The Paranoid Strain
The podcast that explains why so many people believe ridiculous conspiracy theories.
Recent Episodes
June 10, 2025
New! Unidentified--The Harvard psychiatrist who believed in abductions
In this episode, we wrap up the last bit of Strieber, before turning our attention to John Mack, a celebrated and respected psychiatrist who, late in his career, turned his attention to investigating, and then advocating for ...
May 27, 2025
New! Unidentified--Lightning strikes versus alien abductions
Hearkening back to high school English class, we compare and contrast my and Whitley Strieber's unusual experiences. Also, we hear from my real-life parents, who do their best to recall what really happened with my lightning ...
April 29, 2025
New! Unidentified--Christopher Walken dances with aliens
Whitley Strieber's abduction, and the film it inspired
April 1, 2025
New! Unidentified--Close Encounters of the X-Files Kind
How the way we look at abductions changed between the 1970s and the 1990s
March 18, 2025
New! Unidentified--What Barney and Betty Hill actually saw (it wasn't a UFO)
Barney and Betty Hill, part 5
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