We discuss the woe-is-me posturing of non-scientist Graham Hancock, and his ludicrous theories about an advanced civilization wiped out by the last ice age, which spread its knowledge far and wide, and thus is responsible for all of the ancient structures we normally credit to people like the Egyptians, the Mayans, etcetera. I should mention we had a strange interference pattern occur during the recording process, but I'm sure nothing untoward, or very Stupid, happened. See you in a couple of we...
Jun 18, 2024•37 min•Season 6Ep. 10
This is the end of the Zecharia Sitchin part of this very weird series. But there's still more Ancient Astronauts to come. This time, we learn more about the Annunaki, and how apparently they need human gametes. These Nibiru aliens are straight-up freaks, yo. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jun 04, 2024•37 min•Season 6Ep. 9
We're continuing our tour through the life's work of Zecharia Sitchin, this time exploring in-depth his very strange rendition of the ancient Babylonian Creation myth. According to Zechy, an unknown 12th (Why 12th? It's weird) planet did a bunch of shit to our inner solar system, including creating the Earth and Moon, before retreating back on its 3600 year orbit. And the ancient Mesopotamians learned all about it from their alien, Annunaki overlords. It's a hoot! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/...
May 21, 2024•38 min•Season 6Ep. 8
We finally introduce arguably the second-most-important ancient aliens conspiracy theorist, shipping executive, amateur researcher, and adorable little old man Zecharia Sitchin. He's just as wrong and bull-headed as von Daniken, but we find him both more imaginative and more pleasant than his Swiss rival. Plus, we have an expert, Dr. David Miano, who's ready to shed some much-needed knowledge over Sitchin's nonsense cavalcade. Enjoy! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
May 07, 2024•36 min•Season 6Ep. 7
Somehow, we're still talking about Ancient Aliens, This time, we're continuing with our examination of Philip Coppens' work in this area. We consider his best arguments for the idea, find them wanting, and then tear apart the crystal skull and metal library nonsense. Come on along. It's a good time. See you in two weeks. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Apr 23, 2024•37 min•Season 6Ep. 6
Don't let our title fool you. We haven't gone soft on the horsefeathers that is Ancient Aliens theory. But in this episode, we do find the best, most rigorous book on the topic written by an enthusiast, try to give him the benefit of the doubt, and then realize that his worldview is still fatally flawed. Plus, we talk strawmen versus steelmen arguments. Fun is had by all! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Apr 09, 2024•29 min•Season 6Ep. 5
Episode 4 is all up in that Basque. Ok, so that joke deson't work. But the episode does! Learn why von Daniken acolyte Nick Redfern is pretty sure the Basque people of Northern Spain and Southern France are totes aliens, you guys. Oh, and if you have a "negative" instead of a "positive" blood type--guess what? You're an ET, too. Come explore this very dumb idea with us. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mar 26, 2024•37 min•Season 6Ep. 4
We're still digging down into the Erich von Daniken rabbit hole, touching on some other authors who have followed EvD's lead in speculating about the extrarrestrial origins of the stories underpinning Judaism and Christianity. In other words, you're about to learn why Jesus isn't just your co-pilot--he's in charge of the whole goddanged UFO. Also, we'll learn why a trained Christian minister has spent the past fifty years or so explaining how a hidden UFO performed all of the miracles of the Exo...
Mar 12, 2024•33 min•Season 6Ep. 3
Introductions done, we dive into our first subject in this grand UFO series--that is, Ancient Aliens and the man most responsible for bringing them to us, Erich Von Daniken. In addition to being a hilariously self-regarding fabulist, EVD is also just a very weird dude with quite a checkered legal past. We get into all of that, as well von Daniken's extremely weird inter-stellar sex orgy theory of space exploration. It's nice to be back. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information...
Feb 27, 2024•33 min•Season 6Ep. 2
Seems like we've been promising this for ages, but it's finally here. Welcome to our next (very) long series, which we've called "Unidentified", because we think it's a cool name, but also because if we just called it "UFOs", or something, we'd be selling our ambition short. Yes, we're going to cover all of the standard "are aliens visiting us" stuff--abductions, ancient aliens, Roswell, and seemingly a million other topics. But we're also intending this set of shows to be about a lot more. The ...
Feb 13, 2024•30 min•Season 6Ep. 1
And here's the second part of our rundown of the Paul is Dead musical conspiracy theory. In this episode, we consider the long-term implications of this brief mania, as well as the modern conspiracists who just won't let it go. UFOs start in two weeks. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jan 30, 2024•35 min
We're back! But we're not doing UFOs yet. First, we're doing a two-parter on one of the most famous music-related conspiracies in modern history--that is, the sudden mania that gripped The Beatles fandom, who for very confusing reasons in 1969 started thinking that Paul McCartney had secretly died and been replaced with a doppelganger, whose voice also somehow was a dead ringer for the tragically dead young genius. This whole thing burned out and became an in-joke quickly enough, but its brief e...
