by Admin | Jan 3, 2021 | Bad Clowns, Benjamin Radford, Books, Folklore, Media Appearances, News, Skepticism
I’m quoted, along with Tim Burton, Albert Camus, and Michel Foucault, in a new journal article on media education. Good company, I suppose…
by Admin | Dec 30, 2020 | Benjamin Radford, Books, Folklore, Investigation, Media Literacy, News, Research, Skepticism, Urban legends
Pleased to announce that my new book ‘Big– If True: Adventures in Oddity’ is now available in paperback and Kindle. Please check it out if you feel so inclined! You can get it HERE!
by Admin | Dec 27, 2020 | Archives, Benjamin Radford, Folklore, Media Appearances, News, Satire, Skepticism, Urban legends
One of the fun things about writing for Discovery News was that my editors were great and I could sometimes sneak in a touch of satire. I recently revisited an article I wrote on the Bloody Mary legend and was pleased to see that my disclaimer is still there.
by Admin | Dec 25, 2020 | Archives, Benjamin Radford, Investigation, Media Literacy, News, Research, Skepticism
In a previous blog I discussed my research into an ugly episode of racial hatred that tainted the 2016 holiday season. The Mall of America hired its first African-American Santa Claus, an Army veteran named Larry Jefferson. A local newspaper, the Minneapolis Star...
by Admin | Dec 24, 2020 | Benjamin Radford, Investigation, Media Appearances, Media Literacy, News, Skepticism
Back before the pandemic, 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...
