Conspiracy theories are a product of the culture in which they emerge...but why are they so seductive and why are they sometimes crucially important? In a new series on the show Newstalk's own Simon Tierney delves into the world of The Conspiracy Files' and today he features Roswell and asks were there UFO's at Roswell all those years ago.

Listen and subscribe to The Pat Kenny Show on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts and Spotify.

Download, listen and subscribe on the Newstalk App.

You can also listen to Newstalk live on newstalk.com or on Alexa, by adding the Newstalk skill and asking: 'Alexa, play Newstalk'.