The Paranoid Strain
The podcast that explains conspiracy theories to normal people
Fearful Jesuit
Show overview
The Paranoid Strain has been publishing since 2017, and across the 9 years since has built a catalogue of 212 episodes, alongside 1 trailer or bonus episode. That works out to roughly 180 hours of audio in total. Releases follow a fortnightly cadence, with the show now in its 6th season.
Episodes typically run twenty to thirty-five minutes — most land between 32 min and 45 min — though episode length varies meaningfully from one episode to the next. Roughly 63% of episodes carry an explicit flag from the publisher. It is catalogued as a EN-language Society & Culture show.
The show is actively publishing — the most recent episode landed 3 days ago, with 21 episodes already out so far this year. The busiest year was 2023, with 36 episodes published. Published by Fearful Jesuit.
From the publisher
The podcast that explains why so many people believe ridiculous conspiracy theories. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Latest Episodes
View all 212 episodesNew! Unidentified--Diane Pasulka and the Bigfoot on Mars
New! Unidentified--Is the Lady of Fatima also a UFO?
New! Unidentified--Uri Geller pretends to talk to UFOs
New! Unidentified--Jacques Vallee's control thesis
New! Unidentified--UFOs as Jungian archetype
New! Unidentified--The translator spills the beans on CIA "UFOs"
New! Unidentified--The CIA, the Translator, and the first modern abduction
New! Unidentified--Project Serpo is disinformation, but can we blame Doty?
New! Unidentified--The disinformation agent versus Art Bell
New! Unidentified--How the military destroyed Paul Bennewitz's sanity
New! Unidentified--The Air Force invents a UFO conspiracy
New! Unidentified--Hunting cows from black helicopters
New! Unidentified--Why do these ETs keep cutting up our cows?
New! Unidentified--Don't Storm Area 51. They definitely can stop all of you.
S6 Ep 53New! Unidentified--Wait...you're saying Bob Lazar might be full of crap?
Bob Lazar messes with the bull and gets the horns when he goes public with what he (claims that he) knows. We wrap up Lazar's own narration of his biography, and then we consult some other perspectives that throw his claims into sharp relief. In other words, we think his pants are just the most on-fire pants you've ever seen on a liar. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
S6 Ep 52New! Unidentified--Bob gets a job. Lazar at Area 51
Bob Lazar, mild mannered physicist(?) and former brothel owner(?) goes to work at the world's most secret location, goes inside an alien craft, takes his friends out to see test flights of UFOs, gets canned, and has two guys shoot at his car. Also, nearly all of this is probably made up, because Bob Lazar is full of crap. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
S6 Ep 51New! Unidentified--UFOs over Russia, the Black Mailbox, and Meet Bob Lazar
In case the Chads didn't bring enough bullshit about UFOs over Russia, we've got a few more tall tales about aliens from the Soviet Union. Then, we begin our miniseries on famous UFO "whistleblower" Bob Lazar, by way of the infamous Area 51 Black Mailbox. Enjoy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
S6 Ep 50New! Unidentified--The Soviet Chads spill the beans on Comrade Stalin's UFO plan
In this episode, we uncover the roots of the Stalin Roswell UFO conspiracy with the help of two very stupid Chads and one human thumb named Joe Rogan. I know half of my audience are groaning. But for the other half,--you're welcome. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
S6 Ep 49New! Unidentified--Annie Jacobsen's folly, and Art Bell takes on Area 51
We continue the sad story of the very silly Stalin/Roswell story that the otherwise solid Annie Jacobsen decided was fit to print, and then we provide you with the minimum recommended daily requirement of Art Bell content, in this case specifically focused on the 51st Area. It's a long one, and we hope it's fun for you. See you in a couple of weeks with another epic episode, featuring some guests who may or may not be...stupid. See you then. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
S6 Ep 48New! Unidentified--The strangest Area 51 theory you've ever heard
As promised, here's Annie Jacobsen's super-weird story about the *real* reason Area 51 was founded. It's super dumb. But fascinating. But dumb. Seriously. Real, real dumb. I don't know how she possibly believed this crap. Enjoy! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.