10 Things Learned From The Ancient Aliens Guy Reddit AMA
6. His Grandmother Influenced His Ideas
It is interesting to find out how Giorgio Tsoukalos came to his conclusions regarding Ancient Aliens. Apparently his grandmother was the one who introduced the idea to him...
"When I was - this was, uh, dinner table conversation growing up at my house. When I was a little boy, my grandmother introduced me to the topic of Ancient Astronauts, Atlantis, various topics, as bedtime stories, and so I was exposed to those things at a very early age. And it stuck with me. And it was something where my grandmother was a devout Catholic, but at the same time, she was open-minded enough to realize that 'hey, perhaps there's something else out there - or there's more to the story.'"
Maybe it's easy to assume that he arrived at his beliefs by watching low-budget conspiracy theory videos. The truth in this case is far different. He had a loving grandmother who conversed with him during bedtime, which is really sweet.