite new batteries. Then he sees a purple sphere hovering above the ground.
A Christmas Day encounter with a grey figure leads to an argument about fighting shadow men.
But It Was Aliens starts with a Christmas Day encounter: a witness senses someone in the room, sees a stationary grey figure about five feet tall, then watches it come closer and take his hand. A voice follows, heard in his mind.
Rocks hit a prospectors' cabin while two hosts pick apart an ape standoff.
A 1924 prospecting trip near Mount St. Helens turns into a cabin siege in this But It Was Aliens episode. The miners report rocks hitting the cabin and large, human-like footprints with four toes.
Psychic satire with a blown-out switchboard.
Spooky stories with a comic pulse.
Creative work, personal stories and affectionate interruptions.
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A light-hearted podcast episode exploring a paranormal event involving a grey alien in Laguna Hills that occurred on Christmas Day.
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A comedic podcast episode recounting the 1970 Imjarvi UFO incident in Finland.
But It Was Aliens examines the 1981 Brookfield, Connecticut case in which Arne Cheyenne Johnson stabbed Alan Bono after a confrontation involving Debbie Glatzel’s nine-year-old cousin, Mary.
A comedic podcast episode discussing a UFO sighting near Nunavut, Canada in 2018.
The hosts introduce a 1950 UFO encounter at White Sands, New Mexico, involving Daniel William Fry, on a paranormal comedy podcast.
Two sleepy hosts banter about aliens, their nicknames, and sporting events in a comedic extraterrestrial podcast.
The hosts of a paranormal comedy podcast discuss a cursed doll with growing hair and exchange a custom Funko Pop gift.
Paul said four small grey beings and a taller leader entered his Maynooth bedroom, then lifted him from the bed.
But It Was Aliens #288 examines a reported 3 a.m.
The hosts introduce a story about a 1924 conflict between gold prospectors and apes in Ape Canyon, Washington.
The hosts introduce a comedic paranormal podcast episode about a 1940s Gateshead incident where a boy allegedly killed an alien with a shovel.