Episode 1301: Comedian Anjelah Johnson-Reyes + Christian UFO Expert Timothy Alberino
The RELEVANT Podcast
RELEVANT Magazine
4.6 • 2.9K Ratings
🗓️ 12 May 2026
⏱️ 62 minutes
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Summary
Comedian Anjelah Johnson-Reyes joins the show to talk about her new special "Ugly Baby" and how a joke-writing class at her church kicked off her stand-up career. Then Christian UFO researcher Timothy Alberino comes on to make sense of the Pentagon's newly declassified UFO files. The cast walks through why aliens, demons and military tech are three different conversations most people are lumping into one, where the Nephilim theory in Genesis 6 fits in and why none of this should rattle anyone's theology. Alberino's book "Birthright" is worth a read if this rabbit hole calls to you.
In RELEVANT Buzz, we also break down the American Idol finale, where all three finalists this season (Jordan McCullough, Hannah Harper and Keyla Richardson) are outspoken Christians. Plus comedian Jay Pharoah's conversation with Tamron Hall about the insane experience he had while committing to read through the Bible last year.
In Slices, Derek tells us about a black bear in Gatlinburg that clawed its way into a bakery for some cinnamon rolls, and Jesse tells us about a CPR instructor that went into cardiac arrest and was saved by the students he was teaching CPR to.
"One Has to Go" closes things out with 2000s R&B, sequels better than the original, phone-era nostalgia, all-time athletes.
Then it's the debut of the Editorial Question of the Week: Is it OK to turn down a friend's wedding party invitation just because you know it's going to be expensive? Drop your answer in the comments or @ us — we'll read our favorites on next week's episode.
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| 0:00.0 | This episode 1,301, and it's the relevant podcast here in Orlando. |
| 0:11.5 | I'm your host, Cameron Strang, and joining me from Loverland, Virginia. |
| 0:14.6 | It's Jesse Carey. |
| 0:15.4 | Hello, hello. |
| 0:16.3 | From Nashville, artist, producer, Mogul, Derek Miner. |
| 0:19.2 | What up, Doe. |
| 0:20.1 | And just down the street there in Nashville, our managing editor, downtown Emily Brown. |
| 0:24.4 | Hey, y'all. |
| 0:25.5 | We have a great show coming up. |
| 0:28.2 | The UFO files started to drop last week. |
| 0:31.6 | And we have a Christian UFO expert coming on the show today to talk about it. We have Angela Johnson, great comedian. |
| 0:40.3 | She has a new special coming out. She's on the show today. We have a little buzz. We have slices. |
| 0:44.9 | At the end of the show, we are doing one has to go kind of for one last time because this week, |
| 0:50.6 | we are going to kick off our editorial question of the week, listener feedback segment. |
| 0:55.9 | We're bringing it back starting next week. |
| 0:58.2 | So that'll, you know, a lot's going on. |
| 0:59.6 | We got a lot to cover. |
| 1:00.6 | But Jesse, I heard before we get rolling, big news in the, and they're in Loverland. |
| 1:06.6 | That's right. |
| 1:07.4 | I have received a notification via the Postal Service that I have been selected for |
| 1:15.9 | jury duty. |
| 1:16.5 | This is a lifelong dream. |
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