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Have you ever felt like an alien on Earth? Do you look at things we do on Earth and think, "Why do we do these things?" Why do we let hoards of wealth concentrate on a few individuals while others starve? Why are we actively killing our precious ecosystems, the things that literally keep us alive? Well if you have, you're like me. You're an alien looking in on the human race. Let's explore what we see when we take this perspective. Let's turn our every day on its head. 


In this podcast, the team at The Alien Among You will explore evidence-based arguments for why we think some things that we do on Earth make no sense, then look into ways we can improve our planet for all, and have some fun doing it along the way. To try and keep things fresh, will have several types of episodes. Some short-form episodes will look at cool Earth things. Longer episodes will explore an aspect of Earth that makes no sense to us and how we can change it. We will invite experts on for interviews to give us their views and criticisms on topics that we have covered. And finally, we will have guests that just want to have some fun! 


So stick around fellow Aliens, lets make the world a better place and have a blast doing it! 

-The Alien Among You 

]]> Buzzsprout (https://www.buzzsprout.com) Luc Boutin https://storage.buzzsprout.com/wqboobmqvm46a2xs8grmi6szs2il?.jpg The Alien Among You https://www.buzzsprout.com/2638374 Alien Dinner Conversation - Sunsets are Red, Clear Skies are Blue, Let's Find out Why, so we all Have a Clue Alien Dinner Conversation - Sunsets are Red, Clear Skies are Blue, Let's Find out Why, so we all Have a Clue You are watching a striking sunset. The candy red, orange, pink and yellow, meting together. You just can't take your eyes off of it. No wonder it's one of the most universally beloved sights. It's immediately clear why it's so beautiful. But...you can't stop yourself from wondering: what kind of crazy physics make sunsets beautiful? And for that matter, why is the sky blue? Why is it not any other color?

Your inner alien wants to know! Perhaps one of the most common science questions ever asked, we needed to do an episode on this!

In this short-form episode, we will attempt to answer these two questions in an approachable way: Why is the sky blue and why are sunsets red?

We hope you have fun sharing this alien dinner conversation!

-The Alien Among You

]]> You are watching a striking sunset. The candy red, orange, pink and yellow, meting together. You just can't take your eyes off of it. No wonder it's one of the most universally beloved sights. It's immediately clear why it's so beautiful. But...you can't stop yourself from wondering: what kind of crazy physics make sunsets beautiful? And for that matter, why is the sky blue? Why is it not any other color?

Your inner alien wants to know! Perhaps one of the most common science questions ever asked, we needed to do an episode on this!

In this short-form episode, we will attempt to answer these two questions in an approachable way: Why is the sky blue and why are sunsets red?

We hope you have fun sharing this alien dinner conversation!

-The Alien Among You

]]> Luc Boutin Buzzsprout-19768355 Mon, 07 Sep 2026 14:00:00 -0600 625 full false Alien Confusion: How Eating Meat is Like Handing Our Planet To The Cows Alien Confusion: How Eating Meat is Like Handing Our Planet To The Cows Did you know that it's estimated that 1.5 billion cows are now living on Earth? Yeah you read that right. 1.5 billion. That's like 18% of the global HUMAN POPULATION. If we talk about this in terms of biomass, considering an average human weighs about 133 lbs (60 kg) and an average cow weights about 1200-1400 lbs (540-640 kg), there is roughly the same total biomass of cattle to humans on Earth. Then you throw in all the other livestock we eat and the numbers are beyond staggering. 

Why on earth do we have so much livestock living on our planet?? Well it's two main reasons: the world eats a lot of meat (too much meat), and producing meat is a very inneficient way to produce food. 

This episode dives into how eating meat doesn't make sense if we want to live on earth sustainably. There is just no way around it. But thankfully, there are many ways in which we can change our eating habits that would virtually solve this problem overnight. 

Enjoy!

-The Alien Among You


]]> Did you know that it's estimated that 1.5 billion cows are now living on Earth? Yeah you read that right. 1.5 billion. That's like 18% of the global HUMAN POPULATION. If we talk about this in terms of biomass, considering an average human weighs about 133 lbs (60 kg) and an average cow weights about 1200-1400 lbs (540-640 kg), there is roughly the same total biomass of cattle to humans on Earth. Then you throw in all the other livestock we eat and the numbers are beyond staggering. 

Why on earth do we have so much livestock living on our planet?? Well it's two main reasons: the world eats a lot of meat (too much meat), and producing meat is a very inneficient way to produce food. 

This episode dives into how eating meat doesn't make sense if we want to live on earth sustainably. There is just no way around it. But thankfully, there are many ways in which we can change our eating habits that would virtually solve this problem overnight. 

Enjoy!

