Podcast host Brian Tyler Cohen defended his questioning of Barack Obama on Monday, and said he asked the former president to make a statement to clarify his alien remarks.

Former U.S. President Barack Obama has clarified comments he made about alien life on a podcast over the weekend.

Barack Obama set off a wave of online speculation after appearing on Brian Tyler Cohen's podcast and fielding a question about aliens. The post ‘They're real:' Obama sparks alien buzz in podcast

Former US President Barack Obama said he’s seen no evidence that aliens have made contact with Earth, clarifying his position on extraterrestrials after comments he made in a podcast went viral.

After former President Barack Obama's remarks on aliens during a recent podcast interview went viral, he later clarified what he meant in an Instagram post over the weekend.

In an Instagram post on Sunday, Obama said he had been trying to “stick with the spirit” of his interviewer, political commentator Brian Tyler Cohen, during a wide-ranging podcast released Saturday. During a speed round, Obama told Cohen that aliens are real.

Former President Barack Obama is back in the spotlight with a podcast appearance that quickly went viral. While most people focused on a playful extraterrestrial exchange, the conversation itself centered on how movies and television — especially streaming — shape culture today.