by Admin | Dec 31, 2021 | Benjamin Radford, Books, News
Hey everyone! I appreciate your interest in my work, books, podcast, and website. Have a great New Year’s Eve and a better 2022!
by Admin | Dec 29, 2021 | Benjamin Radford, Films, Media Literacy, News, Research, Skepticism
House of Gucci tells the true story of the iconic Italian fashion family. The film follows the rise and fall of Guccis (and soon-to-be-Guccis) from 1978 to the 1990s. You can track the era by the hairstyles and cars, as well as Christmas gifts (such as Simon and...
by Admin | Dec 24, 2021 | Benjamin Radford, Investigation, Media Appearances, Media Literacy, News, Psychology, Research, Skepticism
In 2016, before COVID and amid the encroaching commercialization of Christmas, Black Friday sales, and annual social media grumblings about the manufactured controversy over whether “Merry Christmas” or “Happy Holidays” is appropriate, an ugly episode of racial hatred...
by Admin | Dec 22, 2021 | News
Sure, I’m best known for researching urban legends, monsters, mass hysterias, and ghosts. But sometimes I write about why buttons are different on men’s and women’s clothing, as in this piece I’m quoted in… Also, don’t forget to...
by Admin | Dec 22, 2021 | Benjamin Radford, Media Appearances, Media Literacy, Podcasts, Psychology, Research, Skepticism, Squaring the Strange
The new episode of Squaring the Strange is out! Part two in our four-part series on moral panics. This week we talk MUSIC, and go into the past, present, and future of (as Fresh Prince would say) parents just not understanding their kids’ music. So sit back and...
