In the wake of the recent verdict in the dueling defamation lawsuits between actors Amber Heard and Johnny Depp, there was of course much punditry, commentary, and crystal gazing. It was seen not merely as an outcome of one trial between two often-toxic celebrities...
Benjamin Radford
Guest on ‘New Mexico Living’ Talking on ‘America the Fearful’
I'm a guest on 'New Mexico Living', talking about my new book America the Fearful: Media and the Marketing of National Panics. You can watch the short interview HERE!
Squaring the Strange # 179: Deviant Death Rites and Bizarre Burials
New episode of Squaring the Strange is out! This week we dug up some strange ways people have sent off their deceased loved ones. As a medieval person, how would you keep Aunt Edna from coming back as a vampire or a bitey undead plague-spreader? Or in the Victorian...
Squaring the Strange #173: Alien Implants!
For those who missed it, on the episode of Squaring the Strange we discuss implants--of the alien kind! Advanced tracking technology? Splinters? Or something more sinister? Check it out!
Squaring the Strange as Lab Mice!
A lovely 5th anniversary podcast gift from Celestia Ward of the Squaring the Strange crew by the ridiculously talented Lar de Souza!
Investigating the ‘Stonehenge Surprise’ Crop Circle
The new issue of Skeptical Inquirer magazine features my investigation into the amazing crop circle that appeared near Stonehenge in 1996. It's unique in its complexity and that it's said to have been created in under an hour during daytime. I offer a different...
TV Shoot Sneak Preview
I can't reveal any details but I was recently in a secret Los Angeles location filming a popular TV show. More later! I feel like I'm being watched...
‘Science Friction’ Documentary Now Out!
The long-awaited documentary SCIENCE FRICTION, which is pretty good despite my involvement, is now available on Prime Video! It's about how scientists are deceptively edited on TV, and available now on Amazon Prime and Tubi, find it at...
Squaring the Strange #174: A Musical History of the Devil
New episode of Squaring the Strange is out! This time the devil's not in the details, he's in the music! From violinists centuries ago to hard rock and even country music, the devil shows up quite a lot. Pascual takes us on a diabolical tour of musical folklore...
Chapter in New Book: ‘North American Monsters’
I'm delighted to have contributed a chapter in this new book on the folklore of monsters! I haven't read it yet but many of the other authors are brilliant friends and colleagues, and I'm looking forward to it. Mining a mountain of folklore publications, North...