Jesse Michels

Jesse Michels hosts American Alchemy, a long-form interview channel that has become one of the main venues for UAP whistleblowers and researchers [S1]. Before and alongside it, he worked as a venture investor at Thiel Capital, Peter Thiel's family office in Los Angeles. He describes that role in his own words [S1][S2]. He is among the featured voices in the Catholic UAP series Not of This World, alongside David Grusch [S3]. His Thiel Capital work is a documented employment tie. No source shows Thiel funding the channel. See the research report.

Sources

[S1] "Jesse Michels — Joe Rogan Experience podcast notes" / https://podcastnotes.org/joe-rogan-experience/jesse-michels-ufos-ancient-aliens-government-secrets-ai-mars-anomalies-alien-anti-gravity-joe-rogan-experience-2331 / Accessed 2026-09-27 / Thiel Capital; American Alchemy [S2] "Jesse Michels: Thiel Cap, American Alchemy, and the World of the Esoteric" (Nasjaq Ep. 18) / https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6fXZZMKJ6S0 / Accessed 2026-09-27 / Own description of the role [S3] "Not of This World: Catholic Faith in the Age of Disclosure" (official site) / https://notofthisworld.movie / Accessed 2026-09-27 / Featured voices