The Paranoid Strain

The podcast that explains why so many people believe ridiculous conspiracy theories.

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Aug. 27, 2024

New! Unidentified--The Roswell incident (as told by an expert UFO believer)

This time, we hear the full story of Roswell--or, at least, the full story as it's told by those who are convinced that a UFO crashed there. This is audio captured during the great 2017 Paranoid Strain road trip, and we hear…

Aug. 13, 2024

New! Unidentified--The pre-UFOs that set the stage for Roswell

Roswell is right around the corner, but first let's consider the unidentified objects that appeared in the night skies before everybody decided they were shaped like saucers. To wit, we'll cover The War of the Worlds, the fo…

July 30, 2024

New! Unidentified--Where are all the aliens? (The Fermi Paradox and Drake's Equation)

We're fully on the UFO beat now, and addressing one of the most vexing questions asked by any scientist in the previous century--Enrico Fermi's question about aliens. That is, "Where is everybody"? We explore many solutions …