Podcast
The Paranoid Strain
Hosted by Fearful Jesuit · EN
The podcast that explains why so many people believe ridiculous conspiracy theories.
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Episodes
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New! Unidentified--How the military destroyed Paul Bennewitz's sanity
5d ago00:34:37Tap to summarizeWe continue our quest to learn how and why the air force's intelligence agents--specifically one Richard Doty--fed the UFO delusions of scientist and entrepreneur Paul Bennowitz until his brain broke. It's a fascinating and sad story. Next time--Doty answers for his crimes. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Transcribe →New! Unidentified--The Air Force invents a UFO conspiracy
3w ago00:32:51Tap to summarizeThis time, we start telling the sad story of Paul Bennewitz, a brilliant if somewhat eccentric engineer and entrepreneur who shared his UFO findings with the government, only to have them use his fascination with these phenomena to drive him insane. The real object? Confusing the broader UFO community. It's a fascinating story, if a rather dark one. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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New! Unidentified--Hunting cows from black helicopters
May 1200:42:54Tap to summarizeWe continue considering cows, contemplating cattle carnage as coordinated by clever cads in copters. In other words, we explore alternate explanations for cattle mutilations, like secret military missions by classified, silent helicopters. Plus more Linda Moulton Howe, who doesn't buy it. Enjoy! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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New! Unidentified--Why do these ETs keep cutting up our cows?
Apr 2800:49:36Tap to summarizeThis time, we wrap on "Storm Area 51", hear Bob Lazar meet his bullshitting match on Art Bell's show, and then learn all about how aliens are sneaking up on our unsuspecting cows in the middle of the night and carving them up for unknown, but presumably nefarious reasons. We also meet Linda Moulton Howe, one of the longest-serving and most dedicated journalists exploring weird UFO crap. More on her, and the fascinating concept of the "Mirage Men" next time. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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New! Unidentified--Don't Storm Area 51. They definitely can stop all of you.
Apr 1400:36:55Tap to summarizeThis time, we leave Bob Lazard as he does a victory lap around Joe Rogan's studio, and then recall the peak late-20 teens moment when a bunch of Internet randos decided to Naruto run at the gates of Area 51. There's a Netflix doc that's way too long, so we give you the good bits in about 10 minutes. Next time: Cattle mutilations. Yuck! See you then. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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New! Unidentified--Wait...you're saying Bob Lazar might be full of crap?
Mar 3100:31:44Tap to summarizeBob Lazar messes with the bull and gets the horns when he goes public with what he (claims that he) knows. We wrap up Lazar's own narration of his biography, and then we consult some other perspectives that throw his claims into sharp relief. In other words, we think his pants are just the most on-fire pants you've ever seen on a liar. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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New! Unidentified--Bob gets a job. Lazar at Area 51
Mar 1700:32:45Tap to summarizeBob Lazar, mild mannered physicist(?) and former brothel owner(?) goes to work at the world's most secret location, goes inside an alien craft, takes his friends out to see test flights of UFOs, gets canned, and has two guys shoot at his car. Also, nearly all of this is probably made up, because Bob Lazar is full of crap. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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New! Unidentified--UFOs over Russia, the Black Mailbox, and Meet Bob Lazar
Mar 300:34:46Tap to summarizeIn case the Chads didn't bring enough bullshit about UFOs over Russia, we've got a few more tall tales about aliens from the Soviet Union. Then, we begin our miniseries on famous UFO "whistleblower" Bob Lazar, by way of the infamous Area 51 Black Mailbox. Enjoy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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New! Unidentified--The Soviet Chads spill the beans on Comrade Stalin's UFO plan
Feb 1800:40:47Tap to summarizeIn this episode, we uncover the roots of the Stalin Roswell UFO conspiracy with the help of two very stupid Chads and one human thumb named Joe Rogan. I know half of my audience are groaning. But for the other half,--you're welcome. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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New! Unidentified--Annie Jacobsen's folly, and Art Bell takes on Area 51
Feb 301:18:16Tap to summarizeWe continue the sad story of the very silly Stalin/Roswell story that the otherwise solid Annie Jacobsen decided was fit to print, and then we provide you with the minimum recommended daily requirement of Art Bell content, in this case specifically focused on the 51st Area. It's a long one, and we hope it's fun for you. See you in a couple of weeks with another epic episode, featuring some guests who may or may not be...stupid. See you then. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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