-The Alien Among You


]]> Luc Boutin Buzzsprout-19768215 Mon, 07 Sep 2026 13:00:00 -0600 1761 full false Alien Dinner Conversation - Why Do Paper Cuts Hurt So Much? Alien Dinner Conversation - Why Do Paper Cuts Hurt So Much? You are opening your mail, the last part of your life that refuses to turn digital. As a kid, it was fun but it's a different story as an adult. As you get through this chore, you accidently give yourself a dreaded papercut - UGH! Why do they hurt so much?!?

Your inner Alien kicks in you and you need to know - Why do paper cuts hurt so much? Is there an explanation for this?

In this short-form episode, we will answer this very question and we hope it will make for great alien dinner conversation!

Enjoy!

-The Alien Among You

]]> You are opening your mail, the last part of your life that refuses to turn digital. As a kid, it was fun but it's a different story as an adult. As you get through this chore, you accidently give yourself a dreaded papercut - UGH! Why do they hurt so much?!?

Your inner Alien kicks in you and you need to know - Why do paper cuts hurt so much? Is there an explanation for this?

In this short-form episode, we will answer this very question and we hope it will make for great alien dinner conversation!

Enjoy!

-The Alien Among You

]]> Luc Boutin Buzzsprout-19682721 Fri, 21 Aug 2026 13:00:00 -0600 468 full false Alien Confusion: EVs and Why They Make Sense Alien Confusion: EVs and Why They Make Sense In North America, we are starting to see EVs more and more commonly. But we are still behind: The rest of the world is pulling ahead in this regard at an alarming rate. And yet, so many North-Americans still have their heads burried in the sand of innacurate EV myths. 

As the world is rapidly transitioning to electric passenger vehicles, we explore all the ways that electric cars make sense and tradiotnal gas cars don't.

Hint: We kind of need them ASAP to keep the planet liveable at this point. 

Enjoy!

-The Alien Among You

]]> In North America, we are starting to see EVs more and more commonly. But we are still behind: The rest of the world is pulling ahead in this regard at an alarming rate. And yet, so many North-Americans still have their heads burried in the sand of innacurate EV myths. 

As the world is rapidly transitioning to electric passenger vehicles, we explore all the ways that electric cars make sense and tradiotnal gas cars don't.

Hint: We kind of need them ASAP to keep the planet liveable at this point. 

Enjoy!

-The Alien Among You

]]> Luc Boutin Buzzsprout-19682600 Fri, 21 Aug 2026 13:00:00 -0600 1952 3 full false Alien Dinner Conversation - Why Does Water Make Everything Look Darker? Alien Dinner Conversation - Why Does Water Make Everything Look Darker? I was walking after a summer rain and suddenly noticed something that felt new to me. And yet I knew it wasn't. But it was the first time I was REALLY noticing it. The wet sidewalk was now darker than when it was dry.

Of course this is normal and expected after some rain, but today my inner Alien suddenly needed to know - Why does water make everything look darker?

In this short-form episode, we will answer that question and we hope it will make for great alien dinner conversation!

Enjoy!

-The Alien Among You

]]> I was walking after a summer rain and suddenly noticed something that felt new to me. And yet I knew it wasn't. But it was the first time I was REALLY noticing it. The wet sidewalk was now darker than when it was dry.

Of course this is normal and expected after some rain, but today my inner Alien suddenly needed to know - Why does water make everything look darker?

In this short-form episode, we will answer that question and we hope it will make for great alien dinner conversation!

Enjoy!

-The Alien Among You

]]> Luc Boutin Buzzsprout-19654552 Sun, 16 Aug 2026 13:00:00 -0600 528 2 full false Alien Confusion : Lawns - Why They Suck and How We Can Improve on Them Alien Confusion : Lawns - Why They Suck and How We Can Improve on Them Alien Confusion : Lawns - Why They Suck and How We Can Improve on Them

Have you ever noticed all the lawns we have around us? They seem normal to us because they are so ubiquitous. But have you ever stopped to to think about what a lawn truly is? Where else in nature do we see a huge expanse of only one type of plant? Almost never. And because of that, lawns have a huge global impact.

In this episode, we will go over how lawns came to be so prevalent, how they suck, and how we can improve on them. I promise you, after this episode, you will never see lawns the same way. 

Join us for our very first episode!

-The Alien Among You


]]> Alien Confusion : Lawns - Why They Suck and How We Can Improve on Them

Have you ever noticed all the lawns we have around us? They seem normal to us because they are so ubiquitous. But have you ever stopped to to think about what a lawn truly is? Where else in nature do we see a huge expanse of only one type of plant? Almost never. And because of that, lawns have a huge global impact.

In this episode, we will go over how lawns came to be so prevalent, how they suck, and how we can improve on them. I promise you, after this episode, you will never see lawns the same way. 

Join us for our very first episode!

-The Alien Among You


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