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3:49:19Now PlayingAJ Gentile - Inside the Biggest Conspiracies in the World | SRS #229
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3:49:19Now PlayingAJ Gentile is an American producer, writer, actor, and YouTube personality best known as the creator, host, and writer of "The Why Files," a channel that delves into conspiracy theories, mysteries, and unexplained phenomena with engaging storytelling and a skeptical lens.
Before gaining fame on YouTube, Gentile worked in Hollywood as a producer and writer, contributing to projects like The Naughty Show (2011) and Stoned Science (2018), and provided voice-over work, including roles in The Legend of Korra. In 2011, he co-founded SpeedWeed, a cannabis delivery company, with his brother Gino and wife Jen.
The Why Files has amassed a large following for its professional, encyclopedia-like analysis of conspiracies without interruptions.
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