Paranoid Planet
PARANOID PLANET is a podcast about conspiracy theories, paradigm shifts, and critical thinking that offers serious and lighthearted conversations with people who believe in conspiracy theories, and with the skeptics who critique them. We also explore historical, philosophical, artistic, psychological, and scientific themes related to conspiracies and the study of knowledge. Whether you are an avid conspiracy follower or a hardened skeptic, our aim is to help you become a better critical thinker and a proponent of healthy public discourse.
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Episode 9.4B: "INVASION: UFO" (part 4), feat. philosopher Matthew Newland and Physicist Rémi Poirier.
The one in which we assemble another panel of armchair experts aboard the starship USS Swampgass to explore, assess, quarantine, and if necessary obliterate, the 2023 National Geographic series UFOs: Investigating the Unknown, featuring Leslie Kean, Luis Elizondo, Allen Hynek, and Avi Loeb, with a little help from our
Episode 9.4A: "INVASION: UFO" (part 4), feat. science writer Michael Shermer
The one where we investigate the latest UAP craze and its many proponents, discuss the psychology of ufology, excavate the 1947 Roswell "crashed saucer" story, ruminate over the life and mind of “Close Encounters Man” J. Allen Hynek, and gawk at a plethora of funny lights in the sky with veteran UFO Skeptics Michael Sh
COMING SOON: Episode 9.4: "INVASION: UFO" (part 4), feat. UFO Skeptics Michael Shermer and Robert Sheaffer
The one where we investigate the latest UAP craze and its many proponents, discuss the psychology of ufology, excavate the 1947 Roswell "crashed saucer" story, ruminate over the life and mind of “Close Encounters Man” J. Allen Hynek, and gawk at a plethora of funny lights in the sky with veteran UFO Skeptics Michael Sh
Episode 9.3C: "INVASION: UFO" (part 3) feat. former British MoD UFO analyst Nick Pope and Science journalist Ian Ridpath
The one where we investigate the 1980 Rendlesham Forest UFO story (and other tales of strange things in the sky) with former British Ministry of Defence UFO analyst Nick Pope, science writer and UFO sceptic Ian Ridpath, and returning guest co-host Matthew Marc. (Part 3 of 3). Brought to you by a popular 1980s electroni
Episode 9.3B: "INVASION: UFO" (part 3) feat. former British MoD UFO analyst Nick Pope and Science journalist Ian Ridpath
The one where we investigate the 1980 Rendlesham Forest UFO story (and other tales of strange things in the sky) with former British Ministry of Defence UFO analyst Nick Pope, science writer and UFO sceptic Ian Ridpath, and returning guest co-host Matthew Marc. (Part 2 of 3). Brought to you by a popular 1980s electroni
Episode 9.3A: "INVASION: UFO" (part 3) feat. former British MoD UFO analyst Nick Pope and Science journalist Ian Ridpath
The one where we investigate the 1980 Rendlesham Forest UFO story (and other tales of strange things in the sky) with former British Ministry of Defence UFO analyst Nick Pope, science writer and UFO sceptic Ian Ridpath, and returning guest co-host Matthew Marc. (Part 1 of 3). Brought to you by a popular 1980s electroni