Jesse Michels is an investor and show host. He runs the YouTube channel American Alchemy which discusses unorthodox and contrarian views in science, philosophy, geopolitics, and the nature of reality. The show has hosted various prominent thinkers, scientists, investors, and entrepreneurs, such as Garry Nolan, Eric Weinstein, Avi Loeb, and Jacques Vallée. He also manages a venture portfolio on behalf of Thiel Capital.[1][2]

He grew up in Santa Monica and has a BA in History as a Jon Jay Scholar from Columbia University.[3][4][5] While at Columbia, he interned for The Daily Show with Jon Stewart and Charlie Rose. [3][4][5] He went on to work in Operations in Artificial Intelligence at Google[4] where he also interviewed various guests for the Company's "Talks at Google".[6][7][8][9] Jesse is the son of author and therapist Barry Michels.

Jesse has contributed articles to Huffington Post[3], TechCrunch[4], and the Columbia Daily Spectator.[10][11][12]

In 2023, he and the YouTube channel Yes Theory produced one of the first long-form interviews with UAP whistleblower David Grusch.[1]

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  1. ^ a b "Behind the scenes of a UFO whistleblower's odd visit to Capitol Hill". Washington Post. 2023-10-05. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2024-09-08.
  2. ^ "THIEL CAPITAL LLC - $25.2 M Revenue". Kona Equity. Retrieved 2024-10-12.
  3. ^ a b c "Jesse Michels | HuffPost". www.huffpost.com. Retrieved 2024-10-12.
  4. ^ a b c d "Jesse Michels, Author at TechCrunch". TechCrunch. 2016-12-26. Retrieved 2024-10-12.
  5. ^ a b "Jesse Michels' resume with references" (PDF).
  6. ^ Talks at Google (2018-03-14). A Career in Curiosity | Brian Grazer | Talks at Google. Retrieved 2024-10-12 – via YouTube. {{cite AV media}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  7. ^ Talks at Google (2018-04-10). The Life of an Entertainment Power Player | Scooter Braun | Talks at Google. Retrieved 2024-10-12 – via YouTube. {{cite AV media}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  8. ^ Talks at Google (2018-02-02). Mike Posner: What Does This All Mean? | Talks at Google. Retrieved 2024-10-12 – via YouTube. {{cite AV media}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  9. ^ Talks at Google (2018-01-18). Failure Hacks for Rapid Skill Learning | James Altucher | Talks at Google. Retrieved 2024-10-12 – via YouTube. {{cite AV media}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  10. ^ "Dinner with a dictator". Columbia Daily Spectator. Retrieved 2024-10-12.
  11. ^ "A new educational paradigm". Columbia Daily Spectator. Retrieved 2024-10-12.
  12. ^ "Columbia Daily Spectator 30 September 2013 — Columbia Spectator". spectatorarchive.library.columbia.edu. Retrieved 2024-10-12.