The Paranoid Strain

The Paranoid Strain

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

Recent Episodes

New! Unidentified--The disinformation agent versus Art Bell
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June 23, 2026

New! Unidentified--The disinformation agent versus Art Bell

Richard Doty answers for his crimes against UFOlogy
New! Unidentified--How the military destroyed Paul Bennewitz's sanity
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June 9, 2026

New! Unidentified--How the military destroyed Paul Bennewitz's sanity

We 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.
New! Unidentified--The Air Force invents a UFO conspiracy
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May 27, 2026

New! Unidentified--The Air Force invents a UFO conspiracy

This 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.
New! Unidentified--Hunting cows from black helicopters
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May 12, 2026

New! Unidentified--Hunting cows from black helicopters

We 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.
New! Unidentified--Don't Storm Area 51. They definitely can stop all of you.
April 14, 2026

New! Unidentified--Don't Storm Area 51. They definitely can stop all of you.

This 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.