Jan 16, 2024•32 min
To keep you company while we work on new content, we're breaking apart one of our classic episodes into digestible chunks. Enjoy one of our personal favorite episodes, and we'll be back with you in the new year with great new stuff. www.theparanoidstrain facebook.com/groups/theparanoidstrain theparanoidstrain at gmail patreon.com/theparanoidstrain Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jan 02, 2024•45 min
To keep you company while we work on new content, we're breaking apart one of our classic episodes into digestible chunks. Enjoy one of our personal favorite episodes, and we'll be back with you in the new year with great new stuff. www.theparanoidstrain facebook.com/groups/theparanoidstrain theparanoidstrain at gmail patreon.com/theparanoidstrain Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Dec 26, 2023•40 min
To keep you company while we work on new content, we're breaking apart one of our classic episodes into digestible chunks. Enjoy one of our personal favorite episodes, and we'll be back with you in the new year with great new stuff. www.theparanoidstrain facebook.com/groups/theparanoidstrain theparanoidstrain at gmail patreon.com/theparanoidstrain Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Dec 19, 2023•33 min
To keep you company while we work on new content, we're breaking apart one of our classic episodes into digestible chunks. Enjoy one of our personal favorite episodes, and we'll be back with you in the new year with great new stuff. www.theparanoidstrain facebook.com/groups/theparanoidstrain theparanoidstrain at gmail patreon.com/theparanoidstrain Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Dec 12, 2023•26 min
To keep you company while we work on new content, we're breaking apart one of our classic episodes into digestible chunks. Enjoy one of our personal favorite episodes, and we'll be back with you in the new year with great new stuff. www.theparanoidstrain facebook.com/groups/theparanoidstrain theparanoidstrain at gmail patreon.com/theparanoidstrain Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Dec 05, 2023•29 min
To keep you company while we work on new content, we're breaking apart one of our classic episodes into digestible chunks. Enjoy one of our personal favorite episodes, and we'll be back with you in the new year with great new stuff. www.theparanoidstrain facebook.com/groups/theparanoidstrain theparanoidstrain at gmail patreon.com/theparanoidstrain Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Nov 28, 2023•36 min
They're finally here! The big, huge files that taken together make up the full Qanon series. There are seven in total, Collect them all! patreon.com/theparanoidstrain Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Nov 16, 2023•1 hr 51 min
They're finally here! The big, huge files that taken together make up the full Qanon series. There are seven in total, Collect them all! patreon.com/theparanoidstrain Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Nov 15, 2023•2 hr 18 min
They're finally here! The big, huge files that taken together make up the full Qanon series. There are seven in total, Collect them all! patreon.com/theparanoidstrain Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Nov 14, 2023•2 hr 43 min
They're finally here! The big, huge files that taken together make up the full Qanon series. There are seven in total, Collect them all! patreon.com/theparanoidstrain Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Nov 10, 2023•2 hr 31 min
They're finally here! The big, huge files that taken together make up the full Qanon series. There are seven in total, Collect them all! patreon.com/theparanoidstrain Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Nov 09, 2023•3 hr 5 min
They're finally here! The big, huge files that taken together make up the full Qanon series. There are seven in total, Collect them all! patreon.com/theparanoidstrain Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Nov 08, 2023•2 hr 33 min
They're finally here! The big, huge files that taken together make up the full Qanon series. There are seven in total, Collect them all! patreon.com/theparanoidstrain Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Nov 07, 2023•2 hr 44 min
I can't believe it myself, but we actually got to the end of this series. In this one, we get a visit from Computer Guy, who leaves much the worse for wear, check in on the Qanon Children's Crusade, and finally consider the example of Lara Logan, a talented journalist who has gone full Q-razy. It's been quite a ride. We'll spend the next couple of months working on new content, and see you in the new year. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Oct 31, 2023•34 min•Season 5Ep. 33
Here, one episode away from the finish line, we finally consider the question that has haunted theologians for thousands of years. What if the messiah was actually Donald Trump? Yes, we engage with a strange branch of evangelicalism that is literally considering Trump for godhood. Plus, we examine the phenomenon of Trump coins, a currency almost completely devoid of value. You make your own connections to the man himself. Also, for the benefit of our voicemail listener (the beginning of the epis...
Oct 17, 2023•35 min•Season 5Ep. 32
In this, our antepenultimate Qanon episode, we hear what's almost certainly the weirdest Q story of them all--the tale of Austin Steinbart, a man who believes Q is a future version of himself. Plus, we check in on those formerly repentant Q-crazed January 6th convicts, and examine Qanon as one of the great grifting opportunities of our time. Two more episodes before we land this plane. See you in two weeks. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Oct 03, 2023•34 min•Season 5Ep. 31
She has returned to us! Oh, blessed day. Yes, it is with gratitude that we say goodbye to Elena Pegasus and hello to our very own mythical horse lady, freshly returned from her monthlong European summer sojurn. MUST BE NICE. And we look back on the Epstein story (still unconvinced that he had help killing himself), and talk about why Q nuts went buggy last year about a butterfly sanctuary. In the home stretch. See you in two weeks. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Sep 19, 2023•25 min•Season 5Ep. 30
One day later than you might have expected, due to the Labor Day holiday, we're wrapping up our Q world tour with a couple of scenic stops in Australia and Germany to learn how our favorite home-grown American nonsense has impacted our friends around the world. Co-host Elena Pegasus continues to keep this train a-running, but look forward to the triumphant return of Ms. Unicorn next episode, when we'll also return to the amber waves of grain to wrap up our marathon Qanon series with a few more e...
Sep 06, 2023•30 min•Season 5Ep. 29
