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The Paranoid Strain

The podcast that explains conspiracy theories to normal people


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  • 53. New! Unidentified--Wait...you're saying Bob Lazar might be full of crap?

    31:44||Season 6, Ep. 53
    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.

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  • 52. New! Unidentified--Bob gets a job. Lazar at Area 51

    32:45||Season 6, Ep. 52
    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.
  • 51. New! Unidentified--UFOs over Russia, the Black Mailbox, and Meet Bob Lazar

    34:46||Season 6, Ep. 51
    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.
  • 50. New! Unidentified--The Soviet Chads spill the beans on Comrade Stalin's UFO plan

    40:47||Season 6, Ep. 50
    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.
  • 49. New! Unidentified--Annie Jacobsen's folly, and Art Bell takes on Area 51

    01:18:16||Season 6, Ep. 49
    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.
  • 48. New! Unidentified--The strangest Area 51 theory you've ever heard

    31:36||Season 6, Ep. 48
    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!
  • New! Unidentified--Dirty bombs and dirty deeds at Area 51

    32:10|
    We continue our exploration of the (actual) history of Area 51, this time emphasizing some of the truly awful, irresponsible, and dangerous stuff that went on there--not just nuclear tests, but a simulated dirty bomb explosion with radiation that should clear up in about fifty thousand years, plus an nauseating story about poisoning employees and then refusing to acknowledge said poisoning because the place where they worked doesn't even officially exist. Next time: one of the weirdest goddamned stories we've ever covered. And it's from an otherwise sensible book. I KNOW! Can't wait for you to hear about it.