Alien disclosure odds: 14%
Polymarket gives only a 14% chance the US government will confirm alien life or technology before 2027, with $38 million in real money traded on the outcome.
Snapshot · The Shawn Ryan Show
#316 Brian Keating - The First Object Ever Found From Another Solar System
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Jun 25, 2026
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Polymarket Odds and the Alien Disclosure Ecosystem
At 14:28 · chapter starts 12:40
Shawn Ryan drops a striking data point: Polymarket's prediction market gives only a 14% chance that the US government will officially confirm alien life or technology before 2027, with real money bets totaling $38 million. Keating uses this as a jumping-off point to discuss Trump's alien-adjacent social media activity, arguing that it reflects political savvy rather than genuine disclosure intent. The discussion briefly turns to parenting philosophy — Keating argues he wants his sons to actualize their own potential rather than emulate any public figure, and that both biological and ideological fatherhood matter for civilization.
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