The Paranoid Strain
The podcast that explains why so many people believe ridiculous conspiracy theories.
Recent Episodes
Sept. 2, 2025
New! Unidentified--Art Bell, John Mack, and Whitley Strieber
We're finished with abductions! No, for real!
Aug. 19, 2025
New! Unidentified--Alien Abductions and Art Bell
As we wrap the science portion, we also stop into the High Desert, the Kingdom of Nye--in other words, we clip some classic Art Bell episodes to explore how Budd Hopkins promulgated his stories--including the Linda/Manhattan ...
Aug. 5, 2025
New! Unidentified--Maury says the alien IS the daddy...abductees and their alien hybrid children
Maybe after all of this abduction talk, you've wondered what real scientists have to say about people being taken aboard alien spacecraft. And specifically, what to make of all of their reports of forced reproduction and alie...
July 22, 2025
New! Unidentified--So, what really happened with that Manhattan alien abduction?
Oops! Forgot to upload the episode. In this one, we get the denoument of the Budd Hopkins Manhattan alien abduction story. Next time, we hear from more skeptical, but still sympathetic, researchers who have examined abduction...
July 8, 2025
New! Unidentified--Budd Hopkins and the Manhattan Alien Abduction
In this episode, we wrap with the sad end of John Mack's once-fine career, then dive deeply into the most "important" "alien" "abduction" that pioneering researcher Budd Hopkins ever covered. Yes, this is the story of a woman...
June 24, 2025
New! Unidentified--John Mack's abduction theories fall apart
In which we review the downfall of a once-respected psychiatrist, as John Mack publishes his findings only to have them completely torn apart by a wide variety of critics. Worse, we learn how he was taken in by an undercover ...